Thorns – Thorns are representative of hardships and trials. While there are many symbols that share this meaning with the thorns, the thorn is especially powerful in conveying the danger and obstacles that lie on your path to a happy and harmonious future. The thorns do have the positive connotation that they are not the thing that will kill you, or more symbolically, your hope and dreams. On the other side of the thorns is almost always the very thing that you have worked so hard to achieve. Many people turn back when they see the thorns. Persevere and you will gain something that so few have: peace.