Dream About Trunk

Dreams about a suitcase have different meanings, expresses your hesitance in revealing your true feelings, hidden habits/ideas. A suitcase interpreted as a symbol of travel, change or a new phase in life, an indication for feelings of inadequacy and frustration.

If you are dreaming of an empty suitcase, it mean that you are looking for new experiences and adventures or that you are ready to step out of your comfort zone, a hint for your search for hunger for ideas.

On the other hand, dreaming of a full suitcase indicate overwork or new responsibilities, means your efforts to combine your talents or energies to achieve a mutual goal. You feel overwhelmed or anxious about the challenges ahead, indicates a lack of trust.

Opening the suitcase mean that you are trying to examine your inner thoughts and desires, a metaphor for working together toward a common goal. The contents of the suitcase provide clues about your hopes, fears, and goals, a warning alert for a situation or relationship that has made you cold and bitter.

A trunk in a dream represent a person's memories or inner thoughts they are keeping hidden away, a harbinger for self-indulgent behavior or unwanted attention. It signify the need for the dreamer to take a look into their past and reflect on their experiences, a message for foolishness and ignorance.

The dreamer should also pay attention to the size and contents of the trunk, a symbol for your real life relationship with a you feel about him/her. A large trunk filled with valuable items represents wealth, while an empty or small trunk symbolize a lack of resources or options, sadly draws attention to a false sense of security.

The content of the trunk in a dream carry a symbolic meaning, signifies your ethic. For instance, if the trunk contains old clothes, it interpreted as the your desire to change their appearance, signifies a spiritual reawakening, eternal life or resurrection. If the trunk is filled with books, the dream indicate a need for knowledge or education, an omen for your path in life.

Locks and keys also carry symbolic meanings, symbolises an urgent message that needs to be delivered. If the trunk is locked, it represent secrets or desires that the dreamer is keeping hidden from others, a message for the obstacles standing in your way toward your goals. The key indicate the possibility of unlocking these secrets, freedom, or new opportunities, a portent for chaos and confusion.

In some religions and beliefs, dreaming of a trunk represent a desire for spiritual development or enlightenment, a harbinger for lack of self-esteem and self-confidence in some area of your life. In Christianity, the trunk symbolize the resurrection or ascension to heaven, a sign for prudence, practicality, caution, work. In Buddhism, it represent the opening of the mind, and in Hinduism, it indicate the discovery of inner peace or Atman, states your concerns about your appearance.

Cultural background also influence the interpretation of dreams, unfortunately a warning alert for a messy situation. In some cultures, the trunk represent the family heritage or an inheritance, points at a particular aspect of yourself or a specific relationship. In others, it indicate a need to go back to one's roots, or it interpreted as a symbol of travel or a journey, a symbol for sun, power.

From a psychological perspective, dreaming of a trunk reflect the your emotional state or personality traits, also this dream about a high level of awareness. It symbolize the need for closure or the desire to control one's emotions, a hint for your real life relationship with a you feel about him/her.

The contents of the trunk also represent different aspects of the your personality, such as repressed thoughts or desires, memories, or experiences, a metaphor for your own feelings of inadequacy. Exploring the content of the trunk in the dream reveal some hidden aspects of the your psyche, unfortunately a warning alert for suppressed emotions that are on the verge of spilling over into your a negative influence in your daily life.

If you dream of a trunk, you should examine your life's circumstances and try to relate the dream to your life, an indication for someone who may be a mentor or caring person. Ask yourself what it is that you are trying to hide or keep locked away, suggests a quest for harmony in your life. Examine your past experiences and see if they are holding you back from achieving your goals, signifies hope and happiness.

Try to unlock the trunk in your dream or explore its contents, as this indicate your desire to resolve any issues, overcome inner conflicts, or discover something new, points to suppressed or unexpressed anger.

Finally, seek guidance or support from a trusted friend or therapist to help you understand the meaning of your dream and to work through any emotional issues the dream have brought to your attention, a harbinger for control over your emotional desires.

