Earthquake
An earthquake in dreams often reflects sudden upheaval in the foundations you've built—relationships, work, or self-concept—shaking loose what felt permanent. What falls away may need to fall, even if the trembling itself feels catastrophic in the moment.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for earthquake, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To see or feel the earthquake in your dream, denotes business failure and much distress caused from turmoils and wars between nations.
Fontaine, 1862
Change of estate, injuries, death; to see a town destroyed by, famine, war, and desolation.
Anonymous, 1894
Earthquake.—To dream of an earthquake warns you that your affairs are about to take a very great change; if you see many houses tumbled into ruins, then it will be much for the better; should the houses appear to stand, then for the worse; for the lover, it foretells that your sweetheart is about to take a journey, and that it is a chance if you ever see each other again.