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Empty Dream Meaning

Dream interpretation from 11 unique sources about Empty

Example: ‘I was down in a low bit of a village, trying to get to a road high up on a hill where the sun was shining and was walking through dark, empty houses’ (Heather).

The use of empty in this dream can be understood by the compari­son existing between the ‘down low, empty houses’ feeling, and the ‘high up, sunny hill’ feeling.

Generally lack of pleasure, enthusiasm, good feelings; loneliness; lack of relationship; sense of isolation. Or lack of one’s potential, opportunity, space to be oneself. Empty house, buildings, shell : outgrown habits or ways of life; old attitudes; death; potential.

See also: house. [1]

1- I’o experience emptiness in a dream indicates there is a lack of pleasure and enthusiasm. We could be suffering from a sense of Isolation, or perhaps of not having anything to hold on to. We may have had expectations which cannot be realised.

2- We may need space to be ourselves in order to come to terms with what is occurring in our lives. ‘I’o be in an empty house or building denotes the fact that we have left behind old attitudes and habits.

3- Spiritually, any sort of experience which brings about an emptiness signifies the Void. [2]

A void, an empty space, or nothingness can represent: Openness, freedom, potential, or endless possibility (as in an empty canvas or empty space).

Feeling emotionally empty, missing something or someone, or lacking something specific.

An unmet need or expectation (as in expecting something but getting nothing).

Meaningless or insincere (as in “empty praise”).

See also: Zero, Depleted, Wanting, Vacuum, Container, Hole, Scarcity, Sparse, Leaking [3]

Dreams of feeling empty symbolize that you’ve not been tending to your needs, you’re running on empty, your tank is low, and you are processing and releasing feelings of emptiness, loneliness and lack of connection to your purpose. Your dream is telling you that it is time to fill your well with soul food that will nurture your body, mind and soul.

See also: Low Tide. [4]

To be aware of emptiness, or to find something empty when you expected it would be full, suggests that you are contemplating some venture or activity which would turn out to be disappointing and a waste of effort. Don’t try anything unfamiliar for a while after you have this dream. [5]
Material aspects: To experience emptiness in a dream indicates there is a lack of pleasure and enthusiasm. We could be suffering from a sense of isolation, or perhaps of not having anything to hold on to. We may have had expectations that cannot be realized. [6]
Psychological / emotional perspective: We may need space to be ourselves in order to come to terms with what is occurring in our lives.

To be in an empty house or building denotes the fact that we have left behind old attitudes and habits. [7]

Lack of self-love, no energy; failure to use one’s resources. Focus on creative self for new growth. [8]
Spiritually, any sort of experience that brings about a sense of emptiness signifies the void. [9]
lucky numbers: 01-02-19-29-32-44

barrel, having an: big poverty; work on the little things first, then expand.

emptiness: seeing no results for extensive effort; a glass half-empty.

home being: big catastrophe is ahead, with nothing left to sel .

jar, pouring from an: unexpected gains are a futile hope. [10]

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What does EMPTY mean in a dream?


A void, an empty space, or nothingness can represent: Openness, freedom, potential, or endless possibility (as in an empty canvas or empty space).Feeling emotionally empty, missing something or someone, or...

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(1) An empty container may be a sexual symbol, representing the womb, or woman.(2) What is empty in the dream may be something that symbolizes the self - a room,...

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(Empty, Forlorn, Wretched) A deserted and empty place in a dream signifies poverty or lack of food or sustenance for one’s household.An empty place in a dream also could signify...

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To dream you are pouring from an Empty jar signifies unexpected gains, but an Empty barrel means poverty.

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If the pot in which he is cooling is empty it means he will infuriate the guardian or breadwinner of the household or entice him to do something detestable.

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The idea of “nothing.” Empty or void.Depletion (such as of energy, ideas, or self-esteem).Coldness (as in a temperature of zero) or harshness.Infinite, omnipotent, magical, or otherwise special (like the number...

