Anxiety regarding external world, political forces, etc., that the dreamer feels at the mercy of. Often cou­pled with dreamer’s survival strategies.The end of a particular world...

Being attacked: feeling under threat from external events or internal emotions, impulses or ideas; feeling a victim in relation to others and self; taking a defensive attitude. At�...

Changing external situations, or internal response to situations; our moods and emotions.The following idioms give indications of the meaning. Idioms: sunny disposition; things don...

1- To dream of scoring a goal may indicate that we have set ourselves external targets. In achieving those targets we may also recognise that the goals which we have set ourselves ...

also see Buildings1- A tower in a dream usually represents a construction which we have developed in our lives. This may be an inner attitude or an outer life.To dream of a tower w...

Symbol: Like a town or temple, a house stands for the center of the world and a reflection of your universe.Vision: The condition of the house represents your present situation.T...

What Does It Mean to Dream About Seeing Many Immigration Officers on Duty?Dreaming of numerous immigration officers on duty can evoke a range of feelings and interpretations. This ...

1. Inner rage.2. Loss and disappointment.3. External forces, perhaps aggressive, calling for attention.4. Oversexed. ...

Old dream interpretation books say that seeing stars in your dream means that your wishes are going to be fulfilled. Even from a more pragmatic point of view, stars seem to be posi...

External and internal foundation, personal attitude. Always refers to being grounded, as in Foot and Basement.The floor can also be seen as a barrier between you and the ground.See...

When an anchor appears in a dream it can generally be taken to mean the necessity to remain stable in emotional situations. We need to catch hold of a concept or idea which will gi...

also see Intruder1- When we become aware of a burglar or intruder in our dreams we are experiencing sonic form of violation of our private space. This may be from external sources ...

1- Dew or gentle rain falling in a dream can represent a sense of newness and refreshment we have perhaps not been able to obtain, except from an external source.2- We may need to ...

1- To feel a draught in a dream is to be aware of an external force which could affect us or a situation we are in.To create a draught is literally to be attempting to clear the at...

Many dreams lead us to feel an intensity of emotion we may seldom if ever feel in waking life.If the emotions felt are frightening or disgusting we call the dream a nightmare. One ...

also see Vampire1- Because popular belief has it that bats are frightening, to dream of bats indicates that there are thoughts and ideas within the unconscious that may reveal them...

1- To be drinking in a dream is to be absorbing or taking something in. What we are drinking is also important, e.g. fruit juice would indicate we are aware of the need for cleansi...

also see Moon and Planets1- Dreaming of an eclipse signifies our fears and doubts about our own success. Others around us seem to be more important or able than we are, which does ...

1- Electricity often represents power, and it will depend on the context of the dream which aspect of power is being highlighted.To dream of electrical wires is to be aware of the ...

1- To dream of engineering is to link with our ability to constuct. This is our ability to create a structure which will allow us either to move forward or will make life easier fo...

Several people in dream: not feeling lonely; involve­ment of many aspects of oneself in what is being dreamt about; social ability. Large crowds: enormous involvement of self in i...

also see Intoxication1- When drugs appear in a dream whether self-administered or not this suggests that we may need external help to enable us to change our inner perceptions.To b...

1- An entrance in a dream has the same significance as a door (see Door), representing a new area of experience, or the new experience itself. Such a dream often signifies the need...

also see Workshop1- A garage appearing in a dream may indicate how we store our own personal abilities.It is the workshop from which we need to move out into the world in order to ...

also see Ixns1- For glasses or spectaclcs to stand out in a dream indicates a connection with our ability to see or to understand. Equally, if someone is unexpectedly wearing glass...

1- To dream of being totally immersed in water generally indicates the way we handle our own emotions, that we are attempting to find the more innocent part of ourselves which does...

If we keep a record of our dreams it will soon become obvious that some of our dream themes, charac­ters or places recur again and again. These recurrences are of various types.A ...

1- If there is gloom around in a dream, it can indicate difficulty in being able to see or comprehend things from an external viewpoint. There may be negativity around of which we ...

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- Aggressiveness can be represented in many ways, and to dream of kicking someone often allows the expression of aggression in an acceptable way. We would not necessarily do this ...

1- A guru appearing in a dream is a representation of the wisdom of the unconscious. As that wisdom becomes available we often bring it through to conscious knowledge by the figure...

1- Like the halter, the harness indicates some form of control or restraint. It may be that we are actually being restrained by our own limitations, or that we are being controlled...

