Dreaming of trimming a candle wick with scissors - dream meaning with inherited lore

You snip the wick of a cake candle or another lit candle. As you watch the flame go out or grow shorter, you might feel a pang of regret—or a sense of calm, as if things have been put in order.

Korean lore: Traditionally, scenes of putting out or turning down a candle flame are sometimes read as calming one’s energy or bringing a period to a close. But there isn’t a widely established interpretation of the act of cutting a wick with scissors, so the feelings and context of the dream may be more helpful to consider. (This interpretation cautiously draws on folk readings of light and endings.)

Through the mind: You may have had something that made you conscious of time, like a birthday or anniversary, or something you want to put in order before a new beginning. The scene may also carry the pressure of feeling that something must be reduced or brought to an end.

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