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Time Stopping Dream Meaning

If you dream about time stopping or freezing, indicates your fears that you won’t be able to cope with the pressures and stresses of everyday life. You may also feel that time is running out in a certain personal situation. [1]

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What does Time Stopping mean in a dream?


If you dream about time stopping or freezing, indicates your fears that you won’t be able to cope with the pressures and stresses of everyday life. You may also feel...

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A certain time on the clock might represent: An awareness of time in general, the passage of time, or its fleeting nature.Being late or early, being short on time, or...

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Dreams of a parking lot symbolize that you are taking a break, stopping in your tracks and checking out. Your dream may be showing you that you’ve been too sedentary,...

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The idea of something “going down the drain,” being wasted, flowing out, or disappearing.Something being lost or gone (such as time or energy) like “water down the drain.” The idea...

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Flow, such as of time or a process.Control of flow, including stopping, starting, or regulating when and how fast something is allowed to proceed.The idea of abundance or an endless...

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lucky numbers: 03-04-08-13-35-48alarm ringing in a: need more balance and discipline to your spurts of wil power. broken, a: trouble from a backbiter. church or city: are part of an...

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Symbolic of stopping someone’s progress in life

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Time, the passage of time, or a concern about time.The idea of limited time or not enough time.The idea of having to wait or having too much time on your...

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Snow symbolize chilled and unexpressed emotions or emotions which have been repressed for an extended period of time.The snow in your dream suggests that you or someone else is emotionally...

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Things you have developed in your life which are not contributing much, or might even be stopping more posi­tive personal growth, misplaced endeavour or energy.See plants.

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1. Entry to a new phase of one’s life.2. New opportunity.3. If gate can’t be opened, something is stopping the dreamer’s abil­ity to go forward.

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Stopping a process or a flow (as in cutting off the electricity).A desire to get rid of, be free from, or not have to deal with something.A feeling or fear...

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Stopping at a 7-Eleven in a dream may be a metaphor for enlightenment It may be a sign reminding you that life is abundant. Anything your heart desires can be...

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The sense of time running out often expresses a genuine desire for more time and is also about getting older.• Are you worried about missing out or being too late...

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Being at a standstill or blocked in some way indicates we are being prevented, or are preventing ourselves, from moving forward. This needs handling with care, since to stop may...

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When we dream of a day- passing, or register that time has passed, we are alerting ourselves to the fact that we need to gauge time in some activity, or...

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Time or schedule.The passage of time.The idea of past or future.A specific time period.See Dates on a Calendar, Time Passing, Time of Year, Time Frame, Month, Appointment, Schedule

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To dream of a giant appearing suddenly before you, denotes that there will be a great struggle between you and your opponents.If the giant succeeds in stopping your journey, you...

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To dream of a camera can suggest we are stopping to take note and record a specific moment that may need closer scrutiny in waking life.If we are being filmed...

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Reaching a stage of advancement— social and conscious. Often, stopping in order to gain a better view. Stairs also represent an interim stage between above and below—between head and belly,...

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(see Baby, Embryo, Miscarriage, Pregnancy)Stopping a project in midstream because of personal or external conflicts.A reflection of pressures or moral struggles pertaining to this issue. Termination of a relationship while...

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Surrender occurs due to a loss of orientation. The dream recommends restarting the jobs that are being completed in the present. The problem is that this dream, occasionally, is not...

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1. Warning;2. Sin stopping destiny;3. Inspection;4. Delay;5. Alternative route required;6. Go back from where you came;7. Heart or artery issue; Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region...

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(1) Does it feel like an executioner’s axe? If so, the symbolism is of punishment and judgement. It may be that you are morally anxious about something you have done...

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Vision: Looking at a barrier: many obstacles are ahead.If something is stopping you, think about what it might be and make sure that you’re on the right path.If the barrier...

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Example: I was in a race riding a horse but couldn’t get to the staning gate in time.The others were way ahead of me jumping the fences. I couldn’t catch...

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The ability to move through time is a fascinating dream symbol, for in dreams time has no limitation whatsoever. In this way, if you are dreaming of time travel as...

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To see a red light in your dream suggests that you need to stop what you are doing and think things through before moving forward. You need to proceed with...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: A tunnel in a dream usually represents the need to explore our own unconscious and those things we have left untouched.If there is a light at...

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A portent of uncertain times ahead, when you literally won’t know if you’re coming or going.If the dreamer found his or her way out and wasn’t particularly concerned about it,...

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Order in everyday life, rushing, stress, and time pressures.See Clock, Time. In addition, take a look at your own life span. How are you using time.7 The image of “time”...

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A particular time of day (such as morning or evening) can represent an actual time frame when the events represented in the dream really happened, or it can set a...

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A watch in a dream expresses concerns about time and deadlines Losing your watch may point to the loss of your sense of time or to your resistance to being...

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To see a stop sign in your dream suggests that you need to stop what you are doing and think about the situation before moving forward. You need to proceed...

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Being partially involved in an issue or situation (since herons are often seen wading).Trying something out, or stopping short of full commitment.Gathering physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual nourishment.A higher perspective.The...

