Things we, or our unconscious, treasures, our integ­rity or sense of wholeness, the lasting pans of our nature, even the eternal aspect of self or the essential core of our...

Aggression, but also camaraderie.If a man dreams about a soldier, it often expresses a longing for connection with other men.See Military Duty, War.

(see by specific instruments)Inner harmony, or the song of your soul as it mingles with the Universe. Pythagoras believed that celestial objects sing as they move throughout the sky. When...

A full, long skirt worn by a character may suggest tha: a wise woman has entered the scene who expresses the qualities of a mature female.

Vision: Women who see a doll want a child of their own. When men see a doll, it means they want to have an affair, which will happen, even...

(1) If someone close to you features in a dream as suffering from some disease which in reality he or she does not have, then it is possible that your...

You are dreaming of vulnerability, and some situation in your life is likely causing you to feel exposed. This is one of the most common dream images experienced by almost...

Expresses high or low self-esteem, servitude, bondage, appetite; see “yoke”

1. Nerves and nervous habits; expresses a need to relax.2. Tension is in need of healthy release.3. A feeling that one is losing one’s mind.

1. Expresses a need to use new ideas for old problems.2. Bal­ance and satisfaction are in the offing (an herb garden).3. Use caution around rough situations and possibly malicious people...

1. Difficulty in facing hard emotional situations or life choices.2. Expresses a fear of growth and change, usually a change of a life phase or mode of behavior.3. Someone has...

1. Fertility and nourishment.2. Wealth, possible marriage, depending on the condition of the land.3. Expresses a need for grounding (as in “down to earth”).

1. Doing something unpleasant yet positive to make a dream grow.2. Signal that difficult means are needed to make things grow.3. A euphemistic term in a dream that expresses one’s...

1. If one is undressing in front of others inappropriately, the act expresses anger, defiance.2. Sexual yearning.3. Desire to be free of someone or a certain situation.4. Desire to shock...

1. Expresses a need or desire to distance oneself from family or close friends.2. Current situations suffer from a bias, lack of objectivity.3. A need or desire to be more...

1. A need or desire to assert oneself, to “be counted.” 2. Feel­ings of hopelessness, insignificance.3. Expresses a longing for peace, hopes for the future.

Expresses one’s sense of isolation; feelings of loneli­ness; independence, depending on dream feelings. Idioms: go it alone.See abandoned.

Example: I went back in time in circles, almost as if going unconscious. I went back and back and then there came this awful smell such as I’ve never expe­rienced....

Example: ‘When I was very small probably even pre-school I often dreamt of flying. I was mostly dressed only in my short vest and usually floating upwards to escape adults...

Symbol for letting go, as in Water, Brook / Stream. Playing ball represents self-expression. However, a ball, as in football and handball, also expresses aggressive penetration, forging ahead.Here, the reference...

The symbol for Vampire, sucking out, being sucked dry. Dull, compulsive, dangerous emotions. On the other hand, this dream symbol expresses great sensibility, having radar-like skills and useful instincts.

On one hand, you may want to take it easy, look for relaxation and fun; on the other hand, bowling expresses power and agility. Last, but not least, this symbol...

A frequent dream of women. Expressing joy and sorrow about one’s body.The rhythm of life, specifically the female’s.To this day, many native peoples depict important life events in dance, and...

Example: During childhood I leamt to fly in a long sequence of dreams. Each linked very clearly to the last. I would go to the nearby churchyard and in the...

The down expresses sleep; rest; withdrawal; non-involvement. Idioms: feel down, down and out; do some­one down, down at heel; down hearted; down with.See prone above in this entry.

You need to listen better, be more obedient or more understanding, pay attention not only to sounds and tone, but also to voices and indirect meanings.The ear is also a...

See Snake.The eel appears often as a dream symbol when you are feeling numb and lethargic.The eel symbolizes activity, and expresses the desire to be like a Fish, in Water,...

Our basic spinal and lower brain reactions, such as fight or flight, reproduction, attraction or repulsion, sex drive, need for food and reaction to pain. This includes the fundamental evolutionary...

Facial expressions stand for the emotional situation of the dreamer, for the way he respects and judges himself. They are a symbol of the dreamer’s identity, willpower, and power of...

The tree depicts the living structure of our inner self. Its roots show our connection with our physical body and the earth, its trunk the way we direct the energies...

Guns, rockets, knives, spears, etc., depict our de­sire to hurt someone or, if we are being shot or hurt in the dream, how we have internalised our own aggression or...

Confrontation.The Ball expresses concentrated vitality and / or your own center. Here, the question is: Are you kicking yourself7 Or are you bringing yourself into the game.7 It is important...

Enjoying erotic and relaxing experiences. This image in a dream often expresses the need for more bodily contact, or a need to “save ones own skin.” If bodily contact is...

Dreaming of holding an important position expresses the desire for achievement. Are you too ambitious—or should you be more ambitious? Rigidity, stubbornness, and social protocol. Cooperation, need to be more...

Wanting to look good and be seen in positive terms, loved, and accepted. Addresses the power of attraction and subtle radiance. Like the fragrance of a perfume that evaporates quickly,...

May symbolize restrictions and dependency in many forms. Usually, it expresses a need for more space and freedom, as in Crowds, Shackles, and Cage. You feel limited (often because of...

First, this image expresses actual birth, maybe your own, that of your children, or others’. Wishes, fears, pain, and the joy of becoming “a human being” may be expressed here,...

Symbol of wisdom. Since the Middle Ages, the Fool has been the personification of sin. In some periods, he was even compared to the devil.The Fool is considered a symbol...

Deep bonds with a Relative (often a symbol for parts of yourself), whom you see as your idol, or who is or should be a threatening example. As a dream...

Points to the necessity of becoming more grounded, but at the same time it is what separates us from the “naked” earth.According to Jung, it expresses darkness, as in Forest.

The zone of the root chakra, where the Kundalini resides. This image may point to the relief of undigested leftovers, problems one has worked with.The suggestion here is to “let...

Causing an accident: Guilt surrounding a situation for which you feel directly responsible, even if that feeling is unwarranted. Alternatively, working out hostility toward a person or situation through dream...

(see Banishment, Desert, Island, Separation)Recent emotional traumas like divorce or the death of a loved one. In this case, the dream expresses repressed sadness and fear.Childhood fears. Latchkey children who...

(see Air-plane / Airport, Alien. Flying, UFO)As a symbol of the future, this ship may take you forward in time to see where your current course of action leads.Because of...

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...

1- When a particular position is highlighted in a dream it usually signifies our moral standpoint, or our position in life. It can also give an indication of how we...

The inability to express yourself as freely or honestly as you might wish (see Choking).Being unsatisfied and unfulfilled by your present situation to the point where this slowly “kills” creativity...

(see Brcerages, Herbs)In the East, this beverage is sacred to Buddha, making it one of tranquillity and meditation. This symbol expresses that actions and words are in accord.An ability to...