Axe
The axe is force directed to cut and clear, and in dreams what enjoyment it brings often hangs on our own struggle and energy. To see others wield it can carry a different weight. The dream tends to ask what we are trying to cut through, and whether we have the resolve the work demands.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for axe, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
Seeing an axe in a dream, foretells that what enjoyment you may have will depend on your struggles and energy. To see others using an axe, foretells, your friends will be energetic and lively, making existence a pleasure when near them.
For a young woman to see one, portends her lover will be worthy, but not possessed with much wealth. A broken or rusty axe, indicates illness and loss of money and property.