◎ Lucky dream Traditionally a lucky sign
The third of the lucky New Year trio. In Japanese it sounds like "to achieve", so it hints at success or children.
Category: Lucky dreams (how to read this category)
Psychology
A plump eggplant reflects hope for results and the urge to create. Its calm purple seems to stand for quiet ripening.
Folklore and history
Third in the first-dream trio, nasu (eggplant) sounds like the verb nasu, "to accomplish". Its abundant fruit also symbolises many descendants. The saying "don't feed autumn eggplant to your daughter-in-law" is read both as spite and as care for her health.
Working inside a ruin or investigating as a group, a single hand-held flashlight often can't light both your feet and your task while leaving your hands free. This one comes from GENTOS, a Japanese lighting maker known for reliable quality.
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This site's view
In this site's view, was it on the vine or harvested? Growing means results are ripening; in hand means now is the time to act; shrivelled means start what you have been putting off.
Going deeper: our reading
A Japanese proverb says that a parent's advice and an eggplant's flowers are never wasted, not one in a thousand, because most eggplant flowers set fruit. Eggplants keep bearing through the summer heat and suit almost any home dish, grilled, simmered or pickled. In this site's reading, people who dream of eggplants often hope less for dazzling success than for daily effort to bear fruit one piece at a time. The scene helps. Looking at eggplant flowers is encouragement that effort not yet visible is not wasted; cooking eggplants with someone, a sign you have companions to share results with; receiving them from a parent or elder, a hint that their words hold advice you need now. This is our speculation, but the dream may come when you cannot quite trust your own efforts, to say they are ripening.
What to do on waking
Choose one postponed task to finish today, and mark it done.
In this scene
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
A disaster-prep item that covers information, a flashlight, and phone charging in one unit, for a powerless ruin or a mountain haunted spot with poor reception.
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of an Eggplant a good or bad sign?
A. Traditionally a lucky sign. The third of the lucky New Year trio. In Japanese it sounds like "to achieve", so it hints at success or children.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of an Eggplant?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of an Eggplant?
A. Choose one postponed task to finish today, and mark it done.
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More dreams in "Lucky dreams"
- A Rainbow
- A Hawk
- A Fortune Slip
- A Crane
- A Shrimp
- The Aurora
- A Pine Tree
- A Lotus
- A Bouquet
- A Hearse
- Rainbow Colours
- Drawing Great Blessing
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
