WINDOW

Example: I was looking at a little matchbox shaped thing and one looked into it like a window. I looked at my arm through the window, then my vision was full of patterns of my energy going up and down my arm. It was very beauti­ful, leaflike shapes with glass-like balls and clear liquid but even the liquid making patterns on the move up and down’ (Wendy O). In general one is either looking out of, looking into, or going through a window. This makes them largely connected with what we see in the sense of perception or being aware of things, either within ourself, as in the example, or in regard to other people. So they can depict our eyes or awareness also.

Looking out of a window: your ‘view’ of or feelings about what you perceive in your environment or life; looking for a way out of a situation. Looking into a window: what you feel or ‘see’ in regard to someone else if you see another person; what you are aware of when ‘looking’ at or giving awareness to yourself. Climbing out of window: possibly your way of avoiding difficult feelings, i.e. by giving attention to exterior things—television, a book—rather than what we feel. Climb­ing in window: looking within oneself or seeing what makes someone else ‘tick’. Opening window: letting others see your feelings or opinions; allowing other people’s influence on yourself. No windows: not seeing what is going on around you; introversion, attention held by internal feelings, thoughts or concerns. Height of windows, such as first floor suggest what area of your experience you are looking at the world through. You might only look at life through a basement win­dow, which suggests being influenced by one’s sexuality or unconscious feelings; see levels of house within entry above. Example: ‘Presently I come to another domed window and stand looking at sea and sky. I am filled with serenity and peace’ (JD). Domed window, window in roof: depicts our head or mind. We each have a cosmic sense—a synthesis of experience in which we develop a personal view of what life is about in the largest sense; looking through the domed or roof window depicts this cosmic sense. Idioms: window dressing; window on the world; a room with a view.

For Jungians, windows offer a view of the outside world. To see windows in your dream signifies points of view, perspectives, insights and the eyes through which you view life.

If you are looking through the window, then it signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, awareness and intuition. Windows are made of glass which can be transparent, giving a clear view; but they can also be opaque, the view being obscured by thick, colored or distorted glass. Can you relate this to your view of a situation? The‘pane’ in window pane may indicate a different sort of pain, so consider whether you need to be more clear-sighted about something that is troubling you.

To see shut, shattered or broken windows in your dream suggests a closed mind. Opening a window may represent a willingness to let in new ideas or fresh air into a life that has become stale. Looking in through the window symbolizes insight, but it may also—as in the story of‘The Little Match Girl’— suggest that you have been left out in the cold whilst others enjoy the warmth denied to you inside. Looking out of a window may represent your outlook and how you feel about your life. Eyes are sometimes called the windows of the soul. Whilst, for Freudians, a smashed window represents female sexuality, to Jungians it suggests a feeling of disillusionment with the world. Whenever you dream of a window, ask yourself what it reveals about the perspective you have on a current situation or whether it seems to hint that a broader, more openminded perspective is required. But if a house contained no windows or if drapes obscured your view out of them, it is likely that you have a shuttered outlook on life, preferring to live in your own world.

Looking through a window represents insight and attitude towards life. What you see out the window - whether it’s a positive or negative view - suggests how optimistic or pessimistic you are in general.

If you dreamed of a locked window, consider which side you were on. Being locked in often represents some troubles of your own making, or that someone is keeping secrets from you. Being locked out suggests that you will have a change of location.

To dream of opening a window is a positive omen. It symbolizes new beginnings and a way out of current difficulties.

To dream of closing a window suggests that you are craving privacy. You may also be giving up on something that is not working out for you.

To dream of jumping or climbing out a window predicts that whatever your troubles are, you will find an unexpected way to overcome them.

To dream of climbing in a window means a new opportunity will soon come your way.

To see shattered or broken windows symbolizes unhappy times and disloyal friends.

A foggy window suggests that you are keeping aspects of yourself hidden from other people. Tinted window(s) represent your need for privacy and your ways of getting it. You may prefer to present a mysterious front to others.