Gunman
To dream of a gunman represents feelings about yourself or someone else with the power to make a very serious change.
Negatively, a gunman may reflect feelings about the potential for serious or dangerous choices to be made with lasting consequences. Drastic choices that will be made with full awareness. Feeling that it's just your job to make a serious powerful decision that will negatively effect someone else. Fear of someone who you think wants to embarrass you at an important moment or who is looking to cause you irrecoverable failure. Someone who intentionally wants to get revenge on you. Feelings about a very jealous enemy who wants to attack you. An over-protective attitude. Risking making a decision that is too serious. Feeling that someone wishes to cause harm to you on purpose. A dangerous choice that is intentional. Serious choices that are cold and insensitive. Feelings about someone on your life being a dangerous person to make jealous. Feelings about a person or problem with the potential to seize control in a dishonest manner.
Positively, a gunman may reflect your readiness to make a serious decision if you have to. Feeling that it's your responsibility to protect something. Feeling that someone is ready to defend you if necessary. Feelings about cold and insensitive choices that you or someone else is willing to make if needed. Feelings about your never having to be told what to do.
Guns
To dream of a gun represents feelings about the ability to assert control, power, or assertiveness in decision-making. A serious decision with the power to cancel something. A sense of dominance, protection, or having the upper hand in a situation with the intention to make a powerful decision. Your sense of control over a particular situation or your desire to gain control over something that feels chaotic or unpredictable. A critical moment of choice. Choices to stop or ruin something with a single action. Choices made by you or against you with powerful consequences. Angry choices or reactions. Confrontational choices. The option to defend yourself with a powerful or final decision. The power to control decisions. Assertive power to compel or force behavior. The power to resist, assertively say no, or choose to never put up with something ever again. A highly important decision that may have serious consequences. The power to decide to attack someone's character or reputation. The power to decide to break up a relationship, business, contract, or friendship. Considering or intending to make a serious or dangerous choice that may have permanent consequences. The ability to make impactful choices.
Positively, dreaming about a gun may represent a sense of empowerment, confidence, or being well-prepared to confront challenges. A feeling of being in control or having the necessary resources and strength to face obstacles. A gun in a dream can also symbolize self-protection, standing up for oneself, or maintaining boundaries.
Negatively, dreaming about guns represents dangerous choices with powerful consequences. Feeling threatened by a dangerous choice that may stop you, embarrass you, or ruin you. Power to decide something permanent that you may regret. A dangerously passionate choice. The power to seriously embarrass someone in a heated argument. Issues with control or power, either an abuse of power or a feeling of powerlessness. The power to threaten someone with ruining something. Too much power is dangerously wielded. Powerful decision-making with control that doesn't need permission. A powerful decision that could easily get back at you or someone else.
Whoever you see in a dream holding a gun reflects a personality trait that is in control of powerful decision-making that may have serious or dangerous consequences. If you hold the gun in a dream it reflects your interest or motivation to make a serious choice to stop something or defend yourself.
To dream of shooting a bad person may represent overcoming a problem or bad influence by making a powerful decision to never care about it ever again. Your ability to take decisive action and eradicate harmful behaviors, thoughts, or influences that are holding you back. A willingness to confront and address these issues head-on in order to reclaim your power and well-being. The act of confronting and dealing with the negativity.
To dream of shooting a good person may represent feelings of guilt, regret, or making a hasty decision that you fear could have negative consequences. A powerful choice to stop something good or innocent in your life. An inner conflict between your moral values and the actions you feel compelled to take. Misjudging a situation, person, or decision, leading to actions that you later regret. Feelings of betrayal or hurting someone who has been supportive or beneficial to you. A struggle with ethical or moral dilemmas where you find yourself taking actions that are contrary to your core beliefs or values. Feelings of being overwhelmed by circumstances that lead you to make decisions that are not in line with your true character. Never believing in a serious or powerful decision until it's too late. Choosing to be bad or immoral.
