Understanding the Symbolism of Kissing on the Cheek in Dreams
Dreaming about kissing someone on the cheek can awaken feelings of tenderness and affection. This dream frequently appears in contexts where emotional connections are emphasized. A kiss on the cheek is often a gesture of warmth and signifies a bond that may be familial, platonic, or romantic.
Within many cultures, including Islamic tradition, such dreams merit thoughtful interpretation, as they may reveal much about our relationships and emotional states. Dreams of kissing on the cheek can be influenced by your real-life interactions, feelings towards those around you, or even your own yearning for closeness. If you’ve experienced this dream, understanding its deeper meanings can enhance your self-awareness and help you navigate the complexities of your relationships.
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- Dreaming of kissing someone on the cheek often symbolizes affection and warmth in relationships.
- Such dreams can reflect deep-seated feelings toward the person kissed.
- Cultural influences and personal circumstances may shape the interpretation of these dreams.
Symbols
- jaw
- Molars:
- Wisdom tooth:
- Canines:
(,) Teeth in a dream represent one’s identity, age , clan, a boy, a girl, his family, money, servants, domestic animals, employees, weapons, life, death, unity, separation, trusts, or savings. In a dream, male’s or female’s upper teeth represent the male members of one’s family from the father’s side, and the teeth of the lower jaw represent the female members of one’s family from the mother’s side. The closer the teeth are to the incisor, the closer is the relative.
Divided in two sections, the upper right incisor represents the father, and the upper left incisor represents the paternal uncle, or it could represent one’s sisters, sons, or a close friend. The upper canines represent one’s cousin, or two friends who are as close as cousins. The bicuspids represent one’s uncles from the mother’s side and their children, while the molars represent the grandparents and the grand children.
The lower right incisor represents the mother, and the lower left incisor represents one’s aunt from his father’s side, or they could represent two sisters, two daughters, or two close friends who have the same compassion, concern and love. The lower canines represent one’s female cousin from either DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 441 the father or the mother’s side. The lower canine tooth, or the eyetooth represents the sire of the house, or the landlord.
The upper and the lower molars also represent the furthest members of one’s family, including the grandmother and her grand daughters. If a tooth moves in its place in the dream, it means an illness. If it falls, or if it is lost, then it means death of the person to whom it is attributed, or it could possibly mean that he will be separated from him and can no longer see him.
If one saves his lost tooth and does not bury it in the dream, it means that someone will come forth and be to him as good as that relative. Otherwise, if he does bury it, then it means the death of his relative. (2) In a dream, the human limbs also represent the members of his family, and whatever condition they portray in one’s dream may become visible in the members of his family.
Similarly, whatever may affect one’s teeth in a dream can be interpreted as affecting such family members. If one’s incisors look beautiful and bright in the dream, they denote the power, honor and prosperity his father or uncle will gain. If extra incisors grow in one’s mouth in a dream, it means that one’s family will grow by either a new born brother or a new son.
If one finds his teeth slightly deteriorating in a dream, it means a trial, or that his family will engage in a disgraceful act that will bring him shame. If one attempts to pull out his teeth in a dream, it means that he may spend his money unwillingly, pay a fine, or separate from his parents, thus cutting off his blood ties, or he may become untrue to his relatives. If one’s teeth turn yellow or black in a dream, such a dream also represents a disgraceful act that will bring shame upon one’s family.
Yellow teeth in a dream mean spending money to restore one’s reputation, or it could mean being knowledgeable in one’s own esteem. Developing bad mouth odor in a dream represents bad connotations resulting from praises one’s family may receive. Deteriorating teeth in a dream represent weakness in one’s family.
If one sees people biting him in a dream, it means that he could have pretended something in public, though he fortunately restrained himself. (3, If one’s mouth in a dream is interpreted to represent his household, then the teeth of the right side represent the boys, and those on the left side represent the girls. On the other hand, the teeth on the right side could represent the older generation, and the teeth on the left side could represent the younger generation.
The incisors represent the young men in the family, and the canines represent the young girls. As to the molars, they represent elderly people. If one loses a molar tooth in a dream, it means the death of an elderly person in his household.
w Human teeth in a dream also represent one’s business and management of his life. In that case, the molars represent one’s private life, the eyetooth represents what is semi-public, while the front incisors represent what is openly practiced, one’s public character, words and deeds. If one sees his teeth broken in a dream, it means that he pays his debts slowly.
Long teeth in a dream mean enmity or a fight between members of one’s household. If one sees his teeth curved and deteriorating, and if one decides that it is better to pull them out in a dream, it means that he will escape from great adversities and dangers. If one’s teeth turn gold in a dream, they represent benefits for a teacher or a preacher.
