Dreaming of kicking a pumpkin - dream meaning with inherited lore
It may be a scene of wanting to push away an opportunity or burden in front of you, or of showing pent-up frustration.
When you kick the pumpkin, it rolls far away, or it doesn’t move as you expected and stays where it is. You may feel a rush of relief as you kick it, or startle at the thought it might break.
Korean lore: Pumpkins have sometimes been read as good fortune or the fruits of your efforts, so pushing one away can suggest distancing yourself from an opportunity that has come your way. There’s no widely established traditional reading of kicking a pumpkin, though, so it may help to consider how you felt and what was happening in the dream. (This reading adds the direction of the action to folk interpretations of pumpkins as good fortune and harvest.)
Through the mind: The dream may reflect wanting to turn down an offer that feels burdensome or annoying. Or you may worry about missing an opportunity while still finding it hard to take the first step.
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