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What are ear dreams about?

Ears are parts of the body that allow for hearing. This symbol is identified by words like ear.

Ears in dreams is a relatively uncommon dream symbol, occuring in about 1.8% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 55 dreams.

What are the major highlights of ear dreams?

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

Dreams with ears might be a nightmare

Dreams of ears are frequently associated with nightmares. Of course dreams that contain ears might not be a nightmare. Plenty of dreams with ears are not nightmares. But, dreams of ears are more related to nightmares than 80% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include amputation, dead ends, white eyes, clowns, other verbs, castration, insanity, eyes, loss of speech, and fists.

Ear dreams are associated with lucid dreaming

Dreams of ears are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of ears are lucid dreams. But dreams of ears are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include animas, Frodo, comas, Gandalf, calendars, ears, floating, faires, sleeping, and masturbation.

Ear dreams are scary

Dreams containing ears are more related to fear than 90% of all other dream symbols. Of course each dream is unique and this does not mean that all dreams of ears are about fear. It simply means that if you dream of ears, this dream has a great chance of being scarier than most other dream symbols. Other symbols that are like this include Ecuador, orange eyes, weakness, praying, parts of buildings, places, abscesses, faces, cold sweats, and nightmares.

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

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Who is in ears dreams?

Overall, dreams with ears are less related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ears are more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to different roles, less related to distant people, and less related to close people.

Animals

more than usual

Insects

more than usual

Different roles

less than usual

Fantastic beings

the same as usual

Distant people

less than usual

Close people

less than usual

Family

the same as usual

Romantic partners

the same as usual
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What are the emotions in ears dreams?

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

Happiness

the same as usual

Sadness

the same as usual

Grief and sorrow

less than usual

Embarrassment

the same as usual

Confusion

the same as usual

Fear

much more than usual

Pain

much more than usual

Hatred

the same as usual

Fun

the same as usual

Love

the same as usual
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Who is in ears dreams?

Overall, dreams with ears are less related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ears are more related to magical places than dreams in general. They 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

less than usual

Natural places

the same as usual

Magical places

more than usual
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What happens in ears dreams?

Overall, dreams with ears are more related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ears

Aggressive interactions

the same as usual

Friendly interactions

the same as usual

Sex

the same as usual

Disasters

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

Overall, dreams with ears are much more related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ears are much more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and much more related to recurring nightmares than dreams in general.

Lucid dreams

much more than usual

Nightmares

much more than usual

Recurring dreams

the same as usual

Recurring nightmares

much more than usual

Sleep paralysis

much more than usual

Sleeping

much more than usual

Waking life

the same as usual
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How do ears in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with ears are much more related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of ears are much more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to taste than dreams in general.

Hearing

much more than usual

Smelling

more than usual

Taste

more than usual

Vision

more than usual

Touch

more than usual
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How can you make sense of ears in dreams?

Ear dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things ear dreams are normally interconnect, nightmare, are associated with lucid dreaming, and scary.

Do you think this is true for your dream of ears? How might your dream of ears 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 ears 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 ears in dreams. See how you feel about ears now, in your waking life.

What are possible meanings for dreams of ears?

When analyzing a symbol, begin with its use and function in everyday life. Ears are used for hearing, and hearing is associated with listening, so ears in dreams can be used to symbolize anything related to hearing or listening. See: Hearing

An ear cut off, mangled or missing can mean you aren’t really listening to someone, or you are choosing not to hear—you don’t want to know something or give it credence, or you choose to ignore it, as in the phrase “hear no evil.”

Red or burning ears can indicate shame or embarrassment. It can symbolize hearing something that shocks you.

Bugs in your ears can symbolize hearing gossip or rumors, or something that bugs you. See: Insects, Insects, Worms

Bleeding from the ears can symbolize hearing something that hurts you, or inability to follow direction. It can symbolize a physical issue with hearing.

Be sure to read the entry for Hear.

See also: Amputation, Blood, Body parts, Insects, Heads, Hearing, Infesting, Insects, Music, Phones, Speaking

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 ears

Read some real dream reports of ear 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.

Ok so super weird, never even thought about something like this

Ok, backstories for what I gathered it this dream it was weirdly vivid, this dream takes place in a world where there are humans and neko’s, but humans are racist towards the neko’s, anyways it start with me in a park bent over looking at the flowers, this dream was really vivid, the color of the flowers were blue and yellow they were mixed I think, but I got up and turned around I see a neko in a cloak I think, it was either a cloak or a Japanese outfit, she touched my chest with two fingers and my entire body was encased with ice, then a split second later the neko was gone and the ice shattered like glass, but she was behind me, I was about get up and then my neck started to feel extremely cold, then I think I was knocked out, but when I woke up I got up and headed home, but I saw people giving me weird looks and whispering to each other, i never made it home though, this whole bit is a bit of a blur but I remember I got it a fight, I crossed a little bridge then after that everything was clear again and I was at a friends house, he didn’t know who I was and I was super confused, I told him it was me, and he squinted his eyes and said “Logan?”, I said yeah and he said,”you do notice you have ears and a tail, right?”at first I thought he was joking, until I looked behind me and saw that I had a tail, I looked in a mirror and saw cat ears, I told him I couldn’t go back to my normal job, he agreed with me

Ok, backstories for what I gathered it this dream it was weirdly vivid, this dream takes place in a world where there are humans and neko’s, but humans are...

