(1) A flower may symbolize what Jung called ‘the Self: the true self; the fundamental order and beauty of the psyche. (For ‘SelP) (In Eastern mystic-meditative traditions, particularly the Taoist and Zen Buddhist, meditation on a flower is recommended as a means of promoting inner healing.)
(2) An asymmetrical flower — for example, with one petal much larger than the others, or in which what should be the centre of the flower is actually off-centre - may indicate a lack of balance in your psyche: some part / function has been developed at the expense of others; or it may be that you have lost your ‘centre’ altogether - that is, have become disorientated.
If so, you may need to put aside externally or intellectually imposed values and rediscover your inner centre, where you will find the values that are right for you. (This does not mean an
out-and-out relativity of values. The values that correspond to your individual ‘destiny’ will be seen to centre on love, which means awareness of the oneness of all life and ensures respect for other people.)
(3) The flower in your dream may be a reminder of the beauty and stillness of Nature, and of the need to get back to that beauty and stillness in yourself; a reminder that just being, and letting the ground- plan of your life unfold itself, is more important than (external) achieving. [1]
In the Middle Ages, flowers with broken stems meant sexual intercourse. In India, in dream interpretations, the flower is the symbol of the highest pleasure. In Freud’s dream interpretations, the flower is dealt with extensively and symbolizes women, tenderness, female genitals and genitals in general, as in Blossoms (See also: Anais Nin’s The Delta of Venus).
According to C. G. Jung, flowers represent emotions / feelings. [2]
For a young woman to receive a bouquet of mixed flowers, foretells that she will have many admirers.
To see flowers blooming in barren soil without vestage of foliage, foretells you will have some grievous experience, but your energy and cheerfulness will enable you to climb through these to prominence and happiness. ``Held in slumber’s soft embrace, She enters realms of flowery grace, Where tender love and fond caress, Bids her awake to happiness.’’ See Bouquet. [3]
The expression “spiritual unfoldment” is a flowerrelated image. Finally, the dreaming mind often literalizes common verbal expressions—such as “wallflower” and “flower power”—in an effort to convey something to the conscious mind. [4]
Producing or creating.
Something that produces useful results (as a flower produces a fruit and seeds).
Life force or life cycle.
A healthy flower might represent vitality within you or within a certain aspect of your life.
A wilted flower might represent low energy or life force, or the end of a process.
For more clues, consider what stood out about the flower and what comes to mind when you think of the flower.
See also: the specific flower type.
If you are gathering flowers, then this is an indication of prosperity. Consider the metaphor of the process of a seed being planted, taking root beneath the soil, shooting up through the ground and blossoming into a flower is quite a symbolic journey and expression of life. Each flower has a specific significance. [6]
See also: Bouquet, Blossom, individual flowers. [7]
2. Beauty and innocence.
3. Female sexuality.
4. Sadness (white flowers).
5. Disappointment (wilted).
6. Respect and admiration (bouquet). [8]