What does it mean to dream of siblings? Is it a good or bad thing to dream of siblings? Dreams of siblings can have real-world influences and reactions, as well as the dreamer’s subjective imagination. Please see the detailed explanation of sibling dreams below, compiled by the official website of Zhougong’s Dream Interpretation. Dreaming of siblings can sometimes indicate that the body is being stimulated by the environment, subconsciously recalling childhood struggles for parental love. Dreaming of dead siblings may indicate intense competition between them, leaving a deep sense of anxiety in your childhood. However, this competition is simply a dream memory of childhood anxiety or the impression left by a conflict in your youth. In your current life, the hostility may have long since subsided, and you get along very happily. Alternatively, siblings in dreams may represent a certain aspect of your own personality, or suggest a need to strengthen a certain part of yourself. Generally speaking, dreams of siblings showing unity indicate family harmony and financial stability. For a man, dreaming of sisters may symbolize a hidden emotional secret. If a woman dreams of sisters, it may also indicate discord between you and your family.
If a woman dreams of sisters, it may also indicate discord between you and your family.
If a man dreams of brothers, it may indicate discord between you and your family.
If a woman dreams of brothers, it indicates family unity.
If you dream of sharing a quilt with your brothers and sisters, it means the rain will stop and the sky will clear, and your health will improve. Although there will be some setbacks in the next month, you will be full of energy and enjoy a period of health and peace.
If you dream of going out with your brothers and sisters, it may indicate that you will make new friends due to shared interests and have the opportunity to become close friends.
Dreaming of siblings gathering together or traveling together may indicate disagreements or difficulties within the family.
Dreaming of siblings sharing a boat suggests difficulties and losses for the family.
Dreaming of playing happily with your siblings may indicate family disputes and require you to prioritize family ties and maintain harmonious communication. Alternatively, it may indicate illness in the family and require careful attention to their health.
Dreaming of working with your siblings indicates significant progress in your work or studies. Previously difficult subjects will all receive good grades. You may also be publicly praised by your teacher, which will elevate your spirits.
Dreaming of siblings gathering together to divide up the household’s belongings suggests misfortune for your parents or unfortunate events for your family.
Dreaming of arguing with your siblings is a good omen, suggesting unexpected wealth and prosperity.
Dreaming of yourself and your siblings being separated indicates significant progress in your personal relationships, lessening your emotional dependence on family, and finding new comforts.
Dreaming of your siblings getting married suggests that something unlucky may happen to the sibling getting married.
Dreaming of your siblings being impoverished and destitute suggests you may encounter misfortune, or experience serious setbacks or losses.
Dreaming of your siblings dying may simply indicate that you now have a good relationship with them and enjoy getting along well.
Dreaming of your siblings being in a traffic accident may indicate competition around you, which you hope will disappear soon. Alternatively, it may imply that the siblings in your dreams may actually be in an accident.
Dreaming of your siblings being sick or in an accident indicates that your family will encounter difficulties and suffer hardships.
Dreaming of being bullied by a sibling and feeling resentful suggests that your relationship will be strained.
Dreaming of siblings arguing suggests bad luck in competitions, and you’ll inevitably lose no matter what kind of competition you participate in. This situation will last for six months, so be prepared!
I Ching Dream Interpretation
If your sibling appears in a dream, you must first determine whether the dream is about your real sibling and your relationship with them, or whether your sibling symbolizes a part of your own personality. If the former, the dream is likely due to recent interactions with them or news about them. However, generally speaking, even if there’s a basis for real daytime experience, the siblings in dreams often represent certain aspects of your own personality.
Early in life, siblings are often the objects of jealousy and hatred. In the eyes of children, their mothers often seem to favor their other siblings. Jealousy toward our siblings can carry into adulthood (at a subconscious level) and continue to influence our behavior and attitudes, so it’s crucial to confront and acknowledge this jealousy so we can stop being negatively impacted by it.
A brother in a man’s dream, or a sister in a woman’s dream, represents another part of your self. This part has been severely neglected and underdeveloped. Jung called it the “shadow.” An adult’s self-image is a compromise between one’s own desires and the demands of society and parents.
If this self-image aligns with one’s actual abilities, everything may seem fine for a while. But there will come a time when we need to pay attention to the neglected parts of ourselves, our “shadow.” These neglected parts will manifest themselves in dreams, and impersonating a brother or sister is one way they manifest themselves.
People often project their shadow onto siblings of the same sex. If unprojected, the expressions it expresses can be embarrassing and awkward.
Remember: your subconscious mind is your ally and best friend. It may seem frightening because it’s been neglected and buried for too long. Give it proper attention and respect, and it will work well with your conscious mind.
One way to check if you have a neglected shadow self is to ask yourself if you find yourself deeply dissatisfied with certain personality traits in others, especially your spouse, such as being overbearing or undisciplined.
If so (and this requires honesty), then these qualities likely belong to your shadow self. We tend to project the “bad” aspects of our subconscious onto others.
Sisters in men’s dreams and brothers in women’s dreams represent what Jung called “soul images,” namely the “anima” and “animus.” Physiological differences seem to determine the fundamental differences between men and women. Some traits are traditionally considered uniquely female, such as gentleness, caring, cooperation, creativity, and intuition. Similarly, others are considered masculine, such as aggression, competitiveness, rationality, and analysis. However, today’s psychotherapists agree that men harbor feminine qualities, and vice versa.
