Understanding the Symbolism of Curtains in Dream Interpretation

Dreaming of curtains within the familiar layout of a dream house is a fascinating canvas for introspection. Curtains, often seen as barriers between the outside world and our intimate spaces, mirror the complexities of our emotions and hidden desires. They can symbolize protection and privacy, serving as a veil that separates our inner feelings from the outer world.

In many cultures, as emphasized in Ibni Sirin's teachings, the elements within our dreams, such as curtains, carry significant meanings and offer clues to understand our subconscious. When analyzing these dreams, one might consider the condition, color, and movement of the curtains as reflections of their current life situation. Are they drawn wide open, inviting light and clarity, or tightly closed, hinting at something being obscured?

These nuances serve as powerful tools for self-exploration and growth, leading to a richer understanding of oneself and one’s surroundings.

• Curtains in dreams symbolize hidden emotions and aspects of oneself.
• The state and color of the curtains can provide insights into your feelings.
• Dreaming of curtains can indicate the need for privacy or protection.
• These dreams may reflect transitions in your life or personal growth.
• Interpreting such dreams can unveil deeper spiritual meanings.

Symbols

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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:
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  • Abode:
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  • Glass house:

    (Dwellings; House) Sitting on the roof top of a glass house in a dream means marriage to a beautiful woman from a noble family and who may die soon after her wedding.

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  • 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

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  • Abode:
  • Glass house:

    (Dwellings; House) Sitting on the roof top of a glass house in a dream means marriage to a beautiful woman from a noble family and who may die soon after her wedding.

  • House:

    (Cage; Dwellings) In a dream, one’s house holds different meanings. One of them is the wife. If one sees himself entering his house in a dream, it means that he will get married, or have sexual intercourse with his wife.

    Building one’s own house in a dream means that a sick person will recover from his illness. If such construction is hard and if it is customary in that family to bury its dead within the compound of the same property, then it means the death of a sick person in the family. If no one is sick in that house and the construction is accompanied with music and celebrations in the dream, then it means adver¬ sities, trials and hardships.

    If under such circumstance the person in the dream is unmarried, it means marriage, and if he is married, it means that he will marry off one of his daughters. If one sees himself tied up and imprisoned inside a house in a dream, it means that he will receive glad tidings, or it could mean good health and prosperity. If one sees himself carrying a house over his shoulders in a dream, it means that he takes care of a needy woman or a wife.

    If one sees his house made of gold in a dream, it means that a fire will burn it down. If the house has no roof, whereby one can see the skies, sun or moon in a dream, it represents the marriage of a woman from that household. If one sees a big house within his own house in a dream, it means that a righteous woman will live their or move into that family to become a blessing for such a house.

    If there is a tunnel under such a house in the dream, it denotes deception or that a perfidious person is having access to that household. A house without lights in a dream represents a woman of evil character, and if a woman sees that house in her dream, then it represents a man of evil character. Demolishing one’s house in a dream means a fight within that family.

    If one sees grass growing inside his house in a dream, it means a wedding.

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  • Eternity:

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Practical Steps to Navigate Your Curtain Dreams

• Reflect on Your Current Feelings

  When you have a dream featuring curtains, take a moment to reflect on your current emotional state. How do the curtains appear? Are they beautifully draped and inviting, or are they dusty and closed?

  This reflection can provide insights into how you perceive your own life circumstances. Consider keeping a dream journal to track recurring themes and feelings you associate with curtains. Over time, you may discover patterns that reveal your unconscious thoughts about privacy, vulnerability, or even desire for exposure.

  Allow yourself to embrace this opportunity to understand your emotions and make any necessary adjustments in your waking life or self-care routine.

• Explore the Colors and Fabrics

  Color and texture often carry symbolic meanings in dreams. For example, light-colored curtains might suggest openness and clarity, while dark or heavy fabrics could represent feelings of restriction or fear. Pay close attention to these details in your dreams.

  If you dream of vibrant or patterned curtains, consider what those designs represent to you personally. You may find that certain colors evoke specific emotions related to your experiences and relationships. Actively employing color therapy in your waking life, such as surrounding yourself with uplifting colors, can enhance positive feelings.

  Additionally, try to use the vibrancy of these colors in your space to transform your immediate environment and emotional landscape.

• Consider the Context of the Dream

  The context within which curtains appear can significantly influence their meaning. Were you closing the curtains to block something out, or were you drawing them back to reveal a hidden aspect of your life? Reflecting on these scenarios can enhance your understanding of your desires and fears.

  Consider discussing your dreams with someone you trust or a community that studies dream symbolism, as this can provide alternative viewpoints and deepen your insights. Often, talking about dreams helps illuminate aspects you may not have considered and sparks meaningful conversations about personal growth and aspirations.

FAQs

• What does it mean to dream of closed curtains?

  Dreaming of closed curtains often symbolizes confidentiality or concealment. It may suggest that you are hiding part of yourself from others or may be feeling restricted in expressing your true emotions. This could also indicate a longing for privacy, or an invitation to explore inner thoughts and feelings that you've kept hidden from yourself.

• What is the significance of color in curtains in dreams?

  Color plays a pivotal role in interpreting dreams. For instance, white curtains may signify purity and clarity, while red could denote passion or chaos. Reflect on how you feel about these colors personally, as well as any cultural associations they bring to mind, as they can add layers to the interpretation of your dream.

• Can curtains in dreams indicate a change in life?

  Yes, curtains can signify transitions or changes you are experiencing or anticipating. If in your dream, the curtains are drawn open, it might symbolize the unveiling of new opportunities or insights into your life. Conversely, if you are closing the curtains, it could suggest a deliberate withdrawal from certain situations or relationships as a means of taking control.

• Why do I dream of curtains frequently?

  Recurring dreams involving curtains may highlight ongoing themes in your life concerning privacy, emotions, or personal growth. Such dreams invite you to delve deeper into your feelings and may be calling attention to aspects of your life that need addressing or exploring further.

• How can I use my dreams about curtains for personal growth?

  Use your dreams about curtains as a stepping stone for reflection and introspection. Consider keeping a dream journal to jot down your thoughts and feelings associated with each dream. Analyze them over time to identify patterns or areas needing attention in your waking life. Engaging with your dreams this way can facilitate deeper self-awareness and drive personal development.

References

• Ibn Sirin, 'Dream Interpretation'
• C. Jung, 'Man and His Symbols'
• M. McCullough, 'The Psychology of Dreams'