Breath dream meaning is explained below using 17 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Theresa Cheung

Breathing indicates the presence of life, so in your dream the condition or speed of your breathing may depict your pace of life.

If you are holding your breath, this suggests fear and stress.

If you are panting or breathing fast, this suggests excitement and stimulation.

If you are underwater or not breathing at all, this reproduces the condition of the womb and indicates a need to escape from waking reality. To dream of breathing warm air denotes the possible onset of trouble, whilst breathing cold air foretells strength and courage.

If you are feeling stifled by stale air or oppressive humidity, this indicates an illadvised friendship that isn’t encouraging the dreamer to fulfill his or her potential. Or perhaps you feel stifled by your current circumstances in waking life.

Alternatively could you be feeling breathless with anticipation? If you dreamed of taking in great gulps of invigorating air, your dream may be urging you to clear the air—resolve a tense situation—in your waking life, or it may have been referring to a sense of freedom and lightness.

Source: The Element Encyclopedia Author: Theresa Cheung

Interpretation 2 — Zolar

lucky numbers: 05-15-17-35-44-48

bad, having: feel closed into a space you did not choose.

children: wil be abandoned in sickness.

others: a special friend wishes to see you.

fast, a: reorganized, revitalized, and conscious acceleration of power.

out of, being: catch it before it is taken from you.

slow, steady, a: relaxation of whole system for energy to renew itself.

unable to breathe, being: remorse over past actions; balance speed with competence.

suffocated, being: accept the situation as is, but avoid claustrophobic conditions.

others: feel smothered by a confinement not your own.

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days Author: Zolar

Interpretation 3 — Martha Clarke

Breath is the most precise indication of your emotional and physical state. It could reflect a situation in which the dreamer, in real life, has trouble breathing. The cause could be a bad sleeping position or a diagnosed illness.

If it is not these, the dream of breathing with difficulty signals a moment of fatigue in which you find yourself surrounded by adverse circumstances that drown you. On the contrary, if you dream that you breathe deeply and intensely, the dream reveals a state of well-being in a positive environment that stimulates the development of your personality and your projects.

Source: The Big Dictionary of Dreams Author: Martha Clarke

Interpretation 4 — Pamela Ball

1- To become aware of one’s own breathing in a dream indicates a deep connection with the process of life.

To be aware of someone else’s breathing indicates the need for empathy and understanding with that person.

2- Our own emotional state can very often have an effect on the rate at which we breathe which then becomes translated in dreams into, for instance, a panic attack.

To be breathing underwater is an instinctive return to the womblike state.

3- The Soul. Breath is the power of the Spirit and life giving power, without it we are nothing.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary Author: Pamela Ball

Interpretation 5 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Dreams of breath symbolize your life force, your spirit, and your connection to your source and power.

If you are holding your breath, then your dream may be suggesting that your stubbornness is keeping you from accomplishing what you truly desire.

If you are breathing too hard or fast, then you are moving to fast and you might consider becoming more balanced so you can catch up with yourself. Pay attention to the feeling tone and quality of the breathing.

See Air.

Source: Strangest Dream Explanations Author: Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Interpretation 6 — Tony Crisp

Holding the breath: expression of will. We hold the breath when repressing emotions and anxiety. Fast breathing: excitement; emotional release; experience of fear. Under wa­ter and not breathing : womblike state; experience of level of awareness without sexual, biological drives, and without op- posites; return to deep relaxation. Healthy if you can easily emerge; might be an escape from waking reality if you cannot.

See lungs under body.

Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences Author: Tony Crisp

Interpretation 7 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

To come close to a person in your dreaming with a pure and sweet breath, commendable will be your conduct, and a profitable consummation of business deals will follow. Breath if fetid, indicates sickness and snares. Losing one’s breath, denotes signal failure where success seemed assured.
Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 8 — Betty Bethards

Life force, kundalini. Breath regulates bodily functions and consciousness: slow breathing means centering, relaxing body and mind energy; fast strong breathing suggests acceleration of power.

If you are out of breath, you are out of balance, going too fast; slow down and reorganize.

Source: The Dream Books Symbols Author: Betty Bethards

Interpretation 9 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Possible illness, difficulties (to feel “out of breath”).

2. Feelings of great contentment; satisfaction with life and af­fairs.

3. Anxiety, apprehension (as in “to hold one’s breath”).

4. Symbol of life energy, the spirit.

Source: New American Dream Dictionary Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 10 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

If the breath was pleasant or the breathing steady and/or deep, it signifies success and satisfaction in your efforts; however, if the breath was in any way unpleasant or the breathing difficult, a visit to your doctor is advisable.
Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Interpretation 11 — Vincent Wienand

1. Spirit;

2. Spiritual life;

3. Offensive (bad breath);

4. Unclean spirit (bad breath);

5. God’s Spoken Word (rhema). Gen. 2:7; (3) Job 19:17;

Source: Dream Dictionary The Biblical Model Author: Vincent Wienand

Interpretation 12 — Gillian Holloway

In a dream, if you mark the sweetness of another person’s breath, it is an omen of a long life and success in business.
Source: The Complete Dream Book Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 13 — Margaret Hamilton

Life; it’s smell is a reflection of one’s words, i.E. Garlic and onions symbolize unpleasant words that stink
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited Author: Margaret Hamilton

Interpretation 14 — Internet Archive - Anonymous

To dream that you are out of Breath, or exhausted, is a warning of coming trouble.
Source: Mystic Dream Book Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous

Interpretation 15 — Gillian Holloway

Failure is indicated by a dream of being out of breath for whatever cause.
Source: The Complete Dream Book Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 16 — Klaus Vollmar

Life energies (Prana).

An exchange with the environment.

Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 17 — Vincent Wienand

1. Symbol of active life,

2. Capacity to take in the spirit

Source: Dream Dictionary The Biblical Model Author: Vincent Wienand