Apparition
An apparition in a dream — a spirit, a figure clothed in white — often unsettles, carrying deceit, temptation, or a warning to guard those who depend on us. The dream tends to touch the edge between what is real and what only seems so, and to ask what we sense approaching that we cannot quite see.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for apparition, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
Take unusual care of all depending upon you. Calamity awaits you and yours. Both property and life are in danger. Young people should be decidedly upright in their communications with the opposite sex. Character is likely to be rated at a discount.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you see an apparition or spirit, clothed in white, signifies deceit, temptation to sin, and disappointment in love.
Anonymous, 1894
Apparitions.—To dream you see a ghost, hobgoblin, spectre, and such kind of things, is of a very unfortunate nature, they denote vexation and disappointment; if you are in love, it is a certain sign of your not being beloved in return. Some one is about to deceive you and you are friendly with one who is your most inveterate enemy; do not undertake a journey, for it will be unfortunate for you; be careful of contracting debts, for such a dream forebodes great trouble through some one to whom you shall owe money.