Dreaming of Danger
danger, peril, risk, threat · mostly positive if you escape
Being in danger in a dream often foretells success and deliverance, unless you are overcome.
What happens in the dream
- You are in deadly peril: you will rise from obscurity to distinction and honour
- You fail to escape and are wounded or killed: business losses, trouble at home and discouraging prospects in love
- You are in danger: success in life; if you shun it, misfortune
- Someone threatens to kill you: deliverance from danger
How you felt
- Anxiety: the dream often reflects stress or a sense of threat
- Courage: you may be facing something that frightens you
Ask yourself
- What frightens me right now?
- Am I avoiding a risk that could help me grow?
See also Difficulty · Jeopardy · Precipice · Escape · Rescue
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); Anonymous, The Interpretation of Dreams and Moles (1805). Also searched as: peril, risk, threat.