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What does it mean to dream about phone?

A symbol of connection with the outside world in a dream, often reflecting the current state of availability to others or a desire to be heard.

A phone in a dream—by superstition, means news or a call in waking life. The phone in the modern psyche symbolizes a channel of communication between the inner and outer worlds—availability to other people and themes. Its condition in a dream (broken, ringing without an answer, endlessly dialing a number) often reflects the quality and accessibility of real communication.

What it might feel like

anxiety, frustration from an inability to connect, sometimes relief from contact

When this dream tends to come

Often arrives in periods of anxiety about maintaining connection with important people or a desire for more solitude. Perhaps the condition of the phone in this dream reflects how you currently relate to your availability to others.

Questions worth sitting with

Was the phone working normally, or were there connection problems?
Were you trying to call someone, and did it work?
With whom in life is it currently especially important to establish or maintain a connection?

Try today

Contact a person today with whom you haven't had contact for a long time, if the dream reminded you of this connection.

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