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What are journey dreams about?

Journeys are beautiful things. A journey is the act of traveling from one place to another. There can be any number of reasons for a journey. You can be attracted by the destination. You could desire to leave the place that you are currently at. You could also have simply no choice but to go on the journey. It is often said that it’s about the journey, not the destination. 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 journey dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how journeys in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that journey is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that journey is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, journey dreams have more sad dreams than 95.0% of dream symbols, more lucid dreams than 92.5% of dream symbols, and more magical places than 91.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, journey dreams have less nightmares than 86.2% of dream symbols, less bad dreams than 79.1% of dream symbols, and less weird dreams than 73.2% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of journeys are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of journeys are lucid dreams. But dreams of journeys are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of journeys, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Additionally, dreams of journeys 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. Finally, dreams of journeys can be frustrating! These dreams have more frustration than 90% of all other dream symbols. Frustration in a dream can, well, be frustrating. But there can be many reasons for frustration. One of the key aspects to understanding your dreams is just to pay attention to feelings. Be curious about frustration in dreams of journeys. 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 journeys is different than dreams of journeys in general.

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How common are journey dreams?

0.6% of dreams have the journeys symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 150 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are journey dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like journeys. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of things.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of journeys?

Journeys dreams are notable because they have substantially more embarking, Kuwait, Somalia, antelopes, Gandalf, Aquaman, rainforests, Captain America, Yoda, hobbits, Switzerland than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of journeys?

Journeys dreams are notable because they have substantially less abscesses, ovations, orange eyes, octopus, nose bleeds, nightmare loops, New Zealand, Neptun, Morocco, microphones, Mercury than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into journey dreams

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

Who is in dreams of journeys?

Who is in dreams of journeys?

Journey dreams are more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to family.

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What are the emotions in dreams of journeys?

What are the emotions in dreams of journeys?

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

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Where do dreams of journeys take place?

Where do dreams of journeys take place?

Journey 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 journeys?

What happens in dreams of journeys?

Journey dreams are more related to friendly acts and more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts.

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

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

Dreams of journeys are much more related to lucid dreams, more related to vivid dreams, and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to nightmares, less related to bad dreams, and less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of journeys related the senses?

How do dreams of journeys related the senses?

Dreams of journeys are more related to smelling than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of journeys in dreams?

Journey dreams are uncommon. Among other things journey dreams are associated with lucid dreaming, friendly, and frustrating. Do you think this is true for your dream of journeys? How might your dream of journeys 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 journeys 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 journeys in dreams. See how you feel about journeys now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of journey dreams

An interpretation of journey 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. As with other symbolism, when considering what a journey in a dream can mean, think about how it’s used to compare with situations in life, and explain it in simplest terms. A journey is an act of traveling from one place to another. In our lives we “go places.” We have destinations to reach and landmarks to mark our progress. We journey from one point to the next—from high school to college and job training, from college to career, from marriage to children. A close friendship is comparable to a journey because you share major events and landmarks of your lives together. A major project can be like a journey. A career can be a journey. You can dream about a journey when your life goes off in a new direction. Oftentimes it marks the beginning of something new and exciting, but also consider that changes in your life can slow you down. For example, you reach an age when you can’t get around as you used to, you retire, or your children leave home. These situations are the beginning of new journeys in life. See: Embarking Life itself is a journey, and the pace shows in how you travel: jet, boat, car, train. See below. The journey of life can be summarized as developing your ego, your unique identity, then reintegrating it with the unconscious mind. See: Egos, Unconscious minds See also: Planes, Airports, Boats, Cars, Discovering, Egos, Embarking, Forests, Highways, Hotels, Jets, Lost, Maps, Psyches, Rivers, Trains, Unconscious minds, Vacations, Wilderness

Examples of dreams of journeys

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 journey 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 journey dreams. Read at your own risk.

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