There's a psychological and mystical meaning if someone dreams of washing clothes according to Craig Hamilton-Parker's The Hidden Meaning of Dreams.
Psychological Meaning: Washing may represent inner cleansing. You are getting rid of old attitudes, habits and emotional reactions. If you wash clothes, this may symbolize an improvement in the way you present yourself to the world.
Mystical Meaning: It is auspicious to dream of washing clothes or white linen but stained clothes predict misfortune.
Interpret your dream with these free online sources:
- DreamDictionary.org
- DreamMoods.com
- DreamsCloud.com
- AmyCope.com
The study of dreaming is called oneirology, and it's a field of inquiry that spans neuroscience, psychology, and even literature. Still, the plain fact is that the reasons why we dream are still mysterious. But that hasn't stopped scientists from coming up with some pretty fascinating hypotheses.
Here are 10 theories that explain why we dream, featured at io9.com.