Coals
Coals hold fire in waiting. Bright embers often touch warmth, pleasure, and the quiet energy that can still flare into life, while dead, grey coals stir the opposite. The dream may ask what still glows within you, and whether the heat you're handling brings joy or the ache of something gone cold.
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See what’s rising tonight →What the old dream-books say
These are the entries the historical dream-books record for coals, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To see bright coals of fire, denotes pleasure and many pleasant changes. To dream you handle them yourself, denotes unmitigated joy. To see dead coals implies trouble and disappointments.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you see dead coal, signifies expedition in business; but to dream you see burning coal, threatens you with shame and reproach.