Dreaming of a Torch

torch, flare, flashlight, torchlight · mostly positive, unless it goes out

A lit torch foretells success in love and ventures; an extinguished one, sadness and want.

What happens in the dream

  • You see torches: pleasant fun and good business
  • You carry a torch: success in love and tricky matters, victory over enemies
  • You walk towards a distant light at night: a successful journey, unless you stumble
  • You carry a torch at night: a visit from a distant friend
  • The torch goes out: failure, sadness and hardship

How you felt

  • Hope: a light to guide you through the dark
  • Passion: a flame you want to keep alive

Ask yourself

  • What's guiding me right now?
  • Which flame am I afraid to let go out?

See also Lantern · Lamp · Candles · Flame · Light

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); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: flare, flashlight, torchlight.

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