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The witches' dream book and fortune teller

Embracing full and correct rules of divination concerning dreams and visions, foretelling of future events, their scientific application to physiognomy, palmistry, moles, cards, &c.; together with the application and observance of talismen charms, spells and incantations.

by A. H.] [from old catalog Noe & A. H Noe

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller" by A. H. Noe is a collection of guidelines on dream interpretation and divination written in the late 19th century. The text explores various dreams and their symbolic meanings, providing readers with insights into future events and personal destiny. It encompasses a wide range of topics including the interpretation of dreams, physiognomy, palmistry, and the use of charms and spells, catering to those interested in the mystical arts. At the start of the work, the preface introduces the overall intent of the manual as a resource for understanding dreams and divination. It emphasizes the role of dreams as significant indicators that can influence personal lives while cautioning against placing blind faith in every dream's meaning. The opening section begins to list interpretations for various dream symbols, such as fighting with acquaintances, encountering gifts, and the meanings behind food items, thus setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of dream symbolism and its potential implications for the dreamer. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles, Out-of-body, astral, and dream studies, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “witches”. Retained metadata contains “witches” in the title, “witches” in the description, and “witches” in the edition title.

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    • “witches”· in title
    • “witches”· in description
    • “witches”· in edition title
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “divination”, “Fortune-telling”, and “palmistry”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subtitle, “Palmistry” in the subtitle, “Physiognomy” in the subtitle, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “divination”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “palmistry”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Divination”· in subtitle
    • “Palmistry”· in subtitle
  • Out-of-body, astral, and dream studies

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Dreams”. Retained metadata contains “Dreams” in the subtitle, “Dream interpretation” in the description, “Dreams” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Dreams”· via Internet Archive
    • “Dreams”· via Open Library
    • “Dreams”· in subtitle
    • “Dream interpretation”· in description
    • “Dreams”· in description
    • “Dreams”· in subject

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1885H. J. Wehman; New York, H. J. WehmanEnglish—Public

Embracing full and correct rules of divination concerning dreams and visions, foretelling of future events, their scientific application to physiognomy, palmistry, moles, cards, &c.; together with the application and observance of talismen charms, spells and incantations.

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2017-01-03Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
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