Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted Part 23

Denotes that kind friends will surround you, if you are in danger from enemies. Good health is promised you.

[28] See Bull.

Burden.

To dream that you carry a heavy burden, signifies that you will be tied down by oppressive weights of care and injustice, caused from favoritism shown your enemies by those in power. But to struggle free from it, you will climb to the topmost heights of success.

Burr.

To dream of burrs, denotes that you will struggle to free self from some unpleasant burden, and will seek a change of surroundings.

Burglars.

To dream that they are searching your person, you will have dangerous enemies to contend with, who will destroy you if extreme carefulness is not practised in your dealings with strangers.

If you dream of your home, or place of business, being burglarized, your good standing in business or society will be a.s.sailed, but courage in meeting these difficulties will defend you. Accidents may happen to the careless after this dream.

Burial.[29]

To attend the burial of a relative, if the sun is s.h.i.+ning on the procession, is a sign of the good health of relations, and perhaps the happy marriage of some one of them is about to occur. But if rain and dismal weather prevails, sickness and bad news of the absent will soon come, and depressions in business circles will be felt

A burial where there are sad rites performed, or sorrowing faces, is indicative of adverse surroundings or their speedy approach.

[29] See Funeral.

Buried Alive.

To dream that you are buried alive. denotes that you are about to make a great mistake, which your opponents will quickly turn to your injury. If you are rescued from the grave, your struggle will eventually correct your misadventure.

Burns.

Burns stand for tidings of good. To burn your hand in a clear and flowing fire, denotes purity of purpose and the approbation of friends. To burn your feet in walking through coals, or beds of fire, denotes your ability to accomplish any endeavor, however impossible it may be to others. Your usual good health will remain with you, but, if you are overcome in the fire, it represents that your interests will suffer through treachery of supposed friends.

Butcher.

To see them slaughtering cattle and much blood, you may expect long and fatal sickness in your family. To see a butcher cutting meat, your character will be dissected by society to your detriment. Beware of writing letters or doc.u.ments.

b.u.t.ter.

To dream of eating fresh, golden b.u.t.ter, is a sign of good health and plans well carried out; it will bring unto you possessions, wealth and knowledge.

To eat rancid b.u.t.ter, denotes a competency acquired through struggles of manual labor.

To sell b.u.t.ter, denotes small gain.

b.u.t.terfly.

To see a b.u.t.terfly among flowers and green gra.s.ses, indicates prosperity and fair attainments.

To see them flying about, denotes news from absent friends by letter, or from some one who has seen them. To a young woman, a happy love, culminating in a life union.

b.u.t.tons.

To dream of sewing bright s.h.i.+ning b.u.t.tons on a uniform, betokens to a young woman the warm affection of a fine looking and wealthy partner in marriage. To a youth, it signifies admittance to military honors and a bright career.

Dull, or cloth b.u.t.tons, denotes disappointments and systematic losses and ill health.

The loss of a b.u.t.ton, and the consequent anxiety as to losing a garment, denotes prospective losses in trade.

b.u.t.termilk.

Drinking b.u.t.termilk, denotes sorrow will follow some worldly pleasure, and some imprudence will impair the general health of the dreamer.

To give it away, or feed it to pigs, is bad still.

To dream that you are drinking b.u.t.termilk made into oyster soup, denotes that you will be called on to do some very repulsive thing, and ill luck will confront you. There are quarrels brewing and friends.h.i.+ps threatened. If you awaken while you are drinking it, by discreet maneuvering you may effect a pleasant understanding of disagreements.

Buzzard.

To dream that you hear a buzzard talking, foretells that some old scandal will arise and work you injury by your connection with it.

To see one sitting on a railroad, denotes some accident or loss is about to descend upon you. To see them fly away as you approach, foretells that you will be able to smooth over some scandalous disagreement among your friends, or even appertaining to yourself.

To see buzzards in a dream, portends generally salacious gossip or that unusual scandal will disturb you.

C.

"And the Angel of G.o.d spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob; and I said, here am I."-Gen. x.x.x., II.

Cab.

To ride in a cab in dreams, is significant of pleasant avocations, and average prosperity you will enjoy.

To ride in a cab at night, with others, indicates that you will have a secret that you will endeavor to keep from your friends.

To ride in a cab with a woman, scandal will couple your name with others of bad repute.

To dream of driving a public cab, denotes manual labor, with little chance of advancement.

Cabbage.

It is bad to dream of cabbage. Disorders may run riot in all forms. To dream of seeing cabbage green, means unfaithfulness in love and infidelity in wedlock.

To cut heads of cabbage, denotes that you are tightening the cords of calamity around you by lavish expenditure.

Cable.

To dream of a cable, foretells the undertaking of a decidedly hazardous work, which, if successfully carried to completion, will abound in riches and honor to you.