To dream of becoming one, calmness in passion. Merely to dream of one, pride, or malice qf which the dreamer will be the victim.

The significance of this dream is evidently due to the regard in which the clergy of past ages held their gypsy brethren.... The Fabric of Dream

To dream of crabs, indicates that you will have many complicated affairs, for the solving of which you will be forced to exert the soundest judgment. This dream portends to lovers a long and difficult courtship. ... Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

Catching crabs in a dream indicates a complicated state of affairs in a courtship or in matrimony, though not necessarily beyond hope of solution. Eating crabs is an indication that selfishness is likely to get you into difficulties. Seeing them displayed for sale predicts that a mystery will shortly cause you great concern.... The Complete Dream Book

Symbol: The crab symbolizes resurrection, since it renews/ changes its protective shell regularly.

Vision: Looking at one or more crabs: your plans are delayed (one step forward—three steps back) and it will take time to get back on track.

If you or others are eating crabs: your financial situation will improve. Having cancer: somebody wants to destroy your livelihood—expose this as quickly as possible!

Depth Psychology: This animal is a sign that some of your personality traits are in conflict with your values and/or the environment. Seeing a crab in your dreams often means you are too accommodating.

If you dream that you have cancer, it is important to know where the cancer is located (the head, neck, chest, stomach, etc.).... Dreamers Dictionary

To dream of a hermit, denotes sadness and loneliness caused by the unfaithfulness of friends.

If you are a hermit yourself, you will pursue researches into intricate subjects, and will take great interest in the discussions of the hour.

To find yourself in the abode of a hermit, denotes unselfishness toward enemies and friends alike. ... Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

One who lives in solitude, i.E.

A religious devotee... Dream Dictionary Unlimited

1. To hide oneself or an aspect of self away.

2. A desire or need to withdraw from the fray for a while; time alone.

3. Fear or shy­ness about trying something new, taking risks.

4. Serenity and peace can come from self-knowledge and quiet contemplation. ... New American Dream Dictionary

See Abbott.... The Fabric of Dream

Recluse; danger of losing contact with other people. Self-realization, purification, internalization, fleeing from the world; or self-determination and autonomy.... Little Giant Encyclopedia

1- There is a kind of loneliness within many people which prevents us from making relationships on a one-to-one basis. This mav manifest in dreams as the figure of the hermit.

2- There are two types of hermit. One withdraws from life in order to live an entirely spiritual existence and knows that others will care for his bodily needs.

The other travels throughout the world using his knowledge and expertise to help others. In dreams if we meet the hermit, we are discovering the dimension in ourselves which has a spiritual awareness.

3- A holy man, or the Wise Old Man (see Introduction) will often appear in dreams as the hermit.... Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary

See Meeting.... Gypsy Dream Dictionary

Seeing a hermit in your dream foretells a period of great loneliness.

To dream of taking up the life of a hermit is an omen of doing something that will make you unpopular.... The Complete Dream Book

Vision: Seeing a hermit in tattered clothes: bad news in the near future; your efforts are fruitless. Seeing one hermit means you are looking for advice.

If you are the hermit: you have lost faith in vour fellow men and would like to withdraw. Living with your partner in an isolated place: your relationship needs a major overhaul—in some cases, only a separation will do.

Depth Psychology: A hermit often symbolizes a wise counselor; sometimes it means you have lost faith in a person or in humanity and that you would like to “get away from it all.” Are you feeling lonely right now? Do you need peace and quiet, to find a place where you can think about the world, yourself, and your life? See Guru.... Dreamers Dictionary

Sorrow.... Mystic Dream Book

Dreams of a hermit symbolize your need to take time for yourself. Or if you’ve been in isolation, playing it safe, and avoiding intimacy for too long, this dream could be showing you that it is time to come out and be part of the living and take a risk.

The hermit also can symbolize that you are in a period of self reflection where you are reevaluating all that you’ve learned and are trying to find a sense of inner peace. See Island and Cave.... Strangest Dream Explanations

A holy man, or the wise old man, will often appear in dreams as the hermit, suggesting that we are discovering the dimension in ourselves which has a spiritual awareness.... Dream Meanings of Versatile

Psychological / emotional perspective: There are two types of hermit: one withdraws from life in order to live an entirely spiritual existence and knows that others will care for his bodily needs, whereas the other travels throughout the world using his knowledge and expertise to help others.... Dream Meanings of Versatile

Material aspects: There is a kind of loneliness and singularity within many people, which prevents us from making relationships on a one-to-one basis. This may manifest in dreams as the figure of the hermit.... Dream Meanings of Versatile

Gives gender - specific: In a woman’s dream the hermit may represent one of her links with the divine in the same way as a priest does. In a man’s dream the hermit will often highlight his own links with his god, whatever form that takes.... Dream Meanings of Versatile

To dream that you are a hermit, represents your need to be alone or that you are feeling alone. You are withdrawing from daily life and distancing yourself from others.... My Dream Interpretation

(Retreat; Sanctuary) A hermitage in a dream represents a spiritual retreat, abstinence, good character, seclusion, ascetic detachment, controlling one’s desires and wants, divorcing one’s wife, abandoning one’s friends, or it could mean an illness.

If a sick person sees himself in a hermitage in a dream, it may mean his death, or it could mean suppressing one’s sexual desires. Occupying a hermitage or building one in a dream means rising in station.

A beautiful and a newly built hermitage in the dream represents a wife.

A hermitage in a dream also could mean migration, bewilderment, severing a friendship, hiding, power, or it could represent one’s son. Whatever may affect a hermitage in the dream also could manifest in the life of one’s son. (Also see Retreat; Temple)... Islamic Dream Interpretation