Night

To dream of experiencing night time represents a sense of being enveloped by a lack of safety, feelings that nobody is listening, or the unknown. A sense that nothing happening in a new situation has to see itself being safe. Feelings of danger, fear, vulnerability, confusion, obstacles, or setbacks. A lack of clarity. There is an issue in your life that you can't figure out, prevents you from moving forward, or that holds you back.

Nighttime dreams may also reflect situations that aren't positive anymore, or that have taken a turn for the worse. Something isn't good as it used to be. Unpleasant feelings about something good in your life coming to an end, and feeling scared that you don't have answers when you need them the most.

Night time dreams where the scene suddenly changes to night may reflect waking life situations that have suddenly taken a turn for the worse and left you experiencing your worst fears. These dreams may be a manifestation of your subconscious mind trying to process and deal with the uncertainty and negativity of your current situation. Feeling that you have been "left in the dark" with a negative situation.

Example: A man dreamed of trying to navigate a field at night. In waking life he was having difficult trying to get to know new people after enrolling in college. In this case, the night time may have reflected his feelings about lacking clarity about how to socially integrate himself, feeling the fear of being alone, or not knowing who to trust.

Example 2: A man dreamed of experiencing night time. In waking life he had become very socially isolated while hiding an illness. In this case, night time may have reflected the man's sense of isolation and loneliness due to his illness. He may also felt that he wasn't safe while being sick and alone.

Example 3: A man dreamed of day turning into night. In waking life he was experiencing an altercation with enemies that wanted to ruin his life. In this case, night may have reflected his feelings of danger, fear, and vulnerability in the face of the threat posed by his enemies. The sudden shift from day to night in the dream may have also symbolized a sudden turn of events in his waking life, where he felt as though things had taken a negative turn and he was left in the dark about what to do next.

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Nightgown

To dream of a nightgown represents a wonderful or charming degree of acceptance. Doing whatever someone else wants or needs while consciously pretending to ignore their problems. Making someone else feel good no matter how their treat you. Intelligently being supportive of others even if their are troubled because you want to keep a relationship happy.

Alternatively, a nightgown may represent you or someone else that thinks it's wonderful to never believe that anything is wrong. It may also symbolize a wonderful or charming person that's supportive or accepting of you while pretending to ignore your problems. It may also reflect an attempt to make others feel good by choosing to ignore their problems.

Negatively, a nightgown may symbolize total compliance while pretending to be stupid. It may even symbolize a wonderful person that never questions or criticizes you no matter what you say or do to them. Subordinate willful blindness. Total supportive behavior that is pretending there isn't an ulterior motive. Being too giving. Liking someone too much to the point of letting them abuse your good nature.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a female friend in a night gown. In real life this female friend did whatever he told her while pretending she wasn't in love with him.

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Nightingale

To dream of a nightingale represents transcending problems by never believing in anything except never answering to anyone say that you were wrong or robbed. Never believing in anyone convince you that you are wrong when you absolutely know that you aren't immoral for what's happening. Expressing oneself clearly and eloquently even in difficult or challenging situations. Hope, resilience, and finding your voice amidst adversity. The ability to maintain your integrity and express yourself articulately, even when faced with adversity or uncertainty. The nightingale in your dream may mirror your unwavering confidence in your convictions and your refusal to allow others to sway your beliefs or make you question your actions.

Positively, dreaming about a nightingale might symbolize an inner strength and determination that allows you to remain hopeful and optimistic, even when circumstances are challenging. This dream could reflect your talent for articulating your thoughts and feelings eloquently, irrespective of the situation. It might also signify a form of resistance against pressures to conform, symbolizing a determination to uphold your principles and stay true to your core values.

Negatively, dreaming about a nightingale represents overdoing never believing in anything except never answering to anyone say that you were robbed when that might not help you because the situation is too dangerous or snobby. You might also feel like your ideas or thoughts are only being expressed or heard in 'dark' or difficult times.

