The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-03-13
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DREAM OF DEAD TREES

DREAM OF DEAD TREES
OF dead trees ana whitening
branches will l tell you today. Rare
are such dreams. One great NEGRO
| mancer, who considered brevity tn
soul of interpretations. dismissed
them wifi short sentence; dead
trees are remorse," he wrote. But
since his days many savants have
gathered facts and figures to enlarge
our knowledge, and while, basically
the same meaning still holds true. a
| great variety of shades and degrees
| has been added, and now L am able to
go deeply into the subject. l am
glad to say that, with a few excel-
lions, these visions are not as serious
or threatening as may seem on the
surface.
The withered arms are stretching far
| above
Will they once more know leaves OF
hope and love?
/, If in your dream you see such a
tree and no emotion of fear or des-
pair fills-your heart. there will. after
| a short period of sadness, be a re-
vival of springs thoughts in your
heart and the seemingly dead tree OF
your life will again blossom and bt
covered with verdure.
But If you see a blasted and with
cred tree on the ground, especially
If feeling of dread and vague APP
prehension is in your mind, some
deed of which you have made yourself
guilty will cause you such pricks of
conscience that for months to come,
you will not know happiness. The
deed itself may have seemed insig-
nificant to you, it may have been In
significant. Yet. in it's consequences,
it will bring unhappiness.
Loose. broken dead Branches on the
ground. or a distinct vision Of with
cred branches. while the tree tIhnk
itself is not SO much in evidence, are
tokens Of loves broken pledges. II
you stoop to pick them up, then you
will be the one to break the promise.
If you merely see them. you will be
the victim of a word not kept.
But to sec dry branches on a
ground covered with leaves, or with
grass, or amidst flowers, means
merely that little frivolous flirta-
ton will lead you and one of the OPP
posite sex, to exchange promises
neither tf you meant to keep. and
after the first flush of loves laugh
ing play.
To sit on a dead tree trunk is
sign OF widowhood. If the dream
comes to single woman she may
prepare herself for the sad fact that
her marriage will be followed by
the bridgegroom's funeral before the
honeymoon Is over. If the dreamer
is a wife. then she will lose her mate
within the year. There are certain
circumstances that must be carefully
observed In such a dream, however
For instance IL one or more persons
are present. the vision means illness
and not death. If another woman
sits on the trunk together with the
sleeper, that other will be widowed.
To peel the bark from a dead tree
means that you will talk OF old times.
To stumble over a dry branch is
sign that you will be reproached for
something you thought was long for
gotten. To hit some one with a dry
branch shows that you Will be the
one to utter the reproaches.
A wonderful sign is to see a dead
tree or large dry branch. with just
one or two leaves, or a blossom on 1t.
Th.s q a certain prophecy that happl
suaaenly terminate in the humdrum
~ your life and gladden. your days
Tor years to come.
A mother who dreams Of dead trees
or dry branches while her children
are not with her. will have much |
worry on account OF them. But II |
they are there. they will give her
great pleasure and full reward for |
the unseiHsh mother love she has |
bestowed on them.