Association:
– Treasures & resources; Security & wealth.
Question:
– What is worth to me? What is value to me?
Artemidoros:
Accident – Some maintain that money and coins altogether mean accident.
Better less than more – It is always better to possess little property and money than too much, because big wealth means concerns and grief because it is difficult to manage as well as a treasure. If somebody dreams who he is penniless or poor in the waking life, this means luck and prosperity during days, the return of the former splendid relations. If somebody dreams who is rich at the waking life, that shows him many offensiveness and poverty.
General Meanings:
Evaluation of Own Worth – In the dream money is not necessarily a hard currency, but rather symbolizes the way in which the dreamer evaluate himself. When this symbol appears in a dream, it can point out that the dreamer must carefully evaluate his own worth.
Price of Actions – The dreamer is also aware of what price he has to pay for his own behavior or /and his desires.
Sexual Potency, Power and Influence – Money is also interpreted as a symbol of sexual potency, power and influence.
The exact meaning of money in the dream is interpreted by following circumstances:
- Stressful Future If Exchange – Dreaming of currency exchange often announces an uncertain future;
- Troubles If Winning – In a dream to win money warns against failures and losses;
- Failure If Losing – In a dream to lose money often means a failure, but this one isn’t so serious;
- Advantage If Finding – To find money in the dream shows that you can prevent a loss or other damage;
- Wealth If Counting – In a dream to count money announces a profit, which you will get for good work;
- Advantage If Spending – In a dream to spend money promises success and financial gains.
Dishonor or Pride If Having Money – In a dream to have money can warn from careless spending, but also announce that you can lose prestige and influence, but not always. Sometimes comes pride.
Psychological Meanings:
Wealth or Poverty – There are many signals for correct interpretation of dream about money. Important are the source of the money, the place where you get it, find or lose, their colors and their numbers. Dreaming about money can indicate either riches, wealth or poverty.
Power and Sexuality – A dream in which money is involved under certain conditions is associated with the estimation of power and sexuality of the dreamer.
Performance If Golden Coins – Some psychoanalysts believe that the money, particularly gold coins, for men is a sign of their performance in love and in life areas.
Feminine and Sensual If Silver Coins – Money and silver coins in a dream describes the feminine and when women handle the money, and it almost always stands for erotic speculation. Who has money, are powerful man, after all it is the ideal of the women. The woman longs for a man who can give her strength and power because of security and satisfaction.
Personal Success – Money can represent the personal resources in material or spiritual terms, and also the potential success of the dreamer. Paper money or coins represent more or less emotional and mental energy.
Luck If Finding – It is a very positive and good sign if the dreamer finds unexpected cash in his dream.
Inability If Losing – If in a dream the dreamer loses his money, this is a sign that he is not using certain qualities and abilities.
Spiritual Meanings:
Knowledge and Outcome – At this level money in a dream is for the exchange of spiritual knowledge. But in the form of capital dreaming of money at spiritual level stands for the result of past undertakings.
Traditional Meanings:
European (Judeo-Christian)
- Power and Sexuality If In General – Dreaming of money in general is the male symbol of power in love and in life and for the woman almost always money is the symbol of erotic speculation;
- Enticements or Costs If Seeing Money – If the dreamer in a dream sees money then such dream means sudden expenses or existing temptations that he must to overcome;
- Longing for comfort If seeing a lot of money – In a dream to see a lot of money indicates your yearnings for improvement of living conditions;
- Fortune If looking at a lot of money In a dream to look at a lot of money is a sign that wealth and happiness are within reach;
- Risky business If seeing foreign money – When you are dreaming that you see foreign money, then this means that you will start a very risky business;
- Prosperity If seeing coins of gold – In the dream you see bright shiny golden coins it brings good fortune, successful, flourishing, or thriving condition in your life;
- Growth If seeing coins of silver – When your dream is about money, especially silver coins, then it promises good business or personal growth;
- Difficulties If seeing copper money (coins) – You are dreaming that you see copper coins this means, that such a dream brings you worries;
- Retaliation If seeing paper money – In the dream you see paper money, then it can be a warning about hate and revenge;
- Haughtiness If seeing you own money – This dream shows that you are too arrogance with others;
- Much debt burden If found money on the street – This dream announces you that no matter the circumstances about money or financial commitments, you will stay calm and quiet conscience because you will deal with them.
