Rust Dream Interpretation: Insights from 21 Unique Sources

Vision: Seeing a rusted object: you are not active enough on the job and don’t pay enough attention to the importance of human contact; it could also mean you are a clumsy lover. Seeing rusted iron: make every effort to keep your reputation intact.

Depth Psychology: Rust symbolizes aging, but also illustrates the destructive influence of bad experiences.

The dream might also be a reference to the transitory nature of life. Or is it perhaps about a blemish on your character?

Rust represents neglect and negligence. We have not looked after the quality of our lives properly and should look to address this oversight.

To dream of cleaning up rust suggests that we recognise our own negligence.

Dreaming of rust appearing as we look at an object signifies that a project has reached the end of its useful life.

Spiritually, we may have to remove evidence of contamination before we can progress. Rust may- signify old outdated attitudes, from Sack to Syringe

Dreams of rust denote feelings and attitudes about aging. This dream may be showing you that you have been neglecting something or someone important in your life. Perhaps you are feeling that you have allowed your talents, skills and attributes to go to waist. Your dream is giving you the message to take better custodianship of your talents, gifts and important relationships.

(1) A symbol of ageing and deterioration, rust may mean that you are due or overdue for a rejuvenating spring-clean, the abandoning of negative attitudes or other accumulated rubbish.

(2) Something rusty may symbolize some psychic component - an instinct, a skill, a personality trait, etc. - that has ‘rusted5 through neglect and disuse.

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Psychological / emotional perspective: To dream of cleaning up rust suggests that we recognize our own negligence.

Dreaming of rust appearing as we look at an object signifies that a project has reached the end of its useful life.

Disappointment in something or someone that, at first, appeared shiny and perfect.

Disuse of skills, knowledge, or talents. Check the meanings behind the item upon which the rust appears.

To dream of rust on articles, old pieces of tin, or iron, is significant of depression of your surroundings. Sickness, decline in fortune and false friends are filling your sphere.

1. Inactivity leads to breakdown, deterioration—possibly physical, maybe spiritual.

2. Neglect allows business to suffer.

3. Inevitable loss, persistent feelings of doom.

Material aspects: Rust represents neglect and negligence. We have not looked after the quality of our lives properly and should look to address this oversight.

Anything that develops rust is usually old and no longer in use. In a dream rust may symbolize neglect, lack of care, old age, or a “rusty” skill.

Rust signifies old outdated attitudes. Spiritually, we may have to reconsider ideas that are harmful (corrosive) before we can progress.

To see rust in your dream, signifies neglect or depressing surroundings, characterized by false friends and a decline in good luck.

Spit and polish time; there is work to be done within. Clean, shine up, those forgotten attributes and talents.

An omen of contrary; you will make an unex- pected profit through your careful attention to detail.

Rust or neglect in your dreams is always a bad sign. Beware of loss through your own carelessness.

Symbolic of earthly riches, Matt. 6:19. Rust is a symbol of all things temporal

Negligence, sense of ageing; seeing how transitory worldly things are.

1. Cancer or Decay;

2. Need of maintenance; James 5:3; Matt. 6:19-20.

Impermanence, a sign of the times. What is rusting?

Destruction of property, trouble (Gypsy).

(Corrosion, Oxidize, Smut) In a dream, rust or corrosion represents an ostentatious and an affectatious person who displays piety and devotion during the day and contempt during the darkness of the night. It also could represent a thief, a highway robber, or a weak, tardy and negligent person, or a person who hoards money and likes to live alone. s