Dream symbols beginning with B (page 1 of 2)

287 symbols beginning with B. Each one is read four ways, and every source is named so you can check it.

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Being AttackedBeing attacked often dramatizes a waking threat or pressure, sometimes from outside, sometimes a part of yourself turned against you.
Being BetrayedDreaming of being betrayed often gives shape to a fear that someone you trust may let you down, or a wound where trust has already broken.
Being buried aliveOne of the most distressing dreams people report, and one where the physical explanation deserves stating first: the sense of weight, confinement a...
Being chasedBeing chased usually pictures something you are avoiding, a fear, a problem, or a pressure, rather than a real pursuer.
Being FiredDreaming of being fired tends to dramatise a fear of not measuring up or of being cast out from a place you rely on.
Being followedBeing followed differs from being chased in one way that matters: nothing has happened yet. The dream is about the sense of it, and it usually does...
Being HangedDreaming of being hanged often dramatises a feeling of being condemned, exposed, or caught in consequences you cannot escape.
Being InvisibleDreaming of being invisible often voices a feeling of going unseen by others, or a wish to slip past notice for a while.
Being KidnappedBeing kidnapped in a dream often dramatises a feeling of losing control to forces or people who seem to be steering your life against your will.
Being KilledDreaming of being killed is rarely about death itself and more often about a part of your life feeling overpowered or forced to an end.
Being late or missing transportBeing late or missing transport usually tracks pressure around time, obligations, and missed opportunities.
Being pregnantPregnancy dreams are common in people who are pregnant and common in people who are not, and the traditions agree on reading them as something form...
Being RobbedBeing robbed often pictures a fear of loss or violation, of something valued, whether time, energy, or trust, being taken without consent.
Being ShotBeing shot in a dream tends to dramatise a sudden hurt or threat you feel exposed to, often something said or done that landed without warning.
Being trappedBeing trapped usually pictures feeling stuck with no good options in some part of waking life.
Being watchedThe sense of being observed, often with nobody visible, is one of the more unsettling dream states because the threat is attention rather than harm.
Body SwappingDreaming of swapping bodies or becoming someone else often reflects a wish to understand another's life, or a blur in your own sense of who you are.
Brakes failingPressing a brake pedal that does nothing is one of the most commonly described driving dreams, and it usually attaches to a waking situation gather...
Breathing underwaterOne of the few strange dreams people describe as pleasant. Discovering you can breathe underwater is usually reported with calm rather than panic,...
Burying somethingBurying an object in a dream is deliberate in a way most dream actions are not, and what is buried tends to matter less than the fact that the drea...
BaboonA baboon often stands for raw social drama, displays of dominance, or a bold, brazen energy that can feel either commanding or unsettling.
BabyA baby usually pictures something new and fragile in your life, a beginning or responsibility that needs care.
Baby bottleA feeding bottle in a dream tends to be about provision rather than about infants: something being given on a schedule, by somebody.
Baby carriageA pram in a dream tends to be about what is inside it, and the recurring report is that it is empty, or too heavy, or contains something unexpected.
Baby clothesSmall clothes, folded or laid out, are reported by people expecting a child and by people who are not, and the emotional charge is usually in the f...
Baby foodFeeding a child, or being unable to, comes up in dreams around real caretaking, and the reported detail is usually whether the food was accepted.
Baby showerA party held before an arrival makes an odd dream setting: everyone is celebrating something that has not happened, and the dreamer often does not...
BabysitterSomeone temporarily responsible for what matters most makes a tense dream figure, and the anxiety reported is usually about the handover.
BackThe back often stands for what you carry, your support and burdens, or the things behind you that you cannot easily see.
Back doorA second entrance is a different kind of arrival, and dreams tend to care which door the dreamer used: the back one is usually familiarity or evasion.
Back seatBeing in the back of a car is a position without control, and dreams tend to notice who is driving and whether the dreamer can see the road.
