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What are cat dreams about?

Cats are playful hunters. They are graceful in their movement. 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 cat dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how cats in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that cat is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that cat is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, cat dreams have more animals than 99.8% of dream symbols, more peers than 96.9% of dream symbols, and more home than 84.6% of dream symbols. On the other hand, cat dreams have less strangers than 93.8% of dream symbols, less human-made places than 93.1% of dream symbols, and less unnamed people than 91.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of cats are very social! Cat dreams contain more characters tan 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams, in general, are very social. There are people or characters in almost every dream, so it is notable that cat dreams have are so social. 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 cats is different than dreams of cats in general.

3.3%

of dreams have cats

How common are cat dreams?

3.3% of dreams have the cats symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 30 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.

Identification

How are cat dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like cat, kitten, and feline. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and animals.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of cats?

Cats dreams are notable because they have substantially more kittens, black cats, white cats, dead cats, big cats, orange cats, tabby cats, small cats, pets, bobcats, seeing a dead pet than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of cats?

Cats dreams are notable because they have substantially less pheasants, Malaysia, Morocco, dismissals, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Somalia, Uranus, emaciation, Ron Weasley, Legolas than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into cat dreams

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

Who is in dreams of cats?

Who is in dreams of cats?

Cat dreams are much more related to animals, more related to insects, and much more related to peers than dreams in general. They are much less related to unnamed people, much less related to strangers, and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of cats?

What are the emotions in dreams of cats?

Cat dreams are less related to happiness, less related to grief and sorrow, and less related to embarrassment.

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Where do dreams of cats take place?

Where do dreams of cats take place?

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

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What happens in dreams of cats?

What happens in dreams of cats?

Cat dreams are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

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

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

Cat dreams are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to vivid dreams.

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How do dreams of cats related the senses?

How do dreams of cats related the senses?

Cat dreams are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of cats in dreams?

Cat dreams are relatively common. Among other things cat dreams are very social. Do you think this is true for your dream of cats? How might your dream of cats 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 cats 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 cats in dreams. See how you feel about cats now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of cat dreams

An interpretation of cat 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 cat is a versatile dream symbol commonly associated with femininity. Cats are “felines,” and, female or male, they exhibit traditionally feminine traits such as grace and affection. Symbolism can be created from typical cat traits such as curiosity, independence, and leisure. For example, dreaming about a cat caught in a door can symbolize catching your curious sister reading your diary. Dreaming about a tomcat that wants to be let out at night can symbolize a mate who’d rather go out and party than stay home and snuggle. Dreaming about a cat napping can symbolize a leisurely approach to life, or taking a break. Those common associations with cats can be used as symbolism, but your personal associations matter most. What do you associate with cats, and does it fit the narrative of your dream and the behavior of the cats in it? Cat owners are likely to dream about their cats. It’s often connected with something they see in themselves that’s reflected in their cat’s personality or behavior. For example, a woman dreams that her cat escapes the house and she tries to retrieve it. It hides from her and requires coaxing to return to the house. The dream could relate to fear that the cat will get out—she’s very protective of it—but in this case, the pet cat represents a quality she shares with it: the instinct to run away when feeling unsafe. Her life has been chaotic lately and part of her just wants to run away. Retrieving the cat is a way of saying she’s mustering her resolve to face her insecurity. The cat of someone you know in your dream can refer to that person. In the dream, it’s not just your brother’s cat, for example, it’s your brother, in a sense. A reference to him. It’s something about him such as a trait or fact about his life. Dreaming about your cat getting lost can symbolize losing something about yourself as represented by the cat. For example, lately you haven’t been feeling playful or affectionate like your cat. Dreaming that your cat dies—whether or not you actually have a cat—is likely to be symbolism along the same lines as what it means to lose it, except that the situation is more serious, your feelings stronger. The loss is harder to take. It can mean the loss of a relationship with a female, or loss of a feminine trait or quality. Cat owners can dream about cats they owned that died. These sometimes-heartbreaking dreams help the healing process by bringing out unprocessed emotions. If the dreams are positive, they can symbolize fond memories. If negative, it can mean something is unresolved. See: Pets Alternately, the pet you lost can symbolize a more recent loss in your life or in yourself, such as loss of a friend. It can mean something in you is dying. Or you desire to have the close companionship you had with that pet. Cats have associations with promiscuity, as in the term “cat around.” A cat rubbing against you can symbolize flirtation. Dreams about fighting with a cat can connect with arguments or fights with a female in your life. For example, a young man who recently broke up with his girlfriend dreams repeatedly of cats attacking him out of the blue. It symbolizes the ambush attacks of his bitter ex-girlfriend. See also: Animals, Ambushing, Biting, Kittens, Leopards, Lions, Pets, Tigers, Vaginas

Examples of dreams of cats

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 cat 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 cat dreams. Read at your own risk.

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