Understanding the Emotion Behind Hugging in Dreams
Dreams serve as a window to our subconscious, often revealing our innermost feelings and desires. The dream of hugging while surrounded by people can be particularly profound, as it taps into our need for connection, acceptance, and support from others. This dream reflects not just the act of hugging, but also the rich emotions associated with it—love, comfort, and reassurance.
In a world where relationships play a crucial role in our well-being, this type of dream could signify a strong desire for emotional closeness or a reflection of your social surroundings. It's as if the universe is reminding you of the importance of community and the comforting presence of those we cherish. Hugging in a dream, especially amidst others, can suggest a moment of joy, comfort, or even an emerging understanding of your current relationships and emotional health.
Let us delve deeper into the layers of this dream, exploring its meanings and the insights it can provide into your waking life.
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- Hugging in dreams often symbolizes affection and the desire for emotional closeness.
- Surrounded by people indicates a sense of community and support in your waking life.
- This dream may reflect your current relationships and emotional state.
Symbols
- surrounded by people
- Gathering:
Seeing a group of people gathering in a dream may represent business losses or a trial that will end in mercy and success. If one sees a group of people surrounding the corps of a dead, or visiting a sick person, or standing around his bed in a dream, it means relief and success. Sitting in the company of a beloved means unity, marriage happiness, prosperity or reunion.
- Throng:
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- Crowd:
(Throng) Seeing a crowd gathering or standing in line or a large number of people suffering in wretchedness in a dream means increase in one’s power, rising in station, gaining fame and recognition. If a merchant or a business man sees a crowd of people in a dream, it means growth in his business and increase in his clientele. If a preacher sees that in his dream, it means that his followers will grow in number.
- Gathering:
- embracing
- Accolade:
(Accolade; Hug) Embracing someone in a dream means longevity. Embracing a deceased person also means longevity. If a deceased person embraces the person seeing the dream and does not let go of him in a dream, it DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 141 means his death.
Embracinga known person in a dream means associating with him. Embracing one’s enemy in a dream means making peace with him. It is also said that an embrace in a dream signifies exchanging praises.
An embrace in a dream also signifies kindness, liking for one another, travels, arriving from a journey and dispelling distress or anxiety. An embrace in a dream is also interpreted to mean having sexual intercourse. Embracing a woman in a dream means love for the world, and despair from receiving any reward in the hereafter.
Embracing a man in a dream signifies lending him support and helping him. Embracing the trunk of a tree in a dream means indulging in hypocrisy. Embracing someone and laying one’s head in his lap in a dream means entrusting him with one’s capital, or working for him.
- Embrace:
(Accolade; Hug) Embracing someone in a dream means longevity. Embracing a deceased person also means longevity. If a deceased person embraces the person seeing the dream and does not let go of him in a dream, it DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 141 means his death.
Embracinga known person in a dream means associating with him. Embracing one’s enemy in a dream means making peace with him. It is also said that an embrace in a dream signifies exchanging praises.
An embrace in a dream also signifies kindness, liking for one another, travels, arriving from a journey and dispelling distress or anxiety. An embrace in a dream is also interpreted to mean having sexual intercourse. Embracing a woman in a dream means love for the world, and despair from receiving any reward in the hereafter.
Embracing a man in a dream signifies lending him support and helping him. Embracing the trunk of a tree in a dream means indulging in hypocrisy. Embracing someone and laying one’s head in his lap in a dream means entrusting him with one’s capital, or working for him.
- Hug:
(Cuddle; Embrace; Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to associate with him and to love him. To give a deceased person a short hug in a dream means longevity. To give a deceased person a long and a continuous embrace in a dream means one’s own death.
To embrace a woman in a dream means embracing the pleasures and attractions of this world and to despair of any reward in the hereafter. To hold tight to a piece of fruit, or to endear certain food one loves in a dream means easy profits or lawful earnings. If an unmarried person holds tight or embraces a garment in a dream, it means that he will get married.
If one hugs a pair of shoes in a dream, it means that he will hold a new position or a job that will make him extremely happy.
- Accolade:
- encircled by individuals
- Walk around:
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- Ambulate:
(Ambulate; Ka'aba; Mecca; Walk around) If a sinner sees himself circumambulating God’s House in Mecca in a dream, it means that he will be freed from suffering in hell-fire. If one is unmarried, it means that he will get married. If one qualifies for promotion, it means that he will receive it.
Seeingoneself performing a pilgrimage in a dream also means circumambulating God’s house in Mecca, developing a good character, living a straight and a worthy life, safety from fear, repayment of one’s debts, delivering entrusted merchandise to their rightful owners or money to its people on demand, being trustworthy, living an ascetic life, fulfilling a promise, atonement for one’s sins, distributing expiatory gifts or interceding on behalf of a trustworthy and a noble Imam. Seeing oneself circumambulating God’s house while riding on a mare in a dream means that one will commit the abominable sin of adultery with a member of his own family or with a consanguineous blood relative with whom it is not permissible to have sexual relationship. (Also see Ka'aba; Rituals of the pilgrimage; Sa‘i)
- Postal package:
(Cover; Embrace; Postal package) An envelope in a dream means money, except if it is sealed, then it means travels. In a dream, an envelope also means victory in one’s life, attainment of one’s goal, learning about a pleasant story, or it could represent a vessel, money, or knowledge.
