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Camels

Camels

The camel bears great burdens across hard country, and in dreams it marks the patience and fortitude we summon in times of near-unbearable strain. The dream tends to touch the capacity to endure long crossings on little, and to ask what desert we are traversing, and whether we have the deep reserves the journey demands.

Miller 1901
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for camels, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.

Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted

To see this beast of burden, signifies that you will entertain great patience and fortitude in time of almost unbearable anguish and failures that will seemingly sweep every vestige of hope from you.

To own a camel, is a sign that you will possess rich mining property.

To see a herd of camels on the desert, denotes assistance when all human aid seems at a low ebb, and of sickness from which you will arise, contrary to all expectations.