BackflipA movement that requires committing before you can see where you are going makes a sharp dream image, and dreamers frequently report doing one they...
BackgroundWhat is behind the main thing makes a strange dream subject, and the reported experience is usually of noticing that the background has changed.
BackpackA backpack is what you have decided to carry, and dreams tend to be about the weight or about what is missing from it.
BackstageBeing behind a performance rather than in it makes a specific dream position: the dreamer sees the machinery and is usually about to be pushed out...
BackstrokeSwimming while facing away from where you are going is a specific and slightly unsettling dream image, and the reported detail is usually not knowi...
BackyardThe private outdoor space behind a house is one of the most commonly dreamt settings, and it is frequently larger in the dream than it is in life.
BaconBacon often pictures hearty comfort, indulgence, and the earnings that keep a household fed.
Bad breathA dream in which your own breath is offensive is a small, precise humiliation, and the reported detail is usually that somebody else noticed first.
BadgeA badge is authority you can pin on, and dreams tend to be about whether it is accepted: the reported detail is usually somebody refusing to look a...
BadgerA badger often stands for stubborn persistence, a guarded private nature, or a part of you that digs in and will not easily be moved.
BadmintonA game played with something that cannot travel far makes a mild dream image, and the reported detail is usually the shuttlecock behaving oddly.
BagA bag often holds what you carry through life, your burdens or your resources, so it helps to ask what was inside and whether it felt heavy or lost.
BagelA bread defined by the hole in it makes a small, precise dream object, and the reported detail is usually the ordinariness of the setting.
BaggageLuggage in a dream is what you have decided to carry, and the reported trouble is almost always logistical: too much of it, or it will not arrive.
BagpipeAn instrument that must be filled before it will sound, and cannot be stopped quickly, makes an odd dream object: the reported detail is often that...
BailBeing released on condition is a specific dream state: not free and not held, with somebody else having paid for the difference.
BaitBait is something offered in order to catch, and dreams tend to make the dreamer aware of it: the reported feeling is usually knowing and reaching...
BakeryA bakery often stands for nourishment, warmth, and simple plenty, the wholesome comfort of things made fresh and shared.
BalanceBalance in a dream is nearly always about to be lost, and the reported moment is the correction rather than the fall.
Balance beamA narrow raised surface you are expected to perform on makes a compact dream image: precision, height and an audience in one object.
BalconyA balcony often pictures a raised vantage point, the wish to be seen or to look out over your life, poised between the indoor self and the wider wo...
BaldnessHair loss in a dream is reported with a mixture of vanity and dread, and the detail that matters is usually whether it happened suddenly.
BallA ball is the simplest object a game can be built on, and dreams tend to be about possession: who has it, and whether the dreamer can keep hold.
BallerinaA dancer trained to make effort invisible is a particular dream figure, and dreamers often report the feet: the damage under the performance.
BalletA form built on making enormous effort look weightless is a rich dream subject, and dreamers often report being in a performance they have not lear...
Ballet shoesThe shoes carry more dream weight than the dancing does, and the reported detail is often the ribbons or the state of the toes.
BalloonA balloon often stands for buoyant feeling, celebration, or something that could rise or burst, so it helps to ask whether it lifted you, drifted o...
Ballroom dancingA dance with fixed steps and a partner makes a distinctive dream image, and the reported trouble is usually not knowing the sequence while everybod...
BaloneyProcessed meat is an unglamorous dream object, and it usually carries whatever the dreamer feels about the household it came from.
BambooBamboo often pictures supple strength and quick growth, a stem that bends in the wind without breaking and rises fast and straight.
BananaA banana usually carries simple nourishment and, by its shape, sometimes a more playful or sexual reading.
BandageA bandage is a wound being managed rather than healed, and dreams tend to care about what is under it and whether anyone is allowed to look.
BandanaA square of cloth that can be worn several ways carries whatever the wearer intends, and dreams tend to notice how it is tied.
