Miser
The miser in a dream often reflects where we've become tight-fisted—not just with money, but with love, vulnerability, or generosity of spirit. Perhaps the dream asks: what abundance are you guarding so fiercely that it can no longer circulate, and what poverty does that hoarding create?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for miser, 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 a miser, foretells you will be unfortunate in finding true happiness owing to selfishness, and love will disappoint you sorely.
For a woman to dream that she is befriended by a miser, foretells she will gain love and wealth by her intelligence and tactful conduct.
To dream that you are miserly, denotes that you will be obnoxious to others by your conceited bearing
To dream that any of your friends are misers, foretells that you will be distressed by the importunities of others.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of a miser is a sign of waste, loss or destruction: if you see him counting and hoarding money, it foretells you will either lose or be robbed of some: to see him patching his clothes or his house or barn denotes a calamity, such as a robbery or a fire.