Dreaming of a Rocking Chair

rocking chair, armchair, glider, rocker · mostly positive, unless the chair is empty

A rocking chair speaks of contentment and the comfort of loved ones, but an empty one warns of loss or estrangement.

What happens in the dream

  • You see rocking chairs: friendly company and contentment
  • A loved one rocks in one: the sweetest of joys
  • The chairs are empty: bereavement or estrangement, the one bad sign

How you felt

  • Nostalgia: the dream often reflects a need for closeness and tenderness
  • Sadness: it may echo missing someone who is no longer there

Ask yourself

  • Whom do I miss right now?
  • Where do I truly feel at peace?

See also Chair · Mother · Home · Comfort · Cradle

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). Also searched as: armchair, glider, rocker.

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