Tree Dream Interpretation

The Symbolic Meaning of Trees: Life, Growth, and Wisdom

Trees are potent symbols that represent many essential concepts, such as life, growth, and wisdom. They are deeply connected to nature and are often associated with grounding. The roots of a tree symbolize our connection to the earth and the importance of staying grounded in our lives. On the other hand, the branches of a tree represent knowledge and understanding, inspiring us to reach for higher levels of personal growth and development.

Trees are also frequently used in dreams to convey significant messages about our inner selves. For instance, the condition of a tree in a dream can indicate how we view our own strength and growth in the world. A barren tree can represent a sense of loss or a lack of creativity, while a blossoming tree can symbolize new beginnings and a sense of hope for the future. Similarly, a fruit-bearing tree can represent the abundance of life while unripened fruit can suggest that we need to wait patiently for our projects to bear fruit before we can enjoy the rewards.

Different types of trees can also have different symbolic meanings. For example, an oak tree is often seen as a symbol of strength and stability, while a willow tree might be associated with flexibility and mourning. Each type of tree has its unique qualities and characteristics and can represent different aspects of our lives and personalities.

The trunk of a tree is another essential symbol that can provide insight into our personalities and how we present ourselves to the world. A rough trunk might suggest a rough personality, while a smoother trunk might indicate sophistication and elegance. Similarly, the branches of a tree can represent the different stages of growth that we go through in our lives, while the leaves can suggest how we communicate with the world around us.

Ultimately, trees are potent spiritual symbols that represent freedom and growth, reminding us of the importance of staying rooted in our lives while also reaching for the stars. They encourage us to embrace the many opportunities for personal growth and development that life has to offer.

Universal Landscape: One’s growth through life.

Dreaming Lens: Was it a single tree or a forest? How old did the tree appear to be? What type of tree was it? What was its size and strength? Did you recognize it from your life? Was it from a scene in your past? Did you climb it, swing from it, cut it down, or prune it? Was it healthy? Did it bear fruit?

Personal Focus: Venerated by many cultures throughout history, the tree is a standard symbol of life and growth. Its roots are symbolic of our need to feel connected to something foundational, such as our homes and families. The trunk of a tree represents the physical body and how we grow in wisdom as we age. The branches mirror the need to reach toward our goals and desires. The fruit and foliage of a tree is much like the fruits of our own lives through what we create and express to the world.

At the heart of this symbol is the measurement of growth and wisdom, as the rings of a tree can be decoded to reveal its age and history. A tree in your dream is offering you an indication of where you are on your journey through life. If you return to a childhood tree, you may be considering how far you’ve come since that time. Cutting one down is to stop growth in a particular area suddenly and permanently. Climbing a tree could indicate a need to more closely examine the path your life is traversing or possibly a need to be less serious about issues of maturity. A barren tree could indicate a lack of creative expression. A plush green tree can mean a new level of spiritual awakening or self-discovery is unfolding.

The type of tree could reflect your level of strength and flexibility. A weeping willow has a large, immovable trunk that sprouts much thinner branches that easily sway with the wind. This implies a strong center that supports free emotional expression. An oak has more limitations in its movement, but with a sense of fortitude that reaches out to its very edges. A palm tree is almost invincible through its ability to bend, but not break. Many life circumstances require us to do just that. Examine the qualities of the tree in your dream and apply them to your interpretation for added meaning.

Your dream may contain many trees. A forest is a magical place where change can occur hidden from the view of the outside world. If you dream of being surrounded by many trees, you may be exploring the mysterious side of life through your unconscious. This image might be a call to rely more on your intuitive, feminine side for guidance. Trusting in this aspect of your self will help you find your way out of the woods and back home again.

See Also: Forest, Wood

1- The tree is symbolic in dreams of the basic structure of our inner lives. When one appears in our dreams it is best to work with the image fairly extensively.

A tree with wide branches would suggest a warm loving personality, whereas a small close- leafed tree would suggest an uptight personality.

