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Shape Dream Meaning

A shape (circle, square, triangle, etc.) can have many different meanings depending on its context in the dream.

Consider what stood out about the shape, and what the shape brings to mind.

See also: the meaning of the item that exhibits that shape.

Seemingly random shapes can appear when you’re dropping off to sleep or waking up that can seem important at the time, although they often have no significant meaning.

See also: Person Unknown, Square, Triangle, Symbol, Circle, Rectangle, Diamond Shape, Heart, Erratic, Sign, Shaping, Curve [1]

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Sources and Authors

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

What does Shape mean in a dream?


A shape (circle, square, triangle, etc.) can have many different meanings depending on its context in the dream.Consider what stood out about the shape, and what the shape brings to...

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Something diamond-shaped might represent: High quality or value (as in a diamond jewel or a rating).Chance or risk (as in playing cards, which include a diamond symbol).Consider the context and...

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Balanced or solid.Logical.Symmetry.Consider also what the shape means to you personally and its context in the dream.See Shape, Four, Rectangle

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A foundation or platform.Balanced.Sturdy.Secure.A box or container.Consider what the shape means to you personally and the context in which it appears in the dream.See Shape, Square

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A particular quality or meaning associated with the symbol by you or by cultural traditions.A quality associated with the shape of the symbol (for example, a diamond shape representing excellence).Something...

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An erratic or zigzag shape or pattern might represent randomness or chaos.Something moving in a zigzag pattern could represent: high energy, a process of searching or exploration.Consider the context of...

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Since it trims overgrowth, a hedge trimmer may snip at your natural protective barrier or suggest that you need to refine your ideas a bit. It may refine and shape...

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A word that starts with that letter.A person whose name begins with that letter.A grade or other evaluation.The shape of the letter, or something that shape represents (such as a...

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Shaping or molding a substance (such as manipulating clay into a certain shape) can represent: Making or overseeing changes (such as to yourself or to a plan).Transformation or metamorphosis.Influencing a...

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Ability to adapt or accommodate (as a liquid takes on the shape of its container).Pervasiveness, or an ability to have far-reaching effects (as a liquid naturally spreads into its surroundings).Liquid...

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A dream featuring this underground burrower is a straightforward sign that you are in danger of being undermined by someone you trust; you needn’t be generally suspicious but do be...

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The spiral is actually the truest shape with regard to the movement of all life. Plants, flowers, and even the solar system itself move in a spiral-like direction.If you are...

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The heart is the center of our being and is responsible for pumping life force through us every moment we are alive.It is a symbol of life, passion, and a...

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(see Trees, Rods, Wand)Depending on its size and shape, this can be an emblem of leadership (e.g., “speak softy and carry a big stick”).Freudian: An alternative phallic symbol.A metaphorical message...

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Satisfaction or quenching.Ability to adapt or accommodate (as water assumes the shape of its container).Pervasiveness or ability to have far reaching effects (as water naturally flows and spreads into its...

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Similar to the compass needle, a diamond shape in your dream suggests choices and directions in your life; you are at a crossroads and you either have more or fewer...

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Since the primary cultural association with a table is eating meals, the symbolic nature of this object is about groups and connections, with a potential emphasis on the family. As...

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1- To dream of a metal nut, as in nuts and bolts, is highlighting our ability to construct our lives in such a way that it will hold together. In...

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In dreams, zero denotes timelessness, super-consciousness, eternity and absolute freedom. It also symbolizes spirituality. Because it is linked in shape with seeds and eggs, it also suggests potential yet to...

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(see Eating, Nuts)Generally symbolic of love and fertility. This association probably dates back to when almonds were a maternity charm.For example, the Greek god Attis was conceived with the aid...

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A star in the sky can represent: A goal, dream, or lofty idea (as in “shooting for the stars”).A sense of connectedness across space and time.A source of insight, knowledge,...

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Lice, fleas, bugs: things said, thought or done which make you feel uncomfonable or ashamed; feelings that one is, or someone else is, a parasite in a relationship.Example: I was...

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One of the most well known phallic symbols, as much for its texture as for its shape.

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Odd shape signifies something is not quite right in what the dreamer is observing.

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Psychological / emotional perspective: The number of sides a shape has will be significant, as will the colours. Considerable symbology has grown up around shape. You might also like to...

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Example: ‘A flying saucer dropped a man on our lawn. He was 7 feet tall and stood in a ring of light.The sky was vivid pink and a peculiar aeroplane...

