Background

What are bone dreams about?

Bones make up the skeletal system of bodies. They are usually rigid and persist after death. While generally thought of as body tissue, they are in fact organs. 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 bone dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with bone dreams. These are the words that make bone dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of bone dreams can be illuminating about show bones affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example bone dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how bones in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that bone is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that bone is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, bone dreams have more pain than 96.8% of dream symbols, more smelling than 96.6% of dream symbols, and more nightmares than 95.0% of dream symbols. On the other hand, bone dreams have less schools than 80.1% of dream symbols, less peers than 80.0% of dream symbols, and less romantic partners than 74.3% of dream symbols. Notably, bone dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that bones is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of bones are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, dreams of bones are aggressive! Bone dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Additionally, dreams of bones are smelly! These dreams have more words related to smells than 90% of all other dream symbols. This is surprising because smelling in dreams is relatively uncommon. Finally, dreams of bones have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, bone dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. 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 bones is different than dreams of bones in general.

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of dreams have bones

How common are bone dreams?

1.2% of dreams have the bones symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 80 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively uncommon.

Identification

How are bone dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like bone. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and body parts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of bones?

Bones dreams are notable because they have substantially more emaciation, x-rays, ribs, skeletons, Cyprus, skin, Ethiopia, elbows, Bilbo Baggins, verbs, Kenya than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of bones?

Bones dreams are notable because they have substantially less abscesses, Nepal, mudslides, Morocco, Mercury, masturbation, Malaysia, magnifying glasses, Madagascar, limousines, light rain than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into bone dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in bone dreams.

Who is in dreams of bones?

Who is in dreams of bones?

Dreams of bones 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 strangers, and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of bones?

What are the emotions in dreams of bones?

Bone dreams are more related to fear, much more related to pain, and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion, less related to fun, and less related to love.

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Where do dreams of bones take place?

Where do dreams of bones take place?

Bone dreams are more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places, less related to transportation, and less related to schools.

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What happens in dreams of bones?

What happens in dreams of bones?

Bone dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to eating and drinking, and more related to death than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of bones related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of bones related to the type of dream it is?

Bone dreams are much more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to good dreams, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of bones related the senses?

How do dreams of bones related the senses?

Dreams of bones are more related to hearing, much more related to smelling, and more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of bones in dreams?

Bone dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things bone dreams are nightmares, aggressive, focused on smells, and focused on touch. Do you think this is true for your dream of bones? How might your dream of bones be different?

All dreams have meaning

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

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience bones in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

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 bones in dreams. See how you feel about bones now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of bones

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 bone 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 bone dreams. Read at your own risk.

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