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What are shoulder dreams about?

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 shoulder dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how shoulders in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that shoulder is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that shoulder is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, shoulder dreams have more touch than 98.8% of dream symbols, more smelling than 95.1% of dream symbols, and more pain than 91.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, shoulder dreams have less recurring dreams than 60.4% of dream symbols, less bad dreams than 53.9% of dream symbols, and less death than 50.5% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of shoulders are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Additionally, dreams of shoulders are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why shoulders in dreams could be related to hearing. Also, dreams of shoulders are smelly! These dreams have more words related to smells than 90% of all other dream symbols. This is surprising because smelling in dreams is relatively uncommon. Furthermore, dreams of shoulders have more words related to taste than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, shoulder dreams involve the perceptions of taste. Taste is a chemical sense. We taste things through interacting and touching the object we are tasting. Finally, dreams of shoulders have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, shoulder dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. 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 shoulders is different than dreams of shoulders in general.

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of dreams have shoulders

How common are shoulder dreams?

2.4% of dreams have the shoulders 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 shoulder dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like shoulder. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and body parts.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of shoulders?

Shoulders dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, Kuwait, Somalia, talismans, grey eyes, Laos, elbows, Cambodia, movement, hair falling out, Ron Weasley than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of shoulders?

Shoulders dreams are notable because they have substantially less antelopes, bankruptcy, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Thailand, Venezuela, peninsula, Pluto, Uranus than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into shoulder dreams

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

Who is in dreams of shoulders?

Who is in dreams of shoulders?

Shoulder dreams are more related to strangers, more related to peers, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of shoulders?

What are the emotions in dreams of shoulders?

Dreams of shoulders are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of shoulders take place?

Where do dreams of shoulders take place?

Dreams of shoulders are more related to magical places than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of shoulders?

What happens in dreams of shoulders?

Dreams of shoulders are more related to friendly acts, more related to sex, and more related to health events than dreams in general.

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

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

Dreams of shoulders are more related to sleep paralysis and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams.

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How do dreams of shoulders related the senses?

How do dreams of shoulders related the senses?

Shoulder dreams are much more related to hearing, much more related to smelling, and much more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of shoulders in dreams?

Shoulder dreams are relatively common. Among other things shoulder dreams are friendly, focused on sounds, focused on smells, focused on taste, focused on touch, and focused on vision. Do you think this is true for your dream of shoulders? How might your dream of shoulders 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 shoulders 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 shoulders in dreams. See how you feel about shoulders now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of shoulder dreams

An interpretation of shoulder 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. Shoulders are associated with the idea behind the phrase “shoulder the load.” The symbolism connects with taking on the majority of work or carrying a heavy load of responsibilities. The shoulder is a multidirectional joint and that association can be used to symbolize multiple approaches to the same situation, or personal flexibility. See: Body parts, Elbows, Jobs, Knees

Examples of dreams of shoulders

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 shoulder 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 shoulder dreams. Read at your own risk.

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