Remember that ‘’stop-doing-that-or-I-will-call-the-police’’ threat, that our parents used to control us back in childhood when we misbehaved on the streets? You do, right? Well, the same thing goes on when we dream of police forces. They are a symbol of discipline, authority, obedience, respect for the rules.
Throughout history, these law forces have changed their form and organizational structure, but the main role has never changed: to serve and protect.
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So why do we feel so uncomfortable around the police, even in our dreams?
Definition of Police
An organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
Dreaming of seeing the police
Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve been meaning to cross the road outside of the crosswalk marking, but then you see the policeman and decide to retreat? If we put aside the fact that you could get a ticket, the presence of a policeman makes you reconsider your behavior. It’s like a stinging conscience.
The same thing happens in your dream of a police officer. In a dream, the police could represent rules, control, a necessity of order, integrity, and justice.
If you are having problems at work or your boss is pressuring you to do something unlawful, then your dream tells you that you are aware of the consequences if you obey. But, also, if you disobey.
Dream of the police could also be your inner self pointing out that what you are doing in waking life is wrong, and possibly could get you into trouble.
On the contrary, your dream might indicate that you are having some sort of inner conflict with the rules and obligations set by society, and you feel trapped living by the book. Try creating a balance in your life by doing the things you love and keeping them off the radar.
Dreaming of yourself as a police officer
What is it about uniforms that makes us so weak and controlled by?
Given the fact that a policeman, as a law enforcement officer, represents authority and order, the dream of being one means that you are experiencing the absence of self-discipline and control over your life.
In addition to that, you feel the need to be respected and appreciated, thus taken seriously and authoritatively by your loved ones.
Seeing yourself as a police officer in a dream could also symbolize how strong-willed and moral you are or want to be taken for.
What made you dream of calling the police?
A dream of calling someone over the phone implies the need for privacy. Calling the police means you are questioning your integrity and decisions. Maybe you are rethinking your personal life with your partner or spouse, and how it changed you and your beliefs. You feel as if your relationship has put you off track and you’ve lost your direction.
Alternatively, calling the police in a dream could imply that a case or some sort of adventure from the past is haunting you and is soon to be revealed. Bad decisions you made in the past will bring you public humiliation if you do nothing to prevent it. Maybe there is something you can do to fix it without everyone else knowing about it.
Another dream interpretation could refer to taking a new job opportunity regardless of what others may think or expect.
What does it mean to dream of a police car?
Even though in our lives cars are just a tool that gets us from point A to point B, in reality, they are so much more. A status symbol, a true desire, sometimes even a fetish. Being transformed into a dream, cars are a symbol of your life path.
So, if you are dreaming of a police car taking you somewhere, it might mean that you have decided to follow your inner voice and stay on the course you chose. You are decisive, disciplined, and moral.
Dreaming of running away from the police
Running away from something or someone in your dream most of the time could be interpreted as if you are avoiding facing a problem or a possible change in your life. Running away from the police in a dream could mean that you are aware of your bad attitude and misbehavior, but you refuse to change, no matter how it impacts people around you. You are just not yet ready to be the most righteous person in the world. It could damage your relations with people in your life.
Oppositely to the previously mentioned interpretation, dreaming of running away could mean that there are difficulties in your life which you are trying to resolve. Otherwise, it will result in severe problems. So this dream means you are trying to prevent a problem from happening.
According to some interpretations, a dream of running away from the police means you might get a new job, probably in the public sector. Way to go!
Dreams of being arrested by the police
An arrest is an act of deprivation of one’s freedom, so if you had done something illegal recently, then maybe your conscience is telling you that you might get caught for it.
Also, it could be that someone in your surroundings has appeared out of nowhere and gave you an offer that is too good to refuse. Still, something inside of you is doubting if accepting the offer would be the right thing to do. You are afraid it might hurt you financially.
Do yourself a favor and think twice.
Being a subject to a police arrest in a dream could mean that someone in your life is forcing you to change, in a way that fits that person. If you are resisting an arrest, then you probably are not ready to change or you feel it would be a change for worse.
If a police officer is charging you for something, it means that situations or persons in your life are not treating you fairly and you have a strong feeling of unappreciation.
Visiting a police station. Contradictions of a dream
Let’s be honest, shall we? Have you ever been to a police station, willingly or unwillingly? Hope not. Better to dream about it than to see it for real.
Dreaming of going to a police station could be interpreted in numerous ways.
For instance, your office and/or company are going through some changes, new currents, that have created serious problems for you and forced you to act in a way you never would. It takes guts to stand up against the actions you disapprove of.
If in your dream you have been forced to a police station, it means you are aware of the things you did wrong, but you are either in denial or not willing to admit it.
If by any chance you entered the police station of your own will, it could point out two things. Either you have done something wrong in waking life, and you have the need to confess and get it out of you, or there is a person in your surroundings that you are doubtful of doing the wrong things. By dreaming about it, you are acknowledging it to yourself.