Usually, however, darkness symbolizes fear, insecurity, ignorance, the unconscious, and feelings of isolation, signals bad management.
Often people dream of darkness when they feel lonely or lost, expresses some significant life change as in a new job, new school, marriage, moving, etc. The dream also indicate a time of confusion or frustration in your life where you feel helpless and overwhelmed, represents excellence, success, aspirations or high ideals.
If light appears in the darkness in a dream, it symbolize a glimmer of hope or a way out of a difficult situation, sadly an alert for your successes or failures depending if your team won or lost.
Dreams of darkness also indicate a need for self-reflection, an indication for a fear of being trapped in some being able to get out of it. The dream understood as a request to look deeper into your subconscious and uncover inner conflicts in order to find better solutions, denotes your in matters of the heart.
However, it is important to note that the meaning of dreams is very personal and influenced by individual experiences and emotions, expresses a compassionate male figure in your life. It helpful to keep a dream journal and reflect on your dreams to better understand them, a message for in life.
In general, darkness in a dream represent negative or unknown aspects of ourselves, situations, or emotions that we avoiding or struggling to understand, unfortunately a warning alert for a lack of understanding.
Night: Darkness associated with night or the absence of light, states your irritable personality. Dreaming of darkness at night signify fear, uncertainty, or insecurity regarding the future or the unknown, a symbol for your ability to manipulate the external world. Black: The color black is often associated with negative emotions or situations, such as sadness, death, mourning, or evil, an admonition for a lack of joy, harmony, or security in your life. Dreaming of black darkness indicate feelings of despair or depression, or a sense of being lost or trapped in a negative situation, a sign for your rejected aspects of yourself. Caves: Dreams of darkness in caves mean that the dreamer is exploring unknown or hidden aspects of their subconscious mind, represents an immature relationship. The cave represent the unconscious, where repressed emotions or memories stored, a clue for your potential to be all that you can be. Nightmares: Dreams of darkness often turn into nightmares, especially if accompanied by stressful or threatening situations, sad or distressing characters, or intense emotions, represents truth and justice. Nightmares a way of processing fears, anxieties, or trauma that we carrying in our minds or bodies, suggests completion and wholeness.
Christianity: Darkness symbolize sin, evil, separation from God, or spiritual blindness, you have a tendency to get what you want. In the Bible, darkness is often opposed to light, which represents truth, goodness, and salvation, self-control and self-discipline. Buddhism: Darkness symbolizes ignorance, delusion, or attachment, which are the main obstacles to enlightenment, symbolises a lack in independence in a situation or relationship. In Buddhist teachings, darkness overcome by cultivating wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness, an evidence for a loss of someone or something. Islam: Darkness signify lack of faith, disobedience, or ignorance of God's guidance, a clue for that you are rising above some unpleasant situation or issue. On the other hand, darkness also represent the hidden or mystical aspects of Islam, such as the inner journey of the soul towards God, a signal for something that you need to remember.
Western culture: Darkness associated with mystery, danger, or the unknown, as well as with death or mourning, unfortunately an alert for declining in your search for love. Popular culture often portrays darkness as a setting for horror movies, crime stories, or supernatural events, states your with a current relationship. Eastern culture: Darkness symbolize yin energy, which is associated with introspection, intuition, and feminine qualities, also this dream about your toughness and rigidity. In Chinese philosophy, darkness and light are complementary and interdependent aspects of the Tao, the cosmic principle of balance and harmony, signifies a non-reciprocating situation.
Fear: Darkness trigger fear responses in our brain, especially if we associate it with negative experiences from the past, also this dream about depression. Dreaming of darkness a way of processing and overcoming fears or traumas, states your sense of in some situation. Sadness: Darkness also signify sadness or depression, which caused by external events or internal conflicts, points at your preoccupation with a problem that has given you much anxiety. Dreaming of darkness a way of expressing and releasing emotions that we have been suppressing, a hint for your nurturing attribute. Unknown: Darkness represent the unknown or the mysterious, which both scary and fascinating, means the area in your life that you are working on. Dreaming of darkness a way of exploring and discovering new aspects of ourselves, others, or the world, someone is in need.
Reflect: Take some time to reflect on the details of the dream, such as the setting, characters, emotions, or actions, a metaphor for your conservative views. Write down your impressions and associations, and try to identify patterns or symbols that resonate with your daily life, refers to the parting or absence of a loved one. Explore: Use the dream as an opportunity to explore your inner world, your fears, desires, or conflicts, a metaphor for the various stages in your life. Try to relate the dream to your current situation, relationships, or goals, and see if there are any insights or lessons that you learn from it, a message for many major that you have to overcome. Cope: If the dream is causing you distress or anxiety, try to cope with it through relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, meditation, or visualization, points to how you or someone is monopolizing your time, a discussion or your finances. Talk to a trusted friend or therapist about your feelings and concerns, and seek professional help if needed, points to the influence of peer pressure working against you.
Dreaming of darkness a sign of fear, confusion, and uncertainty, an indication for difficulties in your life. It also symbolize a lack of understanding or direction in life, symbolises concerns about your image. It a sign that you are feeling overwhelmed by the unknown, or that you are struggling to make sense of your current situation, signals loss or lack. On the other hand, it also represent a need for protection and security, a metaphor for your individual ideas and thoughts. It a sign that you are feeling vulnerable and need to take steps to protect yourself, points to innocence, grace and purity.
