Complete Dictionary of Dreams

by Dr. Mıchael Lennox
The heart is the center of our being and is responsible for pumping life force through us every moment we are alive.

It is a symbol of life, passion, and a kind of intelligence that moves slowly and powerfully in the direction of true happiness. Any dream that features the heart, either literally or symbolically through a shape or depiction of the heart, is expressing something about your current relationship with this intelligence and how it is operating in your experience.

The shape of the heart has become a powerful symbol, especially through the celebration of Valentine’s Day, where the sharing of such a shape is an expression of love and devotion to another person.

If this is the heart in your dream, you may be feeling the impulse to make your feelings known.

A broken heart indicates that some process is being undertaken in order to heal some past hurt. Pain, illness, or injury in the heart indicates that some very difficult change is occurring that may be causing a sense of grief and loss in your life.

A heart transplant means that the change has been so great that you need to start over again in the arena of love.

The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
In the vertical scheme of the human body there are three basic marks: brain, heart, and genitalia. Heart is thus the central point.

It is no coincidence, therefore, that it was the only organ that the Egyptians left inside mummies. Symbolically, in this organ, life, emotion, and wisdom are concentrated. Furthermore, it is an ancient archetype of love. The dream is probably describing your emotional side and how you approach it with your feelings.

If the heart is damaged, has been operated on, or has a bullet wound, it means that you are going through a bad time. In these cases, the other elements of the dream usually contain advice and recommendations you should to follow. Finally, if the heart is in perfect condition, it reflects you feel very good in emotional matters.

In India, the heart is the symbol of divine love. It also represents your most intimate motivations.

Dreamers Dictionary

by Garuda
Symbol: The heart is the svmbol of life and emotions as well as affection, yearning, love, and hate.

Vision: Looking at a heart in a dream means that someone loves you deeply.

A bleeding heart means making a great sacrifice for someone else—and getting insulted in return.

The condition of the heart is a symbol of your actual emotional state. Dreaming about a heart in pain or a heart beating fast: anxiety and depression. Dreaming about having heart trouble: might be a signal of actual physical problems.

Depth Psychology: The heart is a symbol of tenderness, affection, and love, and sometimes also of fear. “Is your heart burning with passion” for someone? Have you taken something “too much to heart”?