The Dictionary of Dreams (44 page)

to become mercenary.

To look upon a quantity of money, denotes that prosperity and happiness are within your reach.

To dream you find a roll of currency, and a young woman claims it,

foretel s you will lose in some enterprise by the interference

of some female friend. The dreamer will find that he is

spending his money unwisely and is living beyond his means.

It is a dream of caution.

Beware lest the innocent fancies of your brain make a place

for your money before payday.

Monk
.

To dream of seeing a monk, foretells dissensions in the family

and unpleasant journeyings. To a young woman, this dream signifies

that gossip and deceit will be used against her.

To dream that you are a monk, denotes personal loss and illness.

Monkey
.

To dream of a monkey, denotes that deceitful people will flatter

you to advance their own interests.

To see a dead monkey, signifies that your worst enemies will soon be removed.

If a young woman dreams of a monkey, she should insist on an early marriage, as her lover will suspect unfaithfulness.

For a woman to dream of feeding a monkey, denotes that she will be betrayed by a flatterer.

Monster
.

To dream of being pursued by a monster, denotes that sorrow and misfortune hold prominent places in your immediate future.

To slay a monster, denotes that you will successfully cope with enemies and rise to eminent positions.

Moon
.

To dream of seeing the moon with the aspect of the heavens remaining normal, prognosticates success in love and business affairs.

A weird and uncanny moon, denotes unpropitious lovemaking,

domestic infelicities and disappointing enterprises of

a business character.

The moon in eclipse, denotes that contagion will ravage your community.

To see the new moon, denotes an increase in wealth and congenial

partners in marriage.

For a young woman to dream that she appeals to the moon to know

her fate, denotes that she will soon be rewarded with marriage

to the one of her choice. If she sees two moons, she will lose

her lover by being mercenary. If she sees the moon grow dim,

she will let the supreme happiness of her life slip for want

of womanly tact.

To see a blood red moon, indicates war and strife, and she will see

her lover march away in defence of his country.

Morgue
.

To dream that you visit a morgue searching for some one, denotes that you will be shocked by news of the death of a relative or friend.

To see many corpses there, much sorrow and trouble will come

under your notice.

Morning
.

To see the morning dawn clear in your dreams, prognosticates a near

approach of fortune and pleasure.

A cloudy morning, portends weighty affairs will overwhelm you.

Morocco
.

To see morocco in your dreams, foretells that you will receive substantial aid from unexpected sources. Your love will be rewarded by faithfulness.

Mortgage
.

To dream that you give a mortgage on your property, denotes that you are threatened with financial upheavals, which will throw you into embarrassing positions.

To take, or hold one, against others, is ominous of adequate wealth

to liquidate your obligations.

To find yourself reading or examining mortgages, denotes great possibilities before you of love or gain.

To lose a mortgage, if it cannot be found again, implies loss and worry.

Morose
.

If you find yourself morose in dreams, you will awake to find the world, as far as you are concerned, going fearfully wrong.

To see others morose, portends unpleasant occupations

and unpleasant companions.

Mortification
.

To dream that you feel mortified over any deed committed by yourself, is a sign that you will be placed in an unenviable position before those to whom you most wish to appear honorable and just.

Financial conditions will fall low.

To see mortified flesh, denotes disastrous enterprises and

disappointment in love.

Moses
.

To dream that you see Moses, means personal gain and a connubial alliance which will be a source of sweet congratulation to yourself.

Mosquito
.

To see mosquitoes in your dreams, you will strive in vain

to remain impregnable to the sly attacks of secret enemies.

Your patience and fortune will both suffer from these designing persons.

If you kill mosquitoes, you will eventually overcome obstacles

and enjoy fortune and domestic bliss.

Moss
.

To dream of moss, denotes that you will fill dependent positions,

unless the moss grows in rich soil, when you will be favored with honors.

Moth
.

To see a moth in a dream, small worries will lash you

into hurried contracts, which will prove unsatisfactory.

Quarrels of a domestic nature are prognosticated.

Mother
.

To see your mother in dreams as she appears in the home,

signifies pleasing results from any enterprise.

To hold her in conversation, you will soon have good news from interests you are anxious over.

For a woman to dream of mother, signifies pleasant duties

and connubial bliss.

To see one's mother emaciated or dead, foretells sadness caused

by death or dishonor.

To hear your mother call you, denotes that you are derelict in your duties, and that you are pursuing the wrong course in business.

To hear her cry as if in pain, omens her illness, or some affliction is menacing you.

Mother-in-law
.

To dream of your mother-in-law, denotes there will be pleasant

reconciliations for you after some serious disagreement.

For a woman to dispute with her mother-in-law, she will find

that quarrelsome and unfeeling people will give her annoyance.

Mountain
.

For a young woman to dream of crossing a mountain in company

with her cousin and dead brother, who was smiling, denotes she

will have a distinctive change in her life for the better, but there are warnings against allurements and deceitfulness of friends.

If she becomes exhausted and refuses to go further, she will be

slightly disappointed in not gaining quite so exalted a position

as was hoped for by her.

If you ascend a mountain in your dreams, and the way is pleasant

and verdant, you will rise swiftly to wealth and prominence.

If the mountain is rugged, and you fail to reach the top,

you may expect reverses in your life, and should strive to overcome

all weakness in your nature. To awaken when you are at a dangerous

point in ascending, denotes that you will find affairs taking

a flattering turn when they appear gloomy.

