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Retreat Dream Meaning

Dream interpretation from 6 unique sources about Retreat

Low energy, need for nurturing. When retreating from a situation, you do not have the energy to deal with it and need to recharge. Being in a spiritual retreat, or restful setting, suggests the need to go within and draw upon inner resources for renewal and understanding; healing. [1]
Psychological / emotional perspective: When we dream of retreating from something we may need to decide whether it is a forced withdrawal or a strategic move.

If the former then we may be under pressure, if the latter then we must formulate new plans. [2]

A spiritual retreat is a place that allows us an environment and ambience in which to meditate and contemplate.

To dream of such a place suggests we have need of peace and quiet. [3]

Material aspects: When in dreams we are conscious of retreating from a previously held position this may be because we need to reassess our resources. [4]
Dreams of a retreat represent the need for alone time, introspection, clarity, and focus on your inner life and spirit.

See also: Dugout, Hermit. [5]

(Sanctuary, Spiritual retreat. arb. I’tikaf) The place where one may see himself observing a spiritual retreat in a dream represents what the person is inclined to do.

If it is a mosque in the dream, it means blessings or a marriage to a righteous woman.

If one’s retreat takes place inside his own shop in the dream, it means that his business has become his primal concern. In a dream, a spiritual retreat represents devotion, prayers, hunger, votive fast, depression, humbling oneself, controlling one’s passions and desires. Ifone secludes himself in a known location in a dream, it means that such a place is a source ofcomfort. Ifone takes refuge in his shop in a dream, it means clinging to one’s livelihood.

(See also: Hermitage, Temple) [6]

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(Sanctuary, Spiritual retreat. arb. I’tikaf) The place where one may see himself observing a spiritual retreat in a dream represents what the person is inclined to do.If it is a...

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(arb. Retreat, Seclusion) In a dream, it represents a spiritual retreat, prayers, hunger, fast, depression, humbling oneself, controlling one’s passions and desires.(Also see Retreat)

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(Retreat, Sanctuary) A hermitage in a dream represents a spiritual retreat, abstinence, good character, seclusion, ascetic detachment, controlling one’s desires and wants, divorcing one’s wife, abandoning one’s friends, or it...

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(Altar, Retreat, Sanctuary) Temples, sanctuaries or retreats in a dream represent security, peace, finding a shelter away from fear, and victory over one’s enemy.A temple in a dream also represents...

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(Cave, Den, Harbor, Retreat, Sanctuary)

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A secure fortress and retreat; the promise of future blessings

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Caves are rich and thought-provoking dream symbols. At times, a woman with reproductive issues may have a cave dream, in which case it represents the womb.The cave, as the womb,...

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In a dream, a den represents a bastard son, a child of adultery or the retreat of an ascetic.(Also see Hole)

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Retreat within self for nurturing, healing and peace; very personal and necessary level of consciousness.

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1. Isolation, retreat.2. A need for solitude and space, cleans­ing.3. Loneliness.4. Sorrow and shame.

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Vacating temporarily for a beneficial reason, i.E. Going to the hospital, resort, or any retreat of restitution

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This is the image of inner, psychic tension between openness and retreat (isolation), between risk and security.

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Protection. Something behind which one can move freely and organize an attack.It is also a place to which the soul can retreat.

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1. Obstacles will be overcome but it will take time.2. Slow but steady advancement.3. Protection, the ability to retreat or find shelter from situations.

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Dreaming of being in a basement indicates you feel the need to retreat to safety; you need a refuge from your stress.

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(Cave; Den; Harbor; lodge; Refuge, Retreat, Sanctuary.See Inn, Hostel, Pub)

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Cutting off feeling through fear; ask what fear is causing your retreat.

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A spiritual retreat, need to go within, explore masculine self and regroup before venturing into new lessons and experiences. Depending upon context of dream, may mean hiding from growth or...

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1. The meaning of music will depend on what it is—from rock and roll to classical—and what it means in particular in the dreamer’s life.2. Sexual activity.3. Inspiration.4. Retreat from...

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Pockets, like pits, warn the dreamer to be cautious lest a serious mistake be made.The pocket is symbolic of the womb. This may signify a desire to retrogress or retreat...

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(see Church, Holy Ground, Monastery, Temple) A place or situation that offers you complete acceptance.Protection and safety from someone or something perceived as wishing you harm. Needing to take a...

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Depth Psychology: A grotto dream is an expression of your sexual desires. It might indicate that you’re afraid of being “swallowed up” by your partner’s love, or that you want...

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A dream about utopia could reflect an individual’s ideals. It could also represent impossible ideals and a retreat from life’s difficulties.

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Sly ar.d intelligent, the fox may appear to summon you to solve a problem intellectually Fox, with its beautiful red coat, demonstrates the importance of cultivating beauty or instructs you...

