The Symbolic World of Curtains in Dreams

Dreaming of curtains across a doorway evokes a rich tapestry of meanings steeped in spirituality and personal insight. Considered a boundary, curtains can signify protection or concealment, inviting deeper contemplation on aspects of your life that may feel hidden or obstructed. The doorway itself suggests transitions—perhaps you are at a pivotal moment, contemplating a change or feeling unsure about crossing into a new phase of life.

In traditional interpretations, such as those by Ibni Sirin, dreams are seen as messages from the divine or reflections of our spiritual journey. Dreaming of curtains could point to desires for privacy or fears of exposure. As you explore this dream, reflect on your current situation and your feelings toward new opportunities.

Each curtain hangs heavy with meaning, waiting for you to unlock its insights.

• Curtains symbolize barriers or transitions in dreams.
• Dreaming of curtains across a doorway can indicate feelings of closure or restricted access.
• This dream may reflect personal barriers in social or emotional contexts.
• It encourages self-reflection on one's current life situations.
• Dreams of curtains might also signify privacy and protection from the outside world.

Symbols

• blinds
  • Spy glass:

    (Spy glass; Telescope) In a dream, binoculars represents a notable person or the person who is looking through them. Looking with binoculars from a distance in a dream means victory over one’s adversary, attainment of one’s goals, rising in rank, spying, or happiness. If a merchant looks through binoculars in a dream, it means sovereignty, prosperity, presiding over his fellow merchants and gaining power.

    Bird’s nest:

  • Telescope:

    (Spy glass; Telescope) In a dream, binoculars represents a notable person or the person who is looking through them. Looking with binoculars from a distance in a dream means victory over one’s adversary, attainment of one’s goals, rising in rank, spying, or happiness. If a merchant looks through binoculars in a dream, it means sovereignty, prosperity, presiding over his fellow merchants and gaining power.

    Bird’s nest:

  • Askance:

    Eyes in a dream represent one’s religion or wealth. If one sees grass growing all over him but does not cover his ears or eyes in a dream, it means prosperity. One’s eyes in a dream also represent his faith and the road to victory in this life and in the next.

    One’s eyes in a dream also could represent his guidance or his heedlessness. Having many eyes throughout one’s body in a dream represents one’s piety, vigilance and excellence of character. If one sees the eyes of his heart in a dream, it means that he sees with the light of clarity.

    If one sees a man looking at him with a side glance in a dream, it means that he will suffer from an adversity, mistrust, disapproval, suspicion and disdain at the hand of such a man. If such a man opens his eyes and looks at him straight forward in the dream, it means that he will help him in his business or support his interests. If one’s eyes turn into iron in a dream, it means distress, a scandal or serious suffering from one’s community.

    If one sees himself looking at women in his dream, it means that he commits adultery with his eyes by looking and desiring what is unlawful. If one looks at someone’s eyes in a dream and likes them, it means that he will suffer from an adversity, religious corruption or jealousy. If one sees himself having an extra eye inside his body in a dream, it means that he is an atheist.

    If one sees himself having an extra eye over his shoulder in a dream, it means that he will be named to receive money in absentia. If one sees his eyes transfixed in a dream, it means that he looks suspiciously at a relative or someone else’s wife. Black eyes in a dream represent a religious person.

    A bluish-black eyes in a dream denote opposing one’s religion. Blue eyes in a dream mean religious innovations. Green eyes in a dream mean a religion which is different from all religions.

    Sharp sight in a dream means blessings, while weak sight means joblessness and living from the generosity of others. If a father sees weakness in his sight in a dream, it means that a sickness will inflict his children. If one loses his eyes in a dream, it means the death of his children.

    If a poor person or a prisoner sees that in a dream, it means that he will never become free again, or see any light for the rest of his life. If an oppressed person sees weakness in his eyes in a dream, it means that someone will help him overcome his adversities. If a traveller sees that dream, it means that he will DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 149 never return to his homeland.

    If one sees that his eyes belong to an unknown person in a dream, it means that he will become blind. If he recognizes that person in the dream, it means that he will be married to his daughter. If one’s eyes fall into his lap in a dream, it means the death of his brother or son.

    The eyes of a human being in a dream also represent his beloved, his son or his faith. Any defect in them in the dream may reflect in such people. Having one hundred eyes in a dream means money.

    The eyes of a ruler represent his spies. Eyes in a dream also represent a controller, a man or a spring. Treating one’s eyes with medicinal ointment in a dream means correcting one’s religious life or begetting a son who will become the jewel light of his father’s eyes or if one’s brother is exiled or deported from his homeland, it means that he will solicit him and entrust him with duties toward his family.

    If one sees his sight better than what people think in the dream, it means that his inner character is better than what people think, or if he sees his sight weakened though people do not know about it in the dream, it means that he keeps his faith to himself. If one’s eyes become white in a dream, they represent sorrow, or loss of a beloved. If one sees his eyes white, and if the white veil is lifted in the dream, it means that he will be reunited with his beloved and his distress will be dispelled.

