Dreaming of the Plague

plague, pandemic, pestilence · very negative

The plague points to disappointing business, an unhappy home life and troubles that pursue you.

What happens in the dream

  • You catch the plague: it will take all your skill to keep your business afloat; your hidden savings may be discovered
  • A plague is raging: disappointing business returns and an unhappy relationship
  • You try to escape it: a seemingly impenetrable trouble is following you

How you felt

  • Dread: the dream may reflect a fear of contagion, literal or figurative
  • Exhaustion: a sense that one problem is spreading into every part of your life

Ask yourself

  • What seems to be infecting my whole life right now?
  • What am I afraid will be discovered?

See also Epidemic · Cholera · Illness · Disease · Pest

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: pandemic, pestilence.

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