Beheading Dream Meaning

The main modern interpretation of a dream featuring beheading is that it reflects on your personal freedom, and you need to understand it psychologically, which will help you gain more responsibility within your life. If you dream of being beheaded, then it is likely that you are going to be defeated, or you will fail in a task connected to work.

To see others beheaded in your dream shows that it is time to consider other people's feelings. The meaning as outlined above is from an old-fashioned ancient dream dictionary, since in modern life we generally do not encounter beheading.

To dream that you were beheaded means you have to work hard to fulfill your plans. If you dream of another person being beheaded, it is a sign that someone will be sent away.

In your dream you may have

• Seen others beheaded.
• Been beheaded.
• Cut off someone’s head.
• Had someone cut off your head.
• Seen a beheaded animal.
• Seen a head that was cut from a body.

Positive changes are afoot if

• You were not the person beheaded.
• The beheading was an unfortunate necessity.
• The beheading forewarned you to change your ways.

Detailed dream interpretation

If you cut someone's head in a dream, you will have success against enemies and competitors. If someone cuts your head in a dream, you will be manipulated and exploited, and it is possible that a relative of yours will die soon. If you dream of an animal being beheaded for the purpose of eating it, this indicates the necessities of life.

Seeing a head that has been cut from a body means disappointment and failure in business, but it can also foretell disease.

Feelings that you may have encountered during a dream of beheading

Scared. Terrified. Upset. Sad. Worried. Anxious. Confused. Cynical. Fighting.