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Shut Dream Meaning

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Sources and Authors

  1. Islamic Dream Interpretation by Ibn Seerin [Back to dream]

What does Shut mean in a dream?


Windows offer a view from the outside world into the inner sanctums of a home. Drapes have the function of creating privacy as well as adorning this aspect of transparency...

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To end abruptly; see “shut”

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Desire to make someone one knows and dislikes stop talking (“shut your yap”).

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Enable one to shut out or prevent outside visibility to inside one’s domain; see “window”

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Curtain(s)(1) The curtains may symbolize your inability or unwillingness to look at the hidden parts of yourself — emotions, attitudes, drives which, because of your fears*, you keep shut in...

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It is one of the best omens possible to hear a bird singing happily; it is Nature in her kindest mood. But if the songster is shut up in a...

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To see a corpse in your dream, represents an aspect of yourself that has died or is being repressed. Or it may mean that you are unexpressive - you have...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Being shut out suggests rejection by others but if we ourselves are shutting something out then we are not prepared to include what is represented in...

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Vision: Seeing a bird’s beak; a suggestion to finally “speak up” or—depending on the rest of the dream symbols—to “shut up.” Only you will know the meaning at this moment!

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Material aspects: When we are bolting a door we may be trying to shut something in or out – often a feeling or emotion. When a plant has bolted or...

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Dreams of a clamp represent being closed up emotionally, your lips are sealed and your secrets are safe. Perhaps you are feeling shut down, protected and afraid of exposure.

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Dreams of lock jaw represent anger or stress clamping your jaw shut, or that you are not trusting your true expression. Your subconscious mind is giving you permission to ask...

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Dreams of a curfew symbolize restriction and a fear of being shut out of your social circle if you don’t conform. This dream can also be about acceptance or rebellion...

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To experience an absence, or sense of nothingness, suggests the void. This is more easily accessed in the dream state, since our waking brain receives too much input via our...

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Dreams of a screen saver reflects your default self image, the “you” that the world sees when you are checked out, shut down, as in when the lights are on...

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To see some one emerging from a trap-door is a dream of a secret divulged; shut down it denotes mystery, hidden treasures, etc.(Gypsy).

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Nails are used to hold wood together in a construction project. Thus, they may remind you to nail things shut with regard to a business deal. They may also symbolically...

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To dream you see a swarm of flies signifies enemies and unreasonable persons that will scandalize you.To dream that you shut in files, and that you kilt them, is good...

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lucky numbers: 05-12-24-28-34-38armored car, in an: the only influence should be your own. wearing: the frightened child needs to peek its head out of the shel . others: shut out...

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Dreams of a valve signify your ability to control, manipulate and/or regulate the flow of abundance, emotions, and creative energy in your life.If you dream that the valve is shut...

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This dream depends upon the circumstances.If the Landscape is a fine open one, that gives you pleasure, then it is a most fortunate dream. But if the view is shut...

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General Meaning: A key speaks of license, authority and calling. Every believer has been given a key to salvation.• When you became born again, you were given the name of...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Being shut in suggests that we are emotionally restricted and may feel we cannot express ourselves properly. Going into a building in dreams, for example, suggests...

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Desires, something we are looking for or want—love, fame, sex; place of work or business. Idioms: shop around; set up shop; shut up shop, talk shop; closed shop.See shopkeeper under...

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A closed clam may state that you are shut tight as a clam and are cold emotionally. Eating steamed clams may be a response to an opening in a recent...

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Eyes have many associations, and thus constitute a difficult symbol to interpret. Eyes are associated with wisdom, knowledge, enlightenment, perceptiveness, and gods and goddesses. Eyes may also be crossed, blinded,...

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Material aspects: Dreaming of locking a padlock suggests that we are attempting to shut a feeling or emotion away. We are not able to explore these at this time. This...

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Material aspects: When we feel we are suffocating in a dream, it may be that our own fears are threatening to overwhelm us. It can also indicate that we are...

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Material aspects: To be held within the circumference of a circle is to be made aware through dream images of the limitations we may have set ourselves.To be shut out...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: If the door in the dream is shut or difficult to open, it indicates we are creating obstacles for ourselves, whereas if the door is open...

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To dream of hail signifies sorrow and trouble, and sometimes that the most hidden secrets shall be revealed and made known.To dream of great and long-continued bail, attended with tempest...

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When the electrical rhythm of the heart is in a chaotic overload, a defibrillator stops the heart with a jolt of electricity with the intention of supporting it to start...

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(1) Are you in prison in the dream? This probably means you arc not tree: your behaviour is to some extent compulsive, that is, not under conscious control.If so, you...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: It is very easy to lock away the emotions, supposedly to keep them safe.A lock appearing in a dream may alert us to the fact that...

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Being cold or emotionally or sexually. It depicts what is meant by the term cold shoulder, where we shut off any dis­play of warmth or compassion. It also therefore shows...

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1- Previously, ivory was a precious and valuable substance. In today’s more environmentally friendly society, however, it is something which must be preserved. Thus, to dream of ivory is to...

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Records, cassettes, and CDs can simply represent the pleasure you feel when you listen to music but they can also, depending on your personal associations with the music being played,...

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(1) Something covered with dust is something that hasn’t been touched or used for a long time. Is there some shut-awav and forgotten part of your personality that you ought...

