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What are head 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 head dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how heads in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that head is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that head is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, head dreams have more hearing than 93.1% of dream symbols, more touch than 92.1% of dream symbols, and more vision than 91.0% of dream symbols. On the other hand, head dreams have less recurring dreams than 73.2% of dream symbols, less good dreams than 57.8% of dream symbols, and less human-made places than 53.6% of dream symbols. Notably, head dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that heads is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of heads are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Also, dreams of heads 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 heads are aggressive! Head 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? Also, dreams of heads 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 heads in dreams could be related to hearing. Finally, dreams of heads have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, head dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. 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 heads is different than dreams of heads in general.

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of dreams have heads

How common are head dreams?

16% of dreams have the heads symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 6 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is frequent.

Identification

How are head dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like head. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and body parts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of heads?

Heads dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, Cameroon, decapitations, movement, senses, general movement, talismans, R2-D2, orange eyes, Frodo, pheasants than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of heads?

Heads dreams are notable because they have substantially less Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Princess Leia, C-3PO, calluses, couldn't open eyes, Argentina, abscesses, Hermione Granger, teeth falling out, Cambodia than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into head dreams

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

Who is in dreams of heads?

Who is in dreams of heads?

Head dreams are more related to animals, more related to insects, and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of heads?

What are the emotions in dreams of heads?

Head dreams are more related to confusion, more related to fear, and more related to pain than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of heads take place?

Where do dreams of heads take place?

Head dreams are more related to magical places than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of heads?

What happens in dreams of heads?

Head dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to death than dreams in general.

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

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

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

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How do dreams of heads related the senses?

How do dreams of heads related the senses?

Head 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 heads in dreams?

Head dreams are frequent. Among other things head dreams are nightmares, friendly, aggressive, focused on sounds, focused on touch, and focused on vision. Do you think this is true for your dream of heads? How might your dream of heads 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 heads 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 heads in dreams. See how you feel about heads now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of head dreams

An interpretation of head 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. You can get great ideas about specific features related to the head such as eyes, hair, and face by looking them up. The head itself is associated primarily with thoughts, thinking processes, and intellect, so that’s where we begin discussing possibilities for symbolism. Symbolism involving the head is shown in figures of speech and idioms such as “Get your head screwed on straight,” meaning think straight, be sensible. To get ahead means to advance, usually after thinking through how to do it. “Losing your head” means your thinking is faulty, irrational. Dreams enact those figures of speech, so if a dream wants to say that you lost your head, it’ll show you losing your head—it comes off, or is missing. In simplest terms, a headless person is someone who lost her head. Your “heading” is your direction, and direction in a dream can refer to direction in life or a specific area of it such as work life or family life. The symbolism could be shown as a head rolling along the ground, flying through the air, or faced in a certain direction. See: Rightness A head swiveled around backwards can be a way of saying “look behind you” in the figurative sense. Something is in your blind spot, or in your past, and it’s important. If something goes over your head it means you don’t get it, you don’t understand. Dreams may enact the symbolism through imagery of something flying over or above your head. Holding your head high may indicate pride and related ideas, whereas a head held low indicates shame and related ideas. Turning the head away can indicate disapproval or negative opinion, whereas the opposite action can indicate approval or positive opinion. All functions of thinking and decision-making are fair game to be symbolized with the head: self-control, attention, intention, opinion, analysis, intuition, reason, strategy. Conflict between the head and heart, between rationality and feelings, is central to many dreams. The symbolism can be shown in closeness or distance between locations or objects. For example, a giraffe’s long neck can symbolize a wide distance between the head and heart. Injury to the head can symbolize figurative disconnection from the body. You “live in your head.” It can mean you live in your head at the expense of your physical needs. The same idea can be expressed in the symbolism of being headless. See: Wounds It’s funny when you step back from a dream and realize how obvious it is. For example, you dream that your head swells to many times its normal size. You wonder whether it means you’re “sick in the head” or have an illness in the head such as swelling of the brain, then realize it means your head is swelled with pride. It can mean you have a big intellect, a “big brain.” The swollen head is a metaphor. Having two heads, or switching heads, can mean you’re of two minds about something. Getting shot in the head can symbolize thoughts that hurt to think about, or doubts about your intellect. It can symbolize a headache. In rare cases it can indicate a more severe physical issue such as a tumor. Dreams that warn of dangerous physical conditions are likely to recur—your dreams will keep sending the message until you get it. See: Disease The forehead is the seat of intellect, insight, and critical thinking. In dreams it can symbolize anything related to thought processes and rationality. A third eye in the forehead is a sign of deep insight. See also: Amputations, Antlers, Balloons, Brains, Decapitations, Disease, Ears, Executing, Eyes, Faces, Fevers, Hair, Hanging, Hatred, Illness, Insanity, Mouths, Necks, Psyches, Psychologists, Wounds

Examples of dreams of heads

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 head 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 head dreams. Read at your own risk.

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