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What are judge dreams about?

This symbol is identified by words like judges.

Judges in dreams is a very uncommon dream symbol, occuring in about 0.4% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 250 dreams.

What are the major highlights of judge dreams?

Judges is a normal dream symbol. Having judges in a dream changes the dream in the same way as most other dream symbols.

Judge dreams are very social

Dreams of judges contain more characters than most other dream symbols. While dreams are often about other people and social relationships, dreams of judges are especially related to having lots of characters. Other symbols that are like this include zombies, presidents, mice, rabbits, kings, classmates, snakes, sharks, crushes, and wolves.

How does the dream symbol of judges affect the different aspects of a dream?

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Who is in judges dreams?

Overall, dreams with judges are much more related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of judges are much more related to different roles, much more related to distant people, and more related to close people than dreams in general. They are less related to animals and less related to insects.

Animals

less than usual

Insects

less than usual

Different roles

much more than usual

Fantastic beings

the same as usual

Distant people

much more than usual

Close people

more than usual

Family

the same as usual

Romantic partners

more than usual
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What are the emotions in judges dreams?

Overall, dreams with judges are more related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of judges are much more related to happiness, much more related to sadness, and much more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to grief and sorrow.

Happiness

much more than usual

Sadness

much more than usual

Grief and sorrow

less than usual

Embarrassment

much more than usual

Confusion

more than usual

Fear

the same as usual

Pain

the same as usual

Hatred

more than usual

Fun

much more than usual

Love

the same as usual
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Who is in judges dreams?

Overall, dreams with judges are aren't really related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of judges are more related to work, more related to human places, and much more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to home and less related to natural places.

Home

less than usual

Work

more than usual

Human places

more than usual

Transportation

the same as usual

Natural places

less than usual

Magical places

much more than usual
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What happens in judges dreams?

Overall, dreams with judges are aren't really related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of judges are more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters.

Aggressive interactions

the same as usual

Friendly interactions

the same as usual

Sex

more than usual

Disasters

less than usual
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How do judges in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with judges are aren't really related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of judges are more related to lucid dreams and more related to waking life than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams and less related to sleeping.

Lucid dreams

more than usual

Nightmares

the same as usual

Recurring dreams

less than usual

Recurring nightmares

the same as usual

Sleep paralysis

the same as usual

Sleeping

less than usual

Waking life

more than usual
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How do judges in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with judges are more related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of judges are more related to smelling, more related to taste, and more related to vision than dreams in general. They are less related to touch.

Hearing

the same as usual

Smelling

more than usual

Taste

more than usual

Vision

more than usual

Touch

less than usual
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How can you make sense of judges in dreams?

Judge dreams are very uncommon. Among other things judge dreams are normally interconnect and very social.

Do you think this is true for your dream of judges? How might your dream of judges be different?

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

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience judges in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

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 judges in dreams. See how you feel about judges now, in your waking life.

What are possible meanings for dreams of judges?

The first possibility to consider when interpreting the meaning of a judge in a dream is linked with the verb “to judge,” meaning “to form an opinion.” It’s often referred to in the sense of judging the quality of a person, performance, or prospect. This use of the symbolism can connect with events in life, such as being tested at school or reviewed at work—you are “judged.”

Or, after you create something and reveal it publicly, your creation might not be formally judged, as in a contest, but it can feel that way depending on how people react to it. For an example of a dream involving the theme of being judged about a creative work, see: Fisting.

Being judged in your dreams might reflect a situation in life where someone has judged or criticized you. In such a situation, strong feelings and ego can be involved, in turn creating a higher likelihood of having a memorable dream in response.

You can be the judge. You are the one making critical evaluations or forming opinions. Or you are the final authority. In these dreams you might play the role of judge, or have that part of yourself projected onto a judge character.

Think of the qualities of a judge and ask whether those associations fit your dream. For example, a judge is supposed to be fair, impartial, honest. A dream about an angry or corrupt judge might reflect a situation where you or someone else is not being fair and impartial.

