DREAM THEME
Dreaming of an eclipse
Vinaya K. Manhas

ALMOST all religions associate an eclipse with evil spirits overcoming the good ones, which is symbolised by the light of the moon or the sun being overshadowed by darkness. Darkness is synonymous with evil.

As per Indian thought, to see an eclipse, whether lunar or solar, in your dreams is unlucky. It means that your desires and wishes will not materialise in spite of all the effort that you put in. You shall face failure. But if you see the sun or the moon come out from behind the shadow then it is an indication that you need not lose heart, as success will be yours after a few initial setbacks. To see sudden darkness fall around you due to the eclipse is again an omen of ill luck. To see the sun or the moon half eclipsed denotes either impending ill luck or the forthcoming better times, depending on whether the eclipse is starting or finishing.

As per western thought, dreaming of a solar eclipse foretells slight failures in all spheres of your life, especially your profession. It also predicts upheavals in your personal life. A lunar eclipse indicates that ill health and severe diseases may dog your footsteps as well as those of your near and dear ones.

As per psychologists, seeing eclipses in your dreams is symbolic of your own insecurities. Such a dream means that you have no self-confidence and doubt your ability to succeed. You suffer from an inferiority complex and feel overshadowed by others around you. It could also mean that you are under depression. You might be feeling as if your life has more downs that ups. You could be faced with difficult times, see the present period as being a difficult one and doubt your ability to overcome the difficulties. On a spiritual level it can also denote a lack or diminishing of faith.

A 54-year-old man would often dream of seeing eclipses, especially the solar eclipses. He would dream of himself as a child trying to see the eclipse but his mother would tell him not to do so as it might eclipse his entire life. Suddenly he would see himself as an old and demented person watching a solar eclipse. The dream seems to indicate that some mistake that the man has committed in the past is haunting him. His conscious is not allowing him mental peace. He regrets his past mistake and knows that the difficulties he is facing in his life at present is a result of that mistake. Thus, he dreams of himself looking at an eclipse as a child, who later becomes an old and demented person. The best advice for this man would be to forgive himself for the mistakes he has made or else atone for the same.

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