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A safe, when used to protect valuables, is a good omen signifying security in your life.An empty safe in your dreams may mean loss if it has been broken into,...

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Entering a warehouse may point to the exploration of the ideas, feelings, and attitudes that were stored away in the past.If the warehouse is empty, it could represent that you...

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Dreams of a hole represent receptivity, femininity, and that you are holding a space for new life to come in. However, if you dream of feeling empty, hungry or needy,...

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An obstacle.If the Sack is full and you empty it, then all will go well. But an empty Sack shows some difficulty that will probably cause loss.

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Dreams of a cup symbolizes your capacity to understand and hold a space of compassion and empathy for another’s feelings, views, and attitudes about abundance.If your cup runneth over, then...

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A shopping can represents retrieving nourishment or the rewards from the world.A shopping can with a loose wheel may point to instability’.An empty shopping can may point to coming up...

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To dream of plates full of food, symbolizes good fortune.If the plates are empty but very beautiful, they predict luck in love affairs.If they are empty and dull, they symbolize...

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1. Industry, teamwork on the job.2. Prosperity and good fortune.3. Caution in business affairs (empty hive).4. Caution in love affairs (empty hive).

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Its image is that of a closed place where treasures are stored. To open a drawer and to find it empty indicates disappointment. To see an open drawer is a...

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1. Levels of knowledge, understanding.2. Professional endeavors (note whether the case is full or empty).3. Success (empty bookcase).4. Reverse: success (full bookcase).

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A mentally or emotionally harsh environment.A characteristic you associate with deserts or with a particular desert (hot, dry, lifeless, empty, interesting, exotic, etc.).Something with a desert-like characteristic (such as an...

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An empty clothes closet is a warning against getting into debt; a full closet signifies unusually large business profits; a well-stocked linen closet is a sign of a happy family...

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This basket can predict wealth in a broad sense.If it is empty it indicates material, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual poverty.A basket full of fruit promises romantic pleasures; full of flowers,...

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Lack or a perception of lack (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, financial, social, etc.).One kind of scarcity or poverty in a dream might represent another kind in real life (for example,...

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The portent here depends on the condition of the dish (or dishes).If it was full, it signifies good fortune; empty, the augury is of a static period of marking time...

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(1) The symbolism may be Freudian: a bottle represents a vagina.(2) If the bottle is not empty, the meaning may be provided by the contents - wine, for example, or...

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lucky numbers: 01-02-27-35-41-45bottom missing: change jobs to get your promotion. buying a: you feel sufficiently sated to share your wine. empty: change your dissatisfactions. large number of: abundance of money...

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To dream of dishes full of food, symbolizes good fortune.If the dishes are empty but very beautiful, they predict luck in love affairs.If they are empty and dull, they symbolize...

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lucky numbers: 04-06-16-20-24-28breaking: outsiders are causing your domestic troubles. others: must control the passions you incite in others. porcelain: replacing the old with new, with generosity and enthusiasm. bull in...

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lucky numbers: 05-09-17-28-29-36empty: the invitation is not coming; your ideas are unused and unneeded. half: replenish your inner resources; your self needs nurturing. filled with food: be wary of giving...

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Vision: Dreaming about a white, empty piece of paper means new possibilities and new opportunities; an empty piece of paper promises future possibilities already in the making. Receiving an empty...

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lucky numbers: 19-23-29-31-38-45basin, drinking from a: difficulties ahead in love affairs. eating over a: you wil not marry the person you love. empty, an: you wil incur many debts. of...

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lucky numbers: 06-17-21-22-26-49animals invading a: prosperity is when everyone wants what you have. being in a: you wil win a lawsuit. with others: you wil receive an inheritance. constructing a:...

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lucky numbers: 18-22-28-40-44-49being a: friends view you as an unfeeling mercenary soldier. box, full of cash: favorable expectations. empty: wil receive meager reparations for past work. of a: the deception...

