What Does It Mean to Dream About Rags?

To dream of rags represents resources or tools you use to address or 'clean up' problems, which you might perceive as unimportant, insignificant, or disposable. A resource or tool that you view you as lesser, insignificant, or disposable that serves to solve a problem.

Positively, dreaming about rags may represent humility, simplicity, or a sense of being grounded. It could reflect a willingness to endure hardship, the process of personal growth through tough experiences, or a desire to rid oneself of unnecessary problems. Having to concern for believing your better than anyone else for for improving a situation.

Negatively, dream of rags may represent attempts to remedy a situation while hoping it doesn't cause further inconvenience or draw attention. A fear of poverty, a sense of being worn out, or the fear of decline in status or respect. Fixing a problem simply without respecting yourself too much and hoping it won't bother anyone else. Feeling that quickly telling a lie to fix a situation is below you, but not minding it because you believe that nobody will find out or care to verify.

Example: A young woman dreamed of having a bloody face and using a rag to clean herself up. In waking life, she had lost her job and was looking for another job. In this case, the rag may have reflected her attempt to use an excuse or lie about why she lost her job that nobody cared about verifying in order to hide her job loss from parents or hide any problems about her old job from a future employer.

Dreaming of old damaged rags signifies your progression in clearing out your old ways and bad memories. If you are wearing rags it indicates low self confidence and worries about your image.