What does it mean when you dream about a witch that hurts you?

Answer 1

Scary dreams about a witch usually refer to a negative or rejected aspect of the dreamer's own self. In children's dreams, the witch is often the naughty self who must be controlled to avoid being punished. In youth and adulthood, the witch might symbolize anger, jealousy or any other "dark" impulse that must be repressed and controlled.

Fighting the witch in a dream suggests that the dreamer is struggling to control or destroy something thought to be nasty or evil within the dreamer's own self.

It is significant that in this dream (moved to the Discussion page) the dreamer did not actually kill the witch. This is consistent with the view that the witch is an unrecognized and unwanted part of the dreamer's self. As each person matures, an important part of growing up is learning to accept and discipline one's "nasty" urges. This is true of anger, jealousy, sexual impulses and other human tendencies that must be controlled in order to live in society. With maturity, the nasty urges can be channeled into creative passions and personal strengths.

Answer 2

It means you have been watching too many programs and reading too many books obout myths and fantasy.

A different answer:

In the language of dreams, different persons often represent different aspects of the self. Following the principles of Jungian psychology, a witch in a dreams, especially in recurring dreams, represents the "shadow" self. The shadow consists of those parts of the self that the waking, conscious mind resists, denies and needs to control in order to maintain one's identity as a good, responsible, moral person. In small children, the witch represents the naughty self that gets into trouble. In adults, the witch is very much the same, representing that part of ourselves that we must keep hidden and under tight control. In nightmares, the dreaded witch breaks free to cause havoc, and often to harm the self the normally maintains control. Usually such dreams serve the healthy purpose of providing catharsis - release of built-up tensions.

Answer 3

To some extent, the meaning depends on who calls you a witch in the dream. What might be a hostile accusation coming from a severe Puritan might be humorous teasing coming from a friend. The meaning also depends on your own perception of witches, whether they are evil supernatural heretics or creative independent women who use power. Either way, the "someone" in the dream represents yourself and some part of your subconscious mind that is either condemning or encouraging your real life beliefs and behavior.