▽ May be a reverse dream Often read as a reverse dream: reality turns the other way
A wish to rethink your relationship or situation; as a reverse dream, a sign things will settle.
Category: Life events (how to read this category)
Psychology
Divorce dreams reflect a wish to re-examine a relationship or situation, or to cut a tie. Unmarried people have them too; they can stand for parting from a job, a habit or part of yourself. Sadness or relief in the dream reveals your true feelings.
Folklore and history
In Edo-period Japan a husband gave his wife a brief letter of divorce, while a wife seeking release could flee to a divorce temple. Prayers to cut bad ties are found across the country. Dream lore sometimes reads divorce as a reverse dream: the relationship will steady.
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This site's view
In this site's view, ask who stamped the papers. If you did, you are choosing change yourself. If your partner did, you fear sudden abandonment. A trembling hand that stopped means your heart seeks not an ending but a chance to rebuild.
Going deeper: our reading
Divorce dreams can be about a parent's or friend's divorce, not just your own. In this site's reading, dreaming that your parents divorce reflects lingering anxiety, even as an adult, about the foundation of family being shaken. People who remember a tense atmosphere at home in childhood may have this dream more often. A friend's divorce in a dream may express sadness that your relationship with them will change, or a tendency to feel others' troubles as your own. Some dreams show belongings and furniture being divided up. This is our speculation, but what you kept and what you handed over may reveal what you truly do not want to give up in your present life. If you dreamed of living alone in a new room after the divorce, recall whether it felt lonely or a relief. If a relief, you may need more time for yourself.
What to do on waking
Tell someone close one small complaint or thanks you have held back. The unease the dream showed usually softens once spoken.
In this scene
- ◎Good Being celebrated: you can meet the turning point with hope (good)
- ▲Warn It goes wrong or is cancelled: fear of change — time to prepare (warning)
- 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 divorce a good or bad sign?
A. Often read as a reverse dream: reality turns the other way. A wish to rethink your relationship or situation; as a reverse dream, a sign things will settle.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of divorce?
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 divorce?
A. Tell someone close one small complaint or thanks you have held back. The unease the dream showed usually softens once spoken.
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 "Life events"
- A Wedding
- Being Pregnant
- Moving House
- A Funeral
- A Birthday
- Giving Birth
- A New Job
- Leaving a Job
- A Coffin
- Taking Your Own Life
- Someone Dying
- A Dead Body
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
