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Dream meanings · 41 symbols

Dream meanings, explained

The dreams everyone has, read the way depth psychology reads them: answer first, no superstition, no dictionary definitions. Every guide ends with the questions that turn a universal symbol into something about your life.

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An empty wooden crib in a dim nursery, a knitted blanket over its rail and one warm lamp in the corner.BodyNew
Baby

What does it mean when you dream about a baby?

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A brown bear standing at the edge of a misty pine forest at dusk, seen from a distance.AnimalsNew
Bears

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An empty hospital corridor at night, closed doors and soft window light on a polished floor.BodyNew
Hospital

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Falling and losing control

3 symbols
A station clock on a tiled wall above an empty platform bench at dusk.Control
Being late

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An open paper road map on a worn wooden table under a single lamp.Control
Being lost

What does it mean when you dream about being lost?

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A stone spiral stairwell seen from directly above, its turns descending into shadow.Control
Falling

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People and relationships

7 symbols
Two coffee cups on a dark table in a dim room, one pushed away and untouched.People
Cheating

What does it mean when you dream about cheating?

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An empty armchair beside a window in early morning light.People
A deceased loved one

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A framed photograph lying face down on a side table beside a cold cup of tea.People
Your ex

What does it mean when you dream about your ex?

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A sheer curtain lifting in a dark empty hallway, pale moonlight through the window beyond.People
Ghost

What does it mean when you dream about a ghost?

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Two plain wooden chairs facing each other in an empty room, a coat left over one of them.People
Someone

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A single wool coat on a row of hooks beside a front door in dim evening light.People
Someone dying

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Two plain gold rings resting on dark folded linen in one narrow shaft of warm light.People
Wedding

What does it mean when you dream about a wedding?

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Danger and disaster

11 symbols
The rain streaked rear window of a parked car at night, blurred city lights beyond.Danger
Being kidnapped

What does it mean when you dream about being kidnapped?

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A single window pane with a sharp radiating crack, pale light behind it in a dark room.Danger
Being shot

What does it mean when you dream about being shot?

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An empty wet road at dusk with one red tail light streaking away into the rain.Danger
Car crash

What does it mean when you dream about a car crash?

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A long empty corridor at night with one door left ajar at the far end.Danger
Being chased

What does it mean when you dream about being chased?

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Dark water seen from just below the surface, daylight breaking through it in pale shafts.Danger
Drowning

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A long jagged crack running across an old plaster wall in a dim room.Danger
Earthquake

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A fallen chess king lying on a dark board under a single warm lamp.Danger
Killing someone

What does it mean when you dream about killing someone?

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A rain streaked airport window at night with one aircraft taxiing far out on the apron.Danger
Plane crash

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A flat open plain under a bruised evening sky with a narrow funnel cloud on the horizon.Danger
Tornado

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Embers glowing deep in a stone hearth with thin smoke curling up into the dark.Danger
Fire

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A dark ocean swell rising against a pale horizon, seen from an empty shoreline.Danger
Tsunami

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Body and self

10 symbols
An empty wooden crib in a dim nursery, a knitted blanket over its rail and one warm lamp in the corner.Body
Baby

What does it mean when you dream about a baby?

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A single drop of red ink unfurling in a clear glass of water on a dark table.Body
Blood

What does it mean when you dream about blood?

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A just snuffed candle on a dark wooden sill, a thin ribbon of smoke rising.Body
Death

What does it mean when you dream about death?

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A heavy wooden door half open in a dark hallway, dawn light pouring through the gap.Body
Giving birth

What does it mean when you dream about giving birth?

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A wooden hairbrush resting on a bathroom shelf beside a fogged mirror.Body
Hair falling out

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An empty hospital corridor at night, closed doors and soft window light on a polished floor.Body
Hospital

What does it mean when you dream about being in a hospital?

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An empty theatre stage of bare boards under a single narrow spotlight.Body
Naked in public

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A pale seedling breaking through dark soil in a clay pot on a windowsill.Body
Pregnancy

What does it mean when you dream about being pregnant?

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A single tooth on a dark wooden nightstand in warm lamp light.Body
Teeth

What does it mean when you dream about your teeth falling out?

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An empty escalator in an unlit shopping arcade at night, lit only by emergency lights.Body
Zombies

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Animals

7 symbols
A brown bear standing at the edge of a misty pine forest at dusk, seen from a distance.Animals
Bears

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A cat seen from behind on a windowsill at dusk, looking out over rooftops.Animals
Cats

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A worn leather dog collar and leash hanging on a hook by a doorway.Animals
Dogs

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A small brown rat sitting still on old floorboards beside a skirting board in low lamp light.Animals
Rats

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A single dark fin cutting the surface of calm grey water at dusk.Animals
Sharks

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A snake coiled on warm weathered stone in low light.Animals
Snakes

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A spiderweb strung across the corner of an old window frame, catching the last light.Animals
Spiders

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Places and journeys

3 symbols
A coastline seen from an aircraft window at dusk, headlands and pale surf lines below.Places
Flying

What does it mean when you dream about flying?

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The hallway of an old house with several closed doors and one lamp burning at the end.Places
Houses

What does it mean when you dream about a house?

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Still deep water at dusk with faint slow ripples crossing it toward a dark far shore.Places
Water

What does it mean when you dream about water?

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All symbols, A to Z

41 in total
A deceased loved oneBabyBearsBeing chasedBeing kidnappedBeing lateBeing lostBeing shotBloodCar crashCatsCheatingDeathDogsDrowningEarthquakeFallingFireFlyingGhostGiving birthHair falling outHospitalHousesKilling someoneNaked in publicPlane crashPregnancyRatsSharksSnakesSomeoneSomeone dyingSpidersTeethTornadoTsunamiWaterWeddingYour exZombies

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