Dream About Shadow
Reflects the workings of the grid mechanism, and also reveals a parasitic intrusion — the hidden negativity of someone the dreamer deeply trusts or loves.
Shadow in a dream
Reflects the workings of the grid mechanism, and also reveals a parasitic intrusion — the hidden negativity of a person who enjoys the dreamer's deep trust or love.
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What does shadow mean in a dream?
In scientific dream interpretation, the shadow is a clinically significant symbol. It reflects the workings of the grid mechanism and reveals a parasitic intrusion: the hidden negativity of someone who enjoys the dreamer's deep trust or love. When this image appears, the surrounding symbols and the emotional tone of the dream deserve careful analysis — the shadow often marks a specific area of life that calls for awareness and inner work.
More symbols in dream dictionary
Telephone
As the image of a steady link between two or more people, it speaks of a personal loss — or may simply denote a computer.
Body
For individual body parts, see Limb.
Darkness
Points to a parasite acting on the dreamer's mind, or to the dreamer's passive acceptance of a pronounced vampiric takeover.
Terrorist Attack
Closely related to the dream image of War.
Cramped Rooms
Zones of life comfort that have narrowed; possible somatization, the shrinking of a project, and the like.
Dough
Represents positive life forces the dreamer has shaped correctly — evidence of the potential of the one kneading it.
Tiger
Closely related to the dream image of Animals.
Weaving
Means the same as "spinning a web" in the figurative sense.
Axe
See Tools; chopping.
Cake
A sign of celebration, pleasure, plenty.
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