Emotions & Relationships
Intemperance dream meaning
Excess in intellectual pursuits suggests chasing foolish knowledge without benefit and upsetting friends. Excess in love or other passions points to illness or loss of fortune and esteem; for a young woman, the dream suggests losing a lover and displeasing close friends.
Dream scenarios
- 1
You are intemperate in intellectual pursuits
You may seek foolish knowledge without benefiting yourself and cause pain or displeasure to friends.
- 2
You are intemperate in love or other passions
This may lead to illness or loss of fortune and esteem.
- 3
A young woman dreams of being intemperate in love or passion
She may lose a lover and incur the displeasure of close friends.
Personal symbolism
Intemperance is a loss of measure: energy, curiosity, love, or passion pushed beyond what feels sustainable. The dream distinguishes between excess in intellectual pursuits and excess in love or other passions, so consider which kind of intensity appeared. In the first case, the concern is wasted effort and pain to friends; in the second, illness or losses in fortune and esteem. For a young woman, the image specifically involves a lover and close friends. Notice where desire feels difficult to moderate.
Questions to reflect on
- Was the excess intellectual, romantic, or another kind of passion?
- Did friends appear hurt or displeased?
- Where might a desire be taking more from you than it gives?