Dreaming of Milk

milk, cow's milk · mostly positive

Milk is a very favourable omen of plenty, health and family happiness, unless it is spilled, sour or impure.

What happens in the dream

  • You drink milk: plenty, happiness at home and a successful journey
  • Large amounts of milk: wealth and health
  • You deal in milk: a big rise in fortune
  • You carry milk: a good sign; if you fall and spill it, a misfortune hard to escape
  • Hot milk: a struggle, then wealth and wishes fulfilled
  • You bathe in milk: pleasures and warm friendships
  • A breast full of milk: profit, or a happy birth
  • You give milk away: you may be too generous for your own good
  • You spill milk: a small loss and passing unhappiness
  • Impure or sour milk: petty troubles, or worry for friends
  • You try but fail to drink milk: you may lose something valuable or a cherished friendship

How you felt

  • A need for comfort: the dream may reflect a wish to be nourished and reassured
  • Fullness: you may be in a time of plenty

Ask yourself

  • What truly nourishes me?
  • Am I giving more than I can?

See also Buttermilk · Milking · Cows · Breast · Cream

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: cow's milk.

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