Dreams were often interpreted to suit the dreamer.  They were supposed to reveal the future and appear in mate selection customs.  If a girl picked up a root which grew beneath the mugwort plant, placed it on her pillow and slept on it, she would dream of her future husband.

Apples were a favourite form of divination. One would sit alone in front of a mirror at midnight, cut an apple into nine pieces, stand with your back to the mirror, point each of eight pieces towards the left shoulder, and then eat them.