Rock

The interpretation will differ depending on the context of your dream or vision.

• Positive: A rock that you lean on or hold onto is a lovely picture of your faith in the Lord.

It is there to keep you steady and prevent you from falling.

• The best image we have for a rock is Jesus Christ. Solid and the foundation of the church, if you build your life on Him, no storm can overcome you! • 1 Corinthians 10:4 And all drank the same spiritual Drinking: for they drank from that spiritual rock that followed them: and that rock was Christ.

• Standing on a rock speaks of being secure and not being moved by anything that goes on round about you. It means that you are doing things God’s way.

Negative: A rock that causes you to hurt yourself or to stumble is a picture of a hindrance in your life.

• Are you trying to go in a certain direction and you feel that you are being blocked? If so then your dream is a confirmation of this.

• I often see stones and rocks along a path when praying for someone. This is negative and speaks of the blockages the enemy has put in your way.

• These things are not from the Lord, and you need to stand up in your spiritual authority to overcome them.

See also: Stone.

If we are on firm ground we can survive. We may also be aware that we must be firm and stand ‘rock-like’ and not be dissuaded from our purpose. Seaside rock can remind us of happier, more carcfree times.

On an intellectual level, all the images that one thinks of in relationship to rocks prevail. There is reliability, coldness, rigidity and so on. We need to recognise these qualities within ourselves in order to handle ourselves properly. We can find ourselves between a ‘rock and a hard place’ in a difficult situation in dreams.

Spiritually we will need, at some point, to go through a barrier from difficulty to sanctuary. This often presents itself as a rock barrier. Dual rocks through which we must pass suggest the same image as the passage between two pillars, that is, passing from one state of being to the next.

Vision: It you are rock climbing: hard work at your job will pay off handsomely. Falling off a boulder: you are overextended and exhausted. Pay more attention to your health. Looking up at a tall rock: an extraordinary project or task will come your way. Climbing down from a rock with great effort: relatives or friends are withdrawing from you, or your hopes are dashed.

Depth Psychology: A rock in a dream means vou have to overcome some- thing, but must do so gently.

It is also a challenge: be steadfast, like “the rock of Gibraltar.’’ Sometimes the rock refers to a tombstone or marker, or it may be a phallic symbol.

See Altar, Mountain.