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Plain

Plain

A plain crossed in a dream often touches fortunate circumstances if the grass is green and luxuriant, but discomfort and loneliness if it's arid. The dream may ask what kind of open ground you're traversing, and whether the long, flat stretch ahead of you is lush with promise or parched into a barren, solitary passage.

Miller 1901Fontaine 1862
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for plain, 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

For a young woman to dream of crossing a plain, denotes that she will be fortunately situated, if the grasses are green and luxuriant; if they are arid, or the grass is dead, she will have much discomfort and loneliness.

[159] See Prairie.

Fontaine, 1862

The Golden Wheel Dream-book

To dream of being on a beautiful plain signifies health, happiness and riches, but portends some crosses in love.