Suppressed Dream Interpretation

A suppressed problem of surmounting proportion that erupts with the fire of affliction; see “fire” and “mountain”...

also see Sex1- When we dream of a hermaphrodite, we may be having uncertainties about our own gender, or about our ability to adjust to the roles played by our own sex. Interesting...

also see Sex1- Sadism often arises because of anger still held but suppressed from childhood hurts.It is the wish to hurt or provoke a reaction often in someone we love. In waking ...

1- Water is usually taken in dreams to symbolise all that is emotional and feminine.It is a mvstcrious substance, given that it has the ability to (low through, over and round obje...

1- To a certain extent it depends on which type of bottle is perceived in the dream.To see a baby’s feeding bottle would indicate the need to be successfully- nurtured and helped...

1- An explosion in a dream usually indicates a release of energy in a forceful way which will allow us to make changes in the way we express ourselves. Usually the emotion behind t...

1- Feelings in dreams arc often heightened in intensity.A need which may be perfectly manageable in ordinary everyday life becomes a yearning and seeking in dreams. Such a dream wo...

also see Atom Bomb1- A nuclear explosion can be accidental (as, for instance, was Chernobyl). Such an accident can unintentionally have very far-reaching efTects.To dream of a nucl...

1- The use of the ouija board holds within it certain inherent dangers.Dreaming of one may simply be a way that the psyche has of alerting us to further exploration of those things...

To dream of a storm implies that you are experiencing extreme hardships and shocking misfortunes in your life.The storm may also symbolize suppressed feelings, terror, hostility, o...

Dreams of a kennel represent that you are in a holding pattern, feeling helpless as you await rescue. Perhaps you are feeling trapped against your will because you’ve allowed you...

Dreams of lava symbolize the melting down of your ego walls. You are dealing with intense passionate feelings that are bubbling up to the surface, and you are allowing suppressed e...

A military tank indicates aggression, hostility, war; protection.A think tank is a storage or germination place for ideas. Stored energy, fuel, as in gas tank. Water tank reflects ...

Release of emotion, whether joy or sorrow. Emotional cleansing, release of sadness, frustration, suppressed negativity. Healthy form of balancing emotional energies. Spiritual awak...

This is a dream about the loss of control.A fall is one of the most frequently occurring dream images, and all human beings have experienced this at one time or another.A fall can ...

What Does It Mean to Dream About Straw Set on Fire?Dreams have an uncanny way of reflecting our inner worlds, often in vivid and striking imagery. When you dream about straw being ...

1. Victory.2. Heroic character.3. If in a cage, the dreamer be­lieves he or she has eaglelike qualities but is being suppressed.4. If in a nest of eagles high on a mountain, a dre...

1. Unable to reach one’s intellectual goals.2. Unable to satisfy psychological needs.3. Being suppressed by someone with more power. ...

(Death, Punishment) In a dream, crucifixion means exaltation of the one who is put on the cross, or a high rank he will attain.If one who qualifies for a leadership position sees h...

To see yourself killing someone in a dream may be a result of suppressed anger, fear, or jealousy towards that person, Gen. 4:8 ...

Memories, experiences, emotions and patterns from the past, which haunt the dreamer. It may represent attitudes or patterns of behavior which were once alive, but now suppressed.To...

This can happen when one becomes partly conscious during the dreaming state. During the dream state, muscles become suppressed not giving to movement....

A pan of our personality left un­developed or not integrated.For instance we may have musi­cal ability which was suppressed by the need to bnng up children. Also a pan of self ma...

The person we are beneath our social mask; the feelings and urges we have but may not admit to others or even ourself; the less expressed or capable side of our nature; something w...

The animal, compulsive nature of human beings. Instincts, according to Freud and most other dream interpreters, removed from awareness (animus); or awareness removed from instinct ...

Repressed, built-up aggression, similar to Steam. Controlled feelings and suppressed desires. Also protection and security, as in Anchor, Arch, and Buoy.If the dam breaks, aggressi...

Suppressed emotional energy, as in Dam, that wants to escape (letting off steam). You are under pressure. Or a jack-of-all-trades.If the steam is not under pressure, this symbol mi...

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 1937 through the use of the electroencephalograph (EEG) measuring tiny electrical brain impulses, Loomis and his associates discovered that the form of brainwaves changes with t...

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...

The body represents the individual and is his outward physical manifestation of all that he is. In dreams, the body often represents the Ego (see Introduction). Since being ‘phys...

1- Often dreams will link with the lower aspects of ourselves, those parts we will not normally face in waking life.To have obscenity- appear in a dream allows us to deal with thes...

