Dreaming of Penalties

penalties, fines, sanctions · mostly negative, with one exception

Being penalized points to irksome duties; escaping the penalty, to a victory.

What happens in the dream

  • You escape paying it: you'll win some contest
  • Penalties are imposed on you: duties that will rile you and make you rebellious
  • You pay a penalty: illness and financial loss

How you felt

  • Rebellion: the dream may reflect a sense of unfairness about your obligations
  • Guilt: a feeling you have to pay for something

Ask yourself

  • Which obligations feel like a punishment?
  • What do I feel I owe?

See also Punishment · Taxes · Debt · Justice · Victory

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

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