Gustavus Hindman Miller (1857–1929)

The worst dream manual out there. As a dreamworker, working analyst and Jungian, I have to say that this man's interpretations are so far off they are nearly polar opposite to the actual symbology. I was excited when I plucked this from a thrift bookstore because it is illustrated and was seemingly of great quality. I sat down while shelving to see what it had to say about dream symbols I've worked the field over, and I was shocked at how incredibly wrong C H Miller was and appalled at his show more lack of depth and misunderstanding of the collective unconscious which is the major source of psyche's images. This book is written by someone who had zero knowledge of the history of symbols. Throw it out. show less

I bought this at a goth store waiting for a friend who couldn't decide whether or not she wanted a really interesting belt (she didn't in the end).
I only pick up this book about every half year as I usually can't remember my dreams. And if I do remember them, only one in every dozen or so is disturbing or weird enough that I want to know what it means. More often than not I'm not satisfied with the answers this book gives me, but that could either be because I don't really believe in it or show more because there are too many different themes in my dreams. It's entertaining though, trying to figure out how to apply an interpretation to what is currently going on in my life. show less

this book was originally published nearly a century ago and you can tell by some of the entries (or lack there of) on certain topics, and the interpretations. what frustrates me most is that it assumes the dreamer/reader is male, hence some entries having a completely different (and often sexist) "if you are a woman who dreamed this" reading.

i picked this up from the deep discount table at barnes & noble while i was in high school, which was longer ago than i care to admit, and still find it show more interesting enough to flip through from time to time. some of the entries have a poetry to them that i find inspiring as a writer. show less

Whatever. This book was given to me by a friend fascinated by my dreams. This book didn't connect with me, or my dreams, at all. For instance, under the category of "flying", every type of flying indicates some sort of calamity. My own "flying" dreams usually represent a freedom of sorts; sometimes hard-won. This book reminded me of old home-remedie books from 2 centuries ago. Mildly interesting, but of no practical use.