Spring-cleaning dream meaning is explained below using 2 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Eric Ackroyd
A dream about spring-cleaning is probably inviting you to make a new beginning, start a new life, by getting rid of old muck and rubbish: negative habits and attitudes, energy-consuming anxiety’, a sadomasochistic guilt-complex, etc.
Source: A Dictionary of Dream Symbols • Author: Eric Ackroyd
Interpretation 2 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
As the entry on spring suggests, the dreamer is cleaning out old ideas and may actually be physically preparing themselves for new business, relationships, and new beginnings in their life.
Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia • Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver