Dreaming Lens: Were you being bombed in the dream? Were you the bomber? Did the bombs actually explode? Did they reach their target? What was the result of the explosion? Were you in possession of a bomb? Was it capable of exploding?
Personal Focus: Bombs generate an instantaneous force that has the power to significantly alter physical structures wherever they explode. Their impact includes the eradication of the current landscape, laying bare whatever was previously standing.
While we usually think of bombs as exclusively destructive and a tool of war, in the world of symbols, no destructive force exists without its constructive opposite. In the war of the unconscious mind, you are both sides: the dropper of the bomb and its victims. This symbol should be considered for the suddenness of the appearance of its power and the thoroughness with which it manifests its intention, rather than any associations with the realities of battle.
In war, the target of a bomb is perhaps the most important element associated with it. Consider what was being targeted by the bomb in your dream and the efficiency with which it accomplished its goal. Whatever or whomever was hunted or destroyed will supply you with the meaning you should assign this symbol. The area of life that is suggested by the target is the area of your life that needs a drastic change. So drastic, in fact, that only an explosion will provide the necessary momentum.
Having an actual bomb that is not being deployed in your possession is akin to having the means and readiness for a future shift. If this is the case in your dream, look to areas in your life that are calling out for transformation. [1]
A bomb might appear in a dream after a serious loss, such as the loss of a relationship or a necessary declarauon of bankruptcy. Waiting for the bomb to go off in a dream may mean that there will soon be repercussions of actions you have taken. [2]