1- Dreaming of tar on the road would suggest the potential to be trapped as we progress.Dreaming of tar on a beach, however, might suggest that we had allowed our emotions to becom...

also see Plants1- Weeds are generally plants which grow on waste ground and their symbolism in dreams reflects this. Thev mav indicate misplaced trust, misplaced energy or even mis...

also see Fire1- To be lighting or tending a bonfire in a dream indicates a need for cleansing some aspect of our lives. Such a fire can also represent passions that are not con fin...

also see Swimming1- When we are drowning in a dream this usually indicates we are in danger of being overwhelmed by emotions we cannot handle. We are fearful of allowing our emotio...

also see Alcohol and Intoxication1- To be drunk in a dream means that we are abandoning ourselves to irrational forces. We want to be free from responsibility and from having inhib...

1- In dreams, the defence mechanisms we put in place to prevent ourselves from deeply feeling the impact of such things as relationships, love, anxiety or pain can often manifest a...

1- When we dream of a hook we are are generally understanding thai we have the ability to draw things towards us that arc cither good or bad. It can equally indicate thai we are be...

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...

also see Sex1- Incest is such a taboo subject that to dream of it seldom actually refers to the physical act. It usually represents the need and desire we have to be in control, ei...

1- Obsession is an unnatural focusing on a feeling, belief or object, and may simply indicate that we need to take time to work a difficulty through. There is often anxiety about s...

see Animals and Fabulous Beasts1- Traditionally, the only people who were allowed to tend unicorns were virgins. When a unicorn appears in a dream, we are linking with the innocent...

Material aspects: Any monster appearing in a dream represents something that we have made larger than life. We have personalized it so that whatever is worrying us appears as a cre...

Headlights mov- ing toward you in a dream are a warning that a situ-ation you have allowed to drift is a potential danger unless you take quick ac-tion....

To see one soaring above you, denotes lofty ambitions which you will struggle fiercely to realize, nevertheless you will gain your desires.To see one perched on distant heights, de...

Literal, but the amount allowed may be figurative...

Used to color premature and temporary plans that may become permanent if allowed to mature...

Excessive pressure that stops one’s blood (life) from being allowed to flow freely; see “blood”...

1. Being allowed, permitted and free to take on an endeavor.2. Debt that needs to be addressed and possibly repaid. ...

Strength and thought. Hair is highly valued by most cultures.It is symbol of vanity, security, sensuality, sexual appeal, and of youth. In some cultures women are not allowed to sh...

Center of the solar plexus.The cord that tied you to physical existence and allowed nourishment to enter the physical structure prior to birth into this physical world. Once the co...

Carl Jung several times described a technique for using imagination which allowed the spontane­ous expression of the unconscious. Jung described active imagination as a putting as...

The male within the female, shown as a man in a woman’s dreams. Physically a woman is predominantly fe­male, but also has a clitoris and produces some male hor­mones. Psycholog...

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...

Example: ‘I was a prisoner in a hospital, although there were no locked doors or bars. It was a psychiatric hospi­tal, but we were allowed to believe we had a physical illness. ...

One’s attention called to whatever is knocking Some aspect of self, or a realisation, is asking to be let into consciousness. Knocking: trying to get attention; wanting to be all...

Wasted or lost energy; or something being allowed out or expressed. Idioms: leak out (be revealed). ...

May refer directly to feeling someone is or will make you a scapegoat; sometimes connected with decision making—we cannot have all things at once, so we are willing to sacrifice ...

Feelings about death; pan of your own ability, feelings or talent you have killed off’ or allowed to die atSome time. ...

Long held emotions or hurts.If erupting: emo­tional release—possibly hurts from many years past will sur­face and, if allowed, express in a healing way. ...

It refers to oneself, as in the word sorcxehxty. Al­though it includes the totality of our expenence, it seems to be most pointedly referring to our sense of identity. From this s...

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...

An artificially regulated and controlled space where aggression is not allowed (“People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”). Are you isolating yourself in order...

Loss of independence. Loss of room to maneuver. Somebody or yourself needs support. Inferiority complex, self-doubt, and anguish. You feel you have been injured. In spite of the ob...

A symbol of the Druids and of consciousness. According to English custom, everybody is allowed to kiss a person who is standing below a sprig of mistletoe.The mistletoe stands for ...

A symbol of wholeness.The Fire of the sun and the Water of the rain come together; contradictions are united.The connection between desire and will.The rainbow has also been a Chri...

Even in everyday life, the way we hold and position our body, the inclination of chest and head, the movement of hands, are a means of com­munication.The apparently intuitive info...

