Scary Superstitions - Superstitions a - L

Scary Superstitions - Superstitions A - L

ACORN An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life. An acorn at the window will keep lightning out AMBER Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds. AMBULANCE Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog. Touch your toes Touch your nose Never go in one of those Until you see a dog. APPLE Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off. An apple a day Keeps the doctor away. If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have. BABY To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy. BASEBALL BAT Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky BED It's bad luck to put a hat on a bed. If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune. You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck. When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it. BEE If a bee enters your home, it's a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant. A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen that the house will burn down. BELL The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise. When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings. BIRD A bird in the house is a sign of a death. If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. BIRTH Monday's child is fair of face; Tuesday's child is full of grace; Wednesday's child is full of woe; Thursday's child has far to go; Friday's child is loving and giving; Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is fair and wise, good and gay. BIRTHDAY CAKE If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish. BLARNEY STONE The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the stone is supposed to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence (blarney.) BLUE To protect yourself from witches, wear a blue bead. Touch blue And your wish Will come true. BREAD Before slicing a new loaf of bread, make the sign of the cross on it. A loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it. BRIDE Bridal & wedding superstitions BRIDGE If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again. BROOM Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed. If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit. If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married. Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one. To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave. BUTTERFLY If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Three butterflies together mean good luck. CANDLE If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby. CALF If the first calf born during the winter is white, the winter will be a bad one. CAT If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it. Keep cats away from babies because they "suck the breath" of the child. A cat onboard a ship is considered to bring luck. CHEEKS If your cheeks suddenly feel on fire, someone is talking about you. CHILL If you get a chill up your back or goosebumps, it means that someone is walking over your grave. CHIMNEY SWEEP It's very lucky to meet a chimney sweep by chance. Make a wish when sighting one, and the wish will come true. CIGARETTES It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match. CIRCLE Evil spirits can't harm you when you stand inside a circle. CLOCK If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. CLOVER It's good luck to find a four-leaf clover. Clover protects human beings and animals from the spell of magicians and the wiles of fairies, and brings good luck to those who keep it in the house. COIN It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up. COMB To drop a comb while you are combing your hair is a sign of a coming disappointment. COUGH To cure a cough: take a hair from the coughing person's head, put it between two slices of buttered bread, feed it to a dog, and say, "Eat well you hound, may you be sick and I be sound." COW Cows lifting their tails is a sure sign that rain is coming. CRACK Don't step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway. Step on a crack Break your mother's back. CRICKET A cricket in the house brings good luck. COUNTING CROWS One's bad, Two's luck, Three's health, Four's wealth, Five's sickness, Six is death. DANDELION Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have. DEATH Superstitions about death DOG A dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen. DOOR It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it. DREAMS The meaning of dreams and dream superstitions EARS If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you. If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you. Left for love and right for spite: Left or right, good at night. EASTER For good luck throughout the year, wear new clothes on Easter. ELEPHANT Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door. EYE If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family. To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite Sty, sty, leave my eye Take the next one coming by. EYELASH If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted. FINGERNAILS It is bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or Sunday. Fingernail cuttings should be saved, burned, or buried. FISH A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail. Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant. FISHING Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing. If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day. It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea. FLAG It brings bad luck for a flag to touch the ground. FLOWER First Flower of Spring: The day you find the first flower of the season can be used as an omen: Monday means good fortune, Tuesday means greatest attempts will be successful, Wednesday means marriage, Thursday means warning of small profits, Friday means wealth, Saturday means misfortune, Sunday means excellent luck for weeks. FOOT If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip. FORK To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit. FRIDAY A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams. Any ship that sails on Friday will have bad luck. You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune. Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day. FRIDAY THE 13TH - how did Friday the thirteenth become such an unlucky day? fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day. There is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, their heaven. In walked the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous Loki. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Balder died and the Earth got dark. The whole Earth mourned.