- Confusion and Damage If found somewhere else – In the dream you found money, that can be as a sign of a great embarrassment. Also it can be that you will be saved from serious harm and loss;
- Anxiety If found somewhere else – When you dream that you found money, this promises little worry, but it ends luckily or in a sudden success. This will not be a disappointment, which can stop you to move on;
- Bad Omen If Borrowing – In a dream to borrow money from somebody is a
bad sign for the dreamer, it is like a warning; - Appreciation If Give (giving away) – In the dream you give away your money to somebody, this brings unexpectedly big gratitude for your work or help;
- Gain If Giving to a beggar – You are dreaming that you give money to the beggar, this dream promises you large profits and benefits;
- Worry If Winning – In a dream to win money is a sing that you will have some troubles, but don’t worry everything will be alright. These troubles show you that you have to pay attention to the details;
- Problems If Leaving change – You are dreaming that you left change, then you can expect uncertainty and problems in business or personal life, this will happen due to your own fault;
- Deep affection If Earning (make, deserve) – When you dream that you deserve and get money, this is a sign that this dream brings you luck in love;
- Warning If Taking – This dream warns of generosity because somebody can use your kindness and munificence;
- Prosperity If Getting (receiving) – You are dreaming that you get or receive money from somebody, we can say that this announces you success, but only through hard work;
- Deprivation If Finding a bunch of money – In your dream a young woman finds money and she pretends to be hers. This is a signal that you will suffer losses because of your wastage or your friend intervenes in your life. You will see that you have spent money without thinking and living beyond its means;
- Wastage and Privation If Finding – Also you are dreaming that you have found money, but someone pretends that it belongs to him/her, This can be a warning to you to be careful and do not spend all your money before payday;
- Troubles If Losing – In the dream you lost some money this means tears and suffer, also foretells misfortune, but that will pass soon and you will become even stronger;
- Emolument If Counting – When you are counting money in your dream this announces you that you will have good earnings and incomes;
- Discomfort If Counting and noticing a deficit – When you are dreaming that you count money and there are some lack of money, this dream shows you that pending payments will give you a headache and worries;
- Riches If Saving – In the dream you are saving your money, such a dream announces you that the wealth will grow;
- Avarice If Swallow – When you swallow some money in the dream, probably you are very greedy;
- Welfare If Getting golden money – You are dreaming that you get some golden coins, you can expect a wealth and unmitigated delight;
- Bad Luck If Paying off;
- Assistant and Friendship If seeing counterfeit money – In the dream you see counterfeit money this dream means that you will be asked by someone for help, who will turn out to be a good friend, you can trust him;
- Danger If Stealing – When you are stealing money in your dream this can mean that you are in danger and should act with more caution;
- Longing for love and safety If a woman is dreaming frequently of money – This dream shows her that the woman yearns for a man through his power and strength she can convey security and happiness;
- Erotic attraction If woman seeing – This dream has erotic significance and represents reservoir of female erotic attraction and charm.
Hindu (Hinduism)
- Luck If Seeing – You are dreaming that you see money in the dream, this tells that you will have luck in travel or luck in the game;
- Great earnings If Counting – When you are dreaming that you or someone else are counting money, this dream shows that you will earn very much;
- Richness If Seeing a lot of money – In the dream you see plenty of money, this dream announces you an unexpected richness and wealth;
- Warning If Receiving Dreaming that you receive free money in your dream, you have to beware before spending big;
- Worry and Embarrassment If Borrowing – In the dream you see yourself borrowing money, then you will face with some problems, troubles and confusion;
- Failure If Losing – Dreaming that you’re losing your money this dream is as a sing that you will have some lack of success in your work.
Arabian (Islamic)
- Temptation If Seeing – In the dream you see a lot of money, this dream announces you that you will be tempted. You may be seduced by wrong relations, love affairs, or to be provoked to make and do bad decisions;
- Anxiety If Getting – When you dream that you get or take money, this shows that you’ll lose peace by external circumstances;
- Detriment If Finding – You dream that you find some money you may suffer from damage or loss;
- Misfortune If Losing – The dream when you lose money it is like a warning that you will experience troubles and adversities. This may be in personal life or business;
- Fruitless love If Gambling and Losing – In the dream you are gambling and losing you money and cannot win, shows you that this love or relations, that you are now, has no future;
- Love If Winning – You are gambling in the game in your dream, this announces that you’ll have luck in love.
* Please, also see meaning of bank, currency, savings bank & miser.