bedroom

Universal Landscape: Part of the self; privacy and intimacy.

Dreaming Lens: Whose bedroom was it? Yours or another’s, known or unknown to you? Who was present in the room? What was occurring? How did you feel about the room, or what was going on in the room? Were you trapped there, or free to go? Were you hiding? Were you safe? Did you explore the room?

Personal Focus: A house represents the Self, and each part of a home is symbolic of particular elements of the human personality. The significance of a bedroom connects to privacy and intimacy. A bedroom is usually the most private room in the home, and a place where intimate acts occur. Because of the association with nakedness, sex, and the vulnerability that comes with being asleep, the bedroom represents the part of ourselves that we are aware of, but generally keep hidden and separate from our social and public life. On a primal level, the bedroom is the one room in a home where an individual’s scent is most prevalent. Human beings are the only member of the animal kingdom that will compulsively remove their own scent. This deepens the personal nature of this symbol.

If the bedroom is your own, your dream may be revealing issues about your private sense of identity around intimacy. Your feelings around the dream can be a barometer for how these unconscious emotions may be impacting you. For example, a dream where a traumatic event unfolds in your bedroom could point to a sense of private danger, whereas a joyful or pleasant event might relate to positive experiences in this area.

If the bedroom is known to you, but is not your own, your interpretation should incorporate the qualities of the actual resident. When there is no waking life connection to the bedroom, utilize any details that you remember to discover the deeper meaning of the dream. A luxurious room might lead you to consider issues around personal abundance. Similarly, a room that is stark or dilapidated suggests personal issues around lack and limitation. A large room could indicate a sense of expansion, but also a feeling of being overwhelmed, depending on how it felt to be in it. A small room could indicate anything from coziness to claustrophobia. The emotional content of the Dreaming Lens will help you clarify your interpretation. Remember to consider associations from your childhood and what role your bedroom played for you within the dynamic of your family.

A home represents the consciousness of your sense of self and the bedroom relates to privacy and intimacy, as it’s usually the most private room in one’s home, where intimate acts occur. Because of its association with nakedness, sex, and the vulnerability that comes with being asleep, the bedroom represents the parts of ourselves that we are aware of but generally keep hidden and separate from our social and public life. On a primal level, the bedroom is the one room in a home where an individual’s scent is most prevalent. We humans are the only animals that compulsively remove our own scent. This deepens the personal nature of this symbol.

(Bedchamber, Chamber) In a dream, one’s bedroom signifies trickery or speaking soft words in fear of retribution, retaliation or rejection. One’s bedroom in a dream also represents his inner thoughts.

The good and the bad ones. Seeing a new bedroom in one’s house, means renewing one’s hopes, or affirming a good intention between the one seeing the dream and his Lord.

A beautiful looking bedroom in a dream represents one’s good qualities, while a bad looking bedroom in a dream represents one’s bad character.

(Also see Chamber)