Fresh new leaves signify new ideas, new interests or the part of you that is still vulnerable because it is new. Withered and dying leaves suggest waning enthusiasm and falling leaves suggest things that have happened in the past.
If the tree in your dream does not shed its leaves and is an evergreen, this denotes an energetic and healthy approach to life. You can also be blown like a leaf, suggesting changing moods or opinions, or separation. Birds in the branches may also represent your thoughts.
[1]A green leaf represents new life, whereas a falling leaf can represent something that is falling away. Because Adam and Eve supposedly wore leaves, leaves can symbolize something we try to hide.
A dream leaf can also be drawing on the meaning of certain idioms, such as “turn over a new leaf ” or “shake like a leaf.”
[2]When they are green, they symbolize prosperity. When they are dry, however, they may announce problems and illnesses.
Leaves that fall predict melancholy.
[3]Represents the condition of the tree (person), whether fruitful or dry and barren; see “tree”
[4]A message of change.
The extent of the change depends on the size and quantities of the leaves.
[5]Change or fragility, Job 13:25
[6](See Also: Tree leaves)
[7]See “Leaves, below.
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