How often in the morning hours, when traces of night visions are still fresh in our memory, we shake our heads ruefully, mentally exclaiming: “I’ll dream about this!”, after which we try to unravel the secret meaning of what we saw, resorting to the help of reference books compiled by authoritative, in our opinion, experts. As an illustration, consider some of the plots. For example, teeth fall out. In dream books, the interpretation of dreams of this kind is very common. We will stop on them.
Conventional point of view
It should be noted that it is customary for people to give an extremely negative assessment of dreams, according to the plots of which teeth fall out. The interpretations in the dream books are very different, but rumor stubbornly insists that in real life they portend troubles, the extent of which directly depends on the number of teeth that fell out in a dream and a number of related details.
So, if one tooth fell out bloodlessly, this is a sign of minor life troubles that happen daily. Two teeth - worse, a series of failures may follow. As for the greater number, it is clearlyportends something terrible - a protracted illness, and even someone's death. At the same time, the probability of a fatal outcome increases in cases where the dreamer spat out the fallen teeth from his mouth. And if at the same time blood flowed profusely, then one of the relatives will die. Therefore, it is often said that if you happen to see something like this, then let the teeth fall out without blood.
Interpretation of dreams in the dream book of Zhou Gong
A review of the opinions expressed by various authorities in this very obscure field of knowledge, we will begin with a book compiled in the 11th century BC. e. Eastern sage Zhou-Gong. And we will do this not out of a predilection for chronology, although his testimony is indeed the earliest, but only because it will help us get rid of the oppressive feeling left by the previous chapter. The fact is that the wisest Zhou Gong was one of the few for whom teeth falling out in a dream were a good omen. Even if teeth with blood fell out, the interpretation in the dream book is extremely optimistic.
According to 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 admits that it (this cycle) includes not only the arrival of a new generation into the world, but also the departure from it of those who have completed their life path, that is, again, death. However, such is the universal law of nature, which cannot serve as a reason for despair. Further, the wisest informs that if the teeth fell out without bloodshed, then the replenishment of the familyexpects someone you know, and with blood - get ready to congratulate relatives, or even accept congratulations yourself.
Comments from an overseas specialist
Now let's open the writings of the famous connoisseur of 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 confidence due to the respect that surrounds his name. Mr. Miller's work first saw the light at the beginning of the 20th century and has since been reprinted many times, acquiring more and more readers.
Let's note right away that, like most authors, the overseas researcher attaches extremely negative significance to such stories. In his perception, this is a warning about the blows that fate is preparing for the defenseless dreamer. It is extremely difficult to predict in advance what exactly her cunning will manifest, especially since she always has some suitable muck in stock.
It's not as bad as it seems
However, it also instills in us some optimism, reassuring us that in most cases we can only talk about minor troubles, although they darken life, but are fleeting. As for serious illnesses and deaths, they can also happen after a tooth falls out in a dream. In the dream book, an interpretation of this kind is given, but with the proviso that, firstly, this must be accompanied by profuse bleeding (imaginary, of course), and secondly, it must occur on the night of Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Whyexactly so, the author is silent.
Men's troubles that are not customary to talk about
Now let's move on to the work of Mr. Miller's contemporary, the Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, whose name is surrounded by a halo of some piquancy due to 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 debate with such a venerable scientist, let's immediately move on 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 have to face such a serious psychological problem as the "castration complex". It consists in a subconscious and uncontrollable fear of harming your genitals. This pathology is more typical for children, but it also occurs in adults, although much less frequently. Affected men shy away from sexual contacts, and if they do, they usually fail, aggravating 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, and not some other) - expect a sharp cooling to all sexual partners, without exception, regardless of their gender and individual features. And this is not about frigidity, which is characterized by a complete or partial absence of sexual needs, but about dysfunction, in which a woman consciously closes herself withinsexual self-satisfaction. This deviation has an extremely negative impact on her personal life.
The opinions of our contemporaries Vanga and Tsvetkov
The Bulgarian seer and interpreter of dreams Vanga, in her essay, did not deviate from the generally accepted meaning of dreams in which teeth fall out. The interpretation in the dream book, en titled by her name, is fully sustained in folk traditions. So, the plots that include this extremely unpleasant process both in a dream and in reality, she connects with future illnesses and even deaths. At the same time, also not departing from established traditions, Ms. Vanga says that the blood resulting from tooth loss portends the death of a relative, while the bloodless version promises the loss of someone you know.
Solidarity with the Bulgarian soothsayer and our domestic expert on night visions E. P. Tsvetkov, whose work has been repeatedly reprinted in recent years and has won great success with readers. Within the framework of the topic we have touched upon, attention should be paid to his interpretation of the plot in which the dreamer lost a rotten tooth. The interpretation in Tsvetkov's Dream Interpretation is very specific: expect the death of some old and sick person soon. This is certainly a sad omen, but it is much worse if a he althy tooth falls out. In this case, someone's young life may be interrupted. As with most authors, the type of blood indicates blood relationship with the deceased.
Teeth as a symbol of family ties
The compilers did not stay away from the topic of interest to usMuslim (Islamic) dream book. Along with the repetition of generally accepted truths, they also gave rather original judgments about what awaits the dreamer, whose teeth fell out with or without blood. In the dream book, interpretations are not related to the presence or absence of visible bleeding, but solely to what kind of teeth a person has lost.
The authors begin with the fact that, in their opinion, teeth in all cases are a symbol of family ties, and their loss promises the death of a loved one. Further, they write that the front teeth - incisors - represent siblings, sisters, 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, whatever tooth falls out, get ready to mourn your loved one.
However, not everything is so sad. The compilers of the “Muslim Dream Book”, as if as a consolation, inform readers that if it seems to the dreamer that he easily and painlessly takes out one of his teeth, then in reality the corresponding relative (see the list above) will not have an untimely death, but quite the opposite - a long life and material enrichment.
Dreams that encourage caring for loved ones
And at the end of the article, let's dwell on some more curious judgments, in particular, on the interpretations of dreams given in the "Modern Dream Book". Teeth fell out without blood - this, according toauthors, not at all a sign of someone's imminent death, but only evidence of fear for a person, although not related by blood to the dreamer, but very close and dear to him. The cause for concern may be a serious illness or some emergency circumstances in which he finds himself.
Also, the bleeding accompanying tooth loss does not at all portend the death of a relative, but only testifies to the unrest experienced for him. Nevertheless, the compilers of the "Modern Dream Book" warn that fallen teeth rarely dream without a special reason. Seeing them in a dream, you should immediately ask if everything is fine with loved ones, and if any of them need help and support. Time, as you know, is fleeting, having missed the moment, sometimes you have to bitterly regret your sluggishness.
