Background

What are the future dreams about?

The future is anything beyond the present moment. It is a time that we have not yet discovered. Oftentimes we can have hopes and dreams for the future. In any case, there is always uncertainty for the future. 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 the future dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how the future in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that the future is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that the future is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, the future dreams have more sad dreams than 89.9% of dream symbols, more love than 88.3% of dream symbols, and more sadness than 86.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, the future dreams have less animals than 89.8% of dream symbols, less aggressive acts than 88.9% of dream symbols, and less eating and drinking than 86.9% 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 the future is different than dreams of the future in general.

2.5%

of dreams have the future

How common are the future dreams?

2.5% of dreams have the the future 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 the future dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like future.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of the future?

The future dreams are notable because they have substantially more future selves, precognitive dreams, foreseeing, time travel, past selves, healing dreams, Kuwait, alimony, El Salvador, Haiti, collective unconscious than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of the future?

The future dreams are notable because they have substantially less abscesses, hippos, hobbits, hummingbirds, landslides, Laos, Lebanon, Legolas, leopards, luminous bodies, Madagascar than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into the future dreams

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

Who is in dreams of the future?

Who is in dreams of the future?

The future dreams are 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 the future?

What are the emotions in dreams of the future?

Dreams of the future are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to love than dreams in general. They are less related to embarrassment, less related to fear, and less related to pain.

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Where do dreams of the future take place?

Where do dreams of the future take place?

Dreams of the future are more related to work and more related to schools than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to transportation, and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of the future?

What happens in dreams of the future?

Dreams of the future are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to eating and drinking.

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

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

Dreams of the future are more related to lucid dreams and more related to sad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to nightmares, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to sleep paralysis.

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How do dreams of the future related the senses?

How do dreams of the future related the senses?

Dreams of the future are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of the future in dreams?

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

Examples of dreams of the future

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 the future 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 the future dreams. Read at your own risk.

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