A desire to regain something physically, emotionally, or mentally (such as a past experience or a sense of well-being).
Searching for something you’ve lost can represent feeling that you’ve lost (or are afraid to lose) whatever that item represents.
For example, searching for your car because you forgot where you parked it could indicate feeling you’ve lost touch with yourself, your self-identity, or your personal integrity (represented by the car).
Looking for something in a drawer can represent revisiting the past or trying to retrieve something (such as memories or your algebra skills from high school).
See also: Losing an Item, Discovering, Rescuing, Digging, Investigator, Telescope [1]
If we arc searching for someone we may be conscious of our loneliness.
If we arc searching for something we may be aware of an unfulfilled need.
Searching in a dream for something we have lost can suggest either that we need information from the past, or that we feel we have lost our identity. Searching also suggests more of a commitment to actually finding than just simply looking.
The movement towards spirituality often begins from a feeling of searching for something. [2]
For example, seeking a missing coin might represent a longing to recapture financial security after a loss, and looking for a person can represent the desire for a mate.
How does the search feel? Is it futile or hopeful? If the former, perhaps your present focus is in the wrong place. What we think we need and what’s hest for us are not always in sync. [3]
See also: looking. Idioms: searched high and low; a searching look; search me. [4]
If we are searching for someone we may be conscious of our loneliness.
If we are searching for something we may be aware of an unfulfilled need. [7]
for a lost object: family dishonor can be rectified.
something: infidelity cannot be recovered from.
others: wil prate about what you wish were in your life.
own house being searched by the law: tranquility of conscience is required.
through the house: warning of an impish foe who sabotages your efforts.
husband’s pockets: your action wil be defended with your findings.
for lost personal effects: beware of thieves within your mind. [10]