Elopement
Elopement in dreams often points to a longing for escape—from constraint, from expectation, or from a role that no longer fits. Perhaps the urgency itself matters most: what feels so pressing that ordinary paths seem impossible, and what would it mean to simply walk away?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for elopement, 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 eloping is unfavorable. To the married, it denotes that you hold places which you are unworthy to fill, and if your ways are not rectified your reputation will be at stake. To the unmarried, it foretells disappointments in love and the unfaithfulness of men.
To dream that your lover has eloped with some one else, denotes his or her unfaithfulness.
To dream of your friend eloping with one whom you do not approve, denotes that you will soon hear of them contracting a disagreeable marriage.
Fontaine, 1862
For a young girl to dream she elopes with her beau, is a sign her parents will give their consent and she will soon be married to the one she loves. If a man dreams that he elopes with his sweetheart, it portends that he will be cut out by a stranger.