Pamela Ball Interpretation: also see Plants
1- Weeds are generally plants which grow on waste ground and their symbolism in dreams reflects this. Thev mav indicate misplaced trust, misplaced energy or even misplaced attempts at success. They do not contribute a tremendous amount to our lives and if allowed to run riot or to overgrow can stop our own positive growth.
To be digging up weeds would show that we are aware that by freeing our life of the nonessential we are creating space for new growth and new abilities.
2- Mental attitudes which clog us up and do not allow us to move forward and old patterns of behaviour can very often be shown in dreams as weeds. We may need to decide which of these weeds are helpful to us (that is which could be composted, transferred into something else and made use of to help positive growth) or which need to be thrown awav. Often plants growing wild have healing properties. By using these properties we can enhance our lives, for instance, dandelion tea is a natural diuretic, and dreams can often tell us what we need.
3- Weeds, by courtesy of their irritating qualities and refusal to be quickly eradicated, symbolise spiritual difficulties.
Negative aspects of your own behavior, or unhealthy ideas, that need to be cleared away before real growth can occur.
Problems growing into a relationship or situation that must be rooted out for any type of positive results.
Her grown: Something in your life that’s gotten out of control, and now obscures the natural beautv within.
Positive outcomes from annoying situations. Xot all weeds are useless. Dandelions, for example, may be made into coffee, salads, and wine.
The difference is in how they are viewed and applied. Try looking at your current circumstances differently for a moment, and see if you can’t make the most of them.
Psychological / emotional perspective: Mental attitudes and old patterns of behaviour that clog us up and do not allow us to move forward can very often be shown in dreams as weeds. We may need to decide which of these weeds are helpful to us – that is, which could be composted, transferred into something else and made use of to help positive growth – or which need to be thrown away. Often plants growing wild have healing properties and by using these properties we can enhance our lives. Such information can be given intuitively in dreams.
Weeds as dream symbols represent neglect. They suggest that the dreamer has not been regularly tending his physical or psychological environment. Weeds are indicative of negativity as well as growth of useless and harmful elements in the dreamer’s life. Just as we need to weed out the garden to have healthy plants, we need to weed out the negativity in our minds and lives to grow fully. Weeding in dreams suggests a releasing of stifling and useless thoughts and actions, which frees the mind and improves relationships.
To be digging up weeds would show that we are aware that by freeing our life of the non-essential, we are creating space for new growth and new abilities.
If allowed to, weeds would overtake what we are cultivating and strangle the life out of what we have chosen to plant. In a dream, weeds represent these ubiquitous thoughts, habits, and patterns.
Depth Psychology: Cravings, wild urges, out-of-control emotions, and desires are “pushing up” and taking over “the garden of your life.” Remove these” wild plants” quickly and thoroughly— pull the weeds from your soul!
If you merely observed weeds in a garden, the dream is a warning against undesirable friends who could damage your reputation. But if you were pulling out the weeds or destroying them in any way, you can be sure that your future will be sunny and bright.
If you merely observed weeds in a garden, the dream is a warning against undesirable companions who may damage your **eputation; but if you were weeding or destroying ‘hem in any way, you can be sure that all your clouds will have silver linings.
(2) Perhaps some part of you has gone Svild’, out of control.
Weeds could indicate that the dreamer may have to weed out some ideas or negative thoughts from their consciousness. Their appearance could also indicate that some good friendships and / or relationships have gone to seed.
See plants.
To see a garden filled with weeds means that you need to review your diet and health; for if you continue as you are, you will become extremely sick.
To dream of weeding a garden or lawn may presage letting go of stifling and useless thoughts and actions.
Weeds, by courtesy of their irritating qualities and refusal to be quickly eradicated, symbolize spiritual difficulties.
2. Relationships that have gone bad.
Unorganized and unknown instincts and impulses that may be destructive or helpful.
A dream of much labor and small benefit (Gypsy).
A symbol of bad activities or bad people, Heb. 6:8
See NETTLE.
See Tares
burning dry: al your negative thoughts have been eliminated.
destroying: destroying bad habits causes embarrassment in business.
nettles, being stung by: wil be discontented with the painful.
walking among, without: have wasted your usefulness and gone to seed.
of: wil face hindrances in an undertaking that promises great honor.
pulling: destroy the nonessential completely before proceeding.
smoking: repressed wild urges are piling up.
(Also see Grass; Unwanted)
Weeds in your garden indicate that you have too much work to cope with. If you are burning weeds, this indicates that you are dodging your responsibilities.
neglect of higher principles; things that need to be "weeded out" of one's life. "Rid the garden of weeds."
Remove some of those unruly emotions inside of yourself. Weeds in dreams show us we need to help the garden grow, as well as ourselves, within the area of enriching the spiritual ground which we must tend to. One by one each negative feeling either leaves our body, or it will stay to cause mental suffering. Look at them as if they were soft weeds in the garden, and the type that were easily disposed of without much effort at all.
If the field in your dream is overgrown by weeds, this indicates that you may become disheartened in real life. This image could also be a hint that in real life you overestimate your status. Another message could be that you should take care of the weeds in your own garden before criticizing the gardens of others. (See also “Moor.”) WEIGHT LOSS Dreaming about weight loss could mean that an argument regarding a certain issue is rather “thin.” Weight loss also points to the “lean years” being almost over, and to an increase in status. If you dream of a number of complete strangers who are very emaciated, this could be a message from the unconscious that there are many people who are much worse off than you are. WET NURSE A wet nurse suckling a baby, when the dreamer is a woman, is often a sign of a repressed desire to be a mother. This image could also be a message from the unconscious that you need outside help in dealing with something. When you are the wet nurse in the dream, this is a warning that in real life others are taking advantage of you.
Dreaming of weeds suggests that something needs to be weeded out of your life. An overgrown garden might signify that something is being neglected in your life.
Sometimes beautiful, but in general undesirable, sometimes positively choking the cultivated flowers of the garden. A strong growth of w'ecds may represent aspects of your personality which you recognise (at least unconsciously) as being undesirable, and which are standing in the way of progress, whether spiritual or real. If you were trying to uproot them, an encouraging symbol; if they entirely took over the garden, a warning. Could they represent other people? 11 so, look for a pun in their names. Are you being ‘a weed’ — failing out of nervousness to take necessary action?
Things you have developed in your life that are not contributing much, or might even be stopping more positive personal growth; misplaced endeavor or energy. See plants.