There is a Biblical reference to the unlucky number 13. Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th guest to the Last Supper. A particularly bad Friday the 13th occurred in the middle ages. On a Friday the 13th in 1306, King Philip of France arrested the revered Knights Templar and began torturing them, marking the occasion as a day of evil. In ancient Rome, witches reportedly gathered in groups of 12. The 13th was believed to be the devil. Both Friday and the number 13 were once closely associated with capital punishment. In British tradition, Friday was the conventional day for public hangings, and there were supposedly 13 steps leading up to the noose. It is traditionally believed that Eve tempted Adam with the apple on a Friday. Tradition also has it that the Flood in the Bible, the confusion at the Tower of Babel, and the death of Jesus Christ all took place on Friday. Numerologists consider 12 a "complete" number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, and 12 apostles of Jesus. In exceeding 12 by 1, 13's association with bad luck has to do with just being a little beyond completeness. FRIDAY THE 13TH - how is fear of the number thirteen demonstarted? More than 80 percent of high-rises lack a 13th floor. Many airports skip the 13th gate. Airplanes have no 13th aisle. Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13. Italians omit the number 13 from their national lottery. On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12 and 14 is addressed as 12 and a half. Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteeners) once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate. Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13. If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck . Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names. FROG A frog brings good luck to the house it enters. The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts epilepsy and other fits. GOOD FRIDAY A child born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter Sunday has a gift of (The Friday before healing. If a boy, he should go into the ministry. Easter) Cut your hair on Good Friday to prevent headaches in the year to come A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven. Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail. HAIR Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place. HAND If the palm of your right hand itches it means you will soon be getting money. If the palm of your left hand itches it means you will soon be paying out money. HORSESHOE A horseshoe, hung above the doorway, will bring good luck to a home. In most of Europe protective horseshoes are placed in a downward facing position, but in some parts of Ireland and Britain people believe that the shoes must be turned upward or "the luck will run out." A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away. ITCH If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool. If your nose itches Your mouth is in danger. You'll kiss a fool, And meet a stranger. Rub an itch to wood It will come to good. IVY Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from witchcraft and evil. KNIFE A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end. A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor. If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken. It will cause a quarrel if knives are crossed at the table. It is bad luck to close a pocket knife unless you were the one who opened it. Knife falls, gentleman calls; Fork falls, lady calls; Spoon falls, baby calls. KNITTING It's bad luck to leave a project unfinished. The intended recepient will get bad luck from the unfinished item. Stabbing your needles though your yarn balls brings bad luck to anyone who wears something made from that yarn. Don't knit a pair of socks for your boyfriend or he'll walk away from you. If you knit one of your own hairs into a garment, it will bind the recipient to you. Knitting for children you may have in the future, but before you are pregnant, is bad luck (it may prevent one from getting pregnant, or bring ill health to the baby). LADDER It is bad luck to walk under a ladder. LADYBUG If a young girl catches a ladybug and then releases it, the direction in which it flies away will be the direction from which her future husband will come. It is bad luck to kill a ladybug. Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home. Your house is on fire, Your children all roam. LEAF If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter. LETTUCE Lettuce is believed to have magical and healing properties, including the power to arouse love and counteract the effects of wine. Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten by young women, and certain types of salad can bring on labor in pregnant women. LIE Cross my heart and hope to die, Cut my throat if I tell a lie. LIZARD To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.

