Dreaming of Linen

linen, bedding, sheets · mostly positive, unless the linen is dirty

Clean linen brings good news, prosperity and faithful love; soiled linen brings worries and letdowns.

What happens in the dream

  • Linen: prosperity and enjoyment
  • Someone dressed in linen: joyful news, perhaps an inheritance
  • You are dressed in clean, fine linen: good news, faithful love and a full life
  • Soiled linen: poverty, disappointment in love and bad luck mixed with the good
  • Being dressed all in white linen: an omen of bereavement
  • Colored linen: a move

How you felt

  • A wish for a clean slate: the dream may reflect a desire to start fresh
  • Comfort: it may express a sense of intimacy and safety

Ask yourself

  • What would I like to clean up or renew in my life?
  • Do I feel at ease in my own skin lately?

See also Laundry · Washing · Clothes · Shirt · Napkin

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: bedding, sheets.

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