Dream About Searching
The search for a way out of the situation at hand.
Searching in a dream
The search for a way out of the situation at hand.
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What does searching mean in a dream?
In scientific dream interpretation the act of searching is a semantic symbol: the psyche looking for a way out of the situation at hand. When the dreamer hunts for something in a dream, their inner nature is reporting a state of uncertainty in waking life — a decision, a direction, an answer is needed. What is being sought matters, and so does the outcome: finding it is a good sign, while searching in vain means the anxiety is growing.
More symbols in dream dictionary
Wheelchair
The approach of life's end.
Native Americans
Instincts put to the wrong use — and leading, for that reason, to failure.
Tools
When used competently, they act as functional symbols.
Defecating
Expresses a situation of refusal and rejection, an emotional discharge through aggression, disgust, and futility.
Disappearance
A concealed wish to slip away from a problem or an obstacle instead of meeting it.
Gate
A way of getting past an obstacle or a problem.
Stone
Expresses rigidity or resistance.
Fireplace
See Stove. The meaning depends on the context of the dream.
Hood
A two-faced symbol: everything depends on whose head it covers.
Pencil
See Pen.
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