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Dreaming of a specific holiday can represent: A past, expected, imagined, or feared event around that time.A celebratory (or other holiday-related) mood or setting for the dream.Something or someone you...

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Material aspects: To be conscious of people talking in a dream gives a sense of being in contact with our own ability to communicate. We are able to express clearly...

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Time off work or school might represent: Actual time off you’ve had or are expecting.An experience of or desire for freedom, fun, relaxation, free time, or a break from responsibilities.A...

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A particular month (May, August, etc.) can represent the actual time frame of a real-life event portrayed in the dream, or it can set a mood or context that you...

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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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Example: ‘When inside the house I dream of recur­rently, I am terrified of someone, a man who is trying to find and kill me’ (Barbara T). As a young woman...

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Your lifeline, control point; freedom to choose emotional response and experience, ability to anchor self or to move ahead.If you have dropped anchor you are in control of emotions and...

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The time frame, period, or era depicted in a dream can set the mood (such as the 1800s Wild West depicting your workplace) or point to a certain time of...

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1- To be in a rush suggests that we arc having to contend with outside pressures.To be rushing suggests that we ourselves are putting the pressure on.The pressure would be...

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Certain events, milestones, points in time, or periods in your life.Awareness of or concern about your schedule.Planning, scheduling, expecting, or looking forward to something.Remembering something from the past.The personal significance...

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Vision: Dreaming about a barrier of any kind that is stopping you: unconscious scruples or inhibitions are keeping you from finishing a ccrtain projcct.It is not that others are keeping...

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Excellence or popularity (as in a five-star restaurant).The idea of a full set (such as five fingers or five toes).A certain time frame.Something else you associate with five, such as...

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Permission, or control of a boundary (since a valve is what allows or disallows fluid to pass through).Regulation of a flow (such as of emotions or a process).Control of flow,...

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A particular midday occasion in your real life.Taking a break or a rest.Experiencing or needing physical, emotional, mental or spiritual nourishment.Consider also what midday means to you personally, and what...

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If you dream of working full-time, then you may be processing through feelings that relate to your job; perhaps feeling like you are giving too much of your self. You...

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A certain time of year can indicate the actual time frame of the real-life events represented in the dream, or it can set a mood or context.For example, a summertime...

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1- In dreams, winter can represent a time in our lives which is unfruitful. It can also represent old age, a time when our energy is running down.2- At a...

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To dream of a bass fish is a call to patience. Biding your time and facing up to something with renewed clarity is appropriate at this time.To dream that you...

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The restrictions we place upon ourself; our sense of duty and timing; realisation of urgency or having ‘lots of time’. Ticking clock: might be the hean. Big clock: one’s life,...

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1- In dreams, time is irrelevant.To experience something which measures time is often to alert us to the need for measuring our thoughts and activities. When such a symbol is...

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Aging or maturing during a dream can represent: Moving forward through time or within a process.The passage of time in your life, whether or not it’s related to aging.Learning, growing,...

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A schedule, deadline, or issue regarding time in your real life.The idea of efficiency, inefficiency, or time management.An authority figure, rules, expectations, or other outside pressure to which you feel...

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Time element. Allotted time.Check conditions surrounding the clock and the appearance of the clock.It is talking to you about time, a cycle, age or duration of something. Carl Jung called...

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This can indicate restraint or entrapment or feeling stuck in a job, lifestyle or relationship. Is your freedom somehow restricted in waking life? Are your inhibitions stopping you expressing your...

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The brakes in your car or other vehicle can represent: Self-control or caution, or the ability to exercise it.Slowing, stopping, or a delay in some aspect of your life (real,...

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To dream of a pagan indicates the need to spend time in nature and a strengthen your connection with the earth. Life may have been getting busy and the pace...

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The figure of the peasant is associated with the job: to plow the soil, to sow, and then to collect the fruits represent those rewards that come after a hard...

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An event happening in the daytime or “in broad daylight” can represent a real-life event you feel is intended to be open, obvious, public, or for all to see.Productivity or...

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To see yourself working on a beach shows that you will soon be involved with a job, or project, that will be demanding of you in both time and effort.If...

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Dreams of rehab symbolize transformation, and that you need to take time to clean out, purify and release your addiction to an unhealthy substance, person, or way of life. Keep...

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Balanced or solid (as in a tripod).A well-balanced life.A certain time frame.Holiness or a higher power.Something else you associate with three, such as a trio, triangle, time frame, someone’s age,...

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An inability or unwillingness to communicate or express yourself.Consider the reason you couldn’t speak.A throat problem could represent an unwillingness or inability to express yourself or speak for yourself.Laryngitis could...

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The passing of time; enlightenment if lit; melted or fallen indicates little time left; see “melting”

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Unit of time; completion of growing and learning cycle.See Numbers (12) and Time.

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1- To be in a pub in a dream and aware of our behaviour indicates how we relate to groups and what our feelings are about society. We may feel...

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1- Bccause for most people the Christmas tree is associated with a time of celebration, to have one appear in a dream signifies the marking of a particular period of...

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Example: Three of us were on our way to a lively night out and I suggested a short cut through Richmond Park’ (Jasmine C). In Jasmine’s dream the night depicts...

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