Water .

To dream of clear water, foretells that you will joyfully realize prosperity and pleasure.

If the water is muddy, you will be in danger and gloom will occupy Pleasure's seat.

If you see it rise up in your house, denotes that you will struggle to resist evil, but unless you see it subside, you will succumb to dangerous influences.

If you find yourself baling it out, but with feet growing wet, foreshadows trouble, sickness, and misery will work you a hard task, but you will forestall them by your watchfulness. The same may be applied to muddy water rising in vessels.

To fall into muddy water, is a sign that you will make many bitter mistakes, and will suffer poignant grief therefrom.

To drink muddy water, portends sickness, but drinking it clear and refreshing brings favorable consummation of fair hopes.

To sport with water, denotes a sudden awakening to love and passion.

To have it sprayed on your head, denotes that your passionate awakening to love will meet reciprocal consummation.

The following dream and its allegorical occurrence in actual life is related by a young woman student of dreams: ``Without knowing how, I was (in my dream) on a boat, I waded through clear blue water to a wharfboat, which I found to be snow white, but rough and splintry. The next evening I had a delightful male caller, but he remained beyond the time prescribed by mothers and I was severely censured for it.'' The blue water and fairy white boat were the disappointing prospects in the symbol.

Water-carrier .

To see water-carriers passing in your dreams, denotes that your prospects will be favorable in fortune, and love will prove no laggard in your chase for pleasure.

If you think you are a water-carrier, you will rise above your present position.

Waterfall .

To dream of a waterfall, foretells that you will secure your wildest desire, and fortune will be exceedingly favorable to your progress.

Water Lily .

To dream of a water lily, or to see them growing, foretells there will be a close commingling of prosperity and sorrow or bereavement.

Waves .[241]

To dream of waves, is a sign that you hold some vital step in contemplation, which will evolve much knowledge if the waves are clear; but you will make a fatal error if you see them muddy or lashed by a storm.

[241] See Ocean and Sea.

Wax Taper .

To dream of lighting wax tapers, denotes that some pleasing occurrence will bring you into association with friends long absent.

To blow them out, signals disappointing times, and sickness will forestall expected opportunities of meeting distinguished friends.

Way .[242]

To dream you lose your way, warns you to disabuse your mind of lucky speculations, as your enterprises threaten failure unless you are painstaking in your management of affairs.

[242] See Road and Path.

Wealth .

To dream that you are possessed of much wealth, foretells that you will energetically nerve yourself to meet the problems of life with that force which compells success.

To see others wealthy, foretells that you will have friends who will come to your rescue in perilous times.

For a young woman to dream that she is associated with wealthy people, denotes that she will have high aspirations and will manage to enlist some one who is able to further them.

Weasel .

To see a weasel bent on a marauding expedition in your dreams, warns you to beware of the friendships of former enemies, as they will devour you at an unseemly time.

If you destroy them, you will succeed in foiling deep schemes laid for your defeat.

Weather .

To dream of the weather, foretells fluctuating tendencies in fortune. Now you are progressing immensely, to be suddenly confronted with doubts and rumblings of failure.

To think you are reading the reports of a weather bureau, you will change your place of abode, after much weary deliberation, but you will be benefited by the change.

To see a weather witch, denotes disagreeable conditions in your family affairs.

To see them conjuring the weather, foretells quarrels in the home and disappointment in business.

Weaving .

To dream that you are weaving, denotes that you will baffle any attempt to defeat you in the struggle for the up-building of an honorable fortune.

To see others weaving shows that you will be surrounded by healthy and energetic conditions.

Web .

To dream of webs, foretells deceitful friends will work you loss and displeasure. If the web is non-elastic, you will remain firm in withstanding the attacks of the envious persons who are seeking to obtain favors from you.

Wedding .[243]

To attend a wedding in your dream, you will speedily find that there is approaching you an occasion which will cause you bitterness and delayed success.

For a young woman to dream that her wedding is a secret is decidedly unfavorable to character. It imports her probable downfall.

If she contracts a worldly, or approved marriage, signifies she will rise in the estimation of those about her, and anticipated promises and joys will not be withheld.

If she thinks in her dream that there are parental objections, she will find that her engagement will create dissatisfaction among her relatives. For her to dream her lover weds another, foretells that she will be distressed with needless fears, as her lover will faithfully carry out his promises.

