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Veil Dream Meaning

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(See also: Curtain, Dancing, Fabric, Wedding)

Separations between people, situations, or dimensions.

The Hebrew veils ot the temple marked the line between the outer and inner sanctuary, the latter of which was YHWH’s abode.

Societal transitions, just as marriage veils mark the transition from single woman to wife.

Insecurity.

The need to hide behind something so that your true feelings cannot be seen.

Dreaming of bridal veils, especially for a woman, portends successful changes.

Putting aside a veil reflects a willingness to accept a change in status or role in a situation.

Celtic: The movement of fate, which can never be totally seen or known within mortal limits. It was believed that a peek behind fate’s veil presaged death.

Seven veils, such as those possessed by Salome and Isis, represent the planetary spheres (See also: Planets, Zodiac Signs). On the dream plane, this may open new insight into the weavings of fate or destiny as they interact with your free will.

Veils may also reflect endings, as they were often worn by widows during mourning. [1]

To dream that you wear a veil, denotes that you will not be perfectly sincere with your lover, and you will be forced to use stratagem to retain him.

To see others wearing veils, you will be maligned and defamed by apparent friends.

An old, or torn veil, warns you that deceit is being thrown around you with sinister design.

For a young woman to dream that she loses her veil, denotes that her lover sees through her deceitful ways and is likely to retaliate with the same.

To dream of seeing a bridal veil, foretells that you will make a successful change in the immediate future, and much happiness in your position.

For a young woman to dream that she wears a bridal veil, denotes that she will engage in some affair which will afford her lasting profit and enjoyment.

If it gets loose, or any accident befalls it, she will be burdened with sadness and pain.

To throw a veil aside, indicates separation or disgrace.

To see mourning veils in your dreams, signifies distress and trouble, and embarrassment in business. [2]

This is an invitation to knowledge, but serves to hide the face and suggests, at the same time, that which it hides. In parallel, to dream of a veil should also encourage you to fight against that which shames you. For a woman, it denotes an erotic game and seduction. Additionally, according to Freud, it symbolizes the female hymen and the fear of sexual relations.

The monks occasionally wear veils. In spiritual terms, this dream could represent a rejection of mundane things. On the other hand, oneiric superstition says that dreaming of a black veil predicts a break in love. A white one, in contrast, foreshadows marriage. [3]

Vision: Do you want to hide something—from yourself or others? Women who pretend to have orgasms often dream about a veil. Wearing a veil: someone wants to hide something from you that you are dying to know, but don’t believe everything you’ve been told.

A torn veil: your relationship is in danger of breaking up.

Depth Psychology: Are you walking through life “veiled”—are you isolating or do you feel alone? Are others hiding behind a veil to deceive you? Is there a veil between you and the person you love? See Curtain. [4]

A veil obscures the object it covers, and in a dream, it connects to anything that is partially hidden.

A veil as connected to a marriage ceremony has the added connotation of the separation between two things that are about to merge and integrate, and when the veil is lifted, that process has occurred.

The lifting of the veil is also a New Age expression for accelerating consciousness. What confusion in your life needs to be or is about to be cleared up? [5]

See also: Clothes

1- When an object is veiled in a dream, there is some kind of secret which needs to be revealed. We may, as dreamers, be concealing something from ourselves, but we could also be being kept in ignorance by others.

2- fhe mind has different ways of indicating hidden thoughts in dreams.

The veil is one of these symbols.

3- A veil can represent all that is hidden and mysterious - and this translates into aspects of the Occult. [6]

Insecurity, hidden.

A veil embodies mystery and concealment.

If the dreamer is veiled, this image may signify a partially recognized or half-revealed side of the dreamer’s psyche.

The veil can represent mourning or submission to authority as evidenced by the nun’s veil and the bridal veil.

The veil can also symbolize a transition from one phase of life to another [7]

A veil on a hat may signify a mysterious woman who may bring enchantment into a man’s life. It may also indicate that your vision is veiled from the truth.

A wedding veil may represent the qualities of the bride, which traditionally were kept concealed until the ceremony was complete. In this way, a veil may be an indication of a woman’s sexuality. [8]

Hiding or obscuring.

Protection.

Innocence.

Femininity.

An issue relating to a particular role, rule, or tradition.

Anticipating, desiring, or fearing a particular real-life event.

Consider also the type of veil, its context and purpose, and your feelings about it.

See also: Scarf, Cover, Bride, Wedding Dress, Wedding, Hat, Crown [9]

A veil can represent all that is hidden and mysterious – and this often translates into aspects of the occult.

To take the veil suggests becoming a nun and, therefore, adopting a spiritual path.

The veil is also a way of shrouding the feminine in order to avoid temptation and is for many women a badge of faith. [10]

Psychological / emotional perspective: The mind has different ways of indicating hidden thoughts in dreams.

The veil is one of these symbols. When an object is veiled in a dream, there is some kind of secret, which cannot be revealed except to the initiated or those ‘in the know’. [11]

A symbol for secret. Something is being hidden— something is being portrayed falsely.

See also: Virgin. Fearing down a veil symbolizes Defloration. But it also refers to protection in the sense of having essential emotional boundaries. Warning of, and emphasis on, emotional immunity. [12]

If you dream that you are wearing a veil that hides your face you may suffer because of your own insincerity.

To see the veil on another person reverses the interpretation.