BankA bank tends to stand for resources, security, and self-worth, where you store what you value and fear losing.
BansheeA banshee in a dream often carries dread of bad news or loss, or a grief and warning rising from somewhere older than your waking thoughts.
BaptismA baptism in a dream often points to a fresh start, a cleansing, or a sense of being welcomed and named, rather than a literal rite to come.
BarA bar in a dream often points to a wish for ease and company, a place to let your guard down, though it can also raise questions about what you rea...
BarbarianA figure defined entirely by being outside is a strange dream image, and the dreamer is usually uncertain which side of the wall they are on.
BarbecueCooking outdoors for a group is a dream setting that mixes leisure and labour, and the reported detail is usually who is doing the cooking and who...
Barbed wireWire designed to injure anyone who crosses it is a bleak dream object, and the reported detail is usually how ordinary and low it is.
BarberA barber in a dream often represents change to your appearance or self-image, a tidying or shedding of the old, rather than a literal haircut.
BarkBark often pictures a protective outer layer, the rough skin of a tree that shields the life within and shows the wear of years.
BarnA barn often pictures provision stored up, shelter for the working life, and the fruits of labour kept safe.
BarrelA barrel usually stands for stored plenty or things kept under pressure, so it helps to ask whether it was full, sealed, or near to bursting.
BartenderSomebody paid to listen and to decide when you have had enough is a specific dream figure, and dreamers often report being unable to get served.
BaseballA game of long waiting punctuated by sudden action makes an unusual dream structure, and dreamers often report standing in a field with nothing hap...
BasementA basement commonly stands for what lies beneath the surface of you, memory, instinct, or things stored away and out of sight.
BasketA basket often points to gathering and keeping what you have collected, so notice whether it brimmed with plenty or sat empty in your hands.
BatA bat often points to the unseen and the unconscious, whether intuition working in the dark or a fear of what cannot be clearly seen.
BathA bath is deliberate immersion, chosen and contained, which makes it different from every other water dream: the dreamer decided to get in.
BathroomA bathroom often points to privacy, release, and the wish to clear away what you no longer need, sometimes with the urge to find a space that is tr...
BatteryA battery often points to your stored energy and reserves, so notice whether it was charged, draining, or completely dead.
BayA bay often pictures a sheltered inlet where the open water comes to rest, a place of arrival, harbor, or the calm curve between land and sea.
BeachA beach often marks a meeting place between the known and the vast, the edge where solid ground gives way to feeling, change, or the unconscious.
Beach houseA house at the edge of the sea is a dwelling that is not quite permanent, and dreams tend to notice the weather and the fact that it is usually out...
BeadsSmall objects on a string that can be counted make a distinctive dream image, and the reported detail is usually the counting or the string breaking.
BeanBeans usually stand for small seeds of growth, stored sustenance, and the promise held in something humble.
BearA bear often stands for raw strength and the need to withdraw, a power that can protect or overwhelm depending on whether it is calm or roused.
BeardA beard often points to maturity, authority, or masculinity, the face one grows into, or to wisdom and age in another figure.
BeaverA beaver often stands for diligent building, shaping your surroundings, and steady work toward a secure home.
BedA bed often points to rest, intimacy, or the private self at its most exposed, so it helps to ask whether it felt safe, shared, or out of place.
Bed wettingA distressing and extremely common childhood experience, and one of the few dream subjects where the plain physical explanation should come first a...
BedbugsAn infestation of the bed itself is a particular horror, and the dream tends to be about the place of rest being the source of the problem.
BedroomA bedroom usually points to intimacy, rest, and the private self, the inner room where you are most yourself.
BeeA bee tends to stand for work, community, and small things that sting: productivity and belonging on one side, irritation or a sharp warning on the...
BeerBeer often points to ease, sociability, and unwinding, the relaxed company of ordinary pleasures.
BeetleA hard-shelled insect makes a specific dream image, and the reported feeling depends almost entirely on the sound: the click, the buzz, the thing a...
