Dreaming of a Puzzle

puzzle, brainteaser, jigsaw, riddle · mixed, with one happy exception

A puzzle points to missteps, but being baffled by an intricate matter promises a great favour.

What happens in the dream

  • You are stuck on an intricate matter you cannot unravel: someone is about to do you a great favour, the happy sign
  • You rack your brains over a puzzle: a spell of frivolity
  • You solve it: you will do something that works against you
  • The puzzle defeats you: a careless person will harm you without meaning to

How you felt

  • Confusion: the dream often reflects a situation you can't untangle
  • Persistence: perhaps the pleasure of looking for an answer

Ask yourself

  • Which question keeps going round in my head?
  • What if I asked for help solving it?

See also Riddles · Mystery · Labyrinth · Question · Cipher (Code)

Source: F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: brainteaser, jigsaw, riddle.

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