Dreaming of a Monk

monk, friar, monastery · negative

A monk mostly points to family tension, gossip and tiresome journeys.

What happens in the dream

  • You see a monk: family quarrels and unpleasant travels
  • If you are a young woman: gossip and deceit aimed at you
  • You are a monk: personal loss and illness

How you felt

  • A need to withdraw: the dream often reflects a wish to step away from noise and conflict
  • A sense of self-denial: it may show you are refusing yourself something that matters

Ask yourself

  • What do I need to step back from?
  • What am I not allowing myself right now?

See also Nun · Priest · Convent · Cloister · Abbot

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

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