Otherwise, golden teeth for everyone else in a dream mean fire, illness, Candida, or an illness that is caused by one’s bile. If one’s teeth become glass or wood in a dream, it means his death. If they turn silver in the dream, it means harm or losses.
If one’s front teeth fall and new ones grow instead in the dream, they represent major changes in one’s life. If one sees himself forcefully pushing his tongue against his teeth in a dream, it means that he speaks ill of his own family, or it could mean problems in one’s house. If the crown or the enamel of one’s eyetooth is damaged, or if it falls in a dream, it means the death of one’s son.
(s) Teeth in a dream represent one’s clan, close relatives, or distant cousins. The molar teeth represent the male members and the incisors represent the female members. Unnecessarily pulling out one’s teeth in a dream means paying a fine, 442 IBN SEERIN’S losing one’s capital, or severing relationship with members of one’s family.
Discovering one or two cavities in one’s teeth in a dream means that one may beget one or two sons. Developing bad mouth odor in a dream means belittling someone’s ideas, or it could mean a family dispute. Falien teeth in a dream may denote that the husband and the wife sleep in separate beds, or it may mean poverty, or that one may die in a foreign land, or that the term of one’s life span in this world maybe extended.
If one pulls out his teeth and buries them in the dream, it means that his entire clan or family will die before him. Pulling out one’s teeth in a dream also means exposing one’s secrets. Losing a tooth in a dream may imply a punishment for a wrongdoing.
If one finds the teeth of his upper jaw and those of the lower jaw intermixed in the dream, it means that the women control the men in his or family. Flossing one’s teeth in a dream means dispersal of one’s family, or loss of money and property. If after flossing one’s teeth some meat liber remains stuck between the teeth in the dream, it means that he backbites his family members.
<6) Teeth in a dream also represent a pearl necklace, a grinder, or an army formation. The right wing, the left wing and the front assault formation, or they could mean severing blood ties. The incisors may represent the heart of a human being.
Teeth in one’s pocket or in the palm of one’s hand in a dream represent one’s brothers. If one has an incarcerated relative, and if he sees his teeth pulled out in a dream, it means the release of his relative from prison. Pulling out one’s teeth in a dream could mean the return of a traveller to his homeland.
Tartar in a dream represents weaknesses in the family. Black or broken teeth in a dream mean sorrow caused by one’s relatives. Wisdom teeth in a dream represent one’s followers, while the incisors and the canines represent his wealth, adornment, pride, or child.
The changing of their color into yellow or black in a dream mean changes in one’s life. If one’s teeth turn into iron in a dream, they mean strength. Losing one’s teeth in a dream also could mean losing one’s job.
Pulling out one’s teeth in a dream so that no one can see them means infertility, or loss of one’s business, loss of one’s savings, a bad relationship with one’s family, an evil act toward one’s family, or it could mean that he will try to sustain his business through a loan, then suffer from bankruptcy. Having a bad tooth in wakefulness and pulling it out in a dream means trying to comfort or appease a difficult person whose hurtfulness will eventually cease. Replacing a tooth with a bridge in a dream means recovering losses, or balancing one’s business.
Having an extra tooth in a dream means losing one in wakefulness.
- face
- Enhancement:
- Beautify:
(Eye-brow)
- Headdress:
- cheek
- Facade:
In a dream, one’s cheeks represent his beauty and a display of his character. In a dream, cheeks are a symbol of love and affection. They denote both good or bad, harm or benefits, health or sickness and increase or decrease.
Whatever affects them in a dream will show in one’s life. One’s cheeks also represent his type of work. If they look rosy in a dream, they denote a good health and a good luck in one’s life.
Yellow or opaque cheeks in a dream mean fear, sorrow and loss of status. One’s cheek in a dream also means humiliation or meekness if seen soiled with dust, soot or dirt in the dream. However, if a religious person sees his cheeks covered with dust in a dream, it means the rise of his spiritual rank, and that he will become exalted in God’s sight.
- Cheeks:
In a dream, one’s cheeks represent his beauty and a display of his character. In a dream, cheeks are a symbol of love and affection. They denote both good or bad, harm or benefits, health or sickness and increase or decrease.
Whatever affects them in a dream will show in one’s life. One’s cheeks also represent his type of work. If they look rosy in a dream, they denote a good health and a good luck in one’s life.
Yellow or opaque cheeks in a dream mean fear, sorrow and loss of status. One’s cheek in a dream also means humiliation or meekness if seen soiled with dust, soot or dirt in the dream. However, if a religious person sees his cheeks covered with dust in a dream, it means the rise of his spiritual rank, and that he will become exalted in God’s sight.
