How often in the morning hours, when the traces of night visions are still fresh, we shake our heads in dismay, mentally exclaiming: “I will dream such a thing!”, After which we try to unravel the secret meaning of what we saw, resorting to help of reference books compiled by authoritative ones, in our opinion, by specialists. As an illustration, consider some of the plots. For example, teeth fall out. In dream books, interpretation of dreams of this kind is very common. We will stop on them.
Generally accepted point of view
It should be noted that in the people it is customary to give an extremely negative assessment of dreams, in the plots of which teeth fall out. Interpretations in the dream books are very different, but the rumor stubbornly insists that in real life they portend troubles, the scale of which directly depends on the number of teeth falling out in a dream and a number of related details.
So, if one tooth fell out bloodlessly - this is to the minor life troubles that happen daily. Two teeth - worse, a series of setbacks may follow. As for the larger number, it clearly portends something terrible - a protracted illness, or even someone else's death. At the same time, the probability of a fatal outcome increases in those cases when the dreamer spewed out his teeth from his mouth. And if at the same time blood flowed abundantly, then one of the relatives will die. Therefore, it is often said that if it happens to see something like this, then it is better to lose teeth without blood.
The Interpretation of Dreams in Zhou-Gong's Dream Book
A review of the opinions expressed by various authorities specializing in this very dark field of knowledge will begin with a book compiled in the 11th century BC. e. Eastern sage Zhou-gong. And we will do this not out of an addiction to chronology, although his testimony is indeed the earliest, but only because it will help us get rid of the oppressive feelings left by the previous chapter. The fact is that the wisest Zhou-Gong was one of the few for whom the teeth that fell out in a dream were a good omen. Even if teeth with blood have fallen out, the interpretation in the dream book is extremely optimistic.
In his deep conviction, tooth loss portends the birth and further prosperity of children, thus being a symbol of the continuity of the life cycle. The author acknowledges that he (this cycle) includes not only the arrival of a new generation in the world, but also the departure from it of those who have completed their life paths, that is, again, death. However, such is the universal law of nature, which cannot serve as a reason for despair. Further, the wisest reports that if the teeth fell out bloodlessly, then replenishment of the family expects someone from acquaintances, and with blood - get ready to congratulate relatives, or even accept congratulations.
Comments by an overseas specialist
Now we open the writings of the famous expert in night visions - the American psychologist Gustav Miller, and find out what, in his opinion, can be expected after a tooth falls out in a dream. Interpretations in the dream book of this author are always perceived with special trust in view of the respect that surrounds his name. The work of Mr. Miller first saw the light at the beginning of the 20th century and has since been reprinted many times, gaining more and more readers.
We note right away that, like most authors, an overseas researcher gives such stories extremely negative significance. In his perception, this is a warning about the blows that fate prepares for a defenseless dreamer. It is extremely difficult to predict exactly what her cunning will manifest in advance, especially since she always has some suitable muck in store.
Not everything is as bad as it seems
However, he also inspires us with some optimism, reassuring us with the fact that in most cases we can talk only about minor troubles, though saddening our lives, but passing away. As for serious illnesses and deaths, they can also happen after a tooth falls out in a dream. An interpretation of this kind is given in the dream book, but with the proviso that, firstly, this should be accompanied by heavy bleeding (imagined, of course), and secondly, it should occur on the night of Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Why exactly, the author is silent.
Men's troubles that are not customary to talk about
Now we turn to the work of a contemporary of Mr. Miller, the Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, whose name is surrounded by a halo of some piquancy in view of the fact that he almost always found the motive cause of all human thoughts and actions in the sphere of his sexual inclinations. Without entering into a polemic with such an venerable scientist, we immediately turn to the interpretations given in his dream book.
A man’s tooth falls out - this, according to the author, is a sign that in the near future he will face such a serious psychological problem as the “castration complex”. She consists in a subconscious and uncontrolled fear of harming her genitals. This pathology is more characteristic of children, but it also occurs in adults, although much less often. Men subjected to it shy away from sexual contacts, and even if they go to them, then, as a rule, they fail, exacerbating their already difficult psychological state.
Women's issues
As for women, the interpretation is given for them in the dream book: the front tooth fell out (namely the front tooth, and not some other one) - expect a sharp cooling to all sexual partners without exception, regardless of their gender and individual characteristics. And this is not about frigidity, characteristic of a complete or partial lack of sexual needs, but about a dysfunction in which a woman consciously closes herself in the framework of sexual self-satisfaction. This deviation extremely negatively affects her personal life.
Opinions of our contemporaries Vanga and Tsvetkov
The Bulgarian seer and interpreter of dreams Vanga in her composition did not depart from the generally accepted meaning of dreams in which teeth fall out. The interpretation in the dream book, entitled by her name, is fully sustained in folk traditions. Thus, she connects plots, which include this extremely unpleasant process both in a dream and in reality, with future diseases and even deaths. At the same time, also without departing from established traditions, Ms. Wanga says that the blood resulting from tooth loss portends the death of a relative, while the bloodless version promises the loss of someone from acquaintances.
Our domestic connoisseur of night visions Ye. P. Tsvetkov, whose work has been reprinted several times and won great success among readers, also agrees with the Bulgarian soothsayer. In the framework of the topic we touched on, one should pay attention to his interpretation of the plot, in which the dreamer had a rotten tooth. The interpretation in Tsvetkov’s Dream Book is very concrete: expect the death of some old and sick person soon. This, of course, is a sad omen, but much worse if a healthy tooth fell out. In this case, someone's young life may be interrupted. As with most authors, the type of blood indicates a blood relationship with the deceased.
Teeth as a symbol of family ties
The compilers of the Muslim (Islamic) dream book did not stand aside from the topics of interest to us. Along with the repetition of generally accepted truths, they also made rather original judgments about what awaits the dreamer, who lost his teeth with or without blood. In the dream interpretation is not associated with the presence or absence of visible bleeding, but exclusively with what kind of teeth a person lost.
The authors begin with the fact that, in their opinion, the teeth in all cases are a symbol of family ties, and their loss promises the death of a loved one. They write further that the front teeth - the incisors - represent siblings, as well as children. Fangs are older relatives, which include grandparents, and molars are the dreamer's parents. Based on this “classification”, forecasts are made regarding future funerals. Thus, no matter what tooth falls out, get ready to mourn your loved one.
However, not everything is so sad. The compilers of the Muslim Dream Book inform the readers, as it were, in consolation, that if the dreamer feels that he is easily and painlessly taking one of his teeth out, then the waking of the corresponding relative (see the list above) will not be an untimely end, but just the opposite - a long one life and material enrichment.
Dreams prompting care for loved ones
And at the end of the article we will dwell on some more interesting judgments, in particular, on the interpretation of dreams given in the "Modern Dream Book". The teeth fell out without blood - this, according to the authors, is not at all a sign of someone's imminent demise, but only evidence of fear for a person, although not in blood relationship with the dreamer, but very close to him and dear. A serious illness or some extraordinary circumstances in which he finds himself may be cause for concern.
Similarly, the bleeding accompanying tooth loss does not at all portend the death of a relative, but only indicates the worries experienced for him. Nevertheless, the compilers of the "Modern Dream Book" warn that lost teeth rarely dream for no particular reason. Having seen them in a dream, one should immediately inquire whether everything is safe for loved ones, and whether any of them need help and support. Time, as you know, is fleeting, having missed a moment, sometimes we have to bitterly regret our sluggishness.