Background

What are group 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 group dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how groups in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that group is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that group is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, group dreams have more strangers than 98.3% of dream symbols, more peers than 95.4% of dream symbols, and more schools than 92.8% of dream symbols. On the other hand, group dreams have less family than 72.7% of dream symbols, less sleep paralysis than 71.3% of dream symbols, and less health events than 65.9% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of groups 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. 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 groups is different than dreams of groups in general.

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of dreams have groups

How common are group dreams?

5.8% of dreams have the groups symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are group dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like group.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of groups?

Groups dreams are notable because they have substantially more characters, Princess Leia, verbs, bandits, unnamed groups of people, strangers, Ethiopia, Legolas, Syria, zebras, Lebanon than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of groups?

Groups dreams are notable because they have substantially less pheasants, Haiti, Guatemala, Fiji, emaciation, Cyprus, Colombia, Chile, Cameroon, Algeria, alimony than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into group dreams

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

Who is in dreams of groups?

Who is in dreams of groups?

Group dreams are more related to unnamed people, much more related to strangers, and much more related to peers than dreams in general. They are less related to family.

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What are the emotions in dreams of groups?

What are the emotions in dreams of groups?

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

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Where do dreams of groups take place?

Where do dreams of groups take place?

Group dreams are more related to human-made places, more related to transportation, and more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to home.

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What happens in dreams of groups?

What happens in dreams of groups?

Group dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to health events.

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

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

Group dreams are more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to nightmares, less related to sleep paralysis, and less related to bad dreams.

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How do dreams of groups related the senses?

How do dreams of groups related the senses?

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How can you make sense of groups in dreams?

Group dreams are common. Among other things group dreams are friendly. Do you think this is true for your dream of groups? How might your dream of groups 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 groups 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 groups in dreams. See how you feel about groups now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of group dreams

An interpretation of group 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. Family, social, and work lives involve groups of people, so it is natural for groups of characters in dreams to symbolize something related to those areas of life, such as relationships with family, fitting into society, and correct behavior. How you behave and think in a group can contrast with how you behave and think when alone. Fitting into groups, or not fitting in, raises issues related to inclusion, exclusion, and self-image, which in turn open many avenues for dreams to explore. Socialization, a huge part of life, will be a subject of many dreams throughout your lifetime. A group can symbolize a subject related to the group. For example, a group of friends can symbolize the subject of friendship. A group of your cousins can symbolize your relationship with your cousins in general, not with specific ones. A group of co-workers can symbolize your general relationship with them. For example, a dream about hiding from your co-workers can symbolize hiding your personal life from them. See: Family Groups can be used in dreams anytime you’re thinking about how people will react to something you have done or created. For example, dreaming about a group of people who are hostile toward you can symbolize cutting against the grain or falling outside expected social behavior, such as when a liberal works among conservatives, or a fan of a particular sports team finds him- or herself in “enemy territory.” On the other hand, being welcomed by a group of people in a dream can symbolize good social behavior, and beliefs and opinions that conform to a group or group thinking. Groups of animals can symbolize groups of people and your perceptions of them. For example, a group of lions can symbolize the “in crowd,” or a pack of power-hungry or prideful people. Then again, animals quite often represent instinctual qualities in yourself and groupings of related parts of your psyche. A group of sheep can symbolize people who are easily led (or misled). A group of wolves can symbolize family or friends, because wolves are very social animals with strong familial bonds. Or they can symbolize a group of ruthless or predatory people, similar to the symbolism of a group of sharks. A group of fish can symbolize people moving in the same direction with each other, or in a coordinated fashion. This analogy works particularly well with students and teachers in dreams because groups of fish are referred to as “schools.” See: Fish Groups of characters in dreams can symbolize interrelated personal characteristics and personality traits that work in tandem or in support of each other. For example, as a parent you might draw on your organizational skills, inner authority, and compassion. For your job you might draw on your social skills, rationality, and motivation. These are simplistic examples. In reality, many more aspects of yourself come into play as a parent or employee. The point is to make you aware that groups in your dreams can represent internal dynamics. See: Psyches On the other hand, characters at odds with each other can symbolize working against yourself and disorganization inside yourself. Groups of all males or all females can symbolize your thoughts, feelings, and perceptions about men in general or women in general. Similarly, a group of people of the same profession can symbolize your impressions of the profession, the people in it, or a related subject. For example, a group of computer technicians could symbolize the subject of computers. Groupings of four can symbolize what Carl Jung called the “primary mental functions,” also called cognitive processes. Each character represents one of the functions. A grouping of three characters implies that something in yourself is incomplete. A grouping of four implies completeness in the sense that all four functions are in a balanced configuration in the psyche, especially likely in dreams that feature squares. See: General thinking, Squares Three is an incomplete psychological grouping because functions of the psyche come in pairs. A grouping of three implies that the other half of a pair is missing—though not technically “missing,” just underdeveloped, underutilized, or repressed. Jung said that one of the four functions is dominant, or primary, meaning it is the main function used in the psyche. Its counterpart function is “inferior,” meaning sub-dominant. For example, some people are predominantly intuitive, some factual, some rational, and some “feeling.” Feeling is not synonymous with emotion. Instead, it means judgment based on value, as opposed to the thinking function’s judgment based on utility. Everyone has a dominant function, though the degree of dominance is lesser or greater depending on the person. People who are especially intuitive can devalue their factual function, and vice versa. People who are especially rational can devalue their feeling function. The devalued function is “inferior” and will be portrayed in a group as one character of your opposite gender and three of your gender. Consciously, you might have no awareness of the mental functions, but your unconscious mind is well aware and will portray your mental functions as groups of characters. People you know can be portrayed as a mental function if they embody it. For example, someone you know might be highly rational and embody the image of the thinker. However, usually the functions are portrayed by generic characters—for example, your thinking function can be symbolized as a scientist or professor. The subject of mental functions and their relationship to dreams is fascinating and can go on seemingly forever. The intent here is to introduce you to the subject and provide enough information for greater insight into your dreams and exploration on your own. Groups of characters can symbolize archetypes, especially if the characters within a group are strongly contrasted between old and young, rich and poor, black and white, and other polar opposites, or they’re mythological. In which case, groups of three are “strong” because the internal configuration of an archetype is made of three parts. See: Pyramids See also: Coworkers, Family, General thinking, Neighbors, Numbers, Pyramids, Shapes, Squares, Teenagers

Examples of dreams of groups

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 group 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 group dreams. Read at your own risk.

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