Dreaming of Plums
plums, damsons, plum tree, prunes · mostly negative
Plums promise fleeting pleasures and hopes that often fall short.
What happens in the dream
- Ripe plums: happy occasions, but short-lived
- Eating plums: flirtations and fleeting pleasures
- Green plums, not on the tree: discomfort for you and your family
- Gathering plums: you'll get what you want, but it won't be as solid as you thought
- Picking plums off the ground and finding rotten ones among them: your hopes won't quite come true
- Plenty of plums: good health, but watch out for accidents
- Dreaming of plums in general: bad luck, losses, unfaithfulness and friction in marriage
How you felt
- Disillusion: the dream often reflects a fear that what you want will disappoint
- Living for the moment: it may mirror a wish to enjoy pleasures, however brief
Ask yourself
- Are my current expectations realistic?
- What fleeting pleasures am I chasing?
See also Fruit · Cherries · Peaches · Orchard · Figs
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: damsons, plum tree, prunes.