As a rule, fathers represent authority and mothers symbolize love, and you will have to figure out the meaning of your dream by correlating the action with your parental attitude...

(1) A house or other building may be a symbol of yourself. Going upstairs may mean going into the ‘head’ - that is, the layer of mind where (rational) thinking...

To attend a wedding in your dream, you will speedily find that there is approaching you an occasion which will cause you bitterness and delayed success.For a young woman to...

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 deal­ing with people,...

also see Religions Imagery1- Dreaming of angels indicates we are searching for a parental figure which gives unconditional love and support, or that we need to develop these qualities ourselves....

1- The human being has certain basic needs such as shelter, warmth and nourishment.The home, and particularly the parental home, can stand for all of these things. rIb dream of...

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 rooted in...

In dreams the son can signify our need for self-expression and for extroversion. He can also signify parental responsibility. In a mother’s dream he may represent our ambitions, hope and...

The things we take for granted which act as the sup­portive background to our life and activities, such as parental love, our own reality as a person, social order, the...

also see Religious Imager}’1- When we dream of God we are acknowledging to ourselves that there is a higher power in charge. We connect with all humanitv. and therefore have...

also see Sex1- Dreaming of having intercourse with somebody of the same sex as oneself usually indicates a conflict or anxiety about otir own gender. We may find ourselves attracted...

also see Hanging and RopeA noose in a dream suggests that we have a fear of being trapped, perhaps by others’ actions. We are aware that we can create a...

The interpretation of a dream whose central image is your father depends largely on the relationship that you have with him in real life. At a simple level, maybe the...

To see them burning with a clear and steady flame, denotes the constancy of those about you and a well-grounded fortune.For a maiden to dream that she is molding candles,...

If you dream of lentils, it denotes quarrels and unhealthy surroundings.For a young woman, this dream portends dissatisfaction with her lover, but parental advice will cause her to accept the...

1. Anger at aspects of self represented by parents (e.G., Nurturing mother, overprotective father).2. Repressed anger at parents or parental figures.3. Desire for a quiet life.

lover Initial uncertainty or clumsiness concerning emotional and sexual contact. Desire to explore many rela­tions. Still finding out what one’s boundaries are. Great sexual drive. Partner will probably be loved...

Example: ‘I am given an animal to look after (usually somebody’s pet) while they are away on holiday. I then completely forget the animal, go away and when I return...

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 aspects of...

A cold and perhaps unloving home environment. Also the womb; frigidity; a sense of uncaring parental influ­ence.See ice.

To be shot: a traumatic injury to feelings, often out of parental or other close relationship. It need not be something dramatic like being assaulted, but can be a quiet...

One’s natural urges and instincts, such as sexuality, parental caring, social grouping. What is happening to the animals shows how one is relating to the natural side of one­self—and how...

Example: ‘I was standing outside the house of my teens, with my mother. She had a very young bird on a long ribbon and the bird was flying very high...

(see Alley, Buildings, Cage, Dead End, Obstacle) Feeling trapped, especially by others’ rules and practices. Punishment or chastisement with parental overtones.Turning corners: Modifications, corrections, and improvements; finally being able to...

To dream of kangaroos is indicative of parental protection, both maternal and paternal. This may be a characteristic of yourself that you would like to express. Kangaroos in dreams may...

We all have an inner awareness.The higher self or spiritual part of ourselves will often manifest itself as a figure that is giving advice, sometimes a figure of authority or...

Encouragement in dreams is often symbolized by a parental, authority type of figure or an easily recognized spiritual being.

Gives gender-specific: In a man’s dream the one who jeers may often appear as a parental figure, sometimes of the opposite sex. In a woman’s dream it may be her...

Example: ‘On looking at my son I see his penis has been completely cut off. I feel terribly upset, but notice that on each side of the remaining hole, special...

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...

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...

To kill someone or to be killed represents destroying parts of the self, killing off beliefs, behaviors or energies represented by the victim.If you are killing a parent, you are...

Often, this dream is provoked by feelings of guilt for something that has happened or something you have done. No matter if it is you who is punished or the...

A kidnapper takes a child and holds him or her for ransom. In this way, the child becomes the symbol of something treasured and valuable, such as innocence or possibility.The...

Religious svmbols mav appear in the dreams even of those who do not consider themselves religious. There are at least two reasons for this: first, even non-religious people have usually...

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....

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...

A nephew is like the child you can walk away from, giving you a parental sensation without the responsibility.If you have a nephew in waking life, this dream is reflecting...

A niece is like the child you can walk away from, giving you a parental sensation without the responsibility.If you have a niece in waking life, this dream is reflecting...

Dreaming of one’s boss may indicate over involvement with work. Alternatively, it may represent a parental figure—the father if the boss is a man, and the mother if the boss...

The appearance of a specific famous person in our dreams—particularly a person we regularly think about—can simply be a reflection of our waking state. Otherwise, a famous person can represent...

1- Archetypes are basic pictures that each of us hold deep within our subconscious. They are in a sense ‘psychic’ blueprints. These blueprints while potentially perfect can become distorted by-...

Teaching is the art of communicating knowledge, experience, skill, and wisdom to another. Teaching, or offering instruction of any kind, can manifest through parental guidance, business apprenticeship, or by inspired...

A symbol of independence, refuge, home and security, which might indicate that you need something to fall back on. Alternatively, it may signify a prosperous endeavor, new opportunities, or an...

If you are on trial and other people are judging you, the other people will usually represent parts of yourself. In other words, you are the judge and jury as...

A man’s first close relationship with a woman is with his mother, so a dream in which his mother transforms into another woman can be symbolic of a kind of...

Your real-life daughter.Someone who feels like a daughter to you.Someone whom you feel protective of or parental toward.See Family, Child

Childhood, children, or your inner child.Innocence.Creativity, imagination, or playfulness.Parental nurturing.A specific doll from your past can point to something regarding that time in your past.An acquaintance who turns into a...