Dream About Scissors
The scissors is a symbol of separation, disconnection or conflict, signifies to your exterior persona. It mean that something in your life needs to be severed in order to improve the situation or that you need to make a decision, an omen for some immature relationship which may describe the relationship you had with your ex.
The scissors also have a positive meaning, symbolizing creativity, craftsmanship and independence, suggests a negative turn in events.
If you hurt yourself with the scissors in your dream, it mean that you will experience consequences from your decisions or actions, represents wealth, power and luxury.
Broken scissors indicate that your efforts are being blocked and you have trouble making progress, sadly a warning signal for protection against emotional hurt.
Using the scissors to cut something mean you are ready to let go of old habits or situations to make room for new things, points to spirituality, intuition, sense of self-worth.
If the scissors in a dream are unusually large or small, it mean that you are having trouble communicating your needs or that you are Feeling that your skills are not enough, unfortunately draws attention to your inability to care for yourself or your helplessness in reaching out to others.
If another person uses the scissors in a dream, it mean that you are in conflict with or feel separated from this person, points to unknown.
The color of the scissors also have a meaning, a premonition for the desire to isolate yourself from others. For example, black scissors symbolize the end of a relationship or friendship, while red scissors indicate passion, anger or aggression, states your issues with weight.
Green scissors represent the desire for growth and development, while yellow scissors represent creativity and spirituality Clarity, a premonition for the changes in your life.
It is important to consider your feelings in the dream and your thoughts when interpreting the dream, denotes an important message from your subconscious.
Scissors are a tool that is commonly used in daily life for cutting and trimming, a signal for your basic urges, emotional desires.
Change: Scissors in a dream represent a desire for change or a need to cut ties with something or someone in your daily life, denotes your impulsive behavior. It signify a need to sever negative or toxic relationships or habits that are holding you back, stands for your need to be more assertive. Transformation: Dreaming of scissors also signify a transformation process, denotes your sense of belonging or the lack of. Cutting away or trimming parts of yourself or your life necessary for personal growth and development, indicates wealth, prosperity and luck. Conflict: Scissors also symbolize conflict or cutting remarks made by others, you are being too hasty about a decision. The dream indicate that someone is being critical or harsh with you, or that you struggling with negative self-talk or criticism, you are desperately rejecting an aspect of yourself. Creativity: Scissors also be associated with creativity and artistic expression, refers to sorrow over love losses. The dream encouraging you to use your skills and talents to create something new or to express yourself in a unique way, an omen for the importance of learning from past generations.
In Christianity, scissors are associated with the concept of division and separation, signals your majestic power. It represent the idea of dividing right from wrong, good from evil, or separating the soul from the body, an indication for issues of dependency and hopelessness.
In Japanese culture, scissors are considered to be a symbol of good luck and protection against evil spirits, a harbinger for growth and expansion. The dream indicate that the dreamer is being protected from harm or that they will have good fortune in the future, signals mobility, independence and freedom.
From a psychological perspective, dreaming of scissors represent the your desire to take control of their life and make changes, a premonition for your alertness. It also indicate a need to cut off negative or toxic relationships, habits or behaviors that are no longer serving the your best interests, suggests caution. Additionally, it symbolize feelings of vulnerability or a need for protection from harm, signals a very clingy relationship.
If you dream of scissors, consider what they mean to you personally and what they represent in your daily life, represents achievement and success. Is there something that you need to cut out of your life or change in order to move forward? Are you struggling with negative self-talk or criticism from others? Try to address these issues in a constructive way in your daily life, draws attention to a lack of autonomy over the direction of your own life.
Scissors represent a cutting tool, which means that they symbolize the act of severing, separating, or dividing, an evidence for some negative or harmful feelings that you are harboring. If you dream about using scissors to cut something, it indicate that you need to separate or break away from something or someone in your daily life, points to some situation or issue that you need to tend to. This a sign that you need to set boundaries or end a relationship or project, a metaphor for your desire to control the outcome of a situation.
Separate is the act of dividing or dividing objects, parts, or people, a warning signal for a prickly situation where you are unable to detach yourself from. Therefore, if you dream about scissors, it mean that you need to separate yourself from a particular situation or person, refers to fairness harmony and cooperation. You feel stagnant or restricted, and you need to break free from it to move forward, a harbinger for opposing ideas and viewpoints.