To dream of being shot with a gun represents a powerful or serious decision that negatively impacts you or changes your perspective. Feeling victimized, overpowered, or unfairly targeted by someone else's decisions or actions. Experiencing the consequences of someone else's assertive choices that drastically alter your situation. Feeling suddenly cut off, stopped, or limited by someone else's power or control. Feeling that someone else's decision has caused you a lot of pain or loss. Feeling that you've hurt yourself with a powerful or serious decision. A bad choice you've made that has made a situation turn on you. People or situations that you feel intend to make you lose. A powerful or serious decision that is impacting your life and subjecting you to its influence. Feelings about a choice you've made being the stupidest choice you ever made in your life. Feeling that a person that doesn't like you is powerfully defending themself against you. It may also reflect someone else that you feel is intentionally making the decision to ruin you, embarrass you, or get back at you. The harsh reality of an unexpected or unanticipated change imposed upon you. Feeling betrayed, attacked, or sabotaged by someone you trusted or depended on.
Bad people with guns represent negative personality traits that control or dominate a situation with the power to make serious or harmful decisions (e.g. fears, anger, guilt, dishonesty, addiction). A bad habit or negative influence that holds destructive power over your mind exerting negative control or threatening your well-being. A bad situation that you fear could get out of control. A perception of danger or harm from external sources, suggesting a need to address these threats in waking life. Feelings about the potential for a bad habit or negative influence to ruin you, your stability, or your happiness.
Good people with guns represent positive aspects of your personality that have the power to make assertive or protective decisions (e.g. courage, confidence, honesty). A feeling of being protected, guided, or having the strength to confront challenges or threats. Good judgment to make serious final decisions to stop something that threatens you. A sense of security, moral integrity, or the ability to stand up for what is right. Positive intentions with the ability to make impactful choices.
To dream of a gun that doesn't work or jams up may represent frustration, hesitation, or fear of acting. A lack of will, courage, or power to carry out a powerful decision. You don't have what it takes to assert control or power in a situation. A lack of confidence in your abilities or resources. Concerns about your plans not working out as expected or encountering unexpected obstacles that prevent you from asserting your power or making a crucial decision. A fear of not being able to defend yourself or protect your interests when it matters most. You may doubt your abilities to confront challenges or assert your boundaries. A sign that you need to address any obstacles or doubts that are hindering your ability to make important decisions or assert your authority.
To dream of loading a gun represents a readiness to assert control or power in a situation. Your preparation to make a powerful decision or take assertive action. You are getting ready to confront challenges or defend your interests. Loading a gun in a dream can symbolize your determination to be in control of a critical moment of choice.
To dream of loading a gun represents a readiness to assert control or power in a situation with serious decision with potential consequences. Your preparation to make a powerful decision or take assertive action. You are getting ready to confront challenges or defend your interests. Loading a gun in a dream can symbolize your determination to be in control of a critical moment of choice. Preparing to cancel a problem or stop something dangerous. Using available resources to stand up for yourself or get back at someone. Your desire to equip yourself with the necessary resources or knowledge to face unpredictable or chaotic circumstances. A proactive approach to gaining control over a particular situation that may have powerful consequences.
To dream of accidentally shooting yourself with a gun represents a self-inflicted mistake or decision that backfired. A hasty or ill-considered decision. A serious mistake that harms you or negatively impacts your situation. A lack of caution or a rushed approach to a crucial choice, leading to regrettable consequences. Embarrassing yourself with a lack of carefulness while preparing to defend yourself or make a serious choice. Not being careful or responsible enough with the power you hold. Unintentionally create problems for yourself due to lack of foresight or careful consideration. Feeling that you've put yourself in a difficult situation due to a reckless or thoughtless action. The dream is a reminder to be more cautious and deliberate in your decisions, especially when they have the potential to have serious consequences.
To dream of intentionally shooting yourself with a gun represents self-destructive behavior, self-punishment, or a deliberate act of self-harm. Choosing to make a decision that you know may have negative or harmful consequences. Choosing to self-cancel, lose, or ruin yourself with a significant or dangerous choice. Knowingly engaging in actions that could lead to personal harm. Feelings of guilt, self-punishment, or a belief that you deserve to suffer.