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Armies enter a city: you’ll see material wealth and social success enter your life • Armies lose the battle and retreat: your effort will be futile

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Dreaming of being underwater suggests you are in over your head regarding some situation. You need to gain better control over your life.If you can breathe underwater in your dream,...

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To dream that you are at a bar, signifies your desire to escape from the stresses of your daily life and retreat into a no-pressure environment. Alternatively, you are wishing...

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In dreams an island can signify a spiritual retreat – somewhere which is cut off from the world – which will allow us to contemplate our own spiritual self.

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lucky numbers: 08-18-21-22-26-49catching a sea: opportunity for advancement wil come to you. dead, a: support diminished without your knowing. drinking bouillon made from sea: are slow moving to make changes....

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According to some psychiatrists, dreaming that you are back in a mother’s womb signifies that you have a great need for protection. Uteruses are also symbolized by caves, rooms, or...

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Relaxation; letting go of activity; introversion; sex. Or retreat from the world; feeling injured, afraid to stand up for oneself, non-involvement, negative introversion, weakness; death. Idioms: lie low; lie at...

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(Dwellings, Niche) In a dream, a guarding post represents a spiritual retreat, a votive seclusion, prayers, hunger, fast, depression, humbling oneself, controlling one’s passions and desires.

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Over and above the obvious theological connotations of heaven, dreaming about heaven represent an individual’s sense of harmony and joy. Could also represent a retreat from life’s difficulties.

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1. Need to deal with the anxiety in one’s life.2. Observing a great number of bottles of whisky indicates a desire for a wilder life.3. One would like to retreat...

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1. Past;2. Backslidden;3. Turned away from God;4. Not ready/preparation needed;5. Retreat;6. Need for introspection;7. Not knowing where you are going. (Genesis 22:13). • Backyard (Garden)1. That which is private;2. Concerning...

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The heavy, protective fabric common to drapes may comment on your concerns about protection and privacy. Closing the drapes may indicate your need to block out the concerns of the...

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(Cave; Den; Harbor, lodge, Refuge, Retreat, Sanctuary) Visiting a Khanqah in a dream means travels, asceticism, piety, fear of wrongdoing, reading the Quran, ceasing to seek worldly gains, observing sexual...

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To dream that you are in paradise signifies a desire to attain nirvana. Your dream further signifies the need to retreat from pressing matters in your waking life.

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1- If we have been blindfolded in a dream, it shows a deliberate attempt is being made to deceive us.If we are blindfolding someone else we are not being honest...

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Gliding down the catwalk with all eyes on you might be heaven for some and a nightmare for others. The meaning of this dream is dependent on how you felt...

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Spiritual regrouping or retreat.A need to go within, explore the feminine self, and integrate experiences before venturing into new lessons. Hiding from self, growth, or calling in the world. Effort...

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(Bond, Connection, Liaison) To have important connections in a dream means compelling one’s enemy to retreat or to accept one’s conditions.To have strong relationships in a dream cools the divine...

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(Social acquaintance) To have important connections in a dream means compelling one’s enemy to retreat or to accept one’s conditions.To have important relationships in a dream also cools the divine...

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To dream that you are in the bedroom signifies aspects of yourself that you keep private. This room is where you rest, where you retreat, and where you sleep and...

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Anything connected to the feet has to do with being grounded and the way you would like to express yourself with regard to your walk through life. Slippers are the...

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You need to be patient and conserve your strength for now; the time to act will come after a period of hibernation. Bear medicine is about the long stillness that...

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Retreat, being overly sensitive, inhibition and lack of contact. This dream symbol appears often when one’s shyness collides with the desire for an energetic lifestyle. Are you facing risks with...

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1- To dream of our own death is to be exploring our own feelings about death; the retreat from the challenge of life or the split between mind and body....

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A womb is often represented by a symbol (e.g. a room) but sometimes it is itself a symbol.(1) It may symbolize (new) life; (the potential for) a new development.(2) It...

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Death is a transition from an awareness of the gross physical to the more spiritual self. It signifies the unseen aspect of life; omniscience, spiritual rebirth; resurrection and reintegration.To dream...

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(1) Teeth may symbolize aggressiveness.(2) False teeth may symbolize insincerity.(3) Losing teeth may symbolize a feeling of - or fear of- getting old or impotent or losing sexual attractiveness. Or...

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1- Dreaming of an island signifies the loneliness one can feci through isolation, self imposed or otherwise. We may feel out of touch with others or with situations around us.An...

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Symbol: The snail is a symbol of resurrection and also virginity. Vision: Seeing a snail: your mono should be “slowly but surely”! A snail retreating into its shell: you expect...

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(see Ascent, Ladder, Mountain, Stairs) Ambitions and the desire for success.If you dream of a very long climb, potentially the desire to retreat or escape. Alternatively, this can portend a...

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(see Clothes, Journey, Travel)If the baggage is overly heavy, you may be earning too great a load physically or emotionally.If the luggage is very old or worn, likely the burden...

