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Hands (of A Clock) Dream Meaning

Seeing the hands of a clock in detail or hearing the sound they make almost always produces a feeling of distress. The dreamer is obsessed with the passage of time. Perhaps you lack enough time to finish a job; or you feel guilty about having wasted precious hours on superfluous things. (See also: CLOCK) [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Big Dictionary of Dreams by Martha Clarke [Back to dream]

What does Hands (of a clock) mean in a dream?


Seeing the hands of a clock in detail or hearing the sound they make almost always produces a feeling of distress. The dreamer is obsessed with the passage of time....

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A symbol for time passing.If you dream of watching a clock ticking, with the hands moving steadily, this is a warning that you need to stop wasting time. Winding a...

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Depth Psychology: The hands of a clock are interesting because of the numbers at which they point.See Clock and the chapter “Numbers in Dreams.”

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Beautiful hands promise great distinction to dreamer.A hand detached from the body, misunderstandings with your own people. Hairy hands, sordid imaginings. Hands that are soiled or blood-stained, envy, jealousy. Holding...

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Time element. Allotted time.Check conditions surrounding the clock and the appearance of the clock.It is talking to you about time, a cycle, age or duration of something. Carl Jung called...

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Vision: If you hear an alarm clock go off in your dream: expect unpleasant surprises; it is time to replenish your energies.See Clock.Depth Psychology: The alarm clock is usually a...

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The restrictions we place upon ourself; our sense of duty and timing; realisation of urgency or having ‘lots of time’. Ticking clock: might be the hean. Big clock: one’s life,...

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If a timepiece appeared in your dream, it is important to remember how you felt during and after the dream as it will suggest the way in which you allocate...

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Material aspects: Watching the clock indicates the necessity to make time work for us.The clock hands or digital numbers in a dream may be indicating those numbers that are important...

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A grandfather clock nckmg in the hallway may point to traditional patriarchal influences. It may reflect a passage of time. It may also suggest that you look back into your...

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Gloves may be considered the outfit of the hands. Therefore, its meaning depends on the condition of those hands.If you use gloves in the dream to decorate and highlight your...

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Symbol: A tower is an artificial axis between heaven and earth. Vision: Standing on top of a tower: a good position is within reach.A collapsing tower: your hopes will be...

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In a dream, clapping hands represents pagan customs.If one hears hands clapping, or if he claps his hands in a dream, it may indicate an illness or it could represent...

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A frequent dream symbol, hands represent creativity, our hold on people, the extension of our ability to interact with others. We express ourselves with our hands, and appropriate reading of...

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(See Hands). If you dream of shaking hands with persons whose social station is beneath yours, it is an indication that your lover will honor you for your kindness and...

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Sensual pleasure; pleasures in life; special love. Ex­ample: A lot of sweets, brightly wrapped, were being put into my open hands. All I saw of the giver were his hands....

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lucky numbers: 02-10-12-21-29-42clock chiming the: wait until the last chime to make major decisions. cuckoo giving the: unexpected wealth through your forwardness. eleventh, the: anxiety before a deadline. hourglass, of...

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The eleventh hour is a widespread symbol for indicating that one’s time is almost up, referring either to death or to a deadline. Among certain Christian groups, it is a...

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(1) Hands may symbolize ability, particularly - but not exclusively - practical and social.(2) What is the hand doing: striking, stroking, blessing, healing? Is it a male or female hand?...

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If a dream is specifically set during daylight or nighttime, take into account your waking associations with early morning and nighttime.If you are a night owl, a nighttime dream will...

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To dream that your hands are covered with hair like that of a beast, signifies you will intrigue against innocent people, and will find that you have alert enemies who...

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1. Labour;2. Service;3. Guilt;4. Shame;5. Crippled heart (withered or malformed hand);6. The Church (God’s hands);7. God’s provision8. Dominion, control, or authority;9. Oath or pledge;10. Palm; Remembered (inscribed palms);11. Carrying;12. Despondency...

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This is a symbol of God’s faithfulness, protection, and love, Ps. 37:24. Holding hands with someone in a dream means being in agreement with them

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(Intertwine) In a dream, interlocking one’s hands means a partnership, a contract, marriage, stagnation, stillness of business, 226 delinquency in one’s prayers, negligence of one’s duties, difficulties with one’s family,...

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Powerful hands symbolise the wielding of great power.

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To see Warts on your hands in a dream indicates as many sums of money as you can see Warts, will come to you; on the hands of others, signifies...

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If you dream of eating jam you will suffer embarrassment at the hands of a woman through no fault of your own.If you see a child eating it you will...

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(Timepiece, Wristwatch.See Clock)

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Material aspects: Agreements are often sealed by a handshake, the idea being that we are not going to attack our opposite number if we have shaken hands. In dreams, shaking...

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(Dye, A reddish-orange cosmetic dye produced from the stalks and leaves of henna plant) Henna for a man represents his working tools. It also means adornment, money. prosperity, or children.If...

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Dreams of a counter that stands between you and someone else represent formality and that you are keeping a professional distance.If you dream of your hands on the surface of...

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