Like any other animal, human beings have devel­oped certain physical and behavioural traits. Some of these traits, such as a newborn baby attempting to suckle the breast, are root...

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...

Example: ‘I was sitting in the living room at home and my mum was sitting there like we do when we’re relaxing in the evening. From nowhere in particular my dad was there. He h...

The learning process; what we leamt at school—not lessons but interrelationships, class structure, competitive­ness, authority, mortification, group preferences, etc.; habits of...

A frequent phallic symbol, particularly in women’s dreams. More perspective is needed (watch- tower). A symbol of power compare the similarity of the words “tower” and “po...

1- “fhe furniture which appears in our dreams, particularly if it is drawn to our attention, often shows how we feel about our family and home life, and what attitudes or habits ...

1- Dreaming of working in a laboratory indicates that we need to be more scientific in our approach to life. We may have certain talents which need to be developed in an objective ...

1- Often to meet the Pope in a dream is to meet the side of ourselves which has developed a code of behaviour based on our religious beliefs. He may be benign or judgmental dependi...

1- Speed in dreams identifies an intensity of feelings which is not usually available in waking life. Because everything is happening too quickly, it engenders anxiety in the dream...

1- Going into a tomb suggests going down into the darker parts of our own personality. We may be fearful to begin with, but later more at ease. Finding ourselves in a tomb suggests...

Vision: Sad to say, seeing such a brilliant treasure in a dream does not bode well. Wearing a diamond is usually a sign of an overly developed ego, or strong feelings of inferiori...

To see or play chess in your dream, indicates that you need to carefully think through a situation before making a decision.The dream may also refer to the strategy you have develo...

(1) If you are a woman, the birth in your dream may refer either to an unfulfilled desire for a child or - if the associated feeling is bad - to an unwanted pregnancy.’Otherwise,...

To dream of seeing your muscle well developed, you will have strange encounters with enemies, but you will succeed in surmounting their evil works, and gain fortune.If they are shr...

To dream of seeing a well-developed and graceful throat, portends a rise in position.If you feel that your throat is sore, you will be deceived in your estimation of a friend, and ...

Promise of a partnership that has not yet developed; see “marry”...

The substance of hopeful plans which will be developed...

1. Something or someone is not fully developed.2. If one attaches a person’s name to the skeleton, it suggests that the relationship with the person is dead.3. One needed to get ...

tbot.) In a dream, tarragon represents a vile person. Tarragon is originally grown from African rue and is sprouted in vinegar for a full year before it is planted to grow a new he...

Dreaming about devils and demons is usually very frightening and you may awake from fear.The devil does not generally represent something outside of yourself. It usually symbolizes...

Even if parts of one’s body or face are shown in a dream to be distorted or abnormal, such a dream is not usu­ally referring to the physical body. Our own idea or image of what ...

Oneself, way one lives, one’s present style of life.To forget or lose your address: to lose sight of your goals or standards in life. Past address: the person you were, the trait...

Family gathenngs or relaxation and intimacy. Also a boundary, or threshold—to go further we would have to swim or take a boat, so a change is needed, new qualities must be develo...

If the dreamer is in the cage: frustration arising from a sense of social pressure restraining expression, or from one’s moral restraints imprisoning one; feeling caged by lack o...

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...

Our current ‘self image’ is displayed by what we do in our dreams.If we are the active and central character in our dreams, then we have a positive, confident image of our­sel...

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...

Attitudes or habits developed from family or home life, especially if it is a piece of furniture from family home or past dwelling, the attitudes, beliefs we ‘fur­nish’ our mi...

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...

Our moods and attitudes, but particularly the set of habitual feelings we meet life with. As we create our surroundings in dreams, landscapes depict what feelings we ourself genera...

Although a house represents all the aspects of self in which our identity lives—a body, emotions, creativity, etc. —a mansion is depicting the same thing with a different em­p...

Feelings developed in relationship with one’s father, lack of sympathy or understanding; being inconsiderate; feel­ings about authority. ...

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...

Pathways you have created into your unconscious; ways you have evolved to deal with innermost feelings and memories; vagina or being in the womb; strategies developed to reach our ...

The father represents the archetypal symbol of worldly authority and competence. For a man to dream of a father figure suggests that he may be searching for a role model, whether n...

If you dream of flower-buds in the middle of winter, your unconscious may be mirroring your longing for spring and warmth. It might relate to a budding relationship, a potential ta...

To see a tasty dessert in your dream represents indulgence, celebration, reward, or temptation. You are enjoying the good things in life. Whenever you dream of savoring sweet treat...

