- 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.
My son had a dream of us his family getting into a car accident and going over a bridge. The car catches fire with all of us inside but he manages to get out. He is seriously hurt. He can hear and see us screaming in agony. He says the pain felt so real.
My husband dreamed that we are in the middle of river/sea but in the middle of it, he set a fire and it never gone. What is the meaning of it?
I dreamt of a wind driven fire coming from the direction of North toward south and my car was standing in the path of that fiery wind. Someone shouted that my car was going catch fire and I rushed to my car and got it started and moved it off just in time.
It didn’t catch fire. What does it mean? From Rams.
I dreamed about the fire two nights in a row, I was trying to extinguish the fire, but it was just spreading .. even when I was pouring water the fire did not go out ..
In dream, was driving along in car and saw horses that were on fire, I stopped car and my companion and I went to help them. A dark horse came towards me with fire burning on it’s neck and head, I took my jumper off and tried using it to douse the flames but don’t think it was working, I the started rolling around on the ground to show the horse how to put out the fire and it started rolling in the dirt and flames went out. Afterwards it just lay there immobilised. Then somehow the horse had transformed into a large box/machine with a main off button, that I pressed. I then realised by pressing it I had killed the horse and started yelling at my companion (his horse had changed into a box also) not to press the button.
Then I awoke.
Dreamt something tragic today.
In my dreams I was a young girl. Some sort of a fire deity. In there I was the strongest fire. My flame was blue green (like cyan). There I was about to dance in some sort of a ritual dance to enjoy the night’s ceremony – I think the tribe was celebrating for the coming of my flame.
I was wearing a beautiful headdress and a beautiful tribal gown. My face was different – I was a teenager, an african of some sort. My hair was hidden under my headdress.
In there, while enjoying the night mum sad that I have to slowly dance and to wait for my tails – I will.have 9 of them.she said. It was some sort of a symbol of my flame’s strength.
When I completed the slow dance my tails (more like beads – brown & black) from my nape to the back of my thighs, grew. Out of the blue mum called me and asked me to accept something like a twisted plastic toy. I didn’t like it but I bought it with me anyway. As I received the plastic toy I had a wild thought that it may bring danger to my mum but I shoved it off. I danced. A few minutes later my mom decided to walk away from the crowd. She sat far away from the us, watching. In return I was just checking on her occasionally.
Then we were attacked. An ambush.
The first that thing that I had in mind was to save my mum.
I ran towards her.
The foreign looking European soldier was about to swing his sword to kill my mum but I quickly acted to stop him. Remember the plastic toy? I was still carrying it. Without hesitating I made him wear the stupid looking toy on his head to make him stop from what he was about to do.
And then my flame went on.
Bluish green fire abruptly burned just enough to burn the man I was trying to stop.
Little did I realize that my mum was still there.
Now like the soldier — an ash.
I had a dream that some place exploded into fire and I had hit by that explosion then I jerked awake.
I had a dream our family house half burnt then the rain came down and stopped It….immediately
I found myself waking into this old man’s home. He had everything clean and beautiful. He lived alone and you can tell he was a handy man .. He had ability to do his own home projects. I was using his home and plugged in some uitily that i needed i don’t know for what but i notice grass stuck to the end i still plugged it in. I knew it was bad that i dis that but still did it. I was suppose to go back and see wad it okay. I forgot and i started a fire. I watched from a distance knowing i was at fault. That feeling resides in me the most.
I dreamt of fire in the kitchen. Started fr a plant at level one unit n spread up to my washing machine in the kitchen. Also dreamt i went to neighbour’s two units n asked why they allow fire to start fr their plant. Got a reply fr a neighbour old guy, like hes unhappy w something being dropped at his balcony over time n hence he cldnt care for..even if his plant caught fire n affected others. In the dream, dreamt of me asking kids to pack their things n escaped. Also seen myself myself packing some stuffs into my blue haversack. Asked husband to call 995 n he went to call 999 n said no reply. Saw myself holding the phone n keep wanting to call 995 but it didnt materialise. I think i called the guardhse n say got fire. Got a scene like see husb managed to take pail of water n put put the fire but like not totally put out. Suddenly downstairs area, besides the plant..caught fire n strong fire was spreading n like going to spread up again, this time more fierce n fast than the earlier one. In t dream, didnt see firefighter arrive, didnt see whether we escaped.
