WAIL

1- Wailing is a long, protracted way of releasing emotions. When we hear someone wailing in a dream, we become conscious of someone else’s sadness. When we ourselves are wailing, we maybe allowing ourselves an emotional release which would not be seen to be appropriate in everyday life.

2- Wailing is reputed to be a method of summoning the spirits. In dreams, therefore, it can suggest that we are trying to get in touch with a power that is greater than ourselves.

3- Grieving and the making of sounds is used spiritually to banish bad spirits.

The dreamer should look at what he feels needs ‘banishing’ from his life.

Material aspects: When we ourselves are wailing in dreams, we may be allowing ourselves an emotional release which would not be seen to be appropriate in everyday life. We may be attempting to make contact with a part of ourselves that has stopped functioning. It may also be a way of expressing frustration that we have not yet consciously recognized. You might also like to consult the entries for emotions, mourning and weeping.

Hearing a wailing sound while dreaming foretells fearful news and sorrow.

A wail of a police siren denotes minor trouble with the law which involves you or someone close to you.

The wails of fire engines and ambulances denote a disaster of major proportions.