For a person to dream of being wedded, is a sad augury, as death will only be eluded by a miracle. If the wedding is a gay one and there are no ashen, pale-faced or black-robed ministers enjoining solemn vows, the reverses may be expected.

For a young woman to dream that she sees some one at her wedding dressed in mourning, denotes she will only have unhappiness in her married life. If at another's wedding, she will be grieved over the unfavorable fortune of some relative or friend. She may experience displeasure or illness where she expected happiness and health. The pleasure trips of others or her own, after this dream, may be greatly disturbed by unpleasant intrusions or surprises.

[243] See Marriage and Bride.

Wedding Clothes .

To see wedding clothes, signifies you will participate in pleasing works and will meet new friends. To see them soiled or in disorder, foretells you will lose close relations with some much-admired person.

Wedding Ring .

For a woman to dream her wedding ring is bright and shining, foretells that she will be shielded from cares and infidelity.

If it should be lost or broken, much sadness will come into her life through death and uncongeniality.

To see a wedding ring on the hand of a friend, or some other person, denotes that you will hold your vows lightly and will court illicit pleasure.

Wedge .

To dream of a wedge, denotes you will have trouble in some business arrangements which will be the cause of your separation from relatives.

Separation of lovers or friends may also be implied.

Wedlock .

To dream that you are in the bonds of an unwelcome wedlock, denotes you will be unfortunately implicated in a disagreeable affair.

For a young woman to dream that she is dissatisfied with wedlock, foretells her inclinations will persuade her into scandalous escapades.

For a married woman to dream of her wedding day, warns her to fortify her strength and feelings against disappointment and grief. She will also be involved in secret quarrels and jealousies. For a woman to imagine she is pleased and securely cared for in wedlock, is a propitious dream.

Weeding .

To dream that you are weeding, foretells that you will have difficulty in proceeding with some work which will bring you distinction.

To see others weeding, you will be fearful that enemies will upset your plans.

Weeping .

Weeping in your dreams, foretells ill tidings and disturbances in your family.

To see others weeping, signals pleasant reunion after periods of saddened estrangements. This dream for a young woman is ominous of lovers' quarrels, which can only reach reconciliation by self-abnegation.

For the tradesman, it foretells temporary discouragement and reverses.

Weevil .

To dream of weevils, portends loss in trade and falseness in love.

Weighing .

To dream of weighing, denotes that you are approaching a prosperous period, and if you set yourself determinedly toward success you will victoriously reap the full fruition of your labors.

To weigh others, you will be able to subordinate them to your interest.

For a young woman to weigh with her lover, foretells that he will be ready at all times to comply with her demands.

Well .

To dream that you are employed in a well, foretells that you will succumb to adversity through your misapplied energies. You will let strange elements direct your course.

To fall into a well, signifies that overwhelming despair will possess you. For one to cave in, promises that enemies' schemes will overthrow your own.

To see an empty well, denotes you will be robbed of fortune if you allow strangers to share your confidence.

To see one with a pump in it, shows you will have opportunities to advance your prospects.

To dream of an artesian well, foretells that your splendid resources will gain you admittance into the realms of knowledge and pleasure.

To draw water from a well, denotes the fulfilment of ardent desires. If the water is impure, there will be unpleasantness.

Welcome .

To dream that you receive a warm welcome into any society, foretells that you will become distinguished among your acquaintances and will have deference shown you by strangers. Your fortune will approximate anticipation.

To accord others welcome, denotes your congeniality and warm nature will be your passport into pleasures, or any other desired place.

Welsh Rarebits .

To dream of preparing or eating Welsh rarebits, denotes that your affairs will assume a complicated state, owing to your attention being absorbed by artful women and enjoyment of neutral fancies.

Wet .

To dream that you are wet, denotes that a possible pleasure may involve you in loss and disease. You are warned to avoid the blandishments of seemingly well-meaning people.

For a young woman to dream that she is soaking wet, portends that she will be disgracefully implicated in some affair with a married man.

Wet Nurse .

To dream that you are a wet nurse, denotes that you will be widowed or have the care of the aged, or little children.

For a woman to dream that she is a wet nurse, signifies that she will depend on her own labors for sustenance.