Nightmares

Nightmares are usually a sign that you are having trouble confronting a fear or are experiencing situation that is giving you anxiety. An inability to cope with challenges in waking life Nightmares may also indicate unresolved emotional issues or trauma that you may be repressing. Avoidance issues or feelings about problems being unbearable to put up with. Seeking support from loved ones or a professional can be helpful in understanding and overcoming the underlying issues that are causing these nightmares.

Positively, a nightmare may occur as a signal about the end of problems that you never believed could end. A nightmare such as this may occur when you wake up one day to a surprise or communication that indicates your problem is resolved.

There are a number of common symbols that appear in nightmares that are listed in our nightmares section. Read more about nightmares in our themes section.

Example: A man had a nightmare about velociraptors. In waking life he was experiencing fears about multiple people working together to ruin him.

Example 2: A man had a nightmare about an unbearable problem never ending that finally went quiet. In waking life his life had grown accustom to the problem over years and woke up one day to experience the problem resolved on it's own.

There are a number of common symbols that appear in nightmares that are listed in our nightmares section. Read more about nightmares in our themes section.

Alien Invasion

To dream of an alien invasion represents feelings of being overwhelmed, threatened, or overtaken by unfamiliar or unknown forces in your waking life. Feelings of being overwhelmed by situations or changes that feel beyond your control or radically different from anything you've experienced before. Thoughts on the importance of adapting to change, facing the unknown, or dealing with feelings of invasion or violation in some area of your life. Feelings of being invaded, intruded upon, manipulated, or controlled by external influences or outside pressures that you perceive as foreign or alien to your usual experience. Fears of the unknown, feelings of losing control, or experiencing changes that are completely outside of your understanding or comfort zone. Feeling overwhelmed or overtaken by unusual events or behavior that usually never happens.

Negatively, dreaming about an alien invasion could represent feelings of fear, anxiety, or insecurity about changes or challenges that you do not understand or feel unprepared to handle. Confronting unexpected challenges or changes that are beyond your control. A confrontation with something utterly different that challenges your perceptions or beliefs. Anxiety about losing your identity, your sense of security, or the familiar aspects of your life to influences that feel invasive and threatening. Fears of the unknown, feelings of losing control, or experiencing changes that are completely outside of your understanding or comfort zone. Feelings about being overwhelmed or outnumbered by a group of unusual people. Feelings of being threatened by the unknown, losing control, or having your personal space or boundaries violated. A situation where external pressures or unfamiliar situations are causing stress and uncertainty. Feelings about a group of "weirdos" that are trying to take over your life in some manner. Confrontation with unusual criminal situations that defy the law beyond expectation and haven't been caught yet.

Example: A man dreamed of experiencing an alien invasion. In waking life, he was an honest dream dictionary author who had to experience a group of ignorant people whom he didn't know being caught by police using his dream dictionary for criminal communication purposes instead of psychology. In this case, the alien invasion may have reflected the foreign and unwelcome intrusion into his life by individuals with intentions radically different from his own. He may have felt invaded by a group of "weirdos" (criminals) who were misusing his work in a manner that was unusual and never bothered to think of him as a person.

Contact Lenses

To dream of contact lenses represents a wish to avoid being noticed caring or focusing on something too much. Keeping your obsessions or concerns private. Hiding from others how interested you are in something. Your ability to look like an expert or professional.

To dream of losing a contact lense may reflect feelings about losing your ability to look good being an expert or professional. A lost ability to easily appear knowledgeable. Feelings about yourself having to look like you care too much to others or don't know what you are talking about others effortlessly.

Night School

To dream of night school represents feelings about seriousness, caring a lot, or anxiety about needing to learn to do something else when nothing is working. Feelings about you or someone else doing something in their spare time to get ahead or to learn skills when nothing else is supportive enough. Using spare time to improve oneself because currently no person, job, or resource is adequately supportive. Using spare time to improve oneself because "life sucks" and it's better to not waste time not trying to get away from losing or stagnation.

