Ketchup
To dream of ketchup represents feelings of contentment with what you are doing is tolerable because nobody has a problem with it. A small way to make a difficult situation more tolerable or enjoyable. Adding some semblance of normalcy or satisfaction to your life amid difficult situation. Feelings about situation making small changes so people will like it.
Negatively, ketchup in a dream may reflect an oversimplification of problems, or a naive belief that a small change can effectively manage a large, more complex problem. It may also signify an overreliance on others' acceptance or lack of confrontation to justify actions that might be morally, ethically, or personally questionable.
To dream of not liking ketchup may reflect a dislike for easy solutions, a distaste for compromises, or an inability to find contentment in making a difficult circumstances tolerable. It could also suggest regret over a hasty decision or quick fix that has failed to make a situation more tolerable. Feeling stupid having to see a situation make small changes to be tolerable because your standards are higher.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing ketchup on food. In waking life, he was in the middle of spiritual testing which required an eventual abstinence test. He keep putting off the abstinence testing believing it wasn't a serious problem. Eventually, the need for the testing was serious and he had great difficulty passing it. In this case, the ketchup may have reflected his attempt to make the situation seem less serious or more palatable than it actually was by employing habits to change his thinking style that made it more tolerable.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing ketchup packets. In waking life, she had moved homes, changed jobs, and was having a lot of problems paying her bills during this very big transition. She had to steal and lie in harmless ways to help pay the bills. In this case, the ketchup packets in this case may have reflected her feelings of convenience with dishonest methods being a small way to make her difficult situation more tolerable or enjoyable with a semblance of normalcy while nobody had a problem with it.
