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What it means to dream about cockroaches
Two readings: the one the old dream book gives, and what this dream actually means.
What the traditional dream book says
In the dream books cockroaches mean small headaches, gossip and unwelcome visitors. A lot of them announce fuss and money leaking away in little amounts, the kind of spending you never quite notice until it has gone.
What the dream really reflects
Cockroaches turn up when the small stuff has multiplied and is coming out of every crack. Worries, errands, other people making themselves at home in your corner. They're about what has bred and is tangling round your feet. Time to clean house.
What changes the reading
The same dream reads differently, and here is what shifts it.
- Swarms of cockroaches
- The small stuff has bred and it's coming out of every crack. The more of them there are, the more the fuss is wearing you down.
- Killing cockroaches
- You're ready to clear out what has multiplied under your feet. Something in you has run out of patience, which is useful.
- One enormous cockroach
- A single small annoyance has grown in your head until it looks like a disaster. Ask yourself how big it really is out here.
FAQ
Is dreaming about cockroaches a good sign or a bad one?
Neither one directly, because a dream does not prophesy. It shows your state, and whether that is light or heavy is yours to weigh once you look closely. Cockroaches here is a mirror rather than a sentence.
The dream reflected you for one night. The chart of the sky holds your whole reflection.
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