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Scissors
A clean cut, for better or worse
What it often means
Scissors in a dream are the power to cut and separate — to end a tie, trim what has grown too much, or sever a connection. Unlike a blade meant for harm, scissors are for shaping. The question is what you are choosing to cut, and whether the cut frees or wounds.
When it tends to appear
- When a connection or commitment needs cutting
- When something overgrown needs trimming
- When a clean separation is overdue
Sit with these questions
- 1
What tie are you ready, or afraid, to cut?
- 2
What has grown too long and needs trimming back?
- 3
Will this cut free you, or wound you?
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