Dreaming of Riddles

riddles, brain teaser, enigma · mostly negative

Riddles point to confusion, dissatisfaction and a venture that will test your patience.

What happens in the dream

  • You try to solve riddles: a venture that will test your patience and tie up your money
  • Riddles in general: confusion and dissatisfaction

How you felt

  • Bafflement: the dream often reflects a situation you can't make sense of
  • Challenge: perhaps the pleasure of searching for the key to a mystery

Ask yourself

  • Which riddle am I trying to solve right now?
  • Am I wearing myself out trying to understand what escapes me?

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

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

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