Background

What are shape dreams about?

Shape is simply the form something has. We tend to think of abstract shapes like circles, triangles, or squares when we think of shapes. These can be two dimensional or three dimensional. 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 shape dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how shapes in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that shape is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that shape is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, shape dreams have more vision than 84.5% of dream symbols, more natural places than 82.6% of dream symbols, and more lucid dreams than 79.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, shape dreams have less family than 80.4% of dream symbols, less grief and sorrow than 79.8% of dream symbols, and less romantic partners than 74.4% 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 shapes is different than dreams of shapes in general.

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of dreams have shapes

How common are shape dreams?

3.8% of dreams have the shapes symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 25 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.

Identification

How are shape dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by the presence of other dream symbols such as circles, cubes, pyramids, rectangles, spheres, spirals, squares, and triangles.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of shapes?

Shapes dreams are notable because they have substantially more magnifying glasses, Laos, Egypt, verbs, Ecuador, indigo, R2-D2, Finland, Legolas, vultures, Syria than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of shapes?

Shapes dreams are notable because they have substantially less abscesses, emaciation, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gimli, Guatemala, Kenya, Kuwait, mudslides, nightmare loops, ovaries than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into shape dreams

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

Who is in dreams of shapes?

Who is in dreams of shapes?

Dreams of shapes are more related to animals and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to family and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of shapes?

What are the emotions in dreams of shapes?

Dreams of shapes are less related to sadness, less related to grief and sorrow, and less related to hatred.

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Where do dreams of shapes take place?

Where do dreams of shapes take place?

Dreams of shapes are more related to natural places and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to home and less related to work.

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What happens in dreams of shapes?

What happens in dreams of shapes?

Shape dreams are more related to disasters than dreams in general. They are less related to sex and less related to death.

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

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

Dreams of shapes are more related to lucid dreams, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to bad dreams and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of shapes related the senses?

How do dreams of shapes related the senses?

Shape dreams are more related to vision and more related to touch than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of shapes in dreams?

Shape dreams are relatively common. Among other things shape dreams are Do you think this is true for your dream of shapes? How might your dream of shapes 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 shapes 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 shapes in dreams. See how you feel about shapes now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of shape dreams

An interpretation of shape 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. Shapes may show the internal configuration of your mind and how parts of the psyche fit together. In dreams, shapes often are shown through objects. So your dream doesn’t just show you a circle, it shows you a basketball or a pizza. It doesn’t just show you a rectangle, it shows you a rectangular house or pool. Then it weaves together a story around the symbolism of the shape. Alternately, you can think of shapes as things that “shape” you, or what sort of “shape” you’re in. The condition of an object or structure with a specific shape can speak volumes. For example, a deflated ball can symbolize feeling deflated, but if it’s overinflated it can symbolize an inflated ego. A box can symbolize feeling “boxed in.” When shapes are important in a dream, you will sense it. They will stick out somehow to you. The entries listed below go into depth about this subject. See also: Buildings Circle, Group, Psyche, Pyramid, Rectangle, Spiral, Square

Examples of dreams of shapes

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 shape 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 shape dreams. Read at your own risk.

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