Purse Dream Meaning

The key to this symbol is in what is carried inside of it. Whether it’s a pocketbook, briefcase, or shoulder bag, the personal carrying case has become a fixture of necessity in our fast-paced world. Purses provide mobile access to important items that may be needed when you are out in the world, such as your wallet, driver’s license, credit cards, and all the things that represent your identity. Hence, there is a strong symbolic association with what might be referred to as tools for life on a day-to-day basis.

A pocketbook, handbag, or purse is generally carried by women and often contains grooming products. This connects it symbolically to the feminine principle.

The items found in a purse will likely be associated with self-care and nurturing.

If you have lost your purse and are searching for it, you may be experiencing a momentary obstacle in your life.

If you dream that you lose it, you may be suffering the loss of your true identity.

Dreaming of an empty purse indicates a lack of security.

If you dream that you open your wallet and find money inside, you will achieve happiness. The omen is intensified if it is gold. Similarly, it is good luck to find a purse. But if it is others who find it, it is an omen that soon you will receive bad news.

buying a: wil be extremely busy attending a wedding, funeral and political event.

finding a, with money in it: loss of power and control of possessions.

without: misunderstanding between relatives about your il -mannered conduct.

giving a, as a gift: righteous scorn of friend does not al eviate the feud.

receiving: careless routine matters wil cause your feelings to be trampled needlessly.

losing your: your past is gone; your indecision is the future.

lovers dreaming of finding a: wil receive money you have been looking for.

losing: wil misplace something you badly need.

snatching a: are trapped in an inclusive defensive circle of a relationship.

To find a purse would suggest that we have found something of value whereas to lose a purse suggests that we may be being careless.

The material that a purse is made from can have an important significance.

The old saying ‘You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear’ has relevance in dreams.

The mind often plays tricks and manifests an apparently inappropriate image which needs to be worked on.

One symbolism of a purse is the same as that of a bag: the feminine and the containing principle. We are attempting to conserve our Spiritual energy or power.

A purse in a dream also represents a war thirsty person or an influential person. Seeing a purse in a dream also means a job for an unemployed person, temptation, or lamenting the dead.

(Also see Bag, Pouch, Sack, Wallet)

If you lost a purse in your dream, this signifies disappointment with a friend or lover.

A dream which featured you, or someone else, opening and rummaging in a purse, forecasts the opening of new doors in your life. Buying a purse predicts basic good luck in your near future.

A fine material could suggest affluence and a purse that is not appropriate for the occasion symbolizes literally being out of our comfort zone.

The old saying ‘you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear’ has relevance in dreams.

To find a purse would suggest that we have found something of value, whereas to lose a purse suggests that we may be being careless.

If you dream that you lose your purse, then you are going through an ego-identity transformation.

To dream that a purse is empty, foretells a disappointment in the person to whom you aie engaged.

(2) As the place where your ‘treasure’ is, it may symbolize your real self.

(3) Losing your purse may, therefore, be a symbol of losing your real identity.

See Pocket-book.

See also Handbag.

2. Financial se­curity.

3. Achievement of goals (to receive or win a purse).

4. Loss of control of resources (to lose a purse).