Jealousy
Jealousy in dreams often points to a nagging insecurity in waking life — a fear of being displaced, overlooked, or losing something you hold close. Rather than warning of actual betrayal, it may simply be the psyche rehearsing doubt, asking whether what you treasure feels truly secure.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for jealousy, 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 that you are jealous of your wife, denotes the influence of enemies and narrow-minded persons. If jealous of your sweetheart, you will seek to displace a rival.
If a woman dreams that she is jealous of her husband, she will find many shocking incidents to vex and make her happiness a travesty.
If a young woman is jealous of her lover, she will find that he is more favorably impressed with the charms of some other woman than herself.
If men and women are jealous over common affairs, they will meet many unpleasant worries in the discharge of every-day business.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you are jealous of your sweetheart, or wife, signifies that they will betray you; for a maiden to dream she is jealous of her sweetheart is a sign some particular friend will cut her out; for a wife to dream she is jealous of her husband, foretells the loss of his love.