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In waking life red is often associated with danger or as a warning symbol. It is also the color of love, duly trotted out every Valentine's Day. In the realm of dreams, the color red has differing connotations depending on the context.



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    Note the meaning of red in dreams. Red can stand for anger, danger, passion, love and fertility. Red is clearly associated with emotions in dreams and its appearance, especially if it is vivid in your mind upon waking, carries great portent. Red is also energizing and it may be a call to you to take some of your energy and put it to good cause to see through a beloved project, activity or wish.
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    Assess the meaning of red in your dream. You will need to draw on the context of the dream to assess which emotions are being targeted by the dream, for example, whether anger or love are the predominant emotions through the dream. Red may also be an indicator of fertility, revealing the ripeness and readiness of a womb.
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    Match the object in the dream with the color for a complete interpretation. Are you dreaming a volcano that is spewing forth? In which case, you may be expressing anger and irritation that is being suppressed in your waking life. If you see a bride in a red dress, you may be dreaming of love, good fortune, and fertility. If you dream of a red sports car, it may be that you are wishing for an injection of energy in your life to get you moving through a stagnant period in life.
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    Think about how likely an interpretation is, judging on your life at the time. For example, if you think it means fertility and you are menopausal, you are probably wrong.


  • Red can still serve as the color of warning. Use the rest of your dream to draw on for context but if there is a predominance of red and you are left with an impression on waking that something is very wrong and needs adjusting quickly, red is likely to have served as a warning sign, like the ubiquitous "Stop!".

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