Dreaming of War

war, army · mostly negative, with one happy exception

War signals trouble in business and family quarrels, unless your side wins.

What happens in the dream

  • Your partner goes to war: you will hear something that damages their reputation
  • Your country is defeated: economic and political upheaval that touches you
  • Your side wins: brisk business and harmony at home, the one happy omen
  • Dreaming of war: business setbacks and strife at home
  • Seeing troops on the march: quarrels in the family or among relatives
  • Seeing a battle: the quarrel will become public

How you felt

  • Inner conflict: the dream often reflects a struggle between two parts of you
  • Tension: ongoing disputes may be weighing on you more than you realize

Ask yourself

  • What am I fighting against?
  • Which conflict could use a truce?

See also Battle · Soldiers · Fight · Victory · Armed Men

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); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: army.

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