nun

Universal Landscape: Extreme devotion to spiritual principles.

Dreaming Lens: Was there a nun or nuns present in your dream? Were they known to you? Was the setting connected to a church or parochial school? Was this from your past? Was the scenario humorous or religious?

Personal Focus: While the Catholic religion only represents about twenty-five percent of Americans that claim a religious affiliation, the proliferation of this image in the media makes it a universal symbol for spiritual devotion. Also because of the media, this symbol carries with it a great number of potential shades of meaning that range from intense levels of respect to humorous irreverence. Additionally, for those who grew up in parochial school, as well as through the media, there is a powerful connection between nuns and strict discipline that often connected to corporal punishment. Your personal associations with nuns will, therefore, play a prominent role in how you interpret a dream with nuns in it.

On the serious end of the spectrum, the nun is the symbolic bride of Christ and represents a level of dedication that is unparalleled in our modern culture. In this light, the Character Aspect of a nun in a dream connects to a deeply committed spiritual side of your nature that is willing to sacrifice much for the sake of your beliefs. For those individuals with experience in the Catholic school system, nuns can also connect to a level of strictness that represents obstacles to spiritual connection because of distaste for the authoritative severity they can be known for. Lastly, the figure of the nun in their habits have been incorporated into the world of comedy and, for many people, this image sparks feelings of amusement and parody.

With this image, perhaps more than with others, the Personal Lens of your waking life relationship to nuns both currently and from your past will figure greatly in how you interpret a dream in which one appears.

This is an archetypal character aspect connected with extreme devotion to spiritual principles, though often this idea is expressed as the shadow of such devotion because of personal associations with this image. Also because of the media, this symbol carries with it a great number of potential shades of meaning, from an intense level of respect to humorous irreverence. Additionally, especially for those who grew up in parochial school, there is a powerful connection between nuns and strict discipline that is often connected to corporal punishment. On the serious end of the spectrum, the nun is the symbolic bride of Christ and represents a level of dedication that is unparalleled in our modern culture. In this light, the character aspect of a nun in a dream connects to a deeply committed spiritual side of your nature that is willing to sacrifice much for the sake of your beliefs. For those individuals with experience in the Catholic school system, nuns can also connect to a level of strictness that represents obstacles to spiritual connection because of a distaste for the authoritative severity nuns can be known for. Lastly, the figure of the nun in her habit has been incorporated into the world of comedy, and for many people this image sparks feelings of amusement and parody.

They represent devotion, piety, and feelings. The figure of the nun also expresses, above all, purity and chastity. Her presence in dreams reveals a strong need for communication with oneself. Often, it announces the need to spend time alone.

If you are going through a difficult situation, the dream indicates that you should reflect at length before making decisions. When a man dreams of a monk, it may deal with the spiritual side of his personality.

Dreaming of a monk announces unpleasant travel and disagreements in the family.

If you dream that you are a nun, you will be disappointed in love. But to meet her predicts emotional happiness.