Dream About Demon

Quick Meaning: Demons represent spiritual darkness, evil forces, shadow aspects given form, or that which opposes good and wholeness.

Detailed Interpretation

A demon appears—dark force, evil presence, spiritual adversary. Demons represent opposition to good, darkness given form, that which seeks destruction rather than creation.

What does the demon do? Attacking suggests spiritual warfare. Tempting suggests seduction toward destruction. Possessing suggests being taken over by dark force. The demon's action shapes meaning.

How do you respond? Fighting suggests resistance to darkness. Fleeing suggests avoiding confrontation. Succumbing suggests defeated by dark force. The response reveals your relationship to spiritual darkness.

Demons might represent externalized shadow—your own rejected darkness appearing as other. Or they might represent actual spiritual opposition. The interpretation depends on worldview.

Consider what the demon represents. What darkness in your life has taken form? What opposition to your good feels demonic in its intensity?

Common Variations

Demon attacking: Spiritual attack; darkness assaulting; opposition to good.
Demon tempting: Seduction toward destruction; evil offering what you want.
Defeating demon: Overcoming darkness; spiritual victory; good triumphs.
Demon possessing: Overtaken by darkness; dark force controlling.

Psychological Perspective

Demons represent shadow—rejected aspects appearing as evil other.

Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual warfare is real in many traditions. The demon might be actual dark force.

Cultural Interpretations

Spiritual Opposition

Demons oppose good. What opposes your good?

Shadow Form

The demon might be your own darkness externalized.