Whatever you have cooked up you must and should be allowed to eat. This is a reference to consequences. What we have “cooked up” is composed of what we have created through our...

1- Dreaming of a dog lead (also see Harness and Halter) would symbolise the connection between ourselves and our lesser nature.To have lost the dog lead would indicate a loss of co...

1- A nettle in a dream suggests that there is a difficult situation which will have to be avoided. There may be irritation, particularly if we are not interacting with others or wi...

(see Fabric, Needle)The need to repair a relationship, a system of belief, or any other situation that has somehow been allowed to disintegrate, or torn apart by negativity-.Sewing...

The phallic shape of a banana may suggest the sweetness and power of a mans sexuality. In Hawaiian history, bananas were a forbidden fruit. Women were not allowed to eat bananas, w...

Chewing gum may mention that you are thinking seriously about a sticky situation in your life. As it is never allowed in school, chewing gum in a dream may point up your rebellious...

A steamroller may point out that you have allowed someone to flatten your spirit. It may be the response to a conversation in which you felt run over by the persuasive ideas of ano...

(see Beverages, Fruit by type)Drinking fully of life’s nectar; living each moment to its fullest.Celebration, and reasons for same. Also, hospitality being offered and accepted.I...

Vision: If you are buying a pillow, you will have peace and quiet and be allowed to be lazy. Lying on a pillow means help in a difficult situation.Depth Psychology: Pillows mean ...

Dreaming that you are a bastard in the true sense of the word suggests a feeling of loss or disownment in relation to your family in particular your parents. Possibly you have allo...

Dreams of decay symbolize that you have allowed an aspect of your upkeep to slip. Perhaps you have allowed negative thoughts and/or behavior to fester. Your subconscious mind is al...

Dreams of being duped symbolize that you’ve allowed yourself to be manipulated and taken for a ride. When you release you attachment to being a victim, you will realize that you ...

Dreams of fighting fish represents that you are afraid that if you allowed your angry feelings to surface, you would not know how to stop. You are feeling out of control with your ...

Dreams of glamour represent beauty as power; a desire to amplify your energy and status by enhancing your attractiveness. Perhaps your dream is showing you that you’ve allowed a ...

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...

If you dream of nighttime, then your unconscious desires and the shadow aspects of your life are being allowed to express and reveal themselves. In terms of the stages of life, nig...

Dreams of rape denote that you are grappling with victim/perpetrator issues. Perhaps you have taken what is not yours, or you have allowed someone to take advantage of you.See Boun...

Dreams of taking a ride signify that you are in a state of allowing, surrender, trusting, and abdicating responsibility to someone else. Your dream may be making you aware that you...

Dreams of rust denote feelings and attitudes about aging. This dream may be showing you that you have been neglecting something or someone important in your life. Perhaps you are f...

Dreams of a scarecrow symbolize animosity at people that have trespassed over your emotional boundaries, or anger at yourself for having allowed this. Your dream is giving you the ...

Dreams of a target signify that you are goal oriented, focused on achievement, and preparing to hit your mark.If you dream of hitting the target, then this is an affirmation that y...

Dreams of a thief symbolize a shadow aspect of you that feels disenfranchised and thinks that it can only be satisfied by using and taking advantage of others. Your fear based thou...

A dream of feeling under the thumb, under the control, under the scrutiny, or under someone’s authority is telling you that you have allowed yourself to be in a weak position. Al...

The right side of something represents that which is aligned with God and has divine authority. Dreams of the right side of the body denote power, dominance, and confidence.If you ...

whoever sees himself reciting at a place in which reciting is not allowed [then that is] indicative of 4 sides: peace & wealth, the attainment of goals, Hujja, on account of his (p...

Material aspects: On a purely practical level the cobweb symbolizes unused talents and potential which has been allowed to go stale....

Psychological / emotional perspective: Crudeness suggests the rawness of emotion which has not yet been allowed proper expression. It also suggests instinct as opposed to intellige...

Clearing evil or decay, or taking in good, is symbolized as devouring it – that is, eating it greedily. Kali, the hindu mother goddess, as the keeper of the graveyard, demonstrat...

Material aspects: As embers are what is left when material has been consumed by fire, we may need to decide whether or not a project or idea needs reviving with new input or allowe...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Often when we are ill in a dream we are grappling with part of our personality. Part of us is out of balance and perhaps needs to be dealt wi...

Material aspects: Dreaming of a dog lead symbolizes the connection between ourselves and our lesser nature.To have lost the dog lead would indicate a loss of control. Leading someo...

