Cross dressing in dreams can have a deeper meaning that just the traditional one. It may not necessarily be about wearing clothing to change your persona or affiliations with a certain sex. Cross dressing in general, symbolizes the idea and need for change within oneself.
Cross dressing is a conflict between what you are now, and what you want to become. Your dream and your conscious is at a crossroad between what you struggle to make yourself appear as, and what you really are inside. When you dream, your body is telling you that you can’t try and be someone you’re not. You can’t hide or shelter who you truly are, you must embrace it and allow yourself to be content with the way you act and feel. Don’t let the outside appearance affect your appearance on the inside.
Cross dressing in a dream represents the act of making oneself into the opposite sex. Some dreams may use cross-dressing as symbolism to represent that person’s desire to make room for more feminine or masculine aspects of their personality. It can also symbolize taking on different traits or characteristics, such as ex-military personnel dressing up as nurses and vice versa.
In the dream world, men who cross dress may symbolize the feminine qualities that you possess in waking life. They may also symbolize aspects of your personality that you have rejected or denied.
Some people believe that a man who cross dresses in his dream signifies latent homosexual tendencies. In other cases, it can represent his desire to have a change from his typical life.
Lastly for a woman, cross dressing in a dream signifies a desire to be more manly. It is usually indicative of a woman’s need to be more assertive, more independent and less inhibited.
It may also mean that she wants to escape from the confines of her own femininity. It may signify her need to feel more empowered by being successful at work or in the world in general, or it could suggest that she needs to change what she does for work so it suits her better.