BeggarA beggar often stands for a sense of lack, neglected needs, or a part of yourself that feels unworthy or overlooked, rather than a literal message...
BeigeBeige often suggests the plain, neutral, and unremarkable, a soft pale colour that can read as calm or as dull and featureless.
Being beatenA dream of being struck repeatedly is distressing and is reported by people with no experience of violence as well as by people with a great deal.
BellA bell often sounds a call to attention, a warning, or a marking of time, so it helps to ask what it announced and how it made you feel.
BerriesBerries usually picture small pleasures gathered from the wild, sweetness found freely, and sometimes a hidden risk.
BibleA book treated as authority appearing in a dream is usually less about belief than about being told, and dreamers often report being unable to read...
BicycleA bicycle often pictures self-powered progress and balance, moving forward by your own effort while keeping steady.
BigamyBeing married to two people at once is a specific dream predicament, and the reported feeling is usually administrative panic rather than guilt.
BigfootBigfoot in a dream often pictures a wild, elusive presence at the edge of awareness, an instinct or fear half-glimpsed but never fully seen.
BillsUnpaid demands in a dream carry the weight without the arithmetic, and the recurring detail is that there are more of them than the dreamer remembers.
BinocularsBinoculars often point to watching from a distance or trying to see a situation more clearly, so notice whether you were observing or being observed.
BirchA birch often pictures fresh beginnings and clean light, a slender pale tree long tied to renewal and the start of growth.
BirdA bird often pictures freedom, perspective, or the soul, soaring when hopeful and caged when confined.
BirthBirth pictures new beginnings and creativity, the start of a project, phase, or self.
Birth controlContraception in a dream is usually about control rather than about sex, and the reported detail is often that it has failed or gone missing.
BirthdayA birthday in a dream often reflects how you feel about another year, about being celebrated or overlooked, rather than a literal date.
BirthmarkA birthmark often points to identity and what you carry from the start, a sign that sets you apart, and sometimes to a fate or story written on the...
BisexualDreams of attraction to a gender outside a person's waking pattern are common, are reported by people of every orientation, and do not settle anyth...
BlackBlack often points to the unknown, mourning, or what is hidden, though it can also mean rest and the depth before something forms.
Black HoleA black hole usually points to a fear of being swallowed, drained, or pulled into something you cannot escape.
Black widow spiderA spider known for one dramatic and largely exaggerated habit makes a loaded dream image, and dreamers usually arrive with the reputation already a...
BlackboardA surface written on and wiped clean makes a good dream object, and the reported detail is usually that the writing cannot be read or will not stay.
BlackmailBlackmail in a dream turns a secret into a weight, and the dream is usually less interested in the demand than in the fact that somebody knows.
BlanketA blanket is comfort you can carry, and dreams tend to notice whether there is enough of it: too small, too thin, or over the dreamer's face.
BlimpA blimp or airship often pictures slow, buoyant rising, a large and gentle lift that drifts rather than races.
BlindfoldA blindfold is chosen blindness, or blindness imposed by somebody, and the dream almost always cares which.
BlindnessLosing sight in a dream is disorienting in a specific way, because dreams are so largely visual: the reported experience is usually of the world co...
BlizzardA blizzard in a dream often stands for being overwhelmed by something cold and blinding, a crisis that hides the way ahead.
BloodBlood tends to picture vitality, injury, or strong emotion, and bleeding a felt sense of being drained or hurt.
BlueBlue often suggests calm, distance, or sadness, and how you felt in the dream usually points to which.
BluebellA bluebell often pictures quiet woodland calm and constancy, a small nodding flower long tied to gentle feeling and a touch of the otherworldly.
BoarA boar often stands for raw, charging force, a stubborn courage, or an aggression that turns dangerous when cornered.
BoatA boat often pictures how you are navigating emotion or a passage in life, the small craft carrying you across deep or troubled water.
