If you dream of killing someone or seeing someone kill, it represent a heavy burden on your unconscious mind or a unique threat you are experiencing, a portent for a message from the subconscious or spiritual realm. It also mean that you feel threatened by someone you know or don't know and are preparing for a combat situation inside or outside of your life, states your desires to enjoy all that life has to offer.
Psychological interpretation: a Dream about killing or being killed usually relates to your anger and desire for safety and protection, you need to take time yourself. If someone is dying in your dream, it indicate a relationship or a situation that has to end, indicates unutilized or unrecognized skills and talents. It also indicate the ending of a habit or communication pattern that unhealthy for you, expresses flexibility in your thinking or fluidity in your emotions.
If you recognize the killer in your dream, it indicate a person in your life who is perceive you as a threat, hints the beginning of something new things in your life. However, if you do not recognize the killer, it mean that the threat is from within, an omen for some major change.
Spiritual Interpretation: A dream of observing a killing, also indicate the spiritual power or power that is important in your life, unfortunately a warning for how much you are missing one’s him/her nearby. It also mean that a purification is taking place and that emotional and spiritual blocks within you need to be released in order to reach a higher level of consciousness, a sign for your simple tastes.
When you dream about seeing someone or something being killed, it a very unsettling and disturbing experience, a harbinger for poverty, lack of mobility, or misunderstanding.
In general, dreaming about killing represent a desire to eliminate something in your life that you find threatening or harmful, an evidence for gentleness, sweetness, compassion, wisdom, peace, longevity and joy. This a situation, a relationship, a job, or even a part of yourself that you want to change or get rid of, a sign for your old beliefs, you used to think or feel.
Alternatively, dreams about killing a reflection of your repressed anger or aggression, which building up inside of you and causing you to feel frustrated or overwhelmed, points to vulnerability and naivete.
The symbolism of the killing in your dream also provide some additional insights into its meaning, a portent for mainstream thinking. For example, if you dream about killing an animal, it represent your primal instincts or a desire to tap into your inner strength and power, denotes a situation that requires swift decision. On the other hand, if you dream about killing a person, it indicate feelings of hostility or anger towards someone in your daily life, means a dominant female in your life.
In many religious and spiritual traditions, killing is seen as a symbol of sacrifice and transformation, means your motivation, to pursue your goals. For example, in Christianity, the crucifixion of Jesus represents a sacrifice that leads to salvation and redemption, an indication for a long spiritual journey where you need some support and guidance. Similarly, in Hinduism, the god Shiva is often depicted as a destroyer who makes way for new growth and transformation, indicates a phase in your life.
Some cultures believe that dreaming about killing a sign of impending danger or a warning of a potential threat, means the ending of something that was once a part of you. In other cultures, killing in dreams is seen as a sign of good luck or fortune, a metaphor for power and energy. For example, in some African cultures, dreaming about killing a snake is believed to be a sign of victory over an enemy or obstacle, expresses your ruthlessness.
Psychologically, dreams about killing a reflection of your own internal conflicts and struggles, an indication for stability, protection, unity and solidarity. Perhaps you are grappling with feelings of anger or resentment towards someone, or maybe you are struggling to come to terms with your own darker impulses or desires, points at sadness, hunger, poverty and struggles.
Alternatively, dreams about killing a manifestation of your fears or anxieties about violence, death, or loss, signifies a need to reassure yourself or to offer reassurance to someone.
If you are disturbed by a dream about killing, it helpful to talk to a therapist or counselor about your feelings and experiences, stands for a divine influence. They help you explore the underlying issues that contributing to the dream, and work with you to develop strategies for coping with your emotions and reactions, hints love, death, destiny or fate.
Additionally, it helpful to reflect on the details of the dream itself, and try to identify any patterns or symbols that hold personal significance for you, means being in attitudes about money, work and thrift. This provide insight into the underlying meaning of the dream, and help you to better understand and process your own emotions and experiences, your need to be sheltered and protected.
It is important to analyze the dream's scenarios, the objects present in it, and the way the dreamer felt about the killing, insufficient rewards for your efforts.
The act of killing someone or something in a dream represent a symbolic way of letting go of something that no longer serves a purpose in the your life, states fleeting moments. It a representation of a part of themselves that needs to be separated from or removed, whether it is an old habit, a past trauma, or a toxic relationship, a harbinger for unfinished goals.
Seeing someone else killing in a dream indicate a feeling of powerlessness or vulnerability in the your life, points at of intellect, enlightenment, awareness or the search for truth. It show that the dreamer fears losing control or being hurt by someone else's actions, refers to someone you idealize and admire. On the other hand, it also mean that the dreamer is envious or resentful towards someone who seems to have more control or power than them, stands for an end to beginning of something else.
It is also essential to pay attention to the emotion felt during the dream, symbolises the energy. If the dreamer felt guilty, scared, or regretful about the killing, it represent a struggle with their own aggression or negative emotions, a sign for your desire to be more independent and self-sufficient. If the dreamer felt relieved or satisfied, it signify a sense of accomplishment or resolution regarding a problematic situation in their life, points to the risk-taker within you.
It represent a desire for change or a need to face one's fears and negative thoughts, refers to an aspect of yourself which you have not acknowledged or recognized.
