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Building / Building A Dream Meaning

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 points to independence—rebuilding oneself during hard times. [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. Little Giant Encyclopedia by Klaus Vollmar [Back to dream]

What does BUILDING / BUILDING A 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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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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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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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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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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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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(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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(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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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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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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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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(machine) symbolic of a major project or season of building up in someone’s life

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Another dream connected with the inside of a sacred building.It is not a fortunate omen.

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Ability or mobility in life, especially ability to make progress (or succeed or fail) quickly.Shifting between the areas within your consciousness (such as subconscious, conscious, emotional, or mental), as represented...

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A room in a house or building can represent: A certain aspect of your life you associate with that room (such as a family room representing your family life).A type...

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Building. Planning one’s life, creating one’s livelihood and personal growth.

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Building material for your life. Getting ready to create new experiences. Strength, flexibility.

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We sometimes have to understand a destructive streak in ourselves if we are to move forward, perhaps building on mistakes from the past.

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Fitting together, building, erecting new parts of self.If on a train you’re taking charge of your path in life.

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1. Strength and virility.2. Construction and building.3. Fertility and growth.4. A need or desire to be listened to or understood.

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[bird] interpreted upon 4 sides: news of a !!building, elevation of importance, victory, understanding.

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Tool for building, pruning, to be used responsibly. Also, a tale, proverb, belief you have accepted or one that rings true for you now.

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New beginning, potential.If you are casting or planting seeds you are building for future abundance. As you sow, you reap.

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Seen from the outside this building suggests a rival to be reckoned with, but from the inside it forecasts a successful venture, especially auspicious if there is great activity going...

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For an accurate interpretation the details of the dream should be carefully considered, but as a general guide if you remained outside the building, you can expect to be

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Its interpretation is related to BUILDING.It is indicative of a favorable status; the dreamer has the necessary tools to carry out the projects that she has set for herself.

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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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What are these individuals doing? Their actions may reveal the answer to a perplexing question or problem.For example, if they are building a bridge, this indicates that you are preparing...

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Seen from the outside this building presages attainment of your highest aspiration; the inside predicts failure to reach your ultimate goal, but some satisfying rewards during your struggle to get...

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Church music is naturally associated with the interior of the building, and is not, therefore, very favourable. But the combination of pleasant musical sounds with an unfavourable omen will indicate...

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