You can dream about a judge when you want the truth to be told or exposed. A courtroom setting is likely to be used to tell the story. See: Courts

Judges have power over people, so dreaming about a judge can come in response to a situation where power or authority is involved.

People are said to be judged in the afterlife. In this sense, the judge is God or even your own conscience. The psychic Edgar Cayce said that in the end we are our own judges, and we judge ourselves on the basis of how well we live up to our own ideals. See: Afterlife

You can dream about a judge when you feel wronged. You wish for an impartial authority to hear your side of an argument, or for someone to intervene in a situation that is out of whack.

You can dream about a judge when you have done something wrong and fear getting punished. This association branches out to include any scenario involving punishment. See: Guilty

You can dream about a judge when you want to see deeper into your psyche or a situation. For example, a woman dreams that she’s in court, at the defense table, in front of a judge. Her parents are seated in the gallery. A curtain separates part of the room, and behind the curtain is the prosecutor. He emerges and berates a girl in the gallery who is eating needles. The curtain symbolizes the woman’s being blocked from seeing a part of her psyche represented as the prosecutor. The girl symbolizes the other side of the equation, the part of herself that feels prosecuted. Eating needles symbolizes taking into herself things that hurt; namely, in the way she talks to herself. She’s sharply critical of herself, and eating needles is a hell of a metaphor for sharp self-criticism.

The judge in this dream represents the side of herself that knows the truth. It knows why she is so critical of herself—self-criticism is rooted in her family history, symbolized in the dream as her parents—and it knows, essentially, that she’s being unfair to herself.

A judge can symbolize the part of yourself that knows: knows better, knows you, knows people, knows the facts, knows the system.

A judge can symbolize the side of yourself that compels you to do the right thing. You might not listen to anyone else, but when it comes from the judge, you’re all ears. In this sense, the judge is your conscience, or what Sigmund Freud calls the superego.

This idea extends to when you need isolation. Being sentenced by a judge can be a sign that you need time to reflect on yourself and your life, which is supposed to be one of the purposes of being sentenced to jail, but you need to feel that you have permission to do it.

For example, a man dreams that a judge sentences him to ninety days in jail. Immediately he thinks about all the idle time and feels distressed about it, but he also realizes it could be a blessing in disguise if he uses the time for introspection. The judge in this dream is the side of himself that knows he needs time to turn within himself and figure out some of the big questions about his existence. The ninety-day sentence is just a way of saying this isn’t something that can be fixed overnight.

A judge in a dream can mean you are pondering a situation that involves, or could involve, a judge. For example, you sense a divorce is coming from your spouse, or a dispute with a neighbor can’t be resolved, and going to court is the only option. If you have a court date coming up, you can dream about a judge in connection with it.

See also: Alimony, Crime, Courts, Break ups, Executing, Guilty, Innocence, Jails, Jury members, Kings, Numbers, Prisoners

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.

Examples of dreams of judges

Read some real dream reports of judge dreams.. These real life dream reports come from the moderated dream sharing communities of Reddit including r/Dreams, r/Nightmares, r/DreamInterpretation, or r/thisdreamihad. Please note that some of these may contain graphic, sexual, or violent images and text. Use the source link for each dream to view and join the discussion of each one.

Something for Freudians

I have a dream to share, I have my own interpretation, but since I can't really detach from my own persona my interpretation is going to be limited and that is when you come into play :) I am also going to add some basic context to the events.

All the places and people in this dream are real. I am in a cellar with my mother where we *question* my female friend. She acts like a dog in subtle ways - the way she looks at us and the way she sits on the floor (like our dog does). My mother claims that my friend is a chinese spy (The friend is in reality from Western Asia, meanwhile my family is from Europe) and wants her to confess it, but the friend denies it. I am defying my mom and trying to protect my friend. Eventually my mother or both of us (I am not 100% sure if it's just her) start to strangle her and scratch on her neck. But she keeps denying it. My mother then finds a teabag at her and tears it, spilling all the grains of tea until she finds one bigger grain which she believes is a *bug.* My friend then tries to bite me, but I flinch back so she doesn't bite my nose off. (This is also a thing my dog does).