Whale .

To dream of seeing a whale approaching a ship, denotes that you will have a struggle between duties, and will be threatened with loss of property.

If the whale is demolished, you will happily decide between right and inclination, and will encounter pleasing successes.

If you see a whale overturn a ship, you will be thrown into a whirlpool of disasters.

Whalebone .

To see or work with whalebone in your dreams, you still form an alliance which will afford you solid benefit.

Wheat .

To see large fields of growing wheat in your dreams, denotes that your interest will take on encouraging prospects.

If the wheat is ripe, your fortune will be assured and love will be your joyous companion.

To see large clear grains of wheat running through the thresher, foretells that prosperity has opened her portals to the fullest for you.

To see it in sacks or barrels, your determination to reach the apex of success is soon to be crowned with victory and your love matters will be firmly grounded.

If your granary is not well covered and you see its contents getting wet, foretells that while you have amassed a fortune, you have not secured your rights and you will see your interests diminishing by the hand of enemies.

If you rub wheat from the head into your hand and eat it, you will labor hard for success and will obtain and make sure of your rights.

To dream that you climb a steep hill covered with wheat and think you are pulling yourself up by the stalks of wheat, denotes you will enjoy great prosperity and thus be able to distinguish yourself in any chosen pursuit.

Wheels .

To see swiftly rotating wheels in your dreams, foretells that you will be thrifty and energetic in your business and be successful in pursuits of domestic bliss.

To see idle or broken wheels, proclaims death or absence of some one in your household.

Whetstone .

To dream of a whetstone, is significant of sharp worries and close attention is needed in your own affairs, if you avoid difficulties.

You are likely to be forced into an uncomfortable journey.

Whip .

To dream of a whip, signifies unhappy dissensions and unfortunate and formidable friendships.

Whirlpool .

To dream of a whirlpool, denotes that great danger is imminent in your business, and, unless you are extremely careful, your reputation will be seriously blackened by some disgraceful intrigue.

Whirlwind .

To dream that you are in the path of a whirlwind, foretells that you are confronting a change which threatens to overwhelm you with loss and calamity.

For a young woman to dream that she is caught in a whirlwind and has trouble to keep her skirts from blowing up and entangling her waist, denotes that she will carry on a secret flirtation and will be horrified to find that scandal has gotten possession of her name and she will run a close risk of disgrace and ostracism.

Whisky .

To dream of whisky in bottles, denotes that you will be careful of your interests, protecting them with energy and watchfulness, thereby adding to their proportion.

To drink it alone, foretells that you will sacrifice your friends to your selfishness.

To destroy whisky, you will lose your friends by your ungenerous conduct.

Whisky is not fraught with much good. Disappointment in some form will likely appear.

To see or drink it, is to strive and reach a desired object after many disappointments. If you only see it, you will never obtain the result hoped and worked for.

Whispering .

To dream of whispering, denotes that you will be disturbed by the evil gossiping of people near you.

To hear a whisper coming to you as advice or warning, foretells that you stand in need of aid and counsel.

Whistle .

To hear a whistle in your dream, denotes that you will be shocked by some sad intelligence, which will change your plans laid for innocent pleasure.

To dream that you are whistling, foretells a merry occasion in which you expect to figure largely. This dream for a young woman indicates indiscreet conduct and failure to obtain wishes is foretold.

White Lead .

To dream of white lead, denotes relatives or children are in danger because of your carelessness. Prosperity will be chary of favor.

White Moth .

To dream of a white moth, foretells unavoidable sickness, though you will be tempted to accuse yourself or some other with wrong-doing, which you think causes the complaint. For a woman to see one flying around in the room at night, forebodes unrequited wishes and disposition which will effect the enjoyment of other people. To see a moth flying and finally settling upon something, or disappearing totally, foreshadows death of friends or relatives.

Whitewash .

To dream that you are whitewashing, foretells that you will seek to reinstate yourself with friends by ridding yourself of offensive habits and companions.

For a young woman, this dream is significant of well-laid plans to deceive others and gain back her lover who has been estranged by her insinuating bearing toward him.

Widow .

To dream that you are a widow, foretells that you will have many troubles through malicious persons.

For a man to dream that he marries a widow, denotes he will see some cherished undertaking crumble down in disappointment.

