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Dowry

To dream that you fail to receive a dowry, signifies penury
and a cold world to depend on for a living. If you receive it,
your expectations for the day will be fulfilled. The opposite
may be expected if the dream is superinduced by the previous
action of the waking mind.

Dragon [57]

To dream of a dragon, denotes that you allow yourself to be governed
by your passions, and that you are likely to place yourself in the power
of your enemies through those outbursts of sardonic tendencies.
You should be warned by this dream to cultivate self-control.
 

[57] See Devil.

Drama

To see a drama, signifies pleasant reunions with distant friends.

To be bored with the performance of a drama, you will be forced to accept
an uncongenial companion at some entertainment or secret affair.

To write one, portends that you will be plunged into distress and debt,
to be extricated as if by a miracle.

Dram-drinking

To be given to dram-drinking in your dreams, omens ill-natured rivalry
and contention for small possession. To think you have quit dram-drinking,
or find that others have done so, shows that you will rise above present
estate and rejoice in prosperity.

Draw-knife

To see or use a draw-knife, portends unfulfiled hopes or desires.

Some fair prospect will loom before you, only to go down in
mistake and disappointment.

Dressing

To think you are having trouble in dressing, while dreaming, means some evil
persons will worry and detain you from places of amusement.

If you can't get dressed in time for a train, you will
have many annoyances through the carelessness of others.
You should depend on your own efforts as far as possible,
after these dreams, if you would secure contentment and full success.

Drinking [58]

For a woman to dream of hilarious drinking, denotes that she
is engaging in affairs which may work to her discredit,
though she may now find much pleasure in the same.
If she dreams that she fails to drink clear water, though she
uses her best efforts to do so, she will fail to enjoy some
pleasure that is insinuatingly offered her.

[58] See Water.

Driving [59]

To dream of driving a carriage, signifies unjust criticism
of your seeming extravagance. You will be compelled to do things
which appear undignified.

To dream of driving a public cab, denotes menial labor,
with little chance for advancement. If it is a wagon, you will
remain in poverty and unfortunate circumstances for some time.
If you are driven in these conveyances by others, you will
profit by superior knowledge of the world, and will always find
some path through difficulties. If you are a man, you will,
in affairs with women, drive your wishes to a speedy consummation.
If a woman, you will hold men's hearts at low value after
succeeding in getting a hold on them.

[59] See Cab or Carriage.

Dromedary

To dream of a dromedary, denotes that you will be the recipient
of unexpected beneficence, and will wear your new honors
with dignity; you will dispense charity with a gracious hands.
To lovers, this dream foretells congenial dispositions.

Dropsy

To dream of being afflicted with the dropsy, denotes illness
for a time, but from which you will recover with renewed vigor.
To see others thus afflicted, denotes that you will hear from
the absent shortly, and have tidings of their good health.

Drouth

This is-an evil dream, denoting warring disputes between nations,
and much bloodshed therefrom. Shipwrecks and land disasters will occur,
and families will quarrel and separate; sickness will work damage also.
Your affairs will go awry, as well.

Drowning

To dream of drowning, denotes loss of property and life;
but if you are rescued, you will rise from your present position
to one of wealth and honor.

To see others drowning, and you go to their relief, signifies that you will
aid your friend to high places, and will bring deserved happiness to yourself.

For a young woman to see her sweetheart drowned, denotes her
bereavement by death.

Drum

To hear the muffled beating of a drum, denotes that some absent
friend is in distress and calls on you for aid.

To see a drum, foretells amiability of character and a great aversion
to quarrels and dissensions. It is an omen of prosperity to the sailor,
the farmer and the tradesman alike.

Drunk

This is an unfavorable dream if you are drunk on heavy liquors,
indicating profligacy and loss of employment. You will be disgraced
by stooping to forgery or theft.

If drunk on wine, you will be fortunate in trade and love-making,
and will scale exalted heights in literary pursuits.
This dream is always the bearer of aesthetic experiences.

To see others in a drunken condition, foretells for you,
and probably others, unhappy states.

