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What are incest 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 incest dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how incest in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that incest is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that incest is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, incest dreams have more sex than 99.8% of dream symbols, more hatred than 99.1% of dream symbols, and more embarrassment than 98.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, incest dreams have less natural places than 99.7% of dream symbols, less human-made places than 99.4% of dream symbols, and less unnamed people than 98.2% of dream symbols. Notably, incest dreams are sexy! Dreams of incest are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. Sex in a dream can be great, confusing, digusting, or be just sex. It all depends on the context. Don't assume anything about dreams of incest. Explore what is there. Also, incest dreams contain a lot of love. Love is a wonderful human emotion! Even if love occurs within a dream, it is still love and it can feel wonderful. Since love is such a powerful emotion, it is best to be curious about it. Additionally, dreams of incest tend not to mention places or locations. The dream may or may not take place in varying locations. But dreams of incest simply do not mention the location, places, or settings occuring within the dream. This may be for any number of reasons. Perhaps the actions of the dreams are intense. Perhaps the characters take the focus in the dreams. Also, dreams of incest are family oriented. They are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of incest will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Dreams help us to process our emotions and social relationships. In a certain lens, you can think of dreams as simulations of the world. This can be especially helpful for our relationships with family. Finally, dreams of incest has less movement than 90% of all dream symbols. Movement in dreams is interesting. It reflects action. Things change when things move. There might be reasons why dreams of incest have little 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 incest is different than dreams of incest in general.

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of dreams have incest

How common are incest dreams?

0.1% of dreams have the incest symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 2,000 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.

Identification

How are incest dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like incest. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols events and sexual acts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of incest?

Incest dreams are notable because they have substantially more masturbation, molesting, peninsula, sex, raping, spirit guides, carrots, camels, vaginas, penises, sex dreams than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of incest?

Incest do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into incest dreams

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

Who is in dreams of incest?

Who is in dreams of incest?

Incest dreams are much more related to family than dreams in general. They are much less related to animals, much less related to insects, and much less related to unnamed people.

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What are the emotions in dreams of incest?

What are the emotions in dreams of incest?

Incest dreams are much more related to happiness, much more related to embarrassment, and more related to confusion than dreams in general. They are much less related to sadness, much less related to grief and sorrow, and less related to fear.

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Where do dreams of incest take place?

Where do dreams of incest take place?

Incest dreams are much less related to home, much less related to human-made places, and much less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of incest?

What happens in dreams of incest?

Dreams of incest are much more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, much less related to friendly acts, and much less related to disasters.

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

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

Incest dreams are more related to sleep paralysis, much more related to bad dreams, and more related to vivid dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of incest related the senses?

How do dreams of incest related the senses?

Incest dreams are much less related to hearing, much less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of incest in dreams?

Incest dreams are very rare. Among other things incest dreams are sexual, about love, lack places or locations, family oriented, lacking movement, bad dreams, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of incest? How might your dream of incest 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 incest 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 incest in dreams. See how you feel about incest now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of incest dreams

An interpretation of incest 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. People tend to freak out over incest dreams, but incest can be used as a comparison to create symbolism, the same as anything else. It’s all fair game for your dreams. Incest is a taboo, and can symbolize anything that’s taboo or close to it. For example, dating the younger brother or sister of your best friend is taboo in some circles. It can symbolize sex—or just the thought of it—with someone very close to you, such as a best friend or teacher. It can symbolize integrating new parts into the personality. Quite often, sex in dreams symbolizes the integration of new parts of the personality. Physical union represents mental union. In which case, incest is simply a way to symbolize how a relative rubs off on you. For example, a young woman dreams about having sex with her brother. During the dream it feels very natural, but afterward she questions whether something is really wrong with her. However, the dream simply shows that she’s been learning from his example how to be more competitive. Sex in this dream means “integration.” It means something about him is inside her. Get the idea? It’s symbolism. Incest can symbolize something that disgusts you, that feels really wrong. It can be a sign of doing something that invites big trouble with your family. See: Family It can be a way of saying that two people are a little too close. It can symbolize talking about sex with a relative, especially if the incest involves oral sex. It can amplify feelings of attraction for a relative and capture related feelings. For example, a young man dreams about having sex with his female cousin and wakes up feeling dirty. He can’t help but notice that the innocent little girl he grew up with has blossomed into a beautiful young woman. The more he tries to ignore it, the more he feels conflicted. The dream is simply reflecting his thoughts and feelings. It’s not saying he wants to have sex with her. Instead, it amplifies his feelings of attraction so he will come to terms with them, allowing him to notice that his cousin is sexually attractive and not feel guilty about it. For more example dreams, see: Family, Sex, Sister. Incest can connect with feelings of shame and self-loathing. In simplest terms, incest means “inappropriately close,” an idea ripe for use as symbolism. See also: Brothers, Family, Fathers, Genitals, Guilty, Being naked, Mothers, Sex, Sisters

Examples of dreams of incest

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 incest 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 incest dreams. Read at your own risk.

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