BEGGAR

In dreams, beggars are symbols of low self-esteem as they depend on others for support. They may also represent a form of self-abasement and can remind you of the vanity of material concerns. Beggars, hobos and vagrants may also send a caution that you need to change some aspect of your life or you too might end up with nothing. In most cases, this nothing will not refer to material concerns but rather to emotional loneliness or to the fact that you have starved a part of your personality into destitution. The clue may lie in the identity of the beggar in your dream.

If the beggar is someone you know, have you been denying that person affection? If, however, the beggar is unknown, then perhaps you have been neglected your essential need for stimulation or affection in waking life.

Tramps share a similar symbolism to beggars but also represent a desire for freedom from routine; gypsies are a more powerful representation of this yearning for change, travel, adventure and a change of routine. The appearance of a dream gypsy fortune teller may suggest unexplored creativity.

Vision: Dreaming about a beggar walking into a house means a visitor is going to surprise you. Giving a gift to a beggar: a project will soon show positive results or you might get relief from an uncomfortable situation.

If you are the beggar: social isolation, fear of your own weakness, or hiding something from yourself.

Depth Psychology: The beggar in a dream is the symbol of your Shadow, your dark side. You are denying part of yourself or hiding it. Sometimes the beggar might provide wise counsel.

See Guru.

(Hobo, Mendicant, Poverty, Richness) In a dream, a beggar represents a seeker of knowledge.

If he is given what he is begging for in a dream. it means that he will succeed in his pursuit of knowledge. His humbleness and his submission when asking means victory. Beggars in a dream also imply sorrow, worries, distress, or contemplation.

If one sees a beggar receiving or taking something from him in a dream, it means being in dire need for something, or he could represent the death of the person intended in the dream.

If one sees beggars entering his house or his town in a group in a dream, it means dispersal of his family or household and if they take something from his house, it means a catastrophe.

A beggar in a dream also represents a student, and the giver represents the teacher or shaikh.

If one sees himselfbegging, but to no avail in a dream, it means that he will be humiliated.

(Also see Hobo, Poverty)