Dreaming of Ashes

ashes, cinders, embers · very negative

Ashes are a dark omen of misfortune, bitter changes and failed ventures.

What happens in the dream

  • If you trade: deals that fall through
  • Ashes: grief and bitter changes are on the way
  • If you farm: ruined crops
  • If you are a parent: worry caused by wayward children
  • If you are in love: jealousy at seeing your beloved with someone else

How you felt

  • Sadness: the dream may reflect mourning something that has ended
  • Emptiness: perhaps a sense that a spark has gone out

Ask yourself

  • What has burned out in my life lately?
  • What might rise from these ashes?

See also Fire · Smoke · Coal · Ruin · Grief

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). Also searched as: cinders, embers.

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