Birthday Dream Interpretation: Insights from 17 Unique Sources

A common symbol for luck in any form.

The birthday is a magical time when wishes are fulfilled, but where somebody could also cast a spell over you (“Sleeping Beauty”). Important are the gifts, the kind of celebration, and how old you became. Gifts usually represent characteristics of the dreamer or the person whom the dreamer is meeting and are an indication of how rich your life is because of them. In addition, a birthday is a celebration of your personal existence and your individual characteristics are the gifts. They are worthy of being honored. Pay attention to the overall flavor of the birthday party. How did you feel?

This milestone marker is something everyone has each year, and it comes with a variety of strong feelings. Your personal associations with your own birthday must be considered in interpreting a dream that has a birthday in it, especially if it is your own. Such a dream may reflect feelings you have about aging.

If the dream birthday celebration is for someone else in the dream, consider this to be an anniversary marker of an ongoing cycle as it relates to the quality of your personality assigned to the person whose birthday it is.

Dreaming of your own, or another person’s birthday, means good luck is coming your way.

To dream of birthday presents - or receiving a birthday card - has the same meaning as above.

If you dream that people forgot your birthday, your dream may be telling you that you have forgotten something in real life, like an important date or appointment. Alternately, this dream may represent your fear of being abandoned by friends.

Vision: Celebrating your own birthday: a pleasant surprise is in store for you. Celebrating the birthday of another person: meeting other people will open up positive professional opportunities.

The sum of the digits of the numbers of your birth date are connected to important experiences of either the past or the future .

The meaning of numbers is discussed in the chapter “Numbers in Dreams.”

Any celebration is a time for a release of or change in energy, and a birthday gives an opportunity to look back and take stock, from a spiritual perspective, either of the year just past or of the decade.

Whether it is your birthday or the birthday of someone else, this dream represents a leap in consciousness or growth. Consider the feeling tone.

See Graduation or Party.

Material aspects: There may be a sense of anticipation about something which lifts us away from the ordinary. We may have a gift or talent which is now usable.

Psychological / emotional perspective: Dreaming of a birthday signifies that we have the right to celebrate – either an anniversary or a new phase in life.

Celebrating a birthday in a dream is a good omen, whether the birthday is yours or someone else’s. It means good health and peace will be yours.

 Dream of your own, or another’s birthday, and good luck will surely come your way.

A dream of birthday presents has the same significance. 

To dream about your birthday symbolizes your sense of self-esteem. You are honoring yourself as a person, and you totally accept yourself.

To dream of a birthday is a signal of poverty and falsehood to the young, to the old, long trouble and desolation.

1. Financial success.

2. Self-acceptance.

3. Rebirth, new beginnings.

Celebration of new part of yourself coming into being.

A new birth.

1. Born again;

2. Celebration, John 3:3; Exod. 12:2-14

See Holiday.

lucky numbers: 05-18-29-34-35-40

celebrating your: good health and tranquil existence.

another’s: that person brings job prospects.

children’s: approaching money, if you are not too obstinate.

friend’s: wil benefit shortly from a surprise gift.

gifts: advancement through support of others, if you are sensitive to their needs.

husband’s: an anticipated disappointment.

own: are feeling in control of your future.

presents, receiving: wil earn many perks in life.

giving: your presence wil be welcome despite repayment of debts.

relative’s: contacts must be remade after long absence.

sweetheart’s: abundance of money coming soon.

wife’s: good times are coming.