What Does It Mean to Dream of the Police?
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What Does It Mean to Dream of the Police?
In traditional Chinese dream-interpretation culture, dreams often carry certain omens. So, according to the dream analyses in Zhou Gong Interprets Dreams, what omens do dreams about the police signify? Below are the results compiled from the comprehensive queries ofZhou Gong Interprets Dreams:

- Dreaming of the police: The police are an image with typical masculine traits, representing authority, norms, and conscience.
- Dreaming of the police wanting to arrest you: It indicates that you may have some thoughts and impulses which you subconsciously feel are opposed to moral principles or social norms, and you fear being blamed, thus feeling uneasy. In this case, the police symbolize the "superego", which is the embodiment of conscience. It may also represent the resentment you have long repressed since childhood toward the authoritarian father figure in your life.
- Dreaming of the police wanting to arrest and interrogate you: It foretells that you will achieve remarkable results at work or make amazing progress in your studies. You will gain the attention of your leaders, supervisors, or teachers and impress them with your performance.
- Dreaming of someone else being arrested by the police: It suggests that you may be involved in graft, embezzlement, or dereliction of duty, which will lead to heavy losses.
- Dreaming of the police helping you, or of yourself acting as a detective to investigate a case: It predicts that you will encounter setbacks in interpersonal relationships. You may be slandered by others, which will damage your reputation or prestige and get you stuck in trouble. You need to handle the situation carefully and calmly.
- Dreaming of the police coming to make an arrest: It is a reminder that you should be careful not to be implicated in a criminal case.
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Paul Peng
Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is the curator of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.
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