Dreaming of Tacks

tacks, pushpins, thumbtacks · mixed

Tacks foretell quarrels, but driving one in promises victory over a rival.

What happens in the dream

  • You hit your finger while driving one: unpleasant tasks will upset you
  • You see tacks: vexations and quarrels
  • You drive one in: you will master an unpleasant rivalry

How you felt

  • Irritation: the dream may reflect small everyday jabs
  • Mastery: it can mean you can fix things yourself

Ask yourself

  • Which small jabs are irritating me?
  • What can I sort out myself?

See also Nails · Hammer · Quarrel · Pins

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

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