People & Figures Dream Meanings
Every person in your dream is an aspect of yourself - the cast of your internal drama.
Dead Relative
Dreams of the dead are among the most emotionally charged. Psychologists view them as processing grief and integrating t...
Ex-Partner
Dreaming of an ex rarely means you should reunite. It usually symbolizes a "return" to the habits or feelings of that ti...
Stranger / Shadow Figure
The dark stranger is the classic Shadow archetype—everything the dreamer refuses to acknowledge about themselves. If an ...
Zombies
Zombies represent the "walking dead" aspects of life—relationships, jobs, or parts of yourself that are lifeless yet per...
Baby
Babies represent new beginnings, vulnerability, and something precious that needs nurturing. Forgetting a baby is one of...
Child / Inner Child
Children in dreams often represent your inner child—the innocent, playful, wounded, or undeveloped aspects of self. A lo...
Boss / Authority Figure
Bosses represent authority, judgment, and your relationship with power. They can symbolize the internalized "inner criti...
Celebrity
Celebrities represent projected ideals, aspirations, or Shadow qualities. Meeting a celebrity suggests accessing qualiti...
Mother
Mother represents the Great Mother archetype—nurturing, origin, emotional foundation, and the unconscious itself. Mother...
Father
Father represents authority, protection, order, and the conscious masculine principle. Father dreams often relate to iss...
Crowd
Crowds represent the collective, public opinion, or conformity pressure. Lost in a crowd suggests loss of individuality;...
Friend
Friends in dreams often represent aspects of yourself that you associate with that friend. An old friend may symbolize a...
Teacher
Teachers represent wisdom, authority, and lessons to be learned. They may be inner wisdom manifesting, or indicate a lea...
Brother / Sister
Siblings represent aspects of self or actual sibling relationships. Same-sex siblings often represent shadow aspects; op...
Partner / Spouse
Partner dreams process the relationship or represent the contrasexual self (anima/animus). Cheating dreams are rarely pr...
Grandparent
Grandparents represent ancestral wisdom, unconditional love, and connection to lineage. Deceased grandparents visiting o...
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