1- Dreaming of having an infection suggests that there is the possibility of us having internalised negative attitudes from other people. Depending on where in the body the infecti...

also see Syringe1- To dream of being given an injection is to be feeling that one’s personal space has been penetrated. Other people’s opinions, needs or desires may be forced ...

1- When we dream of using a wand we are aware of our influence over others. Conversely, if someone else uses a wand we are aware of the power of suggestion, either for negative or ...

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- 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 Key and Ijock1- Prison, in dreams, stands for the traps we create for ourselves. We may feel that outside circumstances are making life difficult, but in actual fact we ar...

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 ...

(see Numbers, Trident)The triune nature of humankind as body-mind-soul; and the triune nature of many divine figures (Father-Son-Holy Spirit; Maiden-Mother-Crone).Stability 7 . Thr...

Vision: Seeing a comet is a warning: uncertain and difficult times are ahead. You will need to overcome poverty and danger.Depth Psychology: A comet is a sign that a far-reaching...

In a spiritual sense transport is being carried from one state of consciousness to another. This change in consciousness is not necessarily by our own volition. Riding either a hor...

If a blind person appears in your dreams, the reference will almost certainly be to some blindness - lack of awareness or understanding - within yourself.(1) Ask yourself what you ...

You may be connecting to a deeper sense of life force within you and an expression of passion for living. However, depending on how the blood is appearing in your dream, this could...

This dream means that you are experiencing some sort of transition in your life that is happening very fast. Any means of transportation in a dream is synonymous with the way we mo...

Warning bell, voice, signal: intuition that some­thing needs attention in our life, internally or externally. Being warned by someone else or voice: sense of not living up to our ...

also see Water1- Dreaming of washing either oneself, or for instance, clothes, suggests getting rid of negative feelings. We may need to change our attitude, either internally or e...

What Does It Mean to Dream About Someone Giving You Directions?Dreaming about someone giving you directions often symbolizes guidance, support, or a need for clarity in your waking...

To dream of the dead, is usually a dream of warning.If you see and talk with your father, some unlucky transaction is about to be made by you. Be careful how you enter into contrac...

Descriptive of one’s internal, as well as external, character; see “cornerstone” and “foundation”...

1. Validated, important communications, usually from one part of self or level of consciousness to the next.2. External guidance, often of a spiritual nature. ...

1. A messenger of great importance—often from the un­conscious, sometimes external.2. A spiritual guide.3. Sense that news is in the offing. ...

(Auditory meatus, Cerumen) If one sees himself cleaning the yellowish waxlike secretion found in the canal of his external ear, or if he is cleaning it from someone else’s ears i...

Dolls in dreams are lifeless images of real people. They are suggestive of a person that is not genuine and does not express her feelings. Most dreams are about our personal issues...

Your unconscious mind may be suggesting a need to become more attentive to and more aware of internal and external stimuli. In order to learn we must listen to inner and outer voic...

Dreaming about planets could represent desire to explore either our internal world or the world of our egos (the external or physical world). Planets could also represent deeper th...

A werewolf is a creature that does not exist in the physical world. He is symbolic of a man that turns into a monster, a normal person that transforms into a bloodthirsty animal.Th...

In daily life the appearance of a backyard is usually a reflection on the people living in the house.A neat and well groomed yard, with grass and flowers, usually indicates that pe...

A character that offers you advice or who appears to be an authority figure or just someone with a smile that may not particularly fit into dream is most likely one of your guides....

Greek god Zeus and the Roman god Jupiter are one and the same. Zeus is the god of gods. He is the creator of day, thunder and lightning, the seasons and is the “sky god.” Zeus ...

Dreaming that you are having difficulty breathing and are in danger of dying as a result may carry important messages for the dreamer. This type of a dream experience is usually ve...

Dreaming of a cane or crutch indicates a need for internal or external support....

Although the word archetype has a long history, Carl Jung used it to express something he observed in human dreams. He said the archetypes are a tendency or instinctive trend in th...

Example: I am packing for a holiday, surrounded by a lovely selection of all sorts of clothes. I am matching outfits, shoes, scarves, handbags. It gives me great pleasure. I am wea...

Sigmund Freud was the founder of modern therapeutic analysis of dreams. Freud encouraged clients to relax on a couch and allow free associations to arise in con­nection with aspec...

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...

