General Meanings:
If the dreamer has his vacation in his dream, this refers that the dreamer needs to have a rest and to satisfy own needs, without having to worry about others. Vacation often requests to the rest because this leads to exhaustion of nervous system. Sometimes this dream may show that the dreamer will miss favorable opportunities and positive chances through inaction and “vacation”.
Psychological Meanings:
The vacation in the dream represents always a symbol for relaxation, leisure and freedom. Often, the desire connected with ability to enjoy life with his partner or his family. Especially in situations of high work stress this images occur more frequently. They should be also taken as a warning, because if you do not ” slower “, mistakes and in extreme cases this result accidents or psychosomatic disorders. The vacation is the time of the rest and relaxation, and you or just the biggest workaholic needs rest. Farther symbols from this semantic field also always appear when you are dissatisfied with your work or your individual position. So, the dream symbol vacation can be viewed as the escape symbol. Perhaps, however, as an important indication that there is a repressed desire for you to live differently. The vacation is also a mirror or a projection screen for individual longings to be someone or somewhere else – a kaleidoscope of illusory longings, but also a magnifying glass of essential needs and realistic alternatives. For some, for example, the compulsive of bending people, the vacation also represents a time where tensions are experienced. This experience of tension can be viewed as a cleaning process, which is absolutely necessary to keep healthy and fit. More holiday memories are processed in the dream. This includes the fact that dreams take place in countries where you have been on vacation, or take situations that you have experienced on holiday. Even if you see in a dream vacation acquaintances, you can interpret it under the aspect of the holiday if also the properties of this vacation acquaintances are of yourself (subject function of the dream symbol). A holiday season – this are for most people nearly “holy” days. The dream symbol warns the dreamer about overwhelm its system. A few free days help to create space for new development.
Spiritual Meanings:
At this level vacation equals to spiritual “filling up” and means relaxation and rest.
Traditional Meanings:
European (Judeo-Christian)
- – The wishful dream which appears from nervous over stimulation because the organism is overloaded;
- – You are dreaming that you get a vacation: in spite of big strains you will not find a rest; you will not be able to participate in a pleasure which you look forward;
- – In the dream you are in the vacation: interesting strangers will soon take up your hospitality claims;
- – If a young woman thinks that she does not like a vacation, she does not keep herself for attractively enough to win back a friend.
Hindu (Hinduism)
- – The dream about vacations: you get into a nasty gossip;
- – In the dream you do not get vacation: you will soon annoy about something.