Woman

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Woman Mean in Dreams?

Discover the dream symbol interpretation and spiritual meaning

Western/Modern

Who are these women that keep appearing in your dreams? According to Jung, a man dreams of his anima; the feminine within the masculine psyche that needs to be integrated. In dreams a women represents wisdom, love and protection; links back to your relationship with your mother They can appear as an old lady with grey hair, pregnant or even kissing you.

Biblical

Symbolic of a helper, Gen. 2:18. A loud woman is symbolic of unwise living, Prov. 9:13. A woman in dark clothing is symbolic of a spiritual enemy, Matt. 13:33. A woman clothed in purple is symbolic of a good wife, Prov. 31:22

Jungian

A woman appearing in a man's dream can symbolize the exploration of his feeling or sensitive side. A woman appearing in the dream of a female can represent aspects of her that are undergoing exploration. What characteristics would describe this woman, and how can 'she' shed light on an emerging or dismissed area of the Self? See People and Anima/Animus.

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

A beautiful looking woman in a dream represents a year of comfort, peace and prosperity. A woman in a dream also represents a coffer, one’s store, or his hiding place. A woman in a dream also represents the earth, the world or a graveyard, for one returns to it after that he cames out of it. A woman in a dream also represents a prison, a confidant, a tree, a well, an inkwell, a house, or a partner who shares wealth and pleasure with the husband. Seeing a beautiful woman entering one’s house in a dream means joy and happiness, money that will not last, or the reversal of one’s condition from harsh to amiable. A fat woman in a dream represents a prosperous year. Seeing an unknown woman in a dream has better connotations than seeing a woman one knows. A young woman in a dream represents an enemy. An old woman in a dream represents the world. If one sees his wife looking like a man in a dream, she then represents his grandfather, or she could represent prosperity for that family. If one sees his wife carrying him in a dream, it means that he may fall sick, or perhaps that he may become rich. Seeing a female of unknown species in a dream means loss of money. If one sees his wife getting married to someone else in a dream, it means that he may deviate from God’s path, then repent for his sin. A woman in a dream also represents wealth, the world, a farm, pleasures or authority, for a wife governs the needs of her husband and controls his life in one way or another. If a woman sees her crown stolen in a dream, it means the death of her husband. If a woman sees her head shaved in a dream, it means divorce, or it could mean the death of her husband.

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