By the renewal of life.
Baptism is symbolic of many things: initiation, death and rebirth, regeneration and renewal. A rite of passage, baptism can signify acceptance by a group of people with specific knowledge. The method of baptism in the dream is also significant: water suggests cleansing, fire purification and air or wind renewal of the spirit. When a ceremony or ritual signifies new beginnings, our way of thought needs to change in line with what we now know to be true. We can ascribe to a common belief. To dream of being baptised indicates a new influence entering our lives, cleansing away old attitudes and opening up to many inner possibilities. To dream of baptising someone means you are ready to pass on knowledge to other people. Also consult the entry for Rite/Ritual and Spiritual Imagery in the Introduction.
To dream of baptism, signifies that your character needs strengthening by the practice of temperance in advocating your opinions to the disparagement of your friends. To dream that you are an applicant, signifies that you will humiliate your inward self for public favor. To dream that you see John the Baptist baptizing Christ in the Jordan, denotes that you will have a desperate mental struggle between yielding yourself to labor in meagre capacity for the sustenance of others, or follow desires which might lead you into wealth and exclusiveness. To see the Holy Ghost descending on Christ, is significant of resignation to duty and abnegation of self. If you are being baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire, means that you will be thrown into a state of terror over being discovered in some lustful engagement.
To dream of baptism - means that you need to consolidate its reputation, more confidently defending its views in the case of underestimating their friends. To dream that you are baptized for yourself It means that you are waiting for some kind of humiliation, but you will suffer it stoically for the good of others. To dream that John the Baptist baptizing Jesus in the river Jordan, means that you will have a desperate mental struggle to choose : either to surrender to hard labor for the maintenance of others, or to follow their desires, which will lead you to the richness and exceptional position. Seeing the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus - a sign of submission to duty and self-sacrifice.
Alternative interpretation of what does it mean when you dream about baptism
If you dream you see the rite of baptism, then in reality you should think about the need to strengthen their spirit by limiting the pleasures of the flesh. In addition, you You must have confidence in the rightness of their view of the world, because no one knows better than you what you need for you. If you dream that you are baptized in the church, you will have to temper their pride for the sake of others.
To dream of baptism - it means that you need to consolidate its reputation, more confidently defending its views in the case of underestimating their friends. To dream that you are baptized for yourself, so that you will find some kind of humiliation, but you will suffer it stoically for the good of others. To dream that John the Baptist baptizing Jesus in the river Jordan, means that you will have a desperate mental struggle a choice: either to surrender to hard labor for the maintenance of others, or to follow their desires, which will lead you to the richness and exceptional position. Seeing the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus - a sign of submission to duty and self-sacrifice.
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Birth or rebirth. New beginnings. Accepting rules or beliefs. Dreaming that you are a baby being baptized could represent being accepted into a larger group, or being forced to participate or having beliefs forced onto you (depending on the feelings in the dream).