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Ancient Building Dream Meaning

The pyramid is said to be a focus of spiritual energy, so it if appears in your dream, your unconscious is drawing your attention to the power within. Dreams about old or ancient buildings refer to the past and experiences that have been lived through, such as a former life with another person. Ruins suggest a now irrelevant way of life or approach to life. The ruins may belong to a castle, and this suggests that the defenses you once built up are no longer necessary.

Mansions and palaces in dreams have a similar interpretation as houses, but with the emphasis on those possibilities within us that have yet to be developed and explored. There is a sense of something special or wonderful happening within yourself, as palaces are places of enchantment and treasure in fairy tales. However, palaces may also represent a warning against adopting a pretentious façade and living beyond your means. [1]

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  1. The Element Encyclopedia by Theresa Cheung [Back to dream]

What does ANCIENT BUILDING mean in a dream?


Building a house may signify construction of a new project in your business or building a totally new life. Building with Legos or building blocks may comment on needing to...

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A building, like a House, almost always symbolizes the human body and personal identity. Pay attention to the type of building you see in the dream.The process of building usually...

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Dreams of something ancient symbolize that you are realizing the elder aspect of yourself, your connection to the part of you that is ancient and wise. Things that are ancient...

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The pyramid is said to be a focus of spiritual energy, so it if appears in your dream, your unconscious is drawing your attention to the power within. Dreams about...

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If you dream of a pyramid, then you are connecting to ancient wisdom and mystical secrets. Dreams of a pyramid denote your connection to ancient days of Egyptians, Mayans and...

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The lobby of any structure is the ante-chamber that precedes your entrance into the main room of that building. In this way, it has some symbolic meaning that indicates a...

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Dreams about exploring a building are encouraging you to explore your own personality or resolve an ongoing conflict. In other words, the dream is encouraging you to make more of...

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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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Entcnng an office building in your dreams may represent concerns about work and your career. What floor you arrive on may represent the degree of success and recognition you expect...

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Here again, it is the outside of the building that is fortunate.To dream that you are inside a sacred building is a warning of coming trouble.

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The past; the different lives we have lived—baby, youth, lover, parent, provider, what is es­tablished and well worn; tradition and wisdom of folklore.Example: I am standing in a bookshop.It is...

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A staple in building and construction, the nail is the ultimate tool for keeping the separate pieces of any structure together.A nail is the element that is introduced into an...

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A brick, block, stone, or other building component can represent: Strength, solidness, reliability, or rigidity.A resource used to create or build.The process of establishing or building something.An input to a...

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(see Church, Holy Ground, Monastay, Sanctaaiy)Temples have connections with ancient ideas, history, sacred beliefs, and rituals. While similar in meaning to a church, the theme indicated by a temple is...

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Symbol: This symbol stands for building and expanding your life.Vision + Depth Psychology: Building something—no matter how big or tall— using a lot of materials, is a good sign, because...

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The building of one’s own house or another’s suggest pursuit of worldly gains proportionate to the construction.

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The caduceus, or double-headed snake entwined round a central staff, is an ancient spiritual symbol which signifies that there is power in uniting the opposite polarities of the spiritual and...

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(see Archway, Buildings, Concrete, Stones)While these are sometimes considered phallic due to their shape, in ancient Greece pillars were regularly carved in the shape of a woman whose visage was...

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Spiritual power, emblem of life from ancient Egypt. Drawing upon ancient sources of knowledge.

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A carpenter in a dream represents a teacher or an educator. Seeing a carpenter in a dream also means curbing off the intentions of hypocrites and obliging them to comply...

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To see a beaver industriously building a dam shows that much hard work is to be expected before you eventually realize your goals.If the beaver is in distress, or has...

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(Ancient)The meaning of a dream about ancient Egypt partly depends on one’s conscious associations. Because of biblical associations, it can symbolize the material as opposed to the spiritual life. Otherwise,...

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To dream of this ancient character, denotes your hesitancy to accept this ancient story as authentic, and you may encounter opposition in business and social circles because of this doubt.For...

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Creating or making things, especially combining basic building blocks to make something “greater than the sum of its parts.” Productivity.Organization.Automation.Your work, job, career, or income.See Business, Processing, Making or Building,...

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(Cutting stones, Stone carving, Sculpturing) Building a structure in a dream from masonry rather than baked brick represents elevation of one’s status, success, or stretching one’s hopes. It also could...

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To build is to create something new; expanding or enhancing a part of your life.A large building is a tremendous energy source; suggests you have great opportunities, tremendous potential and...

