Dreaming of a Potter's Field

potter's field, mass grave, pauper's grave · very negative

A potter's field points to poverty and distress.

What happens in the dream

  • You walk through one with your partner: you may give up love for the sake of money
  • You see a potter's field: poverty and misery will trouble you

How you felt

  • Dread: the dream may reflect a deep fear of being forgotten or abandoned
  • Shame: perhaps a worry about trading what matters for money

Ask yourself

  • What am I afraid of being deprived of?
  • Am I tempted to choose security over my heart?

See also Cemetery · Grave · Poverty · Misery · Pauper

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

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