Killing a parent points to unresolved childhood conflicts, perhaps deep-seated resentments that have not been expressed.
If the parent was of the opposite sex, Freudians might consider it as evidence of the Oedipus complex. A dream of poison—either poisoning someone or being poisoned yourself—may refer to some underhand action we are taking or which is being taken against us. Look for clues in the dream. Who or what is being poisoned? Is someone you know in waking life poisoning your attitude unbeknownst to you? What is the color of the poison? Are you poisoning yourself in some way?
(1) Murder in a dream may express your hatred or envy towards the person. There is often enmity or rivalry between siblings, or (unconscious) hostility towards a parent or partner. (For Oedipus complex)
(2) Killing a person or animal may symbolize repression / suppression of some aspect of yourself - for example, some instinct or desire. Repressed contents of the unconscious need to be integrated into your conscious life. Alternatively it may represent putting an end to negative self-programming arising out of, for example, irrational guilt-feelings and associated fears. The dream is probably recommending that you should do this.
See also Sacrifice.
(3) If the victim is dearly of the opposite sex, he or she or it may symbolize your partner - in which case see (1) above - or your anima / animus. Are you depriving the contrasexual qualities of your personality, not allowing them an equal role in your life? (On anima / animus, see Brothcr / Sistcr, sections (4)~(6))
Emotions being expressed during the dream state.
Feeling unwilling or unable to deal with the problems you feel the person causes you in real life.
Killing in self-defense can represent a feeling or fear of being attacked (mentally, emotionally, physically), or the need to stand up for yourself.
Killing accidentally can represent a feeling or fear of accidentally hurting that person (perhaps their feelings), or your subconscious mind wanting to avoid hurting them.
See also: Attacking; Killer; Killed, Being; Execution; Violence; Chased, Being; Hunting; Weapon
If the dreamer accidentally kills someone, caution in dealing with upcoming situations is called for.
Dreaming of actually being killed is a warning: Something in your life is “killing” your joie de vivre, and the situation should be rectified right away.
Rarely, a death. But for the most part, dreaming of killing is NOT a harbinger of death - and, of course, the dreamer’s death is never shown. Astrological parallels: Pluto, Scorpio Tarot parallel: Death
If you are a witness to a killing, you may be reflecting on changes going on around you that you don’t particularly like.
To kill a defenseless person; failure in an endeavor.
To kill in defense; Success and advancement.
For more details see also: Blood, Attack, Anger, Shooting
If you are a witness to a killing, you may be reflecting on changes going on around you that you don’t particularly like.
If you fight with, and overcome by killing of a wild beast you will see an immediate rise in your fortunes of life.
2. Desire to eliminate or minimize certain aspects of personality, in the dreamer or others.
3. Indication of need to control one’s anger.
If you kill one in defense, or kill a ferocious beast, it denotes victory and a rise in position.
If one kills himself, or commits suicide in fear of the consequences of his sins in a dream, it means that he is offering true repentance from his sins, though committing suicide is a major sin that will lead its author to eternal sufferings in hell-fire. Killing a human being in a dream means committing an evil and an atrocious sin. On the other hand, committing an outrageous sin, or a conspicuously objectionable act in a dream may mean killing someone.
If one is killed in a dream, it means longevity and that he will acquire a great wealth from the one who kills him in the dream.
If one kills someone without slaughtering him in a dream, it means that the victim will benefit greatly from his assailant. Slaughtering in a dream means injustice. Killing someone in a dream also means relief from depression, grief, affliction and sorrow. Killing oneself in a dream also means recognition of the value of lost benefits.
If one is murdered in a dream and did not know who killed him, it indicates his failure to fulfill his religious duties.
If one recognizes his murderer in the dream, then it means triumph over one’s enemy. Ifone sees a victim swimming in a pool of blood that is pouring from his jugular veins in the dream, it means that the victim will suffer greatly from the defamation and slander of his assailant. Ifone intentionally commits suicide in a dream, it means that he is a subversive rebel and a disobedient servant of God almighty. Confessing to a murder in a dream means gaining the upper hand. Killing in a dream also could mean that one is missing his prayers, or neglecting them. Killing one’s own son in a dream means receiving money.
If one dies as a martyr in a dream, it also means profits, fulfillment of a promise, business success, or perhaps that he maybe assassinated, or drown, or die under a collapsed structure.
If the victim in the dream is a witness in court, it means that his testimony will be accepted, or perhaps it could mean that he will enjoy abundance ofblessings in his life.
(Also see Fight)
animal, and then eating an: big profit from gaining their life force.
beast, a: in self-defense, victory and high position.
being killed: are naïve, impressionable and irresponsible.
children: are relinquishing your childish behavior.
birds or bees: wil be terrified witness to big damage in business.
businessman, a: are harboring unjustified suspicions and jealousy.
defenseless person, a: dead cel s die to al ow growth of new ones.
enemy, an: warning of trouble, if you move from your home.
father or mother, your: your unpleasant remarks wil ruin your relationship for good.
friend, a: are destroying your ability to relate.
others, each other: wil be criticized for malicious manners.
serpent, a: separation from the incentive and enthusiasm for life.
someone, of: your death for the dreamer, through your own anger.
someone wanting to kill you: they want your life but are unwil ing to earn it themselves.