    The right eye in a dream represents one’s son and the left eye represents one’s daughter. If a father sees one of his eyes being transposed to mix with the other eye in a dream, and if he has a son and a daughter, he should separate their bedrooms. Eating someone’s eye in a dream means steeling his money.

    Seeing one’s eyes without eyelashes in a dream means defying God’s laws. If one unplugs his eyelashes in a dream, it means that he will expose himself to his enemy. Seeing beautiful eyes in a dream could denote, sorcery, black magic, life or death.

    Eyes in a dream also represent one’s family, relatives, children or workers. Eyes in a dream also signify mourning someone or they could denote a sickness. Smearing one’s eyes in a dream means calamities, sufferings and punishment for one’s sins.

    To guard one’s eyes from looking at what is unlawful in a dream means heeding God’s commands.

• drapes
  • Drapes:

    (Cover; Happiness; Fears; Veil) In a dream, drapes means veiling one’s private life. Drapes in a dream also represent a confidant or a trustworthy friend or a wife who covers the pitfalls of her husband, protects his business and guards him from looking at other women. If a man of knowledge sees such a dream, then drapes represent his integrity, his honorable wife and children.

    Unidentified drapes in a dream represent worries or distress. If the drapes are hanging over one’s front door in the dream, it means that such difficulties will come from the world. Old drapes in a dream represent adversities which will not last.

    Torn drapes in a dream mean happiness and joy. If they are torn vertically in the dream, they represent a quick joy. If they are torn horizontally in the dream, they mean slander against one’s family.

    Black drapes in a dream mean worries because of money, a child, or the authorities. White or green drapes mean good results. Drapes hanging over the door of a mosque in a dream represent spiritual problems or religious failure.

    Seeing drapes out of their place in a dream mean adversities, and seeing them hanging over one’s windows has no interpretation. In a dream, seeing drapes hanging over a strange environment means fears which will culminate in satisfaction. Drapes adorned with gold means hallu¬ cination or dispelling one’s worries.

    If an unmarried person sees drapes in his dream, it means that he will get married and protect his chastity, or it could mean a business that will shelter him from poverty. If a fugitive or a scared person sees himself covered with drapes in a dream, it means a shelter from what scares him. Falling through a hole while hanging to a drape in a dream means taking a long, frustrating, toiling and a distant journey.

    The bigger the drapes are in a dream, the more difficult is one’s adversity.

  • Canopy 1:

    (A canopy with drapes covering one’s bed; Mosquito net; Transparent hood) In a dream, the canopy that drapes over one’s bed represents a good woman or a well mannered man. In a dream, a canopy also may represent one’s wife, or it could mean affliction, grief, distress or darkness.

  • Attire:
• curtains
  • Philander:

    (Flirting; Love poems; Philander) Courting a woman or singing love songs to her or displaying amorous behavior for her in public in a dream represents someone who divulges people’s secrets.

  • Armistice:

    (Armistice; Cease fire; Cessation) Negotiating a truce, or witnessing one between two armies in a dream means cessation of fear, relaxing, recovering of a sick person from his illness, caring for the wounded, extending the chances of one’s survival, profits, business, marriage, rebuilding, doing good, or perform¬ ing one’s prayers. 4DU id's oniiiin.ii's o

  • Cease fire:

    (Armistice; Cease fire; Cessation) Negotiating a truce, or witnessing one between two armies in a dream means cessation of fear, relaxing, recovering of a sick person from his illness, caring for the wounded, extending the chances of one’s survival, profits, business, marriage, rebuilding, doing good, or perform¬ ing one’s prayers. 4DU id's oniiiin.ii's o

• doorway
  • Door lintel:
  • Doorplate:
  • Lintel:

    (Door lintel; Doorplate; Threshold) In a dream, the doorstep of one’s house represents one’s power, or it could mean marriage. If one sees himself removing the doorstep of his house in a dream, it means losing his power. If he removes the door lintels of his house in a dream, it means divorcing his wife.

    If the door lintels are taken away and one could no longer see them in the dream, it means his death. If he can still see them in the dream, then it means a sickness from which he will recover. The door lintel in a dream also represents a woman or the house bottler.

    If a governor sees the doorsteps of his house being removed in a dream, it means that he will be impeached. Whatever happens to the doorsteps in a dream should be interpreted as relating to one’s wife or a woman.

• entrance
  • Hereafter:

    If one sees himself entering the heavenly paradise in a dream, then his dream represents glad tidings that God willing, he shall enter it. If a pilgrim sees himself entering paradise in a dream, it means that his pilgrimage is accepted or that he will reach God’s House in Mecca. If he lacks faith in God Almighty, it means that he will become a believer.

    If a believer who is bed- stricken sees himself entering paradise in a dream, it means that he will die of his illness. If a non-believer who is bed-stricken sees himself entering paradise in a dream, it means that he will recover from his illness. If he is unwed, it means that he will get married.

    If he is poor, it means that he will become rich or receive an inheritance. If a sick person sees himself in the abode of the hereafter healthy again in a dream, it means that he will reach it free from the ills of this world, its adversities and temptations. If he is not sick, then entering the realms of the hereafter means glad tidings, business success, a pilgrimage, ascetic detachment from this world, sincere devotion, acquiring knowledge, strengthening of one’s kinship or exercising patience toward a calamity which derives from one’s own sins.