- Walk around:
- encased by a crowd
- Throng:
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- Jackdaw:
(Carrion crow; Cheat; Hooded crow; Jackdow; Raven; Swindle) A crow in a dream means adultery, narrow-mindedness or concealing one’s evil actions or intentions. In a dream, a crow also represents a stingy, proud, ostentatious and an arguing person. Hunting crows in a dream means earning unlawful money through deceitful actions and corruption.
Seeing a crow in a dream also means a bad omen and particularly if seen in the fields. Seeing a crow standing over the roof of one’s house in a dream means that one’s wife is having a secret affair with one of his friends. If a crow speaks to someone in his dream, it means that he will beget a son who will grow to be a corrupt person.
If one sees a crow speaking to him in a dream, it could mean suffering from depression, then feeling better thereafter. A crow in a dream also could signify migration, or separation between beloveds. Eating the flesh of a crow in a dream means receiving money from thieves.
Seeing a crow standing before the courthouse in a dream means committing an offense and paying the price for one’s crime, or it could mean killing one’s brother, then regretting it. If one sees a crow digging the earth in a dream, then it becomes a stronger indication of such a crime. If a crow scratches someone’s face in a dream, it means dying from an illness or freezing to death from being lost in a forest during the winter.
Receiving a crow as a gift in a dream means happiness. A hooded crow in a dream represents longevity, a wealthy person, elderly people or it could represent wonderment about something when awakened. A crow in a dream is also the messenger of winter, cold weather and adversities.
Seeing a crow descending upon a noble house means that a corrupt person will marry a noble woman from that house. Seeing a piebald crow in a dream means an affliction that will befall one’s son. Owning such a piebald crow in a dream means having a bad son.
Slaughtering such a crow in a dream means receiving news from a distant place. In that sense, if a piebald crow speaks to someone in a dream, it means begetting a son who 113IN OIllilllVliN O will grow to be a despicable and a corrupt person. Seeing a flock of crows inside one’s house in a dream means gaining wealth and honor up to the end of one’s life.
It also could represent people who speak ill of others or backbite them. A crow in a dream also represents a vicious fighter who fights just for himself and who is keen at acquiring what he wants, or it could represent a grave digger or bad news, a bad omen, mismanagement of one’s life or business, a longjourney, trouble, adversities or calling a curse upon someone, adultery or it could represent someone who mixes good with bad qualities. Seeing a jackdaw in a dream means a bad crop.
Fighting a crow in a dream means fighting someone of such character. Holding a crow in one’s hand in a dream means self-deception and pride. A crow inside one’s shop in a dream means a corrupt person in that company.
Hunting crows in a dream means gains from unlawful sources. Seeing a crow standing over a grave in a dream means that one will die in that place, or that one will discover something about which he had no knowledge.
- Wagtail:
(Carrion crow; Cheat; Hooded crow; Jackdow; Raven; Swindle) A crow in a dream means adultery, narrow-mindedness or concealing one’s evil actions or intentions. In a dream, a crow also represents a stingy, proud, ostentatious and an arguing person. Hunting crows in a dream means earning unlawful money through deceitful actions and corruption.
Seeing a crow in a dream also means a bad omen and particularly if seen in the fields. Seeing a crow standing over the roof of one’s house in a dream means that one’s wife is having a secret affair with one of his friends. If a crow speaks to someone in his dream, it means that he will beget a son who will grow to be a corrupt person.
If one sees a crow speaking to him in a dream, it could mean suffering from depression, then feeling better thereafter. A crow in a dream also could signify migration, or separation between beloveds. Eating the flesh of a crow in a dream means receiving money from thieves.
Seeing a crow standing before the courthouse in a dream means committing an offense and paying the price for one’s crime, or it could mean killing one’s brother, then regretting it. If one sees a crow digging the earth in a dream, then it becomes a stronger indication of such a crime. If a crow scratches someone’s face in a dream, it means dying from an illness or freezing to death from being lost in a forest during the winter.
Receiving a crow as a gift in a dream means happiness. A hooded crow in a dream represents longevity, a wealthy person, elderly people or it could represent wonderment about something when awakened. A crow in a dream is also the messenger of winter, cold weather and adversities.
Seeing a crow descending upon a noble house means that a corrupt person will marry a noble woman from that house. Seeing a piebald crow in a dream means an affliction that will befall one’s son. Owning such a piebald crow in a dream means having a bad son.
Slaughtering such a crow in a dream means receiving news from a distant place. In that sense, if a piebald crow speaks to someone in a dream, it means begetting a son who 113IN OIllilllVliN O will grow to be a despicable and a corrupt person. Seeing a flock of crows inside one’s house in a dream means gaining wealth and honor up to the end of one’s life.
