COCKROACH

To see cockroaches in your dream represents an undesirable aspect of yourself that you need to confront. Alternatively, they may be a pun for smoking marijuana—the ‘roach’ is the filter—or pointing to a problem with your health or personal hygiene. They might even be referring to the low-life company that you are keeping in waking hours. On a positive note, cockroaches may also be symbolic of tenacity and longevity, or may be signifying your need for renewal, rejuvenation and selfcleansing of your psychological, emotional, or spiritual being.

A perceived pest, or something that pesters you.

Things that invade your life, your space, or your to-do list.

Judging something as inferior, distasteful, or negative.

Neglect (such as of responsibilities, yourself, or your environment).

Dreaming of this insect can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality.

Consider also the insect’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.

See Insect, Beetle

(see Insects)

Hiding yourself to survive.

The presence of cockroaches can reveal physical or psychological dirt that needs to be cleaned up.

Durability. These insects have the capacity to mutate against many poisons. Metaphorically, this may relate to societal poisons to your self-image.