Dreaming of Garlic
garlic, clove, onion, shallot · mostly positive
Garlic in a dream promises a rise in fortune and a practical outlook, but also secrets uncovered and squabbles at home.
What happens in the dream
- If you're single: a marriage of reason rather than love
- You walk through a garlic patch: a rise from hardship to prominence and wealth
- You eat garlic: you'll take a practical view of life and let ideals look after themselves
- You have garlic in the house: a good sign
- In another reading, eating garlic: you'll uncover secrets, along with some household quarrels
How you felt
- Pragmatism: the dream may reflect a choice guided by reason more than the heart
- Wariness: you may be trying to protect yourself from something
Ask yourself
- Am I choosing with my head or my heart?
- What secret is about to come out?
See also Onions · Herbs · Vegetables · Secret · Pot Herbs
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); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: clove, onion, shallot.