Complete Dictionary of Dreams

by Dr. Mıchael Lennox
This evidence of a past experience is revealing current levels of vulnerability.

A wound is an indication that something dramatic and dangerous has already occurred. It not only is evidence of the event itself, but also symbolizes the residual damage that the wounding event may have left you vulnerable to. While wounds to the body are physical in nature, they can symbolically represent emotional, psychological, and spiritual wounds as well.

The most important thing to consider about a wound in a dream is the state that it has left you in.

The greater the risk, the higher the stakes of the life situation that the dream is expressing.

The presence of infection may be revealing that an old hurt left unattended is festering and causing you pain and discomfort. Anything that results in a loss of blood relates to passion and life force being leaked out or dissipated.

The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
Manifests psychic wounds (to your pride, dignity, sensibility, etc.) suffered before the eyes of others. That is where the cause of your fear dwells: you dread that those around you discover your wounds.

If you resign yourself to remain silent, the only thing you will achieve with that attitude will be feeding your bitterness and resentment. (See SCARS)

Dreaming of being wounded by a knife means a danger of suffering attacks, or perhaps a surgical operation. However, with a sword promises benefits.

If the wound is inflicted by a stranger, unexpected problems will come up. But if it scars quickly, it indicates you will return to good graces through your own strength.

If it is inflicted by an acquaintance, it portends an inheritance.

Islamic Dream Interpretation

by Ibn Seerin
(Bleeding, Cut, Injury) A wound in a dream means compensation money that will come out of an injury one may suffer, and it will show.

A cut in the right hand in a dream means money which is earned from a family business.

If the left hand receives the cut, such profits will come through a female relative.

If one sees his left foot bleeding from a cut, it means that he will earn money from a farming business. Ifhis injury is in his back, then such profits will come from his children.

If his wound starts bleeding in the dream, it means a debt which he must repay, even if it is difficult for him to do so at present. Every bleeding wound in a dream represents a financial obligation. In a dream, a head wound which does not bleed is a sign that one should guard his money.

A wound which does not bleed in a dream also represents recognition by others.

If a man of authority is wounded in an accident, whereby his flesh splits open, and his bones are dissected in a dream, it means that he will live a long life to see the burial of most of his relatives.

If an army general sees his left hand wounded in a dream, it means that his army will double in size.

If his right hand is wounded in the dream, it means that the area of his control will expand. Ifone suffers from a wound in his stomach in the dream, it means growth in his financial standing.

If one is wounded in his thigh in the dream, it means that his clan will grow stronger. Ifone sees himselfwounded in his legs in a dream, it means longevity.

If one’s foot is wounded in the dream, it means that his authority and control will become firmer.

If one receives a cut and no blood runs out of his wound in a dream, it means that the assailant will say something true about his victim, representing the answer the person in the dream needs to realize.

A bleeding wound in a dream also means being subject to backbiting, though what will be said is true. Ifone sees an angel piercing his stomach with a sword, whereby he thinks that he is dead in the dream, it means that he may suffer from an ulcer which will ultimately heal.

If the sword inflicts a wound in his neck in a dream, it means prosperity which will mostly benefit his progeny.

(Also see Horizontal wound, Surgery, Vertical wound)