Body bagOne of the bleakest dream objects there is, and its meaning is rarely obscure: the dream has supplied the fact of a death and removed the person.
BombAn explosive in a dream is nearly always about the waiting rather than the blast, and the reported detail is usually a timer or the knowledge that...
BonesBones usually point to what is essential and enduring, the structure beneath the surface, or to mortality and what remains.
BonfireA bonfire is fire made into an occasion, and dreams tend to be about what is being burned and who is standing around it.
BookA book often stands for knowledge, memory, or the story of your life, what you are learning, recording, or trying to read in yourself.
BoredomBoredom in a dream often reflects a waking sense of being unstirred or stuck, and noticing what the dream offered in its place can matter as much a...
BorrowingBorrowing something in a dream is usually reported with the return still pending, and the object is often smaller than the discomfort attached to it.
BossA boss often stands for authority, judgment, or pressure, or for your own inner critic, rather than a literal message about your employer.
BottleA bottle often holds something contained and given out in measure, so it helps to ask what was inside and whether it was full, empty, or sealed shut.
BouquetA bouquet often pictures affection given form, a gathered arrangement of flowers long tied to love, celebration, and a message offered to another.
BowA bow can be a weapon, a knot, or a bend of the body, and dreams frequently supply more than one of those at once.
BowlA bowl is a container that holds without closing, and dreams tend to care whether it is full, empty, or cracked.
BoxA box tends to hold something hidden or kept back, so it helps to ask whether you wanted to open it and what you feared or hoped to find.
BoxingFighting under rules is different from fighting, and dreams tend to notice the rules: the gloves, the rounds, the fact that somebody stops it.
BoyAn unnamed boy in a dream behaves differently from a known child, and dreamers usually report knowing his age precisely without knowing who he was.
BoyfriendA boyfriend often reflects a quality of the relationship or a side of yourself, such as intimacy, security, or worry, rather than a literal stateme...
BraAn undergarment that shapes and is not meant to be seen makes a specific dream object, and the reported feeling is usually about exposure or discom...
BracesDental braces in a dream are correction in progress, and the reported detail is usually discomfort or the fear that they will not come off.
BrainA brain often stands for thought, intellect, and the mind itself, your reasoning powers and how you make sense of things.
BranchA branch often pictures an offshoot of growth, a direction taken, or a connection between the main trunk of a life and its reaching parts.
BrandyA spirit associated with medicine and with comfort makes a specific dream drink, and the reported context is usually somebody being given it after...
BreadBread usually points to basic provision and what sustains you, the daily sufficiency of having enough.
BreakfastThe first meal is the most routine one, and dreams tend to use that: something is wrong in a scene that should be entirely ordinary.
BreastsBreasts often point to nourishment, comfort, and care, the giving and receiving of warmth, or to questions of intimacy and the body.
BrideA bride often stands for union, transition, or a new commitment, or for a part of yourself entering a fresh chapter, rather than a literal forecast...
BridgeA bridge pictures transition and the move between situations or stages, steady when you feel ready and shaky when you do not.
BronzeBronze often suggests strength, endurance, and earned worth, a warm metallic colour tied to age, achievement, and the lasting.
BroomA broom often points to clearing out and making clean, so notice whether you swept with purpose or felt the mess would never end.
BrothelA dream set in a house where sex is sold is usually about transaction rather than desire, and dreamers frequently report being there for some other...
BrotherA brother usually stands for a quality you link with him or with brotherhood, such as loyalty, competition, or a part of yourself, more than the li...
BrownBrown often points to the earthy and the practical, a grounded colour tied to home, soil, and the plain and reliable.
BrowniesHome baking in a dream tends to be about who it is for, and the reported detail is often that they are being made for somebody who will not arrive.
BubbleA bubble is a boundary made of almost nothing, and dreams tend to be about how long it lasts: the reported moment is usually just before or just af...
BucketA bucket usually stands for carrying or holding, often for what you take on and bear, so it helps to ask whether it was full, empty, or leaking.
