◇ Depends on the scene Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below
Washing away worries and resetting yourself; dirt that will not come out warns of built-up fatigue.
Category: Body & health (how to read this category)
Psychology
Washing hair reflects a wish to clear your head. A pleasant wash means you are sorting things out; no lather or residue that stays suggests thoughts going in circles.
Folklore and history
Hair was thought to hold a person's spirit, and washing it echoes misogi, purification with water. Dream lore treats it as shedding bad luck and resetting fortune.
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This site's view
In this site's view, watch the drain. Clear water means what you want to release is leaving. Murky water or much hair means deeper fatigue than you realize. Someone washing it for you means you want to lean on them.
Going deeper: our reading
When someone washes your hair at a salon, most people naturally close their eyes, rest their neck and leave everything to the other person's hands. Having your hair washed is an experience of trusting someone while defenceless. In this site's reading, who was washing your hair shows how far you can currently lean on others. Washing it yourself suggests you are trying to reset your feelings without relying on anyone. Feeling comfortable as someone else washed it suggests you can accept help openly. Washing another person's hair suggests that through child-rearing, caregiving or looking after someone close, you wish to rinse away their worries too. This is our speculation, but staying at ease with your eyes closed means long-held tension is finally loosening.
What to do on waking
Wash your hair carefully tonight and soak in a warm bath. Your mind will lighten along with it.
In this scene
- ◎Good Getting well: recovery and a turn for the better (good)
- ▲Warn Pain, injury or loss: a warning of fatigue — check your real health too
- Bleeding: surprisingly, often read as rising energy or money luck
- 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
Turning a bad dream
In Japan, people once tried to turn a worrying dream for the better: a baku charm under the pillow, telling the dream to a nandina bush, or reciting an old dream-turning poem. Read the column on dream trading and dream-turning
A report from actually walking "sites of death," including suicide spots, paired with true ghost stories — a reference for our own reporting angle and writing style.
Ghost Story Reportage: Walking Through Sites of Death (Kannon Hanafusa / Futami Shobo)
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of washing Your Hair a good or bad sign?
A. Lucky or not depending on the scene — see "In this scene" below. Washing away worries and resetting yourself; dirt that will not come out warns of built-up fatigue.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of washing Your Hair?
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 washing Your Hair?
A. Wash your hair carefully tonight and soak in a warm bath. Your mind will lighten along with it.
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
Read this dream with your own scene in the Dream Dictionary →
More dreams in "Body & health"
- Bugs Crawling on Your Body
- Dentures
- A New Tooth Growing In
- A Baby Tooth Falling Out
- A Wisdom Tooth
- Dyeing Your Hair
- Tangled Hair
- Tying Up Your Hair
- Having Your Hair Pulled
- Making Eye Contact
- Bleeding from the Eyes
- Something in Your Eye
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