A bridal veil means a new opportunity. Mourning veils, embarrassing momentary troubles. [13]

Material aspects: We may, as dreamers, be concealing something from ourselves, but we could also be being kept in ignorance by others. Depending on our own attitude the veil may symbolize submission to an external authority. [14]
A woman who wears a veil in a dream must guard against insincerity with her lover.

If she dreams that she loses a veil, it is an indication that her lover will find out that she is deceitful. [15]

To dream of a convent veil, signifies that vou will lose your liberty. If you dream of wearing a white veil, look for honors received secretly; if it be black, you will be noted for penetration. [16]
1. Deception;

2. Hidden;

3. Transition from flesh to spirit,(The day Jesus died on the cross the veil rent in two); Luke 24:45; 2 Cor. 3:13-16; Mark 15:37-38; Ex. 26:31-35. [17]

1. Hidden information, secrets.

2. Lack of vanity, modesty. Concealed aspect of personality (woman wearing a veil). Mystery revealed (to remove). [18]

To dream that you are wearing a Veil is a bad omen, even if it is a Bridal Veil, unless you remove it before the dream is concluded. [19]
A dream of modesty (Gypsy). Symbol of hidden things (Tarot). Symbol also of the submission of woman to man. [20]
Dreams of a veil reflect an element of mystery, surprise, secrecy, lack of disclosure and intimacy.

See also: Mask. [21]

To dream that you are wearing a veil means that you are not being sincere with your boyfriend or crush. [22]
Used for modesty, to conceal, i.E.

A wedding veil carried away by the wind is a pending divorce [23]

1. Spiritual blindness;

2. Secret (as in), “secret place” 2 Cor. 3:13-14; Heb. 6:19 [24]

Wearing a veil in your dreams symbolizes your insecurity in waking life. [25]
Covering or something hidden, Song. 1:7 [26]
lucky numbers: 04-10-12-22-33-37

arranging a, on your head: a pretentious cover-up, making sacred what never was.

bridal, a: propitious prospects for great happiness.

having a: are disguising a forbidden thought in a spiritual overtone.

losing a: wil lose your lover after your dispute with his superior.

opening a, or folding it: an important truth has been unveiled.

over a dead person: favorable circumstances wil assist at a wedding.

tear in a veil: wil lose protective support when your insincerity is exposed.

wearing a: your secretive actions are for self-preservation, not self-enhancement.

others: mystery and modesty. [29]

(Attire) In a dream, a woman’s veil represents her religion.

For a woman, wearing a veil in a dream means marriage, prosperity, beauty. Wearing a black veil in a dream means marrying a poor man.

If a man sees himself wearing a veil in a dream, it means that he will commit adultery with his female servant.

(See also: Apparel; Climbing a mountain; Closet; Khimiir, Protection, Uncertainty, Wife, Yashmak) [30]

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Sources and Authors

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Insecurity, hidden.A veil embodies mystery and concealment.If the dreamer is veiled, this image may signify a partially recognized or half-revealed side of the dreamer’s psyche.The veil can represent mourning or...

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When we, or others, are wearing a veil we are either trying to hide something, or are only partially accepting knowledge about ourselves or our relationship to others. Also consult...

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(Turk. Double veil worn by Muslim women, Apparel, Attire, arb. Khimar, Niqab) A yashmak or a veil covering the lower part of the face up to the eyes in a...

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Dreams of a wedding veil signify suspense and the magical mystery of your relationship. You are realizing that you will never really know all there is to know about your...

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Dreams of the bewitching hour signify that you are feeling between worlds as you transform from one phase of your life to the next. At midnight, the veil between worlds...

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(A piece of fabric worn by some women as part of their headdress; To conceal one’s face; Attire; Cap, Garb, Mantle, Mantilla, Veil) In a dream, a khimar represents a...

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Wearing or trying on a wedding dress (or veil) can represent: The idea of your own wedding (such as remembering or imagining your real wedding, or exploring the idea of...

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(see Door, Fabric, Obstacles, Veil, Windows)Differences in, or separations between, groups of people, ideals, and dimensions. In the Old Testament, a veil or curtain separated the outer court and the...

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Dreams of a canopy symbolize royalty, protection, and a veil of secrecy.See Bed.

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(Adornment, Attire, Costume, Garb, Veil) In a dream, one’s apparel vary in meaning depending on their contents, colors or type, etcetera. Wearing one’s garb in the winter in a dream...

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General Meaning: This is the same as the word Veil used in Scriptures.A curtain speaks of things that are hidden. Going behind the veil speaks of entering into an intimate...

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Climbing a mountain, enjoying its vegetations and drinking from its fresh and sweet water in a dream means sheltering one’s chastity in the company of one’s wife.(Also see Kllimar, Veil)

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If you dream of sheets on a bed, then this represents unconscious behavior or a veil to cover your unconscious and intimate feelings.If the sheets are blowing in the wind,...

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Any tool of communication – telephone, mobile or cellphone, email, fax machine, computer, internet, television – suggests that the veil between the spiritual and physical worlds can be penetrated. We...

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For a woman to dream of sea foam, foretells that indiscriminate and demoralizing pleasures will distract her from the paths of rectitude.If she wears a bridal veil of sea foam,...

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Dreams of a bed represent comfort, relaxation, rejuvenation, sexuality, intimacy and privacy.The bed is considered the safest place in the world, the place where you allow yourself to be the...

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Dreams of smoke are indicators of fire, passion or danger. Smoke is also a symbol of a veil, mystery, or mist to hide a secret, as in “smoke and mirrors”....

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