BudA bud often pictures potential not yet opened, the tight beginning of a flower that holds promise, patience, and the hope of what may bloom.
BuddhaAn image of a seated teacher makes a distinctive dream figure, and the reported feeling is usually stillness rather than instruction.
BuffaloA buffalo often points to strength, abundance, and steady endurance, a powerful presence that provides and stands its ground.
Bug sprayA chemical used to kill small things is a mundane and slightly troubling dream object, and the reported detail is usually the smell.
Building blocksChildren's blocks in a dream are construction that is meant to fall, and dreamers frequently report building something that will not stand.
BullA bull tends to mean force, drive, and stubborn power, often sexual or aggressive energy that can build or charge out of control.
BulldozerA bulldozer often pictures force used to clear or flatten, the pushing aside of what stands in the way before something new can be built.
BullyA bully in a dream is often a figure from long ago, and the dreamer is usually their present age. That mismatch is the part worth attending to.
Bumper carA vehicle designed to be crashed makes an unusual dream object: collision without consequence, which dreams tend to find either delightful or deepl...
Bunsen burnerA controlled flame in a room designed for it makes a specific dream image, and it nearly always carries a school laboratory with it.
BurialA burial in a dream often pictures putting something to rest, an ending you are working through, rather than a literal forecast.
BusA bus often pictures a shared path or schedule, where you travel a fixed route alongside others rather than steering your own way.
BushA bush often stands for ordinary, sturdy growth or for cover, something that can shelter and screen as easily as it can hide what lies behind it.
ButterButter often stands for richness, comfort, and small luxury, the smoothing of things into ease.
ButtercupA buttercup often pictures childlike cheer and simple pleasure, a small bright field flower long tied to playfulness and easy joy.
ButterflyA butterfly is one of the clearest images of transformation, the self emerging changed, and it usually carries lightness and hope.
ButtocksThe buttocks often point to the body's plain and earthy side, tied to sitting and rest, to sexuality, and sometimes to exposure or embarrassment.
ButtonsSmall fastenings that hold a garment together make a precise dream object, and the reported trouble is usually that they will not do up or that one...
BanjoAn instrument that carries more history than sound, since it came to America from West Africa and was then taken up by the people who had enslaved...
BarometerAn instrument that measures pressure and is read as though it predicted weather, which is close enough to be useful and not the same thing.
BayonetA blade fixed to a gun so that a soldier who has run out of ammunition still has a weapon, which tells you what it is for.
Bay treeThe tree the laurel wreath comes from and the leaf that goes into a stew, which is a genuinely odd double life for one plant.
BeetrootA root that stains everything it touches, which is most of why people remember it and nearly all of why it turns up in a dream.
BeheadingA dream that alarms people badly and which very rarely means what they fear, though it is worth saying that plainly rather than leaving it vague.
BierThe frame a coffin rests on, and one of the few funeral objects most people could not name if they saw one.
BellowsA bag that breathes so a fire does not have to, and one of the few tools that works by imitating a body.
BeltHolds clothing in place, marks rank in some disciplines, and has been an instrument of punishment in enough households to complicate the image.
BilliardsA game of angles played on cloth, where every shot is also about where the white ball stops afterwards.
BlackberryFree fruit that costs you scratches, ripening on the one plant most people are told to pull up.
BlacksmithThe trade that made almost everything else possible, and the one job in a village that involved fire, iron and a door left open.
BloodstoneDark green stone flecked with red, named for what the flecks look like rather than anything it does.
BonnetA hat that ties under the chin and frames the face, which means it also limits what the wearer can see to the sides.
BookcaseStorage that is also a statement, since a bookcase is the one piece of furniture people arrange knowing it will be read.
BrickOne unit of a wall, useless alone and permanent in company, and the only building material most people have actually held.
BridleControl applied to a head rather than a body, and the source of a verb about taking offence that most people use without picturing a horse.

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