Battle
Battle carries the weight of internal struggle — competing desires, conflicting loyalties, or a part of yourself at odds with another. The outcome matters less than the recognition: something in you is fighting for space, and perhaps the real victory lies in noticing which side you secretly hope will win.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for battle, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
Battle signifies striving with difficulties, but a final victory over the same.
If you are defeated in battle, it denotes that bad deals made by others will mar your prospects for good.
Fontaine, 1862
If you dream you are engaged in a battle, or see a battle, it is a sign that you will soon undertake some new enterprise, and will leave off the business or calling in which you are then engaged; it also predicts to a girl that she will meet a young man in whom she is much interested; to a soldier it foretells that he will be advanced in rank.