A trunk a symbol of storage, security, and memories, points at a sly or cunning person.

If you dream of a trunk that is locked, it indicate that there are some emotions or memories that you are trying to keep hidden or protected, a harbinger for your creativity, of life. You feeling guarded or defensive about your past, or trying to keep some aspect of your life private from others, the sense of security.

Alternatively, if you dream of a trunk that is open and overflowing with items, it indicate that you are feeling overwhelmed or burdened by the memories or possessions in your life, a sign for your need to react quickly. You struggling to process or let go of past experiences, or feeling weighed down by physical possessions, suggests your fast paced lifestyle.

Dreaming of a trunk also represent the concept of ancestry and lineage, symbolises your desires for physical/emotional satisfaction. It indicate a desire to explore your family history, or a need to connect with your roots and heritage, it states hidden power.

It's important to pay attention to the details of your dream, as well as any personal associations you have with trunks or storage containers, a clue for wealth, adventures. By reflecting on these elements, you gain a deeper understanding of the message and meaning of your dream, a harbinger for your desire for for adventure. If you continue to feel confused or unsettled after your dream, it helpful to speak with a trusted friend, family member, or mental health professional to process your feelings and gain perspective on your situation, points to some sort of insult.

Gustavus Hindman Miller Interpretation

To dream of trunks, foretells journeys and ill luck.

To pack your trunk, denotes that you will soon go on a pleasant trip.

To see the contents of a trunk thrown about in disorder, foretells quarrels, and a hasty journey from which only dissatisfaction will accrue. Empty trunks foretell disappointment in love and marriage.

For a drummer to check his trunk, is an omen of advancement and comfort.

If he finds that his trunk is too small for his wares, he will soon hear of his promotion, and his desires will reach gratification.

For a young woman to dream that she tries to unlock her trunk and can’t, signifies that she will make an effort to win some wealthy person, but by a misadventure she will lose her chance.

If she fails to lock her trunk, she will be disappointed in making a desired trip.

Pamela Ball Interpretation

1- In previous times to dream of a trunk was supposed to foretell a long journey. Nowadays, as people tend to travel light, it is much more likely to represent a repository for old things and hence signify old out-dated ideas.

2- We have the ability to store all sorts of rubbish both physically and mentally. When a trunk appears in a dream it is time to ‘open the box and have the courage to sort out what is there. Often, when one is ready to do this but docs not do so, the image of the trunk will appear over and over again.

To find a jewel in a trunk indicates the good that can be found in doing a personal spring-clean.

3- Dreaming of a trunk indicates that spiritually we need to explore our hidden depths to get the best out of ourselves.

James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver Interpretation

The trunk of a tree may represent one’s inner sense of well-being and personality.

A thick bark over a large, hefty trunk denotes a strong, rugged, and durable person.

A thin, narrow, bark-free tree trunk suggests a highly sensitive but wiry individual.

If the trunk is the long nose of an elephant, the dreamer may have a strong “nose for the news” and a very good memory. Alternatively an elephant’s trunk may have a phallic and sexual meaning. Finally, a trunk in the sense of an oldfashioned storage case may reveal the old memories and secrets to which the dreamer is clinging.

Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation

Psychological / emotional perspective: We have the ability to store all sorts of rubbish, useful or not – both physically and mentally. When a trunk appears in a dream it is time to ‘open the box’ and have the courage to sort out what is there, what we can keep and what we can now reject. Often, when we should do this but do not do so, the image of the trunk will appear over and over again in different dreams.

To find a jewel in a trunk indicates the good that can be found in doing a personal spring-clean.

Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation

Material aspects: In previous times to dream of a trunk was supposed to foretell a long journey. Nowadays, as people tend to travel light, it is much more likely to represent the baggage that we have accumulated in our day-to-day life.

An elephant’s trunk, by association with the idea that elephants never forget, could signify memories.

