Sunday, June 29, 2003		Dream Theme

Dreaming of being bald
Vinaya K. Manhas

JUST as seeing hair growing from different parts of your body or seeing it become long all of a sudden are common symbols in dreams. Seeing your hair fall or seeing yourself or someone else become bald are equally prominent dream symbols. Although seeing others become bald is not relevant as a dream symbol, seeing yourself bald or seeing your hair fall evokes fear.

As per Indian thought, seeing yourself become bald is an unlucky omen. It means that you could fall seriously ill. Should an unmarried girl see her lover become bald then it is indication of her love affair ending in sorrow, as she shall get married to some other person. Should you see your hair being shaved off in public then it is an indication of a wrong act on your part bringing a bad name to you.

As per westerner thought, seeing a bald man is indicative of crafty people out to make you take wrong decisions in money matters which could bring losses for you and gains for them. But should you move warily and stay cool, it could bring victory for you shall be able to outwit them. Should a man see a bald woman in his dream then it indicates misdeeds of his wife could bring difficult times for him. Bald babies signify happy and harmonious family life.

The psychological significance of baldness as a dream symbol varies as per the culture of the dreamer. For instance, in western culture to see yourself growing bald would not mean much as baldness is a fashion statement there. It is also regarded as a sign of prosperity and growing intelligence. But in a culture like India seeing yourself grow bald could signify guilt for some wrong deed. In many areas of the country people are made to shave off their heads as a punishment for some misconduct. It could also denote a insecurity in the dreamer regarding some mishap to elderly members of the family. Among the Buddhists baldness is a sign of attainment of spirituality and knowledge.

A 17-year-old boy would often see himself grow bald in his dreams. This dream would worry him a lot as he could not understand its significance. The dream was associated with an incident in his life. Some people had allegedly surrounded a boy of his class and shaved off half his head for eve-teasing a girl. Although this boy had never done anything like this himself yet he felt afraid and this fear led to the dream.