Dreaming of Olives
olives, black olives, olive oil, olive tree · mostly positive, with a few warnings
Olives mostly promise success, good company and loyal friends, with a few possible letdowns.
What happens in the dream
- Seeing olives: happiness and success in what you're working on; if you're in love, a quick wedding
- Picking olives with a cheerful group of friends: good business results and pleasant surprises
- Eating olives: contentment and faithful friends
- Picking olives off the tree on your own: trouble through friends or children, and for a lover, possible unfaithfulness
- Taking olives out of a jar: good times with company
- Breaking a jar of olives: disappointment just before an expected pleasure
How you felt
- Shared enjoyment: the dream often reflects a taste for simple moments with friends
- A hint of caution: it may mirror a fear that a coming happiness will slip away
Ask yourself
- Who do I want to share my successes with?
- Am I afraid some upcoming joy will fall through?
See also Olive Trees · Sweet Oil · Bottles · Fruit · Friend
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: black olives, olive oil, olive tree.