Background

What are mermaid dreams about?

Mermaids and mermen are understood to be mythological creatures that are half-human and half-fish. Stories and folk-lore about them often involve shifting of worlds, like from land to sea or sea to land. 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 mermaid dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how mermaids in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that mermaid is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that mermaid is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, mermaid dreams have more fantastic beings than 98.1% of dream symbols, more good dreams than 94.4% of dream symbols, and more animals than 89.6% of dream symbols. On the other hand, mermaid dreams have less pain than 96.0% of dream symbols, less insects than 93.5% of dream symbols, and less work than 93.3% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of mermaids 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 mermaids have little movement. Finally, mermaid dreams are generally great! Dreams can be good for any number of reasons. You can gain insight from the dream. You can connect with friends and family. They can just be fun. Are dreams of mermaids usually good for you? Why do you think mermaid dreams are usually good? 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 mermaids is different than dreams of mermaids in general.

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of dreams have mermaids

How common are mermaid dreams?

0.1% of dreams have the mermaids symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 850 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.

Identification

How are mermaid dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like mermaid and merman. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and fantastic beings.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of mermaids?

Mermaids dreams are notable because they have substantially more harpoons, landslides, beggars, kayaks, faires, swimming, fish, princes, dolphins, chimneys, losing a body part than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of mermaids?

Mermaids do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into mermaid dreams

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

Who is in dreams of mermaids?

Who is in dreams of mermaids?

Dreams of mermaids are more related to animals and much more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are much less related to insects, less related to unnamed people, and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of mermaids?

What are the emotions in dreams of mermaids?

Mermaid dreams are more related to sadness and more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to grief and sorrow, less related to fear, and much less related to pain.

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Where do dreams of mermaids take place?

Where do dreams of mermaids take place?

Mermaid dreams are much less related to home, much less related to work, and less related to human-made places.

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What happens in dreams of mermaids?

What happens in dreams of mermaids?

Mermaid dreams are more related to friendly acts than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to eating and drinking, and less related to death.

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

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

Dreams of mermaids are much more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are much less related to nightmares, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to sleep paralysis.

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How do dreams of mermaids related the senses?

How do dreams of mermaids related the senses?

Mermaid dreams are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of mermaids in dreams?

Mermaid dreams are very rare. Among other things mermaid dreams are lacking movement and great dreams. Do you think this is true for your dream of mermaids? How might your dream of mermaids 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 mermaids 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 mermaids in dreams. See how you feel about mermaids now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of mermaids

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 mermaid 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 mermaid dreams. Read at your own risk.

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