Most of us typically rebel against authority at some time in our lives but when authority figures appear in your dreams as themselves or as archetypal figures, they command our att...

Any type of fin in your dream signifies a factor in your life that is a motivational or directional force.GillIn dreams, gills may suggest highly developed spirituality; the intake...

Your dream world is an invisible but extremely powerful inner resouce, one that you can learn to access freely. You can learn to command and control your dreams, thereby enriching ...

Adaptive theory speculates that species-wide sleep patterns developed as a way of adapting to the environment. Grazing animals, for example, sleep relatively few hours a day in sho...

“Everything serious comes to us at night.” CICERO What happens when we sleep? Why do we sleep? The answer is not as simple as it seems. We sleep so that our body can rest, w...

Sheer strength and power, or elegant strength.Strong presence.Royalty.Honoring or elevating someone.Slowness.An issue of size or amount.An unusual or highly developed ability (as e...

Whilst individual dream work is rewarding and necessary to the growth of your understanding of dreams, you can sometimes overlook or be bewildered by certain aspects of your dreams...

The Oedipus complex is one of Freud’s best-known and most influential theories in the realm of dream interpretation. The term refers to a group of largely unconscious ideas and f...

lucky numbers: 11-14-16-33-34-38great, having: are a person of extraordinary courage; make the decision. not knowing reason for: one you now trust is untrustworthy. of something, h...

lucky numbers: 01-04-08-15-20-48animal, of an: you wil overcome your enemies. coming out of the mouth of a dog: have loyal friends who wish to shower you with gifts. horse: you can...

Public or dance hall: how you relate to groups or the public; meeting sexuality, a place of initiation, maturing be­yond old habits, ways of life and views—perhaps because civic...

dream cult The Iroquois (Huron and Seneca) American Indians, as early as the 17th century (first European contact and study), had developed a deeper psychological un­derstanding t...

Things you have developed in your life which are not contributing much, or might even be stopping more posi­tive personal growth, misplaced endeavour or energy.See plants. ...

Example: ‘1 talked about my mother, she was stand­ing before me in full anger and blaming me for bringing out the witch in her. She said “Look at my eyes”, they were horrid ...

See Flying. Messenger from God. In a broader sense, angels are messengers from the higher self who is guiding the dreamer. Or a woman or man we love is being placed on a pedestal.A...

Depicts how you see the relationship with your husband; your relationship with your sexuality; sexual and emotional desire and pleasure; how you relate to intimacy in body, mind an...

Focus and concentration on a goal. This image is a “point of reference,” and suggests the way you have—or should have—developed. In addition, the arrow is a male sexual sym...

See Grotto, Barn. Womb of the mother, uterus, and security, as in Family and Dam.According to Freud, a symbol for vagina; protection and femininity.The original dwellings in which ...

The smart, wise mammal (See Fish); highly developed, intellectual emotions....

Symbol of beginning. Many mythologies depict the earth as having been developed from an egg. Symbol of rebirth—Easter eggs. Also, that which is fragile. Longing for or fear of pr...

Physical urges and emotional energies that have not yet been developed and are in need of differentiation. It could also mean encountering the massive and devouring energies of the...

See Brother, Sister. All are different parts of self. According to Freud, this is very often a symbol for genitals. Older siblings, according to Jung, point to more developed parts...

As a pan of the human survival ability, the capacity to predict the future is a well-developed everyday pan of life—so much so we often fail to notice it. When crossing a road we...

As a species, humans have cer­tain norms of behaviour, many of which we share with other animals. We tend to find a partner of the opposite sex and produce children. We care for o...

One whose life is in front of him. Start something new. It also points to weak masculinity and a poorly developed masculine side of the woman, as well as poor gender identity in a ...

As dreams apparently emerge from what has been named the unconscious, it is helpful to understand ideas regarding it, and something of its nature. In ancient cultures we occasional...

1- The Mantra is the creation of a sound, corresponding to a name or an aspect of god, and is a creative vibration. Often it is three syllables long, and is an aid to becoming clos...

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- Wisdom is a quality that is developed, often by being able to interpret our own and others dreams.To dream that we arc wise indicates the potential we have to inn our lives succ...

A well-developed, shapely bosom or breast indicates that you have wealth and comfort to look forward to.If the breasts are old and withered, then you will experience sadness and, p...

Example: 41 gave birth to a baby girl I named Char­lotte. I had mixed emotions about this, uncertainty, excite­ment. I wanted to share the news with my friends. I phoned one, a w...

