Rose
A rose in dreams often speaks to beauty that carries a hidden cost — pleasure shadowed by difficulty, or love that asks something of you in return. Perhaps the dream wonders whether the thorns make the bloom more precious, or whether you're being invited to hold both sweetness and sharpness at once.
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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 rose, 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 seeing roses blooming and fragrant, denotes that some joyful occasion is nearing, and you will possess the faithful love of your sweetheart.
For a young woman to dream of gathering roses, shows she will soon have an offer of marriage, which will be much to her liking.
Withered roses, signify the absence of loved ones.
White roses, if seen without sunshine or dew, denotes serious if not fatal illness.
To inhale their fragrance, brings unalloyed pleasure.
For a young woman to dream of banks of roses, and that she is gathering and tying them into bouquets, signifies that she will be made very happy by the offering of some person whom she regards very highly.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of roses is a sign of troubles: the old saying that every rose has its thorn, is exemplified in such a dream, because every rose you see brings along a trouble: dreaming of white roses signifies a marriage which will bring much vexation.