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Search across 2,348 dream symbols drawn from the older dream books and the public archive. Each entry carries an original interpretive note for the contemporary dreamer.

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Noise

Noise

A strange noise — heard or startling you awake — often touches unfavourable news or a sudden change in your affairs. The dream may ask what disruptive sound is breaking into your composure, and whether the jolt of it signals an abrupt shift approaching that you'd do well to brace for rather than ignore.

Miller 1901Fontaine 1862
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for noise, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.

Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted

If you hear a strange noise in your dream, unfavorable news is presaged. If the noise awakes you, there will be a sudden change in your affairs.

Fontaine, 1862

The Golden Wheel Dream-book

If you dream of hearing strange or mysterious noises, it is a sign that the spirit of some dead relative hovers near you, and has an influence upon your actions.