◎ Lucky dream Traditionally a lucky sign
Money and vitality surging; if overwhelmed, you are carrying too much.
Category: Animals (how to read this category)
Psychology
Many snakes reflect the volume of life force and desire within you, or the number of problems you are juggling. Taking snakes as unconscious energy, as a Jungian view would, it may be a time when that energy surges up at once. Whether you were overwhelmed or calm is the dividing line.
Folklore and history
Shedding its skin again and again, the snake symbolises renewal and plenty; in Japan people visit Benzaiten on Snake days for wealth. In early spring, snakes waking from hibernation emerge together, a burst of life. Dream lore says more snakes mean rising fortune, but strong fear warns of overload.
A guide-light baton for signaling between group members inside a ruin, or for fixing to a car hood with its magnet to light the surroundings — its specialty is signaling with a flashing light.
Mizukei Multi Guide Light Baton 'Yutosei' 23cm 2013001
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This site's view
In this site's view, watch where the snakes were heading. Flowing one way means your fortune and circumstances are converging; scattering means too many tasks lie half-finished; swarming at your feet points to small chores that need clearing now.
Going deeper: our reading
Some snakes gather in rock crevices or underground holes to hibernate close together, then emerge one after another in spring. A crowd of snakes is not only an omen but a picture of strength stored to get through a hard season. In this site's reading, people who dream of many snakes carry energy without a set purpose, or several plans not yet formed. Snakes tangled under the floor or at the back of a shed suggest desires or talents waiting quietly for their turn. A group swimming through water hints that things are starting to move with your feelings. If one snake among many stared at you, one possibility may be emerging as the thing to face now. This is our speculation, but the quieter the snakes, the nearer the end of winter.
What to do on waking
List everything half-done and choose just three to finish today. Fewer snakes, quieter mind.
In this scene
- ◎Good It comes close or is friendly: help is near (good)
- ▲Warn It attacks or bites: a held-back feeling or friction nearby (warning)
- It is dead or weak: the strength it stands for is running low
- Big, white or gold: the meaning is stronger; white and gold lean lucky
- 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 book guide tracing the history of Japanese horror fiction from the postwar years to the Reiwa era — a reference for our horror-fiction roundups.
A History of Japanese Horror Fiction: Ghost Stories, Occult, Mockumentary (Unga Asamiya / Heibonsha Shinsho)
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of many Snakes a good or bad sign?
A. Traditionally a lucky sign. Money and vitality surging; if overwhelmed, you are carrying too much.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of many Snakes?
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 many Snakes?
A. List everything half-done and choose just three to finish today. Fewer snakes, quieter mind.
Related dream essays
- True Dreams and Reverse Dreams: Why We Read Dreams Backwards
- Buying Dreams, Turning Dreams: A Japanese History of Dream Trading and Dream Charms
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More dreams in "Animals"
- A Leopard
- A Hedgehog
- A Seal or Sea Otter
- Bitten by a Snake
- Killing a Snake
- A Snake Coiling Around You
- Chased by a Dog
- Bitten by a Dog
- Finding a Stray
- Scratched by a Cat
- A Pet Dying
- Killing Bugs
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