Wife .

To dream of your wife, denotes unsettled affairs and discord in the home.

To dream that your wife is unusually affable, denotes that you will receive profit from some important venture in trade.

For a wife to dream her husband whips her, foretells unlucky influences will cause harsh criticism in the home and a general turmoil will ensue.

Wig .

To dream you wear a wig, indicates that you will soon make an unpropitious change.

To lose a wig, you will incur the derision and contempt of enemies. To see others wearing wigs, is a sign of treachery entangling you.

Wild .

To dream that you are running about wild, foretells that you will sustain a serious fall or accident.

To see others doing so, denotes unfavorable prospects will cause you worry and excitement.

Wild Man .

To see a wild man in your dream, denotes that enemies will openly oppose you in your enterprises. To think you are one foretells you will be unlucky in following out your designs.

Will .

To dream you are making your will, is significant of momentous trials and speculations.

For a wife or any one to think a will is against them, portends that they will have disputes and disorderly proceedings to combat in some event soon to transpire.

If you fail to prove a will, you are in danger of libelous slander. To lose one is unfortunate for your business.

To destroy one, warns you that you are about to be a party to treachery and deceit.

Willow .

To dream of willows, foretells that you will soon make a sad journey, but you will be consoled in your grief by faithful friends.

Wind .

To dream of the wind blowing softly and sadly upon you, signifies that great fortune will come to you through bereavement.

If you hear the wind soughing, denotes that you will wander in estrangement from one whose life is empty without you.

To walk briskly against a brisk wind, foretells that you will courageously resist temptation and pursue fortune with a determination not easily put aside. For the wind to blow you along against your wishes, portends failure in business undertakings and disappointments in love. If the wind blows you in the direction you wish to go you will find unexpected and helpful allies, or that you have natural advantages over a rival or competitor.

Windmill .

To see a windmill in operation in your dreams, foretells abundant accumulation of fortune and marked contentment

To see one broken or idle, signifies adversity coming unawares.

Window .

To see windows in your dreams, is an augury of fateful culmination to bright hopes. You will see your fairest wish go down in despair. Fruitless endeavors will be your portion.

To see closed windows is a representation of desertion. If they are broken, you will be hounded by miserable suspicions of disloyalty from those you love.

To sit in a window, denotes that you will be the victim of folly. To enter a house through a window, denotes that you will be found out while using dishonorable means to consummate a seemingly honorable purpose.

To escape by one, indicates that you will fall into a trouble whose toils will hold you unmercifully close.

To look through a window when passing and strange objects appear, foretells that you will fail in your chosen avocation and lose the respect for which you risked health and contentment.

Wine .

To dream of drinking wine, forebodes joy and consequent friendships.

To dream of breaking bottles of wine, foretells that your love and passion will border on excess.

To see barrels of wine, prognosticates great luxury. To pour it from one vessel into another, signifies that your enjoyments will be varied and you will journey to many notable places.

To dream of dealing in wine denotes that your occupation will be remunerative.

For a young woman to dream of drinking wine, indicates she will marry a wealthy gentleman, but withal honorable.

Wine-cellar .

To dream of a wine-cellar, foretells superior amusements or pleasure will come in your way, to be disposed of at your bidding.

Wine-glass .

To dream of a wine-glass, foretells that a disappointment will affect you seriously, as you will fail to see anything pleasing until shocked into the realization of trouble.

Wings .

To dream that you have wings, foretells that you will experience grave fears for the safety of some one gone on a long journey away from you.

To see the wings of fowls or birds, denotes that you will finally overcome adversity and rise to wealthy degrees and honor.

Winter .

To dream of winter, is a prognostication of ill-health and dreary prospects for the favorable progress of fortune. After this dream your efforts will not yield satisfactory results.

Wire .

To dream of wire, denotes that you will make frequent but short journeys which will be to your disparagement.

Old or rusty wire, signifies that you will be possessed of a bad temper, which will give troubles to your kindred.

To see a wire fence in your dreams, foretells that you will be cheated in some trade you have in view.

Wisdom .

To dream you are possessed of wisdom, signifies your spirit will be brave under trying circumstances, and you will be able to overcome these trials and rise to prosperous living. If you think you lack wisdom, it implies you are wasting your native talents.

