Dreams of a sponge signify that you are receptive, allowing, and suggestible to the energy that is around you. You might be coming to terms with how you feel about others sponging off of you. Or your dream might be showing you where you must become more -reliant and considerate of the boundaries set by others. Also, this dream reflects your resilience, in that your life circumstances can squeeze you dry, but that you quickly expand back to your natural way of being. Consider the feeling tone of this dream.
See Also: Drink.
[1]The essence of a sponge is its ability to absorb. We use this simple plant life as a metaphor for learning at an aggressive rate, as in soaking something up like a sponge. In a dream, a sponge may indicate a desire or present circumstance in which there is a lot for you to take in.
The context in which the sponge appears in the dream should offer some clues about what area of your consciousness is currently expanding.
[2]The meaning of this dream varies according to the action, but its omen is generally good.
If you washed with the sponge, it forecasts satisfying recognition for work well done; if you squeezed water out of it, you can expect an increase in your income; but if you tried to squeeze it and found it dry, you are being warned against indulging in any form of gambling at the present time.
[3]Soaking up everything, both positive and negative energies; not in control. Picking up everyone else’s trips. Also, soaking up knowledge; very receptive, but need to discriminate, balance your intake. Sponging off other people’s energy rather than generating your own.
[4]Porous and soft, a sponge may symbolically represent spongy exterior boundaries. It may comment that you too easily absorb the energy of others. As in “sponging of£ someone,” it may mention that you could be using people or are too dependent.
[5]1. One should be ready to absorb new knowledge or experiences.
2. One is leeching off someone else.
[6]One who enjoys the fruit of another’s labor, i.E.
The locust that devours; see “mooching”
[7]You will be likely to lose considerable money if you dream of squeezing water out of a sponge-.
[8]See Also: Water. Squeezing out and soaking up. Let go of something.
[9]A portent of a highly placed admirer in the army or navy.
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