- The dream dictionary has 8 symbols starting with D.
- The most searched of them are dog, death, dying.
- Every symbol is read three ways: folk dream books, psychology and sleep research.
- Dream interpretation is a tradition of reading symbols; it does not predict events.
Most searched dreams starting with D
DogAnimalsA dream about dogs is traditionally read through the dog’s mood: a friendly dog means loyalty and a good friend, a vicious dog means an enemy or a quarrel. Psychology reads the dog as loyalty, instinct and the need for protection, and research finds dogs among the most common animals in dreams.DeathDeath and lossA dream about death is traditionally read as the end of one thing and the start of another, and folk books often turn it round: death in a dream means long life. Psychology reads it as change, an ending in the dreamer’s life, and research finds death dreams common in grief and in times of transition.DyingDeath and lossA dream about dying, your own death happening in the dream, is traditionally read by opposites as long life and a change of fortune, though Miller reads it as a warning about neglected affairs. Psychology reads it as the end of a stage of life, and research finds the dream common in transitions and in anxiety, never as a sign of a real death.Dead relativeDeath and lossA dream about a dead relative is traditionally read as a visit or a message: the person comes with advice, a warning or simply to be remembered. Psychology reads it as grief continuing its work and the person living on as part of you, and research finds such dreams are a normal, often comforting part of bereavement.DemonPeopleA dream about demons is traditionally read as temptation, guilt or an enemy who works by deceit. Psychology reads the demon as the dreamer’s own disowned side made monstrous, and sleep research links demon and devil dreams to nightmares, fever, sleep paralysis and the fears a culture supplies.DrowningWater and weatherA dream about drowning is traditionally read as being overwhelmed: by debts, by feelings, by a situation that has closed over your head. Psychology reads water as emotion and drowning as losing yourself in it, and research shows breathing and sensations from the sleeping body can enter dreams as water.
All symbols starting with D
Dead personDeath and lossA dream about a dead person is traditionally read as a visit: the dead come with advice, a warning or a change in the weather. Psychology reads it as grief still doing its work, and research shows such dreams are common and usually comforting.Dead relativeDeath and lossA dream about a dead relative is traditionally read as a visit or a message: the person comes with advice, a warning or simply to be remembered. Psychology reads it as grief continuing its work and the person living on as part of you, and research finds such dreams are a normal, often comforting part of bereavement.DeathDeath and lossA dream about death is traditionally read as the end of one thing and the start of another, and folk books often turn it round: death in a dream means long life. Psychology reads it as change, an ending in the dreamer’s life, and research finds death dreams common in grief and in times of transition.DemonPeopleA dream about demons is traditionally read as temptation, guilt or an enemy who works by deceit. Psychology reads the demon as the dreamer’s own disowned side made monstrous, and sleep research links demon and devil dreams to nightmares, fever, sleep paralysis and the fears a culture supplies.DogAnimalsA dream about dogs is traditionally read through the dog’s mood: a friendly dog means loyalty and a good friend, a vicious dog means an enemy or a quarrel. Psychology reads the dog as loyalty, instinct and the need for protection, and research finds dogs among the most common animals in dreams.DrawingActionsA dream about drawing is traditionally read as planning: folk books say the dreamer is sketching what they mean to do. Psychology reads drawing as giving shape to an inner image; research adds that people who draw or design by day dream of their craft.DrowningWater and weatherA dream about drowning is traditionally read as being overwhelmed: by debts, by feelings, by a situation that has closed over your head. Psychology reads water as emotion and drowning as losing yourself in it, and research shows breathing and sensations from the sleeping body can enter dreams as water.DyingDeath and lossA dream about dying, your own death happening in the dream, is traditionally read by opposites as long life and a change of fortune, though Miller reads it as a warning about neglected affairs. Psychology reads it as the end of a stage of life, and research finds the dream common in transitions and in anxiety, never as a sign of a real death.
How to use the dream dictionary
- Recall the most vivid image of the dream: the thing, the animal, the person or the action.
- Find it by letter or in the search; a plural or a variation leads to the same page.
- Read the three readings and the variations, then note how you felt in the dream.
Questions people ask
Which dream symbols start with D?
All of them are listed on this page in alphabetical order, with a short traditional reading next to each. Open a symbol for the full page.
Why are some symbols missing?
The dictionary grows in batches, starting with the most searched symbols. A symbol appears only when its page is complete.
Sources
- Miller G. H. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, 1901.
- Freud S. The Interpretation of Dreams, 1899.
- Jung C. G. Man and His Symbols, 1964.
- Artemidorus. Oneirocritica, 2nd century.
- Hall C. S., Van de Castle R. L. The Content Analysis of Dreams, 1966.
- Schredl M. Dream research: an introduction, in various editions.
How this page is made
Each symbol page sets three readings side by side and names where each comes from. A symbol is published only when its page has a full description with sources. Search volumes decide which symbols are written first.