BRANCH

Branches symbolize the various directions you have taken in your life. Branches could also represent your children, or the birth of new ideas that may one day flourish and bear fruit. A tree with wide branches could suggest a warm, open personality, whereas a small, close-leaved tree would suggest an uptight personality. The noise of the wind rushing through the branches was considered by ancient people to be the voice of nature; in dreams it signifies truth telling or the need for it. You should look for clues in your dream as to what truth your unconscious wants you to hear or tell.

A branch, offshoot, or the branching out of something can represent: One portion of something larger (such as a branch of a company).

A divergence or diversification.

Proliferation or multiplication.

Multiples of something (projects, attempts, generations, iterations, etc.).

Variation.

The idea of things getting more complicated (as in one branch sprouting several smaller branches).

Cause and effect, or one thing leading to another.

A decision or choice.

A tangent or “offshoot” (such as a detour or an aside).

See Plant, Tree, Stem or Trunk, Crossroads, Path, Arm, Leg

A branch (peace, olive, laurel) is used to honor a winner. Vision: A green branch: your hopes will come true—you will successfully complete a project. Dry branch: your past still haunts you; or you are holding on to things from the distant past and your hopes are dashed.

See Tree, Tree Limb.

Depth Psychology: Green, healthy branches symbolize your positive character traits or life experiences; dry branches are a sign of lost hopes, ideals, past experiences, and negative character traits that you have worked through.