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Dreaming of the Chinese zodiac sign

Belief & Spirits · 梦见属相
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Folk reading traditional

In folk readings the twelve animals belong to the calendar and to birthdays; they are a shared way of counting years and teasing relatives about character.

Psychological view modern

In dream research zodiac imagery clusters with identity and with family stories; the animal often carries the traits other people have assigned to you since childhood, fairly or not at all.

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Ask which trait was assigned to you, not earned.

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Dreaming of the Chinese zodiac sign - what does it mean?
In folk readings the twelve animals belong to the calendar and to birthdays; they are a shared way of counting years and teasing relatives about character. In dream research zodiac imagery clusters with identity and with family stories; the animal often carries the traits other people have assigned to you since childhood, fairly or not at all. Reference material, not a prediction.

What does folk tradition associate with this dream?
In folk readings the twelve animals belong to the calendar and to birthdays; they are a shared way of counting years and teasing relatives about character.

What does psychology say?
In dream research zodiac imagery clusters with identity and with family stories; the animal often carries the traits other people have assigned to you since childhood, fairly or not at all.

What can I do next?
Ask which trait was assigned to you, not earned.

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