Example: A man dreamed that his girlfriend went to night school and then when he went to the night school himself found out that his girlfriend left him. In waking life he was aware of his girlfriend doing things to support herself on her own without him and then later found out she broke up with him. The night school in this case may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about his girlfriend feeling that nothing was working in their relationship and that she needed to learn to find a new ways to live on her own.

Nightcap (Drink)

To dream of a nightcap represents a situation in your life soothes concerns or makes it easier to forget something. Parting gift, condolences, or reparations.
Numbing your pain or concerns away.

Example: A man dreamed that his father offered him a nightcap. In waking life his father died leaving him with a million dollars in property just as the man was about to go bankrupt. The nightcap symbolized the emotional numbing of the money on his bankruptcy.

Nightclub

To dream of a nightclub represent preoccupation with excitement and winning. It may also be a sign that you are very concerned with having a non-stop good time or always being noticed by others as a happy winner.

Negatively, a nightclub may be a sign that you are too concerned with being liked, belonging, or being attractive. Showing off and feeling good come before other people's problems. The dream may also be a sign that you need to slow down your lifestyle or try being a little more serious.

Alligators

To dream of an alligator represents a situation in your life that you feel is a dangerous lurking threat. A sense of lurking danger, latent power, and hidden threats. Feelings of fear, trepidation, or threat from a lurking threat to your safety. Your inner fears or suspicions regarding a dangerous situation or person in your life. Feeling that a problem has rocked your sense of balance or safety. Feeling shaken by something or struggling to contain a problem. An alligator may also reflect a powerful fear you have. An alligator may be a sign that you need to put more effort into confronting your fears or start speaking to someone about your problems. Fears about a formidable force that, although currently at rest, can spring into action with little warning.

Negatively, dreaming about an alligator may represent a warning of an impending threat that is hidden or an unresolved issue. It might symbolize feelings of anxiety about being backstabbed or encountering unexpected problems. The alligator could also represent a powerful fear or an emotional struggle that you're trying to repress. There might be a situation or person you don't fully trust or a feeling of inevitable danger. Your own threats to other people with a serious warning or serious loss. Underlying fears, unresolved issues, or threats that one is aware of but chooses to ignore. Looming problems.

An alligator may reflect the potential danger you feel from a job layoff, argument, or interpersonal problem. It may also reflect feelings about the threat of loss or feeling that a crisis may be at hand.

To dream of eating alligator represents overcoming a dangerous situation or lurking threat. Overcoming fears or challenges that you once considered extremely daunting or dangerous. Strong confidence that a lurking threat can never intimidate you, scare you, or bother you again. Gaining strength, courage, and power from facing your fears directly. A victorious conquest over threatening circumstances. The assimilation of a tough experience and learning from adversities.

Example: A man dreamed of alligators following him. In waking life, he was trying to avoid financial bankruptcy. In this case, the alligators may have reflected his sense of danger about his failing finances and inability to cover bills having to potential to cause financial ruin.

Example 2: A man dreamed of being chased by a flying alligator. In waking life, he was severely traumatized by a hurricane disaster. In this case, being chased by a flying alligator may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about the lingering and dangerous possibility of another hurricane occurring.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing an alligator chasing his daughter. In waking life, he got very angry with his daughter because he feared for her safety. He felt that he may have overreacted. In this case, the alligator chasing his daughter may have reflected the perceived danger or threat he believed his daughter was facing, causing him to feel shaken and overprotective.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of holding a baby alligator. In waking life, she was threatening her husband with God's wrath because he had cheated on her with another woman. In this case, the alligator may have reflected her feelings about her threats intending to convey a sense of imminent danger and consequences for her husband's infidelity. She felt that God's wrath was a lurking spiritual threat that her husband needed to fear if he was to continue living immorally.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of walking over a tightrope with alligators below her. In waking life, she was carefully trying to maintain perfectly acceptable behavior at work to avoid being fired. In this case, the alligators may have reflected her feelings about the potential or lurking threat of being fired if she made a mistake at work. She felt that lots of people at her workplace were gossiping about her making the problem worse.

Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing an alligator-headed man raping another man anally. In waking life, he was he felt that leaving for vacation wasn't possible because a dangerous lurking legal threat appeared right before he left for vacation. In this case, the alligator man raping the other man may have reflected the dreamer's overwhelming sense of violation and helplessness in the face of a sudden and unexpected potentially dangerous legal threat that disrupted his plans for a vacation.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing a dangerous alligator with its teeth falling out. In waking life, her father-in-law was safely recovering in the hospital after a serious fall. In this case, the alligator with teeth falling out may have reflected her feelings about the lurking threat to her father-in-law's health which was beginning to lose vitality as hospital staff helped him to recover.

Black

To dream of the color black represents imbalance or excess. A negative thinking pattern or negative situation that is noticeably beyond normal limits. Black most often reflects negative feelings such as fear or behaviors where there is a lack of moderation. Black may also represent a situations in your life where there is "nothing positive" happening at all.

Positively, the color black represents perfect focus on professionalism or thinking of nothing except yourself for your own benefit. Noticing that it's intelligent to think of nothing except yourself in a particular situation.

Black may show up in dreams for people who are afraid, suicidal, depressed, desperate, doing too many drugs, or having too much sex. An imbalanced mindset, mood, or behavior. It may also reflect your own awareness of yourself being terrible to other people.

Black in dreams is often accompanied by the color red. When both colors are combined this most often reflects powerful fear or strong negative intentions. Fearing the worst thing you've ever had to confront in your life.

To dream of being surrounded by blackness represents feelings about having no clear solutions to a problem. It may also point to feelings of fear, being lost, or feeling totally alone. Fearing the unknown.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a someone with black eyes. In waking life he was fearing serious punishment and being totally controlled by his abusive father if he got caught trying to escape him.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a porn star sitting on top of a black horse. In waking life he was having difficulty overcoming an addiction to pornography. The black horse may have reflected his feeling about excessive sexual drive and masturbation.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing vicious black dog. In waking life he was extremely angry at a friend and calling her the most terrible names he could think of.

Example 4: A man dreamed of seeing someone dressed in black. In waking life he felt that his stockbroker was losing an excessive amount of his money and wanted to change stock brokers.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing a black horse leaning on her. In waking life she feared losing a lot of business because of angering a friend whom she felt was very competitive and bossy.

Blood

To dream of blood represents energy or vitality. It reflects how healthy or strong some aspect of your life is. Blood outside the body is generally symbolic of a loss of strength in some area of your life, while blood inside the body symbolizes strength and energy.

Negatively, blood reflects some aspect of yourself or area of your life that is losing energy or vitality. Either emotional pain, upsets, or situations caused by excessive drives or behavior. This usually appears in dreams as bleeding, seeing pools of blood, or being covered in blood. Feeling like a loser for having lost something. Negative remarks made that cause others pain. Feeling that you don't matter. Illness or the painful loss of a relationship. Serious damage to your confidence.

Positively, blood reflects vitality, strength, and success. You are confronting problems, getting ahead, or feeling strong. This may appear in dreams as the blood of enemies, blood pumping through your veins, or wounds that don't bleed.

To dream of bleeding represents some area of your life that is losing strength, vigor, and vitality. The body part that bleeds represents the area of your life that is losing strength. To dream of bleeding that won't stop may reflect a traumatic experience that you have difficulty getting over.

To dream of being covered in blood may represent conflict in a relationship or social setting. The blood on you reflecting the results of fighting, viciousness, or attacks on others as you attempt to assert yourself. Being covered in blood may also represent your sense of loss, either your own of someone else's.

To dream of feet bleeding represents some issue in your life that is effecting your moral foundation, or principles.

To dream of having blood on your hands reflects feelings of guilt or responsibility for your actions.

To dream of blood being totally drained from the body represents some issue in your life that is totally draining you of power, strength, or confidence.

To dream of blood on the walls represents lingering feeling about a loss or failure. You may be unable to stop thinking about a difficulty that you overcame or a traumatic experience you've endured. Negatively, you may be unable to get your mind off your involvement in a bad situation.

