Dreaming of Digging
digging, excavating, shoveling · mixed, depending on the find
Digging in a dream promises a hard-working life that never lacks; the rest depends on what you find.
What happens in the dream
- You dig in clean, healthy soil: thrift and good luck
- You find something glittering, or rich lumps of gold: a happy turn of fortune
- You're digging: you'll never be in want, but life will be an uphill climb
- Water fills the hole you dig: despite your best efforts, things won't bend to your will
- The ground is dirty or wet: trouble
- You find little or nothing: disappointment
- You dig and open up a vast, misty hollow: real misfortune and gloomy forebodings
- You lose one of your tools: a quarrel
How you felt
- Perseverance: the dream often reflects long, patient work
- Curiosity: perhaps a need to look beneath the surface
Ask yourself
- What am I trying to uncover, about myself or a situation?
- Are my efforts going in the right direction?
See also Spade · Shovel · Hole · Gold · Mining
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: excavating, shoveling.