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Knife

A clean edge, useful or harmful

What it often means

Knives in dreams are tools of separation — they cut, define, end. Whether the knife felt threatening or useful tells you whether you are being cut off from something or are doing necessary cutting yourself.

When it tends to appear

  • When a clear ending or boundary is needed
  • When something feels sharp or cruel in your life
  • When you are tired of vagueness

Sit with these questions

  1. 1

    Were you holding the knife or facing one?

  2. 2

    What clean cut is your life asking for?

  3. 3

    Where are you handling something delicate too sharply?

Did this symbol visit your dream?

Decode the whole dream