Knots – The art of knotting is an ancient form of communication. Sailors, soldiers and statesmen all used knots to communicate rank, safety and skill in their trades. Some knots, like the Gordian knot, are famous for the skill or wit that it takes to create or solve them. There are literally thousands of kinds of knots that can be used for as many purposes, even though today very few of them are known by laymen. Many textiles are created by a implementing a series of knots, like tatting, crochet, and knitting. Dreaming of knots can be simple or complex, just like knots themselves. Knots can represent being tied or bound to something or someone. Tying the knot represents marriage because of the ancient tradition of literally typing a knot around the hands of two lovers, also known as hand fasting. Some knots represent travel, especially various forms of sailors’ knots. Other knots can represent obstacle, such as climbers’ knots. Still others can represent death, like the hangman’s noose. If you dream about knots it is important to consult a book of knots and find the specific one that you saw in your dream and learn its purpose. This will give you clues to the possible meaning of it in your dream.