Interestingly, conflict in general has crept into many dreams around the world recently – sparked by the Ukraine crisis – but it can often be a symbol of far more personal frictions in our own lives. It’s no surprise that Algerians seem to experience it in their dreams the most – a nation where the colonial French influence is in a constant battle against Arabic cultures. Meanwhile, dreaming about marriage is often about compromise and joining together two opposing forces. No one else sees us quite like our grandparents or parents, for instance, so dreaming about them can suggest you want to reconnect with a part of yourself that you thought was lost. In Mali, in particular, cultural traditions are strongly influenced by the stories and songs of ancestors, so it’s hardly surprising the dead feature in people’s dreams.īut more widely, our relationships with others reveal something about ourselves. While dreams involving dead relatives or friends – as commonly reported in Mali, Niger, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica – may reflect feelings of grief and loss, they are also about seeking to revive something which has lain dormant. These are developing nations with abundant natural resources, and babies are a symbol of bringing new ideas to life, using your entrepreneurial instincts. In Guyana and Bolivia, dreams are filled with babies. Other cultures’ dreams are more concerned with collective identity and family. So being chased is about these freedoms being threatened, or feeling under pressure to achieve. The prevailing culture in the States is of chasing goals, and having individual autonomy and freedoms. Many of my US clients also report dreams of being pursued. Dreaming of your own teeth falling out suggests a dip in confidence, or a loosening grip on power or control. Why? Well, in technologically advanced countries like ours, image is everything and success is often related to confidence. Intriguingly, the analysis by sleep website Mornings shows losing teeth is the most common dream across not just the UK, but much of the Western world – from the US and Canada to Australasia. Can you guess which country habitually dreams of shoes?

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