Lying
Lying in a dream often touches the strain on conscience and standing — dishonour done to the innocent, or unjust criticism borne for protecting another. The dream may ask where truth and deception are pulling at you, and whether you're the one bending it, shielding someone, or being entrapped by others' falsehoods.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for lying, 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 lying to escape punishment, denotes that you will act dishonorably towards some innocent person.
Lying to protect a friend from undeserved chastisement, denotes that you will have many unjust criticisms passed upon your conduct, but you will rise above them and enjoy prominence.
To hear others lying, denotes that they are seeking to entrap you. Lynx.
To dream of seeing a lynx, enemies are undermining your business and disrupting your home affairs. For a woman, this dream indicates that she has a wary woman rivaling her in the affections of her lover. If she kills the lynx, she will overcome her rival.