Dreaming of Wasps

wasp, bee, yellow jacket · mostly negative, with one happy exception

Wasps mostly point to envy and spite from enemies, though one tradition reads them as abundance.

What happens in the dream

  • If you farm or keep fruit trees: thrift and abundance, the one good omen
  • If you are single and stung by a mud wasp: marriage to someone who will love you dearly
  • Seeing wasps: enemies will run you down spitefully
  • Being stung: you will feel envy and hatred; trouble from jealous people
  • Killing them: you will silence your enemies and stand up for your rights

How you felt

  • Irritation: the dream may reflect barbs or remarks that sting
  • Feeling harassed: small, repeated attacks may be wearing you down

Ask yourself

  • Who is needling me right now?
  • How can I protect my boundaries without wearing myself out?

See also Sting · Bees · Hornet · Envy · Enemy

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: bee, yellow jacket.

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