Dreaming of Idleness

idleness, idling, laziness, loafing · mostly negative

Idleness in a dream foretells unfinished plans and trouble among your friends.

What happens in the dream

  • Being idle: you won't carry out your plans
  • Leading an idle life: you may fall into bad habits and tie yourself to someone feckless
  • Seeing your friends idle: you'll hear of trouble affecting them

How you felt

  • Guilt: the dream may reflect a feeling that you're not doing enough
  • A need for rest: you may simply need a break

Ask yourself

  • Am I resting, or am I avoiding something?
  • Which project have I left hanging?

See also Lazy · Work · Labour · Industriousness · Failure

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

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