by Bridget Webber

Created on: February 21, 2010

Spiders in dreams are a common occurrence. This may be because most of us have regular dealings with spiders in our waking life, or, because we have a basic survival instinct, gained from our distant ancestors who would have had to stay clear of poisonous arachnids. Unlocking the secrets of a spider dream, means you need to take the dream apart, and find out what the spider represents to you.

It is thought that we share a universal language of symbolism. People from all around the globe, despite their spoken language, seem to recognise particular images, or symbols, as having a similar meaning. Spiders are just one of these instantly recognisable symbols, when they appear in a dream.

Spiders are predatory creatures. They are artistic builders, who outwit their prey by casting intricate webs. They are deceptive, as their webs are often hidden, and they are hard workers, often repairing their spider webs again and again, persevering despite the odds against them. It is by looking at these truths about spiders, that we can begin to unravel spider related dreams.

# Spiderwebs

To dream of being caught in a spiders web, can mean you feel stuck in a situation, in your waking life, you don't know how to get out of. Such a dream about being caught, can be your subconscious telling you you need to do something about your predicament, before you can rest easily.

To dream about watching a spider in a web, may mean you are aware of a sticky predicament in your daily life. There may be someone predatory around, who you should be wary of. Or, it could be you have observed an emotional trap in your life, that is to be avoided.

If you dream about spiders, happily building their webs, it may be that you are working hard in your life, building a dream, or working towards a goal. This is generally a positive dream, and if the spiders are really industrious, it may mean that you are doing especially well at work.

# Spiders in your home

Spiders probably really do live in your home, and it may just be that you spied one before falling asleep, or have an unconscious worry that a spider may crawl on you as you are pushing up zeds. We often dream about the last thing we think about before we close our eyes, especially if we give it prominence by having a strong emotion go along with it as we drift off to sleep.

Dreaming about realistically sized spiders, just minding their own business, going about their daily lives, can mean you are going to be lucky, or that your life

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