Apple is an ambiguous symbol which is found in myths and religions (for example, eviction from the paradise in the Bible).

Symbol of temptation Generally, it is interpreted as a corruptibility of the dreamer by worldly material things and then can warn how easily he allows to lead into temptation. In the old testament the apple stands as a ” forbidden fruit ” which can reveal what is good and what is bad. In the original text of the Bible it is spoken only about “fruit”.

Fertility For the Mediterranean people the pomegranate, the fig and the quince are the forbidden fruits. The apple is an ancient fertility symbol. The vision of the apple can represent fertility, love and temptation.

Psychological Meanings:

Eating an apple, points to the wish to acquire knowledge.

Erotic and sexual meaning In the psychoanalysis the apple is considered as a typical sexual symbol, because its form is very similar to the feminine breast. In the dreams of younger people the apple often has an erotic meaning;

Intelligence The interpretation of an apple is important whether the apple is ripe or is unripe. The dreams of apples for older people can also stand as a sign of intellectual fruitfulness.

Spiritual Meanings:

Beauty and Fertility The apple blossom is a Chinese symbol of peace and beauty. On a spiritual level an apple indicates a new beginning. Since ancient times it is a symbol of fertility and therefore attribute for many gods.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Satisfaction if see a beautiful leafy – In the dream you see a beautiful leafy apple tree, this brings you fulfillment of your wishes, expectations;
• News if apple tree blooming in a dream – The dream denotes about impending good news that is relevant for all your life;
• Earnings if apple tree before the harvest – In the dream you see a lot of apple trees before harvest, brilliant progress in business or at work which announces good income;
• Friends if plenty apples – You see lots of apples on the tree in your dream means that you will have a lot of good friends;
• Realize plans if see ripe apples on the tree – This dream of ripe apples says that it is time for you to turn the plans into action;
• Warning if ripe apple – When you see ripe apples high in the treetops in the dream, this is a warning that your have too high aims, which you will not achieve;
• Prosperity if pick apples in a dream – You will start picking your work fruits, means that you will be prosperous person;
• Good sign if red apples with green leaves on a tree – This dream of red apples is a good omen, that you did everything perfectly and now you have a harvest of your hard work;
• Happy love if eat a nice red apple – When you are eating a red apple in a dream, announces a gratifying and happy love affair. For single ones, it means a new partner and marriage, new feelings of happiness in the love;
• Happiness if eat from the bowl – In the dream you take an apple from the bowl and eat is, this promises long life, luck and success, happy marriage in your life;
• Worries if bite a sour one – The apple was sour in your dream, signifies that you must deal nearer with an unpleasant things;
• Love pain if see or eat wormy apple – The wormy apple in a dream announces love problems, separation, grief and sorrow in your life;
• Gratitude if give to someone an apple – When you give an apple in a dream, notices that you will be gladdened by gratitude;
• New love if give to a woman – In the dream you give apples to the woman, means that you will meet your love;
• False friend if lying an apple on the floor in a dream – This vision points to false and bad friends in the neighborhood or in your surrounding;
• Worries if immature or rotten – The apple is rotten in your dream, this is a warning that bad news, anger, annoyance and danger is approaching against you;
• Self-knowledge if golden apple – In the dream you see a golden apple, signifies that will gain self-knowledge.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Success if pick from the tree – You are dreaming that you are picking announces success and joy of life, and you will succeed in everything what you do;
• Love if eat an apple - This dream says that you will receive love and it is sign for luck in love;
• Disappointment if peel an apple – When you peel an apple in a dream, this denotes that you are disappointed of your hope and expectation, but your courage will help you to handle with all the problems. You will reach what you desire;
• Reconciliation if get – In the dream you get an apple from somebody marks that you will try to make peace with your enemies;
• Wants to use you if give away – When you give away all your apples in a dream, this says that you are too compliant and someone wants to take advantage of you;
• Divorce if divide – In the dream you divide the apple into two parts announces that you will have to leave a loved person;
• More respect if rotten apple in a dream – Do not get angry about people who are not open to you.
• Vexations if rotten, wormy apples – This dream warns of false friends, separation from a loved one, or similar pain;
• Love if shining red – The apple is a shining red color, it is a sign of love;
• Good life if color between red and green in a dream – Brings you a strong and powerful life;
• Relation if eaten – The apple is eaten, points to intimate love relationships between man and woman.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Luck if pick from the tree – Picking apples in a dream, means joy and rich reward of your works;
• Prosperity if keep – In a dream you keep/have in your hand an apple, announces you prosperity;
• Business if collect – In the dream you collect apples, denotes that you will you make good business;
• Happiness if eat sweet apple – Eating sweet apple in a dream, this brings you glad experiences and enjoyment of love;
• Worries if sour apple – This dream announces about sadness, false friends, adversity and controversy;
• Bad news if rotten apple  – You will get bad news, which are only due to malice;
• Destruction if peel – When you are dreaming that you peel the apple means destruction of hopes and desires;
• Separation if cut an apple – You will have to separate from a dear friend or a girlfriend.

Artemidorus Meanings:

Sweet – pleasure of love The sight and eating of sweet, ripe summer apples is good. It meant rich love pleasure, particularly to those who try to attract a woman or lover, because the apple is consecrated and dedicated to Aphrodite (goddess of love).

