Hole

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Hole Mean in Dreams?

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Western/Modern

Dreaming of a hole are usually negative symbols reflecting feeling and problems that need to be covered up. This is why many dreamers notice holes in the ground, wall, floor, ceiling or roof as it identifies with the mind of the dreamer. What needs to be fixed or patched up is causing distress in your life. Noticing a hole in your foot suggest a slow down in your progress. A hole in the face or head connects thoughts, opinions, your intellect, and the ability to make decisions. If you are climbing out of a hole it is a positive symbol of new progress in your life.

Biblical

(open pit) symbolic of a trap or a prostitute, Prov. 23:27, Prov. 28:10

Jungian

The hole is an obvious symbol that 'something is missing' or 'incomplete.' As a hole in the ground, it can represent the idea that the foundation that you are standing upon may be unstable. At the same time, the hole is associated with the Cave or womb, so can appear as a way of combining the idea of incompleteness with motherly influences or nurturing.

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

Digging a hole, a water well, or an irrigation and planning to water the plants with them in a dream means attending one’s needs and serving the interests of his family. Eating from the dirt one piles from digging in his dream represents a swagger, or someone who acquires money through deception. Seeing oneself inside a hole in a dream also means divorce. To see oneself outside of such a hole looking at it in a dream means having an argument with one’s spouse that will end in reconciliation. If a sick person or a prisoner sees himself coming out of a hole in a dream, it means that he will become free from his trials. Falling into a hole and crying for help to no avail in a dream means taking a short trip. A hole in a dream also represents a poor woman who strives to cover others pitfalls, though she cannot veil her own. Hiding inside a hole in a dream also means appeasement of one’s fears, or ending of one’s adversities. If while hiding, one finds food, or fresh water, or a cloth to cover himself in the dream, it means profiting from sources one does not anticipate, or making peace with an opponent. To put a hole in one’s shoe in a dream means facing trouble and adversities.

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