Dreaming of Buttons
buttons, fastener, snap, zipper · mostly negative, with one happy exception
Buttons mostly point to losses and letdowns, except bright buttons sewn onto a uniform, which promise love or a fine career.
What happens in the dream
- Sewing bright shiny buttons on a uniform: an affectionate, well-off partner or a brilliant career, the happy exception
- Bright buttons in general: seldom a good sign
- Losing every button on your clothes: a very bad sign for your health
- Dull or cloth buttons: disappointments, repeated losses and poor health
- Rusty buttons: misfortune; covered buttons: sadness
- Losing a button and fearing the garment will come apart: losses at work
How you felt
- Worry over small things: the dream often mirrors a fear that something is coming undone
- Concern with appearances: it may reflect a wish to measure up in others' eyes
Ask yourself
- What feels like it is coming apart at the seams in my life?
- Am I polishing my image at the expense of what matters?
See also Uniform · Sewing · Clothes · Coat · Needle
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: fastener, snap, zipper.