A well-shaped tree would suggest a well-ordered personality, while a large, messy tree would suggest a chaotic personality. There is a game which can be played in waking life if one dares. Ask a friend a) what sort of tree does he or she think you arc and, b) what sort of tree they think they are. I’he results arc interesting.

An oak for instance would represent strength.

2- The roots of a tree are said to show our connection with ourselves and the earth. It could be more accurate to suggest that they signify our ability to belong to the practical side of life, to enjoy being here. Spreading roots would indicate an ability to relate well to the physical, and, conversely, deep-rootedness would suggest a more self-contained attitude.

The trunk of the tree gives an indication of how we use the energies available to us, and also what exterior we present to the world.

A rough trunk suggests obviously a rough and ready personality, whereas a smoother trunk would indicate more sophistication. Branches signify the stages of growth we go through, and leaves suggest the way we communicate to the rest of the world.

To be climbing the tree suggests we are looking at our hopes and abilities, in order to succeed.

3- Spiritually the tree symbolises the ‘free of Life and represents the union of heaven, earth and water. When we learn and understand our own Tree we arc able to live life successfully on all levels.

Trees represent life and wisdom. With roots in the Lower World, trees pump up the power of the earth and demonstrate our deep connection to the core of the earth through our own bodies. Their branches can represent branches o knowledge that reach toward the sky, or the Upper World, to obtain higher knowledge. Trees demonstrate the creative power of nature and point to your own potential to regenerate your life.

The wood itself is an element used to build with. Trees symbolically have been associated with the Garden of Eden and returning to innocence. Trees also symbolize the fulfillment and enlightenment that can come through a direct relationship with nature.

• Bare tree: A barren tree can represent your need to embrace your own beauty, naked and unadorned.

A bare tree is a winter tree and may indicate an understanding of the cycles of life, maturation, and the embracing of old age and its wisdom.

The barren tree may also signify a time of loss or a fruitless venture.

• Birch tree: The birch tree signifies wisdom and naked beauty.

• Blossoming tree: As a sign of spring, a tree in bloom is associated with potential or new beginnings.

• Fruit-bearing tree: A tree with ripe fruit is associated with accepting the bounty of life. On the other hand, unripened fruit on a tree might represent having to wait for a project’s fruition before enjoying the rewards.

• Oak tree: An oak tree symbolizes strength and stability.

• Olive tree: The olive tree brings the gift of peace. Its branches are an offenng of peace for humanity.

• Palm tree: The palm represents victory and resurrection.

• Willow tree: The willow tree signifies flexibility and mourning. Red willow, for Native Americans, represents manifestation.

1. Individual person or church;

2. Jesus;

3. Covering;

4. Leaders;

5. Sanctuary;

6. Power of evil people; note the health of the tree and where it is planted; a nation or denomination. Is. 7:2; 44:14-17; 55:12; 1 Kings 4:25; Jer. 24:1-10; Hos. 9:10; 14:6-8; Matt. 12:33; 21.

• Uprooted Tree

1. Judgment/ Collapse of a ministry;; Psalm 52:8;; Isa. 7:2; 61:3; Jer. 17:8; Dan. 4:14-15.

• Cedar Tree

1. Power;

2. Majestic power;

3. King and Priest.

• Christmas Tree

1. False worship;

2. Self-glory.

• Cypress Tree

1. Fairness;

2. Used to make idols.

• Evergreen Tree

1. Life everlasting.

• Fig Tree

1. Prosperity;

2. Peace;

3. Final judgment;

4. The return of the Lord;

5. The nation Israel;

6. Barren religion;

7. The righteous and the wicked.

• Myrtle Tree

1. God’s blessings;

2. Great beauty.

• Oak Tree

1. Great strength to weather storms;

2. Solid place of refuge.

• Olive Tree

1. Israel;

2. Anointing oil;

3. The true and anointed church.

4. The two olive trees as the two witnesses of Revelations.

• Palm Tree

1. A highly righteous fruit producing person of the church.

• Pine

1. Upright person. 1. Isa. 60:13

• Tree Stump

1. Lack of faith;

2. Tenacious;

3. Cut off from the life of Jesus.

• Willow Tree

1. Sadness; tears and sorrow. Ps. 137:1-2.

The tree represents, in the broadest sense, the life of the cosmos: its density, growth, proliferation, etc. In oneiric terms, it is the embodiment of the subject’s personality. Thus, the type of tree and its condition will indicate the state of mind and spirituality.

