Dreaming of Ants
ants, anthill, insects, termites · mostly negative, with one happy exception
Ants in a dream mostly mean petty annoyances, unless they are storing food.
What happens in the dream
- Ants busily laying in winter stores: your affairs prosper, the happy sign
- You are ill and dream of ants: a slow recovery
- Ants running about: a loss on a plan made for gain
- Ants eaten or trodden on: a bad sign
- You see ants: many petty annoyances and general dissatisfaction
- You dream of them often: an unlucky sign
How you felt
- Irritation: the dream often reflects a swarm of small worries
- Diligence: it may also express a taste for patient work
Ask yourself
- What small worries are eating away at my energy?
- Am I preparing for the future patiently enough?
See also Bugs · Flies · Bees · Vermin · Work
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: anthill, insects, termites.