What could a dream of receiving a deity's head mean?
Hello!! I'm completely new to all of this lol. I like learning about religions in general, and lately have been learning about Lukumi because I find it very interesting. But I'm still very new to it all and def wouldn't claim to be an expert or anything of the sort.
Well somewhat recently, I dreamt that a deity (from another tradition) that I work with gave me her head as a gift. One of the eyes was closed, and the other was a button, like from Coraline. Because I had been studying Lukumi for fun around this time, I assume the dream is meant to reference the Alagbatori? but I have no idea why I would be receiving the head of a deity, and not the other way around. And I'm not familiar enough with Lukumi to know if this could mean something else or have some other implication, I just have the vague sense that the dream symbol has something to do with my recent interest in the religion lol.
I hope this makes sense? I suspect the reason I was given the dream around this time is because there's something I'm supposed to learn conceptually from Lukumi practitioners, but Idk what. I hope this makes sense!! Also, no disrespect, I hope I don't come across as tourist-y, I just genuinely feel as though I received that dream because she wants me to learn some concept relating to this religion. The goddess I dreamt about is very fierce and rarely approached for worship, although I have worshipped her for many years at this point, and she actually appeared in my dreams to me before I ever reached out to her, if that matters. Any advice appreciated!!
Posted May 12, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC