Swapna: Dream MeaningsHow to use dream meanings
A short guide to treating dream lore as culture and reflection: what a dream dictionary can and cannot tell you, and why not to decide anything from a dream.
Dream dictionaries are fun and sometimes a good way to think about your life. Here are a few sensible habits.
- Start with the feeling. Whether you felt calm, afraid or happy tells more than the image does.
- Remember that readings differ. In one region a snake is a blessing and in another a threat. Take any single reading lightly.
- Link the dream to your day. Dreams often use the people and worries of the last few days.
- Never decide on a dream. Do not buy, sell, lend, travel or give up on treatment because of a dream.
- Get help for real worries. Repeated frightening dreams, or dreams after a shock or loss, are a reason to talk to a person you trust or a professional.
You can look up a dream on the home page. We list readings as they are told in popular belief and call them that.
This page reports popular beliefs for interest. Dreams do not predict the future, and nothing here is advice. If a dream is troubling you, talk to someone you trust or to a doctor.