Embarrassing...strange...a disquieting feeling of vulnerability. And perfectly normal.
Trust me, you are not the first person to have a "naked dream." In fact, it is rare to find someone in a clothing-non-optional society who hasn't had at least one uncomfortable naked dream at some time in their lives.
What does it mean when you are naked in a dream? How do you go about interpreting the message your Subconscious Mind/Inner Child is attempting to deliver to you? Let's go through a short list of questions we can ask ourselves that might lead us to some answers.
In this dream experience:
Do you feel embarrassed? Want to hide? Want to cover yourself? (and which part of you do you feel is the most imperative to cover. . . Hey, I'm serious here!) Do you feel very out-of-place, separate and different from everyone else? What thoughts run through your mind in this dream, perhaps in addition to the commonly frantic 'where am I, what am I doing here, OHMYGODI'MNAKED!, how do I get out of here !?!' kind of thoughts? Are you in the presence of a particular individual or individuals known to you? Or are you with people not known to you? Are you in a place you recognize from your past or present? Or perhaps a stereotypical place (a school, a bus stop, airport, grocery store, etc.)? In spite of any discomfort you might be feeling due to your circumstances, is anyone else in the dream noticing your nakedness or reacting to it in any way? If so, how are they reacting and how does their reaction make you feel? Or perhaps you find yourself naked in your dream and feel perfectly comfortable with this ( no embarrassment) as though this is nothing out of the ordinary. (In this case you usually find everyone else in the dream also being comfortable with your nudity.)
Answers to these questions will take you at least halfway to your goal of interpretation.
Finding oneself completely unclothed in a dream typically implies that somewhere in our lives we have revealed ourselves, shown the world the real us, removed the false covering in which we've clothed ourselves for society's sake. If this has made you uncomfortable in your dream, ask yourself why. (Remember, you weren't REALLY standing there totally nude in the company cafeteria; a dream is like a virtual reality game -- with no real consequences to any action or situation. So with that in mind, why were you so uncomfortable?) And now a vital key: what, in your waking life, makes you feel that exact same way?
Something else to consider: Have you perhaps been unusually free and honest with an opinion or comment that has somehow made you feel you might be open to ridicule or social judgement? Perhaps you are learning to be more open to sharing the real you. Or perhaps, conversely, your subconscious is advising you to cover up a bit and not be so obvious or forthcoming.
Be sure to journal your dream and afterward, as always, take note of the words you choose to describe it. Have you chosen a slang or colloquial term that could have a double meaning? Have you chosen a word or words that haven't been part of your vocabulary for quite some time? In this case, mentally go back to that time of your life and do some seeking and sorting.
What of body parts in our dreams? Here are some examples (that can relate to you or another person in your dream) and what they usually mean:
Topless or bare-chested, regardless of gender: What lies at the core of the upper body? The heart. Frequently this can refer to not covering up our heart-felt feelings, being open-hearted.
To be barefooted can mean to be grounded. When there is nothing between the soles of the feet and the earth/ground, we are solid.
The wrist can represent the 'pulse of life.' This represents the flow of our life force (blood).
The mouth can represent the 'breath of life.' It can also be about communication.
Conversely, do you find in your dreams that there are body parts covered up or clothed which may not normally be so? A hat on the head, large dark-lensed sunglasses covering the eyes, gloves on hands? This can mean something important, too.
Lastly, a reminder:
Remember you are the best interpreter of your own dreams. It is your dream, it is your subconscious speaking -- to you. Outside sources (books, people, etc.) can give you helpful opinions about the meaning of your dreams but YOU hold the key. The importance of dream journaling can not be over-emphasized. Your dream journal, and the process of dream journaling, is perhaps your best aid to your ability to interpret these communiques from the Inner You.
(Of course -- if you're the right age -- any naked dream could simply be a bad flashback of that time you decided to streak through your high school graduation ceremonies.)
Next time: Are you an 'Angel of the Night'? (You just may be!). . . Escorting Departing Souls to the Other Side.
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