If any of its parts have been damaged, some dimensions of the subject will have suffered as well. In this sense, the branches represent your superior functions; the trunk, your social role; and the roots, the foundations of your personality and your unconscious. A leafy and strong tree therefore symbolizes self confidence and creativity, as well as material and spiritual protection. But if the tree is weak and without leaves, you are not on track and you lack sufficient experience to undertake your life’s purpose. On the other hand, if you dream of planting a tree or if it is in bloom means a sign of fertility or inner maturity.

According to tradition, the tree symbolizes time: roots represent the past while branches the future. Perhaps the dream portends a premonition or your future hopes and fears. In the event you dream that you climb a tree, you will be lucky.

Symbol: An upright structure reaching for the heavens and symbolizing vitality (victory over death), the tree is a symbol of your energies and strengths, ideas, attitudes, and behavior.

Vision: Sitting under a flowering tree means great personal good fortune.

A tree laden with fruit is a sign of a successful life.

A leafless, rotten tree means bad lucL A cut-down tree is a warning of illness or disappointment to come. Climbing a tree means you are overly ambitious, so people may not like you much; you arc making enemies. Falling out of a tree: disappointments and ridicule from your colleagues. Owning a tree (or several): a long life and good health.

Depth Psychology: The tree is the tree of life.

The health, quality, and shape of the dream-tree is an indication of your constitution and vitality.

The tree is not only a symbol of physical energy and strength (including your potential) but also the inner strength that dictates your actions.

See Also: Branch.

Protection; archetypal symbol for life (tree of life, tree of the world, family tree) and for being human, rooted in the earth.

The crown of the tree, like the head of a human being, reaches for the sky. Part of two worlds— reality and obligation (earth) and spirit and freedom (heaven). Personal development and growth of the dreamer. Family situation across several generations. Connected to nature, as in Field, Ear (of corn), Farmer, Farm. Concern for the environment as well as personal growth.

Does the tree grow Fruit? In what season did the image appear? What is the condition of the root system (base of the root as a symbol for soul), the Trunk, and the Crown? Where is the tree and how does it stand— alone, in a small group, in the forest, in a park?

According to Freud, the tree trunk is a phallic symbol.

(1) A tree may symbolize the life principle or the power of growth.

(2) It may symbolize the fulfilling of your destiny by surrendering to inner forces of growth and the guidance that comes from your unconscious, as distinct from such things as conscious planning and the will to achieve.

(3) A tree may present an antidote to personal (e.g. intellectual or moralistic) lopsidedness. Just as the tree can reach high in the sky only because it is strongly rooted in the earth, so it may be that spirituality cannot be arrived at except via sensuality, and that the full development of consciousness requires the assistance of the unconscious.

(4) A withered tree may symbolize the dried-up state of, for example, a person who has lived too much in the head, with doctrines and rigid rules taking the place of instinct and the natural power of growth.

Symbol of individual growth, development through life. Roots are the foundation: strong and deep means connection with spiritual source; shallow is poor support, unaware of inner strength. Trunk represents the backbone, source of kundalini power, strength. Limbs are talents and abilities, opportunities for self-expression. The leaves are the many manifestations of your gifts, the results of flowering or producing in the world. The tree is responsible only for its own growth. Pruning brings more light and healthier growth.

