Dreaming of an Odor

odor, scent, smell, stench · mixed

A sweet smell promises a caring presence and success; a foul one, disagreements.

What happens in the dream

  • You breathe in sweet scents: a caring person will brighten your daily life, and your finances will thrive
  • You smell something disgusting: unpleasant disagreements and unreliable helpers

How you felt

  • Intuition: the dream often reflects what you 'smell' about a situation
  • Memory: it may show a scent awakening an old feeling

Ask yourself

  • What smells wrong to me right now?
  • Which happy memory would I like to revisit?

See also Perfume · Aroma · Musk · Flower · Servant

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

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