Sour – anxiety, grief Sour apples on the contrary describe disorder and disputes, because they are associated with Eris (goddess of the discord). The winter apples, which you also name quinces, bring grief because of their astringent effect.

Contexts’ Meanings:

Eating a sweet apple in a dream –  Eating sweet, tasty or ripe apple in a dream, announces you pleasure, harmony in your life. Also this dream shows that you will get good earnings because of your hard work. You will experience happy love and happy family.

Eating a sour apple in a dream – Eating sour or unripe apple in a dream, this is a signal, that you have started to enjoy your luck and success too early, this can bring you worries. You will feel sadness and loneliness.

Eating wormy/rotten apple or seeing rotten/wormy apple in a dream – This dream signifies bad and unpleasant news. You will get anxiety and disappointment during reaching your aims. How hard you strive to reach them, you will only have frustration, they will not fulfillment.

Dreaming big red apples – This symbol goes for love and passion. For single -You will meet wonderful soul mate and your life and family life will be glad and joyful. You will be loved and honored by your lover. For married couples, this shows passion in their sexual life and respect to each other.

Picking apples from the tree or ground in the dream – You are picking or somebody else is picking apples in a dream, this announces that you can enjoy your harvest. You have work so hard with lots of efforts to make you life better. Now you will have rich and wealth life. 

* Please, see meaning of apple trees, fruit.

The dream symbol of an apricot has two main meanings: the first one will bring you joy and happiness and the second one will show you sadness, worries and bitter in your life. But this depends on the circumstances in your dream.

Good life Fresh and ripen or yellow apricot in the dream, this announces wealth and good money in your life, but you have to work hard for this and to put all your efforts to reach this.

Worries and frustration To eat apricots in the dream, may be a warning about illness. Also this dream denotes disappointment and confusion in your life. You are not satisfy of what you do in your life. To see others eating apricots, this dream will bring you lots of worries and problems but later you will solve them all.

Come back to reality To dream apricot tree, this dream symbol shows that you waste your time to not so important thing. You are in illusion world. You do not take care of your future, you think that everything will be good, you do not pay attention to the signs which show that you must see the reality and response and take the responsibilities.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Wealth if see an apricot – To see an apricot in a dream, this announces you profit and joy;
• Worries if see growing apricots – When you are watching apricots that are growing, this dream denotes that should expect worries and problems in near future;
• Illness if eat immature apricot – In the dream you eat an immature apricot, this dream warns that you have to take care of your health because you will have a disease;
• Happiness if be ready to eat – When you are ready to eat an apricot in your dream, this dream announces you health, happiness and success in love;
• Anger if see other eating – In the dream you see that someone else is eating apricots, then this dream denotes that you will meet anger and problems in your environment;
• Success if sell apricots – In the dream you are selling apricots this dream has a very good meaning, this marks that you will have commercial success in your life and this will make your life better;
• Support if divide apricot – When you divide an apricot in the dream and give one part to someone, then this dream indicates that you will get help and support from others to reach you goals and aims;
• Worries if get divided apricot – In the dream you got a divided apricot from someone, this dream shows that people around you will not help you to reach your goals they will make obstacles for you;
• Difficulties if pluck apricots – In the dream you pluck apricots, then this marks that you will have lots of worries in reaching your aims;
• Health if buy apricots – In the dream you buy apricots, this denotes that you will get recovery after an illness;
• Marriage if buy a young or single woman – This dream signifies marriage and happy family life;
• Success if see that someone sells apricots – In the dream you see that someone sells apricots, this marks that you will overcome all the worries and difficulties in your life and success will come to you;
• Bad invitation if see a lot of apricots on the ground – In the dream you see many apricots on the ground, this dream is a warning that you will meet a person from whom you will get dirty invitation to start dirty business. This may damage your reputation and will bring lots of worries;
• Accept reality if see many apricots on the tree – When you are dreaming lots of apricots on the tree, this dream marks that you live in illusions. You have to open your eyes and accept the reality;
• Wealth if eat ripen apricot – In the dream you eat a ripen apricot, this denotes that you will gain lots of money but only through hard work;
• Warning if see apricots out of season – This dream announces you a disease, you have to take care of your health;

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Late marriage if see apricot – This dream marks that you will get married late, but happily with children;
• Disagreements if eating apricots – In the dream you are eating apricots , then this dream marks that you will have quarrels in your family;
• Now worries if see someone is eating apricots – In your dream someone else is eating apricots, this dream a has a positive meaning. This denotes that you will overcome all the difficulties in your life;
• Dissatisfaction if pluck apricots – This dream marks that you are not satisfied with what you do at the moment, you want to change your life but do not know how. You have to listen to your heart.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Illness if see yellow apricot – This dream shows that you will have serious disease, but you will overcome it;
• Good future if plant apricot tree – When you plant apricot tree in your dream, then this marks that you made a basic for your better future;
• Richness if see green and unripened apricots – In the dream you see unripened apricots on the tree, this dream denotes that you put lots of efforts to reach your goal and now you will earn lot of money;
• Bad people if eat rotten apricot – This dream marks that you are under bad influence, you have to get rid of false people around you, because this may bring you lots of damage;
• Joy if have or eat apricots – This dream announces you happiness and prosperity, but only through hard work.

* Please, see meaning of apple.