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Ancestors Dream Meaning

Dream interpretation from 7 unique sources about Ancestors

Our customs, ways of behaving, morality and our religious feelings are all handed down from generation to generation. When we become conscious of our ancestors in a dream we are focusing on our roots. We may understand ourselves through our relationship with the past. [1]
To dream of your ancestors indicates that you accept the qualities about you and the conventions that you inherited. You could be having difficulty letting go of the past. [2]
To dream about your ancestors, suggests that you are acknowledging your inherited traits and traditions. You may be trying to hold on to the past and preserve it. [3]
To dream of your relations, earlier in period than your father or mother, is considered a warning of illness. [4]
You will have some unexpected honor if you dreamed of ancestors, whether your own or not [5]
lucky numbers: 04-05-12-13-36-52

genealogy, studying your: wil marry beneath you and rue the day.

hearing the voice of an: whatever you were not going to do—do it now!

of: don’t trust people who say they are in love without being empowered by it.

other’s: cannot fake your heritage; carry on tradition, the root to your past.

remembrance of: your interests wil suffer from many lifetimes of malicious gossips.

respect for: without their successful struggle for survival, you wouldn’t be here.

reunited with one’s: use of inherited talents, if you al ow your wisdom to persist.

reverence toward: your movements are being observed by hostile critics. [7]

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To dream of your ancestors indicates that you accept the qualities about you and the conventions that you inherited. You could be having difficulty letting go of the past.

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See Tree. Being grounded and rooted. Ancestors. Possibly a symbol for a lack of decision and a lack of ego-identity.

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To dream of your predecessors, as grandfather, and other ancestors, signifies care.

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One’s connections with family and ancestors; growth or fruitfulness of pans of self; the spiritual in one’s life. Idi­oms: clinging vine.See tree.

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Curb a tendency toward impatience if your dream involved a paternal aunt, but if the aunt was on your mother’s side, you will benefit through a family connection.See also Relatives,...

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A dream of footprints represents that you are being supported by a higher power, being carried by your ancestors, angels, and by divine guidance. In your darkest hour, know that...

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Dreams of October represent Halloween, masks, a time when the veil between worlds is thin and you are connecting to your spirit guides and ancestors. Also, you may be seeing...

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To dream of dead people may suggest a link of a spiritual nature to our long-forgotten ancestors, and may deal with family patterns of belief. Loved ones who have died...

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To dream of an inheritance suggests that spiritually we have at our disposal all the knowledge and cultural input that our ancestors have accrued. This includes cultural family and religious...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: When we dream of the vine we are often referring to the various members of our family, including our ancestors. Quite literally we are making a...

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Three appearing together: During the 1100s and before, writings from Norway, Sweden, and Iceland tell of the Vanir Cult. This was a group of Germanic people who followed fertility goddesses....

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Considered to be the most powerful tree for protection against evil, the yew is a means of connecting to your ancestors and a bringer of dreams...

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To give or receive a portrait in your dream is a warning of deceptive flattery around you; if your dream concerned having your portrait painted, or made by photography, it...

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Material aspects: To dream of a will or any legal document is connected with the way in which our unconscious side can push us into taking notice of our inner...

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To dream of wearing silk clothes, is a sign of high ambitions being gratified, and friendly relations will be established between those who were estranged.For a young woman to dream...

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For the primitive, blowing is a creating act that increase the force of something or changes its path. A priori, you have difficulty associating this interpretation with blowing (creative action)....

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Dreams that feature your ancestors in some way indicate the web of cultural and family influences from which your personality has arisen.If a particular ancestor is highlighted, then you need...

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Victory and distinction. Archways were often built in ancient Rome to welcome back conquering heroes.Crumbled: The destruction of hopes with little warning.An alternative type of bridge dream, in which movement...

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Carl Jung decided to become a psychologist after dreaming that he found a skull in the basement of his house. The skull represented his desire to discover and explain the...

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(see Abyss, Basket, Cauldron, Chalice)Womanhood. In ancient Egypt, a symbol of the divine feminine principle and womb of origination.Generative force and creativity. Babylonians regarded the cosmos as the mixing bowl...

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In dreams, old people can represent either our ancestors or grandparents, hence wisdom accrued from experience.If the old person is male – depending on the gender of the dreamer –...

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Being rooted, grounded, protected. Everything grows from the womb of the earth, symbol of motherli- ness and fertility.The type of earth may also point to the dreamer (for instance, clay,...

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Some researchers believe that anxiety dreams reflect a time when our ancestors were constantly threatened by danger from predators and other environmental factors. You will never be attacked by a...

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(see Cemetery, Death)An emblem of rebirth, especially if empty. Besides the Christian stories of Christ’s victor \ r over death, the ancient Celts buried people in tombs to await their...

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Particularly in the case of men, tremendous vitality (strong as a bear).For our ancestors, the bear represented a real danger and threat. Those who wore a bearskin became attackers and...

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There is an old wives’ tale that says if you dream you are falling and you hit the bottom, you will die. This is not true. Falling is one of...

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