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What are darkness 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 darkness dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how darkness in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that darkness is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that darkness is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, darkness dreams have more fear than 95.1% of dream symbols, more vision than 94.8% of dream symbols, and more hearing than 93.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, darkness dreams have less work than 74.4% of dream symbols, less peers than 69.2% of dream symbols, and less love than 66.2% of dream symbols. Notably, darkness dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that darkness is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of darkness are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, dreams of darkness are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why darkness in dreams could be related to hearing. Finally, dreams of darkness have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, darkness dreams involve sight and seeing objects. This is interesting because dreaming is primarily a visual experience. 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 darkness is different than dreams of darkness in general.

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of dreams have darkness

How common are darkness dreams?

11% of dreams have the darkness symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 9 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very common.

Identification

How are darkness dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like dark and dim. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of qualities.

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What is most related to dreams of darkness?

Darkness dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, places, Dobby, movement, senses, Algeria, things, orange eyes, spotlights, worm holes, general movement than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of darkness?

Darkness dreams are notable because they have substantially less Ethiopia, Kuwait, Morocco, ovaries, ovations, Fiji, Cameroon, Guatemala, calluses, Bolivia, Princess Leia than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into darkness dreams

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

Who is in dreams of darkness?

Who is in dreams of darkness?

Darkness dreams are more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, less related to peers, and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of darkness?

What are the emotions in dreams of darkness?

Dreams of darkness are much more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to embarrassment, less related to fun, and less related to love.

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Where do dreams of darkness take place?

Where do dreams of darkness take place?

Dreams of darkness are more related to home, more related to natural places, and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to work.

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What happens in dreams of darkness?

What happens in dreams of darkness?

Dreams of darkness are less related to sex and less related to eating and drinking.

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

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

Darkness dreams are more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of darkness related the senses?

How do dreams of darkness related the senses?

Darkness dreams are much more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and much more related to vision than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of darkness in dreams?

Darkness dreams are very common. Among other things darkness dreams are nightmares, focused on sounds, and focused on vision. Do you think this is true for your dream of darkness? How might your dream of darkness 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 darkness 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 darkness in dreams. See how you feel about darkness now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of darkness dreams

An interpretation of darkness 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. Dark has two common senses of the word that can be used in dreams, the literal and figurative. In the literal sense, the environment is dark. The figurative sense means “dark personality” or “dark mood.” Both senses of the word “dark” have symbolic uses and connections to everyday life. A dark or dim environment can symbolize difficulty seeing in the sense of seeing ahead in life, or seeing the dynamics of a situation, including internal situations in your feelings or psyche. Think: “in the dark.” It’s a physical representation, such as not knowing better or being misunderstood. For example, you make a comment to someone and he takes it the wrong way, and you dream about it as bumping into someone in a dark room. In this sense, dark means “misunderstood.” A young man dreams he’s in an attic with his old crush. They talk, then she gets up and walks out of the room. He follows her into a hallway that’s almost pitch black, then down some stairs into a dark basement, where she walks through a door and disappears. It breaks his heart because he can’t follow her. The girl in the dream represents someone he had a big crush on. She befriended him, and he drove her away by trying to make the relationship romantic. The emotional blow of losing her lingered, and he lost his way personally, as symbolized by the dark hallway in the dream. The attic symbolizes dwelling on thoughts related to ruining any chance of getting his heart’s desire, and the basement symbolizes his emotions, which are dark and gloomy. When his crush disappears in the dream, it’s a way of saying that the relationship ended, and there is nothing he can do to get her back. That dream provides a great illustration of the symbolism of a dark environment. To symbolize a dark personality, dreams often use dark clothes, dark skin, or a dark cloud or haze. A dark portrayal of a person in a dream reflects your perceptions. It’s subjective, not objective, usually, and can mean dark in the sense of “mysterious” or “unknown.” However, your dreaming mind is great at picking up subtle clues and reading signs. A dream can show someone as dark because it’s the truth and you need to be fully aware of it. A dark person can hide behind a genial personality, but you can sense what lurks behind the façade. Bear in mind, a surrogate character can be used in a dream to represent a person you know. You will know intuitively who the surrogate represents. It might even represent you! Most dream characters are projections of your inner world, so a dark person is likely to symbolize a Shadow aspect of your psyche. See: Shadows Dark can symbolize feeling out of place, or being “in the dark,” meaning uninformed or unaware. Keeping someone in the dark means concealing or hiding. See: Hiding Be sure to read the entries for Black and Night. See also: Black, Blindness, Clothing, Eyes, Home, The night, Shadows, Strangers, Water

Examples of dreams of darkness

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 darkness 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 darkness dreams. Read at your own risk.

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