In dreams, cameras usually represent yourself. The vision obtained through the lens is probably more impartial than the vision obtained through the eye. So dreaming that you photograph something or someone probably indicates a desire to see that thing or person in a more objective and less emotional way than you would in real life. It represents your desire to better focus on a particular person or situation.
If the camera does not work well or when developing the picture the image is not clear maybe you are avoiding an issue in real life. It can also refer to your desire to revive the past and keep it forever.
[1]A camera allows you to record and document the important moments of your life. In this way, it is a symbol that relates to an extension of your memory. This is becoming more ubiquitous in modern culture with the advent of digital media, and the camera’s reach is more and more about a constant collection of data and self-expression.
A camera in your dream may relate to a desire to be public about your experience and to continually reflect about where you have been in your journey.
[2]1- The camera is a recording instrument.
To be using a camera in a dream means we arc recording events or occasions which we may need to remember or take note of more fully. Being filmed indicates that we need to look more carefully at our actions and reactions to certain situations.
2- There is a necessity to retain a mental picture of what is important to us.
3- There is a need to be watchful.
[3]Dreams of a camera symbolize your desire to capture time, and that you are holding tightly to your past memories.
If you are the one handling the camera, then you are processing feelings of being on the outside looking in.
If you are the one being photographed, then this is about self love.
If you are avoiding having your picture taken, you are trying to maintain your privacy.
See Also: Picture.
[4]Methodical, technical perspective. Suggests you look at something more impersonally and objectively—look through the objective! You should document something very carefully.
The film in the camera refers to the initial screen, the creative power of the soul, where external impressions leave their imprint.
[5]To dream of a camera, signifies that changes will bring undeserved environments.
For a young woman to dream that she is taking pictures with a camera, foretells that her immediate future will have much that is displeasing and that a friend will subject her to acute disappointment.
[6]To see a camera in your dream means you are trying to live in the past, or that you don’t have a clear picture of a current situation.
If you dream about running out of film, you may not have the tools or experience to deal with a current situation on your own. Ask for help.
[7]Dreaming of a camera may indicate that some of your friends aren’t as true as they seem to be. Therefore, you should keep your secrets to yourself. It may also mean that you’re feeling a lot of stress and pressure in one aspect of your life.
[8]To dream of a camera can suggest we are stopping to take note and record a specific moment that may need closer scrutiny in waking life.
If we are being filmed it may imply we are in need of paying closer attention to our behaviour or actions.
[9]Perception of experiences; record of life to draw upon for learning. Learn to see the positive lesson for growth in every life picture or experience, and your photo album will be filled with the essence of joy and love.
[10]A dream of warning.
Whether you or someone else used or had the camera it signifies insincere friends around you.
Be especially cautious about giving any confidences of a personal nature.
[11]Depth Psychology: The camera stands for your memory and experiences that are stored on ttthe tilm of your unconscious.” See Picture.
[12]Taking notice, memory; sometimes what we may have noticed out of the corner of our eye but not processed into waking awareness.
See Also: photo.
[13]To use a camera in a dream is usually a sign of disappointment, especially in connection with one yott believed to be a friend.
[14]Symbolic of memories or capturing the moment.
If someone is taking your picture the dream is drawing attention to your life
[15]Dreaming of a camera indicates a change of environment.
For a woman, a very pleasant experience with a male companion.
[16]1. Need to hold on to the past.
2. Hint that a situation should be examined more closely.
[17]Captures memories of current events for future purposes; using no film is pretentious
[18]To look into one, someone will deceive you.
[19]lucky numbers: 14-19-21-24-28-31
being a, man: keep up with the motion; replay it for the lesson to be learned.
buying a: attempt to recapture fleeting moments to be repeatedly experienced.
looking into a: wil be deceived by an old friendship in the immediate future.
owning a: wil receive disagreeable news from the impressions recorded.
receiving a, as a gift: love troubles wil subject you to an acute disappointment.
taking pictures with a: a displeasing occurrence not processed into awareness.
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