Emotions
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Seeing Fear in a dream
Dreaming of being afraid means your mind is wrestling with some uncertainty that you have probably not fully admitted while awake. Work pressure, strain in a relationship or worry about the future can all come back at…
Seeing Anger in a dream
Feeling anger in a dream, or seeing someone explode with rage, means a feeling you have held down is trying to get out. When you are awake you often lack the chance or the nerve to show your anger, so the feeling finds…
Seeing Love in a dream
Dreaming of falling in love, or of feeling a deep pull toward someone, usually expresses a thirst for connection stored up deep inside you. The dream does not always speak of a real relationship. More often it points to…
Seeing Despair in a dream
Waking from a dream full of deep despair means a helplessness from waking life is following you even into sleep. Dreams like this come more often when you have tried hard to resolve a situation and still found no…
Seeing Shame in a dream
Feeling ashamed in a dream usually reflects self-criticism that has built up inside you and worry about how you look in other people's eyes. Dreams of making a mistake in front of everyone or being caught unprepared…
Seeing Forgiveness in a dream
Dreaming of forgiving someone, or of being forgiven, reflects a wish to put down an old burden you have carried deep inside. Who is forgiving whom changes much of the meaning. Forgiving someone: The hurt or anger you…
Seeing Insults in a dream
Being insulted in a dream reflects a lack of self-confidence that has been building up inside you. Notice who is insulting you, because that makes the meaning much clearer. Being humiliated in front of everyone: If…
Seeing Arrows in a dream
Seeing an arrow in a dream usually speaks of a decision that, like an arrow leaving the bow, cannot be taken back. An arrow always has a target, so this dream also raises the question of which direction your life is…
Seeing Weighing Scale in a dream
Seeing a weighing scale in a dream reflects a conflict over a decision going on inside you, or a search for fairness. When you have to weigh two sides of a situation and work out which is right and which is wrong, this…
Seeing Beating in a dream
Beating someone in a dream, or being beaten yourself, usually expresses anger or helplessness buried deep in your mind. Resentment you get no chance to show in waking life often takes the shape of violent scenes like…
Seeing Blindness in a dream
Going blind in a dream usually comes from a feeling that you are avoiding some truth in your life, or have not yet managed to understand it. This fear of having eyes and still seeing nothing often reflects a situation…
Seeing Cheeks in a dream
Dreaming of cheeks, or noticing your cheeks in a dream, usually speaks of a soft feeling such as tenderness or shyness. The cheeks are far more sensitive than the rest of the face, so in dreams they often stand for an…
Seeing Coitus in a dream
A dream about having sex usually means more than physical desire, and often it is a symbol of deep connection. These dreams tend to come when your mind wants to grow very close to someone, or to get to know some part of…
Seeing Daydreaming in a dream
Seeing yourself lost in a daydream within a dream means a deep wish to step back from reality for a while and spend time in a world of your own imagining. When you are caught up in daily busyness or strict rules, this…
Seeing Enemy in a dream
Dreaming of an enemy often mirrors an unresolved conflict inside you, and it does not mean someone in your waking life is actually against you. Who the enemy is and what you do when you face them shows where the…
Seeing Fart in a dream
Dreaming of an embarrassing moment like passing gas usually speaks of a feeling you have kept bottled up for a long time. What you could not put into words tries to burst out through the body's own language, so in a…
Seeing Flattery in a dream
Dreaming of being flattered usually comes from mixed feelings: a thirst for recognition, and doubt about how genuine that recognition is. Everyone likes to hear good things, but when praise in a dream feels overdone,…
Seeing Cannabis in a dream
Seeing cannabis or its smoke in a dream is usually tied to a wish for a short escape from reality. When the pressure of daily duties or a tangled relationship pushes past what you can bear, the mind imagines something…
Seeing Hug in a dream
Hugging someone in a dream, or being hugged, mostly speaks of a need for emotional security. The meaning depends a great deal on who you are holding and how the hug feels. Warmly hugging someone you know: That…
Seeing Incense in a dream
Dreaming of burning incense reflects an urge to calm a restlessness inside you. Smoke and fragrance slowly change the air around them. In the same way, this dream often comes when your mind wants to lighten a heavy…
Seeing Inebriety in a dream
Drinking alcohol in a dream, or being drunk, is usually tied to a feeling of losing control, as if your thoughts and decisions are no longer in your own hands. The thoughts and emotions you keep in check while awake…
Seeing Infidel in a dream
Seeing yourself or someone else as an unbeliever in a dream is often tied to doubts inside you. The meaning is not always religious. It speaks of a state of mind in which your faith in an idea, in a relationship, or…
Seeing Kiss in a dream
Dreaming of a kiss mainly expresses attraction to someone or a wish to grow close, though it does not always mean romance. Sometimes it shows a wish to be recognized by someone. The scene often comes when your mind is…
Seeing Madman in a dream
Dreaming of a madman usually speaks of a side of your mind that wants to go its own way, outside logic and social rules. The person society calls mad follows no fixed rules, so his presence in a dream often points to an…
Seeing Missile in a dream
Seeing a missile in a dream usually points to an intense force building up inside you, one that could explode at any moment. This dream often comes when anger or fear has piled up to a dangerous level. Much of the…
Seeing Nude in a dream
Dreaming that you are naked is very common, and it usually stands for feeling exposed in front of others. The shame of suddenly standing before people without clothes matches a waking fear that a weakness or a secret…
Seeing Perfume in a dream
Smelling perfume or a particular scent in a dream usually stirs a memory from the past, or speaks of attraction to someone. Smell reaches the memory centers of the brain directly, so a familiar scent in a dream often…
Seeing Smack in a dream
Slapping someone in a dream, or being slapped, points to an outburst of strong emotion that never found a chance to be put into words. That feeling is coming out in the dream as body language. This dream is almost never…
Seeing Theft in a dream
When you dream of a theft, the real fear is often less about losing possessions and more about losing control. What is stolen is not always money. Often it is time, a chance, your dignity or your trust in someone.…
Seeing Thorns in a dream
Seeing thorns or a thorny plant in a dream speaks of a situation or relationship in your life where pain hides alongside beauty. Just as a rose blooms with its thorns, many good things in life do not come without some…
Seeing Tied-up in a dream
Dreaming that you are tied up reflects a feeling of being stuck in some situation in your waking life. People feel tied hand and foot while awake too, when the duties of a job, a household or a relationship pile up…
Seeing Wailing in a dream
Wailing in a dream means feelings stored up inside you are coming out. The grief or anger you get no chance to express while awake takes the form of crying in your sleep. Who is wailing, and in what situation, changes…
Seeing Witness in a dream
Witnessing an event in a dream, or standing as a witness in court, usually points to an inner tug-of-war over truth and responsibility. This dream often comes from the dilemma of having seen something and not knowing…