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1. Glory of God (in the shape of clouds) God speaks through nature; 2 Chron. 5:14.

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Desire to communicate, occasionally male sex­uality because of shape.

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Adaptability, steadfastness or the lack of it, and the power to shape. Symbol of temptation.

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Similar to beach, but the crescent shape sometimes depicts a woman’s sexuality and openness to mating. Idioms: at bay, keep at bay.

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The primitive weapon of the Giant. Its phallic shape points to undifferentiated drives. You are being hit over the head with something, in the sense of being overwhelmed.

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1. Life under assault or in decline (decaying).2. One’s fu­ture looks plentiful (in good shape).3. Emotional or intellectual blossoming.

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A tie has two main significances in dreams.For some it can represent correctness and good behaviour, whereas for others, presumably because of its shape, it will signify the phallus and...

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The letter “X” or a marking in the shape of an “X” is symbolic of an area of significance or of particular interest.An “X” can symbolize hidden treasures (earthly or...

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(see Archway, Buildings, Concrete, Stones)While these are sometimes considered phallic due to their shape, in ancient Greece pillars were regularly carved in the shape of a woman whose visage was...

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Is the geometric figure that makes the most efficient use of space.The cells of a honeycomb are hexagonal for this reason and this shape epitomizes nature’s best use of resources.

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1. Pleasant diversions.2. Good luck and much happiness.3. Concepts or understandings begin to take shape or “gel.” 4. Feelings of intense insecurity, loss and uncertainty.

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Caution or yield.Change or transition.Balance, or the importance of it.The idea of three.An arrow indicating something in the dream that’s important or worthy of your attention.See Three, Shape

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Symbolizes the point from which everything starts. In relation to shape, it is the point from which the pattern grows.

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A symbol of the “heart” of one’s spiritual foundation; research details, i.E. Shape, color, etc.; See “foundation”

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Unstable, sweet words or deeds that have taken shape and are now cohesive; see “food”

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The circular shape of a wreath represents the full circle of life, your wholeness and connectivity to the universal oneness.

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The letter 44Y” unites the masculine and the feminine. It also represents the dowsing rod that is used to find something hidden.The “Y” also represents a magical formula where one...

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also see Mosaic1- The mandala is a sacred shape which is so powerful that it is found in one form or another in most religions. Typically, it is a circle...

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Exercising may mention the concerns you have about your physical stamina and the need to get in shape. As a metaphor, it may comment that you need to exercise your...

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Tif a ghost – i.E.A shadowy shape – appears in a dream we may be alerted to our past states of being and ways of behaviour. We need to identify...

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Every interpreter of dreams from Ptolemy to Freud agrees that anything in a cone shape or form represents exceptional sexual or sensual pleasure; so if you’ve had it, you’ll have...

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Things are beginning to take shape and your ideas and plans are coming together. This is a sign that it is all working out.If you are filling out a form,...

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1. If the garden is in poor condition, it means one should take steps to correct whatever is in bad shape in one’s life, usu­ally of a romantic nature.2. Passion.3....

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1. Industry and hard work.2. Success on a project or life’s journey (as in “taking shape” or “shaping up”).3. Feelings of re­sponsibility, perhaps sole responsibility, for a project.

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Vision: Looking at toes: make sure your feet are in good shape, because you have to do a lot of walking; or a trip will turn out to be stressful.Depth...

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As a lethal weapon in the hand of a shadow character, a gun may express the threat of annihilation. As its shape is somewhat like a phallus, a gun may...

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A saw is designed primarily to cut through wood in order to create something of structure.The saw itself represents your ability to change the shape of some form of thought,...

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1. Perfection (shape).2. To put to a vote (blackball).3. Good news in the offing (baseball).4. Feelings of uneasiness (football).5. Child’s birth is imminent (rubber ball).6. Eternity.

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Dreams of aerobics are a sign to get your life into shape and to get a jump on your mental, emotional, spiritual and physical fitness.See Exercise and Step Aerobics.

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An igloo is warm on the inside and cold on the outside and, therefore, signifies the difference between the internal and the external. Because of its shape, based on the...

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Its phallic shape makes it an undeniable symbol of the male sexual organ.To see asparagus out of the ground is a promise of prosperity; to cultivate them is synonymous with...

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Vision: Eating a pie: don’t overindulge right now, your health is not in the best shape. Seeing one pie: enjoy a small pleasure. Making a pie: you are being good...

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To dream that you put a halter on a young horse, shows that you will manage a very prosperous and clean business. Love matters will shape themselves to suit you.To...

