Gender Role Dream Meaning

Within each one of us there is masculine and feminine potential, and when there is conflict between the two, this can sometimes show itself in dreams of bisexuality or transvestism....

Dreams of changing gender (for example, a girl dreams she is a boy) are very common. These other “selves” simply represent feelings or thoughts that come from a side of...

Dreams of playing a role signify that you are gaining objectivity over the roles you play in life.For example, you may be attached to your role as mother, student, teacher,...

Gives gender-specific: Magical ritual often concentrates on the union of two polarities – male and female, drive and receptivity. Ancient religions symbolized this in the sacred marriage and many dreams...

Gives gender-specific: As a woman becomes used to becoming pregnant she may have dreams that hold an image such as an incubator. This does not suggest that her baby will...

Gives gender-specific: In previous times and in many cultures the woman generally followed the man. When this image surfaces in a woman’s dream she must look at how she feels...

Example:4I was outdoors in my underpants teaching a group of people. Looking down I saw my genitals were exposed and I had female organs. I felt OK’ (Bill S). Although...

(Gender, Fertilizing, Masculine virility) A human being of the male gender in a dream represents a positive element, a decisive force, or someone who is extremely lucky.(Also see Man)

Gives gender-specific: When the other person is known in dreams or of the opposite gender both men and women will need to monitor their own integrity. This is an aspect...

A fear, misunderstanding, or disapproval toward this lifestyle. Latent tendencies expressing themselves.An intimate exploration of the masculine or feminine nature, depending on which gender is seen in the dream (see...

Gives gender-specific: In dreams nymphs are connected with a woman’s sense of beauty and her own femininity. Each group of nymphs has their own particular role and guardianship of specific...

Gives gender-specific: At its very basic interpretation, the worm can suggest the penis. Depending on the dreamer’s attitude to sexuality and gender, there may be a sense of threat.

Gives gender-specific: Sometimes a figure (either a man or woman), though seeming to be invisible, can represent the shadow. In both men’s and women’s dreams it will have the same...

Role you play, how others see you; a role you are playing at the moment which is serving some particular purpose. We are all actors; roles and life experiences are...

Gives gender-specific: It depends on the gender of the dreamer and the content of the dream whether this image is negative or positive. In a woman’s dream it might signify...

Gives gender-specific: Dreams of an invading force in a woman’s dream suggest a violation of her personal space. In a man’s dream he is perhaps more likely to dream of...

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams, dreaming of a partner, particularly in a mixed gender relationship, will probably highlight the animus or anima. In many cases, a partner...

Unwillingness to take responsibility for creating own life. Martyr role. Inability to discriminate between what can and cannot be changed, to release the past and create anew. The victim role...

Whether this be food or something with wheels, dreams of a roll signify that you are rolling with the punches of life, going with the flow, and relinquishing your harsh...

Gives gender-specific: Sadistic behaviour that is not sexual in nature signifies a degree of childish cruelty in both men’s and women’s dreams. That cruelty may well be gender specific.

Gives gender-specific: In modern times the use of tools is not so gender specific as it used to be so in both men and women’s dreams using a chisel suggests...

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams the opposite gender can pose a threat. Thus a man might feel threatened by the image of a vengeful goddess (an aspect...

Gives gender-specific: There used to be a strong division between men’s and women’s work. In dreams if we find ourselves doing work that traditionally belonged to the opposite gender we...

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream the elders or the elderly may suggest a more matriarchal aspect. In a man’s dream this may be more paternalistic. It will, of course,...

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams a journal suggests a private part of the psyche and perhaps the need for privacy.The gender of the journalist will suggest a...

Gives gender-specific: Arising from the patterning laid down in the womb, dreams of amputation of a limb can often have a sexual or gender specific meaning. In a man’s dream...

Are you playing the role of an intermediary? Are you satisfied with that role or would you rather take care of your own affairs? What message do you have to...

