Symbols / Vomiting
Dreaming about vomiting
A reading for meaning, not prophecy
Vomiting is read as forced release — in the East expelling what is bad for you (吐), in the West purging held emotion or guilt, in Ibn Sirin's tradition disgorging wealth or a matter, willingly or not.
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Three readings
In Chinese tradition · 周公解梦 · 吐
周公解梦 reads vomiting as expulsion — ridding yourself of what no longer agrees with you; to vomit and feel relief marks a toxic matter released, distressing vomiting a difficulty being forced up. It is the body clearing what it cannot keep.
In Western psychology · Jungian
Jung would read vomiting as the violent purging of what you cannot stomach — held emotion, guilt, or something swallowed that must come up. Unpleasant as it is, the dream often marks a necessary release of what was poisoning you.
In Islam · Ibn Sirin
Ibn Sirin read vomiting as disgorging — returning wealth or a matter; willing vomiting could mean repentance or giving back what was not yours, unwilling a loss forced upon you. Framed as meaning: what do you need to bring up and be rid of?
Common variations
- vomiting and feeling relief
- unable to stop vomiting
- vomiting something strange
- someone else vomiting
Questions people ask
What does vomiting in a dream mean?
Read as forced release — expelling what no longer agrees with you, whether held emotion, guilt, or something 'swallowed.' Vomiting then feeling relief is read as a toxic matter cleared; it asks what you need to be rid of.
What does vomiting mean in a dream in Islam?
Ibn Sirin read it as disgorging — willing vomiting as repentance or returning what wasn't yours, unwilling as a loss forced upon you. A prompt to give back or let go of something.
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