To dream of the barrel of a gun represents feelings about being directly confronted with pressure, threat, or the possibility of consequences that can no longer be ignored. Feelings about the ability to force an outcome. Being forced into a decision you don�t want to make. Awareness of power being aimed at you, a situation where outcomes feel imminent, serious, or irreversible. Feelings about how dangerously serious a decision that is about to be made might be. You or your enemy is considering making a choice that is considered emotionally dangerous or powerful. Fear, intimidation, coercion, or the sense that you are being placed under extreme control. Feeling powerless, threatened, or emotionally cornered. Fear of punishment, retaliation, or irreversible consequences. Feeling that someone else holds all the power while you have little or no control.
Example: A woman dreamed of seeing someone point a gun at a man. In waking life, she was having a heated debate with someone whom she felt could explode with anger at her if she wasn't careful. In this case, the gun may have reflected the potential decision to explode with anger that held power over her. She may have felt that she might be "emotionally shot" by the man who might permanently hate her.
Example 2: A boy dreamed of seeing men pointing a gun at him. In waking life, he felt his teacher was singling him out for embarrassment. In this case, the gun may have reflected his feelings about his teacher holding the potential power to choose his embarrassment.
Example 3: A woman dreamed of retrieving a pistol to defend herself against her angry husband. In waking life, she was confident about not putting up with her husband's dishonesty anymore. In this case, the gun may have reflected her willingness to protect herself while arguing with her husband with a serious threat to divorce him.
Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing a man who was lying on the ground shooting a gun off in random directions and then eventually toward her, which required her to lie on the ground. In waking life, she was comfortably over her past relationship with her ex-boyfriend when he called her on the phone and began discussing getting back together with her in an aggressive manner. In this case, the gun being fired off may have reflected her ex-boyfriend's aggressive attempts to assert control or dominance in the conversation about restarting their relationship. She may have been thinking about her ex-boyfriend getting back at her or doing things to powerfully ruin her new life without him.
Example 5: A young man dreamed of seeing a criminal holding a gun at him. In waking life, he was experiencing powerful pressure to decide to cave into a bad habit that would cost him a lot personally. In this case, the gun may have reflected the young man's perception of the imminent and dangerous consequences of deciding to give in to the bad habit. The criminal with the gun symbolized the negative or harmful aspect of himself that was pressuring him to make a decision that could have serious repercussions on his life, representing a critical moment of choice where he felt his personal integrity or well-being was at stake.
Example 6: A woman dreamed of watching a fight where one man pointed a gun at another man's horse. In waking life, she was concerned with someone having the power to attack her character or professional reputation. In this case, the gun may have reflected anxieties about how easily her reputation or personal integrity could be challenged or damaged by someone else's aggressive actions or decisions.
Example 7: A woman dreamed of a man pointing a gun at her while she sat in her car. In waking life, she got into a heated argument with her boyfriend. In this case, the gun may have reflected her feelings about her boyfriend holding the power to make the choice to break up with her while they were arguing if she didn't agree to something he wanted.
Example 8: A young man dreamed of lots of sex, alcohol, and being drunk, which included men with guns who wanted to murder him. In waking life, he was worried that if he didn't slow down on drinking alcohol that he would kill himself. In this case. The guns may have reflected his feelings about the potentially fatal consequences of choosing to continue his current lifestyle.
Example 9: A man dreamed of thinking about needing a gun to shoot a lion which backfired and ended up hitting him. In waking life, he got into an argument with someone and believed he could win, but the person ended up being too angry to talk to. In this case, the gun may have reflected his belief that asserting dominance and control in the argument would allow him to "shoot down" or cancel the other person's confidence, anger, and opposition with a threat that was too powerful to do anything about.
