Are you dreaming of digging? There are a wide variety of reasons for which humans dig holes, trenches, and other subsurface structures.
However, in our dreams, digging represents something totally different. It has more to do with “digging up” something in the past that has been metaphorically buried.
This is not the case with every dreamer because some dreams about digging contain of themes of being in a graveyard or even finding gold.
Symbolism of Digging
Dreaming of digging ranges anywhere from finding something valuable within you that can be used in your walking life; growth, grounding energies, and digging up things in your past that you once buried.
Anytime one symbol attaches to another the meaning drastically changes and it is up to the person to connect the dots. Digging in dreams can be both a negative or positive omen and based off of the context we will help you find the meaning.
- Dig up valuable items such as money, treasure, and gold
- Noticing someone else digging something
- Digging in sand
- Digging up a dead body or one’s own grave
- Dig up foods such as yams
- Digging a well, foundation, or trench
Did you just dig up something of value?
The meaning of digging alters if you stumbled upon valuable symbols such as money, gold and treasure box. What the dream is telling you that you are on the right track in search for something that will lead you to success.
If you dream about digging up money it represents you find value in your walking life –money in a dreams is symbolic to self-confidence, self-worth, wealth, power and prosperity.
Though digging up GOLD in your dream tends to be the most symbolic of all images. Gold in dreams symbolizes growth, afterlife, spiritual enlightenment and protection and energy. So if you are digging up gold in your dream it represents finding these special qualities that are valuable to you.
Digging Up Treasure in your dream tells you about something unconsciously hidden within you that will soon be used.
If you are digging up any sort of food such as yams is a positive symbol of inner wealth, nurturing positive energy and growth. This might have been something you have planted in the past and now you are getting the benefits from it.
Digging Dream Meaning
Studies have observed that humans have a seemingly instinctive desire to dig holes in the ground, something that could have been manifesting in early childhood. Like other animals, humans are known to dig in the ground in search for food and water.
Spiritually speaking digging becomes a powerful symbol that suggests you might be unconsciously in search for something that contains value. Regardless of what you dig up in your dream the find is very important to the dreamer.
Also consider how you see yourself digging. Did you use tools like a shovel, or dream of using your hands to dig?
Digging a Well, Foundation, or Trench?
To dream of digging a well represents your ability to access the unconscious emotional side of yourself that is hidden away. Wells in dreams are positive symbols that represent spiritual wisdom and deep resources.
Digging a foundation in your dream is a positive symbol that tells you the future you’re planning will be stable and successful. Foundations are blueprints of our minds when new structures are built. By digging you are now starting this process.
To dream of digging a trench represents protection against a battle in your life.
Negative Digging Dreams
Anytime the dreamer is in a cemetery digging up a grave or perhaps a dead body suggests they are metaphorically digging up the past. You might be trying to retrieve something in your life that you buried a long time ago. These dreams might be pointing at your inability to let go or to understand what you buried in the past.
When a dreamer digs his own grave in their dream it is a metaphor for doing something that will eventually lead to more suffering in life. For example, “digging your own grave” might refer to bad habits, vices, or cheating to get ahead.
If you are digging in sand in your dream, it is a negative symbol of wasting time. You are trying to find something in your life that shows no ability for growth.
Another negative symbol combines digging dreams with mud. Trying to dig in mud represents futility, as it often slides or collapses back into itself. Are you facing a similar situation that you keep getting bogged down in or pulled into?