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What are sister dreams about?

Sisters are family members that are usually close family members. 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 sister dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how sisters in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that sister is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that sister is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, sister dreams have more family than 99.4% of dream symbols, more home than 90.1% of dream symbols, and more sad dreams than 86.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, sister dreams have less natural places than 81.1% of dream symbols, less lucid dreams than 80.0% of dream symbols, and less smelling than 77.7% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of sisters are very social! Sister dreams contain more characters tan 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams, in general, are very social. There are people or characters in almost every dream, so it is notable that sister dreams have are so social. Finally, dreams of sisters are family oriented. They are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of sisters will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Dreams help us to process our emotions and social relationships. In a certain lens, you can think of dreams as simulations of the world. This can be especially helpful for our relationships with family. 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 sisters is different than dreams of sisters in general.

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of dreams have sisters

How common are sister dreams?

5.5% of dreams have the sisters symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 20 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are sister dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like sis, stepsister, and sister. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and family.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of sisters?

Sisters dreams are notable because they have substantially more Algeria, nieces, nephews, verbs, Estonia, acid rain, abscesses, Guatemala, parents, mothers, Wonder Woman than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of sisters?

Sisters dreams are notable because they have substantially less Professor Albus Dumbledore, Gimli, Draco Malfoy, Legolas, C-3PO, emaciation, Uranus, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Somalia, R2-D2 than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into sister dreams

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

Who is in dreams of sisters?

Who is in dreams of sisters?

Sister dreams are much more related to family and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to unnamed people.

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What are the emotions in dreams of sisters?

What are the emotions in dreams of sisters?

Sister dreams are more related to grief and sorrow and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of sisters take place?

Where do dreams of sisters take place?

Sister dreams are much more related to home than dreams in general. They are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of sisters?

What happens in dreams of sisters?

Dreams of sisters are more related to death than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters.

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

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

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

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How do dreams of sisters related the senses?

How do dreams of sisters related the senses?

Dreams of sisters are less related to smelling, less related to taste, and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of sisters in dreams?

Sister dreams are common. Among other things sister dreams are very social and family oriented. Do you think this is true for your dream of sisters? How might your dream of sisters 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 sisters 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 sisters in dreams. See how you feel about sisters now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of sister dreams

An interpretation of sister 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 sister can be used in a wide variety of ways as symbolism. Begin narrowing down the possibilities by answering two questions. Is the person used as a character in the dream your actual sister (not an imaginary character), and if yes, has she been part of your life recently, or on your mind? If you don’t have a sister, you can bet that the character in the dream symbolizes something about you, or is a surrogate for someone in your life who’s like a sister. There’s no chance that the character depicted as her could be in the story in relation to recent interaction with her, thoughts and feelings you have about her, or parts of yourself that you also see in her, symbolized by the character. Those possibilities are in play only if you actually have a sister, or the character is a surrogate for someone in your life who’s like a sister. If you have a sister and she’s been part of recent events in your life, you’re likely to see her in your dreams. Your mind will touch on those memories at some point while doing its nightly review and brain tune-up, otherwise known as dreaming. Your dreams will touch on your thoughts, feelings, and emotions connected with your interaction your sister(s) and everything associated with that event. It’s possible that your sister is only in the story in reference to the event. If so, she’s unlikely to play a central role in the story because the dream isn’t about her. The character can symbolize your thoughts, feelings and emotions about her—a projection of you, not necessarily her. In the dream, if your sister behaves out of character, it’s almost certain to be a projection. The character is following a script you wrote subconsciously, to show what’s happening in your inner world. Even when her actions and behavior in the dream are based on something you’ve observed about her, it’s still based on your perceptions. With dream characters, a dream can use exaggeration and comparison, the same as it does with other symbols. For example, a young man dreams about his sister competing in a pageant, reflecting his observations about her love life. See: Casinos Then again, in a dream your sister can act just like she is in your waking life—the good, bad, and everything in between. In which case, pay more attention to how you act and react in the dream, because while some dreams can replay events pretty much as they happen and show people as they are, ultimately the dream is about you, not them. Your sister can appear in a dream in reference to a past event, situation, or time of life together, such as while you were growing up together. See: Childhood homes, Family homes She can symbolize something you associate with her, such as a trait, quality, or ability, and it’s likely to be something that’s either a way of telling the story, or something about yourself that you also see in her. For example, your sister is good with words and you’re writing a memoir or a wedding toast, or you’re thinking through how to say something to someone in just the right way. She’s in your dream because she’s good with words and you’re trying to be good with words, too. Or your sister is emotionally open and you’re not, but you need to be because you have emotions you need to express. You then dream about your sister as a symbol of being more emotionally open. The dream might even use her to show you what you need to know and convey advice from the unconscious. Any sort of sister in your dream can symbolize general associations with sisters, such as someone to confide in, or a “sisterly talk.” A sister in a dream can represent a relationship with someone in your life who’s like a sister to you, such as a best friend. It’s a way of saying that a relationship with a female is special. People have been known to have sex dreams about their sister, and the character is used as a surrogate for someone in your life who’s like a sister. It’s often in connection with exploring the idea of taking the relationship beyond the friend zone, into being romantic or sexual. Does the relationship have that potential, and do you risk ruining it if you try to take that next step? Your dream will try to answer those questions for you, or at least do its best to help you answer them for yourself. In many cases, you already know the answers and just need help making the connection. Dream characters are shown together in the same scene or adjacent scenes as a way of making connections between them. For example, if your sister is a mother and she appears in the same scene with your mother, it can connect with something related to parenthood. Sister and mom are shown together because they’re both moms. A sister and a friend can appear together because you think of your friend as a sister, or your sister as a friend. Sexual interaction with a sister in a dream can symbolize something that’s forbidden or taboo. See: Incest A sister-character can be used as a surrogate for another family member, such as a mom, and vice-versa—especially if they are a lot alike. A sister-character can be used in the sense of something related to you, not a family relation but a personal one. Such as, you’re known publicly because of a particular talent of yours, and though it’s something people know about you, it’s not you. It’s what you do, not who you are, closely related to you, like a sister. This use of the symbolism is particularly likely if the sister-character is imaginary. A sister is someone you witness going through changes, such as from child to adult, an association your dreams can use to tell a story about changes you see in yourself or someone you know. A female who was recently dumped by her boyfriend for someone else dreams about seeing him and his new girlfriend in bed together. No sex is involved; they are just happy and in love, the same as they are in the Facebook pictures of them together that the dreamer recently saw. Then the dreamer’s sister—not her real sister, an imaginary character—comes in and hops into bed with them and it’s all clean fun. It’s a projection of the dreamer’s desires. She wants to be the girl with whom her ex is happy and in love. It’s a way of projecting herself into the scene, but without being obvious. If she saw herself in bed with her ex and his new girlfriend, she’d react differently. Finally, a sister in a dream can mix and match with other meanings of sister, such as a nun or sorority sister. Read the entry for Brother, too. The symbolism works much the same. See also: Brothers, Childhood homes, Incest, Family, Family homes, Friends, Old friends

Examples of dreams of sisters

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 sister 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 sister dreams. Read at your own risk.

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