( See Heart ) Dreaming of the heartbeat represents your life-force and the vital heart-centered energies that are an integral part of your being. In Western cultures, we tend to think of the heart simply as a pump, but in fact it has an energy and intelligence of its own. In dreams the heartbeat represents that vital life-force and that vital female energy that is essential to life on this planet. This dream symbols compels you to look at how you view the heart and how you have integrated heart-centered energies into your waking life. Dreaming of a weak heartbeat indicates a weak connection to female energies and a weak use of your intuition, compassion, and empathy. Dreaming of a strong heartbeat indicates a strong connection to female energies and heart-centered decisions. Dreaming of an irregular heartbeat indicates intermittent or irregular attention to the callings of your heart. Pay attention the way the heartbeat was portrayed in the dream – it can provide great insight into how your view your heart and how you use your heart in your waking life.