Dreaming of a Jester
jester, buffoon, clown · mostly negative
A jester warns against trifles that make you neglect what matters.
What happens in the dream
- A jester: you'll ignore important matters while busying yourself with silly ones
How you felt
- A need for lightness: the dream often reflects a wish to stop taking everything so seriously
- Distraction: a sense of missing what's essential
Ask yourself
- What am I putting off by fussing over details?
- Where could I use a little more humour?
See also Harlequin · Fool · Folly · Comedy
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: buffoon, clown.