- 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.
I just dream that my dad’s motorcycle was burn .my little brother is the one who make it but he didn’t expect it to happen .. When the motorcycle was burning my dad being angry and I’ll be the one to get him calm .. I feel nervous and begun to cry what was that mean?
I dreamed of watching a herd of moose on fire, unaware they were on fire.
The dream I had was, I had a ball of fire on my head and some people were trying to off it while others are preventing them from offing it, those trying to off it have torn it into two parts one on the floor and the other half on my head and I feel the people stopping the others from offing the ball of fire were helping me. What does it mean. Please help me it’s very troubling, thanks.
I had seen a dream early morning today that my 4 years old Son wants play something differently. He need me to use a lighter and make fire to the green leaves, I have many small plants with pots, I make fire to the leaf and continuing, using many lighters and one and another plants bringing. I can’t stop it, because he don’t want to stop it. What it means? I am curious to know!!!
I dream a room in my house was on fire.Neighbours wake us.when we went downstairs my father had already extinguished the fire. Very little damage on clothes and walls.
Cause of fire:
Short circuit or by an intruder (not confirm).
I had a dream somewhat related to that.
In a circle of houses, one house was having a party, and that was the first house to catch fire. Me, being lucky enough, I watched it light up into flames, but it looked more like an explosion, the second house caught due to an unattended campfire.. So i told someone, or tried to, but I couldn’t talk to really “tell them.”
My mother, grandma, grandpa, two of our three dogs, and I escaped. I don’t really know about my father, uncle, and other puppy.
I was dreaming yesterday about the sky with open hole but the colour of the sky was color of fire but don’t have fire and the hole was very deep round, and in my dream many people run away because their scare, and i saw my husband in our small shop, packing our things. What is rhe meaning of that!
I dreamed I woke up and my mattress was on fire, so I woke my son up and told him to go grab the water hose, so I was looking at the fire and trying to put it out, I was wondering what was taking my son so long, I went to go get him, he was standing in the living room looking out the front door and it was someone else yard on fire in different spots, and the fie truck was there, trying to put it out but as I walked away and came back to my room the fire at the house and my mattress was going out on its own! What does this mean!!!
I had a dream about fire. There’s a house burning and like 3-5 blocks after there are 2 buildings beside each other burning. I was with my aunts and cousins on the block where the house is burning with black smoke (but it wasn’t our house) and from there we saw the 2 buildings burning with black smoke too. I was so scared the fire might spread to other houses/buildings so one of my aunt and I went to a house (which isn’t burning and it’s not our house) and started looking for some documents (we we’re looking for a different document and in the dream I was so sure that I put it somewhere in that house but it’s not our house or a relative’s house). My dream ended without me finding the document I was looking.
I had a dream about me and my siater in law in my dream i already know me and her dont see eye to eye then out of nowhere i am driving my car and she pops up throwing fireballs at me screaming at me trying to kill me i am defendibg myself fighting off the fireballs i am feeling frustrated pissed and hurt and scared for myself. I dobt want to hurt her but i kbow i can because every fireball thrown at me i become stronger and ready to do whatever it takes i thibk the fear i have is because i love her as family but by me being frustrated and pissed im starying to not care and see her as the enemy when i finally about to start fighting back and treat her as a enemy i woke up
Good morning, i dreamed today 3:20am
I woke up in my dream and see our screen door are not lock but i saw someone outside.. first i feel scared cuz our door is not lock thyre 3 persons sleeping and im the only one who awake and saw the person so dangerous outside.. when i locked it i saw his face and its show my brother face but when i look my brother slepping and look the person outside our screen door his face change i didnt know him since our door locked he proceed to our window unfortunately open and he splitter gas and a lighter…and my brother who is sleeping in there sink the gas i carry him to put him beside my father sleeping on the coach… then i woke up.. what does it mean thank you
Good morning, I dream that I was watching a co worker trying to fix a heater ,I feel worry because I knew she was trying to fix it .so she try to put things back together but wasn’t sure, so I got close and was a very small flame ,I got worried and I try to call my boss with no luck, so I look again and was a little bigger I saw all this people walking around wearing white clothes (like painter’s crew ,and ask them to help me to bring fire off , I keep looking at my co worker and she was ignoring the situation or pretending she did not do anything.
