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Verbal Communication Dream Meaning

Telephones and cellphones in dreams are symbols of instant communication in both the real world and dreamland. The message of your dream in which you picked up the phone to call someone almost certainly indicates that you are thinking about them and need to communicate something to them.

If you had a telephone conversation that was one sided and you couldn’t get a word in, does this mirror how you feel about someone in waking life or was your unconscious simply urging you to be more assertive in waking life?

Alternatively, was your unconscious drawing your attention to your own tendency to monopolize conversations? Dreaming of phone or cellphone conversations may also be reminding you to say or do something in waking life; the context of your dream and the symbols within it may give you a clue as to what that‘something’ is.

If, in your dream, you dialed a number and nobody picked up the phone, do you feel that nobody is listening to your point of view in waking life?

Similarly if you dreamed of making a call to the emergency services, could your unconscious be expressing your fear about someone or something in your waking life or that you are in urgent need of support or help. [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Element Encyclopedia by Theresa Cheung [Back to dream]

What does VERBAL COMMUNICATION mean in a dream?


A non-verbal answer indicates a lack of communication

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Something that’s fashionable (or that’s a trend or fad) can represent: A desire to be like others or to follow the lead of someone else.Copying others somewhere in your life.The...

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Lack of verbal communication, not loving yourself, suppression. Martyr syndrome.

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Closed down, lack of verbal communication, suppression. Inflexibility in attitudes and unwillingness to move. Examine your ideas and loosen up.

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1. Use caution regarding projects or situations (as in to “stick one’s neck out”).2. Possible illness.3. Some friends may not be what they appear or all they say they are.4....

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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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Tremendous power for verbal expression, which must be watched carefully so not used destructively. Fear of the misuse of verbal power. Integration of physical and emotional energy in a precarious...

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Because teeth are located in the mouth, dreams of teeth have a great deal to do with issues of communication and your ability to process, or “chew on”, the data...

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Fun or playfulness.Intuition.Tuning into non-verbal communication or cues.Connecting with someone who’s different from yourself, or the willingness or ability to do so.Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or...

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Sometimes your dreaming mind will use visual, verbal or colloquial puns to get a point across. For example, if your dream contained images of hands, this could indicate that you...

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Because communication via the telephone usually means that we are not able to see the recipient, using the telephone in a dream can signify communication with spirit or with guardian...

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Someone’s voicemail answering when you call them can represent: An inability to communicate or difficult communication.Physical, emotional, or mental unavailability of someone.Having trouble being heard, getting a point across, or...

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Dreams are a unique form of communication; a way for your dreaming self to communicate with you.Sometimes the messages contained within dreams can be obscure and difficult to interpret but...

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E-mail is the communication venue of the new world order. We are simultaneously brought closer together and further isolated by this almost instantaneous way of connecting our thoughts to the...

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This dream image connects to the integration of verbal qualities and power and communication issues in general. While some elements of sexual dreams are just that—sexual dreams expressing unrealized desire—there...

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You are struggling to speak your mind and facing an overwhelming or dangerous block to effective communication. Any experience that connects with the neck and throat places us in the...

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An actual radio or another type of media (TV, audio player, etc.).Connection or interaction (with the world, people, places, experiences, etc.), especially in a detached way (as a with radio).A...

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Blue is the color of communication and connects to the body through the throat and the thyroid gland. There is a connection between our metabolic activity, which is regulated by...

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This is a dream about communication that is changeable or impermanent.A pencil symbolically connects with communication issues.The fact that they are erasable adds an element of impermanence to the meaning...

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Communication, message, meaning, expression, or creativity that is visible or obvious.Permanent, unchangeable, or difficult to change (such as an agreement).See Pen or Pencil, Writing, Communication, Tattoo

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1- Hearing foreign or strange language in dreams illustrates some kind of communication, either from within or from the Collective Unconscious. It has not yet become clcar enough for us...

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(see Ciystals, Gems, Jewelry, Stones)Divine favor. In the 16th century the bishop of Rennes in his book, De Lapidum, a treatise on the mystical uses of gems, recommended agates for...

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A verbal or physical conflict between cocky individuals

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Verbal whipping of self or others; self-punishment. Aggression, hostility.

