Dreaming of Thorns

thorn, bramble, prickle, spine · mostly negative, with exceptions

Thorns foretell obstacles and hidden enemies, yet sometimes a romance or your rivals' defeat.

What happens in the dream

  • You walk on thorns: your enemies will be defeated
  • A thorn in your foot or leg: an unexpected romance that ends in marriage
  • You see thorns: dissatisfaction, and every step forward meets resistance
  • Thorns hidden under green leaves: secret enemies hold back your prosperity
  • A thorn pricks your finger: you may be offered a ring, perhaps a wedding ring

How you felt

  • Irritation: something keeps needling you
  • Wariness: a feeling that every pretty thing hides a snag

Ask yourself

  • What small thorn keeps bothering me day to day?
  • Am I quietly wary of someone?

See also Briars · Brambles · Nettles · Rose · Prick

Source: F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: bramble, prickle, spine.

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