(Gift, Grant, Present) The gender of a gift one donates in a dream signifies the gender one may receive in wakefulness.A donation in a dream also represents charity, a present...

A dream in which the main focus seems to be someone else’s job or occupation isn’t urging you to change career. It is most likely using the symbol of a...

Dreaming that you are an actor or actress indicates that you feel dissatisfied with your personality, and might need to perform or pretend in order to be successful. The mask...

This is an archetypal character aspect that represents extreme devotion to spiritual principles.The proliferation of this image in the media makes it a universal symbol for spiritual devotion. Also because...

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...

Observing the play’ of one’s own thoughts and feelings, hopes, fears and fantasies. On stage: feeling in the public eye, or wanting to be noticed, going through a ‘stage’ of...

Gives gender-specific: It will depend on whether the toys are gender specific in dreams. Boys’ toys in men’s dreams indicate the need to learn different masculine skills and girls’ toys...

Universal Landscape: Opposing expressions of gender to the outside world.Dreaming Lens: Were you cross-dressing in the dream? Was someone in your dream cross-dressing? What gender was being contradicted? Was it...

To dream that you are watching a movie suggests that you are watching life pass you by. Perhaps you are living vicariously through the actions of others.If you dream that...

A passage from one phase to another in your life, or a transition into a new beginning.The ability to rise above a challenge in your life or escape certain difficulties...

The different people in our dreams, such as doctor, lawyer, business person or tramp, in general represent the different abilities, weaknesses or interests we have ourself. Even if we know...

To dream of jeans symbolizes how you present yourself to others, and your status in life.If the jeans were ripped, you are not thinking logically. You need to figure out...

Dreams in which one partner dominates the other often have sexual overtones.If you are in the role of dominator, this may mask sexual insecurity; if you are in the role...

Something personal, meaningful, or significant about the owner (or giver) of the ring (for example, your grandmother giving you her ring might represent her giving you her love).Commitment (such as...

To dream that you are watching television suggests that you are watching life pass you by. Perhaps you are living vicariously through the actions of others.If you dream that you...

Female gender.Folklore: Great luck.

Signifies a confusion so far as gender is concerned in dreams.

Playing a role or pretending to be someone you are not

Changing one’s role in life

Taking an inactive role in a situation

1. Mantle;2. Position or role; 2Kings 2:13-15.

Taking an inactive role in one’s situation

The role or roles you play, how you present self to others which is not the full expression of who you really are.See Cap.

Eliminating the mothering role and going into a new stage of growth.

Many aspects of self; some you fantasize and some you role play; all you create.

Designing a new role for yourself; repairing or altering an old one.See Clothes.

Role you play in the bedroom; also, sleep, rejuvenation are needed.See Bed.

A role model, in terms of hard work, to be emulated.

This can suggest a desire for public attention but it can also suggest not expressing your real self—acting a role.If you dreamed that you were acting on stage, how did...

A part of our persona is the role of male or female we must play. For most people, that gender role is determined by their physical sex. But Jung, like...

Receiving help on your life’s journey is important. Or you are ready to take on a leadership role.

Symbolic of a high pressure period in life in which you play a critical role

A cover. Role in which we are covering up ourselves rather than opening up and daring to be us. Ceremonial robes mean that an initiation is being given to you.

Masculine child part within self. Also, qualities you project on son; nature of relationship with son or person in that role.

Reflections of the outcome of an inactive role, allows one to reconsider their options, i.E. Looking into a mirror for a true image

(see Archway, Buildings, Concrete, Stones)While these are sometimes considered phallic due to their shape, in ancient Greece pillars were regularly carved in the shape of a woman whose visage was...

Teacher, guidance. May reflect a role you or someone is playing, caring for others instead of attending to own growth, and working on own numbers.

Self in role as student of life; we are all disciples, all learning. Specific disciple represents guidance or higher teacher.

For Jungians, an aunt may represent the anima (feminine aspect) of a male dreamer and the uncle the animus (masculine aspect) of a female dreamer. Uncles and aunts in dreams...