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Writing is a means of communication. In dreams it may be a symbol of communicating with others, but it mostly represents communication with oneself.If you are writing in a dream...

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Your ability to articulate or express yourself.Communication.Expression of thoughts, feedback, opinion, or criticism.Talkativeness.Trying or “tasting” something.Connecting with or experiencing the world around you.See Mouth, Communication, Licking

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Usually we live on the surface of our mind. In sleep we dive down deeper but lose our sense of self.If we maintain some awareness in these deeps of the...

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Cleaning up verbal expression. Fear of pain and being out of control.

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1. Having an affair.2. Making a verbal faux pas that is embarrassing to someone else and/or oneself.

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A means of spiritual attack, i.E. Verbal, financial, physical, etc.

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A particular smell or odor can represent: The thing or person emitting the smell.Something else you associate with the smell (such as a setting, person, or event).An idea typically associated...

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Communication.Connection.A real or imagined interaction between two people.A desire for or fear of receiving a particular message (or sending one).Expressing yourself or being heard.A cell phone can represent personal or...

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1. Big mouth; Gal. 5:15;2. Can drag you down,3. Vicious verbal attack; ) 1 Pet. 5:8;4. The devil; Job 41,1

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A persistent, but futile verbal effort; see “clothing”

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Nerves or the nervous system can represent: Interaction.Communication or inner communication.Connections.A network.See Body Part, Feeling

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A past, expected, desired, imagined, or feared communication (perhaps to or from someone specific in your life).The idea of expressing yourself to someone or wanting to be heard by them.See...

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1. Confusion, difficulties with communication.2. Obstacles related to communication or journeys, possibly life journeys.3. Understanding concepts and ideas lies just out of reach.

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Email and texting are a symbol of communication and connection in dreams; this connection may be through your thoughts and intuition, and not simply through physical links such as the...

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You are dreaming of communication and intimacy and your ability to control these elements of life.The lips are the sensuous guardians of the center of communication and intimate exchange. They...

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Talking, or other forms of communication.Communicating well or with strength.Ability to “take in,” process, or break down events or information from the world around you.Perceived masculinity or femininity, depending on...

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This symbolizes communication without words. The dreamer may feel the need to know or understand something that, at the moment, escapes her. However, it is not a negative dream. Although...

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A toothpick in a dream may indicate that you are being picky. Toothpicks may also indicate the need to remove deeply embedded beliefs about a topic of communication before saying...

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Communication.A phone ringing can represent: a real, imagined, desired, or feared communication (or other contact) with another person, a request for your time or attention.A bell ringing can represent: a...

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Connection.Communication.Joining or binding together.For more clues, consider the type, purpose, and context of the wire.See Electricity, Communication, Joining Together, Attached, Tying, Metal

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Feelings arising from the unconscious which might be painful/sting the dreamer, bnng a sense of helplessness/ spinelessness, or are from a non-verbal level of memory.

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The internet, web, or “online” can represent: Communication.Connection, community, or network.The idea of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.The human collective, or shared human consciousness.Connecting with...

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Sense of community and communication; or a representation of your head / mind and its intellectual abilities. As a meeting place, the hall symbolizes your sharing and openness to the...

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1- To dream of giving or receiving a card such as a birthday card alerts us to the need for a specific kind of communication with the addressee. We mav...

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To see your fingers in your dream means you are good at taking acting and communicating with others. physical and mental dexterity. They indicate manipulation, action and non-verbal communication. Here...

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Throat chakra is the source of verbalization and communication.If being strangled you are blocking verbalization, suppressing your feelings. Sore throat is need for balance in communication.See Neck.

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1- Receiving a telegram in a dream highlights communication in the most efficient way possible under the circumstances. It indicates that a part of ourselves is attempting to give us...

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News, new information, change, or a message or update.A source of information (a person, website, social media, etc.).Communication in general.The media, “the establishment,” or a particular media institution.See Media, Communication

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Listening to someone or something can represent: Interest.Compassion or understanding.Respect.Advice, or taking advice.Obedience.A desire for information or to understand.Communication.Spying.Consider the context, who’s talking and who’s listening, and their motivations.See Communication,...

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Your inner thought process or your relationship with yourself.Security and safety, especially on the emotional level.If you share a bed with someone else in real life, a bed could represent...

