Understanding Dreams of Televisions: Reflections of Our Lives

Dreams featuring televisions often pique curiosity and intrigue, as they weave together the fabric of our subconscious thoughts and emotions. When we dream of a television, it may symbolize our desire to connect with our personal narratives or project our experiences onto a larger screen. In today's fast-paced digital world, televisions serve as portals that captivate our attention and foster deep emotional responses.

They reflect our cultural identities, aspirations, and even our fears, making them integral to our dreams as they articulate the stories we tell ourselves about our lives. Through the lens of Ibni Sirin’s wisdom, we can explore how the symbolism of the television in dreams elucidates our struggles and desires, reflecting the way we perceive ourselves and our place in the world. This exploration not only enhances our understanding of ourselves but can also guide us towards inner peace and clarity.

• Television in dreams often symbolizes our inner narratives and how we perceive our lives.
• The content of the television shows we dream about can reflect our personal struggles or aspirations.
• Dreams involving televisions can indicate a desire for escape or a deeper connection to societal issues.
• Understanding these dreams helps to unravel our emotions and thought processes.

Symbols

• autobiographical accounts
  • Astringent:

    In a dream, an accountant represents an astringent person who also has the power to carry sentences. If his accounting is strict and detailed in the dream it means that his sentence will be severe and painful. (Also see Ac¬ countability)

  • Story:

    In a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam of a mosque, or the Khat'ib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may represent one’s livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one’s life.

    If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story one tells to a king, or to man of authority in a dream represents wealth, or great profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account.

  • Jot down:

    (Jot down; Scribble; Writing) Writing in a dream signifies a trick, a gimmick or a conspiracy. A writer in a dream represents a cunning and a fraudulent person. If one’s handwriting looks illegible, or inelegant in the dream, it means that he will repent for dishonesty and from defrauding people.

    Writing on a scroll or on a legal pad in a dream means that one may receive an inheritance. Writing in a notebook in a dream means dodging, or repudiation. Writing a novel or a book in a dream means receiving unlawful money, or it could mean falling sick.

    If one sees himself writing a book or a letter and finishes it in his dream, it means that he will complete a project and fulfill his goals. If he fails to complete his book or his letter in the dream, it means that something will hamper, or stand in the way of completing his project. Writing with the left hand in a dream means indulging in loathsome actions, going astray, or perhaps having a son who is born from adultery, or it could mean that one may become a poet.

    Signing a deed, a check or a legal contract in a dream means failing to fulfill an agreement. If one sees someone he knows drafting a contract between them in a dream, it means that the other person will defraud him, mislead him in a business deal and drive him astray. If one finds himself illiterate and incapable of writing in a dream, it means that he is depressed, though God Almighty will show him a way out of his difficulties.

    If an illiterate person sees himself trying to learn how to write and read in a dream, it means that he will benefit from something he feared for a long time, or it could mean that he will go through hard times. If a learned person finds himself incapable of writing anything in a dream, it means depression, fear, toiling and obstruction of his business.

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  • Anchorman:

    (Anchorman; Announcer; Newscaster) A broadcaster in a dream represents someone who brings news or conveys both true, as well as false stories. He also represents someone who is punctual or someone who keeps his promises. A broadcaster in a dream also could represent a story teller, an advisor, a preacher, a reader, or an expert in investigating the news.

  • Newscaster:

    (Anchorman; Announcer; Newscaster) A broadcaster in a dream represents someone who brings news or conveys both true, as well as false stories. He also represents someone who is punctual or someone who keeps his promises. A broadcaster in a dream also could represent a story teller, an advisor, a preacher, a reader, or an expert in investigating the news.

  • Blackboard:

    (Blackboard; Preserved Tablet; Records; Scrolls) Seeing the heavenly Preserved Tablet in a dream means unveiling one’s actions and thoughts, glad tidings for someone suffering from adversities, recovering from an illness for an ailing person, or falling into sin for people whose indulgence in abominable action is a common way of life. As for godly and righteous people, seeing the Preserved Tablet in a dream means guidance relating to what God Almighty has written of commands and prohibitions. As for niggardly people, seeing the Preserved Tablet in a dream means acquaintance with one’s written shares and certainty about one’s limitations and his life in this world.

    Seeing it also means preserving knowledge, cataloging references, or saving money for one’s family and heirs. It also represents a guardian for one’s properties, treasurer, the keeper of one’s secrets, or a controller. Seeing the Preserved Tablet in a dream also could denote enjoying peace after experiencing fear.

    If a ruler sees the Preserved Tablet in a dream, it means that his sovereignty will expand, or it could mean that he will discover a great treasure. As for the tablets that were DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 427 revealed to God’s prophet Moses, upon whom be peace, seeing them in a dream represents witnesses, spiritual guides, guidance or admonition. A wooden blackboard in a dream represents one’s wife, child, farmland, or finding peace after suffering from fear, or it could mean knowledge if one is a seeker of such avenues.