Superstitions - Superstitions M - Z

MANDRAKE Mandrake is a mysterious plant believed to have powers of preventing sterility in men and animals, causing barren women to bear children, and compelling love. Mandrake is thought to have aphrodisiac and fertilizing properties. Clairvoyants use mandrake to increase their visions to enable them to see strange and wonderful things. MARRIAGE Wediing superstitions MILK It's bad luck to let milk boil over. MIRROR To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck. It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight. A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning. If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon. MISTLETOE Mistletoe in the house protects it from thunder and lightning. It also cures many diseases, is an antidote to poison and brings good luck and fertility. A girl standing under a mistletoe cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege. MOTH A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death. NOSE If your nose itches, someone is coming to see you. If it's the right nostril, the visitor will be a female, left nostril, male. ONION An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person will draw off fever and poisons. A wish will come true if you make it while burning onions. OPAL Unless you were born in October, it's unlucky to wear opals. OWL It is bad luck to see an owl in the sunlight. PENCIL If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers. PEPPER If you spill pepper you will have a serious argument with your best friend. PHOTOGRAPH If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first. RABBIT'S FOOT A rabbit's foot will bring luck and protect the owner from evil spirits if carried in the pocket. RAINBOW A rainbow in the Eastern sky, The morrow will be fine and dry. A rainbow in the West that gleams, Rain tomorrow falls in streams. RAVEN To kill a raven is to harm the spirit of King Arthur who visits the world in the form of a raven. RED A red ribbon should be placed on a child who has been sick to keep the illness from returning. ROBIN A wish made upon seeing the first robin in spring will come true - but only if you complete the wish before the robin flies away. ROCKING CHAIR If you leave a rocking chair rocking when empty, it invites evil spirits to come into your house to sit in the rocking chair. ROSEMARY Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches away. SALT Bad luck will follow the spilling of salt unless a pinch is thrown over the left shoulder into the face of the devil waiting there. Put salt on the doorstep of a new house and no evil can enter. Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love. SCISSORS If you drop scissors, it means your lover is being unfaithful to you. SEA GULL Three seagulls flying together, directly overhead, are a warning of death soon to come. SHOES Do not place shoes upon a table, for this will bring bad luck for the day, cause trouble with your mate and you might even lose your job as a result. It's bad luck to leave shoes upside down. SINGING If you sing before seven, you will cry before eleven. SLEEP You sleep best with your head to the north and your feet to the south. SNEEZE Place a hand in front of your mouth when sneezing. Your soul may escape otherwise. The devil can enter your body when you sneeze. Having someone say, "God bless you," drives the devil away. If you sneeze on a Monday, you sneeze for danger; Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger; Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter; Sneeze on a Thursday, something better; Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow; Sneeze on a Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow. Sneeze on a Sunday, and the devil will have domination over you all week. One for sorrow Two for joy Three for a letter Four for a boy. Five for silver Six for gold Seven for a secret, never to be told SPARROW Sparrows carry the souls of the dead, it's unlucky to kill one. SPIDER Seeing a spider run down a web in the afternoon means you'll take a trip. A spider is a repellent against plague when worn around the neck in a walnut shell. STARS All wishes on shooting stars come true. Star light, star bright First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. SWAN A swan's feather, sewed into the husband's pillow, will ensure fidelity. THIRTEEN If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over. FRIDAY THE 13TH - how is fear of the number thirteen demonstarted? More than 80 percent of high-rises lack a 13th floor. Many airports skip the 13th gate. Airplanes have no 13th aisle. Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13. Italians omit the number 13 from their national lottery. On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12 and 14 is addressed as 12 and a half. Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteeners) once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate. Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13. If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck . Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names. TONGUE If you bite your tongue while eating, it is because you have recently told a lie. UMBRELLA Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house. It's bad luck to open an umbrella inside the house, especially if you put it over your head. VALENTINE'S If a woman sees a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it means she will DAY marry a sailor. If she sees a sparrow, she will marry a poor man and be very happy. If she sees a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire. VEIL A bride's veil protects her from evil spirits who are jealous of happy people. WATERMELON A watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow a watermelon seed. WEATHER Red sky at night, Sailor's delight. Red sky at morning Sailors take warning Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. Rain on the green grass Rain on the hillside, But not on me. WEDDING Wedding superstitions WOOD Knock three times on wood after mentioning good fortune so evil spirits won't ruin it. WINDOW All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. WISH If you make a wish while throwing a coin into a well or fountain, the wish will come true. Wish I may, Wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. If you tell someone your wish, it won't come true. WISHBONE Two people pull apart the dried breastbone of a chicken or turkey until it cracks and breaks, each one making a wish while doing so. The person who gets the long half of the wishbone will have his or her wish come true. X The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number of children you will have. YAWN A yawn is a sign that danger is near. Cover your mouth when you yawn, or your soul can go out of your body along with the yawn.

