Dreaming of Chalk
chalk, crayon, whiting · mixed
Chalk brings public honors when you write on a board, but bad luck on a blackboard and disappointment when your hands are full of it.
What happens in the dream
- Writing with chalk on a board: public honors
- Whitening your face with chalk: you'll scheme to win admirers
- Writing on a blackboard: bad luck
- Holding handfuls of chalk: disappointment
How you felt
- A need to express yourself: the dream often mirrors a wish to be read and understood
- Impermanence: it may reflect a fear that your efforts will be wiped away
Ask yourself
- What would I like to write where everyone can see it?
- Am I presenting myself in a false light?
See also Blackboard · School · Schoolteacher · Face · Paint and Painting
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: crayon, whiting.