An altar could suggest acknowledgement, adoration, or exaltation for the most religious people. Altars also predict forthcoming weddings, although if they are ruined it is a reflection of grief and loss of moral values. From a religious standpoint the altar has different meanings.
It is a place of sacrifice, so this dream could refer to a sacrifice you need to make or something that you have sacrificed for a good cause.
It is not always related to something material. Sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice your own ego and to express your own real feelings some more. An altar is also a symbol of a marriage between the conscious and the unconscious. The union of this opposing elements favors the creation of a unique and strong personality.
Dreaming that you are in a church is a bad omen because it represents mistakes and signs of repentment.
If there is a priest by the altar, it warns against disputes and domestic or professional problems. However, if you look at this church from the outside, blessing and fortune are coming soon.
[1](See Also: Carcass, Church, Holy Ground, Monastery, Te?nple)
The meeting of two worlds: religious and mundane. This is the place where traditionally the gods are honored, offerings get made, and many rituals take place. So, look beyond the altar to see what appears on it, and what occurs around it, for more insight.
If a sacrifice appears before you, ask yourself what things need to be left behind so that you can get a fresh start. Alternatively, consider if you’ve been giving too much of yourself, and sacrificing personal needs in the process.
Approaching ail altar: Acknowledging an urgent need for outside assistance of some sort. We often go to our image of the Divine when we want answers to, or help with, particularly perplexing problems.
If you have hesitated to seek that help from friends or the Universe, now is the time for action.
Improved insight or visional*)’ capacity developing. In ancient Greece, a tripodal altar was used in many divinatory efforts (See Also: Divination).
[2]Depth Psychology: Dreaming about an altar: a project will turn out well. Lighted candles on the altar: certain plans will work out. Kneeling in front of an altar means you will receive help from “above,” or a secret wish will be granted. It also suggests that humility might help in resolving a specific problem.
An altar decorated with colorful flowers means a wedding is near. White lilies on the altar: death or burial of an acquaintance.
If you are decorating an altar, it means fun and good luck!
Depth Psychology: Dreaming about kneeling in front of an altar is a symbol for your respectful and reverent ethics and the ability to sacrifice small desires on the “altar of your ideals.” True, prayerful faith can make your desires and hopes come true.
See Also: Praying.
[3]See Also: Table
1- An altar in a dream represents the means or need to give oneself up to something that is more important than the immediate situation. Usually an altar represents religious belief of some sort.
It is the table of communion togetherness but also it often suggests the division between the physical and the spiritual.
2- Psychologically, this depicts being sacrificed either willingly or unwillingly.
The act of sacrifice, or of making sacred, needs to be made in public so that it can be properly acknowledged (See Also: Sacrifice).
3- In the presence of the Divine, we can give thanks, and be at one.
[4](1) An altar, besides being a place of sacrifice, may represent both death and resurrection. What happens at the altar in your dream may give you the clue to its meaning.
If you or someone else is being sacrificed on the altar, ask yourself what part of you must ‘die’ if new life - fuller, happier, more satisfactory life - is to be made possible.
See Also: Sacrifice.
(2) The altar may symbolize a wedding. Possibly the wedding may be a psychic one: a (needed) union of opposites, of conscious and unconscious, to compensate for a one-sided development of personality.
See Also: Marriage.
[5]Psychological / emotional perspective: The act of sacrifice, or rather of making our lives sacred, needs to be acknowledged and can be done through ceremony.
An altar is an appropriate place to carry out such ceremonies, so in dreams it signifies a special place of great meaning. What is placed on the altar is significant and can be interpreted in the light of your religious belief or lack of such belief. Psychologically, it is worthwhile considering what is being sacrificed or given up, either willingly or unwillingly, in everyday life.
