Overdramatization or fleeing from a problematic situation. Looking for clarification in difficult situations. Flying and Falling appear in Abyss, Elevator, and Trap, usually in nig...

The symbolism here reverts to a basic attribute – that of overt masculinity and a strong degree of aggression. Such an attribute can be a positively spiritual one in that truth i...

This may be a carry-over from your daily life. In our dreams we can experience and express such feelings safely. Feeling great anger in your dream may be disturbing but pay attenti...

From our family we leam most of the positive and negative patterns of relationship and attitudes towards living, which we carry into daily events. Father’s uncertainty in deal­i...

To question the merits of a thing in your dreams, denotes that you will suspect some one whom you love of unfaithfulness, and you will fear for your speculations.To ask a question,...

1- Liquid in dreams can have more than one meaning. Because it is always connected with 'flow’, it can represent the idea of allowing feelings to How properly.The colour of the l...

also see Buildings1- In dreams, walls usuallv indicate the boundaries we have set ourselves. These may be created as defence mechanisms or support structures, and it is sometimes h...

A warning not to be such a realist. It might be better to just let go, as in Abyss, Cliff, Shot, Parachute, Flying, and be more open to something new. Also fear of being destroyed,...

1- Dreaming of clouds can have two meanings, depending on the other circumstances in the dream. It can either indicate uplifting or religious feelings, or can show that we arc feel...

1- To be aware of water in a dream and then realise that it has evaporated is to recognise the transformation which can take place once emotion is dealt with properly.2- By raising...

1- When the metal iron appears in dreams, it usually represents our strengths and determination. It can also signify the rigidity of our emotions or beliefs. We should consider bei...

1- It will depend on which type of oil is being used in the dream. Cooking oil will often signify the removal of friction, or a way of combining different components. Massage oil s...

1- Quivering indicates a state of extreme emotion. Such a reaction in a dream would signify that we need to consider the emotion and deal with it in everyday life.For instance, an ...

Keep in mind that life is 10% what cards you’re dealt, and 90% how you play them. This dream is about how you play the game of life and your desire to see the future.If there is ...

Feelings of sorrow or of being overburdened can manifest in dreams as baggage.The type of baggage will be important, bulky suitcases being less easily dealt with than a simple bag....

Spiritually, an injury or scar may suggest that something negative and harmful has occurred, which is an external force rather than internal. We may not have dealt with it as well ...

You may be experiencing some emotional disconnect around some area where you are lacking warmth. Snow is frozen water. Water represents emotions. Emotions that are frozen imply a d...

Rape in a dream is a positive symbol even though the association with it is very negative because of its abhorrent nature from waking life. Sex is ultimately about integration and ...

To dream of a guardian, denotes you will be treated with consideration by your friends.For a young woman to dream that she is being unkindly dealt with by her guardian, foretells t...

1. A serious internal conflict, likely over something not dealt with in the past.2. A measure of attitudes regarding achieve­ments, successes or failures.3. Dangers or difficult...

1. Moving up an escalator means a steady dealing with something, either business or emotions.2. Going down an escalator means that one has successfully dealt with some­thing. ...

1. Indicates bad times are brewing for the dreamer, in­cluding loss of loved ones.2. One is afflicted with a physical or mental condition that can kill unless dealt with.3. The n...

1. Smelling natural gas is a warning that a situation is dangerous and should be dealt with immediately.2. If one smells gas and deals with it by lighting a pilot light, it indicat...

1. Long-repressed anger, never dealt with, needs to be ad­dressed.2. Need to examine thoughts and feelings toward others, possible misjudgment.3. Emotionally draining relationship...

1. Feeling threatened.2. Symbol of hard work or problems to be dealt with.3. Sexual symbol. ...

1. Phallic symbols.2. If stacks are smoking, a situ­ation must be dealt with (“where there’s smoke, there’s fire”).3. Hard work is being conducted.4. Thoughts from the un...

1. One’s life is dotted with problems that need to be dealt with.2. Relationships that have gone bad. ...

A large, obvious, un-dealt with problem in someone’s life ...

Internal patterns surfacing to be dealt with.A dream of contrary. Whether it involved yourself or others, the greater the agony in the dream, the greater will be your coming joy. ...

The past, what you have chosen to or want to forget —left behind; what one is unaware of, as talk behind one’s back, what has been learnt or dealt with. People behind dreamer: ...

Example: ‘I was walking down the steps of a house, leading into the front area of the basement. I was with a man, perhaps a friend. At the bottom of the steps a psychiatrist was ...

Fear of sinking into the world of the emotions and / or instincts that need to be dealt with.An opportunity for self-knowledge.See Submarine, Swamp, Diving....

Never interpret your dreams intellectually! Reasoning creates distance. Such distance often leads us to misunderstand symbols and whole dreams. Symbols are dealt with by the heart ...

