What are butterfly 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 butterfly dreams.
The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with butterfly dreams. These are the words that make butterfly dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of butterfly dreams can be illuminating about show butterflies affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example butterfly dreams at the bottom of the page.
The circular bar chart above shows how butterflies in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that butterfly is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that butterfly is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, butterfly dreams have more insects than 99.7% of dream symbols, more love than 94.7% of dream symbols, and more vivid dreams than 93.1% of dream symbols. On the other hand, butterfly dreams have less unnamed people than 94.4% of dream symbols, less aggressive acts than 94.4% of dream symbols, and less nightmares than 92.1% of dream symbols. Notably, butterfly dreams contain a lot of love. Love is a wonderful human emotion! Even if love occurs within a dream, it is still love and it can feel wonderful. Since love is such a powerful emotion, it is best to be curious about it. Furthermore, dreams of butterflies has less movement than 90% of all dream symbols. Movement in dreams is interesting. It reflects action. Things change when things move. There might be reasons why dreams of butterflies have little movement. Finally, butterfly dreams can be very vivid. Dreams of butterflies are more associated with the dream being describe as vivd than 90% of all other dream symbols. 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 butterflies is different than dreams of butterflies in general.
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How common are butterfly dreams?
0.3% of dreams have the butterflies symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 300 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.
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of dreams have butterflies
How common are butterfly dreams?
0.3% of dreams have the butterflies symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 300 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.
How are butterfly dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like butterflies. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and insects.
How are butterfly dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like butterflies. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and insects.
What is most related to dreams of butterflies?
Butterflies dreams are notable because they have substantially more cocoons, healing dreams, ladybugs, being chased by a gorilla, heat waves, past selves, beetles, lizard people, jackals, luminous bodies, stomachs than 95% of other dream symbols.
What is most related to dreams of butterflies?
Butterflies dreams are notable because they have substantially more cocoons, healing dreams, ladybugs, being chased by a gorilla, heat waves, past selves, beetles, lizard people, jackals, luminous bodies, stomachs than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of butterflies?
Butterflies do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of butterflies?
Butterflies do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.
Deep dive into butterfly dreams
Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in butterfly dreams.
Who is in dreams of butterflies?
Butterfly dreams are much more related to insects and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, much less related to unnamed people, and less related to fantastic beings.
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Who is in dreams of butterflies?
Butterfly dreams are much more related to insects and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, much less related to unnamed people, and less related to fantastic beings.
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What are the emotions in dreams of butterflies?
Dreams of butterflies are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion, less related to fear, and less related to pain.
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What are the emotions in dreams of butterflies?
Dreams of butterflies are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion, less related to fear, and less related to pain.
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Where do dreams of butterflies take place?
Dreams of butterflies are less related to home, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.
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Where do dreams of butterflies take place?
Dreams of butterflies are less related to home, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.
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What happens in dreams of butterflies?
Butterfly dreams are much less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.
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What happens in dreams of butterflies?
Butterfly dreams are much less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.
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How do dreams of butterflies related to the type of dream it is?
Dreams of butterflies are much more related to vivid dreams and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, much less related to nightmares, and less related to bad dreams.
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How do dreams of butterflies related to the type of dream it is?
Dreams of butterflies are much more related to vivid dreams and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, much less related to nightmares, and less related to bad dreams.
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How do dreams of butterflies related the senses?
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How can you make sense of butterflies in dreams?
Butterfly dreams are very uncommon. Among other things butterfly dreams are about love, lacking movement, and very vivid. Do you think this is true for your dream of butterflies? How might your dream of butterflies 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 butterflies 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 butterflies 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 butterflies in dreams. See how you feel about butterflies 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 butterflies in dreams. See how you feel about butterflies now, in your waking life.
An interpretation of butterfly 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 butterfly in your dream can symbolize lightness of being, or leaving a small but important imprint on your environment. It can symbolize transformation, inspiration, and tranquility. Or metamorphosis. See: Cocoons Because butterflies fly and are easily moved by wind and air, they can symbolize whimsical thoughts and daydreams. See: Elements of air, Flying A butterfly landing on you can be a sign that your unconscious mind approves of something, probably related to personal development or service to others, same as a butterfly is a servant of nature. It can symbolize that you can be trusted with delicate things. For example, a young woman dreams that a butterfly lands on her and remains for several minutes. It then flies away, leaving her with a feeling that it’s a message. With that in mind she thinks of associations with butterflies and the first word that comes to mind is “delicate.” The next thought that comes to mind is the memory of an incident where she dropped and severely injured her sister’s baby. It left the dreamer with the feeling that she couldn’t be trusted with anything delicate, like a baby, but the dream is saying she learned her lesson. A butterfly can symbolize being “flighty,” venturing here and there, never landing anywhere for long, especially among social groups. A “social butterfly.” See also: Elements of air, Cocoons, Flying, Insects, Smallness C
An interpretation of butterfly 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 butterfly in your dream can symbolize lightness of being, or leaving a small but important imprint on your environment. It can symbolize transformation, inspiration, and tranquility. Or metamorphosis. See: Cocoons Because butterflies fly and are easily moved by wind and air, they can symbolize whimsical thoughts and daydreams. See: Elements of air, Flying A butterfly landing on you can be a sign that your unconscious mind approves of something, probably related to personal development or service to others, same as a butterfly is a servant of nature. It can symbolize that you can be trusted with delicate things. For example, a young woman dreams that a butterfly lands on her and remains for several minutes. It then flies away, leaving her with a feeling that it’s a message. With that in mind she thinks of associations with butterflies and the first word that comes to mind is “delicate.” The next thought that comes to mind is the memory of an incident where she dropped and severely injured her sister’s baby. It left the dreamer with the feeling that she couldn’t be trusted with anything delicate, like a baby, but the dream is saying she learned her lesson. A butterfly can symbolize being “flighty,” venturing here and there, never landing anywhere for long, especially among social groups. A “social butterfly.” See also: Elements of air, Cocoons, Flying, Insects, Smallness C
Examples of dreams of butterflies
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 butterfly 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 butterfly dreams. Read at your own risk.
