The Meaning of Dreams About Numbers

Have you ever dreamed about particular numbers or quantities? These mathematical symbols often play puzzling but prominent roles in our dreams. Here are several possible meanings of dreaming about numbers.

Literal Answer Dreams About Numbers

Sometimes dreams about numbers, in realistic images, answer questions we've been trying to figure out in our lives. This can be about something light we have been wondering, or a more serious matter. For instance, a dream might answer a creative question you have. If you are planning to make a gift scrapbook for a friend, for example, and unsure how many pages to create, you might dream of seeing a certain number of completed pages. Or, in another example, if you are debating the merits of getting a second job, you might dream of filling out tax forms, and listing two sources of income instead of one.

Precognitive Dreams About Numbers

Dreams about numbers may also be precognitive, or illustrate events that later happen. These kinds of dreams may provide guidance or answers to our questions by showing us actual glimpses of the future. For example, if we enjoy lottery games and often think about numbers to play, we might experience a precognitive helpful dream. A friend of mine did, dreaming of a particular set of keno numbers to play. The dream was so clear that she bought a ticket the next day, played the numbers, and won a jackpot.

Precognitive number dreams may also be about insignificant personal subjects, strangers, or events you know nothing about. For instance, you might dream of reading a newspaper your regular waking reality, you read in the paper a similar story. The purpose of some dreams in which numbers or quantities figure prominently and concern unknown people or circumstances can be confusing. Possibly there is a meaning for us somewhere in them, even if not readily apparent.

Symbolic Dreams About Number Qualities

Sometimes numbers in our dreams are symbols for perceived quantities or emotional weights having to do with our lives. Perhaps you need to do some background reading to prepare for a work requirement. You might dream of your desk being covered with stacks and stacks of books. In this case, the number of books present in the dream may be symbolic of the weight of responsibility you feel you are carrying. Or in another example, if you have been missing friends who have recently moved out of the area, you might dream of an empty address book. This dream could be conveying the sense of isolation you are currently feeling.

Symbolic Dreams About Particular Numbers

If certain numbers have particular associations for you, a dream may use this symbolism. For instance, if you think of five as a lucky number, and dream of an upcoming job interview in which you enter office #5,the message may be encouragement from your higher self. Numbers also have various meanings associated with them by metaphysical systems such as numerology and astrology. If you are familiar with these systems, numbers in your dreams could symbolize the corresponding meanings. If not, the numbers in your dreams may still represent the given meanings. It may be beneficial to learn about number symbolic meanings as defined by numerology and astrology, if particular numbers keep repeating.