Deformed

To dream of a person or animal that is deformed represents an aspect of your personality that feels permanently corrupted or didn't turn out the way it was supposed to. Something you my feel can't be fixed or changed. A deformity may also reflect feelings of being emotionally crippled or helpless.

To dream of a deformed baby or child represents feelings about something being permanently wrong with a new or developing area of your life.

To dream of a deformed face represents feelings about something being permanently wrong with your personality. Feeling unable to change, be happy, or lacking the ability to be as interesting as you want to feel. Feeling socially inept or weak. It also reflect your feelings about someone else having a personality that you feel is unable to be normal.

Pregnant women often dream of deformed babies to reflect their anxieties about the baby being born with something wrong with it. There have been accounts of women who've had precognitive dreams about deformities with their babies. For example a women in her first trimester dreamed of seeing her baby in the hospital with deformities and then 6 months later her baby was born with a cleft palate.

Hands

To dream of hands represents capability, competence, and the ability to do what you want. The ability to execute certain behaviours or skills on your own. The capacity to manifest your choices. Feelings of empowerment, control, or effectiveness. You may feel that you have the skills, resources, or abilities needed to influence your environment, achieve your goals, or express your creativity. Hands in dreams can reflect feelings of freedom, agency, and self-sufficiency. They might also symbolize communication, connection, or offering help to others.

To see two hands holding on to each other symbolizes partnership or co-operation. Feelings of needing support or concerns that you can't do anything on your own without support. Needing someone's help.

To wash your hands represents ridding yourself of a problem or rejecting a sense of responsibility.

To see a hand beckoning you represents an area of your life that is drawing you towards it. Choices, beliefs, or situations that are tempting you. Negatively, it may reflect feelings about immorality that is beckoning you or tempting you.

To dream of losing a hand represents your feelings of being robbed of your capabilities. Feelings of powerlessness, incapability, or limitations. It might symbolize a perceived lack of skills, resources, or autonomy needed to achieve your desired outcomes. Feeling unable to execute your choices or manifest your skills. You can't do something you want or have something you feel you deserve. Feeling diminished or impotent and being unable to do anything about it.

To dream of cutting your hand represents conflict or personal struggle that negatively impacts your capabilities. Feeling hampered or that your skills are being held back by problems. Alternatively, a cut hand may reflect your skills, talents, or abilities being harmed by a negative influence or conflict. Temporarily being unable to do what you want.

To dream of hands reaching outwards towards others hoping they'll take your hands represents feelings of desire for the capability of connection, support, or mutual aid. It could suggest an attempt to reach out for help, companionship, or understanding in a difficult situation. You may be seeking validation, acceptance, or just a listening ear from those around you. Negatively, dreaming of hands reaching out with no one to grasp them may symbolize feelings of loneliness, rejection, or being ignored. It could reflect a situation where you feel your attempts to connect or communicate are being overlooked or dismissed.

Example: A woman had a recurring dream of having both her hands cut off. In waking life, she felt totally reliant on her husband and felt she could do nothing for herself. In this case, her hands being cut off may have reflected her perceived inability to execute her choices, control her life, or act on her own capabilities due to her over-reliance on her husband.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her boyfriend being in a car accident and missing his hands. In waking life, she got into a big argument with him and feared that her boyfriend couldn't do anything in life without her. In this case, the boyfriend's missing hands may have reflected her belief that her boyfriend lacks the necessary skills or resources to handle life's challenges on his own.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing his hands being invisible. In waking life, he was frustrated with a computer he couldn't get access to because he didn't remember the password. In this case, the invisible hands may have reflected his feelings of powerlessness and frustration regarding his inability to use his skills or capabilities to access the computer with the password.

Example 4: A man dreamed of holding a rotting tomato and apple in his hands. In waking life, he was beginning to doubt his capability of being a healer for his sick daughter.

Example 5: A woman had recurring dreams of seeing a hand beckoning her from the opposite side of a river where the river got progressively narrower with each dream. In waking life, she had terminal cancer and was close to death. In this case, the hand may have reflected her feelings about being capable of dying if she let go of struggling to survive. The progressively narrowing river in this case may have reflected her changing feelings about the temporary state of pain or discomfort required to cross through in order to successfully die.

Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing both his hands reaching outwards hoping someone would grab them, but nobody ever did. In waking, the man tried everything to offer assistance to criminals to change their ways, but in the end it was for nothing and they had to be arrested. In this case, the ungrasped hands could reflect his feelings of frustration and disappointment about his failed attempts to connect with and help those who refused his aid.

Handshake

To dream of a handshake represents co-operation or partnership. Choosing to not argue. Reaching an agreement.

To shake hands with an evil or bad person represents acceptance of negative thoughts, or giving in to negativity. Partnership with people who believe are dishonest or immoral. Willingly selling out your principles. Welcoming bad influences into your life.

Bloody Hands

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

Attraction

To dream of attraction to someone else represents ideas, situations, or opportunities that are interesting to you. Experiences that are desirable to you or that you believe will feel good if you could have them. Feelings about a desirable outcome or situation. A possibility or opportunity that you really like. Ideas that interest you in trying them or experiencing them. New ideas that you enjoy thinking about. Exposure to new experiences you are considering trying again.

Negatively, it may reflect risky ideas, attractive opportunities that scare you, or a positive outcome you are too scared to ask for help to achieve. The risk of allowing someone beautiful or popular to trick you. The risk of allowing attractive opportunities to trick you or the potential to be lured by your enemies. Difficulty resisting bad ideas or negative influences. Addiction or bad habits you can't control because they are too enjoyable. Feelings about a possibility being too good for you. A lack of self-esteem or self-worth that makes you feel you don't deserve things. Feeling that you will never be good enough to do something. Jealousy of others having much easier lives.

To dream of someone being attracted to you represents feelings about opportunities that are being offered to you. Feelings about people being interested in your ideas, skills, or involvement. Negatively, it may reflect unwanted attention or opportunities that don't interest you.

Alternatively, attraction in a dream may mirror your feelings of sexual attraction to someone in waking life. Problems resisting someone sexually attractive.

Example: A young man dreamed of being sexually attracted to an ugly alien. In waking life he had experienced his first homosexual experience and was feeling uncomfortable about having enjoyed it.

Beautiful

To dream of someone or something that's beautiful represents your feelings about something in your life being perfect. Abundant waking happiness. Feelings about yourself or others being beyond reproach, more special, or more important. Someone or something too incredible to be criticized. Something in your life that is always protected from harm or embarrassment. Your feelings about some area of your life being more deserving or too good.

Alternatively, someone or something beautiful in a dream may reflect a desirable outcome or experience you want. You feelings about something ideal or flawless. Your desire for a perfect solution to a problem.

Negatively, being beautiful in a dream may reflect "perfect negativity" or "perfect arrogance." You may feel that a person or situation is impossible to defeat or resist. It may also be a sign that you feel something is too good for you to stand up to it, criticize it, or that you are not worthy of it. It may also reflect your feeling about how unbearable it feels that a problem or enemy is always protected no matter what.

To dream of being beautiful represents feelings about yourself being looked at by others as incredible or flawless. It may also reflect feelings of being admired or looked up to. Feelings that nobody can criticize you or tell you that anything is wrong with you. Alternatively, it may reflect your waking life feelings about being desired by someone or that someone thinks you're too important to lose.

To dream of a beautiful woman represents your feelings about an outcome or solution to a problem that perfectly feels good providing you with exactly what you want. It may also reflect a heightened concern with embarrassing yourself with an exceptional opportunity. Negatively, dreaming of a beautiful woman may reflect feelings of insecurity about speaking up or being critical of something in your life that you admire. It may also reflect temptation that is difficult to resist.

Example: A young boy dreamed of a stormy sky turning into a beautiful colorful sky. In waking life he had been experiencing a lot of trouble at school and had to change schools. He started to like his new school a lot better.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a beautiful woman die and then come back to life. In waking life he was a very faithful person who believed that God repeatedly made him feel good about his life and then punished him by taking away feeling good for a single misdeed. The beautiful woman in this case may have reflected his feelings about how wonderful being protected by God felt.