Witch .

To dream of witches, denotes that you, with others, will seek adventures which will afford hilarious enjoyment, but it will eventually rebound to your mortification. Business will suffer prostration if witches advance upon you, home affairs may be disappointing.

Witness .

To dream that you bear witness against others, signifies you will have great oppression through slight causes. If others bear witness against you, you will be compelled to refuse favors to friends in order to protect your own interest. If you are a witness for a guilty person, you will be implicated in a shameful affair.

Wizard .

To dream of a wizard, denotes you are going to have a big family, which will cause you much inconvenience as well as displeasure. For young people, this dream implies loss and broken engagements.

Wolf .

To dream of a wolf, shows that you have a thieving person in your employ, who will also betray secrets.

To kill one, denotes that you will defeat sly enemies who seek to overshadow you with disgrace. To hear the howl of a wolf, discovers to you a secret alliance to defeat you in honest competition.

Women .

To dream of women, foreshadows intrigue.

To argue with one, foretells that you will be outwitted and foiled.

To see a dark-haired woman with blue eyes and a pug nose, definitely determines your withdrawal from a race in which you stood a showing for victory. If she has brown eyes and a Roman nose, you will be cajoled into a dangerous speculation. If she has auburn hair with this combination, it adds to your perplexity and anxiety. If she is a blonde, you will find that all your engagements will be pleasant and favorable to your inclinations.

Wooden Shoe .

To dream of a wooden shoe, is significant of lonely wanderings and penniless circumstances. Those in love will suffer from unfaithfulness.

Woods .

To dream of woods, brings a natural change in your affairs. If the woods appear green, the change will be lucky. If stripped of verdure, it will prove calamitous.

To see woods on fire, denotes that your plans will reach satisfactory maturity. Prosperity will beam with favor upon you.

To dream that you deal in firewood, denotes that you will win fortune by determined struggle.

Wood-pile .

To dream of a wood-pile, denotes unsatisfactory business and misunderstandings in love.

Wool .

To dream of wool, is a pleasing sign of prosperous opportunities to expand your interests.

To see soiled, or dirty wool, foretells that you will seek employment with those who detest your principles.

Work .

To dream that you are hard at work, denotes that you will win merited success by concentration of energy.

To see others at work, denotes that hopeful conditions will surround you.

To look for work, means that you will be benefited by some unaccountable occurrence.

Work house .[244]

To dream that you are in a workhouse denotes that some event will work you harm and loss.

[244] See Prison.

Workshop .

To see workshops in your dreams, foretells that you will use extraordinary schemes to undermine your enemies.

Worms .

To dream of worms, denotes that you will be oppressed by the low intriguing of disreputable persons.

For a young woman to dream they crawl on her, foretells that her aspirations will always tend to the material. If she kills or throws them off, she will shake loose from the material lethargy and seek to live in morality and spirituality.

To use them in your dreams as fish bait, foretells that by your ingenuity you will use your enemies to good advantage.

Wound .

To dream that you are wounded, signals distress and an unfavorable turn in business.

To see others wounded, denotes that injustice will be accorded you by your friends.

To relieve or dress a wound, signifies that you will have occasion to congratulate yourself on your good fortune.

Wreath .

To dream that you see a wreath of fresh flowers, denotes that great opportunities for enriching yourself will soon present themselves before you.

A withered wreath bears sickness and wounded love.

To see a bridal wreath, foretells a happy ending to uncertain engagements.

Wrecks .[245]

To see a wreck in your dream, foretells that you will be harassed with fears of destitution or sudden failure in business.

[245] See other like words.

Writing .[246]

To dream that you are writing, foretells that you will make a mistake which will almost prove your undoing.

To see writing, denotes that you will be upbraided for your careless conduct and a lawsuit may cause you embarrassment.

To try to read strange writing, signifies that you will escape enemies only by making no new speculation after this dream.

[246] See Letters.

Y.

`` The Prophet that hath a dream let him tell a dream .''--Jer. XXIII., 28.

Yacht .

To see a yacht in a dream, denotes happy recreation away from business and troublesome encumbrances. A stranded one, represents miscarriage of entertaining engagements.

Yankee .

