Dreaming of your father
Authority, provision and spiritual covering in Akan thought.
The father transmits ntoro, spiritual character, even though clan passes through the mother. Dreams of him are read as touching direction, discipline and the covering over your life.
Fatherhood in scripture carries blessing, correction and inheritance. The dream often raises the question of what you have received and what you are passing on.
The father is read in terms of authority, provision and the duʿa owed between parent and child, and such dreams commonly prompt reconciliation where there is distance.
The paternal figure maps onto authority, standards and your relationship with your own capability.
Parental figures recur in dreams throughout life, and their tone tends to track current stress about responsibility and approval.
Sources
- R. S. Rattray, Religion and Art in Ashanti (1927)