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Material aspects: Often because of its shape, the fig is associated with sexuality, fertility, masculinity and prosperity.To dream of eating figs may well be a recognition that some kind of...

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Very subtle influences come into play when we begin to develop spiritually. Hair plaited into the shape of a crown – or wound round the head – indicates spiritual attainment....

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1. Relationship commitment is in the offing.2. Wealth and security (a diamond ring).3. To keep one’s word or promise.4. Harmony, balance; completion (circular shape).5. Joyous announcement is to come (as...

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Asters signify hope Resembling a star in shape, they conjure the adage “to wash upon a star,’’

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Spiritually, base material suggests crudeness and the unformed – something which has not yet taken shape. Our ‘basic instincts’ may be brought into play, requiring that we go back to...

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Gives gender-specific: Because of its shape, the obelisk obviously has phallic connotations. In both men’s and women’s dreams it may also represent a hard unforgiving ‘core’ within the personality.

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Used as a psychiatrist’s couch, represents need to know oneself, to examine programs and beliefs on a deeper level.If a couch in your living room, symbolizes something that is going...

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1. Wealth and good fortune.2. Portions of personality— usually negative or mischievous, sometimes sexual.3. Falseness, deception, sometimes self-deception (as in the “devil assumes a pleasing shape”).4. Repressed guilt.

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To see trays in your dream, denotes your wealth will be foolishly wasted, and surprises of unpleasant nature will shock you.If the trays seem to be filled with valuables, surprises...

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Dreams of a tummy tuck can represent a desire for a more svelte shape and to be more physically appealing. This dream could also be a message to release all...

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In dreams, the courtyard is a place of refuge, if only transitory at times, and often the shape will be relevant.A square courtyard would focus on physical or material concerns...

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A reminder of Death and the meaning of life. This symbol often points to a feeling of spiritual emptiness. On the other hand, it also addresses the shape, structure, and...

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To dream of looking at a thermometer, denotes unsatisfactory business, and disagreements in the home.To see a broken one, foreshadows illness.If the mercury seems to be falling, your affairs will...

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Untruthfulness, “spinning a yarn,” or thoughts and feelings that are taking shape very slowly.See Thread.Folklore: Prosperity. In folk tradition, dreaming about spinning a yam is thought to bring luck in...

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Used humorously, you are being a pill; shape up your act. Also, you have created a hard pill to swallow and are in the process of taking your own medicine,...

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To dream of seeing a marmot, denotes that sly enemies are approaching you in the shape of fair women.For a young woman to dream of a marmot, foretells that temptation...

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The snail shell symbolizes the perfection of nature’s creativity, which is also echoed in mathematical fractals (repeated patterns).The spiral shape of the snail shell is symbolic of the labyrinth.

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(see Compute?; Music)Because of its shape, a compact disc may be interpreted as an alternative circle emblem.Information crunching. Perhaps you’ve been studying too much, or trying to integrate too much...

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Protection, depending upon condition of roof. Flat roof cuts you off from energy; examine structure and shape, such as dome-shaped, A-frame, and so on. Cover or necessary protection for crown...

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Sense of beauty; flowering of the feeling quality or ability; the sexual organs, depending on shape. Example: So for the third time I held the woman and made love.The woman’s...

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Tradition says that lakes are symbolic of romantic emotions.If the lake is calm, your love life is probably in good shape and you feel safe.If it’s stormy water, though, you...

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To see a series of ingredients ready can indicate the need to put a certain aspect of your life in order, whether it is in your work or domestic or...

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Whole or wholeness.Inclusion or exclusion.Femininity.Perfection.Well-roundedness.For more clues, consider the context, what stood out about the circle, and what it brings to mind for you.A group of people in a circle...

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Vegetables and fruit are a vital source of nourishment in the real world, and in dreamland their reference is usually to feeding the emotions rather than nourishing the body.In general,...

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Order or organization in your life.Solid or sturdy.Balanced, even, or symmetrical.A square, cube, box, or something with that shape.Something else you associate with four, such as a quartet, time frame,...

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Material aspects: Many musical instruments – particularly wind instruments – indicate extremes of emotion, enticement and flattery. Because of its shape the flute is often taken as a symbol of...

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They represent fecundity and immortality. They are indicative of a good spiritual, economic, or emotional moment. They are also symbols that reflect the relationship of the dreamer with their sexuality,...

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Petals are a magnified emphasis of the presented flower. They can celebrate a marriage or unity of any kind. The shape or number of petals reflect a flowering aspect or...

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