To dream of a Yankee, foretells that you will remain loyal and true to your promise and duty, but if you are not careful you will be outwitted in some transaction.

Yard Stick .

To dream of a yard stick, foretells much anxiety will possess you, though your affairs assume unusual activity.

Yarn .

To dream of yarn, denotes success in your business and an industrious companion in your home.

For a young woman to dream that she works with yarn, foretells that she will be proudly recognized by a worthy man as his wife.

Yawning .

If you yawn in your dreams, you will search in vain for health and contentment.

To see others yawning, foretells that you will see some of your friends in a miserable state. Sickness will prevent them from their usual labors.

Yearn .

To feel in a dream that you are yearning for the presence of anyone, denotes that you will soon hear comforting tidings from your absent friends.

For a young woman to think her lover is yearning for her, she will have the pleasure of soon hearing some one making a long-wished-for proposal. If she lets him know that she is yearning for him, she will be left alone and her longings will grow apace.

Yellow Bird .

To see a yellow bird flitting about in your dreams, foretells that some great event will cast a sickening fear of the future around you. To see it sick or dead, foretells that you will suffer for another's wild folly.

Yew Tree .

To dream of a yew tree, is a forerunner of illness and disappointment. If a young woman sits under one, she will have many fears to rend her over her fortune and the faithfulness of her lover. If she sees her lover standing by one, she may expect to hear of his illness, or misfortune. To admire one, she will estrange herself from her relatives by a mesalliance.

To visit a yew tree and find it dead and stripped of its foliage, predicts a sad death in your family. Property will not console for this loss.

Yield .

To dream you yield to another's wishes, denotes that you will throw away by weak indecision a great opportunity to elevate yourself.

If others yield to you, exclusive privileges will be accorded you and you will be elevated above your associates.

To receive poor yield for your labors, you may expect cares and worries.

Yoke .

To dream of seeing a yoke, denotes that you will unwillingly conform to the customs and wishes of others.

To yoke oxen in your dreams, signifies that your judgment and counsels will be accepted submissively by those dependent upon you. To fail to yoke them, you will be anxious over some prodigal friend.

Young .

To dream of seeing young people, is a prognostication of reconciliation of family disagreements and favorable times for planning new enterprises.

To dream that you are young again, foretells that you will make mighty efforts to recall lost opportunities, but will nevertheless fail.

For a mother to see her son an infant or small child again, foretells that old wounds will be healed and she will take on her youthful hopes and cheerfulness. If the child seems to be dying, she will fall into ill fortune and misery will attend her.

To see the young in school, foretells that prosperity and usefulness will envelope you with favors. Yule Log .

To dream of a yule log, foretells that your joyous anticipations will be realized by your attendance at great festivities.

Z.

`` Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifying me through visions; so that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life .''-- Job xvii.,14-15.

Zebra .

To dream of a zebra, denotes that you will be interested in varying and fleeting enterprises.

To see one wild in his native country, foretells that you will pursue a chimerical fancy which will return you unsatisfactory pleasure upon possession.

Zenith .

To dream of the zenith, foretells elaborate prosperity, and your choice of suitors will be successful.

Zephyr .

To dream of soft zephyrs, denotes that you will sacrifice fortune to obtain the object of your affection and will find reciprocal affection in your wooing.

If a young woman dreams that she is saddened by the whisperings of the zephyrs, she will have a season of disquietude by the compelled absence of her lover.

Zinc .

To work with or to see zinc in your dreams, indicates substantial and energetic progress. Business will assume a brisk tone in its varying departments.

To dream of zinc ore promises the approach of eventful success.

Zodiac .

To dream of the zodiac is a prognostication of unparalleled rise in material worth, but also indicates alloyed peace and happiness.

To see it appearing weird, denotes that some untoward grief is hovering over you and it will take strenuous efforts to dispell it.

To study the zodiac in your dreams, denotes that you will gain distinction and favor by your intercourse with strangers.

If you approach it or it approaches you, foretells that you will succeed in your speculations to the wonderment of others and beyond your wildest imagination.

To draw a map of it, signifies future gain.

Zoological Garden .

To dream of visiting zoological gardens, denotes that you will have a varied fortune. Sometimes it seems that enemies will overpower you and again you stand in the front rank of success. You will also gain knowledge by travel and sojourn in foreign countries.