Dreaming of your father

agya Twi
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Authority, provision and spiritual covering in Akan thought.

Akan · traditional✓ reviewed

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.

Biblical✓ reviewed

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.

Qur’anic · Ibn Sīrīn✓ reviewed

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.

Psychological✓ reviewed

The paternal figure maps onto authority, standards and your relationship with your own capability.

Secular · sleep science✓ reviewed

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)