Dreaming of Hands
hand, fist · mixed
Hands speak of success and mutual help: beautiful, strong hands point to success; injured, dirty or tied hands to difficulties.
What happens in the dream
- Beautiful hands, or hands stronger than usual: distinction, quick advancement and affairs brought to a good end
- You wash your hands: a joyous celebration
- You work with your right hand: good luck for you and your family
- Blood on your hands: estrangement and unfair criticism within the family
- An injured hand: you'll be asked to help a friend (right hand) or a stranger (left hand); someone may also take what you're working for
- Enlarged hands: fast progress; smaller hands, the reverse
- Dirty hands: envy and unfairness towards others
- Your hands are tied: difficulties; untying them, you'll make others follow your lead
- Ugly or misshapen hands: disappointment and poverty
- A hand cut off, withered or burned: hardship, or overreaching ambition that costs you
How you felt
- Capability or helplessness: the dream often reflects what you feel able to do
- A need for connection: someone you could reach out to may be on your mind
Ask yourself
- What am I holding in my hands right now?
- Who could I lend a hand to?
See also Fingers · Arm · Shaking Hands · Palmistry · Gloves
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: fist.