To dream of medically drawing blood represents feelings about testing yourself or others to understand vitality. Confronting uncomfortable truths or temporarily enduring discomfort to gain insight, recovery, or reassurance. Emotional testing, vulnerability, or needing clarity about how healthy or strong some aspect of your life is.

Alternatively, dreams about blood may reflect issues with women's menstrual periods. It's not uncommon for women to dream of messy blood scenario's when they have accidental bleeding. Women may also dream of bloody rivers while having their periods.

Example: A young woman dreamed of winning a sports competition against another woman who seemed afraid of blood. In waking life she had overcome her fear of telling her parents that she had failed her second year of university. The fear of blood in the dream may have reflected her fear of making her parents angry about her failure at school.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being annoyed to see blood coming out of a garbage bag with a dead body she just chopped up. In waking life she bothered by having having to care about her ex-boyfriend's feelings after having broken up with him.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing two sharks fighting and one of them made the other bleed. In waking life he manipulated two friends into attacking each other verbally and noticed one friend got his feelings hurt.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing herself bleeding. In waking life she had just broken up with her boyfriend. The bleeding may have reflected her feelings of pain of losing someone she loved. Feeling like a loser for having lost her boyfriend.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of being covered in blood. In waking life she had cancer and felt that her life was doomed.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of blood splattered all over a road. In waking life she was frustrated about losing a friend at work who was originally very nice to her, but then stopped being nice. The blood splattered on the road may reflect the dreamer's feelings about how dangerous losing a friend at work felt as they tried to get ahead in the world.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing a baby with no blood. In waking life she felt that her plans were dashed because she had no money and no job. The bloodless baby in this case may have reflected her feelings about her life and plans lacking vitality because she lacked money and a job.

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*Please See Bloody Hands

*Please See Transfusion

Bugs

Bugs and insects in dreams are almost always hinting at people or situations that really annoy you. Irritations. Situations that annoy you that you have to put up with them. The dominant characteristics of the bugs in your dream are usually reflect what type of situation or behavior that annoys you.

Dreams with bugs or insects infesting the home commonly appear when a person has physical health issues. Waking state aggravation or infection. If the dreams are recurring it may be a sign that you should get a checkup or see a doctor.

Bugs dreams can point to health problems, people doing irritating things near you, inconsiderate remarks, or bad memories.

Example: A woman dreamed of her home being overrun by bugs. In waking life she had been diagnosed with fibromylagia. The bugs reflected her constant state of annoyance with being unable to do anything she wanted because we always always so tired or depressed.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being stung by a black bug. In waking life she had some annoying pain in her hand after having recovered from a serious injury.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of having bugs crawling on her. In waking life she was experiencing a lot of annoyances related to living with her pregnancy.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of bugs being all over her mother-in-law's floor. In waking life she was experiencing repeat situations with her mother-in-law saying things to her that she found annoying.

Refer to the themes section for bugs for a more in depth look at bug symbolism.

Bully

To dream of a bully represents people or situations that you feel are intentionally keeping you down or threatening you for doing what you like. It may also reflect a person or situation that you feel is too difficult to confront.

Not standing up to a bully represents you backing down from a threat or challenge.

If you do stand up to a bully it symbolizes confronting problems, and overcoming fear. You may have finally gotten to the courage to do something.

To dream of being a bully represents arrogance or feelings of being invincible. You may have a fear of losing control. It may also reflect a lack of respect for others.

Example: A young man dreamed of bullies threatening him. In waking life his parents had threatened to call the police on an employer if ever tried to get a job with them.

Cadavers

To dream of a medical cadaver represents feelings about using failure to learn. Using total failure to learn how to stop it from happening again. Gaining experience about why failure occurred. Using others neglected losses to learn.

Cadavers may also reflect an expert attitude about investigating failures and losses.

Negatively, medical cadavers in a dream may reflect an insensitive attitude about others losses or failures. A cold or callous attitude about learning to be mitigate failure.

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