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Nest Or Dwelling Dream Meaning

A dwelling (nest, hive, birdhouse, doghouse, etc.) can represent: A house.

A resting place.

A feeling of security or home.

Settling down or staying in one place.

Making a home more comfortable or livable.

Family, or a setting for family connection or bonding.

See also: House, Bird, Shell [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary by Nancy Wagaman [Back to dream]

What does Nest or Dwelling mean in a dream?


(Abode, Dwelling) In a dream, a nest represents the type of bird that dwells in it.A nest in a dream also represents one’s wife, house, or the boundaries one must...

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A dwelling (nest, hive, birdhouse, doghouse, etc.) can represent: A house.A resting place.A feeling of security or home.Settling down or staying in one place.Making a home more comfortable or livable.Family,...

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To dream of an empty bird’s nest, a gloomy forecast is ahead. Eggs in the nest, good prospects. Baby birds ill the nest, excellent business arrangements await the dreamer.

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The deep, rich sweetness of life.A sweet reward resulting from hard work.Nourishment for body, emotions, mind, or spirit.Health or well-being.See Bee, Food, Nest or Dwelling

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Searching for or trying to recover something.Delving into matters from the past.Trying to understand or discover the truth about something.Trying to hide or escape.See Discovering, Searching, Rescuing, Shovel, Quarry, Underground,...

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Protection or self-protection (physical, emotional, or mental).Hiding, or something that is hidden.Fear, or some other reason for hiding.Distancing yourself from others, the environment, or a specific feared experience (or a...

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One of Nature’s most fortunate omens. Prosperity and honour are certain to come your way, unless the eggs are broken, or the Nest contains dead youngsters.

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If a hornets’ nest appears in your dreams, perhaps there is something you need to steer clear of in waking life. Hornets represent people and situations that bring threats with...

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Songbirds are a universal symbol for happy news, especially if they are brightly colored and/or singing.If they are flying, then your life is going to definitely take a turn for...

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Symbol: In antiquity the swallow was a symbol of light, and in the Middle Ages, a symbol of resurrection.Vision: Seeing a swallow means that prospects are good for your love...

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If you see the Eggs in the Nest, it is a sign of money coming to you; but if the young are visible it is not a good sign.

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1. Soul ties to relationships that are dead;2. Worship with the dead;3. Familiar spirit;4. Calling on ancestral spirits; 1 Sam. 28:8; Matt. 8:22.Nest1. God’s place of rest;2. Promises of God...

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Birds are generally considered a most fortunate dream omen, especially so if they are brightly colored, singing, and/or flying.Dead or injured birds are an indication of coming worries unless they...

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lucky numbers: 15-19-32-35-37-42coming into a house or a ship, a: wil receive news from friends. flying over land: newly marrieds wil be intel igent and faithful. ocean: visit from someone...

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Symbol: The stork symbolizes the love of children.Vision: Seeing a stork: you will be blessed with many children or have to deal with many children—not necessarily your own. Seeing a...

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From the dwelling of the priest, spiritual awareness, consecrated one

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1. Heavenly home;2. Your current spiritual dwelling;3. Church; John 14:2.

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(Fledgling, Nestling) A fledgling crow in a dream represents poverty, need, separation from one’s parents and segregation from one’s relatives or clan.If one is experiencing such adverse conditions in wakefulness,...

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A house, apartment, flat, or any place of residence often represents you or your life, even if it doesn’t resemble your current home.The events in the house may represent real...

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1. God’s home in men of clay;2. Tabernacle;3. The dwelling place of God (where the Lord dwells in heaven);The believer Lev. 21:23; 26:31; Jer. 51:51; Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Cor. 6:19.

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Aggression; the desire to suckle the breast hidden un- der aggression—this applies to women as equally as men. The following example shows another aspect of bite: I had to get...

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Any home-like dwelling in a dream is representative of the self.A space of transitional living such as a hotel or motel room connects to the self in a temporary state...

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1. Strength/Longevity;2. The Cross;3. Nest for birds; Amos 2:9.

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To dream that you have constipation, suggests that you are unwilling to let go of your old behavior, and forgive and forget with others. You need to stop dwelling in...

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The notion of saving and investing in dreams may have practical or emotional implications. These may relate to the need to save for your future or equally may be making...

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To dream of a mechanic, denotes change in your dwelling place and a more active business. Advancement in wages usually follows after seeing mechanics at work on machinery.

