Dreaming of tearing up while cutting onions - dream meaning with inherited lore
This is not a scene with a clear traditional interpretation, so it may be a familiar everyday dream where irritation or fatigue shows up as tears.
Your eyes sting and fill with tears as you cut an onion, and you stop or rub your eyes. You may wonder whether you’re crying because you feel like crying or because of the onion.
Korean lore: There isn’t a clear traditional interpretation of a scene where onions make you cry. Since the reason for the tears is clear in the dream, you can focus on its sensations and feelings rather than stretching the symbolism too far. (This scene doesn’t seem to have a well-established traditional interpretation in folk dream lore.)
Through the mind: Recent eye or physical discomfort, or some small irritation, may have carried over into the dream. If something about onions brings a particular event or feeling to mind, you could gently explore that connection too.
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