Dreams explained in full

People rarely dream a single symbol. They dream a scene: a house on fire, someone standing by the bed, a child who is lost. Here we explain common dream situations as a whole, with how each tradition reads them.

• Dreaming that a dog bites you

  Did the dog bite your hand, leg or arm? Was it your own dog? What a dog bite in your dream means, and how Winti, Islam and wicca read it.

• Dreaming that blood comes out of your mouth

  Blood from your mouth, spitting blood or a bleeding tongue in a dream: what it usually means, and how Islam, Christianity and Zhou Gong read it.

• Dreaming that someone breaks into your home

  Did you dream of a burglary or an intruder in your home? What it says about boundaries and safety, and how Winti, Islam and wicca read this dream.

• Dreaming that someone dies

  Did you dream that your mother, partner, child or friend died, while they are alive? Why this dream rarely predicts anything, and how Zhou Gong, Islam and Hinduism read it.

• Dreaming that someone is standing by your bed

  Seeing someone standing by your bed and being unable to move: often sleep paralysis. What happens in your body and how Winti, Islam and Christianity read it.

• Dreaming that the world is ending

  Did you dream of the end of the world, an apocalypse or a disaster? What this dream usually means, and how Christianity, Islam and Hinduism read it.

• Dreaming that you are being killed

  Did you dream that you were killed, shot or stabbed? What this intense dream usually means and how Islam, Buddhism and wicca read it.

• Dreaming that you are ill

  Did you dream that you were ill, or got a serious illness? What the dream usually means, when to see a doctor, and how Islam, Christianity and Zhou Gong read it.

• Dreaming that you cannot open your eyes

  Not being able to open your eyes or see anything in a dream: why it happens, what it means, and how Christianity, Islam and Buddhism read it.

• Dreaming that you have lost your child

  One of the most common anxiety dreams of parents. Why you dream that your child is lost, what it says and how Christianity, Islam and Buddhism read it.

• Dreaming that you kill someone

  Did you dream that you killed someone and wake up feeling guilty? What the dream usually means, and how Christianity, Judaism and wicca read it.

• Dreaming that your house is on fire

  Did you dream that your house was on fire? What it means if you flee, put it out or watch, which room burned, and how Winti, Islam and Zhou Gong read it.