Telephone Dream Meaning

To dream of a telephone symbolizes communication.

Problems using the telephone or getting the phone to work right represent issues in communication with the person you were trying to talk to on the phone. Telephones are a common and complex dream symbol.

The dream indicates that you are soon to be trusted in a situation, and you must understand the consequences of it. The way you approach the situation is extremely important. If you are talking on the telephone, this is an indication that it is important for you to make sure you have open communication in your current life.

In your dream you may have

• You hear a telephone ringing.
• You speak on the telephone.
• Somebody calls you on the telephone.
• Communication is not possible on the telephone.
• A telephone ringing.
• Lots of telephones.
• Telephone conversation.
• The telephone is broken and you cannot use it.

Positive changes are afoot if

• You were speaking to a relative on the telephone.
• Overall the dream turns out well.
• You work out how to increase your communication.
• Your dream featured a red telephone, which means passion is about to enter your life again.
• You hear the telephone ring it means someone is trying to contact you.

This dream is in association with the following scenarios in your life

A significant area of your life is depending upon good communication; make sure that you can keep the channels open.

• Maybe it is time to call that long lost friend for a chat.
• There may be quick changes that are likely to be positive.
• Your spirit guide is trying to communicate, so meditate and try to open the channels and see what your spirit guide has to say.
• A telephone can also indicate that an important letter or new relationship is on the horizon.

Detailed dream interpretation

Old dream dictionaries (from the 1930s) state that the telephone demonstrates power in your life, and the numbers on the telephone are related to your influence over your life. If in your dream you were trying to avoid the telephone, then someone in your life is trying to control you and you are not too happy about this.

To see a telephone box in your dream means that things are going to be difficult in regards to communicating with others. To see yourself naked in a telephone box means that other people are trying to take advantage and the only way to overcome them is to increase your communication with others. A dream of seeing more than one telephone may indicate a significant change in life. To hear the telephone ring in your life means that someone is trying to contact you, so make sure you open the communication.

If we look at the basics of what a telephone is, we should underline that a telephone is a means of communication, and therefore in the dream it may demonstrate your feelings and processes that affect your daily life. It is important when looking at this dream meaning to find out what part of your life this affects. Is there anything that has been stopping you communicating properly? A relationship?

The telephone can be associated with life’s ups and downs, and it has the power to engage with others. To have this dream means that you are likely to undertake a situation that may require good levels of communication. In essence this dream is focused on trying to improve your links with others in life. Telephones can be seen as a symbol of trying to let you know that someone has something to say, if that is in the waking life or in the spiritual realm.

A dream about a telephone can portend love relationships. If in your dream you hear a telephone, this means you will receive sure news ahead. If the telephone is ringing, this indicates that your success in business is questionable. Your dream of a telephone heralds that you will have some gains in the future. To hear a telephone ringing means that people are going to get in touch with you soon about some good news!

The telephone is linked to mental skills such as telepathy or inclination towards prophecies. To dream that you make a telephone call it means that you will have a meeting with an old friend. A ringing telephone is a sign of some diseases and some worry ahead.

Feelings that you may have encountered during a dream of telephone

Surprised. Content. Amazed. Curious. Enjoying. Concerned. Worried. Reminder. Recognition. Yourself. Old and strange. Rectify. Particularly unpleasant experience. Anxiety. True. Unexplained events. Unexplained consequences. Significance. Discovery