A scrawmy tree means not recognizing potential, self-w’orth. Old gnarled tree means storms of life have taken their toll; one has not learned from lessons or pruned the unneeded parts. Be as the giant redwood, ever reaching upward in majestic self-expression.

Trees can represent your growth through life, with the roots connecting to where you come from and how you are grounded in your experience.

The trunk is the part of the tree that most relates to your personal life and your physical body.

The branches of the tree connect to the different choices you make during the course of your life—your relationships, your interactions with family, and the different modes of expression you choose. Trees also connect with your family of origin and your ancestry through the image of the family tree. Trees are deeply grounded in the earth but also reach into the sky, so in a dream landscape they connect to the balance between your instincts and your intellect.

You or your life.

The idea of life or existence.

Patience, endurance, or persistence through challenges.

A long or gradual process.

Strength.

Branching out.

A tall, healthy tree can represent a flourishing, vibrant life.

A diseased tree might indicate a part of your life that needs special attention or seems out of balance.

Consider also what comes to mind when you think of the particular tree, and its condition and setting.

See Also: Plant, Farming, Orchard, Root, Stem or Trunk, Leaf, Branch, Forest

The tree in your dream is you.

The health, size and overall quality of the tree is indicative of how you feel about yourself. This interpretation is to be made only when the tree is the focal point of the dream. Also, consider whether the tree is alive with leaves, flowers or fruit, or if it’s barren. You may see trees in your dream as a part of a landscape or as a secondary symbol. At those times, consider all of the details as they may have different interpretations than the one just given.

(See Also: by type, Forest, Fruit, Rods, Stick, W) Familial lines (e.g., “the family tree”).

Free will and the ability to choose (note the Garden of Eden).

Life, knowledge, and wisdom. Many cultures have a mythological Tree of Life, including that of the ancient Hebrews, Assyrians, Babylonians, and the Norse.

The tree of self. How do your roots and fruits fare?

A personal branching out, or improving your foundations by putting down firm roots.

A tree symbolizes strength and beauty to the Gypsies.

To see a number of trees or a woods is to know that you will have many children who will grow up tall and strong.

To dream of cutting down a tree means that you will harm yourself.

To see a leafless tree means that you will suffer sickness. Climbing a tree signifies excelling in your field.

To break a branch from a tree is a falling-out with your lover.

See Also: individual tree names.

The sobriquet “tree of knowledge” and the proverb “they shall be known by their fruits” reflect the ancient heritage of this archetypal dream symbol.

The size and the condition of the tree may indicate how one views one’s inner strength and “growth” in the world.

Trees are people or nations.

The Church is also depicted as a tree, Dan. 4:20-22, Matt. 13:31-32.

A green tree is symbolic of a prosperous person, Ps. 52:8.

An uprooted tree symbolizes a false teacher or a false prophet, someone who is spiritually dead, Jude 1:12

Dreams of a tree represent that you are solidly rooted, deeply grounded, and yet exalted in your stature and connection with spirit. Also, this dream might be giving you the message to branch out and connect with your family tree.

See Also: Branch.

You stand under a tree: you’ll be protected by someone in a higher position; • You witness a big tree falling down: your good fortune comes to end

A person, i.E. Fruitful, evergreen, barren, dead, artificial, etc.; Research the type and see “limb” and “plant”

Trees represent the life force; psychic growth and development; success.

See Also: Food fruit trees vegetables

An apple tree in a dream represents a good man who serves and cares about his community.

A crack in a tree in a dream represents members of one’s family who will brace against him.

A palmyra tree in a dream represents a wise man, a poet, or an astronomer. Seeing one, or sitting under it in a dream means meeting such a person.

An oak tree in a dream means profits, prosperity, honor, associating with heedless people who live in the mountains, or perhaps it could’ mean visiting righteous people or a renunciate who lives in the wilderness or in uninhabited ruins.

A mimosa tree in a dream represents stinginess, evil, or pursuing the actions of the dwellers of hell-fire.

