Dreaming of an Embrace
embrace, cuddle, hold · mostly negative, with happy exceptions
An embrace mostly foretells tension and disappointment, unless it happens in a happy setting.
What happens in the dream
- Embracing without being able to speak: you'll fall in love but won't win the one you want
- If the embrace happens in happy circumstances: expect the opposite
- Embracing a stranger: an unwelcome guest; being embraced by a stranger: a journey
- If you're hoping for a child and embrace someone of your own sex: a child will come in time
- Embracing your spouse sadly or coldly: arguments, accusations in the family and a threat of illness
- Embracing relatives: their illness or unhappiness; another reading sees treachery
- Embracing friends: disappointment
- Lovers embracing: quarrels arising from unfaithfulness
How you felt
- A need for tenderness: the dream may reflect a wish for closeness
- Ambivalence: it sometimes points to mixed feelings toward someone close
Ask yourself
- Who do I want to be closer to?
- Is there a relationship where affection is hiding tension?
See also Kiss · Hug · Lover · Husband · Wife
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: cuddle, hold.