If you dream of seeing or riding a white horse, the indications are favorable for prosperity and pleasurable commingling with congenial friends and fair women.If the white horse is...

If a problem is successfully dealt with in a dream, it is more easily resolved...

1. If adopting a child, dreamer is accepting some proposal made in waking life, such as a new idea.2. If child is rejected, a new idea is rejected.3. If dreamer feels adopted, he/s...

1. If surrounded by alligators, the dreamer has to make a choice among equally distasteful choices.2. If attacked by an alligator, there is a problem that will not go away and must...

1- An infection (See Infection) can result in pus. In a dream, something which has gone ‘bad’ and infected what is around it, can show itself as pus. We may be infected by fear...

1- A scar in a dream suggests that there are old hurts which have not been fully dealt with. These may be mental and emotional as much as physical, and can remain unnoticed until w...

Symbolize life, according to Romanis.If you dream you are winning when playing cards, you will do well and profit in life.If you are losing, you will suffer some setbacks.If you ar...

(see Death, Seance)Residual feelings or uncertainties that you haven’t totally dealt with honestly or recognized.Esoterically, the disembodied spirit of a person who has returned...

Vision: Seeing or collecting herbs: you have cared for a sick person or dealt with a difficult situation. Eating herbs: a long, joyful, and healthy life....

Depth Psychology: A photo stands for unconscious memories that—even though you may have already dealt with them—are coming alive again.See Picture....

Vision: A skier in a dream is a reminder that the best way to reach your goals is to be flexible and make use of your skills. Skiing downhill: sometimes things get worse faster th...

Vision: Be careful, someone wants to “ensnare” or tangle with you. Winding yarn: a confusing issue is slowly becoming untangled and dealt with in an orderly way.See String, Th...

To see or eat an artichoke in your dream implies that an important issue needs to be scrutinized and dealt with thoroughly. It may also symbolize your ability to be inventive and i...

To dream that you are in a flood indicates that you should let go of some sexual fantasies.If the flood is raging, then there are emotional concerns or problems that need to be dea...

Over the years many theories to ex­plain the ‘why’ of dreams have been put forward. These range from dreams being messages from spirits; being results of food eaten prior to s...

The environment in which the action of the dream takes place signifies the background of expenence which sup­ports the situation dealt with in the foreground.Example: ‘I was in ...

Since Sigmund Freud, a key term in psychotherapy. Besides the more technical aspects in actual therapy, the idea of transference in essence means that during everyday situations ol...

1- When animals appear in a dream they usually represent an aspect of the personality which cannot be properly understood except on an instinctive level. Animal with a cub This w...

also see Weapons1- When we dream of an axe we need to differentiate between whether it Is being used against us or if we are using it.If it is used against us wc feel we are being ...

Very common with some people, especially during adolescence or times of stress. Sometimes accompa­nied by hallucinations. Sleep walking is normal as an occa­sional event in child...

Traditional symbol for emotions (“Say it with flowers”). Beauty and fertility. Growing and fading away, like life. Expectations of and hope for love and relationships. Importan...

1- In a dream, playing cards highlights our ability to be open to opportunity or to take chances.The cards that one deals, or is dealt, in a dream may have significance as to numbe...

1- In modern times to dream of files or filing and thus to put order into our lives, is to make sense of what we are doing and how we arc doing it. lo be filing things away would p...

1- Flies arc always associated with something nasty, which docs not allow for the fact that they also devour rotten material. So to dream of flies is to be aware that we have certa...

also see Classes and Mask1- Goggles in a dream can have the same significance as spectacles and also the mask.The meaning can be ambivalent since goggles can be used, either to cov...

also see Sick1- Whatever life has to offer, we may be left with painful memories, feelings of anger and difficulties. In a dream these memories and feelings can surface as illness....

1- The image of a journey is a very- potent one in dream work. Anytime the idea of a journey becomes apparent, it is to do with the way that we carry on our everyday lives and how ...

1- For most people the way they see themselves is important.To be overly conscious of something like a pimple in a dream is to suggest some worry as to how one comes across to othe...

1- A sarcophagus is similar to a tomb, but is much more of a memorial, marking how important the occupant is or was.To dream of such an edifice is to recognise the importance of de...

1- When a child is first born, its first awareness is of itself as an individual. It has to learn that it is now separate from its mother and cope with the separation. It begins to...

Vision: Seeing a carcass in a rotting state can evoke disgust, dislike, or grief. Either an event provoking such a response is going to happen soon, or the dream is suggesting tha...

Symbol: A skull is a symbol of repentance and mortality.Vision: If a woman dreams about her deceased husband: she has come to terms with his death. Dream-psychology has proven th...

also see Dream Dictionary: SexFor a male to dream of castration, it may infer the individual has not come to terms with their sexuality. It may also mean the dreamer has not dealt...