It also could represent people who speak ill of others or backbite them. A crow in a dream also represents a vicious fighter who fights just for himself and who is keen at acquiring what he wants, or it could represent a grave digger or bad news, a bad omen, mismanagement of one’s life or business, a longjourney, trouble, adversities or calling a curse upon someone, adultery or it could represent someone who mixes good with bad qualities. Seeing a jackdaw in a dream means a bad crop.
Fighting a crow in a dream means fighting someone of such character. Holding a crow in one’s hand in a dream means self-deception and pride. A crow inside one’s shop in a dream means a corrupt person in that company.
Hunting crows in a dream means gains from unlawful sources. Seeing a crow standing over a grave in a dream means that one will die in that place, or that one will discover something about which he had no knowledge.
- Throng:
- cuddling
- Hold:
- Cuddle:
(Cuddle; Embrace; Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to associate with him and to love him. To give a deceased person a short hug in a dream means longevity. To give a deceased person a long and a continuous embrace in a dream means one’s own death.
To embrace a woman in a dream means embracing the pleasures and attractions of this world and to despair of any reward in the hereafter. To hold tight to a piece of fruit, or to endear certain food one loves in a dream means easy profits or lawful earnings. If an unmarried person holds tight or embraces a garment in a dream, it means that he will get married.
If one hugs a pair of shoes in a dream, it means that he will hold a new position or a job that will make him extremely happy.
- Nursing:
(Suckling. See Breast-feeding)
- hugging
- Cuddle:
(Cuddle; Embrace; Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to associate with him and to love him. To give a deceased person a short hug in a dream means longevity. To give a deceased person a long and a continuous embrace in a dream means one’s own death.
To embrace a woman in a dream means embracing the pleasures and attractions of this world and to despair of any reward in the hereafter. To hold tight to a piece of fruit, or to endear certain food one loves in a dream means easy profits or lawful earnings. If an unmarried person holds tight or embraces a garment in a dream, it means that he will get married.
If one hugs a pair of shoes in a dream, it means that he will hold a new position or a job that will make him extremely happy.
- Hold:
- Hug:
(Cuddle; Embrace; Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to associate with him and to love him. To give a deceased person a short hug in a dream means longevity. To give a deceased person a long and a continuous embrace in a dream means one’s own death.
To embrace a woman in a dream means embracing the pleasures and attractions of this world and to despair of any reward in the hereafter. To hold tight to a piece of fruit, or to endear certain food one loves in a dream means easy profits or lawful earnings. If an unmarried person holds tight or embraces a garment in a dream, it means that he will get married.
If one hugs a pair of shoes in a dream, it means that he will hold a new position or a job that will make him extremely happy.
- Cuddle:
Practical Insights for Understanding Your Dream
- Reflect on Your Relationships
Take some time to consider your current relationships. Are there friends or family members who provide you with comfort and support? This dream may be a gentle nudge to strengthen those bonds.
Consider reaching out to those whom you cherish, expressing your love and gratitude. It could also signify that you seek to connect more deeply with others around you. If you're feeling disconnected, make an effort to engage socially, perhaps by joining a club or community group.
This sense of belonging can nurture your emotional health and enrich your life, aiding you in building precious support systems.
- Embrace Communication
Hugging is often a form of non-verbal communication. In waking life, think about how you express affection and support to others. The dream could suggest that it’s time to express your feelings more openly.
Try initiating heartfelt conversations with those close to you. Expressing affection verbally, or even through small gestures, can strengthen your emotional ties. This practice not only nurtures your relationships but also contributes to your emotional well-being, making you a source of light and comfort for others in return.
- Seek Emotional Balance
If the dream leaves you feeling joyful, consider how you can introduce more joy into your daily life. However, if it stirs anxiety or incomplete feelings, it may be time to address any unresolved emotional issues. Reflect on what aspects of your life feel overwhelming or unfulfilled.
Engaging in mindfulness or journaling can help clarify these feelings. Make self-care a priority by engaging in activities that rejuvenate your spirit. Whether it’s gentle exercise, meditation, or spending time in nature, these practices can help ground you and offer clarity to your emotions.
FAQs
- What does hugging in a dream usually signify?
In dreams, hugging often represents emotional connections, support, love, and warmth. It may indicate a desire to establish closer bonds with others or a reflection of your current relationships, both positive and challenging.
- Why are there other people in my hugging dream?
The presence of others can signify community, support, and shared emotions. It suggests that your relationships matter to you, and it can also indicate feelings of comfort in your social circle or a desire to be surrounded by loved ones.
- Can dream hugging mean something negative?
While hugs generally symbolize positive feelings, the context of the dream is important. If you felt uncomfortable during the hug, it may indicate feelings of insecurity or a need for personal space in certain relationships.
- How can I interpret my dreams better?
To interpret your dreams effectively, keep a dream journal where you capture details upon waking. Reflect on your emotions during the dream and analyze them in relation to your waking life. Consulting with someone knowledgeable, like a dream interpreter or spiritual guide, can also enrich your understanding.
- Is there a spiritual meaning behind hugging dreams?
Yes, many believe that dreams hold spiritual significance, serving as messages from the divine. A hugging dream can symbolize the need for divine support, spiritual connection, or the embrace of community and belonging on a higher level.
