What are arm dreams about?
This symbol is identified by words like arm.
Arms in dreams is a common dream symbol, occuring in about 6.0% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams.
What are the major highlights of arm dreams?
Arms is a very interconnected dream symbol. Having arms in a dream substantially changes the nature of the dream.
Arm dreams are friendly
Dreams of arms have greater increase of friendly interactions within the dream than most other dream symbols. While not all dreams of arms will be friendly and they can also contain aggressive interactions, dreams of arms are more likely to have friendly interactions than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include languages, bird cages, opponents, phones, innocence, wanting and wishing, elderly people, faires, hair, and emeralds.
Dreams of arms are aggressive
Arm dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all arms have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having arms in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include cars, slow motion, The Holocaust, pushing, tackling, protecting, ammunition, Ukraine, crime, and knees.
Dreams with arms might be a nightmare
Dreams of arms are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain arms might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with arms are not nightmares. But, dreams of arms are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include opening, lodging, general body parts, brains, general movement, devils, Kuwait, false awakening, amputation, and demons.
What symbols more present in dreams of arms?
Arm dreams are notable because they have substantially more elbows, verbs, parasites in body, wrist, shoulder, emaciation, tattoos, legs, magnifying glasses, chests, cannons, weakness, movement, numb, Somalia, skin, bones, green eyes, general movement, wrestling, losing a body part, amputation, hands, devouring, scars, touch, talismans, venom, knees, necks, holding, ammunition, fists, lips, fingers, spotlights, senses, injecting, safety, backs, cannibals, Kuwait, Morocco, blood, armor, brown eyes, pushing, robots, deformation, pulling, vultures, machine guns, embracing, nurses, faces, infecting, mosquitoes, wounds, backwards, and bullets than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols less present in dreams of arms?
Arm dreams are notable because they have substantially less end of the word, infidelity, recurring dreams, teeth falling out, body parts, seeing a dead grandmother, things, arms, planes, specific people, getting a job, seeing a dead friend, falling in love, sex, pregnancy tests, boyfriends, Donald Trump, seeing a dead relative, mafia, excrement, the night, objects in space, former partners, grandfathers, outer space, schools, time travel, old friends, hollywood, epidemics, shopping, social media, social media, seeing a dead grandfather, youtube, friends, instagram, the earth, precognitive dreams, weddings, finding money, games, the planets, crushes, and submarines than 95% of other dream symbols.
How does the dream symbol of arms affect the different aspects of a dream?
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Who is in arms dreams?
Overall, dreams with arms are aren't really related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of arms are more related to insects and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to different roles.
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Who is in arms dreams?
Overall, dreams with arms are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of arms are less related to home and less related to human places.
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What happens in arms dreams?
Overall, dreams with arms are aren't really related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of arms are more related to aggressive interactions and more related to friendly interactions than dreams in general.
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How do arms in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?
Overall, dreams with arms are more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of arms are more related to nightmares, more related to recurring nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general.
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How can you make sense of arms in dreams?
Arm dreams are common. Among other things arm dreams are very postively interconnected, friendly, aggressive, and nightmare.
Do you think this is true for your dream of arms? How might your dream of arms be different?
All dreams have meaning
You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.
Look for the differences
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience arms in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
Return to the feelings
Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about arms in dreams. See how you feel about arms now, in your waking life.
What are possible meanings for dreams of arms?
To figure out what arms symbolize in your dreams, first consider their use for accomplishing tasks and work and taking actions, and how arms can be used to connect with those subjects, such as when dreaming about shortened arms that can’t reach a tool or keyboard symbolizes coming up short at your job, or when long arms symbolize the long arm of the law or long reach of an authority.
Arms can connect with the idea of reaching out, such as when you need or offer help or make contact with someone. Arms can be used to express the idea of bringing someone closer to you emotionally, or something closer to you personally. It’s a physical representation of a personal situation. Holding someone in your arms is an act of nurture and support. See: Embracing
Arms push and pull and help keep things away from you, like a person or bad habit—anything “arms’ length.” Pushing something away can show need for objectivity or distance from a subject, or the creation of emotional or personal distance. It can symbolize refusal or rejection.
Pulling can mean wanting someone or something to be closer.
An arm in a dream can be a play on the phrase “arm yourself,” take steps to protect yourself or those you love. The possibilities extend beyond physical protection to include emotional, financial, or psychological protection.
An injury to the arms, or restraint of them, can symbolize inability to protect yourself, take action, or use your strength. You are “pinned down.” You have no choice.
