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Ale-house

Ale-house

The ale-house is a place of loosened guard and easy company, and in dreams it can carry a quiet caution to mind one's affairs. It may hint that others are watching, that not all the company is friendly. The dream tends to ask where we have let our defences down, and who might be taking note.

Miller 1901
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for ale-house, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.

Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted

The dreamer of an ale-house should be very cautious of his affairs. Enemies are watching him.