It is customary to consider night dreams a reflection of a person’s mental and physical state, therefore, when they see something frightening in a dream, people are awake anxiously, believing that soon they will have health problems, and possibly adverse life circumstances. Is it so? Let us try to figure out an example of what it means to see skulls in a dream, and turn to the opinion of the most respected experts in this foggy area.
Voices from the Ages
We will begin our review with The Mayan Dream Book, the authorship of which, judging by the name, is attributed to the ancient inhabitants of the American continent who inhabited its central part more than 3 thousand years ago. Sharing their rich experience of observations with us (their civilization has existed for more than 22 centuries, so many dreams have been revised), they stated with all responsibility that if a person had a chance to see skulls in a dream in winter, then in the near future fate will be favorable to him - reasons for no worries.
Worse, if such a vision was visited in the summer or in the offseason, but even in this case, the ancient sages found a radical way to prevent fate from unraveling and directing it in the right direction. It turns out that for this it is enough to find a skull (not necessarily human - a rat, for example) is quite suitable and, after cooking it for several hours on low heat, return it to its place and pour broth on the walls of your home. After that, all troubles will recede at once, and life will flow like a river full of water. Compilers of the dream book strongly recommend not to miss such an opportunity.
How to protect yourself from thieves?
In addition, those who had to see skulls in a dream in the summer, it is highly recommended to protect their homes, because their image can be regarded as a harbinger of the upcoming robbery. In these cases, the ancient Americans did not put iron doors and, quite understandably, did not spend money on expensive alarms.
They used a simple and proven means: they took a skull (preferably similar to the one that had been dreamed of in a dream) and, laying a stone in it, buried it at the entrance to their house. If in the conditions of modern urban high-rise buildings this is not always feasible, then the owners of garden plots may well be suitable. Let us add along the way that all the above “valuable tips” are drawn not from the monuments of ancient writing, but from the pages of modern publications that are popular with readers in the 21st century.
What does Cleopatra's Dream Book say?
Now we are mentally transported into the possessions of a contemporary of the ancient Mayan people - the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (69-30 BC), who also sometimes saw skulls in a dream - golden and most ordinary human. She left the descendants a detailed interpretation of this frightening image. As can be seen from the dream book attributed to her, most of the plots in which they appear are harbingers of various kinds of ailments, both physical and mental. But the queen claimed that people who are illegible in their sexual relations are at particular risk. It is difficult to argue with her, since the same can be read in any popular brochure of known content.
Further, the queen, or the one who appropriated her name for herself, writes that in night visions of the skull, people who often experience problems of an intimate nature are often visited by skulls. This may be a fear of physical proximity or a tendency to various kinds of perversions. As for women who are victims of rape or gross harassment, for them it is a manifestation of fear of losing a loved one. If a man sees in a dream the skull of a bear or some other wild animal, then this betrays his fear of failing on the love bed or even losing potency.
Opinion overseas interpreter
At the beginning of the XX century, what it means to see skulls in a dream, the outstanding American psychologist Gustav Miller wrote. Based on a survey conducted among people of different age categories, he compiled a dream book that has not lost its popularity to date. Among other things, he considers in it a number of non-standard images, such as, for example, a skull, grinning in the face of a dreamer. This "sweet sight", according to the author, is for him a harbinger of major family scandals and quarrels.
The respected master also writes about what the skull of a friend means in a dream - not dead, but alive at that moment and full of strength. In his opinion, this is a very bad sign, foreshadowing a quarrel, the reason for which is that in reality the dreamer bypassed him in something. Perhaps they were competitors in business or applicants for an open vacancy, or maybe both sought the favor of the same person. In any case, this person has a reason for anger, and he will not restrain himself. We add that if you dreamed of your own skull, then the dreamer will have reasons for remorse.
Statements by an Austrian specialist
Regarding his own skull, seen in a dream, the famous Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud left a very lengthy comment. Without changing his tradition to see in everything the manifestation of hidden sexuality or its violent suppression, he considered this plot in this aspect. In his interpretation, the image of his own skull testifies to the tendency of the dreamer to complicate his life in all searches of deep meaning, which fully applies to issues of intimate life. Overly idealizing close relationships and trying to endow them with elevated feelings, he expects the same from a woman, while it would be wiser to just relax and have fun. The same inclination is found in the fair sex.
If such a vision does not portend any serious problems, but is only evidence of certain features of the dreamer, then we suck another thing - in a dream, find a skull in someone else's bed. Such a plot, Freud wrote, may indicate impending health problems, the reason for which lies in his penchant for casual sexual intercourse (recall the warnings of Queen Cleopatra). Perhaps the time has come to pay for previous sins, but it is also possible that the unlucky lover has yet to meet that “incomparable and unique” novel with which he will be brought to the venereologist’s office.
What does the craniotomy seen in a dream mean?
Since such a vision sometimes becomes a plot of dreams, then it also has the right to its own interpretation. It is helpfully provided to us by the authors of a number of dream books, most of which are inclined to believe that behind him lie changes in his personal life, and very favorable ones.
An operation seen in a dream during which the surgeon enters the holy of holies - the human brain - promises the dreamer a quick meeting (no, no, not with dead relatives) with a real person who can give minutes of passion and color his life with rainbow colors. Women who visit such a vision can count on the attention of men, and those, in turn, will not be deprived of their favor.
Harbinger of meetings
In general, skulls, the appearance of which in most people cause unpleasant feelings, recalling that “we will all be there,” in a dream are often good forerunners. It does not matter to whom they belong - to people or animals. For example, to see a bull skull in a dream, according to many authors, means a quick meeting with someone from old friends who are lost in the stormy maelstrom of life, but who have not passed away. It is also possible that fate will give a meeting with a long-time girlfriend and will restore the old feelings in the soul.
Also, one should not be afraid of a dream in which a skull was lying lying on a table in a strange house. According to such authoritative interpreters as G. Miller, Wang and J. Longo, this image portends the dreamer a quick meeting with an influential and wise person who will become his mentor. The new acquaintance will not only support with practical advice, but also, having wide connections, will be able to provide practical assistance in all areas of life.
Skull as a symbol of wisdom
One should also not be upset by a person who dreamed that he was chewing on a skull. A dream with such a plot, although it usually ends with an awakening in a cold sweat, upon closer examination is completely innocent. For many peoples, the skull was a symbol of wisdom; therefore, this plot is sometimes associated with a certain thought process that in reality absorbs all the spiritual and sometimes physical strengths of the dreamer. This may be a solution to some long-standing, but not lost its severity issue. It is possible that the problem worsened over time, and now it takes much more effort, time and material costs to get out of this situation.
Do not expect good from nightmares
At the same time, in some cases, the image of the skull has a traditionally negative interpretation. As a rule, these dreams belong to the category of nightmares. For example, the appearance of a monster with a bare grinning skull portends the dreamer some very bitter and annoying fiasco. It is very possible that he will bow out so seriously that he will be forced to change not only his job, but his place of residence.
Another extremely undesirable plot image is a skull dug from the ground. As is generally believed, in reality this vision promises a person bad news, which will take him by surprise. Things will be especially bad if the find tries to bite the hand - in a dream, everything can happen. In this case, in reality, the bad news will not only put the dreamer in a difficult position, but also adversely affect the rest of his life.
Troubles with the bosses
I would like to end the article on an optimistic note, and for this the excerpt from The Modern Dream Book is the best fit, in which the author assures that if a skull is mounted on a stake, then the dreamer will have trouble, but his boss, who hates for some reason. However, other people's troubles, as you know, are a bad reason for joy.