Drunkenness in all forms is unreliable as a good dream.
All classes are warned by this dream to shift their thoughts
into more healthful channels.

Ducks

To dream of seeing wild ducks on a clear stream of water,
signifies fortunate journeys, perhaps across the sea.
White ducks around a farm, indicate thrift and a fine harvest.

To hunt ducks, denotes displacement in employment in the carrying
out of plans.

To see them shot, signifies that enemies are meddling with
your private affairs.

To see them flying, foretells a brighter future for you.
It also denotes marriage, and children in the new home.

Duet

To dream of hearing a duet played, denotes a peaceful and even existence
for lovers. No quarrels, as is customary in this sort of thing.
Business people carry on a mild rivalry. To musical people,
this denotes competition and wrangling for superiority.

To hear a duet sung, is unpleasant tidings from the absent; but this
will not last, as some new pleasure will displace the unpleasantness.

Dulcimer

To dream of a dulcimer, denotes that the highest wishes
in life will be attained by exalted qualities of mind.
To women, this is significant of a life free from those petty
jealousies which usually make women unhappy.

Dumb

To dream of being dumb, indicates your inability to persuade others into your
mode of thinking, and using them for your profit by your glibness of tongue.
To the dumb, it denotes false friends.

Dun

To dream that you receive a dun, warns you to look after your affairs
and correct all tendency towards neglect of business and love.

Dungeon

To dream of being in a dungeon, foretells for you struggles
with the vital affairs of life but by wise dealing you will
disenthrall yourself of obstacles and the designs of enemies.
For a woman this is a dark foreboding; by her wilful indiscretion
she will lose her position among honorable people.

To see a dungeon lighted up, portends that you are threatened
with entanglements of which your better judgment warns you.

Dunghill

To dream of a dunghill, you will see profits coming in through
the most unexpected sources. To the farmer this is a lucky dream,
indicating fine seasons and abundant products from soil and stock.
For a young woman, it denotes that she will unknowingly marry a man
of great wealth.

Dusk

This is a dream of sadness; it portends an early decline
and unrequited hopes. Dark outlook for trade and pursuits
of any nature is prolonged by this dream.

Dust

To dream of dust covering you, denotes that you will be slightly
injured in business by the failure of others. For a young woman,
this denotes that she will be set aside by her lover for a newer flame.
If you free yourself of the dust by using judicious measures,
you will clear up the loss.

Dwarf

This is a very favorable dream. If the dwarf is well formed and pleasing
in appearance, it omens you will never be dwarfed in mind or stature.
Health and good constitution will admit of your engaging in many profitable
pursuits both of mind and body.

To see your friends dwarfed, denotes their health, and you
will have many pleasures through them.

Ugly and hideous dwarfs, always forebodes distressing states.

Dye

To see the dyeing of cloth or garments in process, your bad or good
luck depends on the color. Blues, reds and gold, indicate prosperity;
black and white, indicate sorrow in all forms.

Dying [60]

To dream of dying, foretells that you are threatened with evil from a source
that has contributed to your former advancement and enjoyment.

To see others dying, forebodes general ill luck to you and to your friends.

To dream that you are going to die, denotes that unfortunate
inattention to your affairs will depreciate their value.
Illness threatens to damage you also.

To see animals in the throes of death, denotes escape from evil
influences if the animal be wild or savage.

It is an unlucky dream to see domestic animals dying or in agony.

[As these events of good or ill approach you they naturally
assume these forms of agonizing death, to impress you more
fully with the joyfulness or the gravity of the situation you
are about to enter on awakening to material responsibilities,
to aid you in the mastery of self which is essential to meeting
all conditions with calmness and determination.]
 

[60] See Death.

Dynamite

To see dynamite in a dream, is a sign of approaching change
and the expanding of one's affairs. To be frightened by it,
indicates that a secret enemy is at work against you,
and if you are not careful of your conduct he will disclose
himself at an unexpected and helpless moment.

Dynamo

To dream of a dynamo, omens successful enterprises if attention
is shown to details of business. One out of repair, shows you
are nearing enemies who will involve you in trouble.

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