Dream Interpretation - Dreams About Houses
Dreams about houses are among the most common. Dreams, both of
familiar and unfamiliar houses, are great fun to interpret, and
they can even reveal clues into the personality of the dreamer.
Clues like whether the house is familiar or strange, comforting
or scary, in good repair or falling down, provide interesting
insights into the dreamer's conscious mind. In addition, each
room of the house is a specific symbolic element all its own.
Dreaming of one room over another provides clues into your state
of mind, your fears, and your anxieties. Let's start our room by
room examination of your "dream house". The Attic The attic is
thought to symbolize your higher self, or your spiritual
development. Dreams involving an attic, or climbing into an
attic, often represent the search for spiritual enlightenment or
a higher purpose.
The Bathroom Dreaming of a bathroom can mean that something is
not quite right in your life, and that a cleansing or purging is
needed. It can also mean that something in your life is not
working, and that you need to move on.
The Kitchen The kitchen can symbolize the need for nourishment,
either in the form of food, or nourishment of the soul through
spiritual pursuits. What is in your dream kitchen can be
revealing as well. If the kitchen contains all that is needed
for a gourmet meal, it can mean that you have all you need in
life. If, on the other hand the cupboard is bare of the kitchen
is empty, it could mean you need to seek nourishment for your
body and your soul.
The Dining Room Dreaming of the dining room is similar to
dreaming of the kitchen, but the dining room tends to symbolize
a more immediate need for physical or spiritual nourishment.
The Living Room The living room is a symbol of your normal daily
interactions with the other people in your life. Dreams often
include meetings with many other people in the main room or
living room of the house.
The Bedroom Dreams of the bedroom can take several turns. They
can be concerned with issues of rest, or with issues of
repressed sexuality.
The Upstairs The upstairs of your "dream house" is often a
symbol of your spiritual awakening or your higher self. Dreaming
of going upstairs can symbolize a desire for more spirituality
or religious fulfillment.
The Downstairs The downstairs, or basement of the house often
symbolizes your subconscious minds and hidden desires. Dreaming
of the basement, especially if the dreams are disturbing, is
often an attempt to deal with negative aspects of your life or
your personality.
The Ground Floor The ground floor is often seen as a symbol of
the current events and daily agenda of your life, or the
mundane, everyday aspects of your existence.
Old, Familiar Houses Revisiting an old, familiar house, or a
childhood home, often represents a longing to return to a
simpler time. Dreams of childhood homes can also occur when old
issues from childhood are resurfacing in your life. Events such
as school reunions, or unexpectedly meeting someone from your
childhood, can trigger dreams of childhood and childhood houses.
The Hallway A hallway in a dream can often symbolize the need
for a journey to an unfamiliar place in your life, or the need
to explore unexplored issues.
The Porch The porch is often seen as a symbol of being undecided
about something in your life. The porch can also be seen as a
symbol of being withdrawn, uncommitted and unable to make a
decision.