Wound
A wound in sleep often speaks to hurt that hasn't yet been acknowledged—something inflicted, absorbed, or carried quietly. Whether you tend the injury or witness it from a distance may matter less than recognizing the vulnerability itself, and what you've been reluctant to name.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for wound, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream that you are wounded, signals distress and an unfavorable turn in business.
To see others wounded, denotes that injustice will be accorded you by your friends.
To relieve or dress a wound, signifies that you will have occasion to congratulate yourself on your good fortune.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream that you are wounded by being stabbed or shot by an enemy, foretells losses and poverty; if the wounds are accidental, it still denotes losses, though your general fortune may not be affected.