What does it mean to dream of a hatchet? Is dreaming of a hatchet good or bad? Dreams about hatchets have both real-life impacts and subjective imaginations of the dreamer. Here is a detailed explanation from the Zhougong Dream Interpretation website.
Dreaming of a hatchet indicates that your wanton wastefulness is playing right into the hands of those who are envious of you, and they will design traps to frame you.
Dreaming of a rusty, broken hatchet implies that obstinate people will cause you great sadness.
In dreams, a hatchet usually symbolizes honest and diligent effort.
Dreaming of a sharp hatchet, or holding a hatchet yourself, predicts that you will defeat enemies and overcome difficulties through your own strength; or through your steady efforts, you will get out of a predicament and achieve success.
Dreaming of a hatchet means you can eliminate enemies with your own power.
Dreaming of an old and dull hatchet implies that you cannot defeat your enemies with your own abilities.
Dreaming of others giving you a hatchet predicts that at a critical moment, you will receive help from friends and defeat your enemies.
If an unmarried man dreams of his girlfriend giving him a hatchet, it implies that deep down, he is not very satisfied with her, but will marry her out of a sense of duty.
Dreaming of falling from a tree with a hatchet implies that obstacles to success will be removed.
Original Text from Zhougong's Dream Interpretation
Dreaming of a hatchet is auspicious. A hatchet as a tool has sharp edges, symbolizing honesty and strength, a sign of a gentleman’s long-lasting path and the end of a villain’s path. It is beneficial for conquest and subjugation. Losing a hatchet means losing the power to cut; residing in an extreme place but losing the virtue of firmness and gentleness, thus this is its symbol. (Meng Lin Xuan Jie)
Receiving a hatchet from others means gaining powerful assistance. (Zhougong's Dream Interpretation)
Psychological Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: If a hatchet appears in a dream, you need to distinguish whether the hatchet is being swung at you or if it is being wielded by someone else. In the first case, it means you are threatened by someone else's power. In the second case, it requires you to be aware of your own hidden destructive negative forces.
Psychological Analysis: You are facing a situation where you can only get rid of the threat by using destructive methods.
Symbolically: A hatchet represents power, thunder, sacrificial offerings, and correcting mistakes.