    In general, all boards in a dream represent admonition or prohibition of sin. Receiving a writing tablet from an Imam in a dream means an appointment to leadership, knowledge, understanding, or becoming an Imam, except if what is written on the blackboard in the dream implies admonition to do good, then the tablet means guidance and mercy. If the blackboard is made of iron in the dream, it means that one will beget a son who will become a great scholar and a strongman.

    A polished board in a dream means that one’s son will become a man of courage who accomplishes what he intends, acquires what he wants, and who will rarely be defeated. If the blackboard is corroded in the dream, it means that one’s son will have no dynasty. If the blackboard is made of stone in the dream, it means that his heart will be like a rock.

    If the blackboard is made of copper in the dream, it means that one’s son will grow to be a hypocrite. If it is made of lead in the dream, it means that one’s son will be an effeminate person. A tablet in a dream also denotes a woman and the writing on it represent her children, or it could represent an intelligent and a good natured boy who accepts what he learns from his teacher.

    Receiving a blackboard from someone in authority in a dream means gaining power. If a pregnant woman sees a blackboard in a dream, it means that she will beget a son.

• personal narratives
  • Story:

    In a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam of a mosque, or the Khat'ib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may represent one’s livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one’s life.

    If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story one tells to a king, or to man of authority in a dream represents wealth, or great profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account.

  • Storyteller:

    In a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam of a mosque, or the Khat'ib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may represent one’s livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one’s life.

    If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story one tells to a king, or to man of authority in a dream represents wealth, or great profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account.

  • Grammar teacher:
• personal stories
  • Story:

    In a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam of a mosque, or the Khat'ib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may represent one’s livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one’s life.

    If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story one tells to a king, or to man of authority in a dream represents wealth, or great profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account.

  • Storyteller:

    In a dream, a storyteller may represent the Imam of a mosque, or the Khat'ib who delivers the Friday sermon. A storyteller in a dream also may represent one’s livelihood, or intestinal and bowel problems, or he could represent travels. If the stories are new, then they mean disturbances in one’s life.

    If they are stories of chivalry, then they represent a war. A pleasant story one tells to a king, or to man of authority in a dream represents wealth, or great profits which are distributed equitably. As for a merchant, hearing a pleasant story in a dream represents easy and quick profits from his business, and for a craftsman, it represents a sizeable contract, or an important new account.

  • Chancellors:

    (Chancellors; Councilmen; Leaders; Seniors; Wise men) Seeing the elders of a community, the councilmen of a city, the chiefs of a clan or the shaikhs of a tribe in a dream means victory and glad tidings.

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  • Anchorman:

    (Anchorman; Announcer; Newscaster) A broadcaster in a dream represents someone who brings news or conveys both true, as well as false stories. He also represents someone who is punctual or someone who keeps his promises. A broadcaster in a dream also could represent a story teller, an advisor, a preacher, a reader, or an expert in investigating the news.

  • Newscaster:

    (Anchorman; Announcer; Newscaster) A broadcaster in a dream represents someone who brings news or conveys both true, as well as false stories. He also represents someone who is punctual or someone who keeps his promises. A broadcaster in a dream also could represent a story teller, an advisor, a preacher, a reader, or an expert in investigating the news.

  • Channel:

    (Channel; Water passage; Watercourse) In a dream, a canal represents a woman, money or a scholar. Running a watercourse or a channel in a dream means getting married, building a business, or it could mean finding a job and serving one’s family and community. Seeing a canal in a dream also means sufferings caused by a member of one’s family.

    Water channels in a dream represent servants or housekeepers. A canal in a dream also could signify a lavatory, sewage, a marketplace, or it could mean a shop. Thus, digging a canal in a dream also could mean prosperity and spending money to support one’s family and dependents.

    Blocking a canal in a dream means divorce, separation between husband and wife, cutting off one’s blood ties, leaving one’s homeland, or separation from one’s clan. Blocking a canal in a dream also means quitting one’s job or cancelling a debt, or it could mean closing a business. Seeing a watercourse running inside one’s house in a dream means blessings and prosperity.

    Urinating in a canal or a watercourse in a dream means committing a sin, engaging in unlawfulness or molesting a servant. A canal in a dream also could represent the housekeeper who cleans people’s dirt, a street sweeper, or it could mean a forbidden marriage. A dry canal in a dream signifies cessation of business, unsalable merchandise, a dead market or discord with one’s wife, suffering from a urinary bladder, or having kidney problems.

    If one digs a canal IBN SEERIN S t>» and no water runs through it in a dream, it means deception.

