1- To have a dream about being buried indicates a fear of being overcome, possibly by responsibility; or of repressing parts of our personality in ways which are harmful.2- To be a...

also see BodyWhen we dream of faeces or excrement we are returning to an infant level of expression and enjoyment. Experiences we have had may have been relevant at the time but we...

also see Address1- If we receive a letter in a dream we may be aware of some problem with the person it is from.It is possible that the sender is known to be dead, in which case th...

1- Everyone has a basic need to belong and often we arc conscious in dreams of finding our particular place. It manifests itself in dreams as a place where we are protected on all ...

also see Wadding1- When we dream ol” packing suitcases, as though going on a journey, we arc highlighting the need to prepare carefully for the next stage of our lives. There is ...

As more people move away from working with the land, this symbol becomes less relevant in dreams. It does mean, however, working at clearing oneself for new growth and being able t...

1- To be conscious of size in a dream highlights how we feel in relation to a person, project or object. Big might suggest important or threatening, whereas small might indicate vu...

also see Stage1- In dreams about the theatre it will depend which part of the theatre is highlighted.If it is the stage, then a situation that the dreamer is in at this particular ...

-also see Sea in Hater1- Dreaming of a tide is attempting to go with the ebb and flow of life, or, rather more specifically, with the emotions. As a tide also removes debris, the s...

1- A whistle being blown in a dream can mark the end of a particular phase of time. It can also sound as a warning to alert us to a particular event.2- A whistle may be heard and r...

1- For time to be significant in a dream there is usuallv the necessity to measure it in some way, or to use a period of time as a measurement. Usuallv the dreamer is only aware of...

1- Dreaming of wading puts us in the position of recognising what our emotions can do to us.If we are impeded by the water (see Water), then we need to appreciate how our emotions ...

1- To dream of weapons usually suggests our desire to hurt someone or something. We have internalised our aggression and it is marginally more acceptable to dream of wreapons and o...

Psychological / emotional perspective: An extinct volcano suggests that we have become aware of old feelings and emotions that are not relevant in the present circumstances....

Psychological / emotional perspective: When we recognize that we can see only a fraction or fragment of a dream object we need to take further action to gain control of emotions an...

Psychological / emotional perspective: In order to disentangle the various types of ‘information’ that each character brings to the dreamer, it is often necessary to decide wha...

A spiritual message relevant to one’s situation, sincere and divinely inspired...

Fragments of memories that are no more relevant...

A divinely inspired, relevant message...

Identification on the tag is relevant; research details...

Implies that one’s timing is of relevant importance...

(Life, Rain, River, Vapor) Water in a dream represents a happy life, money, prosperity, expansion of one’s business, increase in one’s income, or it could mean marriage. Ifon...

Some believe that dreaming about baldness is a warning about poor health. However, baldness symbolizes a lack of something, just like those who are bald lack hair. Hair represents ...

Beavers are very busy animals. They gnaw all day and build their homes. They are generally not considered to be friendly animals. All of their hard work is focused on isolating and...

As mentioned in all relevant dream symbols, bodies of water represent your unconscious, your emotions and your accumulated soul experiences. Depending on the content of the dream, ...

Very important things are made out of glass. Amongst them are windows that allow sunshine into our homes, drinking glasses, seeing glasses, etc. Glass makes our lives more comforta...

The penguin is an interesting earth-bound bird that lives in and around the ocean. As a dream symbol it may represent concrete thinking, feelings of being burdened by unwanted emot...

As mentioned in all relevant dream symbols, bodies of water represent your unconscious, your emotions, and your accumulated soul experiences.The ship in your dream could represent ...

Indicates where we may be holding back on expressing the energy relevant to that pan of the body.A man who dreamt of an ache in his throat later discovered in therapy that he had b...

Including uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece, etc. Usually an aspect of oneself relevant to the character of the person dreamt about. Sometimes represents one’s family tra­ditio...

The desire for cleansing (due to a bad conscience), as in the expression “to wallow in dirt.” According to Freud, sexuality. This association, however, was mostly relevant duri...

Portrait. Not the real thing! Being either egocentric or self-reflecting. Search for a relevant world- view or your true self....

Particularly in women’s dreams, fear of sexuality. In the case of men, it is partly an expression of fear of the weapons of women. Fear of war.A weapon in a dream also symbolizes...

Points either to something hidden, as in Backyard, or the open side of the dreamer s personality.According to Freud, the yard symbolizes the vagina, but today this meaning is only ...

An approach suggested by Carl Jung. In essence it is to honour what the dream states. In the dream quoted above under amnesia, David is sleeping on a mattress, but it could have be...

