Coffee
Coffee in dreams often carries the weight of social anxiety — a worry about being watched, judged, or misunderstood in intimate choices. Perhaps the dream asks: where does the fear of others' opinions seep into decisions that should be yours alone?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for coffee, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream of drinking coffee, denotes the disapproval of friends toward your marriage intentions. If married, disagreements and frequent quarrels are implied.
To dream of dealing in coffee, portends business failures. If selling, sure loss. Buying it, you may with ease retain your credit.
For a young woman to see or handle coffee she will be made a by-word if she is not discreet in her actions.
To dream of roasting coffee, for a young woman it denotes escape from evil by luckily marrying a stranger.
To see ground coffee, foretells successful struggles with adversity. Parched coffee, warns you of the evil attentions of strangers.
Green coffee, denotes you have bold enemies who will show you no quarter, but will fight for your overthrow.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of coffee, signifies loss of reputation. For a young girl to have such a dream, predicts the loss of her virtue.