▲ Leans unlucky (a warning) Traditionally a warning — read it as pointing to what to watch, not as doom
A switch to the next stage; also a time to guard your health.
Category: Seasons & solar terms (how to read this category)
Psychology
A change-of-season dream suggests a transition you have sensed but not yet settled into. Shifts in temperature and daylight are said to affect sleep rhythms, so bodily change may appear in dream scenery. Both mind and body are adjusting.
Folklore and history
In Japan, the roughly 18 days before each season begins are called doyo, a time to care for the body. Setsubun originally meant any seasonal divide and came four times a year. Transitions were thought to let evil in, so rites like bean-throwing were held.
A standing light for lighting up a wide area inside a haunted spot.
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This site's view
In this site's view, ask whether two seasons appeared at once. Blossoms with snow, cicadas with autumn leaves: your old and new selves still share a house. Seeing a clean switch means you have already decided. People purified at seasonal edges because they knew the mind wavers there.
Going deeper: our reading
We often notice a change of season with our nose and skin before our eyes: osmanthus scent one morning, a different smell to the rain, a chill in the evening breeze. Smell is said to link strongly with memory, so a seasonal scent can suddenly revive events from the same season years ago. In this site's reading, dreams at a change of season tend to overlap with last year's self or the self of several years back. Sensing a familiar smell may mean memories left in that season are trying to say something amid today's change. Swapping clothes in a storage box suggests you are discarding outdated thinking and choosing a self that suits the next season. Opening a window with someone hints that fresh air is entering a close relationship. This is our speculation, but restless dreams at these times may come from the mind comparing past and present.
What to do on waking
Adjust one thing today, such as your clothes or bedding, to fit the season. Settling the body steadies the wavering mind.
In this scene
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
Turning a bad dream
In Japan, people once tried to turn a worrying dream for the better: a baku charm under the pillow, telling the dream to a nandina bush, or reciting an old dream-turning poem. Read the column on dream trading and dream-turning
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of a Change of Season a good or bad sign?
A. Traditionally a warning — read it as pointing to what to watch, not as doom. A switch to the next stage; also a time to guard your health.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of a Change of Season?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of a Change of Season?
A. Adjust one thing today, such as your clothes or bedding, to fit the season. Settling the body steadies the wavering mind.
Related dream essays
- True Dreams and Reverse Dreams: Why We Read Dreams Backwards
- Buying Dreams, Turning Dreams: A Japanese History of Dream Trading and Dream Charms
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More dreams in "Seasons & solar terms"
- The Start of Spring
- The Equinox
- The Summer Solstice
- The Winter Solstice
- The Great Cold
- Keichitsu
- The Calendar
- New Year's Eve
- Moon Viewing
- Cherry Blossom Viewing
- The First Sunrise of the Year
- Kagami Mochi
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
