Fire

To dream of fire represents feelings about behavior that is passionately consumed and dangerous to meddle with. An intense passion or prolonged obsession that needs to be intelligently controlled for safety.

Positively, dreaming about fire may represent your passion, ambition, or creativity. A strong drive, motivation, and the burning desire to achieve your goals. The energy required to bring about significant positive change. Intense love. Enlightenment or hope.

To dream of something being on fire that's destroyed represents behavior that is dangerous about being passionately consumed by anger, intense bitterness, destructive jealousy, or dangerously going over the line to the point of nothing being left. Uncontrollable emotions or situations that are causing harm or devastation in your life. A temper that is out of control. The total loss of something. Consuming destruction. A problem in waking life that has gotten out of control. Fear of experiencing a loss that you can't control. Over-emotional reactions. Feeling about nobody liking you or someone else ever again. Permanently getting rid of someone else's happiness with anger, bitterness, or jealousy. Feelings about your happiness being completely lost due to anger, bitterness, or jealousy. Feelings about a loss that is dangerously out of control. Passionate hatred or snobbiness that destructively ruins something. A force that is out of control, leading to feelings of fear, danger, or helplessness.

To dream of something being on fire that's never destroyed represents feelings about behavior never being passionately destructive with anger, intense bitterness, jealousy, or dangerously going over the line to the point of nothing being left when you expect that it should. Feelings about an authority that's wiser than you being dangerous to not respect, listen to, and control yourself around because it might deserve to ruin your life if you don't handle it properly.

To see a house on fire represents a stable mindset or normal perspective on a situation being lost to the point of nothing being left. Security being lost to mistakes or careless oversights. A problem that consumes everything in its path until all is lost. Powerful emotions that totally overrun you. If the dream house gets rebuilt after the fire it may reflect your recovery from a serious problem or crisis.

To dream of a car on fire represents a loss of control or decision-making power in your life due to passionate emotions or destructive circumstances. You may feel that your ambitions, goals, or plans are being destructively consumed by a situation that is out of control.

To dream of setting things on fire represents your wish for total destruction or total failure of something in your waking life. You may be purposely trying to start a problem. It may also reflect your passion to start something. Angering people to get back at someone. Intentionally trying to ruin everything. Losing your temper or angry revenge that is getting back at someone without thinking about the destructive consequences.

To dream of a city on fire may represent relationships that are being destroyed by powerful emotions or conditions that are beyond your control. Social interaction of some sort that feels out of control with anger, bitterness, or being ruined to the point of nothing being left.

To dream of an evil fire that feels like it's alive may reflect feelings about how horrible a situation feels that seems to be purposely out to destroy you.

Fire dreams can sometimes reflect our anxieties about fire safety. Small children may have nightmares of having to rescue people from burning buildings if they are experiencing anxiety about fire safety drills. Fire dreams are also common to people who have experienced trauma from a fire, or small children who have experienced or witnessed a serious fire.

Spiritually, dreams of fire could reflect fears of eternal damnation. Powerful guilt or a tendency to be too hard on yourself with moral issues.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a field set on fire. In waking life, her friend criticized her and she was so angry about it she couldn't stop being angry at her all day long. In this case, the fire may have reflected her intense and consuming anger over the criticism.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of an evil fire that was alive and kept coming back to her neighborhood to burn other houses. In waking life, she kept discovering more of her losses each day after having experienced her home burning down. In this case, the fire may have reflected her feelings of persistent and unstoppable loss that felt evil about never stopping.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing her house on fire and burn to the ground. In waking life, she was caught having an affair and watched her marriage "go up in flames." In this case, the fire may have reflected her feelings about the total destruction of her marriage due to her actions and loss of stability in her life due to the affair.

Example 4: A woman dreamed about a fire she was having problems trying to control. In waking life, she felt that her strong attraction to another man was destroying her marriage. In this case, the fire may have reflected her intense and overwhelming feelings of attraction that were difficult to manage and threatened to ruin her marriage.

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Fire Hose

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Fireball

To dream of a fireball represents feelings about a dangerous situation that you can't do anything about and which has the potential to get out of the control. Feelings of danger and unpredictability. Feelings of being in a situation that is beyond your control, with potential catastrophic consequences. Powerless to prevent certain events from happening and may be worried about the outcome. Feeling a challenge to your sense of control and preparation for something you perceive as dangerous. The dream may be urging the dreamer to take action to gain a sense of control over their life and to be prepared for unexpected events. A dangerous situation that you can't see doing anything except getting worse while you don't know when it will stop. Sudden, unexpected event that changes the course of one's life. Powerful and intense energy or emotion, often associated with destruction or transformation.

