What does it mean to dream about a gun? |

Dreaming of a gun can represent our will to make things happen, impatience and the impulsive, aggressive and imposing force that moves us. the weapon is a yang symbol, i.e. of masculine energy, which is aimed at imposing itself, going after, fertilizing, generating, creating. Therefore, it may be that this side of our nature prevails when we dream of a weapon.

Check out more details below to help you better understand what you dreamed of.

Reflect on the context of dreaming about a gun

Do you have a weapon that shoots or is it a dagger or a sword, for example?
Are you attacking or do I defend myself aggressively?
Are you the one who shoots and uses the gun, or does someone or something use it against you?
Is your gun working or does it have a malfunction?

Reflect on what the unconscious may be signaling when dreaming of a gun

Do you feel more impatient and irritable with people? Are you acting too aggressively or using words in a hurtful way?
Do you find yourself receiving a lot of criticism and disapproval? How are you reacting? Do you aggressively defend yourself?
Are you acting excessively imposing, combative and impulsive?
Do you feel more motivated to accomplish what you want? Is there a lot of desire to win, face the challenges and conquer what you want so much?
Are you hurting people with the way you’ve been acting or are you the one who feels hurt by the aggressive and harsh way of the people you’re relating to?

Understand possible applications of dreaming about a gun:

Dream about holding a gun

When the dreamer holds a firearm, he may not want to get directly involved with certain challenges or conflicts. When it comes to a melee weapon, however, the willingness to be present and notoriously active in challenging or conflicting situations is greater.

Dream that you are using the gun

If, in your dream, you are using the weapon, pay close attention to which person is the target of your armed action, because what he represents (his characteristics, the most striking type of situation he has gone through or the phase he is in vivo) (link) is somehow driving you crazy. You may be upset by noticing such characteristics in yourself or by dealing with a circumstance similar to the one that this person has lived or is living. He is reacting with rebellion, impatience and aggressiveness in the face of these facts.

Dreaming of being shot

If you’re being targeted by someone else’s gunfire or gunfire, notice how much you’re defending yourself against those traits. Let’s assume that this person is well disciplined and loves to do physical activities – your defensive reaction in the dream may portray your resistance to taking more care of your body and your health. In other words, it’s a part of yourself that is struggling.

Dreaming that the gun is defective

In dreams where the dreamer’s weapon is defective, it may be that he is not getting what he wants. He finds it difficult to exercise his will and achieve his goals. Perhaps there is a lack of more favorable conditions to have what he wants.

Willingness to achieve goals

It is interesting to note that the weapon – be it a revolver, a sword, a dagger, a machine gun or any other object that can reach and injure the other(s) – is an extension of our will. Human hands reach only so far; with a sword or a gun, however, it reaches a greater distance. Hits a target further away. Therefore, this object tends to represent the expression of what we want, what action we are willing to take or the scope of our desire. Anyway, it is a manifestation of our will, and often an imposition of what we want.

Aggression can be self-defense

When we need to use a weapon, there is violence in this action, we are trying to conquer in an imposing and aggressive way. Dialogue and diplomatic understanding are not being used. Therefore, the weapon is a symbol of aggressiveness, because, through the use of this object, our objective is to hurt someone or some animal, for example – all in favor of victory, of achieving a result. Of course we could be defending ourselves in a dream in which we use a weapon, but even so, it’s an aggressive defense. Therefore, symbolically speaking, using a revolver, dagger or other instrument for this purpose represents an action full of aggressiveness, harshness. We intend to injure, harm or even annihilate some threat or obstacle.

Not by chance, there is a strong probability that we use words in a very virulent way when gunshots occur in our dreams – it is the words that hurt. They reach many people around us, precisely because we “let go” in a very aggressive, reckless and hurtful way in our everyday conversations.

It could simply be that our will, at this stage when we are dreaming of a weapon, is strongly directed towards a goal. And we are predisposed to fight, fight and face the challenges that arise in this process.

Our experts

– Yubertson Miranda is a symbologist, numerologist, astrologer and tarot reader. He graduated in Philosophy from PUC-MG.

– Thaís Khoury holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade Paulista and a postgraduate degree in Analytical Psychology. In her consultations, she uses dream interpretation, calatonia and creative expression.