…pocket, turned into his friend Captain Macgregor, who, forcing him under a pump, made him drink and drink till he could hold no more. The captain then produced a Maxim gun, and swore that unless Doctor Eastlake went on drinking he would fire; whereupon the unfortunate dreamer was about to try and squeeze more water down his throat, when the pump was suddenly converted into a steamer, and he found himself struggling desperately to join his wife, who was already seated, and in imminent danger of being crushed to death by a huge baby that had been thrust into the berth, that was too frail to support such a stupendous weight, just over her head. Oh, the agony of that moment! — His beloved wife in the utmost peril of her life, and he frustrated on all sides in his efforts to save her! Just as he had mounted the…

If you dream about a gun it means disease and death. If you dream you’re injured by a sharp weapon it’s a sign of envy, jealousy and displease. Dreaming that you have a gun in hand indicates that you need material things to feel satisfied.

To see a shooting in your dream, indicates that you have a set goal and know what you are aiming for in life. Your plans are right on target! To dream that you shoot a person with a gun, denotes your aggressive feelings and hidden anger toward that particular person. To dream that someone is shooting you with a gun, suggests that you are experiencing some confrontation in your waking life. You may feel victimized in some situation.

…will succeed in reinstating yourself. For a young man Dreaming that he is flying with white wings above green foliage, foretells advancement in business, and he will also be successful in love. If he dreams this often it is a sign of increasing prosperity and the fulfilment of desires. If the trees appear barren or dead, there will be obstacles to combat in obtaining desires. He will get along, but his work will bring small results. For a woman Dreaming of flying from one city to another, and alighting on church spires, foretells she will have much to contend against in the way of false persuasions and declarations of love. She will be threatened with a disastrous season of ill health, and the death of some one near to her may follow. For a young woman Dreaming that she is shot at while flying, denotes enemies will endeavor to restrain…

…Dreaming of seeing wild ducks on a clear stream of water, signifies fortunate journeys, perhaps across the sea. White ducks around a farm, indicate thrift and a fine harvest. To hunt ducks, denotes displacement in employment in the carrying out of plans. To see them shot, signifies that enemies are meddling with your private affairs. To see them flying, foretells a brighter future for you. It also denotes marriage, and children in the new home….

…if she weighed each syllable in her mind very carefully before she spoke, ” I have heard of you from the Rev. Mr. Towell.” At the mention of the name of the chaplain at Dartmoor, Lil — you know the fellow who laid it on so thick when I was doing time there, three years ago last May — at the mention of his name, Lil, I jumped as if I had been shot.”Then you’re a lady missionary, are you?” I said, with a scowl. ”If that’s your game, all I can say is that you’ve come to the wrong shop. I don’t cotton to prigs of that kidney.”” I spoke so savage, Lil, that the lady shook all over, and I saw her eyes flash round the room as if seeking the quickest avenue of escape. Then she suddenly grew calm, and, lifting her veil, stared me straight in…

…exhibition — and, on coming down to breakfast, learned of the death of a very dear friend.On another occasion, a day or two before I heard of the death of an old schoolfellow of mine,I dreamed I was fishing in a deep pool overgrown with rushes, when the first thing I caught — or at least which caught me, for I was eventually eaten by it — was a leviathan shark. I can see it now — a huge, slimy, blue-backed thing with a glistening white belly, eyes twinkling with devilish glee at the prospect of so sure a meal, and an enormous, gaping mouth furnished with what seemed to me interminable rows of saw-edged teeth. Snap, in I went, and the next instant the most frightful, the most excruciating agonies shot through me as a thousand spike-like points crushed into my flesh. For some seconds after I awoke I…

…Bow and arrow in a dream, denotes great gain reaped from the inability of others to carry out plans. To make a bad shot means disappointed hopes in carrying forward successfully business affairs….

…Birds shot flying are false news, to catch them shows hate. Dreaming of bird’s nests, or eggs, show good luck is thine. But if then you eat them, in sorrow you will pine….

Shooting or shot is also anger and storming.

Dreaming of fire weapons means sickness and death. To be injured with a sharp object is a sign of envy, jealousy and dislikes. Having a gun in your hand is a sign that you need material things to feel fully satisfied. To see or to hold a weapon in your dream indicates a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. Alternatively, the dream may also indicate a hiding desire to hurt someone or something. Your dream provides a safe asylum to express these desires. To dream that others are rich suggests you have to look help on those around you.

…It is a favorable dream to see birds of beautiful plumage. A wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams of this nature. Moulting and songless birds, denotes merciless and inhuman treatment of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth. To see a wounded bird, is fateful of deep sorrow caused by erring offspring. To see flying birds, is a sign of prosperity to the dreamer. All disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave of prospective good. To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning one’s inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of perception. To kill than with a gun, is disaster from dearth of harvest….

The guns are the symbols of danger and anger. Maybe you feel the aggression towards some particular person. Or there is some kind of unfair situation? If you have loaded the gun, it means you are ready to protect yourself, or even worse – you want to do some damage to others. Don’t!

…Lions in dreams portend marriages; success of all kinds, viz.: in love, work, and sport; and unexpected journeys.Prior to a voyage to the West Indies, planned on the spur of the moment, a lady once told me she dreamed she was crossing the road opposite the house when, on glancing up, she perceived, to her terror, the face of a lion glaring down at her from the nursery window. In an agony of fear for her children’s safety, she turned to seek the aid of a man with a gun, when, with a tremendous roar, the Hon leaped down and dashed after her — a proceeding which awoke her.I recollect, too, dreaming I was eaten by a lion, shortly before I made up my mind to go to Oregon, in the summer of 1894….

Dreaming of being in a gun shop usually indicates that you’ll receive honors or that some pleasant events will occur in the near future.

To better understand your dream about rifle, read the interpretations of gun.

Dreaming about such type of portable gun supported on a tripod has symbolism of contradictory decisions.

…(See Gun, Pistol, and Gannon.)…

(Arm) In a dream, a gunsmith represents war, arguments, or victory. (Also see Gun salesman)

…In a dream, a lancet represents a slanderer. To cause a horizontal cut to someone with a lancet in a dream means backbiting him, slandering him and causing enmity between people. If the wound is vertical in the dream, then it means speaking well of someone and bringing people’s hearts together. (Alsosee Javelin | Lance)…

…(Guild) If one sees himself flying with wings in a dream, it means travel. Wings in a dream also represent one’s children. If one sees his wings feathered, this could represent his prosperity or authority. If someone sees himself flying with someone else’s wings in the dream, it means that he will receive his help and support. In that sense, traditional people say – “So and so flew with so and so’s wings.” Having wings and not using them to fly with in a dream means acquiring worldly wealth. A broken wing in a dream represents a severe illness one’s son may attract. If one experiences the excruciating pain from his wings being pulled off his shoulders in a dream, it may mean the death of his son. A wing that does not allow one to fly in a dream means a wound or a permanent scar in one’s…

Seeing larks flying in a dream symbolizes high aspirations. If they fall during flight, then it indicates desperation will appear among your pleasure and joy. Hearing larks singing in a dream indicates success in business. You will find happiness in a change of environment. Seeing a wound or dead lark in a dream denotes sadness and gloom. Dreaming we kill a lark means loss of innocence.

(See Wound)

Possibly you have been humiliated or have suffered from an emotional wound even though you might be trying to maintain a semblance of indifference about it. Other authors indicate the possibility of suffering from inflammation in the near future.

(Dismembering) If one sees himself being cut into pieces or dismembered in a dream, it means that the person inflicting such cuts will rule over him. (Also see Wound | Bleeding | Injury)

…Dreaming that rape has been committed among your acquaintances, denotes that you will be shocked at the distress of some of your friends. For a young woman Dreaming that she has been the victim of rape, foretells that she will have troubles, which will wound her pride, and her lover will be estranged….

(They represent the parents especially.) To have them broken or injured, indicates sickness in a foreign country, far away from the assistance of parents. When this dream comes to a young female, or she is the subject of it, then it means that she will marry a foreigner and live in a country far off from her parents. When the dreamer is a married woman widowhood, loss of power. To have well-proportioned thighs, indicates a speedy venture of a voyage, which will succeed perfectly. Receive a wound on the thighs means torment from parents.

