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Dream about kittens interpreted by tying together details

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Dream about kittens interpreted | analyze kitten dream

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Look at the kitten and what comes to mind? Those associations can form the basis of your dream symbolism.

When interpreting a dream I look for details that tie together, a central thread that runs through the story. Two or more details point the same symbolic or thematic direction to reveal the meaning. This fact about dreams is a blessing. Otherwise, pinning down the meaning of some symbols would be next to impossible.

Dream symbols don’t have pat definitions. Instead, the meaning is multiple choice. It’s like looking up the word “spring” in a dictionary. Does it mean spring as in ‘the season,’ or spring as in the ‘coiled piece of metal,’ or spring as in ‘jump’? You can tell which definition is correct based on the sentence in which the word spring is used.

Dream symbols are defined by the story they are used in.

Take the example of kittens in dreams. One definition is, kittens represent something cute, sweet, or playful. They can represent innocence and purity.

A kitten can represent something about yourself or characterize someone you know. Kittens can represent something new in your life, since they are newly born. Or a kitten’s young age can refer to something that’s immature, undeveloped, dependent, or helpless.

Another possibility is the young age refers to a young child, or pregnancy. Terms like “puppy,” “cub,” and “kitten” are used to refer to a baby or young child. On top of that, dreams can use your personal experiences with, and feelings about, kittens to create symbolism, raising more possibilities.

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With so many possibilities to consider, how do you narrow them down? You tie the other details of the dream together with the kitten(s) in it. Look at the kitten(s) in the context of the story.

Here is an example from a dream I helped interpret, titled, Weird dreams about kittens three days in row … what could they mean?

A few nights ago I dreamt that I was sitting on the ground doing something when a bunch of small kittens came over to play. I distinctly remember them being very fluffy and cute, which is strange because I hate cats (sorry!) and there were specifically a gray, an orange, and a white kitten. I was more drawn to the gray kitten.

First, analyze the dream’s details

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Two details stand out to me. One, the dreamer likes the kittens even though she usually hates cats. Two, she is particularly drawn to the gray one. I will explain the significance in a moment.

A third detail that could be significant is the scene seems to show the dreamer in an ordinary situation just sitting down doing something that isn’t particularly important. It suggests that the dream is speaking to an ordinary part of daily existence. Some dreams draw attention to specific events or circumstances in your life. Some dreams are nonspecific and look at the overall picture. For example, if you are overweight it is an ongoing aspect of your daily existence, part of the big picture.

The dreamer gives more details about her situation that help clarify what her dream is about. Keep in mind that she volunteers this information without being asked, and one of the main ways of figuring out what a dream means is to simply talk about it and make connections based on what spontaneously comes to mind. This detail reveals the ongoing aspect of her life the dream is referencing.

I am currently 21 weeks pregnant and single. Baby daddy chose to step out of the picture and so naturally I’ve been experiencing a lot of pressure from all sides to “deal with it.” I feel like I’ve made a huge portion of my friends and family upset that I’ve decided to keep him.

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Now we have a clue that the meaning of the symbolism of the kittens in the dream could relate to her pregnancy. However, more supporting details are needed before feeling comfortable with that conclusion. I conversed with the dreamer to find out more about her situation. She said when she first found out she was pregnant she wanted to abort but it was too late. Then she looked into giving up the baby for adoption.

She was going to go the adoption route—especially with all the pressure on her to give up the baby—but once she saw the baby on a sonogram and found out it’s a boy, she changed her mind. In the dream, the gray kitten she is drawn to is a boy, and the other two kittens are girls, a detail that our conversation revealed. This detail points the same direction as the kittens in the dream representing pregnancy.

Connect the dots and what’s the dream really saying?

The clincher comes in a third detail that emerged during our conversation. The dreamer had been considering the name Sterling for her baby boy. Sterling is associated with silver, and the color silver is close to gray. The dreamer is drawn to the gray kitten. The dream symbolizes her warming up to the idea of having a baby boy, the kitten growing in her womb.

All the details fit together now and point toward the dreamer’s pregnancy as the subject of the dream. That’s how I interpret this dream about kittens.

Find out more about kitten symbolism in dreams by reading this post.

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  1. Last night I dreamed I was at some kind of family reunion, but there was family members from both mine and my husband’s there, but mostly mine. I saw my sister and my uncle, whom I haven’t seen in years. My uncle looked very unwell. I was lying on the living room floor watching MASH on tv and this kitten came to me. It was an orange kitten and it wouldn’t leave me alone, begging for my attention and wanting to be held. I got up and sat on the couch beside my husband, but there was another man on my other side and he was hands, so I got back on the floor. I cuddled the kitten on my chest and then realized something was wrong with it and that’s why it wanted me. It had urinated on itself. I got up with it, at first holding it at arm’s length, but it meowed so pitifully, I held it against my stomach because I felt sorry for the poor thing. I walked around looking for it’s owner. The house was like a palace, with many palatial rooms and various things going on. I walked into one room and people were playing some sort of game and a guy by the door shut it on me. I finally found the garage, I guess. Looked like one anyway, and there was a big walk in sink with towels and soap. I got in it and bathed the kitten, then my self. Then I realized someone was in one of the cars in there, but they didn’t see me. I woke up.

  2. Last night I dreamed of being in a house, maybe my house, and noticing that the walls had cracks and then I noticed that they were large and a beautiful elegant older kitten, almost cat age, was sitting in the wall ready to step out. I was shocked that the cracks were that big and then I noticed that were many other cracks with mice and I started trying to tape over the cracks.

    1. Walls can symbolize ways that we compartmentalize life. They can represent things that separate. In your dream, the cracks suggest that you are experiencing some sort of difficulty keeping things separated. You are trying to put up strong barriers. The key is, what does the kitten symbolize? Could it be a person you don’t want to think about? Could it be something about you that you try to avoid thinking about? It could represent a potential you have but little things (symbolized as the mice) get in the way of reaching for it. What are you trying to keep out of your life or thoughts?

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