Background

What are border dreams about?

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 border dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how borders in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that border is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that border is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, border dreams have more smelling than 92.7% of dream symbols, more friendly acts than 91.6% of dream symbols, and more transportation than 91.6% of dream symbols. On the other hand, border dreams have less romantic partners than 88.5% of dream symbols, less taste than 77.0% of dream symbols, and less sleep paralysis than 70.4% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of borders are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of borders are lucid dreams. But dreams of borders are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of borders, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Also, dreams of borders are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Finally, dreams of borders 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. 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 borders is different than dreams of borders in general.

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of dreams have borders

How common are border dreams?

0.3% of dreams have the borders symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 300 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are border dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like border. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of things.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of borders?

Borders dreams are notable because they have substantially more Kuwait, Congo, El Salvador, Ecuador, Han Solo, Kenya, Guatemala, Morocco, magnifying glasses, Iraq, Canada than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of borders?

Borders do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into border dreams

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

Who is in dreams of borders?

Who is in dreams of borders?

Dreams of borders are more related to animals than dreams in general. They are less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of borders?

What are the emotions in dreams of borders?

Dreams of borders are more related to grief and sorrow and more related to fun than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of borders take place?

Where do dreams of borders take place?

Dreams of borders are more related to home, more related to human-made places, and much more related to transportation than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of borders?

What happens in dreams of borders?

Border dreams are more related to aggressive acts, much more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to eating and drinking.

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

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

Border dreams are much more related to lucid dreams, more related to weird dreams, and more related to vivid dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams, less related to sleep paralysis, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of borders related the senses?

How do dreams of borders related the senses?

Border dreams are much more related to smelling and more related to vision than dreams in general. They are less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of borders in dreams?

Border dreams are very uncommon. Among other things border dreams are associated with lucid dreaming, friendly, and focused on smells. Do you think this is true for your dream of borders? How might your dream of borders 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 borders 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 borders in dreams. See how you feel about borders now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of border dreams

An interpretation of border 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. A border is a barrier and can symbolize something hindering you or in your way. A line you should not cross. Or a line you do cross, such as when you enter a new phase of life. Age eighteen, for example, is considered the age of adulthood in some countries, and when approaching that age a person is said to be “on the border” of adulthood. A line is crossed the day you turn eighteen, or graduate from college, get married, start your first job, become a parent or retire. When a border symbolizes something hindering you, the dream will have supporting details such as a closed border crossing, a fence, or guards blocking the way. Paying to cross a border can symbolize investing personal resources such as time and energy, or making a personal sacrifice. For example, to get married you give up single life. Of course, paying to cross a border can symbolize investment of money, too, such as paying the cost of tuition to get the education you need to cross into the next phase of life. “On the border” can mean you are torn or divided about a decision, or on the verge of deciding, similar to the phrase “on the fence.” It can mean “close,” especially to a personal destination. Borders divide and separate and can symbolize things that divide people from each other: race, ethnicity, education level, income, religion. With that use of the symbolism, a border in a dream is likely to show the division or separation. You are on one side, and whatever you are divided from is on the other side. See: Fences A border can indicate a wish to go in a new direction, or the need to make big changes. The changes might be geographical—you want or need to move to a new location, perhaps even to a new country—but big changes can be made in yourself too, such as starting a new career, reshaping your body, or creating a new persona. It can mean you need challenge or adventure. Borders are associated with foreign countries, and in dream language that can translate to being in a foreign place in your life. You feel different, things are a bit off. You feel movement inside yourself but aren’t sure where you’re headed. See also: Bridges, Fences, Journeys, Fences, Foreignness, Trespassing, Wallets

Examples of dreams of borders

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 border 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 border dreams. Read at your own risk.

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