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Tunnel

Tunnel

Tunnels often hold the tension of passage—neither here nor there, suspended between what was and what might be. The darkness can feel confronting, yet movement through enclosed space sometimes mirrors necessary transitions where clarity arrives only after emergence, not during the crossing itself.

Miller 1901
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for tunnel, 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 of going through a tunnel is bad for those in business and in love.

To see a train coming towards you while in a tunnel, foretells ill health and change in occupation.

To pass through a tunnel in a car, denotes unsatisfactory business, and much unpleasant and expensive travel.

To see a tunnel caving in, portends failure and malignant enemies.

To look into one, denotes that you will soon be compelled to face a desperate issue.