Togetherness is the opposite of separation, signifies anxieties of changing your identity – that of a spouse. It means that things are joined or working together in harmony, signals endurance, patience and longevity. If you dream about scissors cutting something apart, it indicate that you need to let go of some people, things, or concepts that are working against your peace and happiness, suggests a general betterment of your improvement in your financial situation. You need to break away from toxic people or habits that are holding you back, means lurking danger and death.
What does it mean Scissors in a dream?
- If you have dreamed of Buying Scissors, Personal development materials may not make much sense, you should not spend excessively, you should closely observe the developments related to your career or business life.
If the dreamer is married, getting scissors in a dream means that he will have a child, have a large family, and sometimes seeing scissors means buying a new house or a car, finding comfort, living in abundance without any trouble.
- If you dreamed about Scissors, Hurrying may not be for anyone's benefit, Sudden changes may come up.
To see scissors in a dream indicates that the person who sees the dream will not remain silent in the face of injustice, he will show his place to the unfair person, the owner of the dream will treat everyone fairly and show people the right way. Seeing scissors in a dream indicates that the dreamer will have a hard time, he will be wronged, he will be unhappy because of the unfounded rumors about him, he will remove these people in his life, he will change his home, the neighborhood he lives in, and he will not talk to anyone.
- If you have dreamed of cutting scissors in your dream, You may also have full flexibility in your private life, Some of your relationships may end or results may be obtained in relationships.
Throwing scissors in your dream means that you want to speed up some things in your life and live with adrenaline and you will act without thinking about the end. It reflects your mood.
- To see scissors in a dream indicates that the person is blamed and upset for something he has never done or a word he has not said. The dream owner will be exposed to an undeserved accusation and will be upset. To see scissors in a dream is not good, it means sadness and trouble. It indicates receiving bad and sad news. Scissors seen in a dream are attributed to a sensible person leading the ignorant people, calming them down and showing them the right way.
- Seeing scissors in a dream also signifies children and having a new child. The family of the person who sees scissors in his dream means that the family will expand a little more, because a new member is joining this person's family. Some dream interpretations interpret that the scissors always point to the second one. For example; They say that it is in the form of a second child, a second house, a second car.
- Whoever sees scissors in a dream will be slandered. There will be enemies who are jealous of the dream owner and strive for his evil. The dreamer should be careful in this regard. An attack can come from those people at any time. To see that someone is giving scissors in your dream indicates that your possessions and money will increase.
- To see scissors in a dream indicates the existence of a person who gives his right to the right and shows his place to the wrong. Seeing scissors in a dream means that he is on the side of the right and is explained by a person who acts justly and guides.
Pamela Ball Interpretation
1- Scissors in dreams suggest the idea of cutting the non-essential out of our lives. This may be feelings we do not think arc appropriate, emotions that we cannot handle, or mental trauma which needs to be excised.
The type of scissors may also be important to the dreamer. Kitchen scissors would, for instance, be more utilitarian than surgical scissors which would suggest the necessity to be more precise. Scissors can also suggest a sharp, hurtful tongue or cutting remarks.
2- Dreaming of sharpening scissors suggests that we need to be more precise in our communication, whereas using blunt scissors suggests that we are likely to create a problem through speaking too bluntly.
To dream of a hairdresser using scissors signifies our fear of losing strength and status.
3- Spiritually scissors can have an ambivalent meaning. They can cut the Thread of Life, but can also represent unity and the coming together of the spiritual and physical.
Garuda Interpretation
Vision: Looking at a pair of scissors: when two people fight and you get in the middle, guess who gets hurt! Both will turn on you! The dream also indicates an impending separation caused by a woman. In a man’s dream, cutting with scissors means a relationship with a woman is ending.
Depth Psychology: In men’s dreams, scissors often have to do with a fear of castration or impotence. Generally speaking, scissors mean losing a loved one, but it might also be a call to end a relationship at last. Scissors also stand for irony, sarcasm, and harsh criticism that you yourself are guilty of, or that others use toward you. In scissors dreams, other symbols have great meaning.
Martha Clarke Interpretation
The presence of scissors in dreams indicates that you want to make an end to or shorten a relationship, activity, or aspect of yourself. Despite that it indicates that you possess an energetic and decisive spirit, you should end the situation as soon as possible, as it could already notably harm you. Although it is not a frequent dream, scissors can also express the start of a team-work project.
Dream tradition interprets dreams about scissors as enemies that will cause you pain. However, in the case that the scissors are clean and shiny, you have nothing to fear.
Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation
Material aspects: Scissors can also suggest a sharp, hurtful tongue or cutting remarks.
Dreaming of sharpening scissors suggests that we need to be more precise in our communication, whereas using blunt scissors suggests that we are likely to create a problem through speaking too bluntly.
The type of scissors may also be important. Kitchen scissors would, for instance, be more utilitarian than surgical scissors, which would suggest the necessity to be more precise. Consult the entries for kitchen, surgery and thread for further clarification.
Nancy Wagaman Interpretation
The process of dividing something into smaller pieces (such as to understand it better or to separate it into more manageable pieces).
Splitting something apart (such as two people going separate ways or splitting something in order to share it).
Cutting something out of something else (such as out of fabric or a newspaper) could represent focusing on something you want in your life, or a desire to remove something unwanted from your life (and keep only what you want).
See also: Sewing; Tool; Sharp; Knife; Hair
Gustavus Hindman Miller Interpretation
To dream of scissors is an unlucky omen; wives will be jealous and distrustful of their husbands, and sweethearts will quarrel and nag each other into crimination and recrimination. Dulness will overcast business horizons.
To dream that you have your scissors sharpened, denotes that you will work to do that which will be repulsive to your feelings.
To break them, there will be quarrels, and probable separations for you.
To lose them, you will seek to escape from unpleasant tasks.
Tony Crisp Interpretation
Cutting remarks; cynicism, sharp tongue; anger, fear of or feelings about castration
(female castration expresses in cutting off breasts)—the cutting off of developing sexual characteristics in body and mind; sometimes refers to separation or independence, as in cutting umbilical cord, or death; cutting something or someone out of one’s life; cutting off or cutting out feelings.
Klaus Vollmar Interpretation
An intellectual process and separation
(something is being cut off). Also it often points to the repression of aggression. According to psychoanalysis, the scissors, like all stabbing objects, are a symbol for masculine sexuality. Scissors may also be a more threatening symbol against masculinity, since they are used to cut something off—castration.
Folklore: Warning false friends.
Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation
Psychological / emotional perspective: Scissors in dreams suggest the idea of cutting the non-essential out of our lives. This may be feelings we do not think are appropriate, emotions that we cannot handle, or mental trauma that needs to be excised.
To dream of a hairdresser using scissors signifies our fear of losing strength and status.
Ariadne Green Interpretation
A pair of scissors may appear as an instrument for cutting psychological or emotional ties. Perhaps you may need to cut the threads of an old relationship in order to let go of unfulfilled desires. Cutting hair may represent cutting off your personal power. Cutting fabric may comment on preparation for a new form, such as a new identity or career
Betty Bethards Interpretation
Cut out or get rid of what is no longer beneficial to growth. Fear of being cut by scissors means we are afraid of cutting ourselves off from part of the self. Cutting a picture or message out of a book or magazine means wanting to keep something that is meaningful to us, whether idea or ideal, and make it part of the reality of our lives.
James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver Interpretation
A dream that emphasizes scissors can have a variety of different meanings. Scissors can be used in construction or in destruction. We could be cutting the umbilical cord (asserting our independence) or cutting ourselves off from someone.
Dream Explanations - Anonymous Interpretation
Dreams of scissors signify that you are undergoing a change and transformation. Consider the feeling tone to discern whether or not you are attempting to cut someone or something out of your life.
See Knife and Integration Dreams.
Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett Interpretation
Scissors, as such, featured in a dream are thought to portend a broken relationship; but to use scissors signifies that you can outwit a jealous competitor by prompt action.
Ella Freeman Sharpe Interpretation
To dream of scissors denotes jealousy and distrust of the marriage partner.
If you lose the scissors you may be trying to avoid a disagreeable undertaking.
See Knife.
Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation
Spiritually, scissors can have two meanings. They can cut the thread of life, but can also represent unity and the coming together of the spiritual and physical.
Pagan - Anonymous Interpretation
Dreaming of scissors indicates distrust of someone or something in your life. Could also indicate the need to “cut away” some outdated part of your life.
Katherine Taylor Craig Interpretation
A dream forecasting marriage to a young girl, but very evil for a married woman
(Gypsy). An erotic dream
(Jung).
Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin Interpretation
1. If used to cut something, indicates decisiveness in one’s life.
2. Desire to find a way to resolve an issue.
Cafer-i Sadik Interpretation
interpreted upon 3 sides: man of elegance, man possessing manifest anscestry with a usefulness, suitable friend.
