Dreaming of Cries

cries, screams, shouts, wails · mixed

Cries in a dream foretell trouble, or unexpected help, depending on their nature.

What happens in the dream

  • A cry of surprise: help from unexpected quarters
  • Cries of distress: serious trouble, from which your alertness will bring you out ahead
  • Cries of wild beasts: a serious accident
  • Relatives or friends crying for help: they are ill or in distress

How you felt

  • Alarm: the dream often reflects concern for someone
  • An inner call: part of you may be asking to be heard

Ask yourself

  • Who might need me right now?
  • What need of my own am I ignoring?

See also Groan · Wail · Lament · Voice · Weeping

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: screams, shouts, wails.

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