Blacksmith

To dream of a blacksmith represents expertise in serious matters. You or someone else that has knowledge or skills that others think is dangerous. Confidence or competence in something risky.

Body Builder

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Bodyguard

To dream of a bodyguard represents you or someone else that is actively shielding others from failure or emotional pain. A person or situation that is "getting in the way" or making itself an obstacle. It may also reflect behavior that is risking itself to ensure stability or a desired outcome. A bodyguard may reflect insecurity to act alone. It may also reflect confidence that you nothing can get in your way.

To dream that you are a bodyguard may represent your protective nature toward a person or situation. Making sure someone else never fails. Risking yourself to put someone or something else first at all times.

Boss

To dream of a boss represents feelings about authority, leadership, or power dynamics in your life. It could symbolize the control, influence, or expectations that others have over you or that you exert over others. This dream could reflect your thoughts about your role in a professional environment, your understanding of hierarchy, or your ability to manage and make decisions. Decisions or obligations that can't be ignored. Feeling that a situation, problem, or relationship is "running your life" or "bossing you around."

Positively, dreaming about a boss might symbolize your capacity to take charge, assert control, and make decisive choices. It could reflect a conscious choice to embrace leadership roles, influence others, or handle responsibilities. It might also be indicative of your ability to set goals, manage tasks, and motivate yourself and others.

Negatively, dreaming about a boss could represent feelings of being controlled, limited, or pressured by an authority figure. It might symbolize struggles with power dynamics, overbearing expectations, or work-related stress. Perhaps you feel overworked, undervalued, or mismanaged. The dream might also indicate feelings of intimidation, inadequacy, or fear of failure in the face of high expectations. A sense of obligation with potential consequences or disciplinary action if you don't perform well in some way. A "super-ego or "top dog" mindset, ego out of control. A sign that you are allowing a person or problem to have too much authority over you. You or someone else that is too bossy or controlling.

Alternatively, having a boss may reflect work issues. An obsession with work or being a workaholic.

To dream of fearing a boss represents feelings of anxiety, apprehension, or a sense of inadequacy related to your capabilities or performance in a certain area of your life. This could be due to an authority figure's influence, expectations, or criticism. A fear of making mistakes, failing to meet goals, or disappointing those who rely on you. Fearing consequences if you don't perform well or follow orders properly. A fear of authority or problems standing up to authoritative figures. Alternatively, it might reflect an internal conflict between your desires and the responsibilities or expectations imposed upon you.

To dream of being a boss represents your authoritative or assertive personality. Awareness of a situation in waking life being totally under your control. Your ability to influence others, make decisions, or take charge of situations in your life. Your confidence in your skills, your comfort with leadership roles, or your desire for control or dominance. Your ability to set and achieve your goals, manage tasks, or balance responsibilities. Enjoy being in control.

Example: A man dreamed of his boss giving him a candy bar. In waking life, he wanted a raise, but his boss would only give him compliments about his good work. In this case, his boss may have reflected his feelings of frustration and under-appreciation at work he got from his boss. The candy bar in the dream could symbolize the compliments he was receiving, which, while pleasant, were not the substantial reward or recognition (the raise) he was hoping for.

Example 2: A man dreamed of his former boss whom he didn't like. In waking life, he got promoted and hated it. In this case, the former boss whom he didn't like may have reflected his feelings of frustration and dissatisfaction associated with his new responsibilities and pressures that came along with his promotion, much like the feelings he had when he was working under his disliked former boss.

Example 3: A man dreamed of having a boss. In waking life, he felt obligated to help his sister move homes. In this case, dreaming of having a boss may have reflected the authoritative role his sister had taken on, dictating his actions and decisions during the moving process while he felt obligated to her situation.

Example 4: A man dreamed of being a hotel manager that has to boss other people. In waking life, he had a number of sick relatives that he had to take care of all at once. In this case, being a hotel manager that had to boss other people may have reflected his feelings about the necessity of taking charge and making decisions for his ailing relatives. The boss role in his dream could represent the authority and responsibility he had to assume in real life to manage the care and well-being of his family members.

Example 5: A man dreamed of talking to his boss. In waking life, he felt it was important to take care of his wife's failing health because he feared she could die. In this case, the dreamer talking to his boss may have reflected his feelings of accountability and the pressure he was experiencing, given the critical nature of his wife's health. He may have that his wife's ailing health was "running his life" or bossing him around demanding that nothing be more important than taking care of her.

Boy

To dream of a boy represents a masculine aspect of yourself that is developing or inexperienced. Assertiveness, anger, dominance, or insensitivity. A part of your personality or a situation that hasn't reached its full potential yet.

For a young girl to dream of a boy that she's attracted to may represent a desire for something to happen in your life. A goal or experience you want to happen.

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Boy Scouts

To dream of a boy scout represents a constant sense of responsibility. Insensitivity, assertiveness, dangerous intentions, or domination while being concerned about a need for responsible conduct.

