Saw Dream Interpretation: Insights from 20 Unique Sources

In a dream, a saw represents a forgiving person, or a mediator who negotiates back and forth.

A saw in a dream also may represent a judge, an arbitrator, or marriage.

A saw in a dream also means division of assets, a scale, or a perfidious person who loves to create division between a husband and a wife, and to separates between them.

A saw in a dream also represents a cunning person, unfair dealings between people, hypocrisy, evil, an informant, or sexual intercourse.

A saw in a dream also represents a helper, strength, profits, a public ordinance, a proclamation, a learned person, ora judge.

A lumberman’s saw in a dream represents an astringent and an austere headman.

A marble saw in a dream signifies running out of tricks, or presenting an unsatisfactory proof.

A handsaw in a dream represents a layman, a miller, or sieve merchant, etcetera.

To dream that you use a hand-saw, indicates an energetic and busy time, and cheerful home life.

To see big saws in machinery, foretells that you will superintend a big enterprise, and the same will yield fair returns.

For a woman, this dream denotes that she will be esteemed, and her counsels will be heeded.

To dream of rusty or broken saws, denotes failure and accidents.

To lose a saw, you will engage in affairs which will culminate in disaster.

To hear the buzz of a saw, indicates thrift and prosperity.

To find a rusty saw, denotes that you will probably restore your fortune.

To carry a saw on your back, foretells that you will carry large, but profitable, responsibilities.

The interpretation here must be correlated with the action and type of tool.

If you dreamed of a band saw, the dream is telling you to persevere and you will win the approval you seek; a jigsaw portends the breakup of a romantic attachment; a buzz saw is a warning that you are endangering your reputation and/or credit through association with undesirable companions; a hacksaw predicts an increase in responsibility but with unexpected compensations; an ordinary handsaw indicates difficulties and obstacles to be overcome during a change which will ultimately be an advance.

A saw is a manifestation of the desire to cut or to terminate an affair, be it a personal conflict, a work project, or a familial relationship. The dreamer should analyze the negative aspects of life and study the consequences of his actions, because it is possible that the problem has a less drastic solution than what is expressed by the subconscious.

A saw is designed primarily to cut through wood in order to create something of structure.

The saw itself represents your ability to change the shape of some form of thought, idea, or consciousness. When put to use, such a tool can be highly constructive but also dangerous. Let your dream indicate which direction to take your interpretation.

Something drastic is happening.

A well-known symbol of differentiation (analysis) and intellectual work.

The saw is changing something rough into something more precise that the dreamer then can use. In many instances, this dream image has something to do with willpower that can be used to bring success.

To see or use a hand saw in your dream, indicates that you need to quit doing something.

The dream may also be a pun on something you saw or are seeing.

To see an electric saw in your dream, signifies your ability to get down to the core of the problem. You know how to get to the point quickly.

If you dream that you are using a handsaw it denotes an industrious and provident nature that makes a good home and increases security.

If a woman uses a saw, friends will come to her for advice.

The sound of a buzz saw portends frugality and resourcefulness.

Dreams of a saw denote destruction that leads to creation. Your dream is giving you the message that sometimes your life structures need to be torn down before they can be recreated.

See Knife, Breakdown/Breakthrough Dreams.

Using a saw in a dream is a fortunate augmy if you appear to be making progress.

The faster the progress, the better are your chances for success.

Tool for building, pruning, to be used responsibly. Also, a tale, proverb, belief you have accepted or one that rings true for you now.

Used to cut wood, a saw may mention that it is time to divide your duties or the workload in your life with someone else.

It is not a fortunate omen to dream that you are Sawing wood. At best, it indicates difficulties to be overcome.

Energy to reshape old attitudes; wordplay on see; sex as the relationship meets hesitations; masturbation.

Symbolic of cutting or tearing down by the power of God, Isa. 10:34

Causing division with wavering words and actions

See tools.

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buying a: gossip wil endanger your reputation and your credit; cut your own work.

dull, a: upgrade your systems to fit the chal enge.

hack, to cut metal, using a: the intricacies of your job wil take more time with extra pay.

hand: wil alter your politics to fit your reality.

of a: progression in business if you reuse the shavings.

rusty with broken teeth, a: your disgrace leads to failure.

sawing wood: your honesty irritates others; reevaluate your methods of sharing.

enemies: move on the issue while they are asleep.

others: accept responsibility for others’ failure, not yours.