Historical reported dream · English · original published report
Flowers and cards in the living room
Anonymous historical acquaintance
Dreams and Premonitions (1916) · Printed p. 79
Dreamer identified by the source: Anonymous historical woman quoted by L. W. Rogers
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"I rarely dream, but several weeks before my husband passed on I dreamed of his death. I seemed to be taken into our living room where the casket was placed and saw him surrounded by floral pieces bearing the customary cards. As my husband was a splendid type of physical strength and had never been ill, except for an occasional cold, the dream made little impression upon me. I had no confidence in the reality of any kind of dreams and, after casually mentioning it to an intimate friend, I thought no more about it. Some weeks later my husband contracted pneumonia and died suddenly. My dream came vividly before me then, for every floral piece, every card, and the arrangement of the room, was identical with the dream."
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The compiler explicitly withholds the acquaintance’s name. The later death and matching-room story are retrospective claims in the quotation, not independently verified facts or evidence of prediction. Rogers quotes an anonymous acquaintance whose name he expressly withholds. The full printed quotation includes retrospective claims about later illness, death and matching room details; none is independently verified here. The compiler’s theosophical and clairvoyant explanations are historical beliefs, not editorial or scientific findings.
Anonymous historical acquaintance’s reported dream (Anonymous historical woman quoted by L. W. Rogers), in L. W. Rogers (compiler), Dreams and Premonitions (Theosophical Book Concern, Los Angeles, 1916), Printed p. 79. Original English historical printed account via Internet Archive. Editorial title and navigation metadata added by Synastry; original source wording, uncertainty and paragraph divisions retained after scan-confirmed OCR repair. Not a modern Synastry community submission.
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Original English historical reported dream printed in Dreams and Premonitions (Theosophical Book Concern, Los Angeles, 1916). Original publication term expired in the United States. Rogers quotes an anonymous acquaintance whose name he explicitly withholds; he is not the dreamer. No modern translation, introduction or new edition is copied. Public archive access is not a new licence; no blanket worldwide rights warranty or modern scan-asset licence is asserted.
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Printed p. 79
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Content notes
- Dream funeral
- Bereavement
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