BABY:

A crying baby, sickness or disappointment. A happy, laughing baby, many friends. A sleeping baby, desire for a mate. A baby nursing, a sign of deception by a friend or business acquaintance. To bear a baby, desire to show or prove fertility; the urge for sexual pleasures.

BALL:

To dream of a gay, elegant ball signifies ambition. Ball, as in games, indicates a keen interest in all activities.

See Dancing, Sports.

BALLET:

Infidelity, jealousy, and possible quarrels.

BALLOON:

Frustration of the dreamer’s aspirations. More than one balloon, assignments, either too difficult or distasteful. As a symbol of motion, the balloon is also classified as a sex motif.

BANANA:

Eating bananas in a dream is a very old prediction of a minor illness. If thy are overripe, boredom with work or partner.

BANDIT:

See Gang, Pirate.

BANK, BANKER, ETC.:

To see a bank, or be in one, business difficulties. To see a teller or a banker, profits may decrease. A bundle of soiled banknotes, a fortunate increase.

BAR, BARTENDER:

Possible feeling of Security with a mixed desire to fraternize and seek good fortune. To see the bartender, looking for a reason to plan a celebration.

BARBER:

Seeing a barber cutting or dressing your hair denotes the ever-present conflict toward prestige and success.

BASEBALL:

See Sports.

BASKET:

To dream of a basketful of goodies, groceries, and the like augurs good fortune and position. An empty basket, sadness.

BASKETBALL:

See Sports.

BATH, BATHING:

Being in a bath, or taking many baths, reveal an intense interest in the opposite sex. To bathe with other people, gossip about the dreamer may be disturbing. For a widow or widower, remarriage. Bathing in clear water, business expansion or renovation about the home. Physiologically, dreams of bathing may be due to physical discomfort. Psychologically they imply a guilt complex.

BATS:

Flying bats augur bad news and sadness.

BATTLE:

Dreams of battles signify Dissension. If defeated, guard your interests.

BAYONET:

To see a bayonet indicates fear of someone close the dreamer. Possession of the bayonet impels any danger, but warns that the dreamer must be alert to present circumstances.

BEACH:

A dream at the beach, in or out of the water, indicates the need for relaxation and pleasure. Sexual motives are also connected with such dreams.

BEADS:

To dream of wearing beads, desirous of attention. To string beads, arduous work ahead.

BEAR:

To dream of a bear indicates unbelievable odds against any pursuit in the immediate future. For a woman, it is a threat of a rival who is interested in her occupation or the object of her affections.

BED:

To dream that you are sleeping in a bed over than your own, new opportunities are foretold. If you are making the bed, new friends will be added to your social circle; also refers to a renewal of wedded bliss. Seeing sick people in bed indicates complications for them and unhappiness for you.

BEDROOM:

Journeys or some happy change of events lie ahead, especially if the room and furnishings are new. Also implies that sensual impulses are uppermost to the dreamer.

BEES:

Bees buzzing around signify an increase in business, profits in small amounts. See insects.

BEGGAR:

If you give something to a beggar, you are suffering from disillusionment. If you just see a beggar, you may lose something valuable. If you refuse to help the beggar. Your economy needs checking.

BELLS:

Tolling bells in a dream foreshadow the death of a friend or relative. Other bells ringing, a perplexing problem must be solved.

BERRIES:

Blackberries denote illness. To eat them, loss of money. Raspberries foretell implications that are embarrassing. Strawberries denote a long-awaited pleasure will be yours. Eating them, love and affection will be reciprocated.

BETTING:

To dream of betting on the races forebodes losses in business deals. If betting at the tables, any new undertaking must be carefully investigated before investing.

BICYCLE:

Riding a bicycle downhill warns of misfortune. Riding it uphill, bright outlook for the future.

BIGAMIST: See Marriage.

BILLIARDS:

To see people playing billiards, troubles for the dreamer. If no one is at the table, unseen enemies are working against you.

BIRDS:

To see birds perched on a tree or in a cage unexpected happiness for you. If the birds are flying, prosperity for the dreamer. If you kill a bird, unprofitable months ahead. A wounded bird indicates sadness caused by some member of the family. Singing birds, sadness. Talking birds, a warning to be careful about gossip.

BIRD’S NEST:

To dream of an empty bird’s nest, a gloomy forecast is ahead. Eggs in the nest, good prospects. Baby birds ill the nest, excellent business arrangements await the dreamer.

BLIND:

To see a blind person in your dream signifies that some one needs your help. If you yourself are the blind one, the predictions are that you are overlooking personal faults and are due for some changes, either in your occupation or living conditions.

