Dreaming of paying back a friend - dream meaning with inherited lore
This may reflect a wish to settle a debt to a friend, whether it’s money or a feeling of owing them.
You return money you borrowed from a friend. You may check the amount or hand over an envelope, and your friend may thank you or say the amount is wrong.
Korean lore: Traditional interpretations sometimes view paying off a debt in a dream as sorting through a burden you’ve put off or an entangled situation. Paying back a friend doesn’t necessarily predict a real money problem. (Some folk interpretations read paying off a debt as easing a burden or bringing something to a close.)
Through the mind: You may still owe money, or feel a stronger wish to return the help you’ve received. It may also be a wish to settle something on your mind, like a message you owe or a promise you made.
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