Dreaming of Torture

torture, torment · mostly negative, with happy exceptions

Torture foretells grief and betrayal, but relieving others or being falsely accused promises a better future.

What happens in the dream

  • You ease others' suffering: success in business and love after a struggle
  • You're tortured on a false charge: much happiness and contentment ahead
  • You torture someone: your plans to get rich will fail
  • You're tortured: disappointment and grief through false friends

How you felt

  • Distress: often intense pressure or guilt
  • Injustice: a sense of being wrongly judged

Ask yourself

  • What am I suffering in silence?
  • Am I being too hard on myself?

See also Pain · Cruelty · Inquisition · Victim · Agony

Source: 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: torment.

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