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Headache in a dream represents one’s sins. Suffering from a migraine headache in a dream means that one should repent ofhis sins, curtail his plans, distribute money in charity, observe...

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Vision: Seeing the top of a house, the roof, in flames (above you): a warning of impending danger. Walking toward a house where the roof is on fire: it is...

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lucky numbers: 02-13-15-16-17-30friends wearing a, ring: wil receive very pleasant news. others: disputes with best friends; the solution wil be seduced by force. woman dreaming of: a quieting of the...

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Dreams of camping, resting or seeking shelter in a cave are common in dreamland, although few of us have explored caves in waking life. In dreams, the cave, as an...

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(see Spaceship, UFO)If the alien in the dream acts fidgety or ill at ease, ask yourself how comfortable you are with yourself and your appearance. Do you shy away from...

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(see Desert, Oasis) Spiritual or emotional dryness.A self-imposed hermetic retreat for the purpose of delving further into your Higher Self or communing with God.Being buried in sand, or engulfed in...

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To dream of the Garden of Eden may indicate an important choice that may have far-reaching consequences. Sitting alone in the Garden of Eden suggests that it may be necessary...

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In a dream, headache represents sins.If one suffers from a headache in a dream, he should repent for his sins, refrain from what he is doing, distribute money in charity,...

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To dream that you are panting or breathing rapidly suggests that you are experiencing some anxiety, tension, or fear concerning a new situation in your life.To dream that you are...

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Feelings about one’s own death; very occasionally warning about health of person buried. One’s own funeral: it is a common dream to watch one s own funeral. It depicts your...

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lucky numbers: 02-07-33-35-40-44abalone, eating: unusual experience with envious acquaintances. clean, a: wil go into bankruptcy if you cook the books. crawfish, a: in meeting deceit, retreat, regroup and engage in...

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lucky numbers: 01-02-04-22-23-25climbing a ladder to a: solve your problems one at a time to unbounded success. falling off a: a major relapse in judgment; have no firm hold on...

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(see Darkness, Underground)The subconscious or hidden nature within.Archetypal: The womb of the earth—e.g., Earth as our mother who gave all humankind birth and nourishment. Also an emblem for a woman’s...

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All dwelling places generally represent the dreamer’s psychological, emotional, or spiritual condition.The dream may reflect a current reality, issue, or dilemma and attempt to bring the dreamer into greater self-awareness....

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Unlike rivers and seas, lakes, lagoons, pools, ponds and puddles are typically still, so if they feature in your dream, they could be reflecting your emotional calm.If a lagoon appears...

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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 shadow is, first of all, that which is invisible.If it becomes visible in your dream, a very important step toward increasing awareness has been taken.You are beginning to become...

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lucky numbers: 04-07-11-26-39-44being engulfed by rising water: overwhelmed by out-of-control, intense sorrow. causing devastation: head out of bitterness to higher spiritual ground. deluge, crops being lost in a: have the...

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For a Muslim, a crown in a dream represents the Holy Qur’an, knowledge, prosperity or marriage to a wealthy woman. Wearing a crown in a dream means begetting a son,...

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In a dream, Alcyone means dirt or wealth-Aldebran means retreat or one’s sexual organs-Aldromeda means a woman in distress-Alhena means satisfaction or impotence--Antilia means iron-Apus means a heavenly bird-Ara means...

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Stains are a sign of guilt.If you discover a stain on clothing, it shows that you need to conduct a thorough cleaning in your daily life. The stain might be...

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(see Accident, Lightning, Stor??is)Warning or fear of danger. Alternatively, consternation over your ability to survive upheavals.Avalanche: Feeling trapped, frozen, or unable to act. Or, an overwhelmingly heavy burden that you...

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If a dream is specifically set during daylight or nighttime, take into account your waking associations with early morning and nighttime.If you are a night owl, a nighttime dream will...

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lucky numbers: 04-5-25-38-41-48disaster but alive, being in an: fear of fal ing from favor, power or authority. killed: your vision makes a quiet retreat into yourself. falling out of an:...

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If you watch a murder, this refers to aspects of yourself that have been denied expression.If you are running from a murder in your dream, it depicts something you feel...

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A dream in which you are lying sunning yourself on an idyllic beach with rolling sand, gentle waves and warm tropical sunshine may represent simple wish-fulfillment and a longing to...

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(1) Many dreams repeat or allude to childhood experiences and impressions. Nearly all such dreams have a therapeutic purpose, giving us a clearer view of ourselves, perhaps showing us some...

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(Person / Animal) / Death(1) Does the dream contain a dead person you actually knew? If so, the dream may mean you should take notice of what he or she...

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(Reverie, Satellite) The moon in a dream represents a just ruler, his chief minister, a great scholar, a handsome looking boy, a tyrant, or a liar. Seeing the moon as...

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