Dreaming of Shears

shears, clippers, pruning shears · negative

Shears warn of meanness and difficult dealings; broken shears, of losing friends.

What happens in the dream

  • You see shears: you'll grow miserly and disagreeable in your dealings
  • They're broken: your odd behavior will cost you friends and standing

How you felt

  • Hardness: the dream may reflect a habit of cutting people off
  • Fear: it may echo worry about severing ties

Ask yourself

  • Am I being too hard on others lately?
  • Which relationship am I damaging?

See also Scissors · Sheep · Miser · Friend

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

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