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Father, Father Figure Dream Meaning

Vision: Your father (or a father figure) is a symbol of your need for safety and security (particularly in women’s dreams).

For women who change partners frequently, the dream is the personification of a bad conscience (particularly if her father— when she was a child—was the primary disciplinarian).

If you yourself are the father, it means you will “create” a life. Speaking to your father: you have a suppressed longing to lean on someone or to be guided by someone. Seeing your own father: you feel you are bringing shame to your family and owe your father an apology. Dreaming about your deceased father: help is on the way or someone is making you very happy.

Depth Psychology: A father figure in a dream means a confrontation with your boss or with a person in authority.

See also: Pastor, Physician, Priest, Teacher. You feel imprisoned. Sometimes the dream reminds you of a person who has stood by you and has given you advice in the past. What has your father contributed to the person you are today? What do you have in common with him? See Mother. [1]

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  1. Dreamers Dictionary by Garuda [Back to dream]

What does Father, Father Figure mean in a dream?


Vision: Your father (or a father figure) is a symbol of your need for safety and security (particularly in women’s dreams).For women who change partners frequently, the dream is the...

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Dreams of a father or your father can represent your feelings and projections about the father archetype or God.A father generally represents support, protection, and heroism.If this is a pleasant...

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See Grandmother.The all-powerful Father or the archetypal father, in contrast to the personal father.The father principle.

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(Hitler, stalin etc.) If we have, or had, an overbearing father, a known dictator may appear in dreams as representing that relationship.It is as though our dreaming self cannot face...

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The supreme deity in the Greco-Roman pantheon is the father archetype at its most uncompromising, ruthless and dominant. The powerful presence of any authority figure in your dream may evoke...

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To see your father in your dream, symbolizes authority and protection. It suggests that you need to be more self-reliant.A dream that your father is dead forewarns that you need...

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For some people it was the father who was the ultimate arbiter of discipline and authority when growing up and any appearance of your father in your dreams may remind...

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1. Mentor;2. Wise counsel, like Mosses father in law;3. Actual father-in-law; Exod. 18:18-24; (3-4) Num. 10:39, 31-32.

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In a man, it denotes fear of losing virility or of feeling sexually forced.The myth in which Saturn castrated his father represents the fear of maturity and the desire to...

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Guide and guru. Jupiter (father of the gods) is the ultimate authority archetype and father figure. The Jupiter archetype is associated with the Greek mythic figure of Zeus, the king...

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A builder is a father figure in dreams; this is because he is a typically male figure working on the house, which represents the self. He can be a reminder...

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Father, Mother. You are seeking help from the outside, as in Physician, Medication, and Pharmacist; however, the danger is not that great. Often an expression of considerable immaturity in adults....

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To dream one sees his father-in-law, either dead or alive, is ill; especially if he dreams that he uses violence or threatening.

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Having a father in-law in a dream and particularly for someone who does not have in-laws means strength, peace and tranquility.

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Our concept of authority first develops through our relationship with our father or father figure. Depending on how we were treated as children, our view of authority will be anything...

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To dream of your father-in-law, denotes contentions with friends or relatives.To see him well and cheerful, foretells pleasant family relations.

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If anyone dreams tliat he hath a pain in his navel, if the grief be great he shall receive bad news of his father and mother, who will be in...

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This image refers either to the actual son, or to future ideas, creativity and something new.The son, according to Jung, is the absolute substitute for the father, guaranteeing the immortality...

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To dream of an abbot represents a powerful male in your life, usually a father figure given to displays of authority. Dreaming that you are ‘less than’ the abbot may...

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Need for heroic father figure, boyhood hero.

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1. Father figure.2. Creation.3. Striving for an unreachable perfection.4. One’s spiritual feelings.5. Deep need for emotional relief.

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1. Father figure, wisdom.2. A feeling of trouble with the law or high officials.3. Good business news ahead.

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Psychologically, we all need a symbol for a father or authority figure (a wise old man) and this is one such representation. In searching for knowledge...

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(1) From Dvaus-pita (‘Sky-father’) of pre-Hindu India (with equivalents throughout the primitive world) to the Christian ‘Father which art in heaven’, sky and God have been closely associated in mythology.It...

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Symbol: The physician in a dream is not only a symbol of your own self-healing powers, but he or she can also take on the role of an advisor, or...

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(1) The robber may be anyone or any part of yourself that threatens your independence or your chances of finding personal fulfilment. Is treasure stolen? The treasure is your (true)...

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The symbols of the mother have a remarkable versatility. On the one hand, the mother appears as an image of nature (i.e., life) and, conversely, as a representation of death...

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A man’s first close relationship with a woman is with his mother, so a dream in which his mother transforms into another woman can be symbolic of a kind of...

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Dreaming of one’s boss may indicate over involvement with work. Alternatively, it may represent a parental figure—the father if the boss is a man, and the mother if the boss...

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Emotions expressing themselves in a dream, which then result in an argument, may be a reference to a conflict between two aspects of your personality Thus, arguing with your father...

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As the place where you rest, sleep, and make love, the bed may point to concerns and feelings about resting or sexual intimacy. Having numerous people in bed with you...

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Lover. Archetypal symbol for father / mother, dependency on father / mother. Also always the dreamer himself.See Dictator / Ruler. May also represent the Great Father and Great Mother.The Great...

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Responsibilities. Saturn shows you your boundaries and limits, and where and how we need to take responsibility in life. It represents wisdom but also suggests gloom and pessimism. It is...

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Our own primeval urges and drives, such as fear, territorial aggression, mating rituals, survival—many of these urges have not been transformed. Many of our social rituals, such as the father...

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Noble, fair, sincere, and mature, Sean may appear in his role as King Arthur or as Indiana Jones’ father to bnng the wisdom of a sage or the sovereign power...

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See Priest. Father figure and guide for the soul. Indicates too much or too little self-confi- dence. It points to good support, a perfect disposition of life, and an accepted...

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Indicates where we may be holding back on expressing the energy relevant to that pan of the body.A man who dreamt of an ache in his throat later discovered in...

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Might depict what has arisen in your life out of relationship with father, one’s relationship with authority, a view of how one uses power or authority.

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See Palace, Fort. On one hand, and as far back as the Middle Ages, the city has been a well-known symbol for Mother, since cities provide protection and resources and...

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A member of your real family (whether or not the dream relative looks like one of your actual relatives).Someone who feels like family to you.Someone whom you (subconsciously) associate with...

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Bishop, Monk; the archetype of the priest comes to the fore, a person of authority (male or female), who is austere and dignified. Romanticized Father / Mother- figure, particularly with...

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A man with a beard may represent a father or another figure of authority. As Santa Claus had a full white beard, a white beard in a dream may signify...

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A dream postman who passes you by without giving you a letter may indicate feelings of disappointment.If you run after the postman, this suggests that you are determined to create...

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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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Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a banker may represent a type of father figure and the bank, depending on her own inherent personal abilities, a secure space.A man’s dream...

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It symbolizes power, justice, and rigor; the Emperor marks a social and career advancement. However, if he’s in a bad mood the meaning of the dream will be the opposite....

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An archetypal symbol of an overpowering father figure, but also of the universal beings that usually appear in the plural (“they” have no individuality). They are the antithesis to the...

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The feminine principle is embodied in the archetype of the great mother: the complete woman within whom the primary qualities of femininity manifest in harmony. Whether you are a man...

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