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Hero Or Any Heroic Figure Dream Meaning

In today’s world the hero has taken on many guises, particularly in psychological parlance.

For many people their own heroic figure, from footballer to successful businessperson, will act as a role model in the journey of life. Also consult the individual entries for hero / heroine and quest. [1]

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What does Hero Or Any Heroic Figure mean in a dream?


In today’s world the hero has taken on many guises, particularly in psychological parlance.For many people their own heroic figure, from footballer to successful businessperson, will act as a role...

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Need for heroic father figure, boyhood hero.

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To dream about a hero, represents your admiration of a their physical traits, bravery and other virtues. Maybe you wish you could be more heroic in your own life.If you...

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To dream about an action hero, represents your admiration of a their physical traits, bravery and other virtues. Maybe you wish you could be more heroic in your own life.If...

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If we are not the hero/ine of our own dream, we are probably still not accepting responsibility for our own drives, potentials and weaknesses.The hero/ine frequently depicts our initiative and...

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Dreams of being rescued are a cry for help. This is a sign that you are looking for a hero or are looking to be a hero. This dream could...

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The hero is a classic figure in ancient Greek and Roman literature, often portrayed as one who must confront an increasingly difficult path of obstacles in order to mature into...

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You might also like to consult the entries for camelot, castle, hero / heroine and quest as well as the information on hero in archetypes in the introduction.

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Dreams of the letter ‘S’ symbolize a snake, that which is serpentine, feminine, and flowing.If you dream of an ‘S’ on someone’s chest, this could signify a hero or superman/superwoman.See...

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By cutting off (forgetting) something, something needs to be healed. Being saved in times of distress.Authority, often the male hero; or appearing in a dream of a contemporary woman, the...

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Simba, the Disney mythical hero, has emerged as a modem popular archetype of a king who must transform the painful loss of his father into a heroic journey. In a...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: In dreams, depending on our personality, the minotaur can be seen as a figure either to be pitied or feared. His conquest is part of the...

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The imprisonment of a maiden by a wicked guardian figure represents the repression of unconscious insights. In dreams, any rescue by a hero or knight symbolizes a strong mind motivated...

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Yoda. the Master Jedi in Star Wars, may bring special powers to the creamer. He represents a spiritual guide or teacher in your mythological quest as a hero. His message...

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Dreams of a champion symbolize that you are accessing your hero archetype and realizing your willingness to become the best you can be. Perhaps you are realizing and receiving the...

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Dreams of chivalry represent a desire to be rescued by a hero or to be the hero for someone. This dream is revealing your desire for balance and the exultation...

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Dreams of a soldier represent sacrifice and your connection to the hero archetype. Perhaps you are contemplating putting your life on the line and standing for a cause. You may...

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Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream the hag will manifest either as mentor and friend or as a judgemental personality. In a man’s dream she will tend to be more...

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Gives gender-specific: If a sailor does appear in a dream, particularly in a woman’s, he is usually a somewhat romanticized figure and can represent the hero. In a man’s dream...

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An authority figure can represent someone or something in your real life whom you allow to have power over you somehow, or to whose opinions you listen.Being an authority figure...

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A religious figure or deity can represent: A religious figure that has meaning to you.Your desire for a spiritual connection (such as for guidance, clarity, or comfort).A reminder of how...

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Acts of bravery in your dream tap into the archetypal hero and, if they appear in your dream, your unconscious is urging you either to accept help when it is...

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Action and initiative. Mars is the first planet outside the orbit of the Earth and is associated with action, assertion, aggression or initiative. The Mars archetype is associated with the...

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1- Sometimes when we arc confused in everyday life, we may dream of an object being entangled with something else. Often the way that we untangle the object indicates action...

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We all have an inner awareness.The higher self or spiritual part of ourselves will often manifest itself as a figure that is giving advice, sometimes a figure of authority or...

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The ancient hero Herakles represents the strengths and weaknesses of brute force. Depending on your circumstances in waking life, Herakles—or another aggressive archetype, Ares or Mars, the ancient gods of...

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(Minister or Rabbi)A spiritual authority figure may symbolize the dreamer’s spiritual needs. In interpreting such a dream, one should note whether the figure was loving and caring, or dictatorial and...

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The hidden figure in a dream always relates to a quality, character aspect, or skill set that has not yet revealed itself to you. Often a specter of fear, the...

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Aggression and inferiority complex, compensated for with heroic dreams.

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1. Need for independence and freedom.2. Admiration of someone who embodies heroic qualities.

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1. Heroic.2. Indomitable.3. False self-image (as re­vealed in a biography about him).

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(Build, Contour, Frame, Profile) Having a tall figure in a dream signifies pride, arrogance, stinginess, ostentatiousness or pretending to be tall.(See Tallness).If one sees his figure shorter than his normal...

