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What are decapitation dreams about?

This symbol is identified by words like decapitate.

Decapitation in dreams is a very rare dream symbol, occuring in about 0.2% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 550 dreams.

What are the major highlights of decapitation dreams?

Decapitation is a normal dream symbol. Having decapitation in a dream changes the dream in the same way as most other dream symbols.

Dreams of decapitation are aggressive

Decapitation dreams have more aggressive interactions than a lot of other dream symbols. This doesn't mean that all decapitation have aggressive interactions or only aggressive interactions. It simply means that having decapitation in a dream increases the probability this dream contains aggression. Other symbols that are like this include descending, relief, unemployment, detours, drugs, jumping, parking lots, guns, armor, and qualities.

Dreams with decapitation might be a nightmare

Dreams of decapitation are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain decapitation might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with decapitation are not nightmares. But, dreams of decapitation are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include infecting, doors, cursing, hostages, evil, hair falling out, false awakening, tackling, blindness, and backwards.

Decapitation dreams might be about death

Dreams that contain decapitation 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 innocence, bullets, flamethrowers, detectives, crying, hostages, apocalypses, saving, seeing a dead friend, and knives.

What symbols less present in dreams of decapitation?

How does the dream symbol of decapitation affect the different aspects of a dream?

Explore different elements related to dreams of decapitation

Who is in decapitation dreams?

Overall, dreams with decapitation are aren't really related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of decapitation are more related to animals than dreams in general. They are less related to close people, less related to family, and much less related to romantic partners.

Animals

more than usual

Insects

the same as usual

Different roles

the same as usual

Fantastic beings

the same as usual

Distant people

the same as usual

Close people

less than usual

Family

less than usual

Romantic partners

much less than usual
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What are the emotions in decapitation dreams?

Overall, dreams with decapitation are less related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of decapitation are much more related to grief and sorrow, more related to fear, and more related to pain than dreams in general. They are much less related to sadness, less related to embarrassment, and less related to confusion.

Happiness

the same as usual

Sadness

much less than usual

Grief and sorrow

much more than usual

Embarrassment

less than usual

Confusion

less than usual

Fear

more than usual

Pain

more than usual

Hatred

less than usual

Fun

much less than usual

Love

much less than usual
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Who is in decapitation dreams?

Overall, dreams with decapitation are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of decapitation are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human places.

Home

less than usual

Work

less than usual

Human places

less than usual

Transportation

the same as usual

Natural places

the same as usual

Magical places

less than usual
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What happens in decapitation dreams?

Overall, dreams with decapitation are much more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of decapitation are much more related to aggressive interactions than dreams in general. They are much less related to friendly interactions.

Aggressive interactions

much more than usual

Friendly interactions

much less than usual

Sex

the same as usual

Disasters

the same as usual
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How do decapitation in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with decapitation are aren't really related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of decapitation are much more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to recurring nightmares than dreams in general. They are much less related to lucid dreams, less related to sleep paralysis, and less related to sleeping.

Lucid dreams

much less than usual

Nightmares

much more than usual

Recurring dreams

more than usual

Recurring nightmares

more than usual

Sleep paralysis

less than usual

Sleeping

less than usual

Waking life

less than usual
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How do decapitation in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with decapitation are aren't really related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of decapitation are much more related to smelling than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing and less related to touch.

Hearing

less than usual

Smelling

much more than usual

Taste

the same as usual

Vision

the same as usual

Touch

less than usual
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How can you make sense of decapitation in dreams?

Decapitation dreams are very rare. Among other things decapitation dreams are normally interconnect, aggressive, nightmare, and about death.

Do you think this is true for your dream of decapitation? How might your dream of decapitation 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.

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience decapitation 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 decapitation in dreams. See how you feel about decapitation now, in your waking life.

What are possible meanings for dreams of decapitation?

The symbolism of decapitation is often associated with the head and its functions. It can mean unclear thinking, or not listening. Or something deserves more attention or consideration.

Or you don’t like the thoughts in your head. It’s too full. Or you’re ignoring the obvious message that something isn’t right in yourself or your life.

Decapitation can symbolize the idea in the phrase “lose your head,” acting out of character or irrationally.

Or you aren’t listening to your heart. Conflict between your head and heart is a common dream theme. Your head says one thing, your heart says another. You’re being too rational, or too emotional. Important parts of you are separated or divided. See: Giraffes

Whether or not the action is directed at you or someone else is important. If it happens to you, the symbolism is likely to apply to you. But a stranger being decapitated is either a surrogate character for you, or an observation of something that happened recently, such as someone you know losing his head figuratively, or drastic action was taken, or hard punishment was dished out.

Decapitation of an animal can mean you aren’t listening to your instincts, or you’re taking drastic measures to control your impulses. In that sense, decapitation is similar to the symbolism of castration.

See also: Body parts, Castration, Death, Executing, Giraffes, Hanging, Heads, Necks

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.

