Dream Interpretation: Pregnancy and Its Symbolism in Dreams
In a dream, pregnancy can indicate a woman's success, diligence, and commitment to her goals. It can also represent recognition, respect, and prosperity. For a man, seeing himself pregnant in a dream suggests he may be burdened by difficulties or fear of exposing his problems publicly. Generally, pregnancy in dreams often symbolizes material gains.
Pregnancy in Dreams for Women
If a woman sees herself pregnant in a dream, it could signify challenges, adversities, or hidden secrets. For a knowledgeable man, pregnancy may represent an increase in wisdom, while for a craftsman, it symbolizes achieving unparalleled excellence in his trade. Pregnancy can also reflect intense love, inappropriate attachments, or misplaced efforts. Additionally, it may signify a thief entering one's home, sickness from spoiled food, or even burying a loved one.
Pregnancy and Social Interpretations
For a woman, pregnancy in a dream might imply losing virginity before marriage or marrying an unsuitable partner. If a barren woman sees herself pregnant, it could mean a poor harvest or a robbery in her area. If an unmarried or young virgin dreams of pregnancy, it could mean finding a compatible husband.
Wealth and Prosperity Through Pregnancy in Dreams
In general, pregnancy in dreams can mean wealth and material success. For men, it may also symbolize pain and sorrow. The wealth is often proportional to the duration of the pregnancy and the growth experienced in the dream.
Pregnancy in Children and Family
If a young boy who is under puberty dreams of pregnancy, it represents his father. For a young girl under the age of menstruation, it represents her mother. A man dreaming of his wife's pregnancy reflects his desire for material success.
Childbirth and Other Meanings
If a man dreams of his pregnant wife delivering a boy, it may mean she will give birth to a girl, and vice versa, unless the dreamer has consistent real-life experiences with such dreams. If someone delivers a baby through their mouth in a dream, it could indicate their death or signify the use of pleasant and careful words during a conversation.
See Also: pregnancy, childbirth, transformation, hidden treasure.
[1]Dream Interpretation: The Meaning of Pregnancy Dreams
Dreaming about being pregnant, or hoping to be, can often be a form of wish-fulfillment. It may also reflect fears or anxieties about pregnancy and childbirth. Pay attention to your reaction in the dream. Were you overjoyed, horrified, or terrified? If you were terrified, it might indicate a fear of accidental pregnancy, and your unconscious is urging you to be more cautious in waking life. For men, dreaming of being pregnant may symbolize their unconscious fears about becoming a father.
Pregnancy Dreams for Women
If you are a woman, dreaming of being close to birth could also represent wish-fulfillment. Many expectant mothers report having dreams about their unborn baby as it develops in the womb, which could be an unconscious bonding method. Alternatively, your dream may be presenting you with a scenario that allows you to role-play how you might feel if you were in that situation.
Pregnancy Dreams for Non-Pregnant Individuals
If you are not pregnant, nor hoping to be, pregnancy dreams can take on a different meaning. These dreams often reflect a yearning for unconditional love and acceptance. They may also symbolize a waiting period before the completion of a project, where a new aspect of your personality or potential is developing. The seeds of a new concept are beginning to sprout.
Pregnancy Dreams and Project Development
If you are currently working on a new project or idea, the details in your dream can reflect your feelings of confidence or anxiety about how well your project is progressing. Were you suffering from morning sickness or did you sail through the pregnancy without issues? Feeling sick in the dream could indicate anxieties in your waking life, while a smooth pregnancy might represent growing confidence in your project.
Seeing Others Pregnant in Dreams
If you dream that someone else is pregnant, it could signify an aspect of yourself that is ready to develop new skills. For a woman, dreaming about a man being pregnant may suggest her desire for the man to take on more responsibility in waking life. For a man, dreaming of being pregnant could reflect the discovery of new talents or potential within himself.
See Also: new project, confidence, potential development, skills.
[2]Universal Landscape: The formulation of a new idea or way of being.
Dreaming Lens: Were you pregnant? Was someone else pregnant? Was it the beginning, middle, or end of pregnancy? Was the pregnancy showing? Was there fear of the labor or birthing process? Was there shame or joy around the pregnancy?
Personal Focus: A pregnancy represents the appearance of something new on the horizon. The distinction with this versus Baby or Birth is that pregnancy represents the inner process that precedes any outward expression of whatever is being created. All ideas, changes in direction, and physical shifts must first be created in the vat of ideas within the mind. Everything that we create in life is first felt as the spark of a new thought. To dream of pregnancy is to be connecting powerfully to this part of the creative process.
Consider that something in you or your life is about to change dramatically. Dreaming of pregnancy is not relegated to women alone—men will often dream of being pregnant. Many men report such dreams when their significant other is literally preparing to give birth and in the dream world, this represents the dramatic change of life that is about to take place as fatherhood descends upon them.
Shame or fear of being exposed as pregnant because it is unwanted connects to uncertainty of how the shift in you may be perceived by others in your life. The closer the pregnancy is to birth, the more imminent the change that is germinating. If the pregnancy is experienced by a character within your dream then consider that it is an element of your personality as represented by that Character Aspect that is undergoing the change that is afoot.
If the term of the pregnancy is clear in the dream, you might want to consider what was going on in your life at the time conception would have been likely. For example, if you were pregnant seven months in your dream, look back seven months in your life for some new element that could be making itself known at this time.
Of course, it is very common for women who are actually with child to dream of their pregnancy. This is a literal and direct expression of the symbolic representation of a new chapter in life, that just so happens to be a new life itself.
[3]A new area of one’s potential or personality developing; a deepening relationship with one’s unconscious is producing a new area of experience—still unexpressed, but developing. In a woman’s dream: may refer to desire for a child.