It’s not a bad idea to be cautious with everything related to fire and hot surfaces. But the dream may also be talking about a wound caused by your love life that should be healed and cured.

…Dreaming of turpentine, foretells your near future holds unprofitable and discouraging engagements. For a woman Dreaming that she binds turpentine to the wound of another, shows she will gain friendships and favor through her benevolent acts….

…earn fame. If one is challenged by someone holding a lance against him in a dream, it means that someone will hurt him with his words, or slander his family. Owning an extra lance in a dream means having a brother or a friend who will stand for one’s defence when needed. A long spear means injustice, or it could mean good health. If one bleeds from a wound caused by a lance in a dream, it means that he will be compensated for pain and suffering, or that he will return home from a longjourney. Multiple wounds from a lance in a dream mean financial compensation, though the source of money is loathsome. Fighting one’s enemies with a lance means earning dirty money. A person holding a lance in a dream also represents a teacher, an educator, or someone who helps his brothers and friends. (Also see Javelin)…

Dreaming of falling indicates, depending on the degree of danger of the fall, that you’ll face difficulties and perhaps losses. If you fall but didn’t suffer a serious wound, it indicates that, even though it won’t be easy, your problems will be solved. But if you end up severely hurt in your dream, then the difficulties will be very serious and even insuperable.

Dreaming of being in a perilous situation, and death seems iminent,{sic} denotes that you will emerge from obscurity into places of distinction and honor | but if you should not escape the impending danger, and suffer death or a wound, you will lose in business and be annoyed in your home, and by others. If you are in love, your prospects will grow discouraging.

…Dreaming about your own eyes represents knowledge, intellectual understanding and recognition. You may get some thoughts which you haven’t been aware of. In dreams the left eye symbolizes the moon and the right eye – the sun. Dreaming that you have something in your eye represents the potential obstacles in your life. Dreaming that you only have one eye indicates that you don’t want to accept another point of view. Dreaming that you have a wound in your eye or you can’t open it means that you don’t want to accept the reality….

…represent good health. It also could mean correcting one’s religious and spiritual attitudes. In fact, it all depends on one’s own consciousness in his dream and how he perceives the bleeding of his nose. Thus, feeling bad about it or weak from it means poverty. If the blood stains his clothing in the dream, it means that he will receive unlawful money or commit a sin. If the blood does not stain his clothing, then he might walk free from an ill he had indulged in. If the blood from one’s nose drips on the road in the dream, it means that he regularly pays his due alms which he distributes to poor people in the streets. It is also said that seeing one’s nose bleeding in a dream means finding a lost treasure. Otherwise, it means distress and depression. (Also see Bleeding | Cut | Injury | Wound)…

…running away from serious problems which you can’t solve. Dreaming about flying with large black wings indicates complications with one’s own affairs. If in the dream you feel like you’re falling, it means nearby, possibly dangerous, failures. If you awake during the fall, it may mean that all of your problems will be solved satisfactorily, though not immediately. Dreaming about flying frequently but with white wings, and better if it’s over a green forest, means success in your objectives, business profits and satisfaction in love. When a woman dreams about flying to distant places, it suggests that she’ll receive false propositions, perhaps in business or love. This dream warns the dreamer to be cautious in order to avoid problems in her family, social relationships and health. When a woman dreams of herself with a gunshot wound or otherwise while flying, it means that her adversaries are attentive and ready to…

Receive them from a wolf signifies perfidious enemies. If the wound started to cure, then you will be good again.

…Blood-stained garments, indicate enemies who seek to tear down a successful career that is opening up before you. The dreamer should beware of strange friendships. To see blood flowing from a wound, physical ailments and worry. Bad business caused from disastrous dealings with foreign combines. To see blood on your hands, immediate bad luck, if not careful of your person and your own affairs….

To see a madstone applied to a wound from the fangs of some mad animal, denotes that you will endeavor, to the limits of your energy, to shield self from the machinations of enemies, which will soon envelop you with the pall of dishonorable defeat.

…To dream you have griping sensations in the bowels, denotes an accident causing a flesh wound: if you dream that a man takes you by the band, or any part of your body, by a hard grip that hurts you, it is a sign that you will have a pressing invitation to go somewhere — perhaps a summons to court. Lucky lottery dream numbers – 19, 16….