Background

What are spirit 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 spirit dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how spirits in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that spirit is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that spirit is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, spirit dreams have more fantastic beings than 99.2% of dream symbols, more magical places than 86.8% of dream symbols, and more sleep paralysis than 85.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, spirit dreams have less transportation than 86.0% of dream symbols, less human-made places than 82.6% of dream symbols, and less unnamed people than 81.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of spirits are very social! Spirit 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 spirit dreams have are so social. 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 spirits is different than dreams of spirits in general.

1.4%

of dreams have spirits

How common are spirit dreams?

1.4% of dreams have the spirits symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 70 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively uncommon.

Identification

How are spirit dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like spirit. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and fantastic beings.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of spirits?

Spirits dreams are notable because they have substantially more spirit guides, emaciation, summoning demons, Somalia, El Salvador, chakras, verbs, Bilbo Baggins, guiding, higher selves, Han Solo than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of spirits?

Spirits dreams are notable because they have substantially less antelopes, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Legolas, Gimli, Frodo, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Dobby, Princess Leia than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into spirit dreams

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

Who is in dreams of spirits?

Who is in dreams of spirits?

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

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What are the emotions in dreams of spirits?

What are the emotions in dreams of spirits?

Spirit dreams are more related to happiness, more related to grief and sorrow, and more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to embarrassment and less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of spirits take place?

Where do dreams of spirits take place?

Spirit dreams are more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of spirits?

What happens in dreams of spirits?

Dreams of spirits are more related to friendly acts and more related to death than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to disasters, and less related to eating and drinking.

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

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

Spirit dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to nightmares, and more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams, less related to weird dreams, and less related to good dreams.

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How do dreams of spirits related the senses?

How do dreams of spirits related the senses?

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

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How can you make sense of spirits in dreams?

Spirit dreams are relatively uncommon. Among other things spirit dreams are very social. Do you think this is true for your dream of spirits? How might your dream of spirits 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 spirits 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 spirits in dreams. See how you feel about spirits now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of spirit dreams

An interpretation of spirit 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 spirit in a dream can be a pun for enthusiasm, fight, zest, and determination—full of spirit, or “uplifted spirits.” A person with spirit has strong character and makes the best out of things. The person “rises above.” Spirit is the root of the word “spirituality,” which can be boiled down to your relationship with yourself and life. It’s your goodness. It’s your search for meaning and truth. It’s your better nature. Spirit can symbolize something that “gets into a person” and makes him or her act strangely or out of character. See: Possessing It can symbolize an unseen influence or feeling that something isn’t quite right. Spirit can be used interchangeably with ghost. Spirit can refer to something affecting you from outside your conscious awareness. It’s something unseen. Moods can seem to “come from nowhere.” Events and circumstances can turn for you or against you, seemingly without cause. See: Ghosts A spirit that talks to you in a dream might be a messenger from the unconscious mind. Spirits are commonly believed to be messengers who come either to aid or harm humans. In dreams this association can be used when a person needs to “get the message.” It’s probably important so pay attention! See: Unconscious minds An evil spirit can symbolize something that’s negative and intangible, such as influence and coercion. See: Evil Be sure to read: Soul. See also: Ascending, Demons, Devils, Evil, Fires, Ghosts, Possessing, Sleep paralysis, Souls, Unconscious minds

Examples of dreams of spirits

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 spirit 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 spirit dreams. Read at your own risk.

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