◎ Lucky dream Traditionally a lucky sign
A time to look at yourself objectively. Folklore calls the double ominous, but in dreams it means self-understanding.
Category: Spirits & the spiritual (how to read this category)
Psychology
Meeting yourself in a dream may be an encounter with what Jung called the shadow, a side you do not acknowledge; the more unlike you the double acts, the more it can teach. Standing side by side in the same room, not in a mirror, suggests readiness to accept that side. A double walking ahead of you may show fear of being left behind by your ideal self.
Folklore and history
Doppelganger is German for "double-walker", and in Europe seeing one was feared as an omen of death. Japan called it kage no yamai, the shadow sickness, and Edo-period essays record tales of a soul slipping out to become a second self. East and West alike, meeting your own likeness was thought ill-omened.
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This site's view
In this site's view, ask which one felt real. If the double seemed genuine and you the copy, the face you show and your true heart may have drifted far apart. A happy double means you want to live that way; a frightening one, anger or grief you hold down. Both are part of you.
Going deeper: our reading
Hearing a recording of your own voice can be startling, and photos of your profile or back look oddly unlike the face you know from the mirror. Perhaps we only ever know ourselves from the front. In this site's reading, meeting yourself in a dream shows you from angles you cannot normally see. Following your other self from behind suggests a wish to check how others see you. Talking face to face signals that your inner dialogue is going well. This is our speculation, but if the other you seemed to be living more happily, the mind may be sketching the life you really wanted to choose. If the other you looked exhausted, your body or heart may be nearer its limit than you think. After waking, recall what you wanted to say to that figure.
What to do on waking
Write one sentence about who you really want to be, and do one small thing today that moves toward it.
In this scene
- ◎Good Watching quietly: you are protected, or something wants to be said (leans good)
- ▲Warn Chasing or attacking: an unfaced worry or exhaustion (warning) — rest
- Speaking to you: the words are the message — write them down
- 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
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of meeting Yourself a good or bad sign?
A. Traditionally a lucky sign. A time to look at yourself objectively. Folklore calls the double ominous, but in dreams it means self-understanding.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of meeting Yourself?
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 meeting Yourself?
A. Write one sentence about who you really want to be, and do one small thing today that moves toward it.
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
Read this dream with your own scene in the Dream Dictionary →
More dreams in "Spirits & the spiritual"
- An Angel
- A Lucid Dream
- A Recurring Dream
- A Charm
- A Red Spider Lily
- A Priest or Monk
- A Prophetic Dream
- Heaven
- A Buddhist Altar
- A Talisman or Purification
- A Living Ghost
- Being Possessed
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
