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Dreaming of worms or maggots: meaning in Korea

Gross as it is, in Korea dreaming of worms or maggots wriggling in large numbers is considered a dream of unexpected wealth.

What they say in Korea 구더기꿈

This is one of those dreams where Korea surprises you. In kkumhaemong, maggots (구더기) and worms showing up in large numbers are tied to money. The logic is the same as the poop dream: what seems disgusting when you are awake stands for abundance that springs up on its own. If you see worms coming out of the ground, out of food or even stuck to your body, an income, a surprise gain or an overdue payment is said to be on the way. The more there are, the better, say folk interpreters. Koreans often tell this dream laughing: "So gross, but things are going to go well for me!" If you calmly clean them off, it is read as putting your finances in order.

Depending on the details

if the worms are on your body

It may look like the worst version, but it is read as wealth sticking right to you. In tradition, it is one of the luckiest variations of this dream.

if worms come out of the ground

It is read as resources surfacing from below: hidden opportunities, savings forgotten in some drawer or the fruit of something you planted long ago and had stopped remembering.

if you step on or kill the worms

A more neutral reading. You may be turning down something useful because of how it looks. Take a second look before dismissing an offer that is not very glamorous.

And luck?

Laughing and a little grossed out, many Koreans would buy a lottery ticket for fun after this dream.

In other traditions

In Western readings worms are usually tied to decay, emotional illness, guilt or people who drain you. It is a dream almost always read as a sign of inner unease.