Dream Symbol: Medusa

Medusa

Medusa is known as a mythical monstrous woman with hair made of snakes, and whose gaze turns humans to stone. A Medusa's head can represent feeling overwhelmed, and that your problems may even seem to be multiplying.

Medusa might also represent the following things, relating to your current or recent life experience:

  • Fear
  • Temptation, especially due to curiosity or attraction to femininity and beauty
  • Chaos, or multiple or amplified threats (as in the wriggling snakes that make up her hair)
  • Fear or dislike of women or a particular woman, seeing them or her as monstrous somehow
  • A person or experience that scares you enough you feel "paralyzed" or don't know how to handle it

See also: mythological character monster

Category(s): People

Using this Dream Dictionary

Tips to Understand Dream Meaning

Dream symbol meanings are different for each person. It's IMPORTANT to consider:

  • Personal meaning - What the dream symbol means to you, what it reminds you of, how it makes you feel.
  • Context - How the dream symbol appears in the dream. For example, in a dream about a bee - what was the bee doing, how and where it was doing it, and how did you feel about it?
  • Look beyond the obvious - A dream is often about something other than its obvious meaning. Physical events in the dream commonly represent mental or emotional matters.

What Does Your Dream Mean?

About Dream Symbols

This dream dictionary gives suggested meanings of dream symbols. A dream symbol often means something different in different dreams. There is no standard meaning of a dream symbol or dream that is accurate for all dreams. Dream meaning is very subjective, and your dream symbol may mean something completely different from the meaning listed in this dream dictionary.


IMPORTANT: This dream dictionary gives suggested meanings of dream symbols. There is no single "standard meaning" of a dream symbol or dream. Dream meaning is very subjective, and your dream symbol may mean something completely different from the meaning listed in this dream dictionary. I am not a therapist. If you are experiencing physical or psychological problems, or if you are distressed, consult a medical professional.