(1) Darkness is a common symbol of the unconscious.
If the darkness is frightening, this represents your fear of the unknown forces in your psyche.
If the darkness is warm and velvety, you are being invited to regard your unconscious as your friend.
(2) Darkness pierced by a light may be a sign that ‘light shines in darkness5: that the truth you are seeking (about yourself, or about life) is to be found in the unconscious. Darkness represents the unconscious in its unknown aspect; when it has been integrated into one’s conscious life, all is light. (On the shadow)
(3) It may be that, in the dream, you cannot find your way to the light, for example, at the end of a dark tunnel. This may reflect desperate feelings; frustration; depression.
See also Tunnel.
(4) The dark place may be womb-like and represent your own mother or, more likely, your emotional relationship to your mother. The unconscious may be recommending that you liberate yourself from a dominating mother (or mother image) and become your own person.
It may represent, not your own mother, but mother in a vaguer and profounder sense: ‘Mother Nature5, physiological, natural, instinctive functions; the unconscious.
See also (I) above and (5) below.
(5) Darkness may represent death. (The womb, too, may be a symbol of death: the desire to return to the womb is a desire to escape from life’s pains and problems.) See also Dead / Death.
If the darkness frightens you, perhaps you are afraid to investigate the unknown parts of yourself.
If you get lost in it, the dream is representing your feelings of insecurity, despair, or depression.
If it is, instead, “the darkness before dawn,” your unconscious is optimistic that your prospects are more promising than you think. A light at the end of a tunnel or the stars and the moon shining in the sky is an indication that your aspirations and desires are positive and urgently seek a light to guide you in life and tell you where to go. During the darkness, that’s when the unconscious lives more intensely. For this reason, the night is the symbolic moment in which characters from horror novels such as witches, ghosts, etc. meet These frightening figures are only representing our hidden aspects, or the lower forces mentioned earlier.
The Chinese oracle I Ching, used by Carl Jung to help with dream interpretations, says that when the darkness is so great that you can see absolutely nothing, it is to get darker. So, things can only get better.
If you are in a totally dark night, you are afraid of dying—and living—and you need advice from an objective person. Seeing a small light: you are distressed, but help is on the way. Being in a cave: you are unconsciously afraid of being attacked. Being in a dark closet: you recognize somebody’s hidden intentions just in time to prevent the person from carrying them out.
See Night.
Depth Psychology: Dreaming about darkness always refers to an emotionally dangerous situation or one that is unresolved. This may have to do with a specific experience widi other people or yourself. Try to shed some light on the situation. Being in a dark passage: you are feeling unprotected from the intensity of others and yourself.
It is a test: you need to prove yourself in order to come back into the light. Sometimes such a dream also suggests that you seek expert advice.
The task almost always is to become more aware (Light), to shed light on something intellectually, or to deal more consciously with the unknown. Your own shadow is now visible, which is great progress and brings freedom. There are also “light shadows”—Angel and Fairy—but they are seldom addressed in dreams.
Also, do not lose sight of your path in the dark.
Stealth, or hidden activity.
Subconscious dynamics.
Something of a suspicious or questionable nature.
Something happening in the dark can represent: something in your life happening without others finding out, or without full knowledge or understanding; something in your life that you keep to yourself or keep secret (as in keeping others “in the dark”).
See also: Night; Time of Day; Hiding; Shadow; Gloomy
As the polar opposite of light, darkness may represent evil, death, fear of the unknown, or feeling lost. Darkness or a dark region in a dream is often symbolic of the unconscious, the womb, or unseen possibilities.
As with all dream symbols, the tone and setting of the dream indicate which interpretation is appropriate.
To dream that you are lost in the darkness represents feelings of insecurity or sadness.
If you are groping around in the darkness in your dream, you are having trouble making a decision because you don’t have enough information. Do your research and do not rush into a choice.
An alternative womb emblem (see Abyss, Space).
A light in the darkness: Hope, troubles coming to an end, truth being revealed.
If you find the light switch, you will meet with success after acquiring understanding.
A lost article will be found if you dream you were walking in the darkness.
If your dream is more dark than light, add this element to your interpretation. It may be time for you to explore areas you have previously avoided and to be willing to look at things that usually remain hidden or fill you with fear.
If you were .
walking in the dark, you will recover something you had given up for lost.
2. Deep grief;
3. Turmoil;
4. Spiritual or supernatural darkness;
5. Eternal darkness;
6. Hell;
7. Death;
8. Immorality; Eph. 5:11; Rom. 13:12; 1 John 2:8-11; Job 10:31, 22.
2. Pessimism, fear of failure.
3. Depression, despair (lost in darkness).
4. Chaos of emotions.
If one walks out of darkness into light in his dream, it means salvation, safety, guidance, repentance from sin or release from prison. Darkness in a dream also represents an oppressor. Thus, walking into a dark place in a dream means being unjust. Obscurity in a dream means the darkness of one’s heart or blindness. It also could mean loneliness, keeping to oneself or hiding from people.
(Also see Injustice; Night)