WEEDS.-A dream of much labor and small benefit (Gypsy). WEEPING.-A dream of joy (Gypsy).

WHALE.-A dream warning the dreamer of danger (Gypsy). WHARF.-Assurance of safety (Gypsy).

WHEAT. A dream denoting great wealth (Gypsy).

WHEEL-A symbol of eternity, and therefore a happy dream (Gypsy).

WHELP. A dream of domestic happiness (Gypsy).

WHIP. To dream of whipping an animal denotes sorrow to you; to dream of being whipped augurs scandal (Gypsy). A symbol of martyrdom.

WHIRLPOOL. A dream warning you of danger, physical or otherwise (Gypsy). The dreams of whirling or of being whirled are readily attributable to physical causes, headaches, vertigo, etc.

WHIRLWIND.-Heavy troubles (Gypsy). For physical causes see Whirlpool.

WHISPER. To dream of whispering or hearing a whisper denotes scandal (Gypsy).

WIDOW HOOD.-A dream of satisfaction, joy (Gypsy).

WIFE. To a woman this dream augurs that she will never be one; to a man this predicts his wife's illness and recovery (Gypsy).

WIG.-A dream warning the dreamer of peril ahead (Gypsy).

WILD-CAT.-A warning to beware of enemies who have gained your confidence (Gypsy).

WILDERNESS.-A warning that the dreamer's friends will prove false and that he must keep his own counsel (Gypsy). WILL.-To dream of making your own denotes melancholy; to make that of another, profits (Gypsy).

WILLOW.-A dream of sorrow and grief (Gypsy). Old English writers associate this plant with graves and mourning.

WIND.-A moderate breeze is a dream of joyful tidings;

strong winds augur crosses in love and in all matters (Gypsy). WIND-MILL.-Changes for the better (Gypsy).

WINDOW.-To sit at one forecasts slanderous reports; to see a light in one, knowledge (Gypsy). The symbol of knowledge (Hartmann).

WINE. To dream of drinking, health, wealth, etc. (Gypsy). To dream of drinking in moderation might well imply strength and refreshment through sensory stimuli. Some dream interpreters translate this as a forecast of the dreamer's marriage.

WINGS. To dream of having them forecasts your own death, or that of the person to whom they are attached (Gypsy). The symbol of immortality.

WIRE. A dream denoting loss of liberty; gold wire, utter poverty; iron wire, drunkenness (Gypsy).

WITCHCRAFT.-Misfortune to the dreamer and his family (Gypsy). An interpretation made for the possible purpose of inspiring a wholesome awe of the black art.

WOLF.-See Lion, Fox, etc.

WOMAN. To dream of woman argues infirmity (Gypsy). WOOL. To buy or to sell, a dream of prosperity and abundance (Gypsy).

WORK.-To be tired from work, a dream of sickness; to see men at work denotes success in business; to work with the right hand signifies good fortune, with the left embarrassment (Gypsy).

WORK-HOUSE.-To dream of being in one denotes a legacy

(Gypsy).

WORK-SHOP.-A dream of thrift and wealth (Gypsy).

WORMS. To dream of seeing them in the path augurs death to the dreamer or to his friends (Gypsy). Medieval symbol of death and decay.

WORMWOOD.-A dream predicting bitter trials (Gypsy). Ancient symbol of bitterness.

WOUNDS.-A dream denoting affliction of the wounded parts

(Gypsy). Interpretation coincides with that of modern writ

ers.

WREATH.-A dream of triumph (Gypsy). Pagan symbol of triumph.

WRECK.-A dream of misfortunes to come (Gypsy).

WRINKLES.-To dream of seeing them in your own face promises a green old age (Raphael).

WRIST. To dream of hurting the wrist augurs future injury through a foolish act (Gypsy).

WRITING.-A dream promising surprise through a letter (Gypsy).

Y

YACHT. To see one in clear, smooth water, success; in stormy seas, the reverse is signified.

YARN.-A dream denoting inheritance and powerful friends (Gypsy).

YAWNING.-A warning to beware of surprises (Gypsy). YEAST.-A dream symbolizing the stirring of discontent (Gypsy).

YEW-TREE.-A dream denoting honor and great wealth. (Gypsy). A sacred tree amongst the Romans and the early Britons, who prized it especially in the manufacture of bows. YOKE. To dream of wearing a yoke denotes anger (Gypsy). YOUNG.-To dream of becoming youthful denotes a faithful and loving husband or wife (Gypsy).

ZEBRA.-A dream denoting misplaced friendship, ingratitude (Gypsy).

ZEPHYR.-Inconstancy is augured by this dream (Gypsy). A symbol of lightness and fickleness.

ZERO.-A dream denoting a rise to the apex of power and fortune (Gypsy).

ZINC.-A dream connoting the distrust of friends (Gypsy).

ZITHER. A message from a lover is augured by this dream (Gypsy).

ZODIAC.-To dream of the twelve signs of the zodiac shows a great traveler, and predicts a voyage around the world (Gypsy).

CHAPTER XII

INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS BY MEANS OF THE ANCIENT ART OF GEOMANCY

"These whimsical pictures, inasmuch as they originate from us, may well have an analogy with our whole life and fate."-GOETHE

In 1830 Raphael, the "astrologer of the Nineteenth Century," published a "Royal Book of Dreams," which he claimed to have unearthed in the form of an ancient manuscript and in which he gives a full explanation of Geomancy, the art of dream interpretation. Another early authority was M. Nicolas Oudot in 1669, who published explaining the translation of dreams by means of the ancient art of Geomancy.

The art of Geomancy, or divining by the earth, received its name from ancient diviners who drew their magic figures upon earth before inks and pens had come into general use. Two Greek words-Ge, the earth, and Manteai, prophecy, go to make up the term. The art is respectfully referred to by Chaucer, Dryden and others, while in later times Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton is supposed to have made frequent experiments with it. At present it is chiefly practiced by the Chinese, in the Soudan, Egypt, and in India, in which countries its votaries may frequently be seen drawing geomantic figures upon the sand or in the dust of the streets. A small stick and earth, dust or well cleaned sand were employed by the Chaldeans, Egyptians, Persians and Hebrews, when papyrus and parchment were only for the elect.

The theory of Geomancy in dream interpretation is the application of the subconsciousness to the mechanical production of certain groups of ciphers, lines, dots or asterisks. Each