The brain is not a computer, but it has the power to compute.The word computare is Latin, and comes from putare, to think. Neither is a computer any­thing like a human brain. But ...

See Angel, Ocean. Living life from the depths of the soul and emotions, because fish live in the depths of the sea. Feeling like “a fish in water”—being in one’s element. O...

Buildings in dreams represent the constructions we make in our lives. They are attitudes and beliefs we have built from our experience, perception, and often from our family habits...

also see TableIf the desk we are dreaming about is an old one, such as our old school desk or an antique one we perhaps should be returning to old values, habits or disciplines.If ...

Sometimes in the practice of deep relaxation, meditation or sensory deprivation, our being enters into a state akin to sleep, yet we maintain a personal waking awareness. This is l...

In the past (but still relevant today), the image of supernatural power that you wish you had. This dream symbol frequently appears when one is feeling worthless. Today, it refers ...

1- We may be denying, or trying to control, a part of our own nature that we do not trust. We may also have feelings about other people which can only be safely expressed in dreams...

1- Any dream which contains ‘natives’ that is. people from another culture and possibly with a tribal system is making us aware of a very simple structure to life. Our natural ...

1- To take offence in a dream is to allow a display of emotion and feeling about our own sensitivity which may not be appropriate in waking life.To give offence to someone in a dre...

1- Reaching out in a dream signifies our desire for something we do not have. This mav be either emotional or material. We may be trying to manipulate circumstances in such a way t...

also see Sailing and Wind1- Sails suggest the idea of making use of available power. Often the type of sail will be relevant. Old-fashioned sails would suggest out-of-date methods,...

The word scapegoat actually comes from the sacrificing of a goat to appease the gods, and in dreams this symbol can be highly relevant.If in our dream we are the scapegoat for some...

1- A seed in dreams stands for our potentiality. We may have an idea which is only just beginning, or a project which needs nurturing. In a woman’s dream a seed may suggest pregn...

also see Theatre1- I’o be on stage in a dream is to be making oneself visible.An open-air stage suggests communication with the masses rather than a selected audience.A moving st...

It is usuallv the texture and quality that is relevant when a material appears in a dream.It is the sensuousness and softness of velvet which is significant.In old-style dream inte...

Birds are messengers delivering sacred information to the dreamer from the spiritual dimensions. Soaring high, they may demonstrate an opportunity to free yourself from the constra...

Finding a book may represent some hidden knowledge that was just discovered.The title of the book would present relevant information lor you to take notice of.An autobiography may ...

To see bats in your dream represents filth, dishonesty, and inner turmoil. It may also mean that you should turn your back on previous beliefs and attitudes, as they are no longer ...

To dream of old classmates implies that someone from your past is relevant in understanding a present friendship or association. Some inner realization from earlier days will help ...

To dream of anthropology symbolizes that you are relating to yourself from the perspective of your history and mythology, with a desire to understand yourself and those around you....

A dream about reading the newspaper is about seeking knowledge that is relevant to your current situation and about receiving information from your unconscious. Pay attention, the ...

When we are conscious of a babble of noise within a dream it suggests that there is too much information for us to be able to sort out what is relevant.The significance comes from ...

Psychological / emotional perspective: The symbolism of colour is very relevant in dreams since we know that these colours are not physically produced, but are a mental image....

In dreams, the courtyard is a place of refuge, if only transitory at times, and often the shape will be relevant.A square courtyard would focus on physical or material concerns for...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Dreaming of being in a crowd could be indicative of the fact that we do not wish to stand out, or that we do not have a personal sense of dir...

Gives gender-specific: In a man’s dream the helmet will represent his own virility. In a woman’s dream it will symbolize her attitude to the masculine.The type of helmet will b...

Psychological / emotional perspective: A jigsaw tool is capable of cutting around shapes.It is this interpretation which may be relevant in dreams, we are able to circumvent a diff...

Lead in spiritual symbolism stands for a consciousness of the physical realms as opposed to the spiritual.It is the metal of saturn and has this planet’s symbolism of blocking pr...

The ancients recognized the importance of metal, particularly as offerings to the gods, and much of that symbolism is still relevant in dreams today as we find our magical roots an...

Material aspects: From an everyday perspective a nurse suggests that all is not well with a project or task and some kind of corrective care is needed. As the profession of nursing...

A suggestion of spiritual wrongdoing may be relevant.A sin is a moral evil, but a wrongdoing is less culpable and in dreams may simply manifest as a warning, which allows us to ass...

