What Does Dreaming of a Lightning Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In traditional interpretation, and according to Ibn Sirin, seeing lightning in a dream may point to sudden news, to a situation where fear and hope stand together, or to a warning. Rain following the lightning may be read as mercy and hardship opening up, while a flash that passes with nothing after it may point to an expectation that comes to nothing.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, lightning is the image of insight arriving all at once, of something long left in the dark being suddenly lit. It also represents a force beyond control: a truth that catches you unprepared, or a feeling about to break.
By Context
For Singles
It may point to a sudden decision, or to a plan changed by unexpected news.
For Married People
It may point to a matter surfacing all at once in the family and to a need to move quickly.
Lightning Striking Something
It may point to a shaking but ultimately clearing event, and to change at the root.
Being Afraid of Lightning
It may point to helplessness and unease before events you cannot control.
Rain After the Lightning
It may be read as relief following hardship and as the mercy you have been waiting for.