For many people the Oriental or Eastern way of life is seen as being very exotic.Dreaming of this may- give us access to that part of us which becomes suppressed by the demands of ...

Adrian Morrison at the University of Pennsylvania, investigating narcolepsy, a condition producing sleep in the middle of activity, found that a small area of the brain, the pons, ...

also see Buildings1- A house nearly always refers to the soul, and they way that we build our lives.The different rooms and parts of houses in dreams indicate the various aspects o...

1- The people who appear in dreams are the characters with which we write our ‘play’. Often they appear simply as themselves, particularly if they are people we know or have a ...

1- To be conscious of a want in a dream is perhaps to link with our basic nature. We mav have suppressed those wants in waking life only to have them surface in dreams.2- When in d...

(see Box)What is the paper covering? This may represent portions of yourself that you have hidden, suppressed, or concealed for whatever reasons.If the paper is being removed in yo...

Having cancer in a dream may comment on fears or concerns about your health. Cancer may also suggest that you are harboring some destructive anger, which you may have suppressed.A ...

A nun may represent the qualities of spiritual devotion and chastity. She may comment that you are disconnected or have suppressed your sexuality....

Xena is the medieval princess warrior who, like an Amazon, demonstrates superstrength for a woman. She may come to’announce a woman who will not be easy to scduce into giving awa...

The masked Spanish bandit carried a sharp sword and may ride into your dream to undo a wrong in a fight for fairness. He may represent a secret desire to rescue humanity from its w...

Depth Psychology: Castration in men’s dreams is a symbol of suppressed feelings and needs. You are plagued by feelings of guilt and inferiority; also you are afraid of not perfo...

Vision: Your father (or a father figure) is a symbol of your need for safety and security (particularly in women’s dreams).For women who change partners frequently, the dream is...

Depth Psychology: Being a vegetarian could be a sign that you arc working on transforming your cravings, instincts, or urges into more spiritual strength. This can be done if ange...

Vision: The weather is the barometer of your present state of mind: sunshine means lots of energy, optimism, vitality, and self-confidence. Cloudy skies mean fear, depression, pes...

To dream about bananas could symbolize suppressed carnal needs.To dream about eating bananas means that your sincere efforts won’t get you very far....

To dream about a canyon indicates your subconsciousness and suppressed or disguised emotions. This could indicate intuition or feelings and relationships that you were unaware exis...

Dreaming of a daredevil implies that you may be allowing yourself to be unduly influenced and ultimately suppressed by another’s views.To dream of yourself as the daredevil may b...

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...

To dream of a baby represents virtue, comfort, and starting over. Babies embody all aspects of your personality and character that are untainted and chaste.If you find a baby in yo...

To dream of the moon symbolizes female attributes that are as yet undiscovered.A full moon represents the end of a problem, issue, or project.A new moon represents the start of a n...

(Weapon)To dream of a club as a weapon is symbolic of suppressed anger that we have yet to release or deal with....

Dreams of an abbey symbolize your own inner sanctuary and connection to your spiritual path. Because abbeys are exclusively for men, this dream can also represent fraternity, suppr...

Dreams of an attack are about suppressed emotions. You are realizing that which is suppressed must eventually express.The message of this dream may also be preparing you to protect...

Dreams of a beast symbolize suppressed anger, and your wild, untamed dark side, that you have yet to integrate and embrace.See Integration Dreams and Shadow....

Dreams of a crocodile symbolize anger that could eat a person alive, and an unintegrated shadow aspect of you is sneaking up on you from the murky swamp of your unconscious. This d...

Dreams of a factory represent your inner space of creation, manifestation and plans for the successful output of your dreams and aspirations. Alternatively, if you dream of working...

Dreams of killing someone signify a desire to get rid of an unacceptable aspect of self, extreme -denial, perfectionism, suppressed anger, rage, destruction, fear, defensiveness an...

Dreams of the mumps denote negative, toxic thoughts taking over your belief system. You may be feeling so suppressed that your creativity has imploded....

As in life, dreams of pain are an indicator gage telling you when to stop, when too much is enough, or that you are out of balance. Pain can also represent suppressed emotions, fee...

Dreams of prison reflect your self imposed restrictions, borders, definitions belief systems and identities. You are venting out feeling suppressed and restrained by your job, rela...

If you dream about a revolution then it is time for a drastic change in your life. Energy that you’ve suppressed can no longer be contained.See Breakdown/Breakthrough Dreams....

Dreams of a roar symbolize desire, passion, deep longing, existential pain, and a release and eruption of previously suppressed emotions.See Lion....

