Helmet Dream Interpretation: Insights from 20 Unique Sources

(Crash helmet, Face mask, Hard hat, Warrior’s helmet) In a dream, a helmet means safety, money, a wife, employment, travel, or one’s head.

A white helmet in a dream means relaxing, or peace in one’s life, or it could mean recovering from a migraine headache. Wearing a warrior’s helmet in a dream also means safety of one’s property and protection from an accident. Wearing a rounded expensive helmet in a dream means betrothing a beautiful and a rich woman.

A helmet made of iron in a dream represents a leader who defends people, or it could mean trust, status, rank, a wife, or might. Wearing a white helmet in a dream means honor and protection of one’s property.

A helmet is something that provides protection. Since it connects with the head, the symbolic meaning relates primarily to thoughts and ideas.

If the helmet in your dream is connected to a particular kind of activity, such as a sport, there may be a desire to have more joy in your life as long as risk can be averted. Your interpretation should include considering whether the presence of the helmet is necessary or is coming from fear and an unwillingness to be vulnerable in the expression of new ideas.

1- In dreams, it will depend on whether the helmet is being worn by someone else or by the dreamer.

If the former, it may have the same symbolism as the mask (See Mask) in that it prevents the wearer being seen.

If the latter, then it is a symbol of protection and preservation.

2- In olden times, the helmet was the attribute of the warrior or hero. Even today as with the motorcycle helmet it is still largely a representation of the masculine.

3- Protection by the Spiritual Self.

Gives gender-specific: In a man’s dream the helmet will represent his own virility. In a woman’s dream it will symbolize her attitude to the masculine.

The type of helmet will be relevant, since there are now cycle and sports helmets – among others – which do not cover the face, but do protect the head, the seat of the intellect.

Psychological / emotional perspective: In olden times, the helmet was the attribute of the warrior or hero. Whilst it covered the face, it often had the eye pieces highlighted in order to scare the enemy. Even today – as with the motorcycle helmet – it is still in dreams largely a representation of the masculine.

The helmet is the part of the armor that soldiers used to protect the face. To dream of this element, therefore, is related to our desire to hide ourselves to feel protected. You probably want to pass unnoticed before others, be it due to humility or due to repression. (See ARMOR, MASK) 

To see a helmet in your dream, signifies that you need to keep your thoughts and ideas closely guarded.

If you dream of taking off your helmet to talk to someone, it suggests you are ready to let your guard down in front of them.

1. Salvation;

2. Promise from God;

3. Covering to protect the head of a person. (Eph. 6:17; Is. 59:17; 1Thess. 5:8.

Herb

1. A root of bitterness.

Eph. 6:17; Is. 59:17; Heb. 6:7; Num. 9:11; Job 10:1; Num. 9:11.

Protection of the head sometimes turns around and suggests that the head is the protector. But it also may mean a stubborn hardhead. Symbol for fear of war, as in Shot, Bomb, Bayonet, Jet, Siege, Rifle.

Dreams of a helmet represent that you are protecting your mind from adverse thoughts, criticism and judgments and being responsible for the vulnerability and suggestibility of your open mind.

See Hat.

To see others wearing helmets indicates that you could run into problems created by your own lack of organization; but to wear a helmet yourself signifies that there are protective forces around you.

As a heraldic device, the helmet denotes wisdom and security in defence, and will have this significance in dreams. It symbolizes both protection by, and of, the spiritual self.

An instrument of protection, a helmet can mean that either the dreamer is secure physically or the dreamer’s thoughts and ideas need to be guarded.

interpreted upon 7 sides: strength, wealth & honor, child & continuation / endurance, good situation, something that guards itself with deception.

Closing down the crown chakra. Depending on how it is used, can mean overprotective or just overcautious. Unwilling to get out of your head.

To dream of seeing a helmet, denotes threatened misery and loss will be avoided by wise action.

1. Fear of frustration, often of being misunderstood.

2. Keeping thoughts private, guarded.

Pleasant visitors; avoid extravagance; you will need all your savings.

A symbol of salvation, Eph. 6:17