One of Carl Jung s most interesting areas of thought is that of individuation. In a nutshell the word refers to the processes involved in becoming a self-aware human being.The area...

Feeling uncertain about how one stands in life; loss of confidence or strength expressing oneself or being motivated. Left leg: weakness in the feelings and ideas out of which we g...

An experience you need, or are making yourself meet because you think it is good for you; something we ‘swallow’ because we think it is right—we may ‘swallow’ lies or ex�...

Manipulation or feeling manipulated; feeling pow­erless against what feels like an external influence—the power of alcohol and drugs. ...

In most ancient cultures, consider­ation and even veneration of dreams played a great pan. Some groups felt that dream life was more real and imponant than waking life. Not only w...

How we are handling or feeling about our life.The images in sailing lend themselves to depict human endeavours to work with the tides and influences of life. Dealing well with wind...

Feeling crowded out; public opinion; one’s feelings about people in general. Lost in a crowd: feeling without per­sonal direction; confusion on meeting many opinions; desire not...

Example: ‘My husband’s mother, no longer alive, came and slid her arms carefully under me and lifted me up. I shouted “Put me down! Put me down! I don’t want to go yet.” ...

Greece Antiphon, a Greek living in the fourth century bc. wrote the first known descriptive book of dreams. It was designed to be used for practical and profes­sional interpretati...

The sphere of one’s experience; one’s own world of awareness and activity; the way one experiences the world/ life. End of the world: end of the way you have been experi­encin...

Being unsure about one’s surroundings; or fearful of a risky relationship while—at the same time— yearning for it. Life is becoming boring; you are looking for adventure and ...

Methodical, technical perspective. Suggests you look at something more impersonally and objectively—look through the objective! You should document something very carefully.The f...

A very important dream symbol that often allows us to see clearly our internal or external compulsions. Should you be more assertive and show more strength.7 Or should you try not ...

Example: ‘At the top of the stairs is a small door, half opened as if inviting me to go up. I get an overpowering sense of something evil beyond the door just waiting for me’ (...

The dream images representing father are many: God, a god, a giant, a tyrant, executioner, devil. Pan—and of course father.A child is, figuratively, like a growing plant. It take...

To have a sense of personal existence distinct from others may be unique to human beings, and in large measure due to the learning of language. Jung and Neumann’s studies of the ...

Wanting to reach the goal in a hurry. Haste. That holds true for your external as well as internal goals. Racing—whether it is a marathon, an auto or horse race—is always conne...

The symbol for your inner screen, the soul, which is a mirror of your internal and external situation. You are asked to look at what is playing on the stage of life....

Emotional tension, repressed urges, and aggression.The external and internal states are out of balance.The boundaries to the outside world are not intact....

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...

Left: if we are right handed, the left represents the less dominant or expressed side of oneself, or the parts of our nature we try to hide or suppress.If we write or knock in a na...

See Container. You are depending too much on external things. Also a suggestion that you are guided by sexual moods and feelings that are confusing. In women’s dreams the demandi...

House. Here, almost always, internal and external references are being addressed. With this dream symbol, it is important to note what you see when you look through the window. In ...

1- To be anaesthetised in a dream highlights the fact that we are trying to avoid painful emotions, and feeling overpowered by- external circumstances. It also indicates that we ar...

If one could produce a graphic image of the whole of human nature, many different forms might be integrated within an overall shape, perhaps a circle or square. Also, if it were po...

Example: ‘After our first baby was born I had such nightmares my doctor gave me a tranquilliser to take before going to sleep. I have taken one at bedtime for 36 years! I am too ...

See Marriage.A specific event concerning your own development.A desire for a partner, for bonding, or looking for balance between internal and external contradictions. Are you seei...

1- If we have been blindfolded in a dream, it shows a deliberate attempt is being made to deceive us.If we are blindfolding someone else we are not being honest in our dealings wit...

1- To experience brightness in a dream means that some part of our life needs illuminating, often bv an external source.2- We have the ability to use the brighter side of our perso...

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...

Example: ‘At about two or three in the morning my wife Brenda and I were suddenly awoken from sleep by a noise. As we lifted our heads to listen we identified it as the handle on...

1- To dream of being in a fog marks our confusion and inability to confront, or often even to see, the real issues at stake in our lives. We are often confused by external matters ...

1- When we discover that we, or someone else, is wearing a knapsack in a dream, we are dreaming either about the difficulties we are carrying for instance, anger or jealousy or abo...