- Fire is a symbol of rejuvenation. It can cleanse and purify.
- Fire sustain us, but it can also destroy. We need warmth to survive, but uncontrolled fire can cause untold pain and destruction.
- Fire can provide illumination and show us the way when we are in the dark.
- Fire is also a symbol of war, might, aggression, and male power.
- Fire is linked to transformation and change. For example, the Phoenix is a bird of fire that after death, is reborn from the ashes of its predecessor.
Which of these meanings fire has in our dream will depend a lot on the surrounding context. In particular,
- Kindling a fire to serve our purposes is very different from a fire that is blazing out of control.
- A fire that warms and comforts us is different from a fire which causes fear and excruciating pain.
- The objects and people associated with the fire are also important.
This is why in dream interpretation, it is important to remember the details of our dream, for example through the use of a dream journal.
1. Dream of Fire and Control
If we dream that we are in control of the fire and are using it to serve our own needs, then fire has a positive meaning. It also signals that we want change to occur.
- Kindling a fire for others indicates that we are helping or guiding those around us. Sharing a campfire can also express a need or interest in socializing and companionship.
- Kindling a fire in our home, particularly during cold or inclement weather, suggests some imminent good fortune, we may be trying to conceive, or expecting a visit from close friends or family.
- Kindling a fire while on a journey shows that we are being creative, innovative, or leading a new venture.
- A controlled fire burning in the hearth signals comfort, warmth, and light. We may be contented with our current state of affairs. Searching for a hearth fire in our dream, may signal that we are seeking comfort and illumination in our life.
If the kindled fire is extinguished by rain in our dream, it could suggest a loss of money, job, comfort, or security.
On the other hand, if we are setting an uncontrolled fire with the purpose of destroying people, objects, and property (i.e. arson), then we are likely harboring some jealousy, bitterness, or hatred in our life toward a co-worker, friend, or relative.
- Dreaming we are setting fire to ourselves, indicates that we may be experiencing extreme stress or emotional turmoil in our life, and feel like we are burning up. It may also indicate that we want to remove some aspect of our life or personality.
- Dreaming we are a firefighter or are trying to put out a fire suggests that there are many complicated and high stress problems that are demanding our attention. There are perhaps many challenges that we may have to face and we will need to work hard to overcome them. Trying to stop a fire can also express a desire to prevent change in our life.
- Dreaming we are a fire eater shows that we have strong emotions, but they are currently being kept under control. However, if we become consumed by the fire, then our emotions may be starting to overwhelm us.
- Dreaming we are worshiping fire expresses a love for war or conflict. We may feel strongly that a resolution can only be achieved through the use of force or physical might. It may also indicate a wish for finding a more masculine partner, or the need to cultivate more masculine qualities in ourselves.
2. Dream of Fire and How We Feel
How we feel during our fire dream is also very important.
Feeling pain from being burned by our dream fire, may indicate that our current life situation is threatening and painful. There could be an unresolved issue that is causing us subconscious pain. We may be consumed by ambition, anger, frustration, and other strong emotions. We may be going through an emotionally painful break-up, or having difficult problems at work.
If we are struck by pain or discomfort from the heat of a blaze or feel its bite on our face, we may be worried of being the subject of slander, jealousy, spite, or other types of verbal and emotional abuse.
Feeling good or excited from seeing our heart on fire suggests strong positive emotions or love for someone in our life. We may currently be in an exciting relationship, and have intense desire toward our current partner.
Feeling tired or nothing at all from being burned by fire suggests that we are feeling burned-out or unmotivated.
Feeling fear and great uncertainty from a large out of control fire or firestorm signals a worry for insubordination, civic disorder, or chaos around us. There may be signs of unhappiness and insubordination at work or we may worry about social unrest in our current area. More black smoke indicates greater danger.
Feeling cool and comfortable in a fire represents a pure heart. We are confident of our current course in life, and are certain of our faith and decisions. There are no unresolved issues or deceits that are troubling us.
Feeling protected and safe in a fire may mean that we have a trusted partner or a strong support group of friends, family, or co-workers that will help keep us safe from whatever adversity that may arise in our life.
3. Dream of Fire and Objects
The objects in our fire dream are also very important for interpreting its meaning.
1. House.
A common object that appears in many fire dreams is a house. Our house or home often represents us or our family. Dreaming that our house is on fire may indicate large changes that are coming and uncertainty over those changes. It may also reflect tumultuous personal emotions, loss of mental peace, or being overwhelmed by strong feelings.
A raging uncontrolled fire in our town signals broader issues affecting our community. There could be economic issues that cause job losses or political unrest.
Finally, seeing the ruins of our house or town after a fire indicates loss and sadness. We may be worried of losing someone or something important to us (e.g. family, friends, job, money), or have recently experienced such a loss in our life.