    If one sees himself entering the abode of the hereafter to visit and see around, and should he be a person of good deeds and character who is a capable person and who acts upon his knowledge, it means that he will be without work or suffer from business losses. If he is scared of something, or if he is accused of something, or if he is under stress, it means that his fears will dissipate. Mostly, entering the abode of the hereafter in a dream means travels or migration from one’s homeland.

    Thus, if one sees himself returning from a journey to the hereafter in a dream, it means that he will return to his homeland. Entering paradise in a dream means a pilgrimage to God’s House in Mecca.

  • Door lintel:
  • Doorplate:
• portal
  • Gate:

    (City gate; City. See Lane )

  • Migrator:

    (Traveller; Migrator; Nomad) In a dream, an explorer represents an DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 147 outgoing woman from a wealthy family. Seeing an explorer in a dream also represents a morganatic marriage or a marriage for pleasure which is governed by duration. An explorer in a dream also represents orphans, or children of sin.

  • Nomad:

    (Traveller; Migrator; Nomad) In a dream, an explorer represents an DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 147 outgoing woman from a wealthy family. Seeing an explorer in a dream also represents a morganatic marriage or a marriage for pleasure which is governed by duration. An explorer in a dream also represents orphans, or children of sin.

Practical Ways to Reflect on Your Dream

• Journaling Your Dream Insights

  Begin by recording your dream as soon as you wake up. Write down every detail you remember. What color were the curtains?

  Did they seem heavy or light? Were they closed or drawn back? Analyzing these details can reveal deeper meanings.

  Consider where you are in life—is there a significant change approaching? Documenting your feelings surrounding this dream can help clarify your thoughts and feelings about any transitions you may be facing.

• Visualizing Your Future

  Take a moment to visualize what lies beyond the curtains in your dream. This exercise can provide insight into your hopes and fears about the future. Close your eyes and imagine gently pulling back the curtains to reveal a bright, welcoming scene or a daunting challenge.

  Engaging your imagination can help foster clarity about opportunities and obstacles, prompting you to consider how you might prepare for what lies ahead while safeguarding your inner self.

• Discussing Your Dream with Trusted Friends

  Opening a dialogue about your dream with friends or family can offer different perspectives. Describe the dream to them and solicit their interpretations. Others might see symbols or connections that you missed.

  This supportive feedback can inspire personal growth and may encourage you to manipulate your life circumstances positively, pushing you toward actions that align with your true desires and emotional health.

• Meditation on Barriers and Openings

  Engage in a meditation focusing on the imagery of the curtains. Visualize the curtains slowly parting and inviting light into the space. This mental exercise can symbolize overcoming obstacles in your life.

  Reflect on the barriers you might face—is there something you wish to pursue but are holding back? Consider what actions you can take to move past these barriers, allowing the light of potential to enter your world.

• Creating a Sacred Space for Reflection

  Set aside a quiet space in your home where you can meditate or contemplate your dream. Decorate this space in a way that feels comforting and inviting. Use soft lighting or calming scents to enhance the atmosphere.

  Allow yourself to sit quietly and ponder the implications of your dream, drawing connections to your life. Creating this personal sanctuary will enable you to center your thoughts and gain clarity from your dreams in a serene environment.

FAQs

• What does it mean if I dream of heavy curtains?

  Dreaming of heavy curtains often symbolizes restrictive emotions or situations in your life. They may indicate feelings of being burdened or trapped by external conditions or personal beliefs. This type of dream prompts reflection on what may be weighing you down and encourages you to seek liberation or understanding regarding these constraints.

• Why did I dream of curtains that are drawn tightly?

  Curtains drawn tightly can signify a need for privacy or a desire to conceal aspects of your life from others. This dream may reflect an internal struggle to expose your true self or emotions, suggesting that you may be holding back from expressing who you truly are. Examining the reasons behind such barriers can lead to growth and self-acceptance.

• Are curtains in dreams always negative symbols?

  Not necessarily. While curtains can represent barriers or challenges, they can also embody themes of protection and sanctuary. If you dream of beautiful curtains inviting you into a serene space, it could indicate a safe haven or personal space that you cherish. The context and your personal associations with curtains play significant roles in interpreting their meaning.

• What should I do if I frequently dream about curtains?

  Frequent dreams about curtains may signal unresolved issues or recurrent themes in your life. It may be beneficial to explore these dreams through journaling or discussing them with a trusted advisor. Identifying patterns and emotions tied to these dreams can provide clarity and help you navigate the influences they are bringing into your waking life.

• Can the color of the curtains in my dream affect its meaning?

  Yes, the color can greatly influence the interpretation of the dream. For instance, white curtains may symbolize purity and openness, providing a contrasting message to darker colors that may indicate sadness or frustration. Reflecting on the emotional tone associated with the colors in your dream can deepen your understanding of its significance.

References

• Ibni Sirin's Dream Interpretation, Dreams: A Guide to their Meanings, Understanding Symbols in Dreaming