Dreaming of a Chalice

chalice, cup, grail · mixed, leaning negative

A chalice signals pleasure gained at someone else's expense; breaking one, failing to gain sway over a friend.

What happens in the dream

  • A chalice: pleasure gained at the cost of others' sorrow
  • Breaking a chalice: you'll fail to gain power over a friend

How you felt

  • Moral unease: the dream often mirrors pleasure tinged with guilt
  • The sacred: it may reflect a need for meaning or ritual

Ask yourself

  • Is my happiness costing someone something?
  • Am I trying to control a relationship?

See also Goblet · Church · Wine · Teacups · Friend

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: cup, grail.

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