- Blow 1:
(Blow; Criticize; Smack) To lightly slap someone in a dream means to reprimand him, or to oblige him to recognize a favor, boasting about one’s generosity, or constantly reminding the other person of some shabby assistance. If one playfully slaps someone lightly on his cheek in a dream, it also means that the latter owes him something or a favor and the opposite is interpreted accordingly. Slapping someone’s face with anger in a dream means that the victim will triumph over the assailant.
To slap someone in a dream also means recognition of his seniority or superiority. Threatening someone in a dream also maybe a recognition of his superiority.
- Facade:
- kissing
- Kiss:
(Love; Passion; Rose; Tenderness) A kiss in a dream means satisfying one’s need, want or desire, or it could mean subordinating one’s enemy. Kissing a man or embracing him lustfully in a dream means getting hold of what one intends to acquire from him. If it is a lustful kiss, then it means accomplishing one’s pursuit of benefits, knowledge, or guidance.
If it is an amicable kiss, it means that the one who received the kiss will receive benefits from the one who kissed him, or learn something from him, or reap a new understanding of things through him. Kissing a child in a dream means love, care and tenderness toward that child. Kissing a servant in a dream means soliciting the friendship of her master or employer.
Kissing a married woman in a dream means seeking friendship with her husband. Kissing someone in authority in a dream means replacing him in his function. Kissing a judge in a dream means that one’s testimony will be accepted by the court.
If a judge kisses someone in a dream, it means that the latter will win a court case, or benefit from such a judge, and the same interpretation applies if a leader or a boss kisses someone in a dream. Kissing one’s father in a dream also means benefiting from one another. Kissing one’s son with passion in a dream means saving money for him, or building a business for him.
Giving one’s son a tender kiss in a dream means receiving joy or money from him or from his mother. Kissing someone between the eyes in a dream means marriage. Kissing someone’s eyes in a dream means pursuing both heterosexual and homosexual life and such a dream carries a warning to cease such loathsome and unlawful practices before contracting unknwon illness.
Kissing one’s beloved from the mouth in a dream means money. Kissing DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 243 a woman in a dream means desiring her, or receiving news from one’s beloved. Kissing an old woman in a dream indicates an excuse or regret for a slip of the mouth.
Kissing a young girl in a dream means drinking a glass of wine. If a scholar kisses a beautiful woman in a dream, it could mean reciting the Qur’an, or speaking words of wisdom. If such a scholar is known to love the world and its pleasures, then what he has kissed in his dream is the world itself.
Kissing God’s right Hand in a dream means attending a pilgrimage to Mecca and kissing the black stone. Kissing God Almighty in a dream means kissing the holy Qur’an, or kissing God’s holy Name. If one sees God Almighty kissing him in a dream, it means that his deeds are accepted.
Kissing an adorned woman or sleeping with her in a dream means marrying a wealthy widow. Kissing a known deceased person in a dream means benefiting from his knowledge or inheriting his money. Kissing an unknown dead person in a dream means that one will receive money from an unexpected source, or perhaps do business with his heirs.
If a deceased person kisses someone in a dream, it means that the latter will receive unanticipated benefits. Lustfully kissing a deceased person in a dream means satisfying one’s needs, lust, or completing a project. If a sick person sees himself kissing a deceased person in a dream, it means his own death.
Finally, if a healthy person kisses a deceased person in a dream, it means that his words are not true.
- Blow 1:
(Blow; Criticize; Smack) To lightly slap someone in a dream means to reprimand him, or to oblige him to recognize a favor, boasting about one’s generosity, or constantly reminding the other person of some shabby assistance. If one playfully slaps someone lightly on his cheek in a dream, it also means that the latter owes him something or a favor and the opposite is interpreted accordingly. Slapping someone’s face with anger in a dream means that the victim will triumph over the assailant.
To slap someone in a dream also means recognition of his seniority or superiority. Threatening someone in a dream also maybe a recognition of his superiority.
- Smack:
(Blow; Criticize; Smack) To lightly slap someone in a dream means to reprimand him, or to oblige him to recognize a favor, boasting about one’s generosity, or constantly reminding the other person of some shabby assistance. If one playfully slaps someone lightly on his cheek in a dream, it also means that the latter owes him something or a favor and the opposite is interpreted accordingly. Slapping someone’s face with anger in a dream means that the victim will triumph over the assailant.
To slap someone in a dream also means recognition of his seniority or superiority. Threatening someone in a dream also maybe a recognition of his superiority.
