Dreaming of a Moth

moth, clothes moth, moth hole · mostly negative

A moth points to small worries, quarrels at home and friends who aren't loyal.

What happens in the dream

  • You see a moth: small worries will push you into hasty, disappointing agreements, and quarrels at home
  • A moth in general: someone is stealing from you, or a so-called friend is slandering you
  • A moth burns its wings in a flame: an enemy will die

How you felt

  • Being eaten away: the dream often reflects a slow, almost invisible wear
  • Attraction to danger: it may show something both fascinates and threatens you

Ask yourself

  • What is slowly fraying in my life?
  • Which flame am I drawn to despite myself?

See also White Moth · Butterfly · Candles · Flame · Thief

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). Also searched as: clothes moth, moth hole.

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