Anchor
The anchor holds us steady against the pull of the tide, and in dreams it cuts two ways. On calm seas it is favourable, a sign of security; for others it can mark separation, a change of place, or travel ahead. The dream tends to ask what is keeping us moored, and whether we long to stay or to slip the line.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for anchor, 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 an anchor is favorable to sailors, if seas are calm. To others it portends separation from friends, change of residence, and foreign travel. Sweethearts are soon to quarrel if either sees an anchor.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you see one, signifies unexpected success in love; but in business, it shows the success to be distant, and only obtainable with care.