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Nature
Smoke
Signal of something burning nearby
What it often means
Smoke signals fire — but the fire itself may not be visible. In dreams, smoke asks you to look for what is burning beneath the surface: what situation is smouldering, what is being consumed quietly, what signal you have been ignoring.
When it tends to appear
- When something is burning beneath the surface of a situation
- When warning signals have been present but not clearly seen
- When something is being transformed without your full awareness
Sit with these questions
- 1
Where there is smoke in your life — what is the fire?
- 2
What signal have you been seeing without following to its source?
- 3
What is quietly burning that needs either tending or extinguishing?
Did this symbol visit your dream?
Decode the whole dream