Spilled ink
Ink overturned across paper — a careless moment that has marked what was meant to stay clean.
Spilled ink in a dream is the dream's image of a careless moment that has marked what was meant to stay clean. Ink does not lift easily; the page is changed by the spill. The dream brings spilled ink when something in your life — a written record, a public reputation, a piece of work in progress — has been stained by a small accident that cannot be undone by tidying. A spilled ink incorporated into the design, the page restarted around the mark, is the dream affirming the honest recovery. A spilled ink hidden under a new sheet placed over the top is the dream noting that the mark is still there and the covering will move the moment someone leans on the page.