2. Fire extinguisher.
Trying to put out a fire with an extinguisher represents a desperate need to suppress emotions and desires, or avoid changes that are happening in our life.
3. Other people.
If we see another person being burned, it shows that we have strong feelings or emotions toward that person. Whether those feelings are positive or negative will depend a lot on what we are feeling in our dream, and whether the person is comfortable or in pain from the fire.
Sharing the light of someone else’s fire may indicate a desire to share in the knowledge and companionship of others. We may be feeling lonely or stagnant, and be yearning for experiences with new people.
The Meaning of Fire Dreams
To interpret the meaning of our fire dreams, we want to pay attention to –
- Whether we are in control of the fire. In particular, did we start the fire and is the fire currently being used for our comfort, safety, and illumination.
- What we feel with regard to our dream fire. Were we afraid of it or comforted by its warmth? Were we comfortable and renewed by the fire, or did we feel pain and fear?
- Other objects and people in our dream.
Do you have many fire dreams? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
Today I had a dream that my husband was set on fire alive by a mob of women.
My Dad passed away in February and I had the honor of being with him. Last night, I dreamed the all of the sudden he jumped out of the creamatory kiln and was flailing around with flames coming out of his ribs and eyes and mouth..mostly just a skeleton. I was not afraid or scared: I simply kept asking him “Dad – are you okay?” Over and over. He calmly looked at me and said “I’m fine honey..maybe I could use one more pain pill.” In the final weeks all day/evening Is ask him if he was okay or if he needed another pain pill. Very strange and bizarre but I didn’t feel sad or anything really. I was calm and focused on ensuring he was okay which he said he was. I felt better when he said he was fine. What does this mean?
I had a dream that 4 of my neighbors houses across the street from me had burned..the weird thing about it was that I was asleep and didnt hear or see anything..it wasn’t until the next day that i noticed it when i went outside to get mail..then while outside I was approached by someone I can’t remember who..I told her about the others houses burning and she ask me about my house..I turned around and my house was in flames I mean red and orange flames. I didnt have time to save anything. I went back to my home the next day to find out that my house was not burn and nor was my neighbors..What does this mean?
I had a dream last night that the alarms was going off n a big building and everyone came outside and the building was on fire. Then I look over theree was ppl holdin on to the building trying to jump out and the were on fire. Then the fire men was standing there n one next to me got it by something falling from the building then all I thought bout running by a dumpster then poof i was by the dumpster but i walked bk where the fire was and the fire on the buolding was out it was alot less color and i only say like 2 ppl that were acting like they didnt know wat was going on. I think i died n My dream it was so weird.
I dreamt of helping pump water and we put fire around the sorrounding
I had a dream last night, this girl I didn’t know, was trying to get a bird off pole that was burning in flames. I knew her name. Kelly. The bird was overcome. Kelly just stayed on the pole and let the flames take her, right in front of me. I was screaming. I saw every bit of it. It was so real. I saw her in the burn unit the next day. I woke up at that momment what does this mean, shaken.
I had a different experience with fire I was so anger and wanted to give up on every one. I was so made that I thought of seeing a place burn it then next day when I woke up I was getting ready to head over there 5 hour drive away. But couldn’t cuz it was burning to the ground. It never good to hold on anger for so long. And now I’m always heading there with out a thought to help rebuild the place. I felt it was my guilt for wanting it to happen and never again while I ever get these flames or anger get the best of me.
I dreamt not three days ago about a place I used to know. A cottage in Yorkshire. In my dream there was a shed, something that wasn’t there when I first arrived to the cottage. It was completely on fire. The father, the only man who lived the cottage, yelled that the draft of his book was inside, so I told him, ‘It’s okay, I’ll get it.’
So I walked into the shed. I could feel the heat, but it was as though the fire could not touch me, or hurt me. I walked through the flames like they were not there, although everything was blazing red and orange and white. I grabbed the folder in which the draft was in and walked out. Unharmed, untouched.
The man and his wife were looking at me in terror even though I had just saved the damn book.
(I am on citalopram so my dreams are very vivid) I have just woke up from a nightmare that I was sitting in my bedroom and looked out my window to see the block of flats opposite me set alight from the bottom. I opened up my window screaming “CALL 999!!!” and as I was leaning out my window screaming the block of flats I live in caught on fire from the bottom too (both fires were caused by a fuse box outside setting alight).. my mum had already left the building but as the fire was rapidly spreading upwards I was panicking running around our flat trying to find my kitten and collect valuable belongings… I forced myself to wake up when the fire had caught up to my flat and I could feel the heat.. I have never dreamed of something like this before (as far as I can remember) and now I am terrified a fire will occur.
I had a dream that my brother was really upset at Walmart for building on top of private property so, he stuck a whole bunch of explosives inside the Walmart and lit them. The fire got out of control and it burned down the entire city.
