Dreaming of a Spider
spider, arachnid, cobweb · mostly positive, with caveats
A spider mostly signals patient work, money and a secure home, though its bite foretells betrayal and enemies.
What happens in the dream
- A spider spins its web: happiness and security at home
- Gold spiders around you: brighter prospects and new friends
- You see a spider: careful work will build a pleasing fortune
- A spider comes toward you or drops in front of your face: someone will pay you money
- Many spiders hanging around you: fortune, health and friends
- You kill a spider: quarrels with your partner, or in the long run a fair estate
- A spider bites you: unfaithfulness and enemies in business
- You flee a large spider: you will lose a fortune by passing up chances
How you felt
- Fear: the dream may reflect anxiety about a threat drawing near
- Perseverance: it often speaks of the value of patient work, thread by thread
Ask yourself
- What am I patiently building?
- Which threat do I tend to run from?
See also Spider Web · Tarantula · Flies · Money
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: arachnid, cobweb.