A puppet can also represent the more mechanical processes of our being, those activities which go on automatically in the background.
2- If someone else is working the puppet, we may feci that we are being manipulated. It would be wise to look at how we are co-operating in everyday life in becoming a victim.
If the puppet is manipulating us we have become aware that bureaucracy is causing us difficulty. What should be working for us has, in fact, turned into some kind of a manipulator.
3- At certain stages of development, we can become aware that we are powerless without a spiritually motivating force behind us. We arc like puppets in the greater scheme of things. [1]
It is important to look at how these symbols are connected. They may point to a rediscovery of childlike emotions, or to the necessity to say good-bye to them.
If you are the puppet, you see yourself as without a soul, as only a pretty plaything.
Until the late Middle Ages, the puppet was considered a defense against evil ghosts or as possessing magical powers. Such beliefs are still mirrored in the practice of having mascots. [2]
The omens of this dream portend happiness thanks to your ability to organize people. To make a puppet dance promises good business and great profit. [3]
If you are feeling powerless, manipulated or used, then this dream is a message to cut the strings that bind you and take the authority for your life back.
If you are the puppeteer, you are realizing your powers of manipulation. [5]
If you are the puppeteer in your dream, look to where you are using manipulation to get your needs met. [6]
A puppet can also represent the more mechanical processes of our being, those activities that go on automatically in the background. [7]
Childhood.
Perceived childishness.
Imagination, playfulness, or creativity.
Something or someone you consider to be a fake or a mock-up.
See also: Toy, Machine or Robot, Doll [8]
Professional counseling would be likely to help you resolve your conflict [9]
A dream puppet is often a straightforward representation of someone who is being manipulated by someone else. Perhaps we feel powerless, or perhaps we feel like we are a “puppet” of our addictions. [10]
If you are working the puppet, you are trying to control and manipulate others. [13]