One who enjoys the fruit of another’s labor, i.E.
The locust that devours; see “mooching”
[1]1. One should be ready to absorb new knowledge or experiences.
2. One is leeching off someone else.
[2]See Also: Water. Squeezing out and soaking up. Let go of something.
[3]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.
[4]You will be likely to lose considerable money if you dream of squeezing water out of a sponge-.
[5]A portent of a highly placed admirer in the army or navy.
[6]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.
[7]Dreaming of a sponge is generally positive.
If you washed with the sponge, you will get credit for doing a good job at something.
If you squeezed water out of it, you will get money. But if you tried to squeeze the sponge and found it dry, you are being warned against taking any kind of risks with your money.
[8]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.
[9]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.
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