Archetypes
Shadow Dream Meaning
The rejected self and the source of hidden power
What Does It Mean to Dream of a Shadow?
The Shadow is the part of the psyche that contains everything we have rejected or refused to see in ourselves. In dreams it often appears as a dark figure or a mirror-image self.
Core Symbolic Meanings
- Repressed emotions, desires, and aspects of self
- The source of unconscious projections onto others
- Hidden power and creativity waiting to be reclaimed
- The necessary encounter with what you have denied
- An invitation to wholeness through integration