Virgin
Virginity in dreams often speaks to feelings about purity, potential, or something precious held in reserve—a threshold not yet crossed, a choice still unmade. Whether the dream brings relief or loss, it may be asking what you're protecting, or what you fear might be irrevocably changed by moving forward.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for virgin, 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 a virgin, denotes that you will have comparative luck in your speculations. For a married woman to dream that she is a virgin, foretells that she will suffer remorse over her past, and the future will hold no promise of better things.
For a young woman to dream that she is no longer a virgin, foretells that she will run great risk of losing her reputation by being indiscreet with her male friends.
For a man to dream of illicit association with a virgin, denotes that he will fail to accomplish an enterprise, and much worry will be caused him by the appeals of people. His aspirations will be foiled through unwarranted associations.
Fontaine, 1862
If a man dreams that he defloured a virgin, it is a sign that he will be disgraced by some act of his own: to dream of seeing the Virgin Mary, foretells that great honors await you: such a dream, to an honest business man, promises him riches and honor; but to a dishonest one, it foretells disaster.