Trunk
A trunk often holds what we're preparing to carry forward or leave behind—questions of readiness, departure, or the weight of what we've accumulated. The dreamer may sense both possibility and constraint: is the journey you're packing for one you've chosen, or one you feel compelled to take?
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for trunk, 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 trunks, foretells journeys and ill luck. To pack your trunk, denotes that you will soon go on a pleasant trip.
To see the contents of a trunk thrown about in disorder, foretells quarrels, and a hasty journey from which only dissatisfaction will accrue.
Empty trunks foretell disappointment in love and marriage.
For a drummer to check his trunk, is an omen of advancement and comfort. If he finds that his trunk is too small for his wares, he will soon hear of his promotion, and his desires will reach gratification. For a young woman to dream that she tries to unlock her trunk and can't, signifies that she will make an effort to win some wealthy person, but by a misadventure she will lose her chance. If she fails to lock her trunk, she will be disappointed in making a desired trip.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of a full trunk, shows the necessity of economy; an empty one, signifies that you may expect to receive money.