Material aspects: When we are confronted by madness in a dream, we are confronting those parts of ourselves that, within our present situation, have not been integrated internally ...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Firstly the masculine and feminine sides (drive and receptivity) of our personality need to unite, then emotions are allowed to settle. In dr...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Indiscriminate killing in dreams suggests that emotions have been allowed to get out of control and taken over from reasonable behaviour....

Psychological / emotional perspective: Chopping onions can signify an attempt to increase the energy available to us in some way. We quite literally want to ensure that we have all...

A peak experience is one that takes us beyond our normal capabilities. From a spiritual perspective we have not allowed the limitations of the mundane world to hold us back....

Material aspects: In the dream image of an old-fashioned clock, a pendulum can signify outdated ideas. It can also suggest that a period of time must pass before a plan is allowed ...

Psychological / emotional perspective: We will only rebel if we feel sufficiently strongly about something.For there to be a rebel or anarchist in our dreams suggests that we have ...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When emotion is not allowed proper expression it is ‘dead’ and, therefore, has solidified. Often in dreams this will take the form of a s...

This suggests that we have been wounded, either emotionally or spiritually, or perhaps that our natural instincts are not being allowed free expression and are, therefore, not func...

If a gatekeeper lets you pass in a dream, you will be successful in a new project or transition.If you are not allowed through the gate, you are fed up with things the way they are...

General Meaning: Reaping the financial and spiritual fruits of your hard labor.Positive: A harvest does not appear overnight.It is something that only comes to pass after you have ...

General Meaning: The force that brings about the washing in our lives.The Word of God and the anointing are both depicted by Water in the Scriptures.• Positive: Being washed with...

(1) Clouds in dreams may symbolize different moods, bright or dark, optimism or depression.(2) Threatening storm-clouds may be warning you of impending psychic disturbance. Is ther...

(1) In a man’s dream the fairy may symbolizx his anima - the feminine side of his personality - as something capable of bringing good fortune through the achievement of a better ...

(1) Melting snow or ice probably means that repressed emotions should / can be allowed freedom of expression in your life. The only thing that can do the melting is love: total acc...

(1) Perhaps your unconscious is confronting you with the fact of mortality in order to change your perspective, or ambitions or values.(2) The mortuary may symbolize whatever in yo...

(1) The mouth may be a sexual symbol, representing the vagina.(2) The dream may be saying something about self-expression. Is there some part of you that has not been allowed to ex...

General Meaning: In a prophetic dream or a vision where the connotation is negative, various insects can speak of: • • Destruction, an attack from the enemy.• • Negative wo...

If you dream of waking from sleep, this may be a symbol of a new awareness that is either already dawning in your life or needs to be allowed to dawn....

(1) If your brother or sister appears in a dream you have to decide whether the dream is saying something about your actual brother or sister and your relationship with him or her,...

(1) If it is you who, in the dream, arc paralysed, the paralysis probably symbolizes an inability to act successfully or to make a decision. Look for the cause, which will usually ...

Part of self you have neglected or not allowed to grow into complete expression; fear of development and growth....

Grain is a fundamental and basic food source and was, in fact, the substance that allowed civilization to flourish. As such, it has an archetypal connection to the sustenance of li...

(see also entries for particular animals; e.g. Bear, Cat)(1) Parents may appear in dreams in the guise of animals. The animal will then usually be a focus for the dreamer’s ambiv...

A tumor forms when cells divide faster than is considered normal. In this way, a tumor is a symbolic representation of the damage that can occur when things are allowed to get so c...

The implication with a will is that someone has died. In the world of symbolism and dreams, this means that there has recently been a change where you have allowed some aspect of y...

If you are knocking on a door in your dream, this suggests a desire to make contact with or hear from someone. It can also indicate the need for love and care, or to be the focus o...

(1) A dog may symbolize your ‘animal’ nature, particularly if you haven’t yet accepted that you have an animal nature!(2) If the dog is frothing with rage, this might indicat...

(1) Dreams of flying may derive from childhood enjoyment of swings and see-saws and represent a longing for the freedom and joy associated with (a happy) childhood.(2) Flying may s...

(1) If in your dream you have a friend or companion of the same sex as vourself, he or she may svmbolize your alter ego or shadow, which consists of those aspects of your personali...

Dreaming of horses often signifies a range of deep psychological meanings, from sexuality to emotions, instincts, and personal growth. The presence of horses in your dreams can off...

To dream about ogbono represents emotional hunger, comfort and healing. Dream of eating ogbono signify that you are allowing yourself to be nurtured, comforted and loved. You are ...