Superstitions - Death Superstition

BIRD A bird in the house is a sign of a death. If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. CANDLE Light candles on the night after November 1. One for each deceased relative should be placed in the window in the room where death occurred. CEMETERY You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died. CLOCK If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. You will have bad luck if you do not stop the clock in the room where someone dies. CORPSE If a woman is buried in black, she will return to haunt the family. If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him. Mirrors in a house with a corpse should be covered or the person who sees himself will die next. DOG Dogs howling in the dark of night, Howl for death before daylight. DREAMS If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death. If you touch a loved one who has died, you won't have dreams about them DYING A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven. A person who dies at midnight on Christmas Eve will go straight to heaven because the gates of heaven are open at that time. All windows should be opened at the moment of death so that the soul can leave. The soul of a dying person can't escape the body and go to heaven if any locks are locked in the house. EYE If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family. If a dead person's eyes are left open, he'll find someone to take with him. FUNERAL Funerals on Friday portend another death in the family during the year. It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege. It's bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on. Thunder following a funeral means that the dead person's soul has reached heaven. Nothing new should be worn to a funeral, especially new shoes. Pointing at a funeral procession will cause you to die within the month Pregnant women should not attend funerals. GRAVE If the person buried lived a good life, flowers will grow on the grave. If the person was evil, weeds will grow. MIRROR If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon. MOTH A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death. PHOTOGRAPH If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first. THIRTEEN If 13 people sit down at a table to eat, one of them will die before the year is over. UMBRELLA Dropping an umbrella on the floor means that there will be a murder in the house.

Superstitions - the Meaning of Dreams Dream Superstitions

WHEN you had the dream: Dreams at night are a devil's delight Dreams in the morning, heed the angels' warning. WHAT the dream was about: ACORN Dreaming of acorns predicts pleasant things & that much gain is to be expected. For a woman to dream of eating acorns denotes that she will rise to a position of ease & pleasure.

To dream of shaking acorns from a tree means that you will rapidly attain your wishes in business or love. AIRPORT In a dream the sight of a busy airport represents the desire for freedom and/or travel.

If the airport is empty and deserted your own travel plans will be changed or delayed. ALMONDS If you see almonds in your dream you'll have a temporary sorrow.

If you ate and enjoyed them, you'll be lucky, but if they tasted bitter, you should delay any contemplated changes for as long as possible. ANGELS A favorable dream forecasting success, protection, happiness, and rewarding friendships. BABY To see a baby in your dream signifies innocence, warmth and new beginnings. A love affair may be blooming for you in your near future. You will also make new and fun friends.

If a woman dreams she is nursing a baby, she will be deceived by the one she trusts the most BALLOON Seeing balloons in your dream indicates a dashing of hope on any and all fronts, business or love, as well as a general falling off of all kinds of businesses you may be involved in.

If you are ascending in a balloon this is an omen of especially frustrating conditions in your life. BEAR To dream of killing a bear foretells liberation from entanglements. BED To dream of a clean, white bed denotes the end of worries.

If a woman dreams of making a bed, there will soon be a new lover in her life. BICYCLE To dream of riding a bicycle uphill signifies bright prospects.

To dream of riding downhill calls for care - misfortune is near. BIRDS Flying birds are a sign of prosperity to the dreamer. BIRTH If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death. BUTTERFLY To see a butterfly among flowers indicates prosperity.

To see butterflies flying around denotes news from absent friends by letter or from someone who has seen them. CANDLES To see candles burning with a clear and steady flame denotes the constancy of those around you and a well-grounded fortune. CATS Dreaming of a cat is a generally unfortunate omen and it shows treachery as well as a run of bad luck.

Cats attacking you represent enemies; if you succeed banishing them you will overcome great obstacles and rise in fortune and fame. CROW Seeing a crow in your dream means disappointment in everything, grief and misfortune. CROWN To dream of a crown predicts a change in your life. The dreamer will travel a long distance from home & form new relationships. DEATH If you dream of death it's a sign of a birth, if you dream of birth, it's a sign of death. DANCING To dream that you are dancing means that some unexpected good fortune will come to you. DECEASED PERSON If you should dream of a deceased person and this person speaks only to you, pay close attention to what the spirit is telling you as it could be very important to you.