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Blowing air means empty words are being spoken

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Hard times, if empty, but better days to come if full.

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A symbol of feeling abandoned or alone in life, Isa. 27:10 NLT

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Filled it denotes abundance; empty, misery.

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1. One’s emotional life is empty and cold.2. One is isolated from others.

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Important what is inside the bag.A bag filled to the brim indicates egocentricity; an empty bag, inner emptiness.

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1. A feeling of incompleteness (as in an “empty hole”).2. Nourishment, usually spiritual, sometimes cultural.

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Empty, these signify loss, disappointment, worry (Gypsy).

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Full it shows economy, empty it denotes extravagance (Raphael).

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Filled with liquid, a bad sign in business; with fish, prosperity; empty, a change of surroundings.

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To dream of a full Vat indicates that you will always have a fund of wisdom and wealth at your disposal; an empty Vat signifies your need for both in...

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Symbol: The wallet is a symbol of Greed. Vision: Being given a wallet as a gift promises a pleasant surprise. Looking at an empty wallet: expect financial losses. Finding an...

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This dream also depends upon the circumstances.If you open a Box and find something inside, it is fortunate, but if the Box is empty, then your plans will be upset.

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Full is blessed; empty is desolate; a hole is a spiritual flaw; research contents accordingly

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1. Extension of one’s self, but emotionally empty or detached from reality.2. Fear of the unknown, or of revealing inner thoughts.

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1. Speaks of your Identity;2. Treasure Empty, may mean spiritually Bankrupt; Matt. 6:21; 12:35; John 12:6.

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An angry, threatening person; if no teeth, they are just a lot of empty talk; research the names; see “animals”

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Burning logs are an indication of loving relationships between friends and a lover.If the grate is empty, loss is indicated. 

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If there is a whole fresh candle in the holder, the dream promises a happy and prosperous future.If empty, the reverse.

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Depth Psychology: Watching rituals: try to be less formal in your everyday dealings and don’t use empty phrases.See Ceremony.

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To see one filled, denotes prosperous times and feastings.If empty, your life will be void of any joy or consolation from outward influences.

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To dream of opening one denotes a gay occasion unless you find it empty, in which case it means disappointment about a festivity to which you will not be invited.

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To see an empty jar in your dream symbolizes a lack of fullfilment.A full jar foretells success and victory.A broken jar means heartbreak.

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If you’re drinking from a can, wonderful things are about to happen to you.If you merely open a can, you’re going to lose love to a rival. Simply throw away...

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A dream of contrary.If the mansion was luxuriously furnished, be prepared to accept some changes that will not be to your liking; however, if it was empty or in bad...

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Depriving self of spiritual, emotional or physical nourishment; lack of self-love and acceptance. Striving for the attainment of an idealized ego-self which is empty and meaningless. Self-punishment.

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Empty ink-stands denote that you will narrowly escape public denunciation for some supposed injustice.To see them filled with ink, if you are not cautious, enemies will succeed in calumniation.

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To dream of cartridges, foretells unhappy quarrels and dissensions. Some untoward fate threatens you or some one closely allied to you.If they are empty, there will be foolish variances in...

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You will discover some useful information if you dreamed of a pouch, unless it was empty, in which case it is a warning against extravagance.

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1. Provision; • Empty cart- Poverty/famine;John 1:13; Matt. 7:7.

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To see an empty Chair in your dream indicates news from a long-absent friend.

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It is not a good sign to dream of an empty Cradle; misfortune will come, probably through ill-health.

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An empty cupboard seen in a dream portends diminishing financial resources.

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According to type, i.E. Empty talk; boasting; if destructive, research type

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An empty hangar signifies a disappointment, but if there were planes in it, you can expect a speedy rise in status.

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A straightforward dream.If the basket was full and useful, you.will have new opportunities; if it was empty or damaged, you are in danger of loss through your own carelessness.

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