Dream meaning of anvil
To see hot iron with sparks flying, is significant of a pleasing work; to the farmer, an abundant crop; favorable indeed to women. Cold, or small, favors may be expected from those in power.
The means of success is in your power, but in order to obtain it you will have to labor under difficulty.
If the anvil is broken, it foretells that you have, through your own neglect, thrown away promising opportunities that cannot be recalled.
SYMBOLISM
The anvil is made to support the blacksmith’s blows as he molds iron.
Dreaming of this tool indicates that you should endure the pressure of the thing to which you are submitted. Your strength will be compensated generously in the long run.
Anything to do with an anvil in a dream is considered a forerunner to some really spectacular luck providing the noise was muted; if the noise was very pronounced, there will be an unexpected change of locale.
To see a workman hammering hot iron on an anvil is a sign of success in the work you are doing.
If hot sparks fly at each stroke, the dream is particularly favorable.