Darkness

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Darkness Mean in Dreams?

Discover the dream symbol interpretation and spiritual meaning

Western/Modern

Opposite to light the symbol of darkness reflects your inability to see or feel (intuition) in your life.

Hindu

Trouble or crisis

Biblical

Symbolic of being surrounded by evil or in need of God's light, Joel 2:2Dart(see poison arrow)

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

In a dream, darkness means straying from God’s path, being lost, committing an error, erring, confusion and perplexity. If one walks out of darkness into light in his dream, it means salvation, safety, guidance, repentance from sin or release from prison. Dark¬ ness in a dream also represents an oppressor. Thus, walking into a dark place in a dream means being unjust. Obscurity in a dream means the darkness of one’s heart or blindness. It also could mean loneliness, keeping to oneself or hiding from people.

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