Mourning
.

To dream that you wear mourning, omens ill luck and unhappiness.

If others wear it, there will be disturbing influences among

your friends causing you unexpected dissatisfaction and loss.

To lovers, this dream foretells misunderstanding and probable separation.

Mouse
.[130]

For a woman to dream of a mouse, denotes that she will have an enemy who will annoy her by artfulness and treachery.

Mouse-trap
.

To see a mouse-trap in dreams, signifies your need to be careful of character, as wary persons have designs upon you.

To see it full of mice, you will likely fall into the hands of enemies.

To set a trap, you will artfully devise means to overcome your opponents.

[130] See Mice.

Mud
.

To dream that you walk in mud, denotes that you will have cause to lose confidence in friendships, and there will be losses and disturbances in family circles.

To see others walking in mud, ugly rumors will reach you of some friend or employee. To the farmer, this dream is significant of short crops and unsatisfactory gains from stock.

To see mud on your clothing, your reputation is being assailed.

To scrape it off, signifies that you will escape the calumny of enemies.

Muff
.

To dream of wearing a muff, denotes that you will be well provided

for against the vicissitudes of fortune.

For a lover to see his sweetheart wearing a muff, denotes that a worthier man will usurp his place in her affections.

Mulatto
.[131]

If a mulatto appears to you in a dream, beware of making new friendships or falling into associations with strange women, as you are threatened with loss of money and of high moral standing.

[131] See Negro.

Mulberries
.

To see mulberries in your dreams, denotes that sickness will prevent you from obtaining your desires, and you will be called upon often to relieve suffering.

To eat them, signifies bitter disappointments.

Mule
.

If you dream that your are riding on a mule, it denotes that you

are engaging in pursuits which will cause you the greatest anxiety,

but if you reach your destination without interruption, you will

be recompensed with substantial results.

For a young woman to dream of a white mule, shows she will marry a wealthy foreigner, or one who, while wealthy, will not be congenial in tastes.

If she dreams of mules running loose, she will have beaux and admirers, but no offers of marriage.

To be kicked by a mule, foretells disappointment in love and marriage.

To see one dead, portends broken engagements and social decline.

Murder
.[132]

To see murder committed in your dreams, foretel s much sorrow

arising from the misdeeds of others. Affair will assume dulness.

Violent deaths will come under your notice.

If you commit murder, it signifies that you are engaging in some

dishonorable adventure, which will leave a stigma upon your name.

To dream that you are murdered, foretells that enemies are secretly

working to overthrow you.

[132] See Killing and kindred words.

Muscle
.

To dream of seeing your muscle well developed, you will have strange encounters with enemies, but you will succeed in surmounting their evil works, and gain fortune.

If they are shrunken, your inability to succeed in your affairs is portended.

For a woman, this dream is prophetic of toil and hardships.

Museum
.

To dream of a museum, denotes you will pass through many and varied

scenes in striving for what appears your rightful position.

You will acquire useful knowledge, which will stand you in better

light than if you had pursued the usual course to learning.

If the museum is distasteful, you will have many causes for vexation.

Music
.

To dream of hearing harmonious music, omens pleasure and prosperity.

Discordant music foretells troubles with unruly children,

and unhappiness in the household.

Musical Instruments
.

To see musical instruments, denotes anticipated pleasures.

If they are broken, the pleasure will be marred by uncongenial companionship.

For a young woman, this dream foretells for her the power to make her life what she will.

Mushroom
.

To see mushrooms in your dreams, denotes unhealthy desires,

and unwise haste in amassing wealth, as it may vanish in law

suits and vain pleasures.

To eat them, signifies humiliation and disgraceful love.

For a young woman to dream of them, foretel s her defiance of propriety in her pursuit of foolish pleasures.

Musk
.

To dream of musk, foretells unexpected occasions of joy,

and lovers will agree and cease to be unfaithful.

Mussels
.

To dream of water mussels, denotes small fortune, but contentment

and domestic enjoyment.

Mustache
.

To dream that you have a mustache, denotes that your egotism and

effrontery will cause you a poor inheritance in worldy{sic} goods,

and you will betray women to their sorrow.

If a woman dreams of admiring a mustache, her virtue is in danger,

and she should be mindful of her conduct.

If a man dreams that he has his mustache shaved, he will try to turn from evil companions and pleasures, and seek to reinstate himself in former positions of honor.

Mustard
.

To see mustard growing, and green, foretells success and joy to the farmer, and to the seafaring it prognosticates wealth.

To eat mustard seed and feel the burning in your mouth,

denotes that you will repent bitterly some hasty action,

which has caused you to suffer.

To dream of eating green mustard cooked, indicates the lavish

waste of fortune, and mental strain.

For a young woman to eat newly grown mustard, foretells that she

will sacrifice wealth for personal desires.

Mute
.

To converse with a mute in your dreams, foretells that unusual

crosses in your life will fit you for higher positions,

which will be tendered you.

To dream that you are a mute, portends calamities and unjust persecution.

Myrrh
.

To see myrrh in a dream, signifies your investments will give satisfaction.

For a young woman to dream of myrrh, brings a pleasing surprise to her in the way of a new and wealthy acquaintance.

Myrtle
.

To see myrtle in foliage and bloom in your dream, denotes that your desires will be gratified, and pleasures will possess you.