A person you don’t know in real life can represent: A person you know in real life (perhaps who shares a characteristic with the dream person).
A particular person’s role in your life (such as a friendly stranger representing one of your real-life friends).
A characteristic or a general type of person (such as a helper or critic).
A type of person you would (or wouldn’t) like to know.
A problem, challenge, issue, to-do list item, or something else on your mind.
A religious figure or helper (real or imagined).
A threatening stranger could represent a feeling or fear of a threat somewhere in your life.
Consider also the person’s characteristics, actions, what stood out about them, and your feelings about them.
See Also: Man, Woman, Girl, Boy, Character, Shadow, Alien, Hiding, New, Unknown Thing, Person You Know, People(the category), Menacing
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