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Fragrance / Smell Dream Meaning

First, check to find out if you were smelling a real fragrance during sleep. Dreaming about fragrances is very rare.

If you do, it is usually a sign that you are enjoying life and your sensuality.

The type of fragrance indicates how you feel about the subject or object that gives off the fragrance (there are some smells we simply can t stand).

It was not only Freud who insisted that fragrances are very effective in bringing back memories of places and people. [1]

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Sources and Authors

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

What does FRAGRANCE / SMELL mean in a dream?


Dreams of a fragrance or aroma signify whether or not something is healthy for you.If the smell is pleasing, then consider that this dream is giving you a green light...

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First, check to find out if you were smelling a real fragrance during sleep. Dreaming about fragrances is very rare.If you do, it is usually a sign that you are...

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Fragrance or perfume could represent: Self-image, or the way a person wants to be seen by others.An attempt to gain approval, be seen as more desirable or acceptable, or hide...

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To see it in bloom or smell its fragrance is a lucky omen for your most secret hopes--or passions.

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Dreams of perfume represent the sweet smell of success. Often a fragrance will connect you with memories and associations from the past.If you dream of something that smells good, then...

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To dream of something smelly (an unpleasant odor) predicts anxieties which could be major or minor, depending on how bad the dream smell is. Also, to smell something in your...

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To dream of an unpleasant odor predicts anxieties which could be major or minor (depending on how bad the dream smell is). Also, to smell something in your dream often...

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The lily is said to be one of the most spiritual of flowers. It possesses a fragrance that stimulates the glands and the chakras (the psychic centers).The fragrance of this...

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Example: I went back in time in circles, almost as if going unconscious. I went back and back and then there came this awful smell such as I’ve never expe­rienced....

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The sweet fragrance of pleasing attention, i.E. Prayer is a sweet fragrance to god

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To smell something in your dream, indicates your past experiences and feelings with that particular smell. Your dream is trying to convey a feeling by associating it with a familiar...

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There are dreams in which the sense of smell is activated. Smell is the most primitive of all of the senses, and there are powerful sense memories that are evoked...

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Deodorant or deodorizer can represent: A desire to change something about yourself or your environment (a habit, an irritating person, etc.), perhaps to make it seem more pleasant or tolerable.A...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Childhood is a time when smell is very significant. Many smells that are associated with that time, e.G. Baking bread, burning oil, flowers, school dinners, can...

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Beauty or femininity.Producing or creating.Something that produces useful results (as a flower produces a fruit and seeds).Life force or life cycle.A healthy flower might represent vitality within you or within...

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(see Incense, Flowers, Sftiells)In European and Victorian American folk beliefs, certain aromas indicate the presence of a spirit (see Ghost), especially favored colognes and perfumes of deceased family members.Bitter aromas...

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(Bulbs, Gem, Sapphire) These bulbous and bell-shaped flowers in a dream differ in meaning depending on their type, shape and fragrance.If one smells a hyacinth flower in a dream, it...

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It should be noted that when relating a dream it should be done without adding anything to it or subtracting anything from it. For, if a person does this he...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Our sense of smell is extremely delicate, but just as the other senses such as touch and sound are suspended or transmuted into something slightly different...

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Fragrance of blessings and wisdom

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A sweet fragrance of graciousness, honored one

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The nose connects to the sense of smell, the most ancient of the senses and one that is connected to the reptilian brain. Smell is primal in nature and connects...

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Dreaming of bacon can represent anticipation of pleasurable activity and abundance.To dream of bacon cooking, enjoying the smell and looking forward to eating it implies you are in a good...

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Either growing, or merely as a fragrance, lavender portends sterling friendship in time of stress.

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To see and smell these flowers is a sign that you will be sought after, especially if you see them growing in a wall.

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The smell or use of this fuel in your dream indicates the dawn of new interests after a period of boredom.

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Contamination of negative influence and attitude that hinders one’s discernment; see “smell”

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To see it in a dream is a good sign; to smell it, however, is an augury of death (Gypsy).

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Relaxation, beauty, quietude, healing. Slow down and relax. Smell the roses along the way.

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To use or smell this subtle spice in your dream signifies recognition in community affairs.

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1. Man’s glory of the flesh that is passing away;2. An offering;3. The fragrance of God; the Holy people and land of God, Israel.1 Peter 1:24; Song 2:1; James 1:10,...

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To smell, taste, or use this spicy flavor in a dream is a happy romantic omen.See also Herbs.

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Any dream featuring the smell or use of this aromatic wood is an omen of happy contentment with your lot, whatever it may be.See also Trees.

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To see or smell this lovely flower in a dream augurs relief from mental or financial pressure.

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A tree giving off bad smell symbolises an evil person whom the observer will encounter.

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Fragrant flowers such as roses, jasmine, narcissus, marigold, daisies etc.- if any of these are seen detached from its stem-it suggest that the observer will lose his accumulated wealth. But...

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lucky numbers: 06-26-35-39-50-52of: your conceited need for affection bars any sincere attempt to love you. perfume, having: wil receive a gift from a friend. picking: the fragrance of budding love;...

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(A gummy compound with a volatile fragrance from the camphor tree. Camphor tree, Evergreen tree) In a dream, camphor represents a commendation, honor or giving charity in secret, conceiving a...

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(Fragrance, Seeds used in perfumes and in making sweets, Prunus Mahaleb, bot.) In a dream, a mahaleb tree represents blessed and sweet earnings. Seeing a mahaleb tree or a branch...

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To smell or see gas in your dream, indicates that you are worn out and need to be reenergized.To dream that you run out of gas, suggests that you are...

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The smell of leather in a dream presages a meeting with a foreigner from a remote land.

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Worthless and offensive, whether a spoiled person or piece of meat; see “smell”

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Dreaming of pot-herbs, especially such as have a strong smell, signifies discovery of hidden secrets and domestic con-

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To taste or smell vanilla in your dream foretells a welcoming experience or pleasurable situation.

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Life; it’s smell is a reflection of one’s words, i.E. Garlic and onions symbolize unpleasant words that stink

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To notice a smell of ether in a dream forecasts an important change in life.See also Unconscious and Sleep.

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The smell of musk in your dream is the forerunner of a passionate new love affair; if not your own, it will be close enough for you to share the...

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To see or smell a skunk in your dream predicts a social disappointment Don’t brood; you can’t win them all, and new doors will eventually open.

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To see or smell ammonia in your dream foretells you will experience some distress over the behavior of a friend, which will result in a strain or separation of the...

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Something in your life (or something about yourself) you consider undesirable or unwanted, or you’d like to avoid or hide.Stress, or the way you show stress.See Smell, Deodorant, Body Part

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These are generally considered fortunate omens. But there are many people who detest the smell of Onions, and in such cases they should be treated as signs of ill-success.

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To dream that you smell hyssop signifies labor, trouble, sickness, and weakness. From this rule physicians only are to be excepted.To whom such dreams are propitious.

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To smell them predicts hopes fulfilled; to pick them forecasts increased social activity; and to give or receive them indicates an unexpected increase in status through influential friends.See also Colors...

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To see your arms in your dream highlights your ability to reach out to others. Alternatively, it may represent the struggles and challenges in your life, loss of confidence and...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: If we dream of food being bad, we are not taking sufficient care of our inner needs.A bad smell in dreams could mean that our environment...

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Intense networking of people or parts of self; you are being forced to communicate and cooperate.A need for community and working together, reaching out to others. Intense energy, need for...

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General Meaning: Honey speaks of the sweetness of the Lord, richness, abundance, prosperity and luxury.• The Lord spoke many promises of giving honey. It was considered a food of luxury...

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(see Animals)Elephants exhibit many positive attributes, including affection and loyalty. Consider how much of both you have given to yourself, or to those around you, and vice versa.These creatures also...

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Dreaming of sleeping may indicate that the dreamer’s life is peaceful. Alternatively, it may mean the dreamer is not fully aware of conditions and needs to “wake up and smell...

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