ABSCESS

Example: ‘Was looking at my knuckle and saw that I had a nasty boil which had come away as I did the washing up and all that was left was a big hole, pink and healthy looking skin around. It felt very close to my knuckle bone.

(My lover had told me he was leaving me for good, and going back to his children. That evening, I cried most of the night.)’ (Hilary K). In Hilary’s case the abscess has released its pus, or painful feelings, perhaps through her prolonged crying. Ab­scess still swollen and unrelieved: emotions still repressed and may be causing psychological infection, influencing views and decisions negatively.

The emotions are, with Hilary, af­fecting her grasp’. She also uses other imaged word play in ‘near the knuckle’. Washed up shows her clearing away the influence of her ‘evening meal’ of experience.

The dream ab­scess may also represent a site of physical illness which may or may not be obvious while awake.

See individuation.

It may be the cause of a real physical discomfort. This is the first choice to rule out. In other cases, abscesses are always something undesirable. When they appear in dreams it can be a sign that there is something inside yourself that makes you uncomfortable. It can also be interpreted as a warning about forthcoming problems or issues that must mature before they are resolved.

It predicts wealth for friends and relatives. But for the dreamer, it is a sign of health complications related to sleeping itself.

Something that “festers” within you (such as a grudge, lingering judgment, or long-term blame of others).

Getting rid of unwanted or undesirable things, or detoxing or cleansing in some aspect of your life (such as decluttering your schedule).

An attempt at damage control or containment.

A nuisance or situation that slowly builds before you’re finally forced to deal with it.

See Infection, Acne, Eruption, Skin