Although these opposite-sex elements may remain dormant, ignored, or repressed, if you are a man, do you admire a masculine woman? If so, then perhaps you need to adjust your inner self: your feminine side may have swallowed up your masculine side. You now need to strengthen it. In this case, the anima is quite masculine.
Every man or woman may have had heroic dreams related to the animus or animus. A man may dream of saving a woman trapped in poverty; a woman may dream of a dead prince awakening to her gentle kiss. This type of dream should be interpreted as an invitation to collaborate with your anima and animus components. This is essential for achieving personal fulfillment and indicates harmony with your opposite-sex component. A male dreamer’s sister or a female dreamer’s brother may lead the dreamer into an abyss, to the bottom of the ocean, or into a dark jungle. This represents the dreamer being led by their opposite-sex component into their subconscious to uncover emotional causes, such as physical or mental illness, repressed anger, or to discover energy and wisdom. Sometimes, the opposite-sex component appears in a hostile or threatening manner. For example, in a man’s dream, his anima may appear as a seductress, luring him into a lake or the sea. The depth of the water can be interpreted as the depth of consciousness. This dream means that the dreamer needs to uncover his other, subconscious self, despite the dangers involved. Water is also a symbol of the feminine. Therefore, this dream may mean that the dreamer is overly attached to their mother and needs to rely on their masculinity and independence to liberate themselves.
In extreme cases, the dreamer may be controlled by their feminine side. However, this type of dream is not a warning, but an invitation: the subconscious encourages the dreamer to treat their inner feminine side as an equal.
For women, this type of dream often involves a male seducer. Of course, the dreamer must first clarify whether this dream is a warning or an invitation. Is it a warning against being driven by her masculinity (perhaps she hasn’t yet resolved her Oedipus complex), or an invitation to discover and utilize your neglected masculine side? In any case, remember to treat the opposite sex equally.
The subconscious compensates for the conscious, including qualities and abilities that the conscious lacks.
Therefore, the opposite sex that appears in dreams is often the opposite of one’s own image. For example, a rational woman may dream of a sentimental “animus.” For example, a sentimental woman (whose conscious level is primarily driven by emotions, including moral sentiments) may have her “animus” appear as a bearded professor or other intellectual figure; an intuitive woman (such as an artist) may have her “animus” as a muscular man.
If a brother and sister appear together in a dream, it may symbolize a struggle or union between two parts. The two parts here represent the conscious and subconscious contents.
Their union means that the true self (which always exists within a person) has become aware. This is an auspicious sign, indicating that although these two parts are in opposition, there is a potential for order and harmony within you. Of course, your conscious self must give sufficient attention to its subconscious half (like the prince kissing Sleeping Beauty awake) for this potential order to be fully realized.
The self in dreams generally symbolizes the conscious self. The other part, the subconscious part, is often symbolized by other things, such as other people, animals, objects, etc.
原版周公解梦
梦见兄弟分散，口舌。《敦煌本梦书》
梦见兄弟相打，和合。《敦煌本梦书》
梦见兄弟相打，吉。《敦煌本梦书》
梦兄弟登山。山为联芳之象，喜庆佳祥也。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟疾病，为手足不安之象。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟求衣。有同袍更服之象，但吉凶不一定。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟入水，主兄弟不利行商，大凶。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟丧葬，主连举同升。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟同车，主同时发达。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟为神，主飞黄腾达之兆。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟相殴，主骨肉协力。《断梦秘书》
梦兄弟与物，主手足合力之兆。《断梦秘书》
兄弟分别，口舌临。《周公解梦》
Psychological Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: The concept of family first evokes the idea of complete security, the promise of procreation and a large family. Generally speaking, if children fail to inherit the family’s influence, this family pattern is disrupted. Through dreams, people attempt to correct this pattern or confirm the circumstances of the disruption. Dreams may involve a dispute with a family member, but dream interpretation involves more than just the dream itself. It also has to do with your actual relationship with that person. Future family relationships are influenced by the addition of new members.
Psychological Analysis: Conflict and contradictions arise as people strive for personal development and fulfillment, a common occurrence in family relationships. Of course, this isn’t inevitable in every family. People manipulate family members in dreams to reveal their own difficulties without harming anyone. Another noteworthy fact is that if a family member is dedicated to dream interpretation, they can have a profound influence on other family members, influencing their activities and subconscious understanding. Almost without exception, every problem a person encounters in life is reflected in their family. During times of great burden, you often dream of past family problems and difficulties.
Spiritual Symbolism: Dreaming of a man’s brother or a woman’s sister: A woman’s first close relationship in the male world is usually with her father. If a woman plans to develop her own life or develop romantic relationships with other men, she should learn to transcend her relationship with her father and manage her own emotions.
Case Study of Dreaming of Brothers and Sisters
I dreamed that everyone had turned into zombies. My younger brother accidentally fell from the upstairs and was surrounded by zombies. I jumped down as well, but I didn’t see him. I hated those zombies and wanted to kill them, but I couldn’t kill them all. I went back upstairs to look for my brother and met someone who said he knew where he was and didn’t harm him.
Dream Interpretation: This symbolizes a deep brotherly love. Dreaming of being bullied by a brother or sister and feeling resentful indicates that your brotherly fortune is brewing with twists and turns. A dispute breaks out over a trivial matter. In such cases, it is best for parents to step in and act as the mediator.
