BUTTONS / BUTTONHOLES

Spiritual Meaning:
Buttons and buttonholes were simple fastenings holding two different pieces of material together. Spiritually this can represent uniting the physical and spiritual realms into one coherent whole.

Psychological / Emotional Perspective:
Buttons were originally a form of insignia, allowing easy identification of friend or foe. If our attention is drawn to buttons in a dream, it is usually to bring about such recognition.

Everyday Material Aspects:
The size, shape and configuration of the button and buttonholes may be important. An ornate button will have a different relevance to a simple one; more work or effort is required for the former. A particularly decorative buttonhole suggests that more energy needs to be put into ‘fastening down’a project – it perhaps needs to be more upfront.