What are time travel dreams about?
We think of time as linear. There is a past. There is a present. There is a future. Time flows from the past to the future at the same rate for everyone. Time travel is an abrupt shift of the present state of time from the present to the past or the future. It is interesting because it is the present wherever you are. 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 time travel dreams.
The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with time travel dreams. These are the words that make time travel dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of time travel dreams can be illuminating about show time travel affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example time travel dreams at the bottom of the page.
The circular bar chart above shows how time travel in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that time travel is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that time travel is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, time travel dreams have more lucid dreams than 89.9% of dream symbols, more fun than 88.9% of dream symbols, and more sadness than 87.1% of dream symbols. On the other hand, time travel dreams have less fear than 95.2% of dream symbols, less nightmares than 94.1% of dream symbols, and less touch than 91.7% 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 time travel is different than dreams of time travel in general.
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How common are time travel dreams?
0.3% of dreams have the time travel symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 350 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.
0.3%
of dreams have time travel
How common are time travel dreams?
0.3% of dreams have the time travel symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 350 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.
How are time travel dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like time travelling, time travel, and time traveling.
How are time travel dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like time travelling, time travel, and time traveling.
What is most related to dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are notable because they have substantially more talismans, Serbia, past selves, accountants, future selves, the future, Hungary, time loops, rental cars, tyrants, servants than 95% of other dream symbols.
What is most related to dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are notable because they have substantially more talismans, Serbia, past selves, accountants, future selves, the future, Hungary, time loops, rental cars, tyrants, servants than 95% of other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of time travel?
Time travel do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of time travel?
Time travel do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.
Deep dive into time travel dreams
Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in time travel dreams.
Who is in dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are less related to animals, less related to fantastic beings, and less related to family.
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Who is in dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are less related to animals, less related to fantastic beings, and less related to family.
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What are the emotions in dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are more related to sadness, more related to confusion, and more related to fun than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, much less related to fear, and less related to pain.
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What are the emotions in dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are more related to sadness, more related to confusion, and more related to fun than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, much less related to fear, and less related to pain.
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Where do dreams of time travel take place?
Time travel dreams are more related to schools than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to natural places.
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Where do dreams of time travel take place?
Time travel dreams are more related to schools than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to natural places.
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What happens in dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.
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What happens in dreams of time travel?
Time travel dreams are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.
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How do dreams of time travel related to the type of dream it is?
Time travel dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to weird dreams, and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are much less related to nightmares, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to sleep paralysis.
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How do dreams of time travel related to the type of dream it is?
Time travel dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to weird dreams, and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are much less related to nightmares, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to sleep paralysis.
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How can you make sense of time travel in dreams?
Time travel dreams are very uncommon. Among other things time travel dreams are Do you think this is true for your dream of time travel? How might your dream of time travel be different?
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.
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
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience time travel in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
Look for the differences
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience time travel in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
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 time travel in dreams. See how you feel about time travel now, in your waking life.
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 time travel in dreams. See how you feel about time travel now, in your waking life.
An interpretation of time travel 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. Time travel can connect with thoughts about the past or future, such as the desire to go back in time and change something, or a desire to get a better idea of what the future holds for you. It can symbolize reminiscing, taking a trip down memory lane. The television show Dr. Who helped popularize the idea of time travel and is a frequent theme in dreams about going back or forward in time to correct a mistake or achieve a desired outcome. What if you took the other fork in the road? Time travel in a dream can mean this point in your life is momentous. The decisions you make now are going to have a big impact on your future. Time travel can mean the time you live in now reminds you of a previous time of life. A similar idea is that time travel can symbolize when things stay the same despite significant time passing. You “step back in time.” For example, you return to your hometown after a long absence and everything looks pretty much the same. The people haven’t changed much. See also: Calendars, Rivers, Time
An interpretation of time travel 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. Time travel can connect with thoughts about the past or future, such as the desire to go back in time and change something, or a desire to get a better idea of what the future holds for you. It can symbolize reminiscing, taking a trip down memory lane. The television show Dr. Who helped popularize the idea of time travel and is a frequent theme in dreams about going back or forward in time to correct a mistake or achieve a desired outcome. What if you took the other fork in the road? Time travel in a dream can mean this point in your life is momentous. The decisions you make now are going to have a big impact on your future. Time travel can mean the time you live in now reminds you of a previous time of life. A similar idea is that time travel can symbolize when things stay the same despite significant time passing. You “step back in time.” For example, you return to your hometown after a long absence and everything looks pretty much the same. The people haven’t changed much. See also: Calendars, Rivers, Time
Examples of dreams of time travel
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 time travel 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 time travel dreams. Read at your own risk.