Positively, dreaming about a fireball represents transformation or change that necessary and can't be stopped while there is no certainty about the direction it's going. The potential for awesome change or progress that doesn't have to stop and isn't asking for permission. A burst of creative energy or inspiration. A release of pent-up emotions, which can be cathartic and ultimately healing.

Negatively, dreaming about a fireball may represents overdone fears of something in your life being out of control with no sense of preparation about how to handle it. Forces or events that are beyond the dreamer's control, creating feelings of fear and powerlessness. A sense of danger, threat, or loss that descends upon someone without warning and with great force.

To dream of that you "conjure a fireball" represents deliberately creating or intensifying a dangerous or volatile situation. It may suggest a desire or ability to manipulate the circumstances in a way that produces a dramatic or destructive outcome, and can be indicative of a reckless or confrontational attitude. Being in control of situation being made worse without understanding how it will stop. This metaphor could also be interpreted as a warning to be careful with one's words or actions, as they may have the power to ignite conflicts or cause harm. Positively, it may reflect inner strength, power, and ability to take control of your own life. Taking bold action towards achieving his goals. A sense of agency and control over volatile actions.

To dream of a gigantic fireball that fell from the sky represents a sudden and powerful force or event that disrupts your life with danger and unpredictability. It may represent unexpected news or a crisis that comes out of nowhere and has a significant impact on you or those around you.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a huge fireball which resulted in a big explosion. In waking life she was contemplating her own mortality about choices that may result in a shorter life span while she feared the prospect of death that those choices bring. In this case the fireball may reflect the dreamers feelings of a sudden fear or anxiety related to mortality or a feeling of vulnerability to mortality that is beyond their control.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of conjuring a fireball in his hands. In waking life he felt the need to move out of his parents house to move on and be on his own. In this case the fireball may reflect the young man's energy and drive that he needs to manifest the power to control his own life and live on his own. Taking bold action to take charge of his life and make big changes, such as moving out of his parents' house.

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Firefighters

To dream of firemen represents you or someone else that is doing everything possible to deal with a problem that has gotten out of control. A need to restore stability to a situation where negligence, carelessness, or oversights allowed a problem to exacerbate into a serious problem. Preventing a problem from spreading uncontrolled.

Feelings about other people in your life needing to fix your life for you. Jealousy of having been proven incompetent to the point of needing others to restore order for you. Feelings about a hero in your life saving you from a problem. Feelings about God reversing a problem.

Negatively, a firefighter in a dream may reflect feelings of embarrassment that you didn't listen to a warning or advice from an authority figure. Feeling stupid that your enemies or competition is able to contain a problem you created for them.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing her brother wearing a firefighter uniform and then later realized that the uniform had been taking off and left on the ground. In waking life she felt that a mentor at work was very helpful to her to solve problems in the workplace, but slowly began to feel that this mentor at work was a fake person who didn't really like her. The firefighter uniform may have reflected her feelings about the personality of the mentor at work feeling obligated to help her fix problems at work while she was training for her job.

Fireflies

To dream of fireflies represents feelings of ingenuity, creativity, or originality that inspires you, but never lets you know it personally. Something incredible to watch that leaves you feeling that there is not much else to do with it. Amazement at how wonderful it feels to notice that nothing can stop a situation out of control. Ingenuity, creativity, or originality caused by the annoyance of someone else to your benefit. Something wonderful to watch that never wants to criticize you when something is wrong, but never notices you personally either. Feelings about observing behavior that cares about nothing except being the center of attention. Behavior that shows off never fired, stopped, or interfered while never knowing you personally.

Annoyance about someone or something that wonderfully won't do anything except feel hopeful during danger, hopelessness, or emptiness. Impersonal or distant behavior that will do nothing except keep feeling good that nothing is wrong during an empty moment. Annoyance that something is "only there" that never wants you to be nervous. Annoyance of liking being around something that you can't really know personally. Something you don't want to bother because it makes the emptiness feel more special. Disbelief or awe that someone would help you, but never talk to you. Feeling good being helped during a dangerous or hopeless time, but you don't get to talk to the people that helped you. Feeling good getting away with something because someone helped you, but you don't get to talk to them. Feels good that you are not nervous around it, but doesn't want to talk to you.

