Dream dictionary: Apparitions dream meanings

To dream you see ghosts, denotes to a certainty that people you fancy your enemies, are perhaps your best friends.

To dream you see ghosts, denotes to a certainty that people you fancy are your enemies and perhaps your best friends. Males or females should guard against such phantom notions, never to condemn without a substantial cause. To dream of spectres denotes love or happiness according to the person the ghost represents.

To dream you see a ghost, hobgoblin, spectre, and such kind of things, is of a very unfortunate nature: they denote vexation and disappointment; if you are in love, it is a certain sign of your not being beloved in return, that the object of your affections either hates you or despises you; depend upon it someone is about to deceive you, and that you are in the habit of friendship with one who is your most inveterate enemy; do not undertake a journey just at this time, or it will be unfortunate to you; and be careful of contracting debts, for such a dream forebodes great trouble through someone to whom you shall owe money.

…he was disturbed in his mind. In dreams men are not surprised at such apparitions. Mr. Reid thought that he informed his father of the cause of his distress, adding that the payment of a considerable sum of money was the more unpleasant to him, because he had a strong consciousness that it was not due, though he was unable to recover any evidence in support of his belief. ‘You are right, my son,’ replied the paternal shade,’ I did acquire rights to these tithes, for payment of which you are now prosecuted. The papers relating to the transactions are in the hands of Mr., an attorney, who is now retired from professional business and resides at Inveresk; near Edinburgh. He was the person whom I employed on that occasion for a particular reason; but who never on any other occasion transacted business on my account. It is very possible/…