This is a negative dream that reveals your social vulnerability, that is, what you are afraid of showing or communicating to others. Perhaps, you feel that your vital role is going through an ordeal or being evaluated. Dreams of this type usually take place after the start of a new job or after taking new responsibilities that overwhelm you.
It is also possible that, in the dream, people laugh at you, you are not able to make yourself heard, or you have a premonition of an impending disaster. These images demonstrate your fragility at getting involved with others. If, while you perform the test, the people watching you stir in their seats and talk it means you do not know how to take your ideas forward.
If you have no audience at all it denotes the lack of recognition that you receive.
Many dreams related to actors, actresses, and stages are advantageous omens. But if they are poor and appear disoriented, the good luck will vanish. Dreaming that you speak in public is very positive but if you do it from a podium it predicts diseases and failures.
[1]To be tested in your dream represents that you are going through a rite of passage.
If you dream of passing the test, then you are ready to move on to the next level of advancement in your life.
If you don’t pass the test, then you are more aware of what it is that you need to focus on and learn in order to pass, or you are venting out your fears of failing.
If you feel that you are being put to the test during a challenging time in your life, then your dream is helping you to rise to the occasion.
[2]Dreaming about taking a test suggests you have a fear of failure, and you may even be a perfectionist.
If you miss a test in a dream, you are worried that you don’t have what it takes to accomplish something expected of you in real life.
To dream that you are cheating on a test, suggests that you are not being honest with yourself.
[3]1. Secrets will be revealed or mysteries solved (to have medical tests).
2. Possible health issue (to have medical tests).
3. Extreme difficulties, obstacles (an achievement test).
4. Testing limitations and boundaries.
5. Anxiety regarding tests and examinations.
[4]Depth Psychology: Are your abilities about to be “tested? Or do you have to demonstrate your skills? Make sure you examine your attitudes and expectations so that you can pass the challenge with flying colors.
[5]Opportunity for growth and learning. Be aware of what you are going through; even seemingly negative situations are tests of awareness, whether you see the positive lesson and can move beyond them.
[6]One’s strength and weakness is revealed when tested, and may be seen as a school test
[7]Symbolic of measuring or examining, Gen. 22:1
[8]See Also: Exams, Pop Quiz, Quiz, Taking a Test.
[9]See Also: Exam/ Test.
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