Thunder
Thunder in dreams often carries the weight of something approaching—a shift in atmosphere, a gathering pressure that hasn't yet broken into rain. Whether it announces disruption or simply marks a moment of intensity depends less on the sound itself than on whether you stood still to listen or moved to take cover.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for thunder, 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 hearing thunder, foretells you will soon be threatened with reverses in your business.
To be in a thunder shower, denotes trouble and grief are close to you.
To hear the terrific peals of thunder, which make the earth quake, portends great loss and disappointment.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of heavy thunder denotes large crops to farmers: to tradesmen, mechanics, or speculators, it foretells a big business, or a successful speculation: if you are terrified by thunder, so much the better.