1- In dreams we often develop images which have dual meanings. Our savings may represent resources, either material or emotional, which we have hidden away until such times as they...

A spouting fountain symbolizes a happy marriage.A small fountain is a sign of love that is capable of being developed into something wonderful.A fountain that dries up means that y...

A beggar: Expecting to experience a loss, and anxiety that comes from this expectation. Alternatively, bad management and the need for improved frugality.Starvation: An aspect of y...

(see Axe, Hammer, Nails)Something that you are building or destroying. This can refer to personal characteristics, a relationship, a project, and so forth.Abilities and knowledge t...

1- Dreams have a way of introducing or rather reintroducing us to truths which we have long known to be.If spirituality is taken to be an inner truth, and religion as that which li...

(see Animals)The grizzly or domineering side of our moods (e.g., acting “bearish”).The wildness within that wishes more expression.Heraldic: Among the medieval artisans, this c...

(see Drum, Foot, Music)A type of passionate, sexual dream, like the Dance of the Veils in Arabia.The act of courtship.Joining a dance equates to integrating with a new group or sit...

Movement or guidance to the left, in most cultures, is regarded as a negative sign. In medieval times, for the purpose of heraldry, left was called “sinister,” reflecting the o...

(see Numbers)A way to locate someone or something for which you have been searching. Make special note of these numbers, and see if you can’t find a waking representation of them...

A garden represents self-expression and reflects the level at which your personality is developed. You may have planted new ideas, hopes, and wishes in your garden, which will bloo...

Silk is a smooth and sensual fabric that denotes richness and wealth. Dreaming about silk may suggest that you have adopted an elegant style and have developed poise....

Depth Psychology: According to C. G. Jung, a library represents not only the place where you “store’” the experiences, knowledge, and wisdom acquired during a lifetime, but ...

Vision: Seeing white mums in a dream means somebody in your immediate circle has died or wdl die. However, colorfid mums mean success and joy. Red mums: you will be lucky in love....

(see Five, Star)This pictograph was used widely in the ancient world as a protective amulet, specifically to ward off the evil eye and malicious magic. On the dream plane, this may...

The number Nine is a triple of Three, and therefore, close to creation.It is also the planet Mars. Nine-people are fighters and don’t avoitl conflicts. Willpower, assertiveness, ...

To dream that you are on a playground denotes a desire to avoid your daily tasks and obligations. Also try to consider objects in the playground as a symbol pertaining to the thing...

To dream of a stork indicates new life and productivity. Perhaps you have developed an innovative and creative notion....

Dreams of land are symbolic of you becoming grounded, pragmatic, a grown-up and/or territorial.If you own land, then you are taking a stance and holding your ground. Undeveloped la...

Going or being abroad is all about new spiritual experiences. We are moving away from mundane earthly experiences, breaking new ground and transcending boundaries.If we are aware o...

Material aspects: Alchemy began as a rudimentary form of chemical technology, exploring the nature of substances, and in so doing developed a series of semi-scientific procedures i...

Psychological / emotional perspective: We have developed the ability to recognize the need to deal with our own emotional make-up without the help of others. By and large such a dr...

Material aspects: Since it confers status, we may dream of a certificate when we feel we have developed a degree of competence in our everyday life....

The name ‘gnome’ was given by the medieval scholar paracelsus to describe the most important of the earth spirits. Goblins are a different, more grotesque, malicious variety of...

Psychological / emotional perspective: In dreams we will often register a symbol as being a hieroglyphic because it is an idea presented in pictorial form.It is only after consciou...

A round hole traditionally represents the heavens, a square hole represents the earth. This symbolism arises from the very simple representations developed to present complex ideas...

Psychological / emotional perspective: In ordinary everyday life, symbols that have a long history become fixed in, and used by, our unconscious – often to represent other happie...

Indigenous people might be defined as those who belong to a particular area of the earth and have over many centuries developed their own spiritual michelle grieco practices in ord...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Just as a newborn litter of puppies has not yet developed individual qualities, so such an image in dreams suggests perhaps unformed or undif...

Money in dreams can represent our spiritual currency and also spiritual ‘change’, small or otherwise. Symbols of money such as gold coins or money bags can signify our spiritua...

Gives gender-specific: For many people the concept of paganism is of a somewhat chaotic freedom oriented religion, which deals with the balance of masculine and feminine.For this r...

(The limbs, eyes, mouth, etc) these all have the same significance as parts of the human body.If the four legs are particularly emphasized – possibly in contrast with a three-leg...