Dreaming of Turnips
turnip, root vegetable, rutabaga, swede · mostly positive, with reservations
Turnips mostly foretell bright prospects and prosperity, with a few domestic shadows.
What happens in the dream
- Turnips growing, or a turnip field: brightening prospects, wealth and a good position
- You pull them up: you'll seize your chances and improve your lot
- Turnip seed: future advancement; sowing it: a good inheritance and a happy marriage
- If you're in love: a faithful, even-tempered partner
- You eat turnips or their greens: poor health or bitter disappointment
- You see turnips: secrets exposed and quarrels at home
How you felt
- Simplicity: the worth of humble things
- Rootedness: patience with what grows underground
Ask yourself
- What's quietly growing in my life?
- Have I underrated something humble?
See also Vegetables · Radish · Carrot · Potatoes · Beets
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: root vegetable, rutabaga, swede.