Have you broken a plate? First things first, don’t worry! Accidents happen sometimes to the best of us. Still, it’s easy to wonder what message is behind those little accidents sometimes. Especially if it happens more than once. And, often times we will see repeating messages until we finally stop to understand them. Well, rest easy, you’re in the right place! We’re going to explore all about the spiritual meaning of breaking a plate. And, did you know that there may be even more additional symbolism depending on if the plate was full, dirty, or clean? So, settle back, get comfortable, and get ready to learn all about the spiritual meaning of a broken plate.
What Does A Plate Represent Spiritually?
Before we get into the symbolism of breaking a plate, it helps to understand what the plate itself represents. From a spiritual perspective, the plate has a connection with cycles, traditions, and routines because of its round shape. When you think about it, most of our meals and day to day life structure centers around a plate. Therefore, the plate can represent the foundation of the very essence of life.
And, of course, what do we do with plates? We eat food off of them! Food has an obvious association with abundance. After all, an empty plate can quickly lead to a very unhealthy and unsustainable life. So, plates represent stability, daily routines, health, abundance, and livelihood. All pretty good stuff, right?
So What Does It Mean To Break A Plate?
So, now that we understand what a plate represents, it seems like it might be a bad omen to break one. Well, believe it or not, not necessarily. In fact, in some cultures it’s actually considered good luck to break a plate or a glass. Make sure to check out our spiritual meaning of broken glass article for more information on this. So, what does breaking a plate represent spiritually?
Well, breaking a plate represents breaking a routine or tradition. This can be a good thing or bad thing, considering the context. For instance, if you feel somewhat confined or trapped in your daily routine and aren’t experiencing any growth in your life, breaking a plate could be a very good omen. While it’s never pleasant to clean up a broken plate, especially when you fear you may cut yourself, sometimes being uncomfortable is necessary for future growth. This is a great metaphor for new experiences in our life. Allow what’s no longer serving you to be swept out of your life carefully to make room for better and brighter things!
A broken plate can also represent a sudden surprise. After all, it’s pretty surprising to drop a plate! And, since the plate represents abundance, this means you could see unexpected changes in stability or financial areas of your life. This could be a good omen or a bad one depending on the circumstances. Remember, if you continue to do the same things, you can expect the same results. So, take a look at your habits and see if they are working for you or against you.
Breaking A Plate Full Of Food Spiritual Meaning
Are you wondering what’s the symbolism of breaking a plate full of food? Let me tell you, there is nothing more frustrating than dropping a plate full of food. All of that delicious food is wasted! Could it get any worse? So, what does it mean?
Well, breaking a plate full of food could represent a change of habits when it comes to diet or eating routines. For instance, maybe you’ll soon be inspired to give up meat and follow a vegetarian diet. Or, maybe you’ll come across a new diet soon that appeals to you. You may be called to look at the habits you have when it comes to diet and look at ways to change that for a healthier lifestyle.
On the other hand, dropping a plate full of food could symbolize that your efforts in certain areas of life might be in vain. After all, you spent all that time preparing your plate only to drop it before enjoying the fruits of your labor! As always, this won’t apply to everyone and follow your intuition.
But, if you are pouring your energy and resources into a circumstance in which you are not seeing returns, you might want to take a closer look at this dynamic. Do you need to cut out toxic relationships? Or, is your job not paying enough to reflect your current workload? Take a look at your surroundings and see if there are any unfair dynamics you might need to re-evaluate keeping in your life.
Breaking A Dirty Plate Spiritual Meaning
Have you broken a dirty plate? Naturally, you’re probably wondering what’s the spiritual symbolism of breaking a dirty plate. When we break a dirty plate we’re being called to look at our habits surrounding cleanliness and housekeeping. After all, a dirty plate was more than likely hanging around for a while if it was broken. Usually this happens when we’ve been procrastinating on a mountain of dirty dishes in the sink. If you broke a dirty dish while actually washing it, make sure to check out the later section on it instead.
So, breaking a dirty dish can be a message that you can improve your housekeeping routine. Are you too strict or too lax? Maybe set aside a few minutes at the end of the day to clean up the daily mess. Or, if you’re so inclined, try to do your deep housecleaning around the cycles of the moon. I’ve recently taken to doing a deep clean around the new moon to allow new energy to enter into my home. It’s extra fun to use intention oils as well, for instance money drawing oil to help with business and abundance!
On the plus side, breaking a dirty plate means you don’t have to wash it! Therefore, this could represent freedom or a break in some expected obligation or routine. For example, you may expect a temporary pause in your workload for some reason. Or, maybe you have a vacation upcoming! Either way, keep your eyes open for ways you can break the routine in your daily chores.
What Does It Mean When You Break A Clean Plate?
Wondering what it means to break a clean plate? Dropping a clean plate is a pretty common way to break one. After all, it happens when we’re usually putting away the dishes after washing them. Or, maybe we’re moving plates that we no longer use around and accidentally break them in the process. So, what does it mean?
Well, breaking a clean plate reminds us to take stock of what we actually use in our daily life. For instance, are you collecting too many plates? No judgement, I know how it is. It wasn’t until I moved into a smaller place that I had to take stock of what I was actually holding on to. My husband even joked, what is this entire fancy china dinner set for? Are we expecting the Queen of England and her entourage to pay us a visit soon? And he was right. We were never going to use all those fancy plates! So, I let them go.
But, this doesn’t have to apply only to dishes. Breaking a dish is a reminder to look at ways we can break our routines and foundations in general. Are you holding on to things that no longer serve you? Or, are you holding on to habits that no longer serve your highest and best purpose? What can you let go of in your daily life to allow yourself more room to grow?
Breaking A Plate While Doing Dishes Spiritual Meaning
Or, maybe you’re wondering what it means to break a plate while doing dishes? This is also a pretty common time to drop and break a plate. After all, add soap, water, and slippery dishes together, it’s easy to understand why it happens.
From a spiritual perspective, dropping a dish while washing it represents a job that can’t be finished. Your task is suddenly unable to complete if the main component breaks! After all, how can you wash dishes with no dishes? This can be a message that you might anticipate something that you’ve been working on to remain uncompleted. However, this doesn’t mean that you should give up on something that’s important to you. It simply means that may need to try a new approach or work harder to complete your goal.
Dropping a plate while doing dishes also represents a sudden break in your routine and habits. But, this can be in a way that exceeds your expectations in a positive way. From a spiritual perspective, cleaning dishes represents renewal and increase in abundance. So, you may have a turn in fortune in your favor that you don’t see coming. So, try to stay open in areas of abundance and love! You never know what may happen.
What Should I Do After Breaking A Plate?
So, you’ve broken the plate, now what? Is everything wasted? Well, remember from a spiritual perspective, there’s no such thing as an entirely lost cause. In fact, in the Japanese culture the practice of repairing broken pottery with powered gold or silver is seen as an artwork called kintsugi. From a philosophical standpoint, this is about embracing the history of an object and making any trauma more beautiful rather than masking a break and trying to make it like it originally was.
This is a very important lesson to embrace in life. Make sure to allow your past heartbreaks and experiences to make you into a new, more beautiful and stronger person rather than focusing on becoming who you were before the experience. Each experience whether positive or negative adds more to your history and depth. Integrate it and turn yourself into a unique work of art.
So, stop trying to become who you were before any heartbreak. That person is gone. In the same way as plate will never be exactly as it was before it was broken. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t turn it into something more beautiful.
And, if you’re looking for more practical uses or craft ideas apart from kintsugi, this page has some really great ideas for repurposing a broken plate. Remember, nothing goes to waste unless you allow it to!