Dreams of a shadow symbolize your dark side; that which you fear or resist, and that which is unintegrated, rejected, or perceived as unaccepted and suppressed. Keep in mind that i...

Dreams of a skeleton signify your feelings about death, impermanence, and your shadow. This dream could be giving you the message to embrace feelings or aspects of yourself you hav...

Dreams of a military tank signify power, defensiveness, and that you may be struggling with an internal war. Your emotions may be tanked up, suppressed, and withheld.If you don’t...

If we dream we are an adolescent we are focusing on our undeveloped side.Dreaming of an adolescent of the opposite sex usually means dealing with a suppressed part of our developme...

Material aspects: As babies are learning to speak, they tend to babble as first experiments, as though trying out language. Babbling in dreams has this same connotation. We perhaps...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Depending on the actual bag (e.G.A handbag, a shopping bag) and what is in it, we are probably hiding certain aspects of ourselves from publi...

The cellar most often represents the subconscious and those things we may have suppressed through an inability to handle them.A basement can also highlight the power that is availa...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Intellectually, we are in touch with the hidden side – the shadow – and may need to deal with the darker suppressed aspects of ourselves....

Psychological / emotional perspective: A forceful explosion of an emotion – anger, fear or sexual release for instance – can accomplish a cleansing.A dream may be a safe space ...

The liver is representative of irritability and suppressed anger....

Psychological / emotional perspective: Mud represents the fundamental substance of life, which, handled properly, has a tremendous potential for growth but, handled badly, can be d...

Road rage appearing in dreams is an aspect of suppressed anger. It signifies a complete loss of control, both of our emotions and of common sense. It will depend on whether we are ...

In common with serpent dreams, snake dreams occur when we are attempting to come to terms with our more instinctive self. Inevitably this has to do with the recognition and harness...

Dreaming of a clone represents a mind that is experiencing conflict between ideas and decisions. You may be feel overly busy and stressed in your real life.The clone symbolizes the...

To see a fishing rod in your dream, represents your quest and exploration of your unconscious mind. You are ready to confront issues and emotions which you have suppressed....

To see the floor in your dream, represents your support system of friends and family. It may also represent the division between your unconscious and conscious minds.To see a polis...

A dream of frozen food represents something that has been suppressed, rejected, or denied....

Discarded rubbish symbolizes the suppressed or repressed contents of the unconscious. You should give it a thorough turning-over. You will find extremely valuable items - aspects o...

Poisons erupting from within. Suppressed emotions coming out in unhealthy directions. Boiling water or other liquid is getting things moving, purifying, cleansing.If pot is boiling...

Cleansing, purification; releasing suppressed emotions, negativity....

Suppressed second and third chakra energy being released in destructive manner. Learn to verbalize and not suppress emotions....

(see also Fear)When anxiety features in a dream it may be just that - straightforward anxiety. On the other hand, it may be a disguise for some repressed aggression or resentment.I...

Any couple in a dream may symbolize the need to bring together two different components of your psyche to achieve more balance and fullness. For example:(1) We all have a ‘shadow...

(1) An empty container may be a sexual symbol, representing the womb, or woman.(2) What is empty in the dream may be something that symbolizes the self - a room, for example, or ho...

If locked or closed, need for verbalization; release suppressed emotions. Sternness, strength.If jaws are crushing you, suggests fear of words, giving away power to others; losing ...

Cleansing of the body; let go and release guilts, fears and hurts, suppressed emotions....

Cleaning out suppressed energy....

Clearing and releasing the negative that has been suppressed; you have taken in too many experiences without understanding them, holding on to so much that you are making yourself ...

Cleansing, releasing of suppressed emotions....

Reminder of suppressed emotions, feelings. Warning of anger, hostility within. Aftermath of kundalini or powerful energy release....

To see them putting out a fire is a negative sign because it portends a bad end for your projects; but, on the contrary, if they show up when the fire has been suppressed already, ...

From a symbolic point of view a bandit is not like a thief. The latter is characterized by stealing the property of others, while the figure of the bandit (mythologized as the lege...

To yell out, or to scream in fright, anger, or surprise, is a definite indication of suppressed agitation and frustration in waking life. It could also be a forewarning of a catast...

The symbol of a deep-rooted instinct or the beast within you. Freud suggested that dreams of wild animals represented our most sensual passions, and sometimes the ‘evil instincts...

In the majority of cases, dreams that make you feel scared, terrified, anxious or afraid in some way are described as nightmares, but some dreams can express your waking fears or a...