Head
The head stands for thought and judgment, and for the position at the top. A clear, light head is a good omen that judgment settles and a tangled matter finds its thread, and putting something on your head was read as standing or honor rising. A heavy or aching head, by contrast, signals a decision you keep deferring. If headaches are frequent in waking life, though, this may be your body showing up in the dream rather than a symbol.
The head lets you know the moment it hurts, yet it is the one part you cannot look inside. Traditional reading took the head as the highest part of the body and likened it to position. Whether it was clear or aching decides the meaning.
Readings by Situation
A clear, light head
A good sign that judgement settles and things go well. Tradition read a bright head as your standing rising. With a decision ahead, this reads well.
An aching or heavy head
A sign that too much thinking is pressing you down. Tradition too read a heavy head as worry. If headaches are genuinely frequent, look at your body first.
Wearing or carrying something on your head
A sign that position and responsibility are coming. Tradition read carrying something on the head as office and read it favourably. If it felt heavy, the burden is coming with it.
Injuring your head
The fear that your judgement will waver. Tradition read a harmed head as a signal to look at your position. It is not a forecast of a real accident.
A head dream does not foretell an accident or an illness. The head is the highest place on the body, so it has long stood for standing and the face you show others — the meaning sharpens once you name what you have been trying to protect.