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Your real-life grandparent.An authority or caretaker figure.Unconditional love and support, wisdom, understanding, maturity, or something else you associate with a grandparent.A spiritual authority figure or wise elder in your life.See...

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Jung thought that dreams tell us things about ourselves that we might not already know, giving us information that contrasts with our conscious understanding of our feelings, thoughts and desires....

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This is a powerful archetypal character aspect and a messenger from the unconscious, often thought of as the archetype of death. This image has its essence in anonymity and may...

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1. If victim of a human sacrifice, one is feeling guilty about something.2. Heroic action.

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Monsters represent the fearsomeness of the unconscious insofar as it is still unexplored.If you overcome your fear, you will find in your unconscious all you need to complement your conscious...

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Because he represents an authority figure in your waking life, dreams of captains may represent an aspect of your personality that is steering you (the ship or airplane) in the...

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(see Ascetic, Ascent, Balcony, Climbing, Ladder, Stairs)Achievements. Overcoming the odds and getting a second chance. Many heroic figures await their rebirth in a mountainside tomb. Merlin is one such figure.Doing...

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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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Guidance or direction, or a desire for it.Trying to figure out directions (with a map, compass, recipe, etc.) can represent trying to figure out a solution, achieve certain results, or...

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A he-man figure in a woman’s dream may be an animus figure, representing the masculine side of her (probably strongly artistic or intuitive) nature. (For animus, see Brother / Sister,...

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1- A guru appearing in a dream is a representation of the wisdom of the unconscious. As that wisdom becomes available we often bring it through to conscious knowledge by...

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To be decorated or to see others decorated for some heroic action suggests that you, or someone else, deserves recognition for some action but has not received it in waking...

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Dreams of a triumph are an affirmation that you will overcome the challenges you face. Also, you are realizing that without the difficulties that you face, there would be no...

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Dreams of a bell symbolize a warning, an awakening, or a reminder that it’s time to take action.For some, the ring of a bell represents an angel getting their wing,...

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An authority figure or person whom you feel is responsible for supervising or taking care of others.Responsibility for others (perhaps you feel there’s too much or too little of it...

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This usually represents our relationship with our mother or mother figure, and thus with women in authority generally. This applies to a dream image of any regal figure – not...

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See archetypes in the introduction, hero / heroine and people

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This animal is a symbol of perseverance, frugality, and endurance, as well as fanaticism and heroic slavery.It is not a common dream, although it is a great omen that signals...

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(see also Guru, Wise Old Man / Woman)(1) A male figure may be a symbol of your self; wholeness, completeness; the inner self that represents the ground-plan of your individual...

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Traveling by foot on a path through the forest may reveal some lions, tigers, and bears to contend with. It suggests a journey into the darkness psychologically for a time,...

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A dream of being slowly engulfed in quicksand is a portent of difficulties which can be overcome only by heroic treatment It foretelis quarrels with a lover, or with someone...

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A Buddha figure will probably signify either your true self or the wisdom that lies in the unconscious and beyond reach undl you resolve to get better acquainted with your...

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A Japanese figure in a dream, if male, may comment on performing or parroting business practices based on capitalistic values and free enterprise.If the figure is a woman, she may...

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In a woman’s dream a woman, such as a family member or friend is often representative of an aspect of her own personality, but often one she has not yet...

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Material aspects: In previous times, the figure of the devil was one to be feared and hated. Our wilder, more instinctive side will often appear in dreams as the conventional...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: There is a heroic part in each of us which must face dangerous conflict in order to overcome the lower side of our natures and reach...

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An authority figure or mediator in your life.A desire for fairness or an impartial opinion.Someone whose opinions you listen to, especially in terms of making decisions or settling arguments.Someone or...

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A separation of lovers is foretold by dreaming of a large knife. If the knife is rusty, the separation will be attended with heartbreak or disgrace on the part of...

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Dreams of bailing someone out either represents heroism, co-dependency, or a desire to be rescued. Consider the feeling tone.See Co-Dependant and Hero.

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(see Herbs)Heroic energy. This herb was hung in Greek and Roman feast halls to welcome back victorious heroes.A period of well-deserved rest, or a temporary decrease in activities. Dill takes...

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1. Victory.2. Heroic character.3. If in a cage, the dreamer be­lieves he or she has eaglelike qualities but is being suppressed.4. If in a nest of eagles high on a...

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(1) In mythology and folklore a hero rescues an imprisoned beautiful young w oman, slaying a dragon or other monster that is keeping her a prisoner.If this scenario appears in...

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Where an animal or figure of one’s birth sign—such as a lion in a Leo’s, bull in Taurean’s, twins in Geminian’s dream—appears, this frequently represents the dreamer’s ba­sic personality traits....

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