Carnation

Vision: Dreaming about carnations: your love life is in excellent shape and your opportunities at work are good. In a man’s dream, the image of the carnation—and flowers in general— often refer to women who can be bought. Maybe he is hoping for such an adventure—a desire he can only admit to himself through flowers. Picking a carnation: thoughtless actions on your part will create a crisis with a friend. Looking at a wilted carnation: a close relationship will come to an end.

Depth Psychology: The carnation is usually a symbol for the connection you have to other people.

The color of the carnation is important.

See the chapter “Color in Dreams.”

Elizabethan: Preventing an untimely death on a scaffold.

If you’ve stuck your neck out lately, you may want to reconsider this course of action.

Happy celebrations and / or some type of promotion or public recognition. Carnation gets its name from “coronation,” because it was used so often in ancient times as a festival flower.

A vague expression of feelings.

Consider also how you feel about carnations.

For example, if they remind you of a fond memory, they might represent that period in your past or a sentimental feeling about it.

If you think of them as cheap, they might represent an empty or meaningless gesture.

See Flower, Plant