Great Dictionary of Dreams

the cleaver

Possible interpretations

  • Symbol of difficult decisions or conflicts to resolve.
  • Represents a period of separation or radical change.
  • Evokes the need to cut to the chase in personal or professional situations.
  • Suggests an invitation to face reality and act with courage.

How to interpret this dream for you?

  • Identify the important decisions or separations you are hesitant to make in your current life.
  • Reflect on what might require a clear end or separation for your well-being.
  • If you are using the cleaver in the dream, explore your current willingness to act and make firm decisions.
  • If someone else is using the cleaver, examine the external pressures you feel and where they are coming from.
  • Consider what you need to eliminate or change to progress in your personal or professional life.
  • Assess your need for clarity and determination in your current actions.

In the twists and turns of the mind, the guillotine becomes the symbol of an unavoidable decision, a call to cut away the unnecessary to free the essence. It reminds us that only the clarity of a clean cut can reveal the hidden truth, thus forging our path to awakening.