To dream of seeing a deceased person is normally a dream of warning, and it tells you that the influences around you at this time do not bode well for your affairs, and you should not enter into any binding contracts or verbal agreements. DIAMONDS To dream of owning diamonds is a very promising dream signifying great honor and recognition from high places. DOG To dream about a dog indicates great gain and constant friends.

To hear the barking of dogs foretells news of depressing nature. Difficulties are more likely to follow. DRAGONFLY If you dream that a dragonfly lands on your body then you will have excellent news from someone far away from home.

If you see a dead dragonfly, then the news will be bad.

A dragonfly perched gracefully on some other object shows that you will soon be having guests that may be hard to get rid of. DRIVING If you dream that you are driving a vehicle it is a sign that you should be careful to take no chances with your money, such as gambling, in the next two weeks or so.

If someone else is doing the driving you will find yourself in luck, money wise. FACE To dream of a smiling face signifies pleasant new friends, experiences, and/or financial gains.

To dream of unpleasant or grotesque (unless amusingly so) faces portend loss.

To dream you are washing your face denotes a necessity to atone for some past indiscretion; better make amends!

To see the faces of strangers signifies an approaching change of residence. FALLING To dream of falling indicates a loss of emotional equilibrium or self-control. It may represent your insecurity, a lack of self-confidence, a fear of failure or an inability to cope with a situation.

If you fall a long distance in your dream and get hurt, be prepared for really hard times ahead; but if you fall and are not injured your upsets will be minor and temporary. WHAT the dream was about: GANG To dream that you are confronted or threatened by a gang signifies circumstances or situations in your waking life which are overwhelming and you feel have ganged up on you. GARDEN To see a vegetable garden in your dream symbolizes increased prosperity will come your way through diligence and care. It also suggests of stability and inner growth.

To see a flower garden in your dream foretells of tranquility, comfort, true love and happy home in your future.

To see a sparse, weed-infested garden denotes that you have neglected your spiritual needs. GLOVES To dream of gloves means that you will have a lawsuit or business troubles, but you will settle them in a manner that satisfies you.

To find a pair of gloves denotes a marriage or new love affair. HAIR Dreaming about hair means that you are careless in your personal affairs and will lose advancement by neglecting mental application. HAIRDRESSER For a woman to dream of going to a hairdresser shows she will soon be entangled in some family scandal concerning the morals of a member of her family. Should she have her hair dyed, she will narrowly escape imprisonment.

For a man to dream of a hairdresser will presage much gossip or a need to dominate a beautiful woman. HAM If you dream of eating ham then you will lose something that means a lot to you. HONEY To dream of eating honey foretells that you will attain wealth and love. ICE Sitting on ice in your dreams is a dream of the contrary. ICE CREAM Eating, making, selling or serving ice cream suggests that you are feeling contentment and satisfaction in your life. JAIL To dream that your lover is in jail signifies that this lover is deceitful and untrustworthy.

To dream that you are in jail signifies your feelings of confinement and suffocation. JAM If you dream of eating jam you will suffer embarrassment at the hands of a woman through no fault of your own. KANGAROO Seeing a kangaroo in your dreams foretells unexpected and exciting trips. KEYS To dream of keys denotes unexpected change. If the keys are lost, unpleasant adventures will affect you. To find keys means domestic peace and success in business. KILLING If you dreamed of killing someone, whether intentionally or by accident, it signifies a period of severe emotional stress during which you must make a heroic effort to control your temper. WHAT the dream was about: LETTER To dream of receiving a letter from a friend foretells their arrival or that you will hear from them soon. LIGHTS A light shining out of the dark, or a flashlight beam, shows that you will finally find the truth in a situation or the answer to a personal problem that you have been searching for. If the light is dim, you will only find part of the solution. MAGIC Any form of magic in a dream predicts unexpected changes.

