Dreaming of a Skull

skull, cranium, death's head · negative

A skull speaks of quarrels at home, rivalry and remorse.

What happens in the dream

  • You handle skulls: your business will shrink
  • Your own skull: you will be weighed down by remorse
  • Grinning skulls: quarrels at home
  • A friend's skull: a friend will harm you out of jealousy because you were preferred

How you felt

  • Unease: the dream may reflect tension at home or among those close to you
  • Guilt: it can bring up a regret you have not dealt with

Ask yourself

  • Is there a rivalry I'm choosing not to see?
  • What am I still blaming myself for?

See also Skeleton · Bones · Head · Quarrel

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

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