What are bows and arrow dreams about?
This symbol is identified by words like bow and arrow, archery, and bow and arrows.
Bows and arrows in dreams is a very rare dream symbol, occuring in about 0.1% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 1,500 dreams.
What are the major highlights of bows and arrow dreams?
Bows and arrows is a negatively interconnected dream symbol. Having bows and arrows in a dream reduces the presence of other dream symbols.
Dreams of bows and arrows are aggressive
Bows and arrow dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all bows and arrows have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having bows and arrows in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include following, endings, emaciation, roofs, trucks, hyenas, unemployment, hit the ground, Syria, and attacking.
Bows and arrow dreams might be about death
Dreams that contain bows and arrows are highly related to death. They are more related to death than 90% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include prisoners, dead bodies, crime, losing a body part, enemies, seeing a dead grandmother, serial killers, weapons, armor, and fingerprints.
Bows and arrow dreams focus on smells
Dreams of bows and arrows have more words related to smells than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, bows and arrow dreams involve the world of scents. Other symbols that are like this include Congo, alimony, librarians, venus, collective unconscious, flamethrowers, outer space, Darth Vader, calluses, and bankers.
What symbols more present in dreams of bows and arrows?
Bows and arrow dreams are notable because they have substantially more arrows, shooting, nose bleeds, protecting, antlers, hunting, foreseeing, aggressive interactions, armor, being shot, warriors, fires, fighting, lovers, vultures, donkeys, lions, hearts, wrestling, hitting and kicking, rainforests, enemies, cannons, fun, buffaloes, slowness, cursing, falling in love, getting a job, rocks, bows and arrows, sports, killing, chests, capturing, opponents, disasters, monkeys, amazed, large celestial bodies, fetuses, natural things, attics, elves, mansions, trapping, vampires, movement, microphones, caves, being tied up, heat, elements of fire, burying, escaping, and abortions than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols less present in dreams of bows and arrows?
Bows and arrow dreams are notable because they have substantially less spouses, relationship events, reading, boyfriends, bathrooms, planning, voice, mothers, and helping than 95% of other dream symbols.
How does the dream symbol of bows and arrows affect the different aspects of a dream?
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Who is in bows and arrows dreams?
Overall, dreams with bows and arrows are less related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of bows and arrows are more related to animals than dreams in general. They are less related to insects, less related to different roles, and less related to fantastic beings.
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What are the emotions in bows and arrows dreams?
Overall, dreams with bows and arrows are more related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of bows and arrows are much more related to grief and sorrow, more related to pain, and much more related to fun than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, much less related to embarrassment, and less related to confusion.
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Who is in bows and arrows dreams?
Overall, dreams with bows and arrows are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of bows and arrows are much less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human places.
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What happens in bows and arrows dreams?
Overall, dreams with bows and arrows are much less related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of bows and arrows are much more related to aggressive interactions and more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly interactions and less related to sex.
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How do bows and arrows in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?
Overall, dreams with bows and arrows are much less related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of bows and arrows are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and much less related to recurring dreams.
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How do bows and arrows in dreams related the senses?
Overall, dreams with bows and arrows are less related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of bows and arrows are more related to touch than dreams in general. They are much less related to smelling, less related to taste, and less related to vision.
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How can you make sense of bows and arrows in dreams?
Bows and arrow dreams are very rare. Among other things bows and arrow dreams are negatively interconnected, aggressive, about death, and focus on smells.
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Examples of dreams of bows and arrows
Read some real dream reports of bows and arrow 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.
Animals and I
I dreamt that I was walking in a single-file line with random animals through a path in a grassy valley; giant, walking butterflies, lions, birds, elephants...ect. I had a bow and arrow. We traveled past a massive rock with a crack in it. The sky was filled with rainbows and sparkles. The dream slowely dissipated as we continued our path down the valley.
I dreamt that I was walking in a single-file line with random animals through a path in a grassy valley; giant, walking butterflies, lions, birds,...
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What does it mean if I’m dreaming about being a hired assassin?
The dream typically starts with me on a rooftop. I’m watching my target through a window and I either have a bow and arrow or some type of blade.
With the bow I typically just shot him and it’s over. With the blade I end up sneaking into my targets room and seducing him. I end up stabbing him through the heart while straddling him, watch the surprise in his eyes As he slowly bleeds out.
I’ve also had that dream in the reverse where I’m seduced And stabbed.
The dream typically starts with me on a rooftop. I’m watching my target through a window and I either have a bow and arrow or some type of blade.
With the...
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My dad passed on the 4th from ALS. I had kind of a nice dream last night and want to know what it could represent. Not my first dream of him.
Ok so I was staying at a house and some psychopath broke in and was about to kill me. Then out of nowhere my dad comes up from behind me and defends me. The dude that broke in was wearing a face shield. My dad basically said something like don’t mess with us. Then he pulls out a bow and arrow and shoots like 7 arrows at the dudes face. He didn’t get hurt from my dad but he got really scared and knew he meant business. He gets scared and runs out of the house. I feel like maybe my dad is protecting my spirit or soul from demons or bad entities possibly? He was always a protective father to me and that felt very protective. I don’t know what it could mean. The first dream I had of him after he passed was we were at a big get together and I saw him healthy as fuck and standing, smiling, and talking to someone. Maybe that was him telling me he’s in a good place and everything will be fine?
