Dreaming of Affliction

affliction, suffering · very negative

Affliction in a dream signals approaching disaster and a run of misfortunes.

What happens in the dream

  • Affliction weighs heavily on you and stops you in your tracks: disaster is approaching
  • Others are afflicted: you will be surrounded by ills and misfortunes

How you felt

  • Despondency: the dream may reflect emotional exhaustion
  • Compassion: it may express your sensitivity to others' pain

Ask yourself

  • What is weighing on me so much that I've stopped?
  • Whom can I turn to for support?

See also Adversity · Misfortune · Grief · Sickness · Disaster

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: suffering.

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