Escaping a mass shooting is read as the sudden onset of public strife and collective terror. This dream marks a time when the peace of the many is broken by sudden discord. The strife belongs to the public sphere rather than the private life.
The movement of the dream signifies a withdrawal from the reach of this widespread unrest. The person is seen as someone who avoids the direct impact of a communal crisis. The distance from the broken order remains. The escape marks a preservation of the self against the tide of external tumult.
Surviving a mass shooting changes the verdict from mere avoidance to a state of endurance. This detail adds the weight of having withstood the actual force of the terror. The person is seen as one who remains intact despite the closeness of the disaster.
For its more general meaning: Dream about a mass shooting
I was at a family party filled with many different people including friends and family I wasn’t enjoying the party something felt off then suddenly a shooting breaks out by young females and I start running out the house as soon as possible people are running everywhere I hide then run the shooting starts taking place outside the party i find a friend who takes me and we are trying to look for authorities. I woke up with sadness and fear in my heart
Dear Reader,
Your dream is threat, issues and achievements. This dream signifies you are feeling subconsciously threatened. Perhaps you are letting petty problems or insignificant issues eat away at you. You are achieving certain gains at the expense of someone else’s livelihood.
Good day,I had a dream where I was in a unknown location,with my children somehow water were running over like I couldn’t stop it from continue to flow.There were a man trying to get with me,but my focus was more on my 3 year old son,who almost got injured.All of a sudden passing by a glass door,a madman walked pass saying he killed his gf.When a lady pass a remark,he turned around, took a shotgun out and kept us hostage, shooting everyone,killed my friend.Him staring at me with evil dark eyes.
Dear Reader,
Your dream hints job, family and identity. This dream expresses you are feeling confined and restricted in your job, career, health, or a personal relationship. You feel a disconnect with your own father or mother. You feel that you are losing your own identity or space.
I had a dream I survived a shooting at my job. The person committing the crime was a site leader over one of the divisions. It seemed like they targeted someone in an office. I don’t recall who was in the office but I heard the shots. Everyone ran outside and I kind of went into a different direction from everyone. While running/hiding I text my group chat letting them know who was committing the crime as they too work at the location but in different areas. Then I kept running away and woke up.
Dear Reader,
Your dream states ignoration, achievements and ideals. This dream hints there is an issue that you are ignoring for far too long. Fears will prevent you from achieving your goals. Your ideals are one thing, reality is another.
In my dream, I was not myself, I was of a religion I don’t believe in as a woman who doesn’t look like me and had two children that I don’t have. They were at a religious service and she brought her youngest (3 months?) up to be healed, the oldest (3 years?) was off in the bathroom. A group of men with face coverings barged in and started shooting anyone they could, a lot of people in a short amount of time. The woman I was, her oldest was killed, but she escaped with her baby by being the first
Dear Reader,
Your dream expresses nurturing, striving and friends. This dream denotes you are nurturing an old skill or talent. You have a need to strive for perfection. Some friends from yesterday will be in your mind and heart.
Hello. I had a dream that I was working at a grocery store and talking to my manager about working remotely and part time to take care of my child. I then started hearing machine gunshots coming from the parking lot. I ran inside towards the opposite exit and people were running in screaming and I heard the gunshots. I then looked for and found a dark, small storage room high up on the wall that I climbed into and hid behind some sacks, hoping I wouldn’t be discovered.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is a hint for balance, opinions and privacy. This dream indicates you are seeking balance and harmony in your life. You may feel that your opinions and suggestions don’t matter or are being ignored. You feel that your privacy has been invaded.
Wow this is spot on with me trying to bring balance and harmony to my life for a long time and some issues with the privacy intrusion and lack of boundaries. Thank you.
I had a dream I witnessed a mass shooting on the streets of my neighborhood. The killers discovered I saw them and tried to kill me but I survived or I woke up before they could kill me.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is an evidence for responsibilities, trouble and seeking. This dream indicates you are not owning up to your responsibilities. You have trouble expressing yourself in a personal relationship. You are seeking a closer connection with a person.
I dreamed that me and my friend walked towards a group of people running away from a group of men.As soon as i saw them from a distance me and my friend turned and walked in another direction one of the gunmen walkd passed us and allowed us to pass.We walked into a complex yard as if we stayed there and the mass killing broke out nearby.All i heared was people getting shot and screamin. Afterwards thousands of policemen drove and walked where we were looking for the culprits and arrested them
Dear Reader,
Your dream hints reality, problems and restraint. This dream suggests you are blocking off the harsh reality of daily life. Some decision or nagging problem from your life has crept into your dream. You need to show more restraint and composure in some situation.
Hi Dreamsopedia,
I dreamt I was outside a place with people[many of whom I don’t even remember if I recognize] suddenly, the police came and a police shot a tear gas, the can/gas it hit my face, I felt it burning a little bit on my face , but then I ran inside a building and from the building I could see many people getting shot by the police; possibly killed and wounded and I saw someone wounded and bleeding badly, but I was safe, please do tell what you think this dream meaning is.
Dear Reader,
Your dream suggests understanding, potentials and guide. This dream signifies your view or understanding of some situation is wrong. It is time to utilize your potential and be more assertive. You are now guiding yourself on new paths with more wisdom and experience than ever before.
I dreamt that we were celebrating an event for me with a celebrity and a woman and man gunman came in and started shooting rounds on the room we were in. They were scooping under couches and tables to get everyone but no one was dying. And the only person that I saw that died was the woman gunman and it was because I took her gun and someone else stabbed her. A friend took to me go find a way out and i escaped the room but I woke up before anything else happened.
Dear Reader,
Your dream stands for person, quality and concerns. This dream hints you have feelings of regret and remorse over the evil you have done onto an innocent person. You are refusing to acknowledge or accept certain qualities of someone that you do not love. You are too concerned with outward appearances.
I woke up and went back to sleep started dreaming I was at a hideout from the mass shoot out with an old friend got in contact with my fiancé and he had a friend come in unannounced with a gun raised saying who has my friend baby mama where is she everyone scrambling not knowing what was going on even me hiding in a hole in a grown he said my name and I said me so no one else would be hurt and walked outside it was my fiancé waiting for me after he went through the mass shooting as well!
Dear Reader,
Your dream is an omen for appearance, possibilities and endings. This dream indicates behind appearances there is always a great truth. You have two possibilities, either to continue as you are or to grow and evolve. You are distancing yourself from others so that you won’t end up getting hurt.