Father
A father in dreams often carries the weight of authority, guidance, or unresolved tension—sometimes the voice of wisdom you need, sometimes the judgment you fear. Whether living or absent, he may ask you to consider what kind of counsel you're seeking, or what inheritance you're still carrying.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for father, 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 your father, signifies that you are about to be involved in a difficulty, and you will need wise counsel if you extricate yourself therefrom.
If he is dead, it denotes that your business is pulling heavily, and you will have to use caution in conducting it.
For a young woman to dream of her dead father, portends that her lover will, or is, playing her false.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you see your father, is fortunate; to see him die, is unlucky and portends sickness.