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A dream of deformity, whether your own or that of others, signifies a need for some housecleaning.You’re harboring a viper in your nest and you’d better clean it out before...

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(Cage, Clothing, House, Luck, Robe) In a dream, dwellings are man’s abode or his world. One’s dwellings in a dream are a reflection of his deeds in wakefulness. Ifone finds...

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To dream that you are reincarnated (born again) indicates that you need to deal with issues that you have been avoiding. You may have been given a second chance to...

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To dream that you are reincarnated (born again) indicates that you need to deal with issues that you have been avoiding. You may have been given a second chance to...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: When we dream of decorating a room or dwelling place we are aware that changes need to be made in our environment, perhaps to utilize a...

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A ghetto type of dwelling, atmosphere, or location featured in your dream is a warning against living beyond your means. That inevitable rainy day can occur when you least expect...

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To dream that you are squeezing something, suggests that you need to make more space for other things in your life. Epecially, you need to stop dwelling on your past...

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This elegant and expensive type of cliff dwelling in your dream is a warning against living beyond your means, unless you actually live in a penthouse, in which case the...

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In Greek mythology, the Phoenix was a bird with great beauty, splendor and longevity.The legend tells us that the Phoenix lived for five hundred years and then retreated to make...

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Sea-dwelling mammals much loved by man. However, despite their fondness for human companionship and joyous sense of fun, dolphins in dreams can foretell anxious times ahead; this is especially the...

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To see ashes in your dream, signifies bitter changes and disruptions. Ashes may represent a failed relationship or a bad performance on a test. You may be feeling blue, like...

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1. Feelings of great joy, vitality.2. Great fortune.3. Domestic bliss (a nest of robins).

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News from afar is forecast by this dream: a swallow’s nest, domestic happiness (Gypsy).

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A temporary dwelling without a foundation and under the care of another; a troubled house; see “foundation”

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1. Anger.2. White anglo-saxon protestant.3. Away from the nest.4. If one kills a wasp, it indicates that one is not afraid of one’s enemies.

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You can expect to make new and interesting friends if you saw the bullfrog; if you heard it, you can count on contentment in the near future; but if you...

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Dreams of the crucifixion symbolizes that you are dwelling inside your deepest existential pain. You are processing and venting out your fear that others will turn on you, crucify you,...

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(Insane asylum, Hell-fire, Lunatics, Prison) In a dream, a mental hospital or an insane asylum represents a bathhouse, or a sauna which is the dwelling of evil spirits, the place...

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A hill in a dream may indicate an easily overcome obstacle.A brilliantly lit hill is symbolic of God’s dwelling place, Ps. 43:3.A hill can also symbolize a place in life...

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Fresh eggs augur success in any enterprise you may start. To dream of finding ftesh laid eggs in a nest is a portent of financial ease.

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To dream you find one is a good sign. To dream you find one without eggs or birds, shows you will meet great disappointments.

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To dream of deep ditches, steep mountains, rocks and other eminences, surely foretells danger and misfortune: expect thieves to rob your dwelling; that your children will be undutiful and bring...

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Attitudes or habits developed from family or home life, especially if it is a piece of furniture from family home or past dwelling, the attitudes, beliefs we ‘fur­nish’ our mind...

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Dreaming about mice represents minor family problems and insincere friends, but it also suggests you shouldn’t waste time dwelling on these problems.To dream that you kill a mouse means that...

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Vision: As was already mentioned earlier, dreams about a home where the doors are open always symbolize, in men’s dreams, their relationship to women.If the home is primarily furnished with...

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A blemish on the body suggests that something is marring or interfering with the dreamer’s personal esteem or that the dreamer is unable to obtain the desired esteem of others.A...

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To dream of the mythical bigfoot may represent a person or situation in your life that offers warm companionship, yet is a dangerous threat to your well-being.If you dreamed of...

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To dream of the mythical Sasquatch may represent a person or situation in your life that offers warm companionship, yet is a dangerous threat to your well-being.If you dreamed of...

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To dream that you live in a motor home (if you don’t in real life) suggests that you need to move on with regards to some aspect of your life....

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As a general guide this dream pertains to future security, and if the canal was full, the portent is good, if it was empty or nearly so, or there were...

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If you dreamt of the man-eating, subterranean-dwelling Minotaur, the coupling of a human body with a bull’s head may point to a man in your life who is governed by...

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To dream of the mythical bigfoot (aka “Yeti”) may represent a person or situation in your life that offers warm companionship, yet is a dangerous threat to your well-being.If you...

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