Focus on, or the condition of, home and familv. Traditionally the hearth was the heart of a bouse in Europe, where all important family activities took place. How does the hearth appear? An evenly burning hearth with good coals indicates consistent love and tending. One that is artificial or bricked up reveals pretense or blocked emotions, respectively.
An alternative type of womb emblem, in which the masculine element (fire) burns.
Fertility, kinship, and love. Old folk spells regularly recommended ashes from the hearth fire as a component for these purposes.
Depending on its configuration, this may be an alternative altar dream, in which the food becomes a kind of sacrifice. In the Orient, especially, there are gods and goddesses who preside over, and are honored in, the kitchen. [1]
The other is recognising the security of the inner self, the interior feminine which gives warmth and stability.
2- We may be, or need to be, linking with our passionate wilder nature the seat of our passions
3- The Anima, and that part of ourselves which guards the feminine spirit, can be symbolised bv the hearth. [2]
See also: Goddess Hestia. [6]
It is traditionally the center of sacred beginnings and also of sacred rituals. It also represents a chance to begin again. [7]
A hearth with a cheerful fire burning is a dream which means relief from nervous or other tension. [8]
2. A good omen in most things.
3. Prosperity and a happy home life. [10]