Gillian Holloway Interpretation
Dreams of scissors are unlucky. They are portentous of quarrels between lovers or between husbands and wives.
myjellybean Interpretation
If you dream you are using scissors, you are decisive and in control in your life.
Internet Archive - Anonymous Interpretation
A warning of false friends. Beware of giving your confidence too fully.
Duke Zhou Interpretation
You cut something with a scissors: you’ll make more money
Margaret Hamilton Interpretation
Used to cut-loose that which is bound; see “loose”
Tyler Wolfe Interpretation
Symbolic of the need to cut things out of your life
Silvana Amar Interpretation
Distrust, a divider, and cutting loose
Patrica Telesco Interpretation
(see Knife, Sword)
Vincent Wienand Interpretation
1. Word of God. Heb. 4:12.
Raymond Buckland Interpretation
Enemies. Hatred.
Ibn Seerin Interpretation
(Clippers; Shears) In a dream, scissors mean slander and causing harm to someone’s reputation without regard for the truth. Scissors in a dream also represent a legal guardian who discerns between true and false. Holding a pair of scissors in a dream means delivering a brother for one’s first born son, or having two businesses feeding one another, unless if one is unmarried, then holding a pair of scissors, or a nail clipper in a dream means getting married.
If one sees a pair of scissors falling from the skies in a dream, they represent the scissors of destiny and the end of his life in this world. Clipping people’s beards in a dream means backbiting them.
A pair of scissors in a dream also represents business partners. Sheep shearing with a pair of scissors in a dream means prosperity. Holding a pair of scissors in a dream also means a dispute that requires a judge or a mediator.
Zolar Interpretation
lucky numbers: 03-12-27-30-31-33
buying: you are a precise and proper person, except with jealousy and suspicion.
cutting materials with: wil be a victim of prank you inflicted on another.
cleanly: decisive actions needed to control situation.
paper: want to put your past behind you, but it keeps rearing its ugly head.
enemies using: feel cut off from your circumstances, keep it that way.
married couple: your rebel iousness wil cause a big love quarrel.
others: future is not secure if you remain in the battle.
lovers handling: accusations without proof wil sever the affair.
of: wil be appointed editor of a wel -known newspaper.
using manicure: cannot separate yourself from your criticism, which wil turn on you.
left-handed: change to a more visual profession, where your talents are needed.
Ibn Seerin Interpretation
If seen in the dream it denotes meeting someone.
Towers, Jacqueline Interpretation
Seeing scissors is an indication that a relationship is about to break up. Using the scissors suggests that you could overcome the outcome if you act quickly.
Jean Boushahla Interpretation
to separate; may be saying "cut it out"; can be a death symbol because it divides by uniting and unites by dividing. Scis-sors-kick —a method of swimming.
Marsha Trimble Dunstan Interpretation
Bible/Word of God (see John 15:3).
Georg Fink Interpretation
Dreaming about scissors describes your fear of having made a mistake; a cut is permanent. Cutting something with a pair of scissors in a dream is a hint that you should think twice before acting. A pair of scissors may also refer to a disagreement or to anger. Receiving a pair of scissors as a gift from someone implies that you are thinking of cutting the tie to that person, which would be a permanent loss. Cutting with scissors stands for the intention of making a clean break. Watching someone else using scissors suggests that that person refuses to have anything to do with you. (See also “Cutting.”)
Ian Wallace Interpretation
Ability to look at both sides of a situation so I can quickly cut through any confusion and get straight to the point
Cathleen Connor Interpretation
Is there something or someone in your life you want to cut off? Scissors also indicate a need to “cut it out.” Or, the person with the scissors may be acting “snippy.”
Mary Summer Interpretation
denote a permanent separation Recall what color they were
Strong, Gerard Interpretation
A person close to the dreamer is pretending to be his friend; however, he is not.
Tony Crisp Interpretation
Cutting remarks; cynicism; sharp tongue; anger; fear of or feelings about castration (female castration expresses in cutting off breasts)—the cutting off of developing sexual characteristics in body and mind; sometimes refers to separation, independence—as in cutting umbilical cord—or death; cutting something or someone out of one’s life; cutting off or cutting out feelings.
Common Source
Scissors are symbolic in our dreams when we are cutting or removing things out of our lives. Scissors are sharp and snippy that could be a metaphor for possessing these unknown qualities within. Remembering what you are cutting will be symbolic to what you need to cut away.