Knife

A knife is an object that needs to be handled with extreme caution, if you do not want to hurt yourself or someone else. Dreams in which there is the knife are therefore often a warning against the dangers, and other unpleasantness.

• A knife in a dream is a symbol of authority based on force or threats; a tool forcing obedience. This dream may reflect the fear of just such a man in real life - for example, a neighbor, boss or parent. Sometimes the knife represents a primitive clout relating to the behavior of the dreamer, and it will be an indication to temper their character and follow the rational arguments in all discussions.
• Sigmund Freud believed that the knife is a symbol of the phallus - so it can express unrestrained desires, especially if in the dream you sheathe the knife, or cut the meat with it.
• Seeing the knife - the parting, separation, and quarrel.
• Cut yourself with a knife - a disappointment.
• When in a nightmare you have a knife to your throat, it is a warning of serious trouble. A dream may also relate to communication problems, the inability to express feelings and opinions.
• If the partner attacks you with a knife, it could mean that he had lost interest in you.
• If in a dream you were stabbed in the back, it is a warning against false and dangerous man in your environment, who will deliberately use your moment of weakness.
• Kill someone with a knife - repressed aggression in relation to the victim, resentment, hatred.
• To be killed with a knife - inner transformation.
• Threatening someone with a knife reflects the lack of arguments; you run to extremes.
• If in a dream you are trying to cut something with a blunt knife, it spells failure in business.
• For the sick or injured people a dream about the knife may mean that they will need the intervention of the surgeon.
• A rusty knife - a loss.
• Sharpening a knife - argument.
• Finding a knife promises getting a good job offer.
• Buying a knife - an unexpected visit.
• A knife slicing bread - the warmth of hearth and home; alternatively, the dream indicates that you should make sure to meet the needs of the family.
• A knife as a gift - end of friendship with the person who gives you this sharp object. The dream can also warn of a provocation aimed against you; do not let your enemy to catch you out.
• Knife and fork - you'll get an invitation to dinner or family party.
• A butcher knife - danger.
• A hunting knife – you like being in the spotlight.
• A pocket knife - small matter to attend to.