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Cutting Hair

Cutting hair in a dream symbolizes change, breaking with the past, or loss of power.

Dream interpretation

A dream in which your hair is being cut reveals a deep-seated desire for change or a break with the past. If you cut your own hair, this speaks of awareness and a desire to free yourself from the old, for a new beginning. If someone else does it, this can be a sign of external influences that make you feel vulnerable or deprived of control. A drastic change in length or color after the haircut can signal a dramatic metamorphosis in your self-awareness or life path, often accompanied by a feeling of relief or, conversely, a loss of part of your identity.