What does it mean to dream of spiders ?
Spiders in dream symbolism - Some believe the spider to be symbolic of an unkind and sneaky individual. Are you the spider building a web? Are you being dragged into the spiders web? A spider web might represent entanglement and the general complexities in life.
Dream interpretations of old say that the spider is an omen of good luck!
Carl Jung felt that the spider web was a symbol of wholeness due to its formation (circular shape), construction and complexity. He called circular symbols "mandalas" and said that they hold valuable meaning for the one having the dream. The spider and the web may symbolize a merging of the dream personality leading to greater self-awareness and feelings of completeness.
The Weavers of webs
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Spiders in your dream - Spiders hang from slender threads, and walk delicately upon their webs. Spiders, being delicate creatures, if they fall, they can die. |
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A spider has the ability to weave a beautiful and intricate web.
There is an old Greek myth about a woman named Arachnid who was an incredibly gifted artist and weaver.
She was also insolent and rude, claiming that her abilities were greater than those of Athena, the patron Goddess of weaving.
She challenged Athena to a weaving contest and lost. Later, Arachnid felt so bad for her disrespect to the Goddess that she hanged herself. Athena took pity on Arachnid and brought her back to life as a spider, so that she could hang forever weaving her beautiful creations, as well as all of her ancestors.
If you dream of a spider web, it may indicate that you are ignoring your creative impulses. If you dream of a spider weaving a web, it could mean that inspiration is right in front of you.
Either way, the dream is urging you not to resist or ignore your artistic impulses. Even if you do not consider yourself an artistic person, your psyche is encouraging you to explore and unleash your creativity in some way.
Female energy
 Dream spiders and the spider dreams When considering the symbolic meaning of spiders, one cannot overlook the image of the black widow, luring in the male to mate, and then viciously killing him when her eggs have been fertilized. In this way, spiders represent the feminine energies within us.
These energies are both the destructive and constructive, as seen in the cycle of death and birth. If you dream about a black widow spider, or of a spider that kills its mate, your dream may be telling you that you are experiencing a major change or transformation in your life.
Spiders and Balance
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Dreaming of spiders. The Alfa Spider has nothing to do with what we are talking about but to many it is a dream Spider. |
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Spiders hang from slender threads, and walk delicately upon their webs. Spiders, being delicate creatures, if they fall, they can die.
Dreams of spiders walking a web may indicate that you must take care, for you are walking a fine line in life, or that you are in need of finding a balance.
Spiders also have eight legs, which are symbolic of the ancient wheel of the year, which is divided up into the solstices and equinoxes, and the mid-points between them. A dream in which a spiders legs are the focus may indicate that you are currently experiencing a rut or an in-between stage in life.
Spider Dreams, spiders and Fate
Dream spiders and the spider dreams - The weaving symbolism of a spider can be extended to the Fates, the demigods in Greek mythology which weave the fate of our lives. This can indicate a connection between the past and the future. It may also be telling you that you are the master of your own destiny, and should take charge in weaving the future you desire.
Alternatively, a spider may refer to a powerful force protecting you against your self-destructive behavior. If you kill a spider, it symbolizes misfortune and general bad luck.
Spiders are a symbol of creativity due to the intricate webs they spin. On a negative note, spiders may indicate a feeling of being entangled or trapped in a sticky or clingy relationship. It represents some ensnaring and controlling force. You may feel that someone or some situation is sucking the life right out of you.
To see a spider climbing up a wall in your dream, denotes that your desires will be soon be realized. To dream that you are bitten by a spider, represents a conflict with your mother or some dominant female figure in your life. The dream may be a metaphor for a devouring mother or the feminine power to possess and entrap. Perhaps you are feeling trapped by some relationship. |
Spider Dreams and Psychology
Dreaming of spiders - There are practically no communications of any value concerning the significance of the spider as a symbol, although every psycho-analyst must have come across this symbol in patient's dreams.
Freud mentions a case in which a spider represented one aspect of the mother, namely, an angry mother, of whom the child was afraid. It is not clear, however, why the spider should stand for just these characteristics in the mother.
It might be because spiders catch and kill smaller insects; for such creatures, small animals, etc. often represent children in dreams. But there are numbers of other living creatures who prey on smaller defenseless ones; why, therefore, is the spider chosen particularly to symbolize the wicked mother?
A spider is a common symbol of mother as an object of fear or dislike and particularly in a mans dream. Freud sees it as a symbol of 'the phallic mother (big surprise), of whom we are afraid; so that the fear of spiders expresses dread of mother-incest and horror of the female genitals" (Freud's own italics). Try to get to know, not only your mother, but - more important - what your mother means to you. One way of doing this is to converse with the spider: hold it in your mind and ask it searching questions.
A little Spider Trivia
Tarantula - Besides the normal hairs covering the body of tarantulas, some also have a dense covering of stinging hairs, called urticating hairs, on the abdomen, opisthosoma, that they use as a protection against enemies.
These hairs are only present on some New World specimens (only the subfamilies of Ischnocolinae, Aviculariinae and Theraphoseae) and are absent on specimens of the Old World. These fine hairs are barbed and contain a mild venom. Some species can 'kick off' these hairs: the hairs are launched into the air at a target. Tarantulas ...
What do Mohammed, Yoritomo, David and Robert the Bruce have in common? Spiders changed their lives ... and they went on to change the course of history!
King David, the cave and the Spider - Approximately 3060 years ago David was being pursued by King Saul when he hid in a cave near Jerusalem.
A spider made its web across the opening. When Saul saw the web, he called his men away, saying that it was useless to search the cave because the web showed that no one could have entered. So David's life was saved and he lived on to become King of Israel.
Yoritomo and the Spider - Eight hundred years ago Yoritomo, a warrior from Japanese mythology, was running from his enemies after a defeat in battle when he hid inside a large hollow tree. While he was hiding, a spider built a web across the opening. When his enemies found the hollow tree, they were convinced that Yoritomo was not inside because of the web. Yoritomo escaped to become a shogun (an important military leader).
Robert the Bruce and the persistent Spider - In 1306, Robert the Bruce and his army had been fighting against King Edward I of England for control of Scotland. Robert was lying exhausted in a barn when he noticed a spider try to fix its web to a beam six times.
On its seventh attempt, the spider succeeded. Robert was inspired, saying, "Now shall this spider teach me what I am to do, for I also have failed six times."
He then gathered together some more followers and they won the next battle. After a successful campaign they eventually defeated Edward's army in 1319.
Mohammed, the cave and the Spider - Fourteen hundred years ago the prophet Mohammed was being chased by his enemies near Mecca when he hid in a cave. Miraculously, an acacia tree sprang up out of the ground in front of the cave.
A wood-pigeon nested in the tree and a spider made its web between the cave entrance and the tree. As a result his enemies overlooked the cave and Mohammed escaped to become the Prophet of Islam.
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