My dream was that the hill next to my family’s house was on fire and I ignored it until it was to close and we all started to panic. There was no flame ,but the ground was burning and moving at a steady speed. I was trying to rush my family as I was throwing things into the car as fast as possible my little brother was scared and just sat in his room so I picked him up along with a pillow and a blanket. We went outside and the burning ground was closing into the house, I threw his stuff in the car and took him back inside. I sat him down and ran to my little sisters room to where she was crying, I hugged her and said it’s okay please just get clothes, a blanket, and your pillow. I ran out and into my room where I grabbed two changes of clothes and again a blanket and a pillow. I rushed to the window and the ground was almost to our car. My mom backed it up closer to the house and we continued to pack. A man told me I had to leave my dog because he was just to old but we could take the cat. I ran to my moms room where she was crying and told me to hurry and shit the blinds so the kids couldn’t get so scared. A girl was talking to me telling me not to worry, yet she was not helping and was just in the way. She grabbed my face then I slapped her and yelled don’t ever touch me again. Soon the man was opening the attic door and people began to gather and lifting the smallest people up first. Soon everyone was inside there was water, canned food, glow sticks, and umbrellas. We all sat laughing and talking and I turned around and it was raining hard and the burning ground turned back to grass. Everyone was cheering and I couldn’t believe what I saw.
I had a dream,that the man I love put out a burning fire from the gas cylinder for me,and then in that dream I had a child that is tripket for him..
Last day, I’d dream about being chased by a serial killer. Actually there was many of us, six or five perhaps, and we came off running to a desserted Savannah-like area with a cliff nearby.
I decided to went there and climbed a few bounders, and buried myself (as in totally buried) to hide. I heard the runoffs came to the cliff and to also hide, but I just know they didn’t know the same. It felt so very real. The fear, the humidity and the texture of the dirt.
A moment later, the serial killer came and spotted our hiding place, I heard him killed everyone except me, not realizing that I was hiding deep into the dirt. He by passed above me till drew further, searching for me.
That was all I remember and then I told my mom. She frankly replied that being buried alive means you’ll face a downfall or hard challenges.
In my dream I was standing in the driveway my new house that I had just purchased .My house was olive Green. The driveway was somewhat long. I walked towards the end of my driveway when I noticed some nuts and bolts scattered close to the street, all of a sudden a gold Cadillac type car came cruising by and a young man about 30 smoking a cigarette flicked the cigarette through the car window into my driveway on purpose and kept driving just past my house into the woods. the lit butt set the nuts and bolts’ grease on fire. As they caught fire there seemed to be 4 small fires in a row I panicked a little because I had no water to put it out and I knew I didn’t have enough time to go back to my house and get a hose. I noticed a shadowy man black silouhette no face standing to my left with me that I seemed to know well,and there was another clearer man standing to my right that I knew. The dark one didnt care and the clearer one didnt know how to respond to the fire just then a whitish gray wolf came quickly walking down the street as if it would pass the driveway and go into the woods. But stopped looked at me look towards the woods and went to the fires and ate all four fires putting them out and then just as quickly walked down the street where the car had driven towards the woods disappeared around the corner. I was relieved but surprised.
I had a dream last night that i was flying around a large city not sure which one and while i was flying i started to realize i was asleep and was trying not to focus on it but instead of waking up i blinked and the world was on fire buildings and cars were exploding and it got more and more chaotic on the ground and the flames reached higher and higher so i was trying to dodge explosions and flames while flying in the sky which was becoming redder and redder and then i woke up..if anyone can decipher this dream itd be much appreciated as this dream was quite unsettling
I set up the fire to prepare something for my secondary friend that have not been to my house since our school days, rain started falling shortly after they entered our compound.
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I had a dream of my dad who passed away 2 years ago. In my dream my dad was cooking fish at the first restaurant that he started working and we told my dad to be-careful not to catch fire , since there was smoke and all the lights of the restaurant went off and I soon I turned around to look inside the dinning room of the restaurant, my dad was caught on fire & and ran out and I kept saying help him help him . What does it mean ? Please I need to make sense !
I dream of my home town. A country back road plays in my head and its night. The sky shines with this blue light and i realize its fire. Theres fire coming by a full moon. I panic because of my loved ones. I somehow end up with my family and they are safe but the world around us is burning. I can feel ashes on my skin as they touch me. Dawn has broke and i walk down the country road i know and people are dead and dying all around me. A woman dying in the ditch tells me its all my fault. And I feel in a strange way that it is. Then I wake up.
I dream today a fire,, but not burned, i trying to help some people to out in fire house,, i put cold towel to a one man,, so he not burned, but the one old man say,,, PLEASE GO OUT,,, TO SURVIVE! LEAVE ME HERE,,, YOU NEED TO RUN! But i still trying to help him,,,
I had a dream today. That me and my fiancee had a child. Then the child was feeling sick, we took her to the hospital, i was lucky to know the receptionist in the hospital we go. Then she attens to us immediately. But what surprise me when my fiancee want to robb the babe body, she robbed it with aggression that the babe’s body was peeled and is showing redness and i told her the agression was too much on the babe. Then the next thing i saw on the babe was fire burning her from laps down to leg which my fiancee just standstill and confused, she doest know what to do. I immediately rush there and use sand to stop the fire when i saw that there is no water. So i safed the babe’s life while i felt angered with my fiancee. We fought there. I blamed her for what happened and she got angry too and we didnt go home walking together. But i dont know if she is coming back home or not in the dream. But both of us were angry. Please help me put more light to this.