[6]The meaning of an altar depends on certain other specific contents of the dream, as well as on individual associations. Clearly, an altar has a more complex range of meanings for a priest than for someone who has never attended a religious service. When an altar does not relate to worship or to specific associations with one’s church, it often connotes sacrifice (e.g., letting go of something, symbolically letting go of parts of oneself ), dedication (e.g., entering into a marriage), or new beginnings (renewal).
[7]Gives gender-specific: Within the framework of the differences between men’s and women’s dreams, working at an altar can highlight the difference between the archetype of the sorcerer, who tends to use power dispassionately, and the priestess, whose caring is more intuitive and in tune with what is needed.
[8]To dream of seing{sic} a priest at the altar, denotes quarrels and unsatisfactory states in your business and home.
To see a marriage, sorrow to friends, and death to old age.
An altar would hardly be shown you in a dream, accept to warn you against the commission of error. Repentance is also implied.
[9]Material aspects: An altar in a dream represents the means or need to give ourselves up to something that is more important than the immediate situation. It can also represent the centre of your world, the starting point for a new life, or the giving up of an old one.
[10]In most religions the altar signifies a sacred space where we commune with the divine in the presence of the divine, we can give thanks and be at one. Spiritually an altar signifies both the barrier and the link between the physical realms and the spiritual.
[11]Well-known holy place; a place of power, spirituality, personal growth, and development. Ideals that are held dear are addressed and should be either elevated or sacrificed.
The altar is the place of transformation and ascent.
[12]An altar, a sacred place for worship and prayer, may express concerns about your spiritual life. It may also indicate the need to sacrifice your desires in favor of a personal quest for spiritual enlightenment.
[13]Place of worship honoring source of life; commitment within the self.
A sacrificing of the old and opening to the new; awareness of spiritual nature or God within.
[14]Dreams of an altar symbolize that you are devoted to altering your spiritual life and that you have a desire to connect with your higher self.
See Also: Sacrifice.
[15]To dream you are inside a church is not considered fortunate; it does not carry the same fortunate meaning as a view of the outside of the sacred building.
[16]Self giving—this can be a very positive action, or a son of self punishment out of guilt; place of death, but also of rebinh.
See Also: archetypes.
[17]A symbol of spiritual strength and help from the higher planes. Also, relief from pressing worries and good news from a surprising source.
[18]Sacrifice, willingly giving it up, letting go.
A sudden marriage or commitment. Joy, consolation in release of something negative.
[19]1. Religious feelings.
2. Ready to “sacrifice” someone to achieve an end.
3. Symbol of god.
4. Desire to be christian.
[20]You will have a sudden release from pressing worries and/or good news from an unexpected source if an altar figured in your dream.
[21]A reminder about something that is unsatisfactory.
It is also associated with the seriousness of the manage vows.
[22]This is a warning dream.
If there is a priest officiating, you should avoid all worldly pleasures.
[23]Dreaming of an altar represents renewal and letting go of old habits and attitudes
[24]To dream that you uncover or discover an altar betokens joy and gladness.
[25]Prosperity; peace.
A center point; a focal point.
[26]A symbol of sacrifice, Ex. 20:24
[27]1. A place with God; Gen. 12:7.
[28](See Also: Temple)
[29]Consecrated place
[30]lucky numbers: 06-08-18-21-27-43
boy, an: release from pressing worries to honor the source of love.
candelabra, at the, lit: your faith is the loftiest part of your inner resources.
being lighted: new plans for committing total y to yourself wil be successful.
being snuffed out: humility is needed to solve problem.
confusion, in: need to let go of your defenses to negotiate with enemies.
constructed, being: awe at nature’s ability to regenerate itself.
decorated: a better understanding with those about you.
with white flowers: a wedding, joy, consolation and thanksgiving.
destroyed: sacrificing al that was, to al ow al that can be.
kneeling at an: secret unfulfil ed desire sacrificed for universal good.
married and dreaming of an, to be: many smal vexations at your choice.
of an: need to let go of something to be able to possess it.
outside the chapel, being: a large fortune if you cross the threshold.
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