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What are mirror dreams about?

Mirrors are objects that show reflections by simply reflecting light. They allow us to see ourselves. Mirrors can reproduce the world faithfully or mirrors can distort the world. 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 mirror dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how mirrors in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that mirror is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that mirror is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, mirror dreams have more vision than 96.6% of dream symbols, more lucid dreams than 92.1% of dream symbols, and more pain than 84.0% of dream symbols. On the other hand, mirror dreams have less death than 89.5% of dream symbols, less peers than 89.2% of dream symbols, and less human-made places than 89.1% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of mirrors 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 mirrors are lucid dreams. But dreams of mirrors are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of mirrors, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Additionally, dreams of mirrors lack characters. Mirror dreams contain less characters than 90% of all other dream symbols. This is notable because dreams help us make sense of our social relationships. Dreams almost always contain characters. The lack of characters in mirror might mean something. Finally, dreams of mirrors have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, mirror dreams involve sight and seeing objects. This is interesting because dreaming is primarily a visual experience. 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 mirrors is different than dreams of mirrors in general.

2.4%

of dreams have mirrors

How common are mirror dreams?

2.4% of dreams have the mirrors symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 40 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.

Identification

How are mirror dreams identified?

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

Most related

What is most related to dreams of mirrors?

Mirrors dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, hair falling out, vision, senses, acne, nose bleeds, Haiti, abscesses, healing dreams, bathrooms, makeup than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of mirrors?

Mirrors dreams are notable because they have substantially less acid rain, mudslides, Morocco, Malaysia, Madagascar, Luke Skywalker, limousines, Nepal, Legolas, Laos, landslides than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into mirror dreams

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

Who is in dreams of mirrors?

Who is in dreams of mirrors?

Dreams of mirrors are less related to animals, less related to unnamed people, and less related to strangers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of mirrors?

What are the emotions in dreams of mirrors?

Dreams of mirrors are more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of mirrors take place?

Where do dreams of mirrors take place?

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

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What happens in dreams of mirrors?

What happens in dreams of mirrors?

Mirror dreams are more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.

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

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

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

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How do dreams of mirrors related the senses?

How do dreams of mirrors related the senses?

Dreams of mirrors are much more related to vision than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of mirrors in dreams?

Mirror dreams are relatively common. Among other things mirror dreams are associated with lucid dreaming, lacking characters, and focused on vision. Do you think this is true for your dream of mirrors? How might your dream of mirrors 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 mirrors 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 mirrors in dreams. See how you feel about mirrors now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of mirror dreams

An interpretation of mirror 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. A mirror in a dream can be a means of taking a look at yourself. It can reflect who you are inside or outside, where you are in your life, and what you have done. It can show you the truth about yourself and your life, or reflect your personal perceptions and biases. It can symbolize a reflective mood, looking back on your life, and thinking ahead to what comes next. Talking to yourself in a mirror, or looking in a mirror while hearing a voice, can symbolize giving yourself “a talking to,” or psyching yourself up. See: Speaking A cracked mirror can symbolize anxiety or something disturbing you. It can show a split in the psyche or disturbance in the personality, especially if the crack in the mirror runs through the reflection of your face. A dirty mirror can symbolize guilt or stain on your character or self-image. Being unable to see yourself in a mirror can indicate a difficult time taking an honest look at yourself. It can mean you don’t know who you really are. Being captivated by your image in a mirror can indicate vanity or self-obsession. Your appearance in a dream can reflect how you see yourself, or think others see you—not physically, necessarily, but personally. A disheveled appearance can symbolize a life in disorder or a situation that’s messy. It can mean that you give off a bad or careless impression. It can mean that you don’t put time into caring for yourself, or that the prospects for something look bad. A groomed or otherwise attractive appearance can symbolize a positive perception of yourself. You put time and effort into caring for yourself or maintaining the image you project to the world. The same idea can apply to caring for others. An attractive appearance can mean that the prospects for something look good. For example, a businessman in the midst of negotiating a deal dreams that he meets with the other team, joined by an attractive woman that he is told will handle the negotiations from that point forward. Her attractive appearance symbolizes the attractiveness of the deal. Physical appearance in a dream can symbolize “appearances,” as meant in the phrase “keeping up appearances.” See also: Bathrooms, Beauty, Deformation, Eyes, Speaking, Ugliness

Examples of dreams of mirrors

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 mirror 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 mirror dreams. Read at your own risk.

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