Dreaming of a Barmaid
barmaid, bartender, server, waitress · mostly negative, a warning
This dream warns about the pull of easy pleasures at the expense of what really matters.
What happens in the dream
- You are working behind the bar yourself: you will be tempted by flighty company and prefer pleasure to propriety
- You see a barmaid: you are drawn to cheap thrills and may neglect what is sincere
How you felt
- A craving for freedom: a need for lightness or a little rule-breaking
- Embarrassment: perhaps a clash between your desires and your values
Ask yourself
- What is tempting me right now, and why?
- Am I neglecting a deeper relationship?
See also Bar · Tavern · Waiter · Temptation · Intemperance
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: bartender, server, waitress.