Weak arms can symbolize helplessness or inability to hold something close to you. See: Weakness
A broken arm can symbolize a loss or dispute, being financially broke, or a personal break with a loved one, especially a sibling.
Having one arm can symbolize inhibition, or inability to defend yourself, take action, or overcome an obstacle or obstacles in general.
Strong arms can symbolize the ability to impose your will, overcome your opponents, or get work done. It can symbolize using force to get your way, aka “strong-arming.”
In some dream-interpretation traditions, arms can symbolize a brother or close companion. Your arms are at your side, and a close companion is someone who stands by your side. There’s also the term “brother-in-arms.”
See also: Amputation, Body parts, Fingers, Hands, Embracing
This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet.
Examples of dreams of arms
Read some real dream reports of arm dreams.. These real life dream reports come from the moderated dream sharing communities of Reddit including r/Dreams, r/Nightmares, r/DreamInterpretation, or r/thisdreamihad. Please note that some of these may contain graphic, sexual, or violent images and text. Use the source link for each dream to view and join the discussion of each one.
I met an Archangel in my dream that I've never heard of before.
To whoever is reading this: If you notice that my story should've been submitted to another sub-Reddit, please let me know.
If I remember correctly, this happened in September or October of 2020. I came from work exhausted and what supposed to be an afternoon nap turned out to be something bigger and it haunts me to this day, which is why I've decided to write this post 10 months after it occured.
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It was some type of a trip and I happened to be in an old medieval Mediterranean town. I was there by myself but not alone as there were many young people around as well. Some were sitting on a concrete block, some were walking or simply standing and chatting. It was a typical summer night tourist attraction with people just roaming around carefree. I walked all the way up the hill where an old church was built and in front of that church some people in groups just looking around appreciating the architecture of the buildings around.
In front of the church there was a priest holding a lecture and presentation across a leather sofa where people were sitting and listening to him talking. At first I was the only one sitting there as he was talking, a few people decided to join me. The priest was presenting something that I can't remember now until he showed a picture of a figure that I've never seen before in my life - the figure with a hood on his head, that is all I can remember. He asked if anybody can recognize this figure and I stood up proudly saying how that is an Archangel Michael, but then quickly correcting myself and saying something what made me realize that this in fact is not Michael.
The priest was laughed warmly and said the name I've never heard before - Azrael. I remember repeating that name in my dream and thinking about it as if I won't remember it because it sounded so strange to my ears. As I looked back to this place where I was sitting, there was a hood waiting for me. A gift for me, what I felt this to be - a hood interwoven with golden and royal blue thread.
Then my body, out of my control was raising my arms up and I couldn't put them back down, that is when I started panicking for a bit. The dream continued but nothing that I can really remember.
I woke up after that strange afternoon nap remembering this Azrael name and then googled it, the results left me speechless and in tears. So if there are any religious/spiritual souls out that to help me interpret this haunting dream, I would be so thankful.
To whoever is reading this: If you notice that my story should've been submitted to another sub-Reddit, please let me know.
If I remember correctly, this...
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Weirdest and scariest dream I’ve had
My dream started with me and my brother smoking out of a bong and my mom saw My brother hitting it and he has drug test coming up soon so she got made then next thing ik I was watching Parker (Parker is my nefu he is 1 year old) and his hand got stuck in the sidewalk somehow and I didn’t know so I picked him up and it pulled his arm off like I could see where the bone got disconnected and it was weird cause When I picked him up he weighted nothing and I didn’t feel it pull his arm off I called the cops put his arm in a cup of ice so they could reattach it (which I’ve saw on a movie I can’t remember to name but 4 friends go out in the woods to party and one is pissing and playing with a butterfly knife and his friend scares him and he chopped of his dick and they put it in ice) and I was freaking out then when the cop got there Chris (the father of my nefu) showed up and my mom and they looked at Parker and his arm was still on him and they all thought I was crazy. anyone know what this could mean. I’m kinda a lil traumatized
My dream started with me and my brother smoking out of a bong and my mom saw My brother hitting it and he has drug test coming up soon so she got made then next...
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The Fallen Angel is in Aquarius
Last night my husband kept tossing and turning and whining as if he was almost crying at a certain point I realized he's calling me so I wake up and ask him what's wrong. He tells me that he had sleep paralysis and a really bad experience he looks terrified. He tells me that he had a dream of three women having sex with each other except they all had penises one of them was missing both her arms and another was missing both her legs only one of the women was actually full-bodied. The women were also wearing white mask with red lipstick on the lips of the Mask. for some reason this causes him to wake up and have a sleep paralysis experience and he tells me that during this sleep paralysis experience something whispered into his ear and told him to tell me that the Fallen Angel is in Aquarius.
