Dreaming of Intemperance
intemperance, excess, overindulgence, overwork · negative
Intemperance warns against every kind of excess, of the mind as of the heart.
What happens in the dream
- Overtaxing your intellect: you'll chase foolish knowledge, gain nothing by it and upset your friends
- Being intemperate in love or other passions: illness, or loss of fortune and esteem
- If you're in a relationship: you may lose your partner and annoy close friends
How you felt
- Wanting everything at once: the dream often reflects a lack you're trying to fill
- Guilt: an awareness of having gone past your own limits
Ask yourself
- Where am I overdoing it?
- What gap am I trying to fill?
See also Drunkenness · Lust · Indulgence · Liquor · Folly
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: excess, overindulgence, overwork.