Boyfriend

To dream of a boyfriend represents personality traits or qualities we feel as consistently supportive of your success or well-being. Something you think that supports you emotionally, or regularly helps you cope with life situations. It may also reflect something in your life that makes you feel safe, or lucky. A consistently helpful situation, behavior, or coping mechanism.

Alternatively, boyfriends may symbolize our current projections of your partner or their beliefs or goals.

To dream of a boyfriend leaving you represents the departure of helpful situations, feelings, or beliefs from your life. Habits or situations that are no longer supportive of you. Feeling something helpful turning on you or no longer working.

To dream of a boyfriend who you've never seen in real life leaving you represents new situations, habits, or beliefs that were supportive of you and no longer are.

To dream of cheating on your partner represents impulsive choices, or doing something that you can't resist. Cheating on a partner can also represent a change of current beliefs.

To dream of a partner cheating on you represents bad choices that have consequences or dire repercussions. Turning your back on principles, integrity, or sacrifices you are making. A partner cheating on you may also symbolize your feelings about your partner having different beliefs or goals from your own.

To see a boyfriend die or murdered in a dream represents the end of a thinking pattern, habit, or life situation that made you feel good or helped you cope with life situations. It may also reflect certain beliefs, feelings, or situations associated with your boyfriend ending.

To dream of intimacy or feelings of love with a boyfriend that you don't recognize represents a new personality style, habit, or situation that is emotionally helpful for you.

To dream of a boyfriend that you recognize, but aren't actually involved with represents an aspect of your personality that you find emotionally supportive that is based on your feelings or memories of that person. This applies to celebrities, friends, or anyone appearing as a boyfriend that isn't a real partner.

To dream of having sex with your boyfriend represents positive waking life experiences where you are enjoying feeling that you can't lose. Enjoyable experiences feeling helped, successfully using your skills, or liking noticing yourself having an advantage that never stops working for you. Liking an experience where certain skills, behavior, or other people are consistently supportive of your success. Alternatively, having sex with your boyfriend may reflect enjoyable waking life situations you are experiencing with him. It could also (less likely) reflect your sex life.

Brad Pitt

To dream of Brad Pitt represents an aspect of yourself that is more incredible than someone else about being more attractive than someone else without saying anything about it.

Positively, dreaming about Brad Pitt may reflect your awareness of yourself being more attractive than someone else without saying anything about it to be respectful or not embarrass anyone. Exuding confidence about better appearances than someone else without appearing arrogant. Behavior that is a perfect example of staying the way he is if it helps to not hurt someone or someone wanted it that way.

Negatively, dreaming of Brad Pitt may represent feelings of being annoyed that you or someone is more attractive than you are comfortable with. Feeling uncomfortable experiencing someone being attracted to you physically without having to speak about it. Confidence about being more attractive that doesn't say anything about it so that nobody will attack you.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing Brad Pitt sitting on a black leather couch inside a red dome made of triangles. In waking life, he was inside the hospital recovering from appendicitis and was uncomfortable with how much a student nurse liked seeing his penis while inserting the catheter. In this case, Brad Pitt may have reflected his feelings about himself being uncomfortably attractive to someone without any verbal acknowledgment or interaction about it.

Bradley Cooper

To dream of Bradley Cooper represents an aspect of your personality that is more incredible than other people about confidence about getting ahead or moving on that never has to say it. Confidently never thinking it matters to be a jerk saying something to someone else in order to get ahead that never embarrasses itself being disrespectful yet. Behavior that makes you think it will say something mean about noticing someone else's problem needing to move on, but never does. Behavior that seems to be a "fantastic jerk" about seeing itself as having to get ahead by saying something insensitive about other people not mattering, but never has yet. Feelings about someone in your life who appears to not mind being a jerk, but never does without a good reason. Behavior where nothing scares it about being mean about moving on, but never talks about it. A part of you might seem like it's ready to say something harsh about needing to move on, but often refrains from actually doing so.

Negatively, dreaming about Bradley Cooper may represent a sense of inadequacy or a fear that you cannot live up to the expectations you or others have set due to anxieties that someone might say something mean to you about needing to move on. A fear that someone could call you out, criticize you, or ask you to 'move on,' questioning your methods or intentions.

Bride

To dream of a bride represents feelings about passively experiencing some area of life becoming permanent. Positively, a bride may reflect enjoyment of how easy it is to watch permanent changes occurring on their own. Feelings about new permanent changes that can't be undone being wonderful. Receptive attitude for security or closure. Readiness for a new beginning.

Alternatively, a bride may reflect behavior that is passively preparing for a permanent change. Feeling good getting ready for something permanent that other people are about to do for you.

For men to dream of a bride, it may reflect feelings about how big decisions are being respected or easily realized. Feeling that it's easy to make a big change in your life. Experiencing no jealousy or obstacles with big decisions or changes.

