Dream Dictionary

Falling

The ground vanishes and you drop from a great height, jerking awake just before impact.

Chased

Someone — or something — is after you and you run, legs heavy, with nowhere to hide.

Own Death

You die in the dream, or watch your own funeral with a strange mix of fear and calm.

a Wedding

You marry your partner, a stranger, or everything goes wrong mid-ceremony.

Late

The bus pulls away, the clock spins, and you never arrive on time for what matters.

Flying

You lift off, arms wide, soaring over the city or between clouds, completely free.

a Test

You're back in school for an exam; the page is blank, or time runs out before you start.

Partner Cheating

You catch your partner with someone else — or you're the one being unfaithful.

Fired

Your boss calls you in, or you find your badge deactivated and your desk cleared.

Moving House

You pack everything into boxes and settle into a place you've never seen.

Eating

You feast on everything you love — or chew food with no taste at all.

Laughing

You laugh out loud in the dream and wake oddly light and happy.

Crying

You sob in the dream and wake with a wet face — but strangely relieved.

Lost

Every street looks unfamiliar and the way home keeps slipping out of reach.

Ex

Your ex appears as if nothing happened; you talk like old times and wake with a knot in your chest.

a Baby

You hold, feed, or soothe a baby — sometimes a stranger's baby that smiles at you.

a Deceased Loved One

Someone who passed away sits with you and talks as naturally as in life.

Ghosts

An unseen presence moves through the house, or a pale figure watches from the hallway.

a Family Member Dying

A parent or sibling dies in the dream and you wake grief-stricken at dawn.

Snakes

A snake slides through your house, watches you silently, or coils closer and closer.

Spiders

Spiders crawl across the wall, drop onto you, or spin webs around your bed.

Cats

A cat winds around your legs, lets you pet it, or stares at you from a distance.

Fish

Fish glide through clear water, or you reel in an enormous one.

Dogs

A dog greets you warmly, barks endlessly, or appears hurt and needing you.

Insects

Bugs swarm from a crack, crawl over your skin, or fill a room overnight.

Mice

Mice dart across the kitchen floor or gnaw at things you own.

Teeth Falling Out

You touch a tooth and it wobbles, then drops into your hand or spills out one by one.

Pregnant

You discover a pregnancy or watch your belly grow — whether or not you want children.

Giving Birth

Contractions come, you push, and finally hold the baby — sometimes it isn't a baby at all.

a Haircut

The barber cuts far more than you asked, or you snip your own hair in the mirror.

Blood

You bleed without pain, see blood on the floor, or find it on your hands.

Naked in Public

You realize you're undressed in a crowd and scramble to hide with everyone watching.

Fire

A house or building burns while flames spread, and you can't stop it.

an Earthquake

The ground shakes violently and everything you trusted as solid trembles.

a Tornado

A massive funnel cloud advances toward your home while you search for shelter.

a Flood

Water rises through the house or the street becomes a river you can't cross.

Drowning

You sink, arms heavy, the surface shrinking above you — or someone pulls you out just in time.

a Storm

Thunder cracks, the sky turns green-black, and the storm rolls straight at you.

Mountains

You climb a huge slope, reach the summit, or lose the path on the way down.

the Ocean

A calm sea stretches to the horizon, or towering waves rise where you swim.

Money

You find bills on the street, lose your wallet, or cash rains down around you.

a House

Your house has rooms you never knew, or it tilts, crumbles, fills with strangers.

a Hospital

You wait in a corridor, or a doctor delivers a diagnosis you can't quite hear.

Trains

You board the wrong train, miss your stop, or ride toward an unknown destination.

Driving

You speed along with total freedom — or the brakes refuse to respond.

Toilets

You search for a bathroom and can't find one, or it's disgustingly filthy.

Bathing

You sink into warm, clean water — or the bath goes cold and overflows.

a Mirror

Your reflection looks different, older, or someone else entirely; sometimes the mirror cracks.

Airplanes

The flight is delayed, you miss the gate, or turbulence shakes the whole cabin.

an Elevator

The elevator plummets, stalls between floors, or rises past the roof into open sky.