VAMPIRE

Spiritual Meaning:
Negativity, which has the effect of draining our essential energy, is represented by the vampire in dreams, particularly if there is an assault on our spirituality and beliefs.

Psychological / Emotional Perspective:
Often the fear of emotional and sexual relationships can be represented in dreams as a vampire. Because the human being still has a fear of the unknown, ancient symbols that have represented this fear can still appear in dreams.

Everyday Material Aspects:
When heavy demands are made on us that we do not feel capable of meeting, a vampire can appear in a dream. We are figuratively being ‘sucked dry’. The vampire or blood sucker is such a fearful figure that it is accepted as an embodiment of total negativity.

Gender / Specific Meanings:
The succubus, a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men, and the incubus (the opposite) preying on a dreamer’s vital energy has traditionally been pictured as a vampire in both men’s and women’s dreams. Such dreams may originally arise from childhood trauma.