Canopy Dream Interpretation: Insights from 13 Unique Sources

(Pavilion, Tent) Setting up a pavilion in the open air to sit under it in a dream means gaining power and dominion.

A canopy in a dream also means visiting the graves of martyrs and praying for them, or to die in their state. Folding a canopy in a dream means losing one’s power and dominion, or it could mean nearing the end of one’s life. Walking out from under a canopy in a dream means losing some of one’s power or business. Walking out from under a canopy in a dream also signifies trueness of one’s heart and intention, or earning the station of a martyr through one’s true devotion, or it could mean visiting the Sacred House in Jerusalem.

(See Pavilion, Tent)

1- When we dream of a canopy we are looking to be protected, sheltered or loved. In olden times a canopy was used to shelter those with special duties or powers, such as kings and queens or priests and priestesses. We still acknowledge on a deep internal level this privilege.

If we ourselves are being sheltered we recognise our own abilities and potential for greatness.

2- A canopy protects the head which is the seat of intellect. We have a need to draw attention to higher ideals or aspirations.

3- Royalty or powerful people often used a canopy with a special symbol cither for spiritual protection or to signify their rank. We should consider how important we find such matters

(A canopy with drapes covering one’s bed, Mosquito net, Transparent hood) In a dream, the canopy that drapes over one’s bed represents a good woman or a well mannered man. In a dream, a canopy also may represent one’s wife, or it could mean affiiction, grief, distress or darkness.

(See Bed, Couch, Mattress)

Material aspects: When we dream of a canopy we are looking to be protected, sheltered or loved. In olden times a canopy was used to shelter those with special duties or powers, such as kings and queens or priests and priestesses.

If we ourselves are being sheltered we recognize our own abilities and potential for greatness.

Psychological / emotional perspective: A canopy protects the head which is the seat of intellect. We have a need to draw attention (or have our attention drawn) to higher ideals or aspirations.

Royalty or powerful people often used a canopy with a special symbol either for spiritual protection or to signify their rank. We still acknowledge this privilege on a deep internal level.

To dream of a canopy or of being beneath one, denotes that false friends are influencing you to undesirable ways of securing gain. You will do well to protect those in your care.

You can look forward to a secure life if you dreamed of being under any kind of canopy; this type of cover in a dream represents protection.

See Cover.

To dream of a canopy implies we may be in need of shelter. This is more often than not emotional shelter from past issues or trauma.

If you see yourself under a canopy and you can expect a period of security, as the canopy is a symbol of protection.

Dreams of a canopy symbolize royalty, protection, and a veil of secrecy.

See Bed.

1. Desire to be sheltered.

2. Desire to take a risk (parachute canopy).

Protection