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What are fence 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 fence dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how fences in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that fence is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that fence is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, fence dreams have more transportation than 93.4% of dream symbols, more natural places than 89.1% of dream symbols, and more vision than 88.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, fence dreams have less love than 79.6% of dream symbols, less sadness than 69.8% of dream symbols, and less good dreams than 64.0% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of fences are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Additionally, dreams of fences are aggressive! Fence dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Finally, dreams of fences has a lot of movement. Things are changing and moving. People are coming and going. Movement implies action. It implies change. There might be reasons why dreams of fences has lots of movement. 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 fences is different than dreams of fences in general.

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of dreams have fences

How common are fence dreams?

2.0% of dreams have the fences symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 50 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively uncommon.

Identification

How are fence dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like fence and railing. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols places and parts of buildings.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of fences?

Fences dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, Kuwait, movement, Gimli, Haiti, baboons, Laos, general movement, trespassing, pinecones, yards than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of fences?

Fences dreams are notable because they have substantially less antelopes, Somalia, Pluto, emaciation, Dobby, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Legolas, Sauron than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into fence dreams

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

Who is in dreams of fences?

Who is in dreams of fences?

Dreams of fences are more related to animals, more related to unnamed people, and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of fences?

What are the emotions in dreams of fences?

Dreams of fences are more related to confusion and more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness and less related to love.

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Where do dreams of fences take place?

Where do dreams of fences take place?

Fence dreams are more related to home, more related to human-made places, and much more related to transportation than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of fences?

What happens in dreams of fences?

Fence dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.

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

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

Dreams of fences are more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to bad dreams and less related to good dreams.

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How do dreams of fences related the senses?

How do dreams of fences related the senses?

Dreams of fences are more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to vision than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of fences in dreams?

Fence dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things fence dreams are friendly, aggressive, and containing lots of movement. Do you think this is true for your dream of fences? How might your dream of fences 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 fences 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 fences in dreams. See how you feel about fences now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of fence dreams

An interpretation of fence 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. Fences are boundaries meant to keep things out or in. They divide. They contain. They separate. They protect. They isolate. They mark territory. They limit. They hinder. They are obstacles and hurdles. Now apply those ideas to what a fence can symbolize in a dream. It can connect with personal boundaries, comfort zones, lines you won’t cross, and creating or protecting personal space. It can connect with what divides people from each other in a general sense: social class, upbringing, beliefs, race, geography, and wealth, to name a few. Think of what divides people in a personal sense: hard feelings, defensiveness, conflict, ignorance, misunderstanding, lack of communication. Think of how people protect their “turf.” The possibilities go on and on. A fence can symbolize divisions within you and places where you won’t go in your thoughts and feelings. For example, a woman has recurring dreams about a tall fence that stretches across the landscape as far as the eye can see. She’s told that she needs to figure out how to get to the other side of the fence, but it seems impossible. The dreams speak to the divide between her thoughts and feelings. She’s strongly analytical, at the expense of the feeling side of the equation. The woman compartmentalizes her feelings and the dreams suggest that she cross that divide. Emotions that are too powerful to handle, or are discounted or minimized, can be pictured as on the other side of a fence. Another possibility is that a fence can symbolize limits you impose on yourself. You fence yourself in. A fence can symbolize lacking the confidence to take a risk, or a need for comfort and security. In some way you are “fenced in” or restrained. See: Cages, Jails Those restraints can originate outside yourself. For example, beliefs can be like fences because they create exclusion zones. Social customs and cultural norms create exclusion zones. Now let’s consider situations where fences can be used as dream symbolism. Let’s say that your significant other has to take a business trip overseas. You dream about seeing that person on the other side of a fence, representing the coming physical divide between you. You have an argument with a friend and are unable or unwilling to bridge the gap between you, and see it symbolized in a dream as a tall, barbed-wire fence dividing you. You dream about a romantic rival building a fence between you and a guy you both like, symbolizing the rival marking territory. You dream about a doctor telling you to stay within the fence surrounding your yard, symbolizing advice to limit your activity for health reasons. You dream about being on a horse and jumping a fence, symbolizing overcoming a barrier to your advancement at work. You dream about a fence separating you from your neighbors, symbolizing a perception that you are wealthier or from a higher social class. See also: Bridges, Buildings, Cages, Climbing, Home, Jails, Trespassing, Wallets

Examples of dreams of fences

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 fence 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 fence dreams. Read at your own risk.

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