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  • Apron:

    (Apron; Serviette) A towel in a dream represents one’s servant, employee, housekeeper, or it could represent a pilgrimage to Mecca. In a dream, a towel also represents one’s wife, and for a woman it represents her husband. If a towel is used as a mat during sexual intercourse in a dream, then it represents a discrete servant who protects his mistress’s secrets, or it could represent money that serves woman’s needs and those of her children.

    To throw a towel at someone in a dream means to slam the door in his face, or it could mean separation between two people. To throw in the towel in a dream also means to give up one’s fight.

  • Throw in the towel:

    (Apron; Serviette) A towel in a dream represents one’s servant, employee, housekeeper, or it could represent a pilgrimage to Mecca. In a dream, a towel also represents one’s wife, and for a woman it represents her husband. If a towel is used as a mat during sexual intercourse in a dream, then it represents a discrete servant who protects his mistress’s secrets, or it could represent money that serves woman’s needs and those of her children.

    To throw a towel at someone in a dream means to slam the door in his face, or it could mean separation between two people. To throw in the towel in a dream also means to give up one’s fight.

  • Serviette:

    (Apron; Serviette) A towel in a dream represents one’s servant, employee, housekeeper, or it could represent a pilgrimage to Mecca. In a dream, a towel also represents one’s wife, and for a woman it represents her husband. If a towel is used as a mat during sexual intercourse in a dream, then it represents a discrete servant who protects his mistress’s secrets, or it could represent money that serves woman’s needs and those of her children.

    To throw a towel at someone in a dream means to slam the door in his face, or it could mean separation between two people. To throw in the towel in a dream also means to give up one’s fight.

Practical Insights for Interpreting Your Dream About a Television

• Reflect on the Content

  One of the most critical steps in interpreting a dream involving television is to consider what is being shown. Reflect on the programs or themes you encountered in your dream. Are they familiar shows or entirely new content?

  The nature of the shows may provide clues about your subconscious thoughts. Shows that evoke happiness could signify joy, while ominous scenes might reflect anxiety or concerns. Keeping a dream journal can help record these experiences and identify recurring themes over time, giving you further insights into your waking life.

• Examine Your Feelings

  Feelings experienced during the dream can offer significant insights. Pay attention to how you felt while watching the television in your dream—were you engaged, bored, anxious, or entertained? These emotions can indicate how you perceive the narratives in your life.

  If you felt overwhelmed or disinterested, it might suggest a need to reevaluate your current situation or your engagement with certain aspects of your life. Acknowledging these feelings is the first step toward understanding their root causes.

• Consider Your Personal Narrative

  Think about what narratives dominate your life currently. Are there stories you keep telling yourself? Dreams of televisions can symbolize a desire to play out these narratives or perhaps reflect changes in your outlook.

  Reflect on whether you feel as if your life is like a scripted show, and if so, what role you are playing. Are you the protagonist, supporting character, or an observer? Understanding the role you perceive yourself in can illuminate your motivations and aspirations.

• Seek Guidance from Faith

  Incorporating spiritual reflections can also enhance your understanding. Seek guidance through prayer or meditation, asking for clarity about the messages within your dreams. Consulting religious texts may reveal deeper insights, aligning the interpretation with your faith.

  Remember that dreams can be significant messages from the higher power, offering guidance or a call for reflection on your life path.

• Discuss with Trusted Friends

  Sometimes sharing your dreams with loved ones can lead to surprising insights. Friends or family may provide perspectives you hadn’t considered. Discussing dreams can lead to emotional support, especially if they reveal personal struggles or aspirations.

  Be open to their interpretations and let their support guide you. Sharing these experiences can create bonds that deepen your understanding of yourself.

FAQs

• What does dreaming about a broken television mean?

  Dreaming of a broken television may symbolize feelings of frustration or a disconnect from your reality. It might reflect your inability to see certain aspects of your life clearly or feel a lack of control over your circumstances. This dream encourages you to address any issues that are hindering your growth or understanding.

• Why do I dream of watching television with strangers?

  Dreams of watching television with strangers can signify your feelings of isolation or a desire for connection. It may reflect feelings about socializing or engagements in your waking life. This could be a prompt to address any loneliness you experience, encouraging more interactions with others.

• What does it signify if I dream about a television show that I dislike?

  If you dream about a television show you dislike, it may express internal conflict or dissatisfaction with certain areas of your life. This dream could prompt you to reflect on what elements in your life do not resonate with your true self, urging you to make necessary changes.

• How can dream narratives influence my waking life?

  Dream narratives can significantly shape your perspectives and emotional responses. They may reveal fears, aspirations, or underlying issues that need to be addressed in your waking life. Understanding these narratives can lead to personal growth and a deeper understanding of your emotional landscape.

• What should I do if my dreams about television repeat?

  Recurring dreams often indicate unresolved issues or persistent thoughts. If you find yourself dreaming about television frequently, take time to explore the content and your feelings associated with these dreams. Consider keeping a dream journal to track patterns and identify what these dreams might be revealing about your current life situation.

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