Versatile - Anonymous Interpretation

Dreaming of a trunk has the same connotation as a treasure chest and indicates that spiritually we need to explore our hidden depths and the knowledge we have stored in order to get the best out of ourselves. Consult the entries for animals, baggage, box, chest / box, gems / jewels, luggage and treasure for additional information.

Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin Interpretation

1. Travel is in the offing (especially if the trunk is empty).

2. A need or desire to address feelings or memories long neg­lected.

3. A negative omen concerning relationships and finances (if trunk is lost, overstuffed or damaged).

Ella Freeman Sharpe Interpretation

Packing, closing, or opening a trunk means the dreamer would like a change.

If the trunk never gets packed or never gets locked, the dream signifies frustration usually because of thwarted ambitions.

Gillian Holloway Interpretation

Packing a trunk in a dream is a forerunner of a trip that is likely to have a good effect on your income.

To close and lock a trunk augurs good health.

myjellybean Interpretation

To see a trunk in your dream represents old memories, ideals, hopes, and old emotions. It may represent issues and feelings that you have not dealt with.

Gillian Holloway Interpretation

A maiden who dreams of unsuccessfully trying to open a trunk will be wooed by a wealthy man, but through misunderstanding will fail to marry him.

Internet Archive - Anonymous Interpretation

A traveller will return from abroad.

A wish will be granted in connection with a home.

Katherine Taylor Craig Interpretation

Full it shows economy, empty it denotes extravagance (Raphael).

Betty Bethards Interpretation

Need to clean out and release old belief systems.

See Suitcase.

Margaret Hamilton Interpretation

Figurative of place of storage

Klaus Vollmar Interpretation

See Tree Trunk.

Dream Explanations - Anonymous Interpretation

See Suitcase.

Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett Interpretation

See Baggage.

Martha Clarke Interpretation

See CLOSET

Zolar Interpretation

lucky numbers: 21-27-29-34-41-48

car, a: a secret you are intent on keeping.

elephants, an: are satisfied with smal pleasures.

filling a: be selective as to whom you include.

full, a: plans for a trip have been canceled, until you rise above the situation.

many: take the trip, to more appreciate what you left and wil return to.

of an empty: resist the temptation to change jobs, your promotion is imminent.

opening the lid: are on a voyage of self-discovery.

closing: dispose of undesirable elements.

relative’s, a: a traveler wil return from abroad.

taking a, on a trip: a wish wil be realized.

unfolding layers in a: a potential is to be developed.

Ibn Seerin Interpretation

In a dream, a trunk represents a wife, a beautiful woman, one’s house, or one’s shop. In a dream, a trunk also represents marriage for an unwed person, prosperity for a poor person, travels, or an ambassador.

(Also see Sack; Suitcase; Treasure box)

Towers, Jacqueline Interpretation

Pack your bags, you are going on a trip and it might change your life.

Ian Wallace Interpretation

Ability to feel safe and secure in my core strengths so I can be open to new possibilities without feeling vulnerable

Mary Summer Interpretation

(baggage) denotes “heavy” burdens; excesses perceived as valuable

Mary Summer Interpretation

(tree) applies to inner strength

Mary Summer Interpretation

(vehicle) corresponds with the “hidden” aspects carried along one’s path

Julie Gillentine Interpretation

A place for storage of what’s not in use at present, a long voyage. What does the trunk look like? What’s inside? Where is it stored? What’s the purpose and situation?

Tony Crisp Interpretation

Similar to chest, except it may be wordplay on one’s physical chest. In either case, it often refers to what we have stored away and perhaps forgotten. Therefore might point to emotions or memories that we still hold within us, perhaps even locked in the chest or trunk as muscular tensions. For car trunk see Car boot, trunk under car.

Common Source

Trunks in dreams are a manifestation of things in your life that you might be still holding on too. This can be anything from past experiences, emotions, memories that you keep behind you. This is at the back of your mind that you have put aside but they are still traveling with you everyday.