People & Figures
Stranger / Shadow Figure Dream Meaning
Discover what dreaming about stranger / shadow figure reveals about your subconscious mind.
Quick Interpretation
The dark stranger is the classic Shadow archetype—everything the dreamer refuses to acknowledge about themselves. If an intruder, it is a part of self trying to break into consciousness.
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Common Themes
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The Unknown Self2
Fear3
Hidden potential4
Aspects seeking integrationPsychological Meaning
Jungian Interpretation
The Shadow (if same sex). The Anima/Animus (if opposite). Hidden potential.
Freudian Interpretation
The repressed id.
Spiritual Meaning
Spirit guide or entity. Warning of the unknown.
Dream Variations
Positive Interpretation
Helpful stranger represents hidden resource.
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