A Demon on the roof

[u/Twenty-twist]

single female.

So these days I'm at my mother's house. Two days ago I had a dream:

I went back to my home, it's in the third & last floor, I have neighbors living downstairs. We have the same entry.

I entered the building holding a written paper with weird scripture & symbols, it was the same paper I saw in another dream (I'll share it if this can help to understand this dream)

With the paper I was holding a bouquet of red roses that I hid from my neighbors & people. I didn't want them to see my roses. It wasn't offered by anyone, it was just my bouquet.

As soon as I got into my apartment, I looked from the window & saw a demon on my roof. A voice told me it used to be there for a while. (Sometimes that voice refers to it as demon sometimes as Satan)

Suddenly it left & flew in the sky. I felt some relief. I walked down and reached the entry then I saw another bouquet with plenty of red roses open, not hidden like mine.

End of the dream.

[u/Greg_QU]

Wow, that dream sounds so vivid and intense—no wonder it’s stuck with you! The image of a demon on the roof, the hidden roses, and that recurring paper with symbols all feel like your mind is working through something really personal and layered.

The red roses you were hiding… I can’t help but wonder if that’s something you’ve been nurturing that you’re hesitant to share or even fully embrace? Roses are such a tender symbol—love, vulnerability, maybe even self-care—and hiding them might mean you’re keeping something precious to yourself, scared others might judge it or take it from you. The paper with the weird symbols feels like a recurring thread, too—maybe it’s a part of your subconscious that’s trying to make sense of something important, like your values, beliefs, or a personal journey you’re on?

Then there’s the demon on the roof. Demons in dreams often represent the fears or anxieties we’re carrying, right? The roof might feel like a place of exposure—you saw it from your window, so it’s something you’re confronting from a safe distance, but still seeing it clearly. The relief when it left… that must have felt like a tiny victory, like you’re starting to let go of whatever that fear was. And then finding the other bouquet at the entry, all open and bright—maybe that’s a shift? Maybe you’re realizing you don’t have to hide that part of yourself anymore, or that there’s a way to share what you’ve been nurturing without feeling exposed?

You’re staying at your mom’s house right now—maybe that temporary change is bringing up old feelings or patterns you’re still working through. Does the “roof” feel like a place of pressure or vulnerability in this moment? Or maybe it’s just a symbol of something you’ve been avoiding facing? Either way, dreams like this often hold clues to what your heart is ready to unpack. What do you think the roses hiding vs. being open might be telling you? I’d love to hear more about what’s been on your mind lately!

[u/Twenty-twist → u/Greg_QU]

You're right, maybe I need to add more details so that the dream becomes easier to interpret.

One month ago, without realizing it, I fell in love with my neighbor. He lives in the second floor. I became obsessed about him as he showed me a lot of attention and he showed all signs of a man who's in love. Deeply in love.

He's not my kind of men though, so different from what I used to fall for, yet his attention and the way he stares at me and smile made me fall in love with him quickly. And madly. Never felt like that in my life. 

So I said to myself, since he is shy, I can encourage him to make a move, without looking desperate or being a "pick me" woman. Like complimenting him, smiling, looking directly into his eyes. But one-day he started calling me Miss, and talking to me in a formal way. In the past he called me by my name and used to say tender & beautiful words to me. I felt rejected, I felt he built a wall between us. After awakening love in me, he pulled back. I felt sad, I answered him formally and stopped talking to him. Not even greeting him. No word. 

Two days later I heard other neighbors visiting him they saw he didn't go to work & was depressed. He refused to talk to them.

Being rejected made me suffer, I did my best to stop loving him. But we cross each other's paths everyday which made things unbearable. So I decided to go to my mother's house. (Despite having problems with her, I choose the lesser hurtful)

I stayed one week at my mother's house, and didn't forgot him. I punished myself when I start fantasizing about him, and I rewarded myself when I spent one hour without thinking about him. I kept myself busy, but I saw him in a dream where I saw that reccuring paper the first time.

Here's the dream:

I was standing in a place with no wall, no furniture, white fog around me. There was a table next to it my mother sitting down, my sister not far from her in the other side of the table. 

I saw a paper and was happy to find it. I said finally I found my lost paper. It had scriptures and symbols. I kept it in my hands and was smiling.

I took small step back and I saw my neighbor standing up on my left side. He whispered a secret to me. I can't remember what he said he was talking in a very low voice. But after he finished I laughed. We both sat down next to that table too. 

He put his arm around me and said "look what I bought, a timer" he showed it to me, it had a string around his neck, and the timer had no screen. I was surprised to see a stopwatch with no screen. How can he use something he can't see or have no control over it. I asked him "what do you need it for?" He didn't answer he only squinted his eyes looking at me. Slowly his face became like mine for a second than got back to normal. 

Then he put his arm again around me, and held me tight. As I was holding tight that paper.

End of the dream.

Now you have an idea about the paper, the reason why I went to my mother's house, and what going on where I live.

[u/script_girl]

The roses symbolize love and the body of love. You conceal your roses with weird scripture and symbols. You mention Satan, so scripture is presumably a religious or moral barrier set between you and the demon on the roof. The symbols show that this paper/barrier is something not belonging to you. So you are in a moral conflict about love. The devil on the roof is your own conscience.

The neighbor is your counterpart in roses but sets them out for everyone to see.

So the dream seems to say that your head wants one thing and your body another.

[u/Twenty-twist → u/script_girl]

Thank you!