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It involves construction and progress.If in the dream you are dedicated to building a house it means that you are rebuilding your life, so you have new projects. Buildings and...

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To dream of building a house, you will make wise changes in your present affairs.To dream that you own an elegant house, denotes that you will soon leave your home...

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The building of a house in an unknown locality suggest that the beholder will accomplish good deeds and that he will secure for himself a favourable position in the hereafter.

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Universal Landscape: Expansion to higher levels of conscious awareness.Dreaming Lens: How tall was the skyscraper in your dream? What was the building made of? Were you inside or outside of...

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Any religious building suggests a refuge where you can gather your thoughts and consider your beliefs. Even if you are not religious, in dreams religious buildings highlight your spiritual, peace-loving...

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[of a Wall] Whoever sees he is building a wall.If it was made from adobe [brick] and / or mud, then it indicates the validity of his religion and his...

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If you dream of being in a treehouse, you are in a positive phase of self-development and becoming the person you are meant to be. You are concentrating on your...

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A tomb is a building that houses the dead.A building in a dream represents some construct of your thought process or your consciousness.A tomb, therefore, is elements of your consciousness...

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Vision: Watching someone splitting logs: bad news or even a death. Looking for wood: you may experience sorrow and sad conditions. Cutting wood: hard work must come before a reward....

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A pillar, beam, or other architectural support can represent: Physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual support (or a desire for it or dependence on it).Resources, or sources of support (people, information,...

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A pyramid is a shape found in ancient civilizations that has a great deal of spiritual connotations in today’s world. Pyramids represent a connection to ancient principles of aspirational thoughts...

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(Cupola, Minaret, Observatory) In a dream, a watchtower represents a notable person. Seeing a watchtower from a distance in a dream means victory over one’s adversary, attainment of one’s goals,...

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The elements often have important roles in disaster dreams. In a dream, fire can be a purifying influence, it can relate to anger, or it might be suggestive of destruction....

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(see Copper, Gold, Iron Ore, Silver) Strength and resiliency.How is the metal used in the dream? Are you building with it, and if so, what? For example, building a wall...

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The top could illustrate how you take life: going around in a thousand circles with each decision you must make. This dream recommends serenity and simplicity. Arachnophobia is an instinctive...

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The ancient hero Herakles represents the strengths and weaknesses of brute force. Depending on your circumstances in waking life, Herakles—or another aggressive archetype, Ares or Mars, the ancient gods of...

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(see Bride, Engagement, Groom, Marriage, Parents)These dreams frequently relate to real-life scenarios in which the relationships in the dream mirror those from waking hours. If, however, the relationship takes on...

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(see Animals, Birds, Wings)American: Freedoms and liberties in which everyone deserves to share Soaring with an eagle: A type of flying dream.Many solar gods are equated with this symbol (see...

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See Cow. Food, security; a symbol for the original mother. Paradise is the land where milk and Honey flows. Something needs to be nourished with milk— with femininity. It might...

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The roof is the top of a building; in this way it connects to the mind and thoughts in the consciousness that the building represents.If the roof is not in...

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Ancient meaning: Eternal life and the vital power of blood. Vampires used blood as their source of rejuvenation and, in a sense, reincarnation. Among ancient Greeks, the underworld was filled...

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See building and Places metaphors.

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Building something, a challenge to be more productive.

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A house nearly always refers to oneself, depicting one’s body and attributes of personality. Thus if we take a large house with its many functional rooms, the library would represent...

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1. Was used in temple building;2. Glory. 2 Chron. 3:5;

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1. Lover.2. Important building component.

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A person building something is symbolic of wisdom, Prov. 14:1

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Symbolic of rule, authority, government, Rom. 13:1

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Building a dam is symbolic of trying to uncover hidden, earthly treasures, Job 28:10-12

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Symbolic of a major renovation or a time of building yourself up in life

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This dream also has to do with the interior of a sacred building; it is not a fortunate omen.

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Symbolic of building character and strength to resist temptation

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(Cupolead structure, Qubba, Shrine) Building a dome in a dream means marriage. Demolishing a dome means death or a divorce.A dome also signifies power and ruling if one owns it,...

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(1) A snake may symbolize (a source of) evil. (In Jcwish-Christian scriptures the serpent is a form of the devil. (2) It may symbolize healing, rejuvenation, new life. (In ancient...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: A tower in a dream usually represents the construction of our lives – our inner attitude, outer life or both.The tower or tall building is such...

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The meaning of ruins is literal: they represent destruction, the end of life. Many people experience this vision with a certain amount of melancholy. However, this destruction is mostly necessary...

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