Retreat Dream Meaning
Dream interpretation
Dreaming of a retreat signifies your interest in self-exploration. It indicates a desire to delve deep into your mind, connecting with your feelings and beliefs. If you see a retreat in a mosque, it may also suggest good news or the possibility of marriage with a sincere partner. This dream encourages you to reassess your life journey and inspires you to seek new paths.
Retreat — Islamic interpretation
From Imam Muhammad Ibn Seerin's Dictionary of Dreams According to Islamic Inner Traditions — entry "Retreat" (page 358).
The place where one may see himself observing a spiritual retreat in a dream represents what the person is inclined to do. If it is a mosque in the dream, it means blessings or a marriage to a righteous woman. If one's retreat takes place inside his own shop in the dream, it means that his business has become his primal concern. In a dream, a spiritual retreat represents devotion, prayers, hunger, votive fast, depression, humbling oneself, controlling one's passions and desires. Ifone secludes himself in a known location in a dream, it means that such a place is a source of comfort. If one takes refuge in his shop in a dream, it means clinging to one's livelihood. (Also see Hermitage; Temple)
Note: Islamic dream interpretation depends on the dreamer's circumstances and state. This is a general guide drawn directly from the source book.
How to read this dream
Layer in your personal context
What does retreat mean in your own life? Recent experiences and feelings sharpen the symbol's meaning for you specifically.
Remember the emotion in the dream
How did you feel when retreat appeared? The emotion often points to the truest meaning of the dream.
Connect it to your current life
Look for events or situations in your waking life that involve retreat or its themes — the dream is often a reflection of those.