Dreaming of Turpentine
turpentine, paint thinner, solvent, thinner · mostly negative, with one happy exception
Turpentine foretells discouraging commitments, but tending others wins friendship.
What happens in the dream
- You dress someone's wound with it: your kindness will earn you friendship and favour
- You see turpentine: unprofitable, discouraging commitments
How you felt
- Harshness: a situation that stings
- Care: a wish to ease others' pain
Ask yourself
- Which commitment is wearing me down?
- Who could use my help?
See also Varnishing · Ointment · Wound
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: paint thinner, solvent, thinner.