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Every color has important symbolism in a dream. The color black is the dream of lack of color and absence. It can be a marked feature of the whole dream, or maybe only of an object, animal or piece of clothing in a dream.



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    Write down your dream. Any dreamer seeking to capture the essence of their dreams is better placed by writing the sequence down; this helps to recall events in the dream and serves as a good diary reminder for future years to assess your progress in life.
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    Assess the meaning of the color. Black in dream interpretation signifies absence, swallowing of color, Earth and death. Black also has qualities of protection. Death does not necessarily mean an end to life; death can mean the end of unproductive habits or activities and, as with any ending, death suggests renewal and moving on.
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    Assess the significance of the color in your dream. Black can serve as a warning color. It can be an alert to us to make much-needed changes and to not mess with something that we do not fully understand. Black may also be the color of letting go an attachment to something that is making us emotionally unhealthy - such as grieving overly long, holding on to something or someone that isn't working out, or persevering with a personality trait that is letting us down.
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    Assess its protective aspect. Black enables us to hide and in so doing, we can replenish an empty heart, soul, or mind. Black envelops us, creating a cloak under which we can mend that which is broken, and find time to heal. This protective aspect is telling you to be gentle on yourself and to allow yourself to heal with time. The warning is gently and the protectiveness is great.


  • Black can be a fear-inducing color for children and the immature, who can easily interpret its presence in a dream as a nightmarish quality, swallowing them up and hiding them from safety. This is probably most often due to watching movies or reading stories where black is used in the sense of "evil"; however, dislike of the dark and of shadows is innate in human beings, so being afraid of black is probably fairly natural. Spend time with children to reassure them after a nightmare and help them to learn that there are positive aspects to the dark, such as the self-sustaining nature of sleep during darkness (ask them how would they like it if the sun always shined and they could never sleep), and the fact that darkness is part of the life-sustaining cycle as a whole.

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