A buckthorn tree that grows datelike fruit in a dream represents a noble and a generous woman, or it could represent a noble and a generous man.

The greener is its color, the greater is the person. Seeing this tree in a dream means that one will rise in station, acquire knowledge, and grow in piety. Eating its fruit in a dream means an illness. Climbing this tree in a dream means stress and difficulties.

If one acknowledges the condition of a specific tree in wakefulness then sees the same in his dream, it means that such condition will last. In general, trees in a dream represent women or men of different tempers or personalities. Trees in a dream also represent fights. Unknown trees mean distress, worries, adversities and fears, particularly if one sees them in the dark in his dream. Sitting under the shade of a tree in a dream means profits and money, or it could mean dependence on people in authority, or befriending rich people for their money. As for one who is pursuing the path of innovation, it means that he will repent and follow the path of righteousness ifit is a fruit-bearing tree. Takingshelter under a tree that bears no fruit in the dream means pursuing something that will bear no comfort or benefits. Fragrant trees, flowering trees, a Moringa tree, or a henna plant in a dream represent people of knowledge, religious scholars, teachers or preachers who teach what they do not practice. As for citrus trees in a dream, they represent righteous people, wise men and people of inner and outer awareness who practice what they preach. Palm trees, walnut trees, or the like trees in a dream represent people of the upper social class from whom no one can get anything, or no one will even attempts to ask them for anything. As for the poplar trees, the evergreen cypress trees, or the saint trees in a dream, they represent stinginess and avariciousness. In a dream, any kind of maple or other trees that renew their leaves annually represent poverty, richness, memorizing things, forgetfulness, celebrations, or sadness. In a dream, any kind of large trees that do not shed their leaves in the winter represent longevity, richness, jealousy, or steadfastness in one’s religion. Climbing a tree in a dream means escaping from danger, or carefully avoiding something worrisome. Seeing an unknown tree inside one’s house in a dream means that fire may consume such a house, or that a fight may break the family apart. Common types of trees and city trees in a dream represent enemies, or men seeking lawful earnings. Planting a seedling in a dream means getting married to a girI from a renowned family and gaining rank.

A plane tree, a sycamore, or the like trees in a dream represent great, strong and famous men who have no wealth, nor do they benefit anyone.

A thorny tree in a dream represents a perplexed man. Ifone cuts a tree in a dream, it may mean the death of his wife, or that he will infringe upon a contract, or break a covenant.

If a tree dries out in a dream, it means that a traveller may die in an accident, or that a sick person may die from his illness.

If one sees a king or a man in authority carving some emblems on the trunk of a tree in a dream, it means that he is designing a plan to destroy someone.

If he cuts it down with a scythe or a sickle in the dream, it means that he is demanding something, the other party cannot deliver. Ifone takes money from a tree in his dream, it means that he will earn lawful and blessed money from people who deal with the same type of trees, or that he will live in their vicinity. Planting trees in one’s garden in a dream means bearing children.

A plane tree represents longevity. Peach or plum trees in a dream represent a short life. Seeing a group of trees surrounded with aromatic plants in a dream means that a group of men will gather to mourn someone, or to lament a loss. Tree leaves in a dream represent money.

A tree outside one’s house in a dream represents one’s clan or servants.

A female tree inside a house represents a woman, and a male tree represents a man.

It is a bad omen to see the forbidden tree in a dream. In a dream, to see the tree near which God Almighty spoke to Moses, upon whom be peace, means nearness to God Almighty.

A dead tree in a dream represents guidance and wealth, for it is a source offuel. Sittingunder the shade of a tree along with a group of people, praising and glorifying God’s attributes in a dream means receiving God’s blessings in this world and in the hereafter. Seeing the heavenly TUba tree in a dream means a good end, or living an ascetic life, or it could mean helping others. Seeing mountain trees in a dream means performing supererogatory devotion, work, or receiving unexpected profits.

A palm tree in a dream represents a good word and a true one. It also represents