Freudian psychoanalysis identifies thorns with painful events of sexual life; Jungian, with sentimental disappointments. Thorns also represent the pain always linked to pleasure, “there is no rose without a thorns.” This dream can also be caused by rheumatic pains or nocturnal insect bites. (See Also: HEDGEHOG)
Dreaming of thorns announces fights and disputes with neighbors. Getting
pricked by them portends dangers concerning, in particular, money and career.
Thread This is one of the most ancient symbols of humanity. The thread represents the essential connection on the spiritual, social, biological planes, etc. Because of this, you can interpret the thread as the chain of circumstances that happen in your life, making up your destiny. So dreaming of thread that doesn’t end predicts health and many years of life. On the contrary, if it is broken, it announces illness or physical problems. The same interpretation is applicable to your emotional relationships or job. Threads of noble metals, such as gold or silver, predict success earned thanks to intelligence and subtlety.
[1]Vision: Being surrounded by thorns: times will be difficult for a while.
A woman dreaming about thorns is afraid of venereal disease. Looking at thorns: trouble in the love department. Getting pricked by a thorn: if you are a young girl it means fear of sexual contact.
If you are an adult, a friendship might come to an end. Falling into a bush that has thorns: you arc getting involved in a confusing situation—getting out of it will be difficult. Wearing a wreath of thorns on your head: you may be involved in much emotional hurt.
See Also: Splinters.
Depth Psychology: Thorns express your unconscious fear of the “hazards” that come with sexual relationships. Like Sleeping Beauty, the dream for some women indicates that they are waiting for a prince to rescue them.
[2]1- To dream of being pierced by a thorn or splinter signifies that a minor difficulty has got through our defences.
If the thorn draws blood, we need to look at what is happening in our lives which could make us vulnerable. In a woman’s dream this could represent the sexual act, or rather, fear of intercourse.
2- The thorn stands for physical suffering in dreams. In matters of health, it may indicate a vulnerability to infection.
3- The thorn, also associated with Christ, may signify that we arc dedicating ourselves to some element of our spiritual quest.
The crown of thorns indicates suffering for our beliefs.
[3]To have a thorn in your side or anywhere in your body is an annoyance, unhealed emotional wound, place of extreme pain and sensitivity. Thorns protect the beauty and fragility of the rose; your thorns are your rough ego edges that protect your vulnerability and truest self.
See Also: Splinter.
[4]Material aspects: To dream of being pierced by a thorn or splinter signifies that a minor difficulty has got through our defences.
If the thorn draws blood, we need to look at what is happening in our lives that could make us vulnerable.
[5]Thorns on your body may symbolize feeling a need to protect yourself, something to be avoided or merely ‘a thorn in your side’. For a Christian, thorns may suggest sacrifice and eventual redemption.
[6]Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a thorn, being penetrative, could represent the sexual act, or rather fear of intercourse.
For a man thorns may represent sacrifice of some sort.
[7]To catch your clothes or body on a thorn is a warning that your reputation is being jeopardized by unsavory companions.
A little tactful disentanglement seems to be in order.
See Also: Scratch.
[8]Psychological / emotional perspective: The thorn stands for physical suffering in dreams. In matters of health, it may indicate a vulnerability to infection.
[9]Thorns are usually associated with suffering.
The dreamer may be “sacrificing” his or her own life for others, thereby becoming a “martyr.”
[10]The thorn may signify that we are dedicating ourselves to a difficult element of our spiritual quest – we are suffering for our beliefs.
[11]Dreaming of being pricked by a thorn means you feel like you’re taking blame you don’t deserve in a real life situation.
[12]1. Hindered progress.
2. Sin, guilt.
3. Contentment to come.
[13]See “brier”
[14]See Also: Splinter.
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