Larger and louder than a wasp, the hornet is read as anger, provocation and a situation that turns hostile when stirred. Dream books link a single hornet to a sharp-tongued person or a temper close to the surface, and a nest to a group or a problem best not poked. Being stung is read as a painful exchange of words or a criticism that lands hard. Running from hornets is taken as avoiding a conflict you sense is brewing. Calmly letting one fly past is read as keeping your head in a tense moment. The dream often asks whether something in your life has been disturbed and is now defending itself.
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