Dreaming of Scissors
scissors, clippers, snips · mostly negative
Scissors are a bad sign of jealousy, quarrels and separation, though some read them as a wedding.
What happens in the dream
- If you're single: a wedding within the year, the one happy reading
- You see scissors: jealousy in couples, lovers' quarrels and dull business
- You have them sharpened: you'll have to do something you find distasteful
- You lose them: you'll try to dodge unpleasant tasks
- You break them: quarrels and likely separation
- If you're in a couple: beware a flattering seducer
How you felt
- Tension: the dream often reflects a wish, or fear, to cut a tie
- Distrust: it may echo an underlying jealousy
Ask yourself
- What tie do I want to cut, or fear seeing cut?
- Where is my jealousy coming from?
See also Shears · Knife · Quarrel · Jealousy · Separation
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: clippers, snips.