Spiritual Meaning:
In dreams, as someone who has dedicated himself to his God or Ultimate Power, a monk represents spirituality, obedience and discipline.

Psychological / Emotional Perspective:
In his devotion to the mystical life, the monk in dreams symbolizes an emotional response to a vocation, perhaps to a life of ascetism. He symbolizes holiness – and no matter what religion – that part of us that searches for the divine. He can have the same significance as the hermit or wanderer.

Everyday Material Aspects:
As a shadowy representation of the part of us that prefers to exist in isolation, the monk can appear in dreams when our self-belief is under threat. When he is cowled or hooded he signifies hidden information, but with his face uncovered he represents Truth.

Gender / Specific Meanings:
 In a man’s dream a monk can signify the need or wish for celibacy. In a woman’s dream he may be a representation of the Animus.

Consult the entries for Ascetic, Hermit, Mystic and Wanderer / Wandering for further information.