Goat
Goats often arrive in dreams carrying both wildness and resourcefulness—a creature that climbs where others cannot, feeding on what seems barren. Perhaps the dream asks: where in your life are you being called to be more adaptable, or to question what others consider impossible terrain?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for goat, 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 goats wandering around a farm, is significant of seasonable weather and a fine yield of crops To see them otherwise, denotes cautious dealings and a steady increase of wealth.
If a billy goat butts you, beware that enemies do not get possession of your secrets or business plans.
For a woman to dream of riding a billy goat, denotes that she will be held in disrepute because of her coarse and ill-bred conduct.
If a woman dreams that she drinks goat's milk, she will marry for money and will not be disappointed.
Fontaine, 1862
If you dream of seeing goats on a high place in a mountain, it shows that riches or honors await you: if the goats are merely on the road, or in a building, it predicts good luck.