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Dwarf

Dwarf

A dwarf, well-formed and pleasing, often touches a favourable doubleness — smallness of stature paired with undiminished mind and vigour. The dream may ask where you needn't fear being lessened, what robust health and capability are quietly available to you, and whether you can see real strength in a form the world might underestimate.

Miller 1901Fontaine 1862
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for dwarf, 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

This is a very favorable dream. If the dwarf is well formed and pleasing in appearance, it omens you will never be dwarfed in mind or stature. Health and good constitution will admit of your engaging in many profitable pursuits both of mind and body.

To see your friends dwarfed, denotes their health, and you will have many pleasures through them.

Ugly and hideous dwarfs, always forebodes distressing states.

Fontaine, 1862

The Golden Wheel Dream-book

Should a single lady dream she sees a very small man or Dwarf, it indicates that her husband will be a very large man, or have a great intellect. If a single man has this dream it is a sign he will marry a scold. For married people to dream of dwarfs shows that their children will give them much trouble.