Dreaming of money in the Akan tradition: meaning
The Akan land was the Gold Coast: gold was wealth, power and sacredness at once there. The Golden Stool of the Asante is considered the soul of the nation. Money and gold in a dream are therefore read in an Akan reading as value, honour and responsibility, not only as possessions.
Within this tradition
Gold plays a central role in Akan culture. For centuries payment was made in gold dust, weighed with small brass weights, the abrammuo, which often depicted animals, people or proverbs. So even a trading weight carried wisdom. Kings and elders wear gold jewellery at festivals, and the Sika Dwa Kofi, the Golden Stool of the Asante, which according to tradition descended from the sky, is seen as the seat of the soul of the whole nation. No one sits on it.
That is why gold in a dream carries a deeper charge than earning money. A dream in which you find or receive gold can be read as value being recognised, an honour or a responsibility entrusted to you. Gold you wear, as dignity. Money you lose, as the question of what you truly find valuable, or as worries about livelihood that also play during the day.
A well-known Akan saying holds that a good name is worth more than money. In that spirit an Akan reading of a money dream often asks about your name and your relationships: what are you building that lasts?
Whoever gives money to family in a dream connects with the Akan ideal of caring for the abusua, the family line.
Common variations
Finding or receiving gold
Value being recognised, an honour or a responsibility.
Wearing gold jewellery
Dignity and respect.
Losing money
The question of what you truly find valuable, or worries that also play during the day.
Giving money to family
Care for the abusua, the family line: an Akan ideal.
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What is the Golden Stool?
The Sika Dwa Kofi, the sacred stool of the Asante which according to tradition came from the sky and is considered the seat of the soul of the nation.
What are abrammuo?
Brass weights for weighing gold dust, often in the form of animals or proverbs.
Does such a dream predict misfortune?
No. The Akan reading on Dreamkin does not predict misfortune. A dream is read as counsel or encouragement, and whoever finds it weighs heavily discusses it with an elder in the family.