Everybody dreams, but different cultures have different theories about what dreams are and how they should be interpreted. We are often surprised by strange and confusing dreams. What do they mean? This is what Chinese people think based on “Zhou Duke Interprets Dreams” (周公解梦Zhou Gong Jie Meng).
Animal Dream Meanings:
Rats live in the dark, and they mostly come out at night. Dreaming of a rat indicates that you can be secretly hurt by others or they will damage your interests. Alternatively, it means that the dark side of our heart appears. At this point, we must actively reflect on ourselves and adjust if we have been too negatively influenced recently.
Dreaming of spiders: Dreaming of spiders means that by being energetic and careful in your work your income will grow satisfactorily. Dreaming of spiders weaving (织) webs implies that you have to work hard to be successful.
Dreaming of cockroaches (蟑螂): It means that there is someone around you who you hate, and you are trying to get rid of him/her, but there is nothing you can do. You should turn to your friends to help you find a solution, otherwise it will get more serious.
People Dream Meanings:
Dreaming of babies: Dreaming of a baby, on the one hand, can indicate your own purity (纯粹) and that you’re on the non-social side, or it can imply your own fragility (脆弱) and desire to be loved. On the other hand, it could indicate your personal progress, for example, you will move on in your life, you will get new opportunities and good luck, your previous hard work will be rewarded, and a new stage of life will begin.
Dreaming of the dead: Do not be afraid if you dream of death. It is not necessarily a bad thing. Dreaming of a dead person could mean that you want to forget some unhappy past events and are ready to welcome a new life. Death symbolizes the moving on, overcoming, etc.