Cowslip
Cowslips often touch the bittersweet edge of warmth that may not last — gathered blooms shadowing close friendships with an unhappy ending. The dream may ask which fond bond feels quietly imperilled, what crisis is stirring beneath a settled surface, and whether a happy home is more fragile than it appears.
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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 cowslip, 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 gathering cowslips, portends unhappy ending of seemingly close and warm friendships; but seeing them growing, denotes a limited competency for lovers. This is a sinister dream.
To see them in full bloom, denotes a crisis in your affairs. The breaking up of happy homes may follow this dream.