Son
Feelings or worries concerning a son. Growing part of self. Hopes or worries about the future. Your extroverted self; desires connected with self expression; parental responsibility.
Dreaming son is dead: A mother often kills off her son in her dreams as she sees him make moves toward independence. This can happen from first day of school on. Becoming independent from mother often feels like a tearing away after years of constant caring. It is a huge change, and feels like the son has died to her.
But the death of a son also signifies feelings of great loss, or the end of something, perhaps a relationship, or something that meant a great deal to you.
Mothers dream: Your ambitions; potential; hopes. It can also represent your marriage. The child is the fruit of the relationship, so can represent the state of the relationship.
Father’s dream: Yourself at that age; what qualities you see in your son; your own possibilities; envy of youth and opportunities; rivalry. As above, can represent your marriage-relationship.
Someone else’s son: Feelings about your own son; feelings about younger men.
Comments
I had a dream of my daughter falling from a building and I could of cought her but didn’t act quick enough I watch her fall and hitting the floor and she was still moving. Then I ran down to see her then I woke up. The most worst dream I’ve ever had still emotional about it but can’t find what it means
Hi – I am stopping from answering your posts fully – but will try to give hints; sometimes long ones because I quote from masses I have already put online. Also, I need to take time to update the site – dreamhawk.
It would help you to understand your dreams, if you would read – http://dreamhawk.com/approaches-to-being/questions-2/#Summing and also http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/features-found-on-site/ which has so much information in.
Nothing can replace your own ability to understand your dream. With a little effort you can do this by practicing what is described in – http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/acting-on-your-dream/#BeingPerson or http://dreamhawk.com/dream-dictionary/getting-at-your-dreams-meaning/
Tony
Basically you dreamt of losing your daughter. But often this is about the feelings generated by a mother as her child moves toward independence. Mothers often dream of their child falling to their death, because it show how they would feel. See http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/dreaming-of-death/
Hey there, I can recall a dream I had a few months back about seeing a grown boy, who was to old for me to have given birth to, but I think he was my long lost son in the dream, and I realised he was autistic spectrum, when he began talking I liked his accent which to me sounded nice and clever.
Back to reality, I feel this dream may point to something happening now, I am pregnant, am meant to be having a work trial tomorrow, the boss has the same accent as the son in my dream and he actually has taught children of autism. Could this actually be? Thank you
I dreamt about my youngest son who is 15, in my dream he is 6 years old and we are at the mall, he drops something over the ledge, he leans over to see it fall, then he climbs over the ledge and jumps…I don’t scream but am very scared for him. After seeing the doctor, they first say that he is going to be ok and then they say that its very serious and he could have difficulty walking. Not sure what this even means….
Dear Amelia – Your dream may reflect the process you are going through of letting go of your youngest son; http://dreamhawk.com/pregnancy-childbirth/example-emma/
As I see it, he is “taking the jump” into independence and it scares you, because you are not sure if he is going to be okay.
You may want to explore if you still prefer to see him as a 6 year old and/or if you feel/believe that part of his (emotional?) development has not reached beyond the age of 6 yet in certain situations.
Either way I trust that reading Dan Siegel’s book “Brainstorm” can help you and your son better prepare for walking the path to individuation; http://www.drdansiegel.com/books/brainstorm/
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH-BO1rJXbQ
Anna 🙂
Hello, I just had a dream that my eldest son cut off his youngest brothers fingers off one hand with a fork. My youngest son still wouldn’t tell on his brother. I spanked him I guess I say that because I was just slapping him around. Slapping his arms yelling, how could you do something like that? He said it’s to make him tougher. I’m thinking that I’m scared of the control my eldest son (which is 14 and my youngest son is 6)has over my youngest boy. Often times not telling something he should. I think it stems from that. Would you agree or do you think it’s something else? Thanks for any help you can offer.
Dear Lisa – I believe that this dream is expressing your inner conflict, which might be reflected in the outside world too.
I see your youngest in your dream as a symbol of your vulnerable, more tenderly caring part which is not allowed sufficient expression anymore.
Your oldest son in your dream I see as a symbol of a part that is about surviving Life rather than allowing Life and this controlling part perceives expressing the feelings and needs of your vulnerable inner child as a threat.
See http://dreamhawk.com/inner-life/your-inner-child/
and
http://dreamhawk.com/approaches-to-being/the-lifestream/
I think it is good to be aware that being male is not only about “being tough”; each man has an “inner woman” too.
In general we can say that this inner woman represents the man’s emotions, his nurturing and caring quality, forgiveness, his sense of what is natural and his connection with nature, its cycles and drives. Through such feelings a man would recognise in people and animals the urges that link one to a mate, the strength to protect and nurture children, and the natural within himself. The inner woman also holds in it an expression of a man’s complex of feelings about women, gained as experience mostly from his mother – or lack of mother – but also from a synthesis of all his female contacts.
See http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/archetype-of-the-anima-jungs-view-of-the-female-in-the-male/
I trust this gives you a start with understanding your dream and what you have created in your inner world.
Perhaps you feel like exploring it for yourself too?
See http://dreamhawk.com/dream-dictionary/practical-techniques-for-understanding-your-dreams/
Anna 🙂
Thank you!!!
You are welcome Lisa 🙂
Hi tony, I tried to see in your website about an explanation but didn’t succeed. I had a dream about my son that he had become a young man naked with muscles but that his genitals are gone and replaced by woman’s one. Can you explain it to me please. Thanks for your help.
Dear r – Your son in your dream can be a symbol of your growing self and/or your feelings about your own son and to understand the meaning of your dream it will help when you explore what your feelings and those of your son were in your dream.
If you take away the images and events occurring in a dream and simply look to see what feelings or emotions are evident, the dream is often more understandable than if you try to interpret the symbols. Feelings in dreams are nearly always undistorted. We therefore do not need to interpret them, simply to recognise them and see if we can recognise where they occur in waking life.
See http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/emotions-and-mood-in-dreams/
Being both sexes might suggest feeling uncertain about your own gender, or having problems in the role of your own sex. Or it could mean finding a balance and wholeness in oneself.
Example: ‘I was outdoors in my underpants teaching a group of people. Looking down I saw my genitals were exposed and I had female organs. I felt okay.’ Bill S.
Although Bill works in the building trade, he finds it easy to cook, look after his children, cry, and accept his ‘female’ characteristics.
See also http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/archetype-of-the-anima-jungs-view-of-the-female-in-the-male/
Another approach could be “Being your son” and/or “Talking as your son” in your dream to uncover the meaning this dream has for you.
See http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/acting-on-your-dream/#BeingPerson
And
http://dreamhawk.com/dream-dictionary/practical-techniques-for-understanding-your-dreams/#TalkingAs
Anna 🙂