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What are spiral 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 spiral dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how spirals in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that spiral is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that spiral is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, spiral dreams have more fun than 93.3% of dream symbols, more lucid dreams than 93.3% of dream symbols, and more recurring dreams than 93.0% of dream symbols. On the other hand, spiral dreams have less family than 80.6% of dream symbols, less home than 76.4% of dream symbols, and less death than 75.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of spirals 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 spirals are lucid dreams. But dreams of spirals are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of spirals, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! 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 spirals is different than dreams of spirals in general.

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of dreams have spirals

How common are spiral dreams?

0.4% of dreams have the spirals symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 250 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are spiral dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like spiral. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of shapes.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of spirals?

Spirals dreams are notable because they have substantially more Legolas, Draco Malfoy, stairs and ladders, Ecuador, magnifying glasses, Han Solo, R2-D2, Frodo, Bahamas, ascending, compensation than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of spirals?

Spirals do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into spiral dreams

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

Who is in dreams of spirals?

Who is in dreams of spirals?

Spiral dreams are less related to peers, less related to family, and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of spirals?

What are the emotions in dreams of spirals?

Spiral dreams are much more related to fun than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

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Where do dreams of spirals take place?

Where do dreams of spirals take place?

Dreams of spirals are more related to human-made places, more related to natural places, and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to home.

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What happens in dreams of spirals?

What happens in dreams of spirals?

Dreams of spirals are less related to sex, less related to eating and drinking, and less related to death.

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

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

Spiral dreams are much more related to lucid dreams, much more related to recurring dreams, and more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to bad dreams, less related to weird dreams, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of spirals related the senses?

How do dreams of spirals related the senses?

Dreams of spirals are more related to taste and more related to vision than dreams in general. They are less related to smelling.

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How can you make sense of spirals in dreams?

Spiral dreams are very uncommon. Among other things spiral dreams are associated with lucid dreaming. Do you think this is true for your dream of spirals? How might your dream of spirals 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 spirals 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 spirals in dreams. See how you feel about spirals now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of spiral dreams

An interpretation of spiral 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. Spiral shapes are common in dreams about the development of the psyche in the quest toward wholeness. The spiral is basically a circle leading toward a center, and that image sums up the process of becoming whole as a person, of actualizing your potential, what Carl Jung calls individuation. In the image of a spiral you see progress, coming to points in life where you were previously but this time are further along, and next time around you’ll be further along still. Whether or not it represents progress in your outer life or inner life depends on the direction of movement. Center-out movement shows progress in your outer life. Outside-in shows progress in your inner life. Clockwise movement is toward your outer life, and counter-clockwise movement is toward your inner life. Circular movement around a central point, especially if it’s a tornado, symbolizes the energy of the psyche. See: Circles, Tornados A dream could use a spiral to show lack of progress, too. You can tell the difference from your feelings. When you make progress in your life or your consciousness, it feels good. To further explore the symbolism of spirals and relation to consciousness, look up Dan Winter’s explanation of infinite nondestructive compression. See also: Circles, Egos, Psyches, Pyramids, Tornados

Examples of dreams of spirals

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 spiral 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 spiral dreams. Read at your own risk.

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