Alien
The alien — the craft, the abduction, the examination — is a figure the old dream-books never knew; the visitor itself has no source and reads as contemporary. But the experience beneath it is old: being taken by something outside every category you have, held against your will, handled and measured by a power you can't negotiate with. Where in waking life do you feel seized or processed by a force like that — altered, and returned with the marks still on you?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for alien, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream of a stranger pleasing you, denotes good health and pleasant surroundings; if he displeases you, look for disappointments.
To dream you are an alien, denotes abiding friendships.