When you dream about ribs it’s generally associated with feelings of insufficiency- you are only seeing part of something not the whole picture in your waking hours. So you can’t make a decision based on so little.

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Ribs can also signify a sadness you might be feeling too as they are representative of death. Perhaps you have lost someone or something lately and it has made you think about unnecessary losses in other areas of your life.

If you saw a ribcage in your dream- it’s synonymous with breathing and life. Do you need to breathe life into something? Your career? Your relationship? A project?

If you were eating prime rib in your dreamscape then you might be indulging in life’s pleasures right now and enjoying the rewards of your hard work.

Alternatively, you could be taking things to the excess so be mindful of where your cut off point is of it could affect your heath, your relationships or your reputation.

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If someone else was eating prime ribs then a person may be enjoying the benefits of your labour and you don’t feel they deserve all the extravagances that are coming freely their way.

You might be shielding yourself from heartbreak if you saw a human rib in your dream- you are vulnerable and fear being hurt right now by someone you care for- are you prolonging the inevitable? Or are you just being paranoid?

To see a person whose ribs were exposed could foretell poverty and misery in your near future. You might need to be wiser with your finances to avoid this from happening.

If you had a broken rib in your dream then it’s possible you feel a lack of security right now and you are under threat from something that you never even considered was a danger before or you took your actions for granted and the potential harm they could bring.

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The dream could be telling you that you can do something on your own and that you have choices in your life. To not put yourself down so much. If you saw two hands holding onto one another- this is symbolic of a partnership. Does your relationship need work? Perhaps you need to appreciate your partner more than you do and recognise all the things they do for you? On the other hand, the very joining of hands could mirror what you want more of with your lover- touch, intimacy and to be held. If you were washing your hands in your dreamscape, you may want to rid yourself of something or someone in your waking hours. Perhaps you wish an ongoing problem would go away or that someone would distance themselves from you. Do you feel a sense of responsibility for someone or something that you don’t want?...


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