How rich and saturated the world of night dreams and what secrets he does not conceal in himself! Its diversity is so great that sometimes it confuses even the most experienced commentators. Nevertheless, from time immemorial, people have been trying to penetrate these treasured secrets, although there are always more questions than answers. What, for example, does it mean to see childbirth (one's own or another's) in a dream? Let's try to figure this out and call for help from the compilers of the most famous and popular dream books.
Opinion of Mr. Freud
Our first assistant will be the famous Austrian psychotherapist Sigmund Freud, who at the end of the 19th century compiled one of the most comprehensive guidelines for the interpretation of dreams. In it, he argued, in particular, that if someone sees himself in a dream as a childbirth, then in reality he will have a very important acquaintance. Despite the fact that at first this person will not be taken seriously by the dreamer, in the future he will play a prominent role in his life.
Developing the topic, the scientist further wrote that if a woman prepares for childbirth in a dream or already gives birth to offspring, then in reality this promises her an early pregnancy, which in most cases is good news. As for the men who might have dreamed of something similar (which is hard to believe), then this is an extremely bad omen for them. According to Freud, these dreamers are waiting for family troubles caused by rumors (baseless, of course) about their secret love affairs. Perhaps even the birth of side children.
Bulgarian interpreter of dreams
No less recognized authority in the field of dreams was the well-known Bulgarian forecaster Vanga. In a dream book compiled on the basis of her statements, childbirth occupies a very important place. They play the role of a harbinger of quick and favorable life changes, solving current problems, as well as liberating from everything that previously constrained the dreamer's initiative and prevented his self-realization.
If a woman dreamed of a difficult, but in the end safely ended childbirth, then in real life she will have to endure difficulties in solving some important matters. It will be hard, but it will end in the best way. The prophetess does not tell about what a similar plot a man’s dream could mean - obviously, she simply did not have the imagination to imagine a gentleman in the role of a woman in labor.
At the same time, in the compilation by Madame Wanga, childbirth has a purely mystical significance. In particular, if the dreamer sees his own birth, this will mean that fate gives him a chance to start life anew, and not in a figurative, but in the literal sense of this expression. According to admirers of the Bulgarian fortune teller, in this case she had in mind the posthumous relocation of the soul - the so-called incarnation.
Overseas dream interpretation
A prominent American psychologist Gustav Miller, who also presented the world with his popular dream book, approaches the explanation of such dreams in a slightly different way. In particular, examining the question of what promises a pregnant woman (actually carrying a baby) in a dream, he wrote that this is a good sign that portends healthy offspring. But at the same time, if in a dream she could not be born, in real life this promises her conflicts with her husband and joyless motherhood.
However, according to his dream book, childbirth and preparation for them are the worst omen for virgins. Mr. Miller believed that if a certain chaste person sees herself in the hands of obstetricians, then this will soon guarantee her a moral decline, an illegitimate pregnancy and the associated misfortunes. If the dreamer turns out to be a married, but not yet pregnant woman, then there is nothing to congratulate her on, because over time, she will give birth to a sick and not different external beauty child. But taking birth in a dream is a good sign for her, foreshadowing material well-being and prosperity in the house.
Discard unnecessary fears!
Now we turn to the writings of another American, this time a religious figure and simultaneously a certified psychotherapist - Dr. David Loff, who also paid much attention to the interpretation of dreams. Childbirth, in his opinion, becomes an element of dreams mainly of women who are unusually hungry for motherhood or who fear him. Sometimes the dreamer may be subject to both of these feelings simultaneously.
Dr. Loff strongly recommends that women who are having this kind of dreaming figure out their cause, and if it is fear, then you should definitely consult a specialist. Drawing on his many years of pastoral and medical experience, he points out that a very significant number of expectant mothers suffer from their ignorance of childbearing and, as a result, experience serious nervous stress.
Opinions of modern interpreters
Everything that is connected with the birth of children is such an important part of human life that it is often reflected in dreams, and therefore it is a topic that their interpreters pay attention to. We will briefly review the most popular opinions.
According to the point of view set forth in the Modern Dream Book, childbirth and all the preceding preparations dreamed of by a married woman can serve as a sign that soon she will feel the joy of motherhood. They promise a girl a new twist on her personal life, in all likelihood associated with creating her own family. For men, this dream portends the news of pregnancy, which he can hear not only from the lips of his wife, but also from his secret lover.
The interpretation of sleep depending on the emotions it evokes
If someone happens to take birth in a dream, then in reality there will soon be a situation in which they will require maximum endurance, composure and the ability to take responsibility. The authors of the dream book also emphasize that in order to correctly evaluate a dream, waking up in the morning, it is necessary to pay attention to what state of mind it caused.
If this was a feeling of anxiety bordering on internal protest, then, apparently, there is an extremely exaggerated idea of the hardships of motherhood. At the same time, the feeling of joy caused by the dreamer's birth of a child testifies to her own readiness to become a mother. In this case, a dream wave may turn out to be prophetic, and a woman will soon have to please her husband with good news.
Dreams that do not bode well
Despite the fact that in a dream a birth (strangers or your own) is regarded by the majority of commentators as a good omen, in some cases it can carry negative information. For example, if a man was assigned the role of an obstetrician in a dream, then in real life he may be in wait for financial problems, getting out of which will be very difficult.
In addition, a dream is considered undesirable in which a woman in labor gives birth not to a child, but to a kitten, puppy, fish, or, as in Pushkin’s fairy tale, “an unknown animal”. In this case, certain circumstances that could disrupt his life plans may unexpectedly invade the dreamer's fate.
Sleeping twins and premature birth
Such a detail noted by many authors is also noteworthy: if you had a dream about the birth of twins, then it is desirable that there be as many of them as possible. The logic in this case is simple: since the birth seen in a dream is a good omen (this was already mentioned above), the more babies are born, the more they foreshadow all sorts of benefits. If a businessman dreamed about it, then a series of successful transactions awaited him, the artist's newborn babies were promised the creation of immortal masterpieces, and the average lover of a quiet family life had numerous offspring.
However, there is one question in which interpreters cannot come to a common opinion - is the meaning of premature birth seen in a dream. In the disputes that arose between them, many sometimes conflicting opinions are expressed. Optimistic compilers of dream books hold the idea that such a plot portends unexpected luck and getting a fair profit, which came without much trouble. Their opponents, relying mainly on the emotional background of what they saw, predict the failure of certain undertakings undertaken by the dreamer, and the accompanying worsening of their financial situation.
Prophetic birds
At the end of the article I would like to bring one interesting fact noted by many women. According to them, long before the long-awaited moment, future mothers often see pretty similar dreams in which beautiful birds fly to them. They cannot explain this phenomenon, but they agree that it contains some information that allows us to establish the sex of the unborn child at the very early stage of pregnancy. It is believed that if the bird was majestic and proud, then a boy will be born, and if it was decorated with bright plumage, then a girl.