Negatively, dreaming of fireflies may represents annoyance of other people enjoying silence or quiet. Annoyance of others enjoying noticing waiting during an empty moment. Annoyance with other people feeling good never getting anyone back during an empty moment. Not enjoying asking for something while other people are enjoying taking their time. Associating with something inspiring, hopeful, or amazing that never really cares about you. Associating yourself with other people's ideas, originality, creativity, or ingenuity to make yourself believe in yourself more.

To dream of catching a firefly may reflect feelings of never wanting to let go of other people's ingenuity, creativity, or originality to feel better about yourself.

Fireplace

To dream of a fireplace represents feelings of contentment, comfort, warmth, safety, and nurturing.

Look to any people or objects around you while you are near a fireplace for additional symbolism.

Firewood

To dream of firewood represents feelings about maintaining or affording to be comfortable while getting through a difficult or negative situation. Having the resources and support you need to succeed, achieve your goals. Feelings about having resources to enjoy the moment during a situation that's emptier than you like. Confidence that can't never be cold or alone during one of the worst moments of your life. Being able to keep safe or use a backup plan to maintain comfort. Being well prepared or having the resources that keep you going. Awareness of yourself not having to stop feeling comfortable when everything else stops being comfortable around you. Spending money during a crisis to keep yourself feeling comfortable.

Negatively, firewood may reflect your awareness of your depleting resources in order to enjoy the moment. Knowing that good times won't last forever because resources are limited.

Example: A man dreamed of sitting around a campfire with a friend. In waking life, he spent money to go to a baseball game during a financial crisis. In this case, the firewood may have reflected his decision to use his dwindling financial resources (firewood) to enjoy the moment (campfire), despite the ongoing financial difficulties.

Fireworks

To dream of a fireworks represents a spectacle of success, talent, or creativity. Noticing how wonderful or incredible an achievement is. All your work has come together perfectly. Showing off how well something is working. Chemistry in relationships matching perfectly. Sexual climax. A spectacular moment.

Example: A young girl dreamed of fireworks. In waking life she was desiring to lose her virginity with her boyfriend. The fireworks may have reflected her feelings about her first time having sex being incredible.

Abandoned House

To dream of an abandoned house represents belief systems, ways of living, or relationships that have been discarded. It may also reflect abandoned ideas or a future you planned for yourself and gave up on. Decisions or lifestyle choices you are aware of yourself having purposely given up.

You might also be curious about the past or why other people stopped doing something interesting.

Example: A woman dreamed of abandoned homes. In waking life, she had been dealing with trust issues with her boyfriend who had discovered her embarrassing sexual history. She had discarded her promiscuous past completely, but her boyfriend didn't believe her.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being inside an eerie abandoned house. In waking life, she felt that all her hopes for her family were being discarded due to financial constraints and health problems.

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Beach House

To dream of a beach house may reflect a perspective on a situation that is focused on an ongoing confrontation with negativity or uncertainty.

Positively, a beach house may reflect a long-term attitude about confronting problems. A constant wish to face your problems or serious challenges. Feeling good having the power or opportunity to confront problems as much as you want to.

Negatively, a beach house may reflect feelings of being trapped facing an ongoing problem or difficult emotional situation. An obsessed attitude about confronting problems that you might not need to. Too much concern with confronting challenges to the point of being obnoxious.

Boarding House

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Court House

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Crack House

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Driveway (House)

To dream of a driveway represents you contentment with a choice. Wanting to keep things the same. Being secure or at ease with what you are thinking. Consider the condition or location of the driveway for additional symbolism.

Fire Alarms

To dream of hearing a fire alarm may reflect feelings about a situation being too dangerous to continue with it. Anxiety about remaining in a situation that could result in total failure if you don't remove yourself from it. Warning signs about impending failure requiring immediate action.

To dream of ignoring a fire alarm may reflect feelings about ignoring warning signs that a problem is getting out of control. Ignoring warnings about impending failure. Not believing that someone else's warnings about failure are credible or serious enough.

To dream of pulling a fire alarm represents feelings about needing to warn others about a problem that is getting out of control. Warnings others about impending failure that requires immediate action.

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