Tug Of War dream meaning is explained below using 7 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Pamela Ball

To dream of a tug of war suggests a conflict between good and bad, male and female, positive and negative.

A tug of war may indicate the need to maintain balance through tension between opposites.

To be on the winning side suggests that what we wish to achieve can be managed with help.

To be on the losing side requires us to identify the parallel situation in ordinary everyday life and decide whether to continue.

A spiritual tug of war suggests the need to resolve the conflict between whatever two opposites are presenting themselves.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary • Author: Pamela Ball

Interpretation 2 — Versatile - Anonymous

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams a tug of war may represent a degree of tension between the more assertive side of the personality and the more passive. Much information can be gained by noting whether the two teams are male, female or mixed. You might also like to consult the entries for balance, conflict, lose / loss / lost and win / winning.
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 3 — Versatile - Anonymous

Psychological / emotional perspective: A tug of war may indicate the need to maintain balance through tension between opposites.

To be on the winning side suggests that what we wish to achieve can be managed with help.

To be on the losing side requires us to identify the parallel situation in everyday life and decide whether to continue.

Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 4 — Versatile - Anonymous

Material aspects: To dream of a tug of war suggests a conflict between good and bad, male and female, positive and negative – any two opposites. In everyday life our personal ethics may be at odds with the ethics of the group we belong to.
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 5 — myjellybean

To dream that you are playing tug of war suggests that you need to balance various aspects of your personality. You need to learn to compromise.
Source: My Dream Interpretation • Author: myjellybean

Interpretation 6 — Versatile - Anonymous

A spiritual tug of war suggests the need to resolve the conflict between two polarities and make intelligent informed spiritual choices.
Source: Dream Meanings of Versatile • Author: Versatile - Anonymous

Interpretation 7 — Stewart A. Swerdlow

Trying to balance mind-pattern.
Source: Expansions Dream Dictionary • Author: Stewart A. Swerdlow