A priest is read as spiritual guidance, confession and moral authority. Dream books see the figure as conscience, or as the need for forgiveness. Confessing to a priest is linked to relief and the wish to lay down guilt, while a stern priest points to feeling judged. Receiving a blessing is read as acceptance or support. Being a priest yourself in the dream is read as a calling to guide or care for others. The image is read with respect for every faith and its own clergy. It can help to ask whose advice or forgiveness you are looking for.
Where in your waking life have you met something like this lately?
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