Material aspects: As we become more aware, the ancient symbolisms become more relevant. Anything which is represented as being quadrupled in size or power picks up on the symbolism...

Gives gender-specific: Oddly, a quay, presumably because of its shape, can represent the masculine principle. In a man’s dream it is the quay itself which will be relevant; in a ...

An older meaning of repair was ‘to go back’ and it is this meaning that is most spiritually relevant.The idea of going back to where we came from – to source – is an accept...

We may need to dispose of spiritual rubbish – outdated perceptions and truths that are no longer relevant.A dream about rubbish or garbage can indicate that now is the time to pe...

Material aspects: Sails suggest the idea of making use of available power. Often the type of sail will be relevant. Old-fashioned sails would suggest out-of-date methods, whereas r...

We may be interested in the idea of spirituality, but as yet have not found the right stimulation.The symbolism of tobacco as a giver of visions may be relevant to our situation. A...

A verdict in a dream suggests that a judgement from a more spiritual source has become relevant.The spiritual law of cause and effect results in a ‘ruling’ being made. You migh...

Dreaming of difficulties in communicating suggests something needs to be said or you need to understand the messages you are receiving.• It can also indicate feelings of isolatio...

General Meaning: A call to a season of intimacy and innocence.To be drawn into an intimate relationship with the Lord.It is also a representation of the things that you have joined...

General Meaning: A key speaks of license, authority and calling. Every believer has been given a key to salvation.• When you became born again, you were given the name of Jesus t...

(1) East is where the sun rises and may therefore signify some kind of ‘rebirth’: perhaps a radical re-orientation of yourself so that you face and receive all that is good and...

This aromatic plant is associated with sensuality. Its presence in dreams indicates that the dreamer is in a period in which her sexuality is especially relevant in her life....

Deformity reflects that you reject some aspects of yourself.If any limb of your body grows uncontrollably it means that this limb is relevant, so you have to analyze its specific m...

Looking through a microscope can indicate a desire to be meticulous when analyzing a given situation. But also denotes a tendency to place too much value on minor details, neglecti...

The figure of the peasant is associated with the job: to plow the soil, to sow, and then to collect the fruits represent those rewards that come after a hard work. The oneiric farm...

The age of the person having a dream about incest must be considered, for obvious reasons.If one has never had this type of dream before, there could be any number of innocuous rea...

Dream Interpretation & an A to Z dictionary of symbols and their meanings helps you make sense of your dreams and harness them to increase your creativity, solve problems, find lif...

Any dream which contains tribal peoples living in harmony with nature is making you aware of how simple the structure of life really is when you strip away whatever is not essentia...

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...

"Trust in Dreams, for in Them the Gateway to Eternity is Hidden."—KHALIL GIBRAN Dreams and Their Profound Purpose Imagine dreams as personal movies, crafted in response...

Rescuing someone or something can represent: Good will toward others, compassion, or a sense of humanity.The idea that you’ve been doing too much (or not enough) helping others.T...

Recurrent dream themes often start at a young age, but can begin at any time, and persist for the rest of one’s life.The theme of missing an exam, to take one example, commonly b...

This dream may symbolize a rebirth in your life. However, it may also mean that you are about to experience a lucid dream. In this case, your consciousness awakens in the oneiric s...

This can suggest a desire for public attention but it can also suggest not expressing your real self—acting a role.If you dreamed that you were acting on stage, how did the audie...

It is during childhood that we learn many of the fundamental rules and responsibilities of life. It is also the time when we develop our personalities and become increasingly socia...

If you dream of any of these, it suggests a defensive attitude. Do you have a real fear of being overwhelmed or defeated by a group of schoolmates or colleagues?Or are you feeling ...

In dreams, a library can represent a storehouse of your experiences in life as well as your intellect.If the library is well ordered, this suggests that you handle knowledge well.I...

To dream in black and white suggests that you need to be more objective in formulating your decisions. You may be a little too unyielding in your thought processes, and thus need t...

Dreams that feature your ancestors in some way indicate the web of cultural and family influences from which your personality has arisen.If a particular ancestor is highlighted, th...

Our fascination and adoration of favorite celebrities stems from a desire to emulate their positive qualities or talents. We admire them for their beauty and creative talent, and s...

If you were making a speech in your dream, what you are saying may have bearing on what is currently happening in your life.If you spoke angrily or wearily, this may show how you a...

S ome dreams leave us with a painful sense of loss; dreams that take us back to happy times in the past, for example, or dreams of being abandoned, lost or bereaved.In some instanc...

Shopping often represents the possibilities in life, the decisions you can make, the variety of attitudes or activities from which you can choose, or something for which you are se...