If pregnant at the time of dream: anxieties, feelings or intuition regarding pregnancy and birth. Carolyn Winget and Frederic Kapp researched on the dreams of 70 pregnant women.
Those women whose dreams included a high percentage of anxiety themes were the ones who delivered their babies in the shortest time—less than ten hours.
The conclusion was that by allowing feelings of anxiety in our dreams we are less influenced by anxiety in waking, and we can deal with situations more confidently.
Someone else pregnant in dream: an aspect of oneself about to bring forth new characteristics; an intuition about that person.
See Also: example under girl; cave; third example under penis in body; second example under baby.
See Also: birth.
[4]1- Dreaming of pregnancy usually denotes a fairly protracted waiting period being necessary for something. possibly the completion of a project.
A new area of our potential or personality is developing. Interestingly enough, to dream of pregnancy seldom actually means one’s own pregnancy although it can indicate pregnancy in someone around us.
2- To dream of someone else being pregnant suggests that we are in a position to observe part of ourselves developing new skills or characteristics. We may be unaware of what the outcome of this process will be.
To dream of a man being pregnant, particularly if it is a woman’s dream, is probably a projection of her own wish for the man to take responsibility within her life.
3- There is always a gestation period in spiritual work. We may have to be patient and wait for a natural process to take place so that we can fulfil a task.
[5]Being pregnant is to be fertile and ready to give birth to new life. In reality, this sense of expectancy comes in many shapes and forms, from being full of new ideas or about to launch a creative project, to simply having joie de vivre and a renewed sense of enthusiasm. You could be waiting for something to take off, or about to realize your full potential. If the pregnancy goes well, then your plans will be successful. If you’re sick, then it suggests feelings of frustration; you want to get your ideas out quickly, but it’s not possible. Bide your time and know that the period of gestation is essential for a positive outcome.
[6]Dreaming of a pregnancy can express your fears about the possibility of upcoming parenthood. But in addition, it can also symbolize all those hidden resources you have inside you but fail to discover. For this reason, this dream is an invitation to self-discovery.
According to some popular traditions, to a woman, to dream she is pregnant denotes she will not be happy with her husband and her children will not be very graceful. To a virgin this dream predicts scandal and adversity. However, if the dreamer is pregnant in real life the dream predicts an uncomplicated birth and rapid recovery.
[7]If you are afraid of being pregnant, you may dream of it often. At times, women learn about their pregnancy in their dreams. Your mind knows about everything that is going on in your body even if you are not consciously aware of it. However, don’t panic! You could also be pregnant with ideas! Old dream interpretation books say that a dream about pregnancy is a good omen for women, and an improvement in her intimate relationship is forthcoming.
For a man, it is a warning against casual sex.
[8](See Also: Adoption, Baby, Bhth, Miscarriage)
For a woman (or her partner) who is pregnant, or wishing to be so, a situational dream that needs no further interpretation.
Being figuratively fertile with ideas, energy, and creative insight.
A very good seed has been planted for a project near and dear to your heart, but now patience is required. It will take time for this effort to manifest, and it cannot be rushed without endangering your groundwork.
[9]Vision: Seeing a pregnant woman: creative ideas and plans will begin to take shape.
If you dream that you are pregnant: it is time to put your ideas into action.
See Also: Birth.
Depth Psychology: If you are pregnant, the dream is a sign of anticipation and the fears you have about the pregnancy.
For all others, it is a symbol of new feelings, ideas, talents, or behavior (either your own or others) that want attention.
[10]If the dreamer is a woman and you dream you are pregnant then you will see a big increase in your income, and an improvement in her intimate relationship is forthcoming. But if you are unwed and sad, you will experience losses.
For a man to dream that he is the father of the child he is warned about indiscriminate sexual relations and one night stands.
[11]Gives gender-specific: Interestingly enough, for a woman to dream of pregnancy seldom actually means her own pregnancy, although it can indicate pregnancy in someone around her.
For a man, dreaming of the pregnancy of his wife or partner can indicate his willingness to take on extra responsibility.
[12]For a woman to dream that she is pregnant, denotes she will be unhappy with her husband, and her children will be unattractive.
For a virgin, this dream omens scandal and adversity.
If a woman is really pregnant and has this dream, it prognosticates a safe delivery and swift recovery of strength.
[13]This symbolises a persons’ increment in material wealth. At times it represents ear for a certain person in view of the following adage: Qad habala fil ardhi khawful fulaanin. This means that the earth is pregnant and burdened as a result of terror caused by so –and-so.
[14]A pregnant woman may arrive in a dream to announce a special event or opportunity on the horizon. Your own pregnancy may suggest that you are incubating a new creative phase or project that will be ready to be delivered soon.
(See Also: Birth.)
[15]Material aspects: Dreaming of pregnancy usually denotes a fairly protracted waiting period being necessary for something, possibly the completion of a project.
A new area of our potential or personality is developing.
[16]1. A creative project in the making.
2. Aspect of self, personal life is emerging.
3. Better health is on the way.
4. Safe delivery (if the dreamer is pregnant).
5. The high point of desires.
[17]Pregnancy can be literal or figurative. Pregnancy is many times symbolic of conceiving an idea, travailing in its inception, and giving birth to a new thing, Isa. 66:9
[18]There is always a gestation period in spiritual work. We may have to be patient and wait for a natural process to take place so that we can fulfil a task.
[19]For a woman, this dream forecasts a happy increase in material wealth, but for a man, it is a warning against indiscriminate sex relations.
[20]1. Seed of the Word;
2. Something in progress of being birthed;
3. Expectancy. Jer. 1:4-5; Gal. 1:15; Is. 66:9.
[21]A dream about pregnancy indicates anxiety and impatience with conditions.
[22]Your wife is pregnant: your wife could have a secret lover
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