Dreaming of Onions
onions, leeks, shallots · mixed
Onions mix luck and trouble: success draws envy, but you can win through.
What happens in the dream
- Seeing lots of onions: your success will bring envy and spite
- Eating onions: you'll overcome opposition and soon receive some money, though quarrels or betrayed secrets may stir up trouble at home
- Cooked onions: calm and small gains in business
- Cutting onions and feeling the sting in your eyes: your rivals will get the better of you
- Throwing onions away: mischief, lovers' quarrels and opposition in business
- Seeing onions growing: just enough rivalry to keep things interesting
How you felt
- Self-consciousness: the dream may reflect the emotional cost of success
- Held-back tears: it can mirror sadness or conflict you haven't let yourself express
Ask yourself
- Is what I'm aiming for creating tension around me?
- Are there tears I haven't let myself cry?
See also Garlic · Vegetables · Envy · Rival · Quarrel
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: leeks, shallots.