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Talisman

Talisman

A talisman — a charm worn for protection and luck — often touches pleasant companions and favours from the rich, with marriage wishes granted if a lover gives one. The dream may ask where something you carry for good fortune is drawing benefit toward you, and whether you can trust the favour and agreeable company gathering around you.

Miller 1901
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What the old dream-books say

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

To dream that you wear a talisman, implies you will have pleasant companions and enjoy favors from the rich. For a young woman to dream her lover gives her one, denotes she will obtain her wishes concerning marriage.