What are black dreams about?
Black may or may not be considered a color. At one level it is the absence of light. Still black is usually perceived as a color. Perceiving black can be rich and fulfilling. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about black dreams.
The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with black dreams. These are the words that make black dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of black dreams can be illuminating about show black affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example black dreams at the bottom of the page.
The circular bar chart above shows how black in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that black is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that black is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, black dreams have more vision than 94.5% of dream symbols, more fear than 87.0% of dream symbols, and more sleep paralysis than 86.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, black dreams have less romantic partners than 76.4% of dream symbols, less peers than 74.4% of dream symbols, and less work than 73.6% of dream symbols. Notably, black dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that black is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of black are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Finally, dreams of black have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, black dreams involve sight and seeing objects. This is interesting because dreaming is primarily a visual experience. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of black is different than dreams of black in general.
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How common are black dreams?
12% of dreams have the black symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 8 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very common.
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of dreams have black
How common are black dreams?
12% of dreams have the black symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 8 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very common.
How are black dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like black. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of colors.
How are black dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like black. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of colors.
What is most related to dreams of black?
Black dreams are notable because they have substantially more black and white, black eyes, black cats, black dogs, verbs, widows, panthers, Hatman, yellow eyes, talismans, white eyes than 95% of other dream symbols.
What is most related to dreams of black?
Black dreams are notable because they have substantially more black and white, black eyes, black cats, black dogs, verbs, widows, panthers, Hatman, yellow eyes, talismans, white eyes than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of black?
Black dreams are notable because they have substantially less healing dreams, Cameroon, El Salvador, Bolivia, Estonia, Princess Leia, Algeria, Yoda, Fiji, winning the lottery, collective unconscious than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of black?
Black dreams are notable because they have substantially less healing dreams, Cameroon, El Salvador, Bolivia, Estonia, Princess Leia, Algeria, Yoda, Fiji, winning the lottery, collective unconscious than 95% of other dream symbols.
Deep dive into black dreams
Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in black dreams.
Who is in dreams of black?
Black dreams are more related to animals, more related to insects, and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, less related to peers, and less related to family.
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Who is in dreams of black?
Black dreams are more related to animals, more related to insects, and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, less related to peers, and less related to family.
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What are the emotions in dreams of black?
Dreams of black are more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.
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What are the emotions in dreams of black?
Dreams of black are more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.
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Where do dreams of black take place?
Dreams of black are more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to schools.
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Where do dreams of black take place?
Dreams of black are more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to schools.
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What happens in dreams of black?
Black dreams are less related to sex and less related to eating and drinking.
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What happens in dreams of black?
Black dreams are less related to sex and less related to eating and drinking.
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How do dreams of black related to the type of dream it is?
Dreams of black are more related to nightmares and more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to good dreams.
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How do dreams of black related to the type of dream it is?
Dreams of black are more related to nightmares and more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to good dreams.
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How can you make sense of black in dreams?
Black dreams are very common. Among other things black dreams are nightmares and focused on vision. Do you think this is true for your dream of black? How might your dream of black 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.
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 black in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
Look for the differences
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience black 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 black in dreams. See how you feel about black now, in your waking life.
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 black in dreams. See how you feel about black now, in your waking life.
An interpretation of black dreams
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. The color black is associated most commonly with mystery and the unknown, derived from the blackness of a dark night and of outer space. They are places full of mystery and the unknown. Those associations connect strongly with the unconscious mind, also a place of mystery. See: Unconscious minds The symbolism of the color black can be used in many ways in a dream. For example, a dark or black room can symbolize an unknown part of you, or an area of your life that’s unexplored. The black of night can be an amorphous symbol for fear and anxiety, and is synonymous with feeling lost. See: Anxiety, Fear, Lost, Wilderness Night is something that’s shut out and protected against, so black can symbolize anything you don’t want to know or don’t want in your life. See: Doors, Locks A black dog can symbolize the dark side of a friend. Notice how the symbolism of the color of black is used to modify the symbolism of the dog. See: Colors A black snake can symbolize worrying about someone’s intentions. Black is associated with mistrust and suspicions. It’s associated with something exotic or foreign. See: Foreignness It’s associated with death. See: Death It’s associated with black moods and dark thoughts. The use of the symbolism of black in dreams can be the same as in figures of speech such as “blacken,” meaning to destroy reputation, and “in the black,” meaning profitable. Black skin, clothing and overall appearance is commonly associated with the shadow side of the psyche. See: Shadows Identifying shadow characters in a dream can be tricky because, by nature, shadow is outside your conscious awareness and likes it that way. And it will go to great lengths to stay hidden. Shadow is identified not just by appearance but also by how it works against your good intentions, feelings, and thought processes, and encourages your bad ones. To be clear, a black dream character is not synonymous with shadow. This is a common source of misunderstanding. Instead, shadow is portrayed as black because of the symbolism of the color. Shadow can be portrayed in dreams as any ethnicity or race the dreamer thinks of as suspicious or mostly unknown. A black dream character can appear in dreams after an encounter or interaction with a black person. See also: Anxiety, Colors, Death, Doors, Emotions, Darkness, Dogs, Fear, Foreignness, Locks, The night, Shadows, Outer space, Snakes, Unconscious minds, Wilderness
An interpretation of black dreams
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. The color black is associated most commonly with mystery and the unknown, derived from the blackness of a dark night and of outer space. They are places full of mystery and the unknown. Those associations connect strongly with the unconscious mind, also a place of mystery. See: Unconscious minds The symbolism of the color black can be used in many ways in a dream. For example, a dark or black room can symbolize an unknown part of you, or an area of your life that’s unexplored. The black of night can be an amorphous symbol for fear and anxiety, and is synonymous with feeling lost. See: Anxiety, Fear, Lost, Wilderness Night is something that’s shut out and protected against, so black can symbolize anything you don’t want to know or don’t want in your life. See: Doors, Locks A black dog can symbolize the dark side of a friend. Notice how the symbolism of the color of black is used to modify the symbolism of the dog. See: Colors A black snake can symbolize worrying about someone’s intentions. Black is associated with mistrust and suspicions. It’s associated with something exotic or foreign. See: Foreignness It’s associated with death. See: Death It’s associated with black moods and dark thoughts. The use of the symbolism of black in dreams can be the same as in figures of speech such as “blacken,” meaning to destroy reputation, and “in the black,” meaning profitable. Black skin, clothing and overall appearance is commonly associated with the shadow side of the psyche. See: Shadows Identifying shadow characters in a dream can be tricky because, by nature, shadow is outside your conscious awareness and likes it that way. And it will go to great lengths to stay hidden. Shadow is identified not just by appearance but also by how it works against your good intentions, feelings, and thought processes, and encourages your bad ones. To be clear, a black dream character is not synonymous with shadow. This is a common source of misunderstanding. Instead, shadow is portrayed as black because of the symbolism of the color. Shadow can be portrayed in dreams as any ethnicity or race the dreamer thinks of as suspicious or mostly unknown. A black dream character can appear in dreams after an encounter or interaction with a black person. See also: Anxiety, Colors, Death, Doors, Emotions, Darkness, Dogs, Fear, Foreignness, Locks, The night, Shadows, Outer space, Snakes, Unconscious minds, Wilderness
Examples of dreams of black
Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of black dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for black dreams. Read at your own risk.
