Dreaming of Shaking Hands
shaking hands, greeting, handshake, shake hands · mostly positive
A handshake promises love, distinction and esteem, unless the hands are dirty.
What happens in the dream
- You shake hands: courtship and love
- You shake hands with a prominent leader: pleasures and honors from strangers, and high standing with friends if you seize the chance
- You have to reach up to shake hands: rivalry and opposition, which you'll overcome if you're wearing gloves
- You shake hands with people of humbler means: you'll be loved for your kindness
- The hands are dirty: enemies among apparent friends
- You shake hands with a frail old man: trouble where you sought fun
How you felt
- Openness: the dream often reflects a wish for contact and agreement
- Caution: it may echo doubts about how sincere a bond is
Ask yourself
- With whom do I want to join forces?
- Do I trust the hands I'm shaking?
See also Hand · Friend · Courtship · Gloves · Welcome
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); Anonymous, The Interpretation of Dreams and Moles (1805). Also searched as: greeting, handshake, shake hands.