Negatively, a bride may reflect feelings of having no choice about permanent change or decision. Sensitivity or fear about having to accept a permanent change. Heightened sensitivity or anxiety about a big decision or permanent choice. Not wanting anything to go wrong at all before an important moment. Alternatively, being a bride may reflect your anxiety about real life wedding plans you are making.

To dream of a bride being shot at a wedding represents total failure or embarrassment while you waited passively or hoped something was going to be permanent. Unexpected interruptions or obstacles towards goals that you believed would be easy to achieve. Jealousy of enemies or competitors being experienced at the last moment before you realize your goals.

Bride dreams may also reflect your anxiety if your wedding date is getting closer.

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Bridesmaids

To dream of a bridesmaid represents awareness of yourself or others passively or sensitively giving others full support for their choices. You or someone else that is supporting others with all they need to "have it all." Caring, sympathy, or close attention to details to support someone else because it's all about them. Sensitivity about others feelings for a special moment. A wonderful or incredible gesture of selflessness to support someone else. Doing whatever it is your are asked to make someone else's success feel good being easy.

Negatively, a bridesmaid may reflect feelings of being asked to do too much to support someone else's achievement. Feelings of jealousy that someone is asking too much of you or being given too much attention. It may also reflect feelings of not being appreciated enough for making someone else's goals or achievements easy. Alternatively, a bridesmaid may negatively reflect your feelings that someone is too concerned with supporting you with an important choice.

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Bruce Willis

To dream of Bruce Willis represents an aspect of your personality that is more incredible than someone else about feeling good not being alone about being a fantastic example of a grown man who thinks it's unspoken and already understood that you don't need to explain why something else is embarrassing you again. A fantastic example of not giving up believing in being a grown man who's unspoken and already understood about why something else embarrassing you is a problem. Not seeing yourself in love with yourself as a grown man that doesn't have to think about what something little embarrassing you says about you. Liking yourself tougher than someone else as a grown man without needing to say why it matters. Grown man behavior that doesn't like having to repeat itself saying why it doesn't want to be embarrassed by something else. A mature, grown-man level of confidence that doesn't require constant validation from external sources. Demonstrating a kind of unspoken but palpable self-assurance. Feeling good respecting yourself as a man never needing to bring up or point out how someone else embarrassed themself not acting their age talking to you.

Negatively, dreaming about Bruce Willis may represent overdoing liking a grown man's demeanor that is too serious or stern about not wanting to be embarrassed while someone likes you anyway, to the point of coming off as aloof or unapproachable. It may reflect an overemphasis on adult behavior that dismisses or ignores the concerns or feelings of others who like you or respect you. Shutting people out or creating emotional distance with people who respect you because you don't want to be vulnerable or appear less than perfect. Not seeing yourself in love with yourself that scares people who like you, respect you, or look up to you. Behavior that feels that it might angrily get back at someone like a grown man, but never does. Feelings about a grown man who is likable who might notice the snobbiness of not wanting anything else embarrassing him because you went too far not being in control of yourself.

Example: A man dreamed of his ex-girlfriend telling him that she was dating Bruce Willis. He didn't like it, but kept talking to her before they parted their ways. In waking life, he recently lost touch with his ex-girlfriend after deleting his Facebook account. She never bothered to refriend him and her phone number didn't work. He missed talking to her, but accepted her moving on with her life. In this case, his ex-girlfriend dating Bruce Willis may have reflected his feelings about her lack of interest in refriending him or reconnecting in any way as a sign that she was moving on to a relationship with a grown man and respecting herself with little need to tell him she was.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing Bruce Willis standing in a room. In waking life, he encountered a younger woman who had previously embarrassed herself by liking him too much. He felt good respecting himself being older than her and not bringing it up to avoid repeating the problem a second time.

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.

Burglar

To dream of a burglar represents feelings about an aspect of your personality that is both dishonest and sneaky while you are not paying attention. Feelings about being taken advantage of, robbed, or deceived because you weren't paying attention to something all the time. Feelings of alarm or shock that an oversight would cause power or stability to be taken from you. Fear of how easily something secure in your life can be taken away if you aren't careful. Feelings of vulnerability to loss or unwanted changes due to not being proactive enough.

Positively, dreaming about a burglar may represent a heightened awareness of potential risks or dangers in your life, prompting you to take proactive measures to protect yourself. Your awareness of threats or negative influences that you are ready to confront and eliminate from your life.

Negatively, a burglar could represent feelings about dishonest or sneaky behavior that may reoccur if you aren't proactive. Awareness of deserving to be robbed of power, status, and resources because you were irresponsible about oversights or failing to pay attention. Guilt or remorse over past actions or decisions that have compromised your integrity or security. Your own dishonest attempt to sneak power or resources away from someone else when they aren't paying attention.

Example: A young man dreamed of seeing a burglar walk into his home at night to rob him. In waking life, he had ignored some serious school work and got a serious "wake-up call" when he got a failing grade that had serious consequences for his final grade. In this case, the burglar may have reflected his feelings about consciously robbing himself of stable academic success by choosing to ignore or not pay enough attention to his schoolwork.

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