Example 10: A man felt the barrel of a shotgun on his face. In waking life, he feared that if he didn't change for his girlfriend with their newborn child that she might leave him. In this case, the barrel of the shotgun may have reflected his feelings about confronting the consequences of his girlfriend being prepared to make a very emotionally dangerous decision to break up with him.
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Gunshot
To dream of hearing a gunshot represents your awareness of someone else in your life making a powerful decision or warning. It may also reflect your awareness of the delayed consequences of a decision you made finally making itself present in your life.
Alternatively, gunshots may reflect dangerous or powerful choices. Choices with consequences.
Example: A woman dreamed that her two family dogs were shot to death. In waking she had experienced a a premature labor and delivery and lost her twin sons. The gunshot deaths may have reflected her feelings about how unexpectedly powerful and dangerous she felt that some of her life choices were that resulted in the premature labor.
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Hand Gun
To dream of a hand gun represents a decisions or control that's self-protective. Not being interested in losing or changing something. Being protective of your choices or decisions.
To dream of having a hand gun held on you by a criminal or evil person represents a negative aspect of yourself that doesn't want to change. A part of you that may not feel that certain positive changes are important or beneficial.
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Muzzle-Gun
To dream of the muzzle of a gun represents feelings about the potential for decisions or actions to be dangerously final. The potential for decisions to have irreversible consequences. Feelings of potential conflict, power, or the threat of violence. A situation that feels tense, charged, volatile, or ready to erupt. Feelings of being on the edge or facing a potential confrontation. A situation where you or someone else is contemplating a powerful choice that could have irreversible consequences. Your thoughts about the power of decisions, the impact of actions, or the seriousness of threatening situations. The power or authority. Coercion.
Positively, dreaming about the muzzle of a gun may represent a heightened awareness of potential risks or dangers, allowing you to take necessary precautions to protect yourself or others. The readiness to confront issues decisively.
Negatively, a dream about the muzzle of a gun could represent feelings of fear, danger, or the threat of harmful consequences. Aggression, conflict, or the escalation of tensions to a potentially destructive point. Feelings of being threatened, the fear of making a grave mistake, or the anxiety of facing a situation where the stakes are high and the outcome uncertain. Feelings of imminent danger. Fear of harm or injury from someone or something in your waking life. A sense of being targeted. Self-preservation or avoidance of conflict.
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Tommy Gun
To dream of a Tommy Gun represents a serious decision with cancelling power that doesn't hold back or doesn't care about anything except that "all of it" goes away. Feeling good not listening to what you're told no matter what while getting back at someone. Feeling good that nothing can change its mind to stop you. Cancelling power that feels good that nothing is coming back to get back at you. A grownup attitude about "everything has to go and never come back" that is never concerned with getting into trouble.
To dream of an enemy or dangerous person with a Tommy Gun intended towards you may reflect thoughts about a life situation where you feel someone dishonest will never hold back if they get a chance to stop you while never fearing getting caught.
Tommy gun symbolism may be commonly accompanied with symbolism for the mafia or that a person is evil towards you.
BB Gun
To dream of a BB gun represents decisions out of spite. A BB gun is a symbol you might see when a person or situation tries to limit you and you do what you want anyway.
The symbolism is based on parents not agreeing with a BB Gun's use and children using them anyway.
Flare Gun
To dream of a flare gun represents a need for attention or help in a difficult or dangerous situation. It may also symbolize a desire to be rescued or to rescue others. Alternatively, it may represent a signal for others to take notice or pay attention to a situation that requires urgent action.
Example: A woman dreamed of seeing people who were floating in the Arctic Ocean and they had a flare gun. They were going to shoot off flares every 15 minutes until they were rescued. In waking life she woke up to a tv program where people were trapped on a boat outside yacht with no way to get back on the yacht while floating in the ocean. In this case the flare guns in the dream may have been intuitive about reflecting her obsession with worrying about the crisis on television. She may have felt a sense of dangerous urgency about the crisis that kept her from sleeping.
