Vera's Dream Guide
The growing library of the things we dream about. What did you dream about?
People
Dreaming about a baby
Rarely about babies. Usually about something new.
Dreaming about a stranger
Why the face you cannot place matters.
Dreaming about an ex
Why do people from your past return in dreams?
Dreaming about cheating
It is not evidence. It never is.
Dreaming about someone who has died
The dream people remember for years.
Dreaming about your father
Rarely only about him.
Dreaming about your mother
How old were you in the dream?
Animals
Dreaming about birds
Where was it — inside, or above you?
Dreaming about cats
Whether it came to you, or kept its distance.
Dreaming about dogs
Loyalty, protection, or a warning?
Dreaming about horses
Were you riding, or watching it run?
Dreaming about snakes
Fear, transformation, danger — or something else?
Dreaming about spiders
Fear, patience, or something being spun.
Dreaming about wolves
Threat and kin, in the same animal.
Events
Dreaming about a phone
Usually about not getting through.
Dreaming about a storm
Weather you cannot argue with.
Dreaming about a wedding
Rarely about marriage. Usually about committing.
Dreaming about an exam
Long after school is over.
Dreaming about being chased
What might you really be running from?
Dreaming about being late
Everything gets in the way at once.
Dreaming about being pregnant
Something growing that is not ready yet.
Dreaming about blood
Not a warning about your health.
Dreaming about drowning
Not a warning. Usually about being overwhelmed.
Dreaming about dying
One of the most common dreams there is.
Dreaming about falling
Why do falling dreams feel so real?
Dreaming about fire
Warmth or destruction — which was it?
Dreaming about flying
How high you got, and what pulled you back.
Dreaming about getting lost
Lost somewhere you thought you knew.
Dreaming about money
Almost never about money.
Dreaming about teeth falling out
Why are dreams about losing teeth so common?
Places
Dreaming about a bridge
Between two things, over something.
Dreaming about a car
Who was behind the wheel.
Dreaming about a door
Open, locked, or one you had not noticed.
Dreaming about a forest
The oldest place to not know the way.
Dreaming about a house
The room you had not been in before.
Dreaming about a mirror
About being seen, not about looking.
Dreaming about a train
Usually about someone else's timetable.
Dreaming about school
The exam you never studied for.
Dreaming about stairs
Up and down are different dreams.
Dreaming about water
Why the state of the water matters.
Emotions
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A dream dictionary explains the symbol. Vera interprets the dream around it — and everything you dreamt before it.
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