shopping – dream interpretation
Shopping and running errands are a constant part of our everyday lives. We have to buy groceries regularly, but also things like clothing, electronics, furniture and cosmetics. This can be perceived in different ways: There are situations in which shopping for things brings us joy. Then you walk past one or two shop windows, get inspired by the current fashion and maybe find something you like while browsing in the store. You then come home with lots of bags and bags. “Shopping” is a happy hobby for many people.
Shopping in everyday life is often annoying and time-consuming. After work, many people rush to the supermarket to organize the most important things for dinner or to buy drugstore items. For some people, in addition to the stress, the financial aspect plays a role because shopping always involves spending money.
If you have little income or even live in poverty, you have to turn every cent twice and shop very carefully in the stores, adding up the totals in your head and possibly putting products back on the shelf. That’s exhausting. The fridge has to be filled somehow by the end of the month.
Shopping can also play a role in dreams. It is not uncommon for people to dream of buying something specific, or of not being able to pay for a purchase or carry it home. How can these dreams be interpreted?
Some dreams related to shopping are more common than others, and we would like to introduce them to you at the beginning. If you can’t find your dream here, you should take a closer look at the part below for a general interpretation.
Dream symbol “shopping” – The most common dreams about the symbol
Go shopping in the supermarket. Why am I dreaming this?
A supermarket offers everything we necessarily need for nutrition, and usually a lot more. The abundance of products is reflected in the dream meaning of the symbol: Anyone who goes shopping in a supermarket in their dream wants more possessions and money in the waking world.
In reality, the dreamer probably has to pay attention to every cent and has few savings. This puts a lot of strain on those affected and causes worry.
Go shopping in a dream with or without money
Free shopping, wow! A wonderful dream
Being able to shop for free in the dream world is certainly something that you have always wanted in your waking life. Simply add what you like to your shopping cart and leave the store without paying. As a dream situation, shopping without moderation – because all products are free – indicates actual excess.
The sleeper currently has no boundaries and may be living beyond his means. If the supermarket is and remains lavishly full in the dream, there is a financial advantage for the dreamer in the waking world.
Shopping without money, is that a good thing? A dream analysis
Buying a lot of things and being left without money at the checkout – that also happens in dreams! Anyone who experiences this unpleasant, embarrassing situation while sleeping will probably have to deal with hopes and promises in waking life that do not come true. If the sleeper is not careful, he will be “tricked” and deceived. It is therefore advisable to take a very close look at those around you before placing your trust in them.
Who you run errands with in a dream
Shopping with your girlfriend – dream or nightmare?
If it is a platonic friend with whom you go shopping in the dream world, you are most likely longing for your real – perhaps your best – friend and the time you would love to spend with her.
If you recognize a real friend in your dreamed shopping companion, that is exactly the person to whom you attach great importance. An actually unknown woman who is perceived as a friend in the dream symbolizes one’s own desire for recognition from an acquaintance or superior.
The friend in the sense of the partner who accompanies the dreamer while shopping for dreams shows how important the real loved one is: she is what the person needs in life like the air to breathe.
Shopping with your ex, phew… your dream interpretation
Many dreamers don’t want to admit that the former partnership has not yet been completely overcome, but the dream image of “shopping with your ex-girlfriend” speaks exactly of this. Experiences with your ex-partner that were definitely nice come to the surface from the subconscious when you find yourself with this person in the dream supermarket. After the dream, it can be helpful to think about whether you miss this particular person or are just mourning the moments of intimate togetherness.
Shop for a long time & take your time dreaming
If you take a lot of time shopping in the dream department store and spend what feels like hours there, this can be interpreted as a positive dream symbol.
In many cases, the comfort and length of the shopping time represents a stable character who knows exactly what is good for him. The long shopping without rushing and stress in the dream is therefore usually reflected in a very calm, considered personality.
Dream symbol “shopping” – the general interpretation
Shopping often symbolizes certain things in dreams Wishes and needs. These can often also relate to interpersonal aspects, meaning that the person affected may long for the recognition or affection of a person and want to win them over. However, it is questionable whether this is actually “for sale”.
Dreams about buying should therefore be seen as an invitation to rethink your own behavior and consider whether the desire for confirmation from another person can actually be fulfilled so easily. This is especially true when buying groceries in a dream.
According to the general dream interpretation, anyone who purchases carelessly and without restraint runs the risk of being too liberal with their money in real life. He is threatened on the one hand financial loss. Depending on the exact dream situation, this can also herald future business.
At the same time, shopping in a dream is an expression of Freedom and independence: The person affected is able to meet their own needs unhindered and to make free decisions about themselves and their lives. If a housekeeper or another person buys something for you in a dream or someone is commissioned, you usually want a change.
It also happens that people dream of buying a lot as a customer in a store and not being able to pay for these purchases. In the case of dreamed debts, the person concerned has great desires and is very ambitiousbut does not show this to the outside world.
Furthermore, when interpreting the dream symbol “shopping,” it may be of interest to know what was purchased while sleeping. For example, was it clothing or shoes? Or rather food, such as canned goods, vegetables or fresh fruit? Meat, suitable sauces or spices such as mustard are also conceivable.
If you find out the exact age of an older person in your dream, for example if they are over 70, 80 or even over 90 years old, the individual age numbers should also be analyzed.
If you shop in a dream in a fantasy world, like in Diagon Alley in the novel series about “Harry Potter”, you are usually supposed to Characteristics show what you will need to solve a problem.
Dream symbol “shopping” – the psychological interpretation
From a psychological point of view, shopping in a dream also symbolizes a desire for something recognition another person. Perhaps the dream is longing for love to be returned or wants confirmation for his behavior.
According to some psychoanalysts, this is particularly evident if shopping is carried out in a dream in a rampant and unstructured manner without a plan or a shopping list impatiencethat the person concerned feels in relation to their interpersonal longings. If the errands go as planned or only a few things are purchased, this symbolizes a well-thought-out approach in real life.
Shopping with a shopping cart in the supermarket or drugstore signals from a psychological point of view that the buyer – usually that is the dreamer himself – unconscious faces a mental problem. He fails to bring order to the mental chaos.
Anyone who buys clothes in a dream can also interpret this as an indication from their subconscious that they unsatisfied is: He no longer feels comfortable in his social role and may want to change.
The place where something is purchased can play an important role in the interpretation of the dream image: were you perhaps in a kiosk, a larger store or a shop? Or did you buy something from a market stall? Also interpret these symbols.
Dream symbol “shopping” – the spiritual interpretation
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