To dream of a gun may represent our will to do and to happen, impatience, and the impulsive, aggressive and imposing force that drives us. The gun is a yang symbol, that is, of the masculine energy, which is geared to impose, to go after, to fecundate, to generate, to create. Therefore, it may be that this side of our nature is preponderating when we dream of a gun.

See below for more details to help you better understand what you dreamed.

Reflect on the context of dreaming of a gun

• Are you carrying a weapon that dispenses shots, or is it a dagger or sword, for example?
• Are you aggressively or aggressively defending yourself?
• Are you the one who shoots and uses the gun, or is someone or something using it against you?
• Is your gun working or is it defective?

Reflect on what your unconscious mind may be signaling when you dream of a gun

• Are you feeling more impatient and irritated with people? Are you acting too aggressively or using words in a hurtful way?
• Do you consider yourself receiving a lot of criticism and disapproval? How are you reacting? Do you defend yourself aggressively?
• Are you acting in an overly imposing, combative, and impulsive manner?
• Do you feel more motivated to accomplish what you want? Is there a great will to win, to face challenges and to achieve what you so much desire?
• Are you hurting people with the way you have been acting, or are you the one who feels hurt by the aggressive and harsh ways of the people you are relating to?

Understand possible applications of dreaming of a gun:

To dream that you are holding a gun

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

To dream that you are using a gun

If in your dream you are using a gun, pay close attention to which person is the target of your armed action, because what they represent (their characteristics, the type of situation they've been through or the phase they're going through) (link) is somehow driving you crazy. You may be unhappy about noticing such characteristics in yourself or dealing with aHe is reacting rebelliously, impatiently, and aggressively to these facts.

To dream that you are being shot at

If you are being targeted by someone else's gunfire or gun use, notice how much you are defending yourself against these characteristics. Let's assume that this person is well disciplined and loves to do physical activity - your defensive reaction in the dream may portray your resistance to taking more care of your body and your health. In other words, it is a part of yourself that is struggling.

To dream 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 he lacks more favorable conditions to get what he wants.

Willingness to conquer 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 strike and injure the other(s) - is an extension of our will. Human hands only reach so far; with a sword or a revolver, however, it reaches a greater distance. It reaches a farther target. Therefore, this object tends to represent the expressionIn short, it is a manifestation of our will, and often an imposition of what we want.

Aggressiveness 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 goal is to hurt someone or some animal, for example - all for the sake of victory, to achieve a result. Of courseWe may be defending ourselves in a dream in which we use a weapon, but it is still an aggressive defense. So, symbolically speaking, to use a revolver, a dagger, or another instrument for this purpose represents an action full of aggressiveness, harshness. We have the intention to hurt, to injure, or even to annihilate some threat or obstacle.

Not coincidentally, there is a strong likelihood that we use words in a very virulent way when shots are fired in our dreams - they are the words that hurt. They reach many people around us, precisely because we "let loose" in a very aggressive, reckless and hurtful way in our everyday conversations.

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

Our Experts

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

- Thaís Khoury has a degree in Psychology from Universidade Paulista and a post-graduate degree in Analytical Psychology.