Background

What are island dreams about?

An island is a body of land that is entirely surrounded by water. Islands can be small and deserted or islands can be large and full of people and things. Oftentimes islands can form their own little ecosystems with forms of life unique to the island. 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 island dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how islands in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that island is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that island is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, island dreams have more natural places than 99.4% of dream symbols, more transportation than 93.2% of dream symbols, and more disasters than 89.9% of dream symbols. On the other hand, island dreams have less work than 90.3% of dream symbols, less hatred than 83.6% of dream symbols, and less sleep paralysis than 81.7% of dream symbols. 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 islands is different than dreams of islands in general.

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of dreams have islands

How common are island dreams?

1.0% of dreams have the islands symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 100 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively uncommon.

Identification

How are island dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like islands. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols places and natural places.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of islands?

Islands dreams are notable because they have substantially more peninsula, Haiti, Fiji, Bahamas, canoes, Congo, mudslides, Estonia, boats, Indonesia, pirates than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of islands?

Islands dreams are notable because they have substantially less antelopes, tasers, chemical weapons, fighter jets, pinecones, uteruses, testicles, ovaries, calluses, Hannibal Lecter, Wonder Woman than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into island dreams

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

Who is in dreams of islands?

Who is in dreams of islands?

Island dreams are more related to animals and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to family and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of islands?

What are the emotions in dreams of islands?

Dreams of islands are more related to fun than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to grief and sorrow, and less related to embarrassment.

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Where do dreams of islands take place?

Where do dreams of islands take place?

Island dreams are much more related to transportation and much more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to home and much less related to work.

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What happens in dreams of islands?

What happens in dreams of islands?

Island dreams are more related to disasters and more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general. They are less related to sex and less related to health events.

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

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

Island dreams are more related to lucid dreams and more related to good 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 islands related the senses?

How do dreams of islands related the senses?

Dreams of islands are less related to hearing.

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How can you make sense of islands in dreams?

Island dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things island dreams are Do you think this is true for your dream of islands? How might your dream of islands 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 islands 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 islands in dreams. See how you feel about islands now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of island dreams

An interpretation of island 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. Being on an island can symbolize isolation or the desire to be alone. You’re cut off from the world. Or you’re alone in some situation. The comparison to being alone on an island is made when you don’t have support, companionship, or help. An island can symbolize thoughts related to vacation, retirement, or the good life of ease and fun. It can mean you want to slow down or get away from it all. As bodies of land that rise out of the ocean, islands are great metaphors for the conscious mind, which rises out of the unconscious mind. See: Oceans An island can symbolize the ego, which is basically the conscious mind. See: Egos See also: Beaches, Boats, Egos, Weddings, Oceans, Unconscious minds, Vacations, Water J

Examples of dreams of islands

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 island 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 island dreams. Read at your own risk.

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