Darkness
Darkness in dreams often speaks to uncertainty or a passage through unknowing — the feeling of moving without a map. What emerges when you cannot see may matter more than the darkness itself: sometimes we lose our way, sometimes we learn to trust our other senses entirely.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for darkness, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you are in a dark place, is an unfavorable omen; to the lovers it denotes, loss of sweethearts, to the trader, loss of goods; but to dream of getting out of darkness into light, is good; if you are in poverty, it foretells riches; if in love, a happy marriage.
Anonymous, 1894
Darkness.—To dream you are in a very dark place, or that you are in the dark, is a very unfavorable omen; to the lover, it denotes the loss of your sweetheart; to the trader, loss by debts, business; to the farmer, bad crops; to the sailor, shipwreck and misfortune. To dream you get out of darkness into light denotes good to the dreamer; if you are in poverty, you will rise to riches and honor; if you are in love, it denotes a happy marriage and many children, with an industrious husband or wife; expect also to hear some glad tidings from a far distant country.