Not sure what this means but if anyone can help me out.
Last night my husband kept tossing and turning and whining as if he was almost crying at a certain point I realized he's calling me so I wake up and ask him...
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Is he really my soulmate?
IT'S GONNA BE LONG BUT PLEASE JUST READ, I NEED HELP DESPERATELY
Backstory : I'm a 18 F, I've been what you'd call a psychic since a child, I dream of things and they happen the next day clearly, I predicted Corona on December 2019 without knowing anything about it. I also have crazy synchronicities that If I wasn't experiencing myself I'd think it's bs. Before someone dies I dream of it, I can easily connect with the dead, and this might sound crazy but bare with me please, I always felt a connection to the stars and other planets and can easily astral project to certain stars (That's where I feel home is)
Since I was a child I had a celebrity "crush" let's call him X and over the years it's like it turned to love, but it was too heavy on me and too passionate, so I started distracting myself from it. But I always used to tell myself "looking at him feels like looking into a mirror". I haven't thought of him in almost couple of years cause I was dating someone, but in one dream, X showed up, and we were at a beach kissing, then we were put in a coffee shop and I told him "so u aren't gay??" (because I genuinely thought he was gay) and he was laughing so beautifully and told me noo I can like women too and I remember telling him "I'm gonna go thank God and Jesus for this". But the last thing I saw in that dream was the green in his eyes, it was too vibrant to be just a dream, It looked soooo much more intense than irl. I thought nothing of it, and still didn't want to think of him, à month after that he showed up again, i dreamt he was showing me the night sky and pointing to a star, then he wrapped his arms around me and I felt like I was in a universe made of love. in the dream I remember seeing 6 pairs of the number "11"!! And I woke up so weirded out, could X really be my soulmate? So. when I woke up I checked IG and first post said clearly "HE IS YOUR SOULMATE" by then. I was like ok something is definitely going on, two days after that, I dreamt I was setting him up on dates with other ppl and felt so sad to do it, but then he came up to me, and wrapped his arms around me again and told me only wanted me and not them. I woke up and checked my clock, it was 11:11am
I keep getting signs every where that X is my soulmate but it's like I can't Beleive it cause he's a celebrity. I also asked my spirit if he's my soulmate or X is just an embodiment for my actual soulmate, but I feel in my heart that X is, not someone else. But what if I'm being delusional?
IT'S GONNA BE LONG BUT PLEASE JUST READ, I NEED HELP DESPERATELY
Backstory : I'm a 18 F, I've been what you'd call a psychic since a child, I dream of things...
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Looking for opinions and thoughts on this Nightmare.
So, I'll describe the dream with the brief details and little narrative that I remember. No matter how strange
So I remember being in some kind of large house which was an orphanage? Or something of the sort, for some reason that old cartoon, fosters home for imaginary friends comes to mind.
I remember a lot of random children being there, I didn't recognise any of them.
I was an authority in this house, as I remember helping some of the kids and they were asking me things etc etc. (only mundane everyday things).
Anyways, a bit 'later' two little girls were starting to complain about a boy, he was a bit older than the both of them. He was abusing them and being really nasty to them.
When I went to confront him I remember catching him trying to bite the arm of the little girl(I'm not sure if he actually managed to take a chunk or not). His mouth was opened extremely wide like a snakes. At which point the dream quickly devolved into a nightmare, I chased off this little boy, but he was suddenly some kind of monster(demon?).
I chased it out of the house that I don't recall the layout of into the back garden which I immediately recognised as my fathers garden. At which point my brother appeared in the upstairs window shouting ''You have to get the 'Gremlin' out!''.
As I was approaching this monster, the little boys face and form were in a constant state of shift. Had black eyes and a cavernous black mouth. Eventually turning into some sort of dog. As I got closer the monster dog was trying to escape, I remember using some sort of superhuman strength to knock something over to block it's path at which point it lunged at me. That's when I woke up.
I was super creeped out for a while after waking up but, I'm not sure what to make of it!
The details I remember most are the black eyes and mouth/weird face on the monster.
Any opinions are welcome!
So, I'll describe the dream with the brief details and little narrative that I remember. No matter how strange
So I remember being in some kind of large...
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