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Impaired eyesight (when you can see well in real life) can represent: Feeling lost or disoriented.A lack of mental or emotional clarity, such as about your life or direction.An inability...

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A bathroom represents the consciousness of individuation and privacy.It is the room where we get to shut the door and be with ourselves in total intimacy.It is also a symbol...

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It is very common for people to dream about ex-partners. Individuals that have been an important part of our lives continue to take up a part of our mind and...

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Wandering about a park or enjoying a picnic in your dream may refer to the need for temporary relief from life’s harsh realities. It may be interpreted as wish-fulfillment; are...

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(1) If your aloneness in the dream is painful, your dream is probably expressing your fear of being alone, or resentment at being shut out from warm human relationships or...

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What you feel in a dream, and the feeling tone of particular items or the environment in a dream are extremely important.(1) Feelings in dreams are not symbolic: they represent...

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(Shut) If a single man sees himself shutting a door in a dream, it means that he will marry a righteous woman.If a married man sees himself shutting a door...

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We raise our voices in volume when what we are expressing is fueled by anger or a sense of higher stakes with regard to what we want to express. In...

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Flowers, lilies, figs and ripening fruits all have female sexual symbolism. The red rose is a traditional symbol of romantic love and passion, suggesting to Freudians the female sexual organs....

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This is symbolic of exertion in your current life’s journey. Any path in a dream, such as a road, trail, or walkway, connects to your journey through life.The degree of...

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You are trying to break from your routine. You may be putting too much pressure on yourself to succeed. This dream is unfortunately an admonition for your sensuality and indulgence....

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A law court in a dream may make you focus on your capacity to make fair judgments in complicated matters concerning work, friends or family members. It may also highlight...

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If, in a dream, you or someone or something else is in chains or in some other way tied up or restrained, the meaning is almost certainly that some part...

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The mouth is related to the ability to communicate with others, but also with the ability to breathe, to eat, to drink, and to kiss—in other words, to establish any...

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A dream that features snow has a similar interpretation to dreams that feature frost, only this time the message is highlighted ever more. Snow in dreams could reflect your emotional...

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An oyster in your dream may have sexual connotations. It usually represents the female sex organ or, if eaten by a man, may represent his ability or desire to perform...

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The mouth represents the devouring, demanding aspects of yourself; it can also signify your need to communicate about something that is upsetting you.If the mouth is open, this may represent...

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lucky numbers: 01-10-17-27-31-41argument with your, having an: present a viable alternate route to a solution or shut up. employees being idle: request assistance for those who are in poverty. insolent:...

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Dreams are an overwhelmingly visual experience and Freud generally treated dream images as signs. Signs are images that point to something else. Freud believed the unconscious was purposely hiding the...

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An orgasm is an explosion of complex activity in the brain and nervous system that stimulates an enormous amount of pleasure through the release of neurotransmitters and the contraction of...

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Universal Landscape: Tools for nurturing. Social grace with meeting needs.Dreaming Lens: Were you using the silverware to eat or preparing to do so? Was the silverware clean or dirty? Did...

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For Jungians, windows offer a view of the outside world. To see windows in your dream signifies points of view, perspectives, insights and the eyes through which you view life.If...

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Universal Landscape: Individuation and privacy.Dreaming Lens: Were you in a bathroom? Were you trying to get to one? Was it a private bathroom, or a public restroom? Did you know...

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Universal Landscape: An opening in perspective.Dreaming Lens: Were you inside or outside? Were you looking through the window? Was the window covered or decorated? Was it open, shut, or boarded...

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According to Freud, a tower is a phallic symbol, signifying in its sturdiness the sexual self-confidence of a male dreamer. In dreams, towers represent psychological constructions you may have built...

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If you dream of being underground, this may suggest a desire for personal transformation—the death of the old to make way for the new.If you experience the nightmare of being...

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lucky numbers: 08-12-15-21-26-39comes apart and breaks down: a state of depression with little outlet. condenses two or more programs: someone plots against you. crashing: your action has not been properly...

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Universal Landscape: Exertion or ease in your current life’s journey.Dreaming Lens: Were you going uphill or down? Was the uphill challenging? Was the downhill easy or frightening? How much further...

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General Meaning: A new season that is either spiritual or relating to business. Spiritual: • Isaiah 45:1 ...and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the...

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lucky numbers: 06-17-21-29-32-44alone: unfortunate woes can be handled by you alone. being eaten by a lion: a prominent person wil take credit for your actions. shark: are devoured by your...

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We typically spend more than two hours each night dreaming but there is much that scientists do not know about how or why we dream.Freud, who greatly influenced the field...

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In the past, when people lived and worked on the land, the weather was very important and people watched for patterns to help them predict the future weather. They then...

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If a shelled mollusk, such as a scallop or cowry, caught your eye in your dream, this may suggest female sexuality. Dream shellfish—in the same manner as the crustaceans—represent the...

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Animals in dreams represent primitive drives and desires, such as fear, lust and anger that can only be really understood on an instinctual level.Thus, to dream of a certain animal...

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(see also Anxiety, Escape, Flight (= Fleeing))Fear is a common theme in dreams and is the essence of what are called nightmares. Its significance may pardy depend on what, in...

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“The interpretation of dreams is the real path to knowing the soul.” SIGMUND FREUD Clear and personalized messages Before jumping in to discover the hidden messages that filter into our...

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