A DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS
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Mastiff.—This dog warns you of
an unexpected emergency in which there is danger of your being overpowered
by the arguments of those who are masterful.
Maypole.—This shows that you find
but little satisfaction in your amusements and gaiety; for whilst
you appear to enter into them in a light-hearted manner, you are
craving for further excitement.
May Tree.—This signifies the receiving
of a joyous message.
Meat.—A sign of financial worry.
Meat Cover.—An unpleasant emergency
or discovery.
Medal.—You will be rewarded for past
industry by future prosperity.
Medicine Bottle.—An unpleasant sign
of illness.
Medlar.—This tree predicts a condition
of transient happiness.
Meerschaum Pipe.—You will be disturbed
by some news from a man who has much influence in your life.
Melon.—This means gratification and
good news, and the deriving of much pleasure from the appreciation
of those whose good opinion is of value to you.
Mercury.—This planet is constantly
seen in the tea-leaves and is a symbol of ceaseless activity of
striving to attain great things; it also indicates good business
capacity.
Mermaid.—To those associated with
the sea, this is a warning of shipwreck or other peril.
Merrythought.—The attainment of a
wish or small pleasure.
Mice.—These indicate danger of poverty
through fraud or theft.
Milk-Cans.—These show an agricultural
enterprise that will be to your advantage.
Milk-Churn.—A good emblem of future
comfort and increased happiness.
Milking-Stool.—A new venture about
which you will feel somewhat dubious but which with care will be
carried out successfully.
Mine-Shaft.—This is a hopeful sign
of coming peace after a time of discontent amongst miners, or a
coal strike.
Mirror.—Prophetic dreams; a love of
truth.
Mistletoe.—This signifies that a cherished
hope is unlikely to be fulfilled, or at any rate it will only be
after many months have passed, and when you have become weary of
waiting.
Mitre.—A prediction of honour and
promotion for a clergyman.
Monk.—Religious controversy and disturbances.
Monkey.—This is an unpleasant indication
that ugly rumours and scandal will be spread about you or yours;
sometimes public notoriety; with other signs, it foreshows grief
and pain.
Monkey-on-Organ.—Difficult circumstances
and a hard struggle are the meanings of this sign.
Monkey Puzzle Tree.—A task lies before
you which you will find hard, but for which you will afterwards
be rewarded by meeting with great success.
Monograms.—These will often be found
in the tea-leaves and will indicate someone of much importance in
your life, whose initials are shown by the monogram.
Monument.—Someone in whose career
you are much interested will rise to fame.
Moon.—A crescent moon denotes good
news, fortune, and romance; for a man it predicts public recognition
and honour.
Mortar.—A sign of gloom, illness,
emergencies.
Motor Car.—Short journeys by road
or rail, visits from friends; with other signs, some increase of
fortune may be expected.
Mountain.—This gives promise of the
realisation of a great ambition and of the influence of powerful
friends; many mountains indicate obstructions and sometimes powerful
enemies in your career.
Mounted Horseman.—A sign of good friends,
luck, and advantageous offers.
Mouse.—This invariably indicates that
there is need for a trap to be set; it also gives warning that domestic
worries are to be expected.
Muff.—This implies caprice and ostentation.
Mug.—This symbol predicts a merry
meeting.
Mushroom.—This predicts that you will
take a small risk and achieve a great success; to lovers, it foreshows
a quarrel and possibly a broken engagement.
Music Conductor.—A good sign to a
musician; to others it suggests that enthusiasm and good spirits
will carry them through life very happily.
Mutton Chop.—Fruitless discussion
or indisposition are the meanings of this sign. See also
Leg of Mutton.
Myrtle Tree.—This speaks of affection
and peace; a declaration of love, and a happy marriage.
