2- When an object or image in a dream is near us - that is, when we are passive within the dream situation we are often alerted to the fact that something will happen quickly. Spatial awareness can give us a concept of time.
3- Conscious Awareness of those aspects of life which are spiritual often manifest as a nearness. [1]
The dream also might be drawing on a familiar idiom, such as “nearest and dearest” or a “near miss.” [2]
