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What are reptile dreams about?

Reptiles are a type of cold blooded animal. They often have scaly skin. 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 reptile dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how reptiles in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that reptile is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that reptile is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, reptile dreams have more recurring dreams than 98.7% of dream symbols, more insects than 96.9% of dream symbols, and more animals than 95.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, reptile dreams have less schools than 96.4% of dream symbols, less embarrassment than 92.4% of dream symbols, and less strangers than 91.9% 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 reptiles is different than dreams of reptiles in general.

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of dreams have reptiles

How common are reptile dreams?

0.1% of dreams have the reptiles symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 1,000 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.

Identification

How are reptile dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like reptile. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and animals.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of reptiles?

Reptiles dreams are notable because they have substantially more lizards, pythons, leopards, crocodiles, worm holes, alligators, snakes, turtles, frogs, Venus, hippos than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of reptiles?

Reptiles do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into reptile dreams

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

Who is in dreams of reptiles?

Who is in dreams of reptiles?

Reptile dreams are much more related to animals, much more related to insects, and much more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, much less related to strangers, and less related to family.

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What are the emotions in dreams of reptiles?

What are the emotions in dreams of reptiles?

Dreams of reptiles are more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, less related to grief and sorrow, and much less related to embarrassment.

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Where do dreams of reptiles take place?

Where do dreams of reptiles take place?

Dreams of reptiles 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 reptiles?

What happens in dreams of reptiles?

Reptile dreams are much more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

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

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

Reptile dreams are much more related to recurring dreams and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are much less related to lucid dreams, much less related to vivid dreams, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of reptiles related the senses?

How do dreams of reptiles related the senses?

Dreams of reptiles are much less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of reptiles in dreams?

Reptile dreams are very rare. Among other things reptile dreams are Do you think this is true for your dream of reptiles? How might your dream of reptiles 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 reptiles 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 reptiles in dreams. See how you feel about reptiles now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of reptile dreams

An interpretation of reptile 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. People described as reptilian are concerned about one thing: survival. They look at the world solely in terms of what they can get and how they can dominate. They are emotionless and remorseless, ruled by impulse and survival instinct, so if any of those subjects was part of the day, reptiles might appear in dreams that night. The reptilian brain—the part of the human brain shared with all reptiles and mammals—governs instincts, and a reptile can symbolize any base instinct associated with the reptilian brain: survival, fight or flight, aggression, fear, revenge, territorial behavior, and reproduction. The reptilian brain also controls basic functions of survival such as heartrate, breathing, and body temperature. When your dreams refer to these functions, it can symbolize them as reptiles. When reptiles appear in dreams, search yourself for feelings related to struggle and dominance. They’re easy to overlook, especially when the struggle is emotional, or the need to dominate is instinctual. We tend to discount how it feels to be exposed in large groups like school and work environments, with rules of the game that revolve around cold-blooded dominance and survival. It’s not a stretch to see how dreams can describe these conditions with reptiles or even insects; the imagery only has to be comparable on some level. From the viewpoint of the dreaming mind, emotional survival is as important as physical. Dreams use scenes of physical peril to describe what it feels like to defend yourself emotionally. The violence is a metaphor for how it feels to “take a beating” emotionally from cold or impersonal sources comparable to reptiles. People literally “fighting for survival” will dream of reptiles to describe how it feels to scrape for something to eat, or struggle for heat on a cold night. These associations, while common, sell reptiles short. Yes, they’re primitive and instinctual, but they can also come across as noble and strong. They’re survivors, and ability to survive is an admirable quality. See the entry for Animals and Pet to get an overview of how dreams use creatures to create symbolism. See also: Alligators, Animals, Birds, Devils, Pets, Snakes

Examples of dreams of reptiles

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 reptile 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 reptile dreams. Read at your own risk.

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