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Abbey / Monastery Dream Meaning

If you saw this structure clearly and in daylight, it is generally a good omen. Peace of mind and freedom from anxiety will soon be yours.

If seen in gloom or at night, it predicts sadness of a temporary nature. Safe places (could be temporary), sanctuary, perhaps help is on its way, coming to you. Sanctuary; temporary safety.

To dream that you are in an abbey is confirmation that you are safe and have no cause to worry needlessly, though this safety may only be temporary.

To come upon an abbey unexpectedly is a sign that there is help around the corner. Apply this to any worries you may have and look at the other symbols in the dream and how they relate to this.  [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Bedside Dream Dictionary by Silvana Amar [Back to dream]

What does Abbey / Monastery mean in a dream?


Sanctuary; temporary safety To dream that you are in an abbey is confirmation that you are safe and need not worn* needlessly; though this safety may only be temporary To...

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To see an abbey in ruins, foretells that your hopes and schemes will fall into ignoble incompletion.To dream that a priest bars your entrance into an abbey, denotes that you...

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1. One’s inner state is peaceful, anxiety free.2. If the abbey is damaged, something is intruding on one’s ability to achieve peacefulness.3. If the structure is seen in clear weather,...

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To dream you see either an Abbess or Abbey, signifies some insidious person is grossly deceiving you. If you are in love, see well to the companions of your lover...

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Discipline, self-restraint and self-determination; but also losing oneself.See Abbey, Cloister, Hermit.

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As with most dreams concerning Religion, this is a good sign.See ABBEY, CHURCH, CLERGYMEN* and similar words.

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Dreaming of the superior of a monastery may relate to authority, either secular or spiritual.It is sometimes a symbol of a spiritual guide.

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(see Church, Holy Ground, Monastery, Temple) A place or situation that offers you complete acceptance.Protection and safety from someone or something perceived as wishing you harm. Needing to take a...

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(see Monastery, Mountain, Temple)A life or period of serious contemplation.Someone who denies her himself and worldly needs, possibly to a dangerous extreme.A renewed religious focus growing in your life.The need...

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According to the feeling tone, dreams of a convent can symbolize a profound commitment to your spiritual life. This dream could be also be showing you where you deprive yourself,...

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On one hand, a place of silence, meditation, and security, similar to Abbey, Chapel, Cathedral, and Church. On the other hand, the desire to get away from the world, fear...

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(see Church, Cemetery, Monastery, Sanctuary, Temple)Something inviolable, which you will honor at all costs.Respect for higher powers, both human and divine.A place or situation within which you feel completely safe...

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(see Salve)Historically, receiving such a dream on holy ground was believed to foretell recuperation from whatever sickness was depicted (see Church, Monastery, Temple).A pressing need for physical attention. Take note...

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Although it has a long life, it is the tree of cemeteries. Its image has to do with death, but also with eternity. It symbolizes the passage of time, death,...

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Churches put us in contact with our inner harmony, since as it is known, they are places of seclusion and meditation. To dream that you find yourself in an empty,...

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(see Altai; Church, Monastery, Sanctuary, Sacrifice, Temple)If the religion depicted is the one you currently practice, this dream reveals your feelings toward that faith, its tenets, and your activities within...

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(See Authority Figures, Church, Temple, Monastery)An emblem of religious law, prohibitions, or taboos. In this case, the priest’s or priestess’s attitude in the dream will be very revealing (see Religions).The...

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(see Carcass, Church, Holy Ground, Monastery, Te?nple)The meeting of two worlds: religious and mundane. This is the place where traditionally the gods are honored, offerings get made, and many rituals...

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(see Apartments, Barn, Castle, Church, Monastery, Te?nple)The condition of the building can reveal the condition of your health, a relationship, or a situation.What does the building hold? If it is...

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