Examples of dreams of decapitation

Read some real dream reports of decapitation 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.

it was a awsome dream, could it mean something?

i was on the beach driving my jetski, my phone rang and i answerd it was my dad, he told me to go to the blocks nearby becouse there was a sucidal woman, i went, the block was derteriorated half of the top  wasnt there, i climb as fast as possible to her apartament to find her standing against the guardrail of her balcony, luckly i talked her out of it, she got away from the guardrail and came closer to me, she hugged me tight, i remeber the red dress she was wearing, after that some men came and took her to a prison/phsyc ward, i went to broke her out, i got there and we met in the yard we talked our plan and made it happen the first time it didnt work but the seconth it did we were out our pants got ripped when jumping the wall, she looked down at her feet and saw a mark on her leg, it was like a pentagram not just a bruise or something, we got scared ao we went to a witch as i had one aswell, (i wake up after this and fall back asleep) i now find myself in a apartamnet crying, it was my mom aparrtament she asked me why i was crying and i told her, that i cant find my love the woman that i saved, she then took a beer can and used the sun to reflect light in her window, she came outside on the balcony and waved her hand, as fast as i seen that i was running down the stairs to get to her block my brother was also there and he did the same, i do not get to arive at  her block though, couse she did the same we met on the bridge, my real life real life crush was there, even tho she was there i run at the woman dressed in red hugging her thightly while shes doing the same, my brother hugs my real life crush,  this hurt me in a way but not so much becouse the woman dressed in red holds me thight as i do the same (everything goes black)  we find ourselves on a ship i think, me and the woman dressed in a red dress, we were fighting the men from the same organization that took her in the pshyc ward, we were in a room with 2 doors one in front of us and one lined with my sholder, i open the door at my side, it was dark inside it seemd like sonething was in the corner, scared, i close the door very fast, then she opens the foor in front of us, inside were  5 men armed with ak-47's (i think) four of the men ran and jumed off the ship in the water, the last man dashed to the room i opend previously i go after him pinning him to the ground and start hitting him with a "this way" arrow signs (i dont remember very good couldve aslo been a car license plate) i hit his neck multiple times wich decapitated him, i remember very well the blood staining the white fuzzy carpet that was in the room, as i mentioned earlier there seemd like there was something in the room, it was, there was a small dog that looked very much like my reallife dog named tina.

i wake up after this very mad about not being able to fall back asleep and continue my adventure with the woman in the red dress

i was on the beach driving my jetski, my phone rang and i answerd it was my dad, he told me to go to the blocks nearby becouse there was a sucidal woman, i...

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A disturbing dream

The dream was simple and very disturbing. I was on some unknown train station where people were putting their heads on railway rails so that next train would decapitate them. The first few people trying to die this way were pulled away by the ones who were nearby and therefore saved. But there were many more such attempts and nobody seemed to care at that point so people were just taking their lives put putting their heads on rails.

That's quite a nightmare I must say. It's disturbing to say the least.

The dream was simple and very disturbing. I was on some unknown train station where people were putting their heads on railway rails so that next train would...

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Dreamt of fighting a demon child

I really can't remember the first part of my dream but I remember looking for something or someone. I ran towards a room when the door suddenly shuts and a little girl/boy (color gray and looking disheveled) appeared in front of me. I screamed for my mom, and my mom was able to open the door. She was frozen in fear when she saw the child and couldn't enter the room. I'm not sure why I suddenly got mad and picked up a shovel or something and attacked the scary kid. I was able to decapitate the kid but the head was still able to speak. It said "I am the demon of death" something like that and I got angrier and tried to mince the head further but now every time I attacked it I felt my breathing being constricted. It felt harder and harder to breathe and felt something was on my chest but I continued to attacked it until I woke up. I'm not sure why I dreamt of something like that. Does my dream have a deeper meaning? What are your thoughts?

I really can't remember the first part of my dream but I remember looking for something or someone. I ran towards a room when the door suddenly shuts and a...

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I might be a murderer

It was maybe 6 months ago when I had a vivid dream of finding my professors dead body in school. He was decapitated and bloody. I didn’t kill him but I was not thinking straight and thought they’d think I did it so I hid the body by putting it in a trash bag and dumping it. They found the body the day after and I was lucky there were no cameras at the basketball court where I found him. They did an investigation and I was in no way linked so I wasn’t questioned at all. I guess they didn’t check the cameras by the hallways because that’s where I passed to get the mop and clean the blood.

The thing is, I thought this really happened up til this day. I’d be up all night thinking what I have done and scared that any minute they will find out I did it. It wasn’t until this day that I dreamt in the same universe again, where it made national news and they kept on looking at the culprit that I realized nothing made sense. We’re in a pandemic and I haven’t stepped in school for the past year. I don’t even remember who’s body it even was. I just remembered it was a male professor I know that I knew.

I know I sound dumb for not realizing until now and bearing the weight of it for 6 long months but you have to know that it all felt real. I was constantly thinking of it at night and I blocked myself from national and local news to ease my paranoia.

It was maybe 6 months ago when I had a vivid dream of finding my professors dead body in school. He was decapitated and bloody. I didn’t kill him but I was not...

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A dream involving a shiny beach house and two girls

I was in this luxurious beach house, Everything was shining and white, i was playing on a console i Always wanted to play on, it was raining very heavily
While the house played a litlle tune, i can barely remember it, but it was calming

Then the view switched to outside the house in a nearby street, i was running  away from a flood  alongside a tall girl and a cartoony girl  dressed in a black dress (just imagine a bell with a circle on top of it) when suddenly the girl in black few, slid across the street and her head got decapitated by a random wood shard, strangely there was no blood, then the flood hit us

The view switched back to shiny beach house me, i was playing with a charger when i suddenly i  looked at the window,.there was a huge flood wave, with myself, the tall girl and the small girl who was somehow stitching her head back up in the wave , beach house me embraced for impact, the glass shattered

And then I woke up

any sort of meaning that could be extracted from this?

I was in this luxurious beach house, Everything was shining and white, i was playing on a console i Always wanted to play on, it was raining very heavily
While...

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