When you dream you see various characters in them. These characters reflect various qualities and attributes. They are unique, and each of them has a story to tell.
Some are reflections of who you are, some show traits of people who are close to you. You may not be able to comprehend them at once. But careful analysis would deliver the message they want to convey.
Here are some characters with corresponding attributes of them when they appear in your dreams –
- Acquaintance
You are still trying to come to terms with some traits in yourself.
If you are disputing an acquaintance you are perhaps rejecting some trait in yourself.
- Actor/Actress
You want to pursue your personal pleasure.
You admire a particular celebrity.
- Admiral
You are capable of tackling various problems in life.
You have confidence to take decisions in crucial matters.
It may represent authority or father figure.
- Aliens
You are discovering unknown traits within yourself.
You want to escape from reality.
You are an imaginative soul.
You have had a sudden change in your surroundings.
You are having trouble adjusting to your environment and you feel out of place.
- Angels
These represent the virtues in you.
You feel protected and comfortable.
You are travelling towards fulfillment and happiness.
- Apprentice
You have to prove your worth before you gain trust and appreciation.
- Architect
Your creativity has been put of test.
- Artist
Creativity and ingenuity
Visualization of your situation in life
- Athlete
You are overworking yourself to reach your target.
You have achieved a goal that you thought you could not attain.
- Attorney
You need some kind of help, guidance, suggestion or advice.
- Author
You have some story in your mind or some idea that you want to express.
You are thinking of better ways to express your feelings or ideas.
- Baby
Symbolic of innocence and warm
You are perhaps ready to make new beginnings
You feel helpless
- Bartender
You are eager to escape the humdrums of daily life
- Bookkeeper
You need to be accountable for what you say or do
You are seeking harmony and balance in life
- Boss
You are aware of the authoritative traits in you
You are confident of your superiority
You are seeking control
Depending on context it may denote your fear of authority
You feel answerable to someone
- Boy Scout
Represents commitment, discipline and the fact that you are willing to help
- Bride
You are looking forward to some kind of commitment
You desire to get married
- Brother
Some aspect of your relationship with your brother gets expressed
- Bus Driver
You possess leadership qualities with which you are leading or you are capable of leading a group
- Cartoon Character
When you see a particular cartoon character it denotes certain characteristics that you associate with that character
Seeing someone as a cartoon character denotes that you do not attach much importance or seriousness to the person
- Celebrities
You have a lot of desires and aspirations
You are pinning your hopes very high
- Children
Denotes certain childlike characteristics in you
Perhaps you seek to be pure
- Clown
May denote absurdity
May denote your childlike attributes or lighthearted nature
- Co-worker
May be reflection of your relationship with your colleagues
May denote your competitive nature
May denote your deep involvement with your place of work
- Daughter
May be reflection of your relationship with your daughter in real life or some traits in her that touch your heart in some way
- Daughter-In-Law
An unexpected incident would occur that would stir your emotions
- Dead
Forewarning of something negative
Forewarning of material loss
Nostalgia about someone deceased
Warning that you do not keep positive company
- Demons
Some hidden hear or distressing emotion embedded in you
Physical or mental abuse in real life
Your better judgment has been clouded
You feel helpless
- Dentist
Doubting your appearance
Doubting someone’s intentions
- Detective
You are probably sensing some kind of danger
You are delving deep to find out hidden qualities in you
Expression of your guilty feelings
- Devil
Denotes fear and limitations
Symbolizes enemies
Questioning morality
- Doctor
Seeking healing – physical or spiritual
Medical conditions that traumatize you
- Enemy
Contradiction and opposition
- Engineer
Creations and joyful journeys for happy reunions
- Fairy
You seek some kind of aid in life, as if you are asking for a miracle to change your life
- Family
Depending on the context it could either mean warmth, love and full of security; or that you feel distanced from your family
- Father
Denotes authority and protection
Feeing of self reliance
Nuances of your relationship with your father
- Father-In-Law
Expression of your conscience and righteousness
Your thoughts and actions are influenced by someone
- Fire Fighter
You feel cleansed and pure
You feel heroic or hopeful
Your attempt to stay level headed and patient
Your attempt to cool off anger
- Fisherman
You are attempting to find some solution or some object
- Foreigner
You are exploring some unknown traits in yourself
- Friend
Your need to feel included and accepted
- Genie
Your power of mind
- Ghost
Some fear or regret that you have in life
- Giant
Brings your struggle with some trait in yourself that you dislike or with some other person
Denotes obstacle or hurdle
Expresses that you feel dominated or inferior
- Girl Scout
Denotes camaraderie
Denotes strong values and rightful behavior
- God
Spiritual expression of divinity
What you consider to be perfect
Brings out your latent talents
Brings out remorse or rectification
- Godmother
Need to be protected and secured
Seeking direction and advice
- Grandparents
Denotes love, wisdom and protection
- Guest
Temporary challenges in life
Temporary adventures in life
- Gymnast
You are agile, strong and graceful
- Husband
Brings out the various shades of your relationship with your husband
- Judge
Sensing remorse or guilt
Fear of getting caught
Being judgmental
Seeking better judgment
Insecurity about being scrutinized, judged or criticized
Resolution of some kind of dispute
- Jury
Passing judgment about yourself or others
Being over judgmental
Subjected to scrutiny
- Kidnapper
Feeling of being trapped
Restrictions and limitations
Diversion from your focus
Suppressing characteristics
- King
Power, control, success, prestige, luxury, masculinity, confidence
- Knight
Security, honor, protection, loyalty, savior, virtues of character, power
- Lawyer
You are concerned about some issue but your pride keeps you from seeking help. But if you reach out help would be readily available
- Lover
Can depict some characteristics of your romantic relationship
Sense of acceptance
Being appreciated for who you are
- Magician
Facing with some tricky task or situation
- Mailman
Power of communication
Some message is being sent from your subconscious
You are carrying some message or communication that is important
- Mariner
Travels and trips, especially pleasant ones to foreign lands
- Martyr
Sacrifice in love
Sacrificing for others
- Monk
Faith, enlightenment, devotion and spirituality
- Mother
Shelter, affection, pure love, comfort, nurturing, responsibilities
Some aspect of your actual relationship with your mother
- Mother-In-Law
Inner turmoil
Unresolved issues
- Neighbor
Relocation from your present residence
Current status of your home – congenial or disappointing – whatever the situation may be
- Nephew
Those traits in you that you need to accept and recognize
- Newspaper Reporter
You are making some observation about your life consciously
- Nurse
Compassion
Power to heal
Spirituality
- Patient
Experiencing a healing process
- Pirate
Chaos in life
Emotional turmoil
Risk, freedom, adventure
Travelling to explore new lands
Ready to take up new ventures
- Police
Honoring commitments
Authority, power and control
Morality and conscience
- Prince
Self admiration
Happy about some qualities in you
Feeling important and grand
- Princess
Luxury and feminine traits
Realization of your potentials
- Scientist
Ability to think out of the box
Eccentric behavior
Invention and experimentation
Objective and rational thinking
- Tailor
Creative behavior
Your attempt to fit in and be acceptable
- Teacher
Seeking knowledge or guidance
Wisdom and learning
- Thief
Feeling of losing someone or something
- Tourist
Unsure of what you are up to
New places or surroundings
- Victim
Being overpowered or oppressed
Dream Theories of C.G. Jung | Dream Theories of Calvin S. Hall, Jr. | Dream Theories of Frederick Perls |
Dream Theory of Alfred Adler | Sigmund Freud’s Dream Theory |