The dream dictionary
What does your dream mean?
Search any dream symbol and read it in three ancient traditions — Chinese 周公解梦, Western archetypal, and Islamic (Ibn Sirin). Counts show how many dreamed each one this week.
One of the most-searched dreams in the world. A snake is read as something powerful and hidden — in the East fortune or a concealed rival (蛇), in the West the instinctive Shadow and transformation, in Ibn Sirin's tradition an adversary close at hand.
Read all three lenses →Dreaming of an ex rarely means you want them back. It is read as unfinished feeling — in the East a lingering tie (旧情 / 缘), in the West a part of yourself the relationship carried, in Ibn Sirin's tradition a heart still seeking its peace.
Read all three lenses →Dreaming of falling is read as a loss of control and a letting-go — in the East a turning of fortune (流年), in the West the ego surrendering into the unconscious, in Ibn Sirin's tradition a slip in standing to steady.
Read all three lenses →Dreaming of death is rarely a forecast — it is read as an ending that makes room. In the East a paradox of renewal (新生), in the West the psyche shedding an old self, in Ibn Sirin's tradition a change of state.
Read all three lenses →Dreaming of pregnancy is read as something new gestating in you — in the East fertility and fortune ripening (生), in the West a project or self being born, in Ibn Sirin's tradition increase or a matter coming to term.
Read all three lenses →A spider is read as the weaver of one's circumstances — in the East a web of fate and patience (网), in the West the creating-and-devouring mother, in Ibn Sirin's tradition a weak adversary or a frail shelter.
Read all three lenses →Fire is transformation and intensity — in the East fortune, passion, or warning (火), in the West the energy of the psyche and purification, in Ibn Sirin's tradition strife or swift news, by its form.
Read all three lenses →A baby is read as new life and vulnerability at once — in the East a fresh start and good fortune (新), in the West the emerging Self or 'divine child', in Ibn Sirin's tradition joy, responsibility, or a fragile new matter.
Read all three lenses →Money in a dream is read as value and energy more than literal cash — in the East fortune and flow (金), in the West psychic energy and self-worth, in Ibn Sirin's tradition provision, or sometimes worry.
Read all three lenses →Being naked in a dream is read as exposure and authenticity — in the East a revealing of one's true state (露), in the West vulnerability and the shedding of the persona, in Ibn Sirin's tradition a matter laid bare, or sincerity.
Read all three lenses →A dog is read as loyalty and instinct — in the East a guardian and faithful ally (忠), in the West the loyal companion or untamed instinct, in Ibn Sirin's tradition a friend or an enemy by its temper.
Read all three lenses →To be chased is to be asked to turn and face something. In the East a debt the spirit wants acknowledged (债); in the West the Shadow seeking integration; in Ibn Sirin's tradition an adversary or worry pressing on you.
Read all three lenses →To be lost — the maze, the repeating room — is read as a circling of fate (缘) in the East, the individuation journey in the West, and confusion in one's affairs to clarify in Ibn Sirin's tradition.
Read all three lenses →A house in a dream is the self. Rooms that shift speak of an identity under quiet renovation — in the East shifting fortune, in the West the psyche remodelling, in Ibn Sirin's tradition your worldly life and state.
Read all three lenses →Water is emotion and fortune both. Rising or flooding water is feeling held below the surface asking to be known — to meet it calmly is read as fortune in the East, the unconscious in the West, and lawful provision in Ibn Sirin's tradition.
Read all three lenses →Losing teeth is among the oldest and most-searched dream symbols — read less as loss than as renewal: 换 (exchange) in the East, a moulting of the persona in the West, and the state of one's family in Ibn Sirin's tradition.
Read all three lenses →A watching presence is read as witness rather than threat — in the East an ancestor's regard, in the West the Self observing the ego, in Ibn Sirin's tradition the awareness of being accountable.
Read all three lenses →Flight is a rising — in the East an elevation of station (升), in the West the psyche reaching for a wider vantage, in Ibn Sirin's tradition travel and rising circumstance. The fear of looking down is the part not yet ready to believe the lift is real.
Read all three lenses →A door — especially one newly noticed — is an opening in fortune (门户) and the threshold archetype: an invitation already extended. In Ibn Sirin's tradition, an opening in one's affairs.
Read all three lenses →Dawn-light or a sudden glow is clarity arriving (明) in the East, emerging consciousness in the West, and guidance in Ibn Sirin's tradition — insight surfacing at the edge of waking.
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