Ok so I was staying at a house and some psychopath broke in and was about to kill me. Then out of nowhere my dad comes up from behind me and defends me. The...
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A dream so good that I had to record it. Some of the stuff I filled in to make sense
I'm about to enter a convention or mansion of some sort. I'm carrying an invisible potion. It allows me to levitate as well.
The convention is huge with multiple floors and a main lobby which has a lot of stairs. It has play sections for kids or even adults, more refined places which are guarded better, shopping sections etc.
I talked with multiple people like cosplayers outside of the building, one of them was Big Smoke from GTA San Andreas and I was like "Yo! I'm cosplaying as the invisible man how're you doing?!"
For a long while I was using my invisibility potion to troll other people and one time I was caught by a guard. He grabbed me by the leg so I couldn't escape but I pressed a button somewhere and got free. The guards were still chasing me.
I had to use the potion several times and it's pretty nasty to ingest.
There's also a secret section which is covered by vegetation. It hides the giant hotel's secret.
The monsters are almost mechanical in nature and will attack people specifically. Luckily my daedric axe Mjolnir is very strong and returns after striking. Carried out this section with no challenge.
There was also a weird creature that could almost speak. It was still hostile and attempted to harm me so I had to put it out of its misery. I grabbed whatever I could like an old phone with garbled words all over the screen like it tried to type something meaningful.
In that section I saw a person seemingly trying to hit me with a bow and arrow. I picked up all that I could and ran.
I saw another one trying to fire shots at me. I was chasing him down when I begin to see lots of dogs going after me. I'm trying to back away but it's too much. I get captured and I'm being delivered to their boss. He lives in a completely featureless tower, perfectly shaped like it was specifically made for the insane person who operates there. I get boosted there and see 2 people.
"Yes, boss this is the one you wanted to speak to"
"At last. I'm eager to show you what you've been needed to be shown"
"Who are you and what are you talking about?"
"Those questions will come later. Right now focus..."
The man casts a spell of some sort and now I'm seeing my memories. They're being narrated by him like he knows exactly what I'm thinking. It's creepy and unnerving.
One particular memory was meeting a cute girl that I tried to get along with, somewhere from a few years ago that I haven't told anyone.
"Wait how do you know that? HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT? I haven't told anyone about that!"
"..."
"ANSWER ME! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME? Wait a second... If you know so much about me... are you... me?"
[flashbacks to forum posts detailing fan theories]
"A sound hypothesis... but completely false. I don't think you would enjoy being captured by yourself, do you?"
"So how do you know that?"
"I'm a man of immense knowledge. I know many people's secrets. The more I know, the more interconnected the world feels. This thirst for secrets is what drives me and I have gotten very good at getting what I want
Anyway, I'm getting sidetracked. If that satisfied you, let's get to what matters
This memory in particular, of this lost opportunity, is somehow special to you. I would like to investigate it more
Let's repeat the memory but how you would have wanted it to go originally"
[The memory repeats how I wanted it to go]
"Alright, it's finally done. Still I need know. How do you know about people's secrets?"
"I don't. People willingly tell their secrets to me."
"I didn't tell you anything!"
"But you did! All I did was gave you the illusion that there was someone who was watching your memories. An outside voice. But that was YOUR voice all along that sounds like mine. You simply told me the memories you were watching.
This, is my secret. But I still haven't figured out your secret. Just an obscure memory from years ago."
I'm about to enter a convention or mansion of some sort. I'm carrying an invisible potion. It allows me to levitate as well.
The convention is huge with...
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A great war and I'm fighting tanks, bullets and drones with arrows.
In the dream there is a great war going on and everything around me was reduced to rubble. While panicking people fled I heard bits and pieces of their conversation.
There was a small rebel group nearby. The only one that knows how to stand up to the enemy's tech.
Using my archery skills I shot my way to their camp. Thankfully the display impressed them enough to let me in. The minute I was through the door though I was put through an odd test.
A dummy torso moving back and forth in front of me made me think this was a target practice test but although my arrows hit nothing happened. The torso kept moving left and right. Finally fed up I went to it and started beating it up and stabbing it repeatedly with the arrows in different locations... yeah turned out I just had to hit the off button. It was a reasoning test that I barely passed....
After that came the second test. A bunch of bottles full of different colored liquids and some valves to their side. I opened one and the content of one poured into the other bubbling ominously. To neutralize it I kept opening and closing valves until in the end it exploded.... thankfully behind a screen so I was safe but it meant I had failed the chemical test.
I was accepted to the camp but at a low rank to be educated in all the new tech. Archery wasn't going to cut it.
In the dream there is a great war going on and everything around me was reduced to rubble. While panicking people fled I heard bits and pieces of their...
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