I am very interested in your opinions and thoughts on this dream. Also feel free to ask about anything :) Also if so, judge my subconscious gently <3

I have a dream to share, I have my own interpretation, but since I can't really detach from my own persona my interpretation is going to be limited and that is...

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Mock trial nightmare

Last night I dreamed I was in the middle of a mock trial. I don’t know if I was the judge, or a lawyer, I couldn’t tell. It was very tense, and the defense was clearly losing. The lawyer for the defendant yells that he has one more piece of evidence to pull out that will change everything. He goes to the corner of the room aggressively. When he turns back to the court he is missing half of his bottom teeth, blood everywhere and is pulling out his teeth out of his own mouth. I woke up very shaken and disturbed, the image of the man has been stuck in my head all day.

Last night I dreamed I was in the middle of a mock trial. I don’t know if I was the judge, or a lawyer, I couldn’t tell. It was very tense, and the defense...

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I had a crazy dream last night. You will want to read the entire thing, it was pretty good.

So I was up in the loft of a barn (idk how I got there) and below me were 10 cages with one sloth in each one. I was about to hop down from the loft when a man walked in. He didn't see me but I saw him put a needle in a sloths upper back, and inject him with some type of fluid. A few minutes after the man left, 10 other people (probably sloth trainers) came and took the sloths. I hopped down from the loft and went to see where they were taking them. I followed them for about a quarter of a mile until they stopped at a track (like for running.) They set up the sloths at the beggining of the track and waited about 4 minutes pep-talking them. During the 4 minutes, the bleachers around the track filled with hundreds of people. Then there was a dude who said, "3, 2, 1, GO!" and with that, the sloths were off to a slow crawl. Execpt for one sloth. The sloth who was earlier injected with the fluid was now absolutely ripped with muscle and running 50 miles per hour. He won the race but the judges were suspicious of maybe "performance inhancing drugs." They tested him and turns out, he had steroids in him. The trainer was in shock and crying yelling "it wasn't me i swear." The police were on the scene in about 30 seconds when all of the sudden, the man who injected the sloth stood up in the bleachers and yelled, "IT WAS ME!". The police immediately sniped him and just left his body on the bleacher. Oh yeah and the sloth was still running just doing more and more laps. Then I woke up

So I was up in the loft of a barn (idk how I got there) and below me were 10 cages with one sloth in each one. I was about to hop down from the loft when a man...

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Dream about sex

Hello all please don’t judge me. I never wanted this to happen and I’m disgusted by myself already.

I had a dream that I was having sex with my mom.

I treat my mom with utmost respect and having this dream is killing me.

What does this mean? Please help!

Hello all please don’t judge me. I never wanted this to happen and I’m disgusted by myself already.

I had a dream that I was having sex with my mom.

I treat...

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Dream I just had. (Don’t judge me!)

OK so, it’s context time!!! one of my mentally ill neighbors is a pretty scary guy. He’s like 6 foot four and is very schizophrenic (I don’t judge but man that guy is something) so anyway the dream starts off that I am just in my house and I look out the window and he’s in a fight with one of my family members so I rushed down there and I take out a knife and I just jump on his back and start stabbing him as many times as I can (at least thirty) what the issue is is that each time he dies he gets back up again and then I end up killing him in an increasingly more horrific way and he just keeps coming back so literally I resorted to skinning him dicing him up into little pieces and cutting his head off and throwing it far far away and he still got resurrected. What the hell does this mean!? I think we can all have a good laugh about it as I’m not actually a terrible person I’m just desensitized to gore

OK so, it’s context time!!! one of my mentally ill neighbors is a pretty scary guy. He’s like 6 foot four and is very schizophrenic (I don’t judge but man that...

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