Gunpowder
To dream of gunpowder represents the potential to be dangerous or make choices that others don't like. It may also reflect anger, violence, or the courage to something drastic. Feeling that you can do something dangerous or serious if you really want to.
Alternatively, gunpowder represents you or someone else that is on the verge of losing their temper. Feeling close to blowing up over some issue or emotional volatility. Gunpowder may reflect a need to proceed cautiously and approach an issue carefully. You may fear that one mistake will make a situation a lot worse or have serious consequences.
Machine Gun
To dream of a machine gun represents decision making that is decimating or wipes out everything in it's way. Never listening to anyone else no matter what. The power to influence or completely remove all obstacles at once. You or someone else that is cutting down everything in their way. Nothing is getting in the your way or interfering with your choices. It might also reflect your attempt to wipe out all competing ideas or goals.
Negatively, dreaming about a machine gun may reflect a total lack of concern for the consequences of your choices. Being unwilling to listen to anything except your own ideas. Decisions that are decimating or "wipe out" everything. Anger that is out of check. Insensitively making choices that will turn everyone you know into a loser. Paranoid jealousy making drastic choices to exterminate opposition or competition. Risking "collateral damage" with sweeping changes.
To dream of being attacked by a machine gun represents a fear of being totally wiped out by a problem or someone's else's overpowering decisions. Feeling that multiple areas of your life are threatened at once. It may also reflect strong competition or someone else's decision that has a big impact on you. An area of your life may be negatively influences all other areas with no concern for your feelings. Alternatively, it may be a sign that you feel you have hurt yourself intentionally never listening to anyone else at all.
Example: A woman dreamed of someone firing a machine gun on a room full of people. In waking like she had a fear that she was destroying multiple areas of her life at once with a big decision she made.
Example 2: A man dreamed of being shot at with a machine gun on the left side of his chest. In waking life he was diagnosed with lung cancer on his left side. The machine gun may have reflected his view of himself choosing to hurt himself smoking for years despite all the people telling him not to. Metaphorically, killing himself by never having to listen to anyone else at all.
Nail Gun
To dream of nail gun or power nailer represents the ability to effortlessly keep a situation staying put. It may also reflect the ability to easily keep multiple people or problems permanently under control.
Negatively, a nail gun may represent a heavy handed approach to preventing a person or situation from getting out of control. Going overboard or the risk of going overboard preventing change.
Example: A man dreamed of firing a nail gun. In waking life he sent a very scathing email to two relatives who were disrespecting him behind his back to get them to stop. The nail gun reflected the ease with which he set his family straight.
Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing another man shot at him with a nailgun. In waking life the dreamer was involved in litigation demanding a settlement while the person that injured him was quickly trying to control the legal conflict with delays and obstacles to prevent progress with litigation.
Nerf Gun
To dream of a Nerf gun represents feelings of not having to embarrass anyone for real or liking believing in embarrassing others that is never serious. "Toying around" with embarrassing someone else or making serious decisions. Feeling that it's childish to not need to embarrass someone for real.
Alternatively, dreaming of Nerf guns can reflect your feelings about weapons or military training that isn't serious yet or his enjoyment of firing weapons that never had to worry about actually killing someone.
Example: A young man dreamed of Nerf guns. In waking life he was enlisted in a military academy. The Nerf guns in this case may have reflected his feelings about military gun training not being serious enough.
Squirt Gun
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Stun Guns
To dream of a stun gun represents an aspect of your personality with the power to paralyze or incapacitate decisions, situations, or other people. A stun gun or taser may show up in a dream when the element of surprise or shock can be used to change beliefs or as a defense mechanism.
To be attacked with a stun gun symbolizes situations that totally paralyze your choices. Situations or people that completely change your view of a situation with unwanted surprises.
Water Guns
To dream of a water gun represents decisions that you know aren't positive. It symbolizes an awareness of your choices being improper. It may also reflect decisions that you know are a bit mischievous.
A super soaker water gun may reflect a mischievous attitude that doesn't want to lose or likes rubbing it in.