BLINDFOLD:

To dream that you are blindfolded means temporary disappointment for yourself and those around you.

BLIND-MAN’S BUFF:

Loss of money and humiliation through your own foolishness is the interpretation when you dream of playing the game of blind-man’s buff.

BIRTHDAY: See Holiday.

BLOSSOM: See Flowers.

BOA CONSTRICTOR: See Reptile.

BOAT: See Ship.

BOMB:

To dream of a bomb and hear its explosive noise foretells unpleasant incidents and disputes that place the dreamer in a highly emotional state of distress.

BOOKS:

Any dream of books is significant of cultural interest that should be pursued for intellectual advancement. Shelves of books indicate the need for more application to your work. Empty shelves warn of losses due to inadequate knowledge. Books in a bookstore presage pleasure that interferes with your regular work

BOOKKEEPER: See Accounting.

BOOTS: See Shoes.

BOSS: See Employer.

BOTTLES:

Dreaming of bottles that are filled with a clear liquid are omens of prosperity. Cloudy bottles, unhappy incidents with the one you love. Empty bottles, much unexpected opposition to present plans.

BOUQUET: See Flowers.

BOW AND ARROW:

The bow and arrow in a dream infers that the dreamer should be self-reliant, make decisions without the help of other people. All We more important if the arrow hits a bull’s-eye. If the arrow misses, disappointment in business affairs.

BOWLING: See Sports.

BOX:

To open an empty box in a dream foretells frustration over some minor problem. A box filled with earth, plans for traveling may ensue. If filled with money or jewels, a bountiful future is promised. The box is also considered a sex symbol pertaining to a woman.

BOXING: Unpredictable worries.

BRACELET:

Wearing a bracelet on your arm is a sign of a marriage. If you lose it in your dream, a perplexing situation will confront you. A bracelet worn on the ankle, indiscretions. If you find a bracelet, it augurs good luck.

BREADS OF ALL KINDS:

To dream of eating fresh bread is lucky. Stale bread or biscuits, illness and an uncomfortable situation. To share bread with others is a favorable indication of great happiness that everyone will enjoy.

BREAKFAST: See Eating.

BRIDE:

To dream of being a bride promises good fortune to a young woman. If the bride kisses others, you have many true friends. Bridal dreams are associated with love and marriage, so the people involved with the dream fall into various relationships which the dreamer can usually differentiate. If you see a loved one being married it usually portrays an element of jealousy.

BRIDGE:

Crossing a bridge, overcoming difficulties. A long bridge that seems to vanish in the distance, loss of possessions Or disappointment in love. Passing under a bridge, weighty problems that require time to solve. See Plank.

BROOM:

New brooms indicate thrift and a desire for improvement. If the dreamer is sweeping, do not speculate.

BRUSH:

A hairbrush warns a dreamer about carelessness in work and personal appearance. A clothes brush, a weighty assignment is bothering the dreamer. Many brushes, too many interests.

BUGS:

Dreams of bugs mean confusion because of many daily complications. See Insects.

BUGLE:

To hear a bugle, unusual happy turn of events. If you blow a bugle, your dream predicts a pleasant outcome following many rough vexations.

BUILDINGS:

A dream sequence of large new buildings indicates a need to expand, to travel, to find a new interest. Small buildings, a small but profitable undertaking. Old buildings, threat of failure.

BULL:

The bull in pursuit, in a dream for a man, signifies competitive business troubles. To a woman, an offer of marriage. A white bull usually indicates an increase in money. See Animals.

BURGLAR:

If you dream of being burglarized, you will need courage to surmount many difficulties in daily life. These are dreams of fear. To women it has a sexual meaning, that of forced intrusion, which is symbolized by the armed robber.

BURIAL:

To dream that you are attending a burial, if the sun shines brightly, is a sign that you will hear of a marriage. If the weather is dismal, adverse news will come to you. Death dreams indicate that the dreamer is dissatisfied subconsciously with someone very close or very dear even though this fact may not be a realization. To dream of one’s own burial, or being buried alive, signifies utter frustration.

Butterflies:

Dreaming of butterflies flitting from flower to flower, prosperity, good news from friends.

BUTTONS:

If you dream of losing a button, there will be anxiety over the loss of money or property. Sewing buttons on clothes, a good chance of making money or an advancement. Finding a brass button, invitation to a social gathering; a wooden button, success after much work; a pearl button, travel; silver button, romance; colored button, unexpected pleasure; cloth-covered button, take care of your health.