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Loaf / Loaves Dream Meaning

1- In less sophisticated times bread, because it was made from grain, was also a fit offering for the gods. It was formed into loaves which then became symbols of fertility, nourishment and life. This symbolism remains visible today at Harvest and Jewish festivals. In dreams, loaves can represent our need for nourishment.

2- The Biblical parable of five loaves and two fishes signifies the principle of being fed through caring. In most cultures, the sharing of a loaf denotes friendship. It can have the same significance in dreams.

3- Spiritually the loaf represents the Bread of Life, the love of God and charity in the sense of caring. [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary by Pamela Ball [Back to dream]

What does LOAF / LOAVES mean in a dream?


1- In less sophisticated times bread, because it was made from grain, was also a fit offering for the gods. It was formed into loaves which then became symbols of...

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To dream of loaves of bread, denotes frugality.If they be of cake, the dreamer has cause to rejoice over his good fortune, as love and wealth will wait obsequiously upon...

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(Loaf; Knowledge; Life; Longevity; Money; Mother; Nanny, Needs, Prosperity, Religion, A strong person.) When bread is made from bleached flour in a dream, it means blessed earnings and a comfortable...

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(Money) In a dream, a loaf of bread represents little money, little earnings, or a small wage.(Also see Bread)

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(Bread) Holdingtwo loaves ofbread in a dream means the marriage oftwo sisters to one man, one after the other.

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(1) Baking a loaf or cake may be a symbol of pregnanev.(2) Since ‘pregnane / and related words such as ‘birth’ and ‘baby may be used metaphorically, the baking in...

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Female sexuality. During fertility rights in honor of the Great Mother, a phallic-shaped loaf of bread was baked and buried in a hole in the ground. In Rome, money was...

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(Compassionate leader, Honest livelihood, Just ruler, Love, Son) A baker in the dream represents peacefulness and a lucrative life. One who bakes bread on top of limestone in a dream...

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