10,000 Dreams Interpreted Part 50

To dream that you are being drawn through the streets in an omnibus, foretells misunderstandings with friends, and unwise promises will be made by you.

[141] See Carriage.

_One-Eyed_.

To see one-eyed creatures in your dreams, is portentous of an over-whelming intimation of secret intriguing against your fortune and happiness.

Onions.

Seeing quant.i.ties of onions in your dreams, represents the amount of spite and envy that you will meet, by being successful.

If you eat them, you will overcome all opposition.

If you see them growing, there will be just enough of rivalry in your affairs, to make things interesting.

Cooked onions, denote placidity and small gains in business.

To dream that you are cutting onions and feel the escaping juice in your eyes, denotes that you will be defeated by your rivals.

Opera.

To dream of attending an opera, denotes that you will be entertained by congenial friends, and find that your immediate affairs will be favorable.

Opium.

To dream of opium, signifies strangers will obstruct your chances of improving your fortune, by sly and seductive means.

Opulence.[142]

For a young woman to dream that she lives in fairy like opulence, denotes that she will be deceived, and will live for a time in luxurious ease and splendor, to find later that she is mated with shame and poverty. When young women dream that they are enjoying solid and real wealth and comforts, they will always wake to find some real pleasure, but when abnormal or fairy-like dreams of luxury and joy seem to encompa.s.s them, their waking moments will be filled with disappointments; as the dreams are warnings, superinduced by their practicality being supplanted by their excitable imagination and lazy desires, which should be overcome with energy, and the replacing of practicality on her base. No young woman should fill her mind with idle day dreams, but energetically strive to carry forward n.o.ble ideals and thoughts, and promising and helpful dreams will come to her while she restores physical energies in sleep.

[142] See Wealth.

Oranges.

Seeing a number of orange trees in a healthy condition, bearing ripe fruit, is a sign of health and prosperous surroundings.

To eat oranges is signally bad. Sickness of friends or relatives will be a source of worry to you. Dissatisfaction will pervade the atmosphere in business circles. If they are fine and well-flavored, there will be a slight abatement of ill luck. A young woman is likely to lose her lover, if she dreams of eating oranges. If she dreams of seeing a fine one pitched up high, she will be discreet in choosing a husband from many lovers.

To slip on an orange peel, foretells the death of a relative.

To buy oranges at your wife's solicitation, and she eats them, denotes that unpleasant complications will resolve themselves into profit.

_Orang-utang_.

To dream of an orang-utang, denotes that some person is falsely using your influence to further selfish schemes. For a young woman, it portends an unfaithful lover.

Orator.

Being under the spell of an orator's eloquence, denotes that you will heed the voice of flattery to your own detriment, as you will be persuaded into offering aid to unworthy people.

If a young woman falls in love with an orator, it is proof that in her loves she will be affected by outward show.

Orchard.

Dreaming of pa.s.sing through leaving and blossoming orchards with your sweetheart, omens a delightful consummation of a long courts.h.i.+p. If the orchard is filled with ripening fruit, it denotes recompense for faithful service to those under masters, and full fruition of designs for the leaders of enterprises. Happy homes, with loyal husbands and obedient children, for wives.

If you are in an orchard and see hogs eating the fallen fruit, it is a sign that you will lose property in trying to claim what are not really your own belongings.

To gather the ripe fruit, is a happy omen of plenty to all cla.s.ses.

Orchards infested with blight, denotes a miserable existence, amid joy and wealth.

To be caught in brambles, while pa.s.sing through an orchard, warns you of a jealous rival, or, if married, a private but large row with your partner.

If you dream of seeing a barren orchard, opportunities to rise to higher stations in life will be ignored.

If you see one robbed of its verdure by seeming winter, it denotes that you have been careless of the future in the enjoyment of the present.

To see a storm-swept orchard, brings an unwelcome guest, or duties.

Orchestra.

Belonging to an orchestra and playing, foretells pleasant entertainments, and your sweetheart will be faithful and cultivated.

To hear the music of an orchestra, denotes that the knowledge of humanity will at all times prove you to be a much-liked person, and favors will fall unstintedly upon you.

Organ.

To hear the pealing forth of an organ in grand anthems, signifies lasting friends.h.i.+ps and well-grounded fortune.

To see an organ in a church, denotes despairing separation of families, and death, perhaps, for some of them.

If you dream of rendering harmonious music on an organ, you will be fortunate in the way to worldly comfort, and much social distinction will be given you.

To hear doleful singing and organ accompaniment, denotes you are nearing a wearisome task, and probable loss of friends or position.

Organist.

