Dreaming of
Potato

For Miller, a potato in a dream is a sign of practical, grounded thinking and diligence. Digging potatoes — heavy but well-compensated work. Boiling potatoes — modest domestic joys and comfort. Eating boiled potato — moderate prosperity that does not come all at once but lasts. Rotten potato — financial difficulties or an unsuccessful investment of effort.

Vanga saw in the potato a symbol of resilience and folk wisdom. A large potato harvest — a prosperous year and security for the family. Planting potatoes — laying the foundation for future prosperity. Frozen or blackened potato — a threat of deprivation or a heavy trial that will strengthen character. Fried potato — small pleasures and unplanned, pleasant meetings.

Freud connected the potato to basic instincts and the need for security. Digging potatoes — striving to get to the heart of things, to dig up the truth in a relationship. Washing potatoes — a desire to cleanse a relationship of lies and half-truths. Large, even potatoes — satisfaction with one's physical self and bodily comfort.

Nostradamus interpreted the potato as a symbol of the people's sustenance and resilience. A potato field — broad reach of activity and the ability to feed many. A potato cellar — hidden reserves that no one suspects. Making potato soup in hard times — finding a simple solution to a complex problem.

Hasse interpreted the potato as a harbinger of reliable, if modest, results. A sack of potatoes — stable income and confidence in tomorrow. Peeling potatoes — painstaking but necessary work whose result will be appreciated later. Treating someone to potatoes — care for those close to you and readiness to help in a difficult moment.

Tsvetkov saw in the potato an image of a solid everyday foundation and down-to-earth but important values. Young potato — fresh opportunities in a familiar sphere. Boiled in their skins — preserving the essence of things beneath the outer shell. Potato tubers underground — hidden resources or money that will unexpectedly turn up.