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Orphaned Dream Meaning

(See also: Adoption, Baby, Desertion)

For adoptees, likely a memory surfacing that may or may not need further examination.

If you have unresolved issues pertaining to your adoption, look at this dream more closely.

A type of desertion dream.

Estrangement or separation from familv or a close circle of friends that you did not choose.

A portion of yourself that you’ve left behind, especially the trusting inner child.

Awkwardness in your present situation (e.g., feeling out of place like a stranger in totally unfamiliar surroundings). [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Language of Dreams by Patrica Telesco [Back to dream]

What does ORPHANED mean in a dream?


1- To dream of an orphan indicates that we may be feeling vulnerable and possibly abandoned and unloved.If we are looking after an orphan we are attempting to heal that...

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(see Adoption, Baby, Desertion)For adoptees, likely a memory surfacing that may or may not need further examination.If you have unresolved issues pertaining to your adoption, look at this dream more...

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If you dream of being an orphaned, adopted or fostered child, this usually suggests that your relationships with members of your family in waking life have created some sense of...

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(see Baby, Orphaned)If you see yourself being adopted by a group or family, this means acceptance among the people pictured, or self-acceptance with regard to your perceived roles and responsibilities...

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(see Abortion, Adoption, Birth, Embryo, Miscarriage, Orphaned, Toys)A very common dream for pregnant women. In this case, it needs no further interpretation.Figuratively, new endeavors, ideals, or the opportunity to develop...

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