What does it mean to dream about exorcism?
An exorcism in a dream often points to a wish to be rid of something that has taken hold of you, a habit, a fear, or an influence you want driven out.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Freud would read the ritual as an attempt to expel a repressed impulse cast as a demon, the self trying to disown what it cannot accept. The drama of casting out can mask a wish to keep what is being banished. Ask what you are trying to be free of.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
Jung might warn that exorcism tries to drive off the shadow rather than integrate it, and the disowned tends to return. Still, the dream may mark a genuine wish to reclaim yourself. Consider whether the thing cast out was truly other, or part of you.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
Under the continuity view, an exorcism often reflects waking efforts to break free of something that feels lodged in you, an addiction, a grief, or another's grip. It can follow a turn toward recovery or release. Notice whether the ritual brought relief or strain.
Continuity hypothesis (our summary).Mythological
Rites to expel unwanted spirits appear in many traditions, performed by priest, healer, or shaman at a threshold of crisis. They mark a community drawing a line between the person and the affliction. The dream may be staging your own version of that line.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Frazer; Brewer).