To see an organist in your dreams, denotes a friend will cause you much inconvenience from hasty action. For a young woman to dream that she is an organist, foretells she will be so exacting in her love that she will be threatened with desertion.

Ornament.

If you wear ornaments in dreams, you will have a flattering honor conferred upon you.

If you receive them, you will be fortunate in undertakings.

Giving them away, denotes recklessness and lavish extravagance.

Losing an ornament, brings the loss either of a lover, or a good situation.

Orphan.

Condoling with orphans in a dream, means that the unhappy cares of others will touch your sympathies and cause you to sacrifice much personal enjoyment.

If the orphans be related to you, new duties will come into your life, causing estrangement from friends ant from some person held above mere friendly liking.

Ostrich.

To dream of an ostrich, denotes that you will secretly ama.s.s wealth, but at the same time maintain degrading intrigues with women.

To catch one, your resources will enable you to enjoy travel and extensive knowledge.

Otter.

To see otters diving and sporting in limpid streams is certain to bring the dreamer waking happiness and good fortune. You will find ideal enjoyment in an early marriage, if you are single; wives may expect unusual tenderness from their spouses after this dream.

Ottoman.[143]

Dreams in which you find yourself luxuriously reposing upon an ottoman, discussing the intricacies of love with your sweetheart, foretells that envious rivals will seek to defame you in the eyes of your affianced, and a hasty marriage will be advised.

[143] See Couch.

Ouija.

To dream of working on an ouija board, foretells the miscarriage of plans and unlucky partners.h.i.+ps.

To fail to work, one is ominous of complications, caused by subst.i.tuting pleasure for business.

If it writes fluently, you may expect fortunate results from some well-planned enterprise.

If a negro steals it, you will meet with trials and vexations past endurance. To recover it, foretells that grievances will meet a favorable adjustment.

Oven.

For a woman to dream that her baking oven is red hot, denotes that she will be loved by her own family and friends, for her sweet and unselfish nature. If she is baking, temporary disappointments await her. If the oven is broken, she will undergo many vexations from children and servants.

Overcoat.

To dream of an overcoat, denotes you will suffer from contrariness, exhibited by others. To borrow one, foretells you will be unfortunate through mistakes made by strangers. If you see or are wearing a handsome new overcoat, you will be exceedingly fortunate in realizing your wishes.

_Over-alls_.

For a woman to dream that she sees a man wearing over-alls, she will be deceived as to the real character of her lover. If a wife, she will be deceived in her husband's frequent absence, and the real cause will create suspicions of his fidelity.

Owl.

To hear the solemn, unearthly sound of the m.u.f.fled voice of the owl, warns dreamers that death creeps closely in the wake of health and joy. Precaution should be taken that life is not ruthlessly exposed to his unyielding grasp. Bad tidings of the absent will surely follow this dream.

To see a dead owl, denotes a narrow escape from desperate illness or death.

To see an owl, foretells that you will be secretly maligned and be in danger from enemies.

Ox.[144]

To see a well-fed ox, signifies that you will become a leading person in your community, and receive much adulation from women.

To see fat oxen in green pastures, signifies fortune, and your rise to positions beyond your expectations. If they are lean, your fortune will dwindle, and your friends will fall away from you.

If you see oxen well-matched and yoked, it betokens a happy and wealthy marriage, or that you are already joined to your true mate.

To see a dead ox, is a sign of bereavement.

If they are drinking from a clear pond, or stream, you will possess some long-desired estate, perhaps it will be in the form of a lovely and devoted woman. If a woman she will win the embraces of her lover.

[144] See Cattle.

Oysters.

If you dream that you eat oysters, it denotes that you will lose all sense of propriety and morality in your pursuit of low pleasures, and the indulgence of an insatiate thirst for gaining.

To deal in oysters, denotes that you will not be over-modest in your mode of winning a sweetheart, or a fortune.

To see them, denotes easy circ.u.mstances, and many children are promised you.

Oyster Sh.e.l.ls.

To see oyster sh.e.l.ls in your dreams, denotes that you will be frustrated in your attempt to secure the fortune of another.

P.

"_And the King said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream_."--Dan. ii., 3.

Pacify.

To endeavor to pacify suffering ones, denotes that you will be loved for your sweetness of disposition. To a young woman, this dream is one of promise of a devoted husband or friends.

Pacifying the anger of others, denotes that you will labor for the advancement of others.

If a lover dreams of soothing the jealous suspicions of his sweetheart, he will find that his love will be unfortunately placed.

Packet.

To dream of seeing a packet coming in, foretells that some pleasant recreation is in store for you.

To see one going out, you will experience slight losses and disappointments.

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