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Dreams of the military denote strict, rigid discipline and self criticism. This dream symbolizes that you are feeling defensive and under verbal or physical attack.

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Real or imagined: Communication or message, or the person who sends or delivers it.A mode of delivery (such as through a particular person, delivery service, or the news media).See Delivery,...

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Communication or connection.A dialogue.News or information.Sending a text message can mean you have news, something to ask, or something to express to someone.Receiving a text message can represent the idea...

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Cards of any type signify visual communication and the ability to convey a message spiritually.The tarot – our inner truth – can be used as images in dream work.To dream...

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Talking in dreams signifies spiritual communication, whether that is the passing on of spiritual knowledge or communication from spiritual entities.

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Communication.An actual, imagined, desired, or feared message.A desire to communicate with a particular person, or to feel more heard in general.Help or support (or a desire for it).Consider also the...

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1- Before satellites were invented, the stars were used as fixed points in communication. Nowadays a satellite would suggest efficient, effective contact. We are more globally aware of the effect...

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A fence is a blockage, but it is also protection.Dream fences are sometimes symbolic of certain common verbal expressions, such as feeling “fenced in” and “straddling the fence.”

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Dreams of ammunition symbolize that you are on the defensive in your life. Perhaps you’ve been firing verbal attacks or feeling the need to protect yourself from caustic energy that...

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All birds are to be considered messengers from higher consciousness and other dimensions.The blue jay specifically is one of the more talkative birds, so its meaning connects with communication. Its...

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Dreams of this literary accomplishment represent that you are realizing the power of your words, whether written, spoken or contained within your own mind. Your dream is giving you the...

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Something garbled or muddled (such as words you can’t read) can represent: An actual or imagined communication problem.A desire to understand something, get an answer, or get help somehow in...

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lucky numbers: 08-14-19-26-36-47loss of friends: extend your circle of friends by socializing. relatives: you have not received support from people important to you. work: make an effort to talk to...

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A man with a mustache may appear in a dream as a suave and sophisticated individual or a smooth talker. Bringing attention to the top of the lip, a mustache...

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Gloves both protect and hide your hands, so they connect with your talents, abilities, skills, and expressiveness. This can be deliberate or imposed, helpful or limiting.The type of gloves and...

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Rope that is connecting or binding things together can represent: A relationship.A mental or emotional bond.An agreement, commitment, or vow.Communication, or a communication network.A feeling or fear of being constricted...

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Information, answers, knowledge, or understanding (or a desire for such).Expression or communication (since a book is an expression of the author).The topic of the book or a related activity, person,...

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As Mercury is the planet of communication and the cougar the shamanic medicine of a spiritual teacher, the arrival of a Mercury Cougar at your front door in a dream...

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Dreaming that you are (or someone is) alert, awake, or conscious could represent awareness, paying attention, mental focus, or a thought process (or perhaps your belief that you or someone...

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A person breathing fire out of their mouth symbolizes a verbal attack, Ps. 57:4

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Communication (actual, imagined, desired, or feared).Information (or a desire for or fear of it).Reading text can represent: trying to understand something, find information, or solve a problem in real life,...

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Like quicksilver, the plane: Mercury may open new lines of communication in business or signal a time for working out problems through effective communication The ruler of technology. Mercury may...

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1. Intimacy;2. Encounter3. Joining yourself with something or someone;4. Union or agreement with someone;5. Intimate knowledge of someone or something;6. receiving an impartation,7. Sowing into something, Reproduction,8. Word play “intercourse”...

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Actual or imagined communication.Receiving mail in a mailbox can represent the idea of receiving communication from someone, whether you want it or not (since you have no say over what...

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(see Archway) Transitions, especially if you are moving from one side to the other (see Abyss).Standing in the middle of: A critical decision that is very difficult. Look to see...

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Hearing something (a sound, voice, words, noise, etc.) can represent: Real, imagined, desired, or feared communication.A willingness (or unwillingness) to hear or accept information, news, a change, etc.For more clues,...

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A keyboard turns your fingers into a masterful communication tool. Fingers relate to dexterity and creativity. Words are everything in the realm of communication.A keyboard is your access to everything...

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