If you see a policeman in a dream, it have different meanings, states hope, pleasure and well-being. In general, this dream interpreted as a signal for order and security, a hint for separation, sadness and bereavement.
A police officer often represents an authority figure in the dream, signals a passage of time, self-enlightenment. If you are comforted or protected by the police officer, it mean that you need support from someone in a higher position or authority than you, represents minor obstacles you are facing in your life.
As a symbol of the law, the appearance of a police officer also serve as a reminder to ensure that you are acting in accordance with the laws and rules, a portent for your own insecurities and self-doubt.
If in your dream you feel caught or arrested , this a sign that you feel guilty or fear punishment, a sign for worries.
Another interpretation indicate that you are in a situation that you feel you are not to be authoritarian enough, signifies characteristics which you have not acknowledged or incorporated into your own personality. In this case, your dream understood as an invitation to show more self-confidence and assertiveness in your life, states the various stages in your life.
There are different ways to interpret dreams, points to your control over your animalistic urges.
Seeing a policeman in your dream symbolize authority, protection, and security, also this dream about a lack of objectivity in your decision-process. It mean that you feel safe and secure in your daily life, or that you need security and guidance, signals a lack of emotional connection with your father. This dream also indicate that you feel guilty or that you fear getting caught for something you did wrong, unfortunately a warning signal for some negative, or even evil influence that you are confronted with in your life. On the other hand, it also mean that you need to enforce rules and boundaries in your life, or that you are someone who upholds law and order, sadly draws attention to a situation that may be getting too dicey.
In some cultures, police officers represent justice and righteousness, sadly your desire for instant wealth or may be you are looking for fame. Therefore, seeing a policeman in a dream symbolize divine justice or protection from evil spirits, sadly a warning signal for some immature relationship which may describe the relationship you had with your ex. However, in some religions, it mean that you need to repent or confess for your sins, stands for your fierceness, aggression, power and rigidity.
The interpretation of dreams also depend on culture, an indication for pent up or repressed emotions. For instance, in Western cultures, policemen are seen as helpers and protectors, signifies the that you treasure and value. Therefore, dreaming of a policeman mean that you have someone to rely on in your daily life, stands for your overall well-being. In contrast, in some Eastern cultures, policemen are considered to be oppressors who enforce unjust laws, symbolises pining for something or someone. Therefore, dreaming of a policeman have negative connotations that manifest in anxieties and fears about authority, an evidence for your underlying thoughts.
From a psychological perspective, seeing a policeman in a dream represent the authority figures in your life, such as your parents, teachers, or bosses, sadly an alert for the false pretenses of people who are trying to take advantage of you. It indicate that you need their approval or that you feel restricted by their rules, a sign for a risk that you are taking in some situation. This dream also mean that you are dealing with your inner power struggles and that you need to assert yourself more in your daily life, your lack of abilities. It also be a reminder that you need to follow the rules and abide by the law, suggests about your health.
Reflect on your feelings when you wake up from a dream of a policeman, a clue for you are in a dead-end job. Where were you when you saw the policeman? What was happening?
Examine your daily life, a premonition for a fear of failure. Do you feel safe and secure, or do you feel guilty or anxious about something?
Consider talking to someone you trust, like a therapist or a friend, about your dream, suggests some unpleasant, but necessary task that you need to go through in your life. They offer a different perspective and help you make sense of it, you want to know what is ahead for you before you commit to something.
The most important thing is to listen to your own intuition and feelings and use the dream as a tool for understanding your subconscious mind and your daily life, also this dream about habits.
Dreaming of seeing a policeman symbolize feelings of being watched or judged, symbolises the emotional or physical burdens you are carrying around with you. It also suggest that you are feeling anxious about something, as if you are waiting for the consequences of your actions, hints a life of ease, comfort, financial gains. Alternatively, it a sign that you are feeling guilty about something and need to take responsibility for your actions, suggests a neglected friendship.
A feeling of oppression and dissatisfaction, possibly a sign of immature masculinity. This dream image points to the danger of an impersonal and abstract consciousness. It challenges you to find out if you have a mind of your own or are strictly submitting to an authoritarian direction. Does law and order play a big role in your life? Or would you rather be a friend and helper? Maybe you should bring more of your own personality and opinions into the game. Take a chance, be more liberated and more responsible.
(2) If someone in the dream is arrested by policemen, this may symbolize sexuality or emotions restrained by feelings of guilt.
2. Authority concerning the law,
3. Legal ground;
4. Protection; Luke 10:19; (4) Exod. 23:20;Ps. 91:11.
A policeman in a dream also represents the angel of death, a fright, or distress.
If a policeman brings his helpers with him in a dream, it means a scare, sorrows, sufferings, punishment, or a danger. He also may represent an evil person, a perfidious and a harmful beast or a lion.
If someone in authority sees himself befriending a policeman in a dream, it means that he will make a new covenant, or introduce an amendment to the law, or draft a new constitution which he will sign. Ifone sees himselfputting a policeman in prison in a dream, it means that he will engage in a political fight.
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