Haircut

Getting a haircut, New hairstyle, Cutting your hair

Few things change your look as fast as a haircut, so dreams borrow it for shifts in identity and image. Getting a fresh cut often shows you'd like to leave something behind, like an old role, a relationship or a version of yourself you've outgrown. A haircut you loved suggests the change will suit you. One you hated may reflect worry about how others will react to a decision you've made. Cutting your own hair puts the change entirely in your hands, while someone else holding the scissors raises the question of who's shaping your life right now.

Dream variations

• A bad haircutSomething didn't come out the way you pictured. Give it a few weeks; things grow back and settle.
• Cutting your own hairYou'd rather handle things yourself than wait for someone else. Take it slowly; small snips are easier to live with.
• A haircut against your willA decision about you is being made without your say. Speak up before the next cut.
• Long hair falling to the floorYou're shedding something that took years to grow. Let yourself feel the loss and the lightness together.

Related symbols

Hair · Scissors · Bald head · Mirror

Dream interpretations are for entertainment.