- Kiss:
- smooching
- Blow 1:
(Blow; Criticize; Smack) To lightly slap someone in a dream means to reprimand him, or to oblige him to recognize a favor, boasting about one’s generosity, or constantly reminding the other person of some shabby assistance. If one playfully slaps someone lightly on his cheek in a dream, it also means that the latter owes him something or a favor and the opposite is interpreted accordingly. Slapping someone’s face with anger in a dream means that the victim will triumph over the assailant.
To slap someone in a dream also means recognition of his seniority or superiority. Threatening someone in a dream also maybe a recognition of his superiority.
- Smack:
(Blow; Criticize; Smack) To lightly slap someone in a dream means to reprimand him, or to oblige him to recognize a favor, boasting about one’s generosity, or constantly reminding the other person of some shabby assistance. If one playfully slaps someone lightly on his cheek in a dream, it also means that the latter owes him something or a favor and the opposite is interpreted accordingly. Slapping someone’s face with anger in a dream means that the victim will triumph over the assailant.
To slap someone in a dream also means recognition of his seniority or superiority. Threatening someone in a dream also maybe a recognition of his superiority.
- Criticize:
- Blow 1:
- pecking
- Nasal speech:
(Nasal speech) If one sees himself speaking with a twang in a dream, it means difficulties, or it could mean that he will be mocked for his opinions.
- Bill:
(Bill) In a dream, a beak represents wealth, prosperity, honor and power.
- Striking:
- Nasal speech:
Practical Insights for Navigating Dreams of Kissing on the Cheek
- Reflect on Your Personal Relationships
When you dream of kissing someone on the cheek, take a moment to think about the person involved in the dream. This reflection may offer insights into your current feelings or unresolved emotions toward them. Are you feeling particularly affectionate, or is there a history that affects how you relate to them?
Jotting down your thoughts in a journal right after you wake up can help you process these emotions clearly. Additionally, exploring your day-to-day interactions with this person can enhance your understanding of the underlying feelings influencing the dream. It may also encourage you to express any sentiments of love and appreciation you may have, whether verbally or through kind gestures.
- Acknowledge Cultural Context
Kissing on the cheek could carry different meanings based on cultural backgrounds. Familiarize yourself with what this gesture represents in varying cultures, as it might reveal why you've dreamt of such a scenario. For example, in many Western cultures, kissing on the cheek symbolizes friendship or familial love, while in others, it may represent a formal greeting.
When you understand these nuances, you can broaden your perspective and gain a more profound appreciation for the emotional layers present in your dream. Sharing your dream with friends or family from different backgrounds may also illuminate diverse interpretations, enhancing your grasp of the dream's significance.
- Seek Deeper Spiritual Understanding
Aligning dream interpretations with personal spiritual beliefs can provide a more profound grasp of your dreams. In Islam, for instance, it is believed that dreams hold significant messages, and consulting with someone knowledgeable can facilitate this understanding. Engaging in prayer or meditation may also help you clarify the emotions associated with your dream and guide you toward actions that resonate with your spiritual and emotional health.
Additionally, contemplate how the themes of affection play a role in your spiritual journey and interpersonal relationships. Seeking meaning through a spiritual lens can deepen your understanding and connect you solidly with your beliefs.
FAQs
- What does it mean to dream of kissing a family member on the cheek?
Dreaming of kissing a family member on the cheek often symbolizes love, unity, and emotional closeness. It may reflect a desire to strengthen familial bonds or highlight feelings of nostalgia and warmth associated with your family. Such dreams can serve as reminders to cherish your familial relationships and express your emotions freely.
- Is it significant if I dream about kissing someone I don’t know on the cheek?
Kissing someone you don’t know on the cheek in a dream may symbolize unexplored emotions or aspects of yourself. It can represent both a longing for connection and curiosity about new relationships. This dream could indicate a readiness for new experiences or encourage you to embrace change in your life.
- What if I dream of kissing my ex on the cheek?
Dreaming of kissing an ex on the cheek may signify lingering feelings or unresolved emotions about the past relationship. It might highlight nostalgia or a desire for closure. Such a dream encourages self-reflection on what you learned from that relationship and how it impacts your future interactions.
- Can the context of the kiss affect its meaning in the dream?
Yes, the context of the kiss—such as the emotional tone or location—plays a crucial role in its interpretation. A kiss filled with joy may signify positive emotions and love, while a hesitant kiss might reflect uncertainty or unresolved feelings. Pay attention to your emotional state within the dream for deeper insights.
- Why do I feel happy after dreaming about kissing on the cheek?
Feeling happiness after such dreams often indicates a sense of fulfillment, affection, and positivity in your relationships. It reflects your subconscious acknowledgment of the bond you share with others and can inspire you to nurture those connections further.