To dream of being mystified and/or amused by a magician indicates a reunion with a long-lost friend or the rekindling of a past love affair. MARRIAGE Dreaming of a marriage, or a wedding, is the sign of a death in the family. If the marriage was between strangers, then the death pertains to a not too close acquaintance or friend. MICE Dreaming of mice foretells domestic troubles or that business affairs will assume a discouraging tone.

If you dream of a mouse jumping on you or getting in your clothing, then you will be involved in a scandal with a friend. MONKEY To dream of a monkey denotes that you have deceitful friends who will flatter you to advance their own interests. NECK A dream featuring the neck is a sign of approaching money, unless the dream concerned a broken neck, in which case it is a warning against mismanagement of your affairs. NECKLACE If you dream of losing a necklace you will soon be suffering bereavement of a loved one.

If you dream your loved one places a necklace around your neck or that you are wearing one, it shows an early marriage and a happy domestic life. NEEDLE To find a needle predicts that you will have friends who appreciate you.

To look for a needle foretells useless worries. OAK TREE To dream of an old, spreading oak means long life and prosperity. If it is filled with acorns you are due a promotion or some type of increase in your life.

If a newlywed sees many oak trees in a forest it foretells a long marriage and many children. OCEAN If you dream you are standing on shore and watching the waves foam up as they break over the beach foretells that you will have some narrow escape from an accidental injury.

If you are far out on the ocean and hear the waves as they lap against the hull of the ship, you will have setbacks in your business and a troubled domestic scene.

To sail on a calm ocean is always a good omen for all concerned. OWL To dream of an owl denotes a narrow escape from desperate illness or death. WHAT the dream was about: RACCOON To dream of a raccoon warns you to be on your guard.. To see a raccoon in your dream shows that people are presenting false faces to you in your everyday life.

To be chased by a raccoon shows that a person you thought a friend has turned on you and now works behind your back for your downfall. RAPE Take this dream as a warning. Take precautions, protect yourself emotionally and physically and don't engage in careless behaviors. ROSE If a woman dreams of receiving a rose and places it in her hair then will she be deceived by someone thought of as a good friend.

If she receives a bouquet of roses in the Springtime she will find true love but if it is winter her search will be fruitless.

To see a rose bush in full foliage denotes a wedding in the family. RUNNING Dream of running: a sign of a big change in your life. SNAKES To see a lone snake and feel threatened by it shows that you have a bad enemy that is working against you, it also a warning against bodily harm from an enemy.

To dream of many snakes in a pit is the foreboding of much bad luck in love or business.

Should you overcome and kill a threatening snake in your dream shows that you will overcome your adversary and win out. SPIDERS All spiders except tarantulas are omens of good luck. The larger the spider, the bigger the rewards.

If you see a spider climbing the wall you will have your dearest wish come true.

If you see a spider spinning a web you will have an increase in your income due to hard work. TATTOOS If you dream you are a tattoo artist and you are tattooing someone's body you will soon break with friends or family over strange practices.

If you dream you are the one being tattooed you will become the target for a strangers jealousy but if you see someone else with tattoos then you will take a long, hard journey from home. TEA To dream that you are thirsty for tea means that you will be surprised with uninvited guests. TEETH If you dream of having false teeth this indicates that you will have unexpected help on a problem.

To dream of rotten teeth shows that you have been telling someone a lie or using your smooth words for getting your own way.

If your teeth are rotten, crooked, and/or falling out this means that your lies are hurting someone very badly and that you will soon be found out.

If you dream you have swallowed a tooth you will soon have too 'eat your words' UMBRELLA Carrying a closed umbrella in the rain is highly unfortunate for the dreamer and his business plans.

To dream of carrying an open umbrella in the rain is a very fortunate sign that speaks of good luck in most endeavors.

A leaky umbrella denotes quarrels with loved ones. WATER Dreaming of clear water is a sign of great good luck and prosperity, a dream of muddy water foretells sadness or sorry for the dreamer through hearing of an illness or death of someone he/she knows well.

Dirty water warns of unscrupulous people who would bring you to ruin. YARN To dream of yarn shows you will soon become the wife of a wealthy man.