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Search across 2,348 dream symbols drawn from the older dream books and the public archive. Each entry carries an original interpretive note for the contemporary dreamer.

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Dark

Dark

Darkness falling on a journey was an ill omen for whatever you'd set out to do—unless the sun broke through before the end, and the fault was overcome. To lose someone in it foretold provocations to anger. Sometimes the dream asks what you're attempting in the dark, and whether you can hold steady until the light returns.

Miller 1901
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for dark, 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 dream of darkness overtaking you on a journey, augurs ill for any work you may attempt, unless the sun breaks through before the journey ends, then faults will be overcome.

To lose your friend, or child, in the darkness, portends many provocations to wrath. Try to remain under control after dreaming of darkness, for trials in business and love will beset you.