Dreaming of Scarcity
scarcity, lack, shortage, want · mostly negative, with a reverse reading
Scarcity warns of sorrow and failing affairs, though in a reverse reading it promises plenty of what's lacking.
What happens in the dream
- Something specific is scarce: by a reverse reading, it will soon come to you in abundance
- You dream of scarcity: sorrow at home and failing business
How you felt
- Anxiety: the dream often reflects a fear of not having enough
- Longing: it may echo a need you haven't voiced
Ask yourself
- What am I afraid of running out of?
- What am I truly missing right now?
See also Famine · Poverty · Want (Poverty) · Abundance · Hunger
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: lack, shortage, want.