I had a dream I was trying to clean my blue pants with acid then lighting it on fire then putting it under my bed. I did not cair if my house burnt down in the process. It did not work so I ended up putting the acid in a tub with the pants in it so it would explode. I needed the pants for a job interview which was at 4:30 and I put my pants on at 4:10 to leave. A lot more happened but I dont think its relevent
I dreamt that my brother (who died 9 years ago) were in a random house staying there together, when a series of small fires started like one underneath the couch and then the curtain and some holes in the wall. They were easily extinguished with cups of water but kept re igniting. We felt quite calm about it and were laughing at times.
That’s crazy! My dream was similar. We kept putting it out with cups of water and it was gone for a bit but kept coming back. But I didn’t feel fear. Very interesting that we had a very similar dream on the same night.
I had a dream that a series of fires stared in my bedroom. I was able to stomp them out with my feet. They were easily put out. Eventually I noticed that there was a hose hanging on the wall. I drenched the whole room with water. Then the previous owner of the house came in the room and told me how they put the carpet in to prevent this. As I was talking with him, a fire started on the hose and ruined the hose. He looked guilty, like this had happened before. I ran out to check on my cat, and had to push through a dead looking zombie standing in the middle of the hallway. I found my cat growling at a baby kitten that my sister just got. I was apparently living with my sister, who I have not lived with for 18 years.
I dreamed about fire in the hospital the patients burned to death but i escaped only my face got burned a bit
Last night I had a dream, I was minding a group of kindergarten kids and suddenly I was in a house and a fire was burning. I knew I was going to burn to death, but I knew I had to save everyone If I could. I saw a fire hose on the kitchen wall and doused everything around me including the people. But I still woke terrified. I’ve never had a dream about fire before.
I just dreamed last night that some one called out, “Fire Fire” in a very strong voice but with extreme clarity and no panic or urgency in the tone. I thought it was my oldest son’s voice but it also seemed like the voice of a powerful angel. I woke immediately but did not feel fear just great wonder as to what this meant, since I heard this call like a voice so clearly.
I had a dream I was sitting in my room and all of a sudden water was on the floor. Then I saw a long thin wire in it that was connected to a power line and it sparked. It was so sudden I freaked out. Then my baby was sitting right in front of it and she was crying. I tried to run to her but it started to smoke in the room and then the smoke was all I saw before I jerked out of my sleep terrified. I guess I am worried but this is something I have never dreamed about before. Maybe something terrible is going to happen…I don’t know and I certainly hope that isn’t the case because wow it was shocking.
My Aunts and I were sitting in the family room (after the death of my mother) and we were going to discuss what to do with the house and her belongings. In the dream it was an older house..I then smelled smoke. I ran outside (there was no access to the basement) and looked through the basement windows and saw that the floor was engulfed in flames..the bottom of the chimney was gone. I ran back in the house and told everyone there was a fire and to grab and many things as they can and get out. I remember grabbing older antique dishes..and I just kept going to back for more and more things. I then woke up.
Now, my mom died in 2005 in a medical coma due to her sugar being over 500 (she was sick my whole childhood from a brain tumor). She has came to me ONCE in a dream early after her death to say she loved me, she’s sorry, and she misses me. Other then then that she hasn’t visited men(my dad has never visited me and he passed in 1999).
For the last ten or so years I have been lost in a big old house I never recognized. I’d make my way up to the attic and not be able to find my way out. It was always a house alone and it was always dark and lonely. Until last night. March of this year I lost my husband to depression. Last night I was outside of the a house in a neighbourhood. But as I appoached the house I was doing so as I would the other dreams. Approaching to enter and get lost in it. However, this house was in a neighbourhood and as I came around the corner to the house it was on fire. I approached the door and turned around to see the door across the street open with a lady inside looking at me. I said “the house is on fire call for help” and she just kept looking at me…this is the first time in over a decade that my dream of a house I was not lost inside…I was outside the house and it was full of smoke burning…
I had a dream there was a fire in a house dont know what house but anyways this house was my mom my nieces a baby and me my sister were in it it started burning im putting water with the hose by the window to everyone to get out through the window but we all get out except my mom and sister they tell us to go dont look back my sister closes the curtain and the house burns up im asleep woken up by someone cuz im subconsiencly crying.what does that mean im scared dont k ow what to think or feel just now happened
When I was five I used to have a nightmare that my step dad would throw something into the fireplace and catch the fire house on fire my mom would be in the in the den changing my sister’s diaper with my brother standing next to her I would be yelling and screaming and jumping up and down trying to get her attention of the fire but I couldn’t speak nothing was coming out and I was invisible to them it was a reoccurring dream I used to have it all the time. Then recently I had a dream that my boyfriend and I were in a fire and he ran out with me but then went back in and died it was a horrible dream I felt such pain and loss