(Harrow; Mattock; Plow; Scoop; Trowel) In a dream, a shovel represents a wife for an unmarried person. She will keep no secret, though she will spare no expense to save her husband from poverty.
A shovel in a dream also means dispelling distress, overcoming trouble, or satisfying one’s debts.
A shovel in a dream also may represent a trustworthy person one can depend on during hard times, or in times of adversities. Holding a shovel in a dream means receiving benefits and blessings, for a shovel collects dirt as well as valuables.
A shovel in a dream also may represent a woman, profits, or business activities. (Also see Rake; Spade)
Vision: Working with a shovel: don’t expect thanks or rewards, in spite of all your hard work and efforts. Seeing a shovel means someone asked you to do physical labor for them or needs help.
Dreams of a shovel represent your ability to dig your way out of a hole.
If you are digging your own grave, then you have been indulging in negativity. Also a shovel can represent introspection and your willingness to dig deep within yourself for answers. You are realizing your ability to uncover, discover and discard aspects of your past that no longer support you.
To see a shovel in your dream, suggests that you are seeking your self-identity and self-insight. You are on a quest for a new understanding of your waking life and your true self. This dream may also indicate that you have been trying too hard to find the “truth” to a particular problem or situation.
1- A shovel in a dream will signify a need to dig into past experiences for information. We may need to uncover a past joy or trauma, or possibly even a learning experience.
The type of spade or shovel will be of relevance.
A garden spade would suggest being totally pragmatic, whereas a fire shovel would indicate a need to take care.
2- Since a shovel can suggest a degree of introspection, of covering up, what is being shovelled is important. We are needing to be mindful of the content of our lives. Shovelling compost, for instance, would mean considering the sum total and most fertile aspects of our lives, whereas shovelling sand might suggest an experience of time.
3- A shovel is an implement or tool which can be used to help us uncover what is spiritually correct.
Psychological / emotional perspective: Since a shovel or spade can suggest a degree of introspection, of covering up, what is being moved is important. We need to be mindful of the content of our lives. Digging compost, for instance, would mean considering the sum total and most fertile aspects of our lives, whereas shovelling sand, with its attendant dangers, might suggest trying to manipulate time.
Material aspects: A shovel in a dream will signify a need to dig into past experiences for information. We may need to uncover a past joy or trauma, or possibly even a learning experience.
The type of spade or shovel will be of relevance.
A garden spade would suggest being totally pragmatic, whereas a fire shovel would indicate a need to take care.
To dream of a snow snovel, or about you/somebody else shoveling snow, suggests that you are seeking your self-identity. You are on a quest for a new understanding of your waking life and true self. Alternatively, this dream can occur when you are trying too hard in find the truth to a problem.
Vision: With a spade we unearth things that hide beneath the surface—the side of our personality that is invisible to the world. In a positive sense the dream symbolizes the continued hard work you do in order to grow. See Pickax, Shovel.
Dreams of a spade signifies that you are brutally honest, are telling the truth, and are calling a spade a spade, realizing that sometimes the truth cuts like a knife. Dreams of this fighting instrument with a sharp point, symbolize focus, cutting through the fog of uncertainty, and that you are feeling defensive and the need to attack and protect your vulnerability from adverse forces.
Islamic Dream Interpretation