Rainbow
Rainbows often arrive in dreams when hope feels tentative—a glimpse of reconciliation between storm and sun, a promise the psyche makes to itself. They can mark transitions where what felt divided begins to mend, though whether the bridge appears in love, work, or inner weather remains yours to discover.
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See what’s rising tonight →What the old dream-books say
These are the entries the historical dream-books record for rainbow, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To see a rainbow in a dream, is prognostic of unusual happenings. Affairs will assume a more promising countenance, and crops will give promise of a plentiful yield.
For lovers to see the rainbow, is an omen of much happiness from their union.
To see the rainbow hanging low over green trees, signifies unconditional success in any undertaking.
Fontaine, 1862
It is an excellent dream to imagine you see a brilliant rainbow—the brighter the better: it denotes health and general prosperity: to lovers it foretells a happy marriage, and riches. A young girl who dreams of a rainbow will either get an agreeable lover or a present.