Symbolic of a high pressure situation in life in which you play a critical role in determining the outcome

Gives gender-specific: A woman will sometimes dream of becoming fat before she is consciously aware of being pregnant.

Gives gender-specific: For a woman, an egg will usually have links with fertility, whether her own or someone else’s. In a man’s dream an egg more often suggests potential.

1. Self-acceptance.2. Masculine or feminine side of self (op­posite gender).3. Unresolved or recurring problems (old lover).

Gives gender-specific: Anything pointed normally refers to male sexuality and has this symbolism in both men’s and women’s dreams.

Gives gender-specific: As a symbol, this will only appear in both men’s and women’s dreams when a certain state of internal equilibrium is becoming apparent.

Possible meanings You dream you are in a public place when you suddenly realize you are naked. Although many people feel shame, embarrassment or horror in the dream, others are...

Gives gender-specific: Women are much more in touch with the natural forces so tend to dream of goddesses and their attributes.

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams, insertion frequently has the same connotation as penetration, albeit from their different perspectives.

To dream of a marmot suggests that someone you trust is attempting to harm your reputation or character. This person is likely a member of the opposite gender.

Gives gender-specific: For a man to be quarrelling with a woman, or vice versa, signifies a conflict between drive and intuition.

Gives gender-specific: Most women will make choices from an emotional perspective and most men from a logical one. In dreams this is often reversed.

Symbol of female gender. According to Oriental interpretations, a passion fruit, pointing to a passionate love affair in the making.

Gives gender-specific: Dreaming of being illegitimate for both men and women suggests a lack of self worth and sometimes a questioning of our right to a place in society.

Gives gender-specific: When we understand the natural cycle of the year, dreams by both men and women will link with the union of the god and goddess.

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams, feeling alone can highlight the state of our relationships. When someone dies or a relationship comes to an end, such a dream...

Gives gender-specific: In any dream where the differences between male and female are highlighted, both men and women may be struggling with the conflict between logic and intuition.

Gives gender-specific: Because of their association with fertility and divinity these significances can surface in both men’s and women’s dreams as they move towards a more spiritual understanding of life.

Something inherited, passed on, or gifted from one person to another, perhaps from one generation to another (such as a characteristic, habit, role, way of thinking, tendency, or belief).See Gift,...

Gives gender-specific: If a woman dreams of baking she will recognize this as her need to nurture. By and large in the case of a man he may be dealing...

1. Feelings of confusion regarding the gender roles of the inner self, discomfort with one aspect or another.2. Issues concerning one’s sexual identity.3. A message from one level of consciousness...

If you dream of the number one, then this represents unity, synergy, wholeness, individualist desires, independence, and the need for personal attainment. You may be connecting you’re your feelings of...

(Batman, Superman) to dream of being a superhero can symbolize your role in fighting injustice or forces of spiritual wickedness, 2 Cor. 10:4-5

Gives gender-specific: For many men, ball games such as football or rugby are simply a release of tension and will appear as such in dreams.For women, any action of kicking...

Gives gender-specific: In old-fashioned parlance a nag was a scold or cantankerous old woman.If in waking life we are used to negative reinforcement, nagging may have this relevance in both...

Gives gender-specific: When a woman dreams of visiting a family planning centre, she may be becoming aware of her wish to be pregnant. In a man’s dream this may suggest...

To dream about a bar mitzvah represents the move from youth into maturity.It is indicative of your role in life, your beliefs about right and wrong, and your expectations.

A symbol of Christ or a pastor.If you are the physician in a dream it can symbolize a role you fill in the lives of others as healer, comforter, and...

Gives gender-specific: Often in an intense relationship there is a sense of being overcome.For a woman this may result in dreams of abduction whereas a man is more likely to...

1. The cause and effect or plot of a situation, playing a role.2. Deepest desires are achieved.3. The playing out of a deep-seated memory or emotion.