Dreaming of Asceticism
asceticism, austerity, self-denial · mostly negative
Asceticism foretells unusual ideas that charm strangers but put off friends.
What happens in the dream
- Dreaming of asceticism: you'll take up strange principles that fascinate strangers but repel your friends
How you felt
- A need to strip back: the dream may reflect a wish to shed what's unnecessary
- Isolation: perhaps a worry that your choices are setting you apart from loved ones
Ask yourself
- What would I like to let go of?
- Are my convictions distancing me from the people I love?
See also Hermit · Monk · Fasting · Religion
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: austerity, self-denial.