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Soldier

A person trained for organised conflict — discipline in uniform, acting on orders larger than the self.

A soldier in a dream is the dream's image of disciplined action carried out under orders larger than the individual. Soldiers do not have to agree with the campaign; the work of the soldier is to act within a structure. The dream brings the soldier when a part of your life — a career, a duty, a marriage — is currently being held together by the discipline of carrying out a task you did not personally design. A soldier in calm formation is the dream telling you the discipline is sustaining the structure. A soldier in open rebellion is the dream noting that the order has lost its hold, and the individual decision is now back in the room.

Variations of Soldier

Age Baby Young Old
State Dead Wounded Sleeping

Related symbols

A child

Your younger self — the part of you that is still small and learning.

A doctor

Authority over the body — a figure who can name and treat what is wrong.

Adolescent

A young person in the years between child and adult — a body and a will that have not yet agreed on what they are.

A ghost

Something from the past that has not been fully released.

A lover

Romantic and erotic appetite — sometimes a person, sometimes a part of yourself.

Ancestor

A person from earlier generations of the family — a figure from further back than living memory.

Disclaimer: For entertainment and self-reflection only. Not a substitute for professional advice.