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My Dad passed away in front of me in my dream

Real life- My dad is 55 and has been extremely active his whole life. I mean,, he was never home. He was always out fishing, hunting,boating, etc.. About 8 months ago he woke up and out of nowhere was completely deaf in one ear and has been life changing vertigo, tiredness, exhaustion since. It was so so sudden and he is not the same man he was because he is extremely limited.

Anyways, I guess all this worry about not having answers and with him at his age just having problems like this so completely sudden has worried me.

I dreamt last night I went to his house amd he was on the couch laying down and then I realized he passed away. I CANNOT describe the amount of pain amd heartbreak I felt. I started SOBBING and screaming, I tried to remain calm when I dialed 911. I ended up texted my friends saying I'm now a member of the dead parent club (all my friends have lost their parents young and they joke about this club in real life) and then all the sudden my husband came in to make sure he wasn't barely alive because my husband was certified in life saving measures. Turns out he was barely alive but im unsure if it was going to make it. I had hope he would

But yeah, that dream was way too real for me. I'm 23 and I'm really close with him and I know it will happen eventually but I'm not ready and I think it manifested in this nightmare.

Anyways, thanks for listening.

Real life- My dad is 55 and has been extremely active his whole life. I mean,, he was never home. He was always out fishing, hunting,boating, etc.. About 8...

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I am a deer man. The devil is behind me and stroking my ears.

In my dream, I am part human and part deer. Kind of like an anime in that I am mostly still human, but I had deer ears on top of my head (also human ears, too) and maybe deer nose and eyes.

Behind me is what I assume or interpret as the devil. A man with long horns, but his face looks either goat-like or dragon-like. I recall him having a long neck that looked lizard-like, which went along with the dragon-like appearance. His hands could move and bend like human hands, but they also seemed talon-like. He was taller than me by a foot or two.

He is standing behind me and at first rubs his hands through my hair to make his way to my deer ears, where he strokes them together. I can see all this very clearly as I believe I am looking through a mirror or am seeing this as the spectator but still can feel what he is doing. In truth, having my deer ears stroked feels nice. As I continue to watch and feel him stroking me, I notice he keep nodding his head in agreement. I feel he is answering "yes," but I do not fully recall the question.

As good as this feels, I sense I could be in danger, though I am uncertain if I am or not. The fear alone is enough to cause me to start to wake up.

I am starting to wake up; the end of the dream is a bit unclear... But he tries to say something which I cannot hear. He presents to me a bone, which comes from him. I am uncertain if the bone came from him picking his teeth or picked the bone out of his neck. The bone is either a collarbone, rib bone, or neck bone. As I wake up, I sense a feeling as if he is upset that I am leaving without first accepting his offering.

At this point, I am awake. What do you think of my dream?

In my dream, I am part human and part deer. Kind of like an anime in that I am mostly still human, but I had deer ears on top of my head (also human ears, too)...

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What exactly does this dream mean?

It was a room. Empty. Black, bit with white lines. As if you colored the lineart of the walls white. There were no lights but there was a faint glow, just enough for me to clearly see. There was...something in the corner of the room. Crying, muttering to itself, drawing on the walls with what I thought was a red marker. But as I inched closer, I realized its fingertips were cut off. And it was drawing with its blood. The blood was bright, not like normal blood. It was like, neon red. Very strange.

I don't exactly remember what it was drawing but it was drawing the same symbol over and over again. It was whimpering to itself. My brain automatically went "Help it, it's hurt" So I put a hand on its shoulder. It didn't even jump or get startled. It just stopped everything. It lowered its hand from the wall and slowly turned its head to face me. It had strange features. It was tall, skinny. But it still had like, basic human anatomy. It had a nose, lips, a chest, muscle definition (of whatever muscle it had) It was just a completely black skinny human, but with crazy eyes that were completely white. And they were...scribbly. Like if you took a white pen and angrily scribbled a circle on black paper.

It stared at me for a second, before saying in a raspy, pained voice. " You're like my art in a lot of ways." It moved closer to me. I smiled slightly, " How so?" Its hand curled around my neck, but not choking me, as it leaned into my ear and whispered, " You were created. You have blood. And..." It leaned in with its hands still around my neck, its lips almost brushing against mine, " I can rip you up whenever I wish."

With that last word, it dug its fingers into my neck. Literally. Its fingers went through my neck, piercing the flesh. I choked a little bit. Then like a movie, it cut to a different scene. Back to it drawing on the walls. Then it cut again to it curled into a ball, sobbing, whimpering, muttering. Then I woke up with the horniness of a thousand 13-year-old boys. Which was hella confusing. So like, what the fuck?

It was a room. Empty. Black, bit with white lines. As if you colored the lineart of the walls white. There were no lights but there was a faint glow, just...

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Real weird dream a couple nights ago.

So, it was Christmas night and all through the house, I was sleeping and that’s all I care about. Anyway, I had three dream cycles that nights involving me waking up several times, but right before my second cycle ended the weird ass part of my mind cranked its motor.

It starts out with me walking out to some random patio, an open garden with a frame around it is in the center. While I’m walking down a few steps I start to hear a narration. “Mathematicians have this weird thing, where we scream at each other and then start kissing,” I keep walking and I see iguana size geckos coming out of the garden, and IRL I’m terrified of reptiles, so I try to avoid them. But they all start screaming like people, and the narration continues. “We keep screaming at each other and keep getting louder until one of us is the loudest. We call them the *forgot*,” then when I turn around something behind me licks my ear, makes a smooch noise, and screams like a “REEEEEEEEEEEEE” without the R.

So, it was Christmas night and all through the house, I was sleeping and that’s all I care about. Anyway, I had three dream cycles that nights involving me...

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