Spiritual Meaning:
The thorn may signify that we are dedicating ourselves to a difficult element of our spiritual quest – we are suffering for our beliefs.

Psychological / Emotional Perspective:
The thorn stands for physical suffering in dreams. In matters of health, it may indicate a vulnerability to infection.

Everyday Material Aspects:
To dream of being pierced by a thorn or splinter signifies that a minor difficulty has got through our defences. If the thorn draws blood, we need to look at what is happening in our lives that could make us vulnerable.

Gender / Specific Meanings:
In a woman’s dream a thorn, being penetrative, could represent the sexual act, or rather fear of intercourse. For a man thorns may represent sacrifice of some sort.

Consult the entries for Crown, Sacrifices and Weeds for further information.