Adoption
Dreams about adopting frequently symbolize embracing new possibilities, taking responsibility for nurturing another, and expanding your sense of self or family. Adoption, in the realm of dreams, represents both the desire to give love and the acceptance of new beginnings.
- New Responsibilities and Nurturing: Adopting a child (or sometimes an animal) signifies a willingness to care for another, offer guidance, and take on new responsibilities. The dream might highlight a nurturing aspect of your personality.
- Embracing Change and Expansion: Adoption marks a transformation, both for the person adopting and the one adopted. It represents choosing to expand your heart, family, or scope of experience.
- Accepting Unfamiliar Aspects of Yourself: Sometimes dreams of adoption symbolize embracing new parts of yourself – hidden talents, unacknowledged needs, or a bolder side of your personality.
Specific considerations
- Who or What is Being Adopted: A child, animal, project, or idea? The nature of what’s being adopted reveals the focus – fostering growth (child), nurturing a part of yourself (animal), taking responsibility (project), or embracing an idea.
- Emotions: Did you feel joy, anxiety, excitement, or hesitation? Your emotions mirror your readiness for expanding your horizons and taking on new responsibilities.
- The Adoption Process: Was it smooth, difficult, or did it never fully complete? This mirrors your confidence and the potential ease or challenge in realizing the changes symbolized by the adoption.
Waking life
- Are you desiring change? Do you long for deeper meaning, new experiences, or expansion in your life?
- Is there a need to nurture? Do you wish to care for a child, pet, invest in a creative project, or mentor someone?
- Are you ready to embrace unknown parts of yourself? Adoption can symbolize the acceptance of a broader sense of self and hidden aspects of your personality.