I had a dream I was at work in a residents rm my co worker standing outside door the room became overcome with smoke from a fire. I could see the glow of the fire the smoke overcame me and I couldn’t inhale I tried to get to a pull station but I couldn’t move I got down to the ground it helped a little bit I couldn’t talk or breath after a bit a lady who happened to be my aunt told me it was just a drill
I had a dream about two family members (my mother and my brother in law) were watching tv with me in the living room when my b.i.l was getting a massive amount of gasoline and all I hear him say is “would you do the honours?” To my mother so she lights a match an sets me on fire, I remember feeling an awful amount of pain and screaming for it to stop. Of course I woke up by this point and was sweating quite badly. I don’t know what this means but I’ve had the same dream on repeat for the past 2 weeks.
I had a dream for at least a year every night that only have my body was on fire and i would sit their crying and the fire never went out but when i woke in the morning i had burn marks and scratches on the same side of my body that was on fire and i know i didn’t do that to myself and recently the dreams have come back i’m so scared.
I had a horrifying dream of watching a city of high rise buildings engulfed in an uncontrollable blaze! The city had had a large body of water to it’s right. In the dream,.
I was in a city further south and stood watching in horrors .
I was safe with my friend and little dog in my arms and
Saying…”have mercy on their souls”!
I dreamed like I was at this party and I left to go to this weird dark room where I saw my mother, who passed away about a year ago, sitting down and waiting for me. I somehow knew that she would be there. I went and hugged her and it felt so real! Her cheeks and skin was just like I remember it being, soft and cool to the touch. She hugged me to very strongly. I asked her if she missed me and she said she did, and I told her I missed her too a lot. We talked about other things too, as we were embraced, and at some point I hugged her so much I felt her heart beat in my hand. I asked If she has visitited my brother and sister, and she said she has seen my brother, but not my sister recently. I told her she has to go to her too.
At that very moment, I hear a scream, I run out, and now I am actually in my family house, where my parents lived, and it is on fire. I run out and start checking if everyone is out and safe. My dad and brother are fine but my sister is caught upstairs in the bedroom with fire. She is scared. I run upstairs and see that the fire is actually not blocking her exit so I tell her to follow me and we both go downstairs and are out safe. Then I try to calm down my dad who is trying to distinguish the fire with a glass of water and tell him that we need to use the hose. We do that and the fire is out in 2 secs. We go to check the damage and it is minimal, with just a hole in the living room ceiling. We try to figure out where it came from, and I tell dad that I made sure the fireplace fire was out before I went to bed last night (in real life the night before my husband and I were in front of the fireplace taking a nap on the sofa until the fire went out, so I said that in the dream).
Then we check the kitchen, and i pour water on the stove where there is just some smoke and a crackling noise but no flame.
Dad and myself seem to think that my sister started the fire upstairs, got scared, and did not know what to do.
In my dream I was not scared, I was calm, just worried to make sure everyone was out safe. And In was happy to have been visited by my mom.
Dream happened around 6:30 AM
Please help me interpret this dream!!!
Apparently if you try to put a fire out you are trying to stop changes in your life, big changes, so I’m guessing because you saw your mum, deep down, without thinking you want to change this, ie. your mum not passing away. I lost my mum two years ago and I still so miss her, so I know how you feel. These are big changes in our lives. I had a dream about me putting out an old rusty heater fire next to my bed last night, so I’ve just looked it up. Hope it becomes easier x
I dreamt last night that my ex and I were in a white kitchen we had never been in before and the kitchen caught on fire and he could not get out. My dreams often come true and this was horrible.
I had a dream in which i was totally burning in fire all over me but wasnt hurt in any way but i was rather praying strongly nad people came around urging me on.
Any o0ne to help me with the meaning please?
I have have a dream about EVERYTHING on fire around me and I am walking in a known lake where I live holding two children that are not mine , I have had this dream three times and each time every detail is exactly the same
Last night I dreamt I was leaving a building and going down the elevator one of the floors was on fire! I didn’t see flames but black ash and smoke. When I got to the lobby the workers knew the building was on fire but didn’t tell anyone. My daughter was on the top floor so I text her leave now in bold letters! I escaped but then woke up. What does that mean?
Two strangers were in our home watching tv with us(my my family and I) and the one stranger accidently set the other stranger’s hair on fire(a blonde girl) and our house caught on fire. All of us rushed oitside. My sister and I went back inside, through the windows at the side of the house to collect a few belongings while our mother waited outside. We came back outside and watched our home while it’s covered in a ball of flames. We felt shock, sadness and acceptance during this time.
I woke in my dream at a road.
The road behind me was was all good
Though infront of my the road was on fire only for like 20 or so metres.
I was with a person or maybe 2 other people and we were stuck and we didnt know how to get aacross but beyond the core the road continued to stretch out for what seemed a very long way.
I then wokeup hahah
What does this mean?