Divination by Dreams
Mistress McCutchan
Never was there
such a time where beauty and nature were so admired and respected than during that of the Victorian Era. Evidence of this can be seen in the fashion and the homes of these people. While techonology was growing in leaps and bounds, people still looked back upon superstitions and “wives’ tales”. There was a variety of divination used such as tea leaf reading, charms, astrology, flower readings, hazelnuts, ouija boards, palmistry, table tipping, and through omens, signs and dreams.
Many of these symbols are directly taken from the Victorian language; flowers, fans, gloves, things that were commonplace in the everyday life of this time.
Anchor – A disappointment, something holding you back.
Apples – Long life with many children.
Arrow – You have written a letter which you may regret.
Bath – Health, long life, early marriage.
Blooms – Fruitfulness.
Bracelet – Good luck and fortune soon to come.
Cakes – A positive omen.
Canary – A charming home.
Cherries – Good news, pleasure and enjoyment.
Clock – Missed opportunity, lack of imagination.
Cornfield – Wealth, security.
Daffodils – Pleasure and amusement in abundance.
Doves – Success, especially in love.
Drinking – Celebration.
Fairy – Success, riches, flights of fancy.
Fan – Rivals in love, a quarrel.
Feathers (black) – Loss and failure.
Flying without wings – Attainment of goals.
Fountain – Laughter, abundance, flowing, good feelings.
Gypsy – Profitless travel.
Gloves on the hands – Honor and safety.
Hammer – Triumph over difficulty.
Hearing Hymns – Consolation during trials.
Iron – A good bargain.
Jug (drinking from) – Vigorous health and virtuous pleasures.
Kettle (copper) – Luck soon to come.
Kitchen – Success and advancement.
Leaf – Present problems are only temporary, impending to change.
Meadow – Comfort, peacefulness.
Milk – Peace in the family, possibly a child to come.
Needle – Family quarrels.
Nightingale (singing) – Joyfulness, success, faithfulness.
Oak – Steady growth.
Sage – Wisdom and carefulness.
Snow – Hidden matters.
Thread – Perplexity, troubles, tangled situations.
Tied hands – Difficulty in getting out of trouble.
Wall – Obstacles in acheiving future plans.
Information from A Victorian Grimoire by Patricia Telesco. I highly recommend this book to pagans and fans of Victoriana.
|