To dream of calomel is not a good sign at all as to see it means much unhappiness dealt to you by anothers hand.If you are drinking calomel tea you will allow yourself to be deceiv...

To dream of being a nurse reveals a compassionate nature, maternal instincts, sacrifice and generosity.To see a nurse in a dream means you have a desire to be taken care of and pos...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Formerly, going bankrupt carried a great deal of stigma. Such a dream, therefore, highlighted our fears and doubts about our own abilities. I...

When the relationship with a daughter is highlighted in dreams, it often represents the outcome of the relationship between the dreamer and their partner. In a woman’s dream, the...

The conflicts that arise in us because of our sexual desire for someone can be dealt with in the dream state through dreaming of emission or orgasm....

Material aspects: Any dream of equality can highlight our relationships with siblings or with work colleagues. We may have issues that cannot be properly dealt with in waking life,...

Material aspects: Such a dream may also be attempting to deal with our feelings about someone who has died. Falling into a grave is an old symbol for initiation. Digging a grave su...

Material aspects: Stress is one of the biggest disturbers of dreams and sleep. It can translate into dreams of harassment, for instance being worried or jumped on by a dog. Once th...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Often when we are ill in a dream we are grappling with part of our personality. Part of us is out of balance and perhaps needs to be dealt wi...

Material aspects: If we are using a knife we may either be freeing ourselves from restrictions or trying to sever a relationship.If we are being attacked with a knife, it indicates...

Material aspects: There is a sense that the life has gone out of a project or task, perhaps that in waking life they have gone on too long or lost focus. If, in dreams, food has go...

Material aspects: Unconsciously you may be feeling threatened in some way and need to be consciously pro-active in coming to terms with the fear that this brings.The type of weapon...

Psychological / emotional perspective: The type of transport used in dreams may suggest how we are moving through this particular stage of our lives. Previously the horse was used ...

The wild boar depicts the archetypal masculine principal, and often the negative masculine in a woman’s dream. We may be evading an issue that should be challenged and dealt with...

The ancients found the darkness a source of great fear, and so dreaming of darkness could be calling your attention to a fear you have that needs to be dealt with.Darkness also hid...

The ex-lover is thinking about the dreamer intensely, and projecting telepathic messages towards her which she receives in her dreams.Incompletions with this person that need to be...

Dreaming of a black or brown rat is a sign of illness or treachery ahead. In European tradition, rats are associated with theft of foodstuffs and the spread of disease, and therefo...

If the icon featured a portrait of a saint or other religious figure, find out what tradition is associated with that person.For example, if the saint was St. Christopher, then you...

If you dream of giving a eulogy for someone, this indicates you have something important to communicate. You need to vocalize your feelings and thoughts, possibly to the person you...

If you dream of your own funeral, you are giving up a part of yourself of an old way of acting. This dream often means that you are trying to ignore a situation that needs to be co...

A dream of land mines suggests that you are going through a potentially explosive and trying situation in real life.The mines could represent repressed emotions that are likely to ...

To dream that you threaten others, suggests that you need to stand up for yourself in your real life.To dream that you are being threatened, signifies that you have some internal f...

To see a trunk in your dream represents old memories, ideals, hopes, and old emotions. It may represent issues and feelings that you have not dealt with....

When this dream occurs review what are the truly “precious” and “important” things that you want to take with you and decide what you can safely let go of to allow space fo...

Anything closed, such as a window, door, gate, fence, wall, etc., constitutes an obstacle dream, and its significance will follow on how you dealt with it....

A dream of contrary.If the feature of your dream was that fate played you a dirty trick, you can rest assured that a lucky break will follow; but if the feeling in your dream was t...

(see also Devil)Evil manifestations in dreams will nearly always represent something in yourself. Don’t be offended: there is evil in everyone. What needs to be understood is tha...

Waking up laughing from a dream, or remembering a dream image in which you laugh unworriedly, is one of the most pleasurable sensation that the subconscious gives. Almost always it...

Losing one’s keys and being locked out in a dream can indicate fear of losing your position in life.If another person has locked the dreamer out, then control is an issue to be c...

If something is very close in a dream, this can indicate that the matter being dealt with in the dream is close to consciousness.The dream also might be drawing on a familiar idiom...

(1) If you dream of being abandoned or forsaken, the dream is almost certainly expressing your own (albeit unconscious) feelings. Perhaps you felt uncared for as a child.If so, you...

Like any other form of execution, beheading may symbolize punishment. We often punish ourselves, unconsciously, as a result of guilt-feelings connected with some traumatic experien...

How to Remember a Dream Everyone of us can learn to remember dreams. This, of course, is a prerequisite to working with dream symbols. After you are reliably recalling dreams, you...