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 hara.s.sed with fears of dest.i.tution 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 embarra.s.sment.
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 enc.u.mbrances. 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 a.s.sume 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.