See the individual entry for intruder and also the entry in people

Gives gender-specific: In dreams nymphs are connected with a woman’s sense of beauty and her own femininity. Each group of nymphs has their own particular role and guardianship of specific...

See individual entry and also the entry for monster.

The intruder in a woman’s dream is often a personification of her own animus. In a man’s dream it characterizes his shadow. In either case it suggests the need for...

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a bag can represent her feelings about pregnancy, while, interestingly enough, in a man’s dream it is more likely to mean some kind of...

Material aspects: As nowadays many workplaces use electronic passes to gain entry, to forget a pass might denote a lack of interest in what we are doing or that if...

The whole sphere of sexuality and sensuality, not just the sex act. Our unconscious often connects sex with giving oneself, a death of self, and making connections or bonds— obviously...

A skeleton in dreams alerts us to our attitude to the macabre. We are aware that the physical must ‘die’ or change, but that there is still a framework left.The...

It will depend if we are a passenger in a vehicle or are carrying passengers as to the interpretation.If the former, we may feel that we are being carried along...

To see people you know in your dream, signifies qualities and feelings of those people that you desire for yourself.To see people you don’t know in your dream, denotes hidden...

Dreaming of seeing someone else’s back suggests we should identify the more private elements in our characters. We should also be aware that other people may not yet wish to...

Material aspects: Because many people associate the cane with some form of punishment or sadism, it can represent self-punishment or masochism.It is more likely, however, that we are trying to...

Material aspects: Maggots appearing in dreams in their correct context can represent the feelings we have about death.If a fisherman was using maggots we would be referring to power and...

A widow can signify the crone or wise woman and the widower the archetypal wise old man. They have the wisdom of experience. Consult the entries for marriage and wedding...

Material aspects: Dreaming of visiting a medium very often means that we are looking for some kind of contact with our own unconscious, or with the dead. We may also...

If the house is one we know, live in now or in the past, what is said about home applies.If it is a house created by the dream: one’s body...

Material aspects: The images that appear in dreams will reflect how we are feeling, what obstacles there are, possible courses of action and what our ultimate goal should or may...

In the following box are figures based on a word count of 1,000 dreams.If we look at the entry on man’, for example, the number 304 appears beside it. This...

See castle above in this entry.

See individual entry.

Dreaming of blood can have one of two meanings. It can signify that we feel that a sacrifice is being made on some level. This links into the ancient belief...

Material aspects: Many people talk about the pit of despair and of feeling trapped within a situation.A pit in a dream makes us more conscious of this particular feeling. We...

See captive, prisoner above in this entry.

Consult the entry for vulture in this section.

Consult the entry for magpie in this section.

Consult the entry for horse in this section.

Consult the entry for abdomen in this section.

A bus signifies that part of our life journey that we are able to undertake in the company of others. More public than private, we perhaps have a common aim...

Material aspects: Our search for knowledge and the ability to learn from other people’s experience and opinions is symbolized in dreams by books and libraries.To dream of old books represents...

1. Entry to your heart;2. Future (before you);3. Face;4. Mouth;5. Meet;6. Confront;

Consult the individual entry, religious buildings above and also spiritual imagery in the introduction.

Being in contact with instinctive or feeling reac­tions in self; the Self.See farmer within this entry; Christ under archetypes.

Consult the entry for hunt / hunting / huntsman as well as the information on archetypes in the introduction for further clarification.

The down expresses sleep; rest; withdrawal; non-involvement. Idioms: feel down, down and out; do some­one down, down at heel; down hearted; down with.See prone above in this entry.

Something you feel is ‘beneath you’; what is below’ in the body—so the nonintellectual aspects of self; something one can now look back on from a detached viewpoint.If below something...

Going uphill suggests extra effort is necessary, while going downhill will suggest lack of control. Also consult the individual entry for hill.

Retention signifies an inability to let go of the past or of previous patterns of behaviour, literally to be uptight. Also consult the entry for anus in this section.

The rat signifies a tainted or devious part of our personality or a situation we are in. It can also represent something that is repulsive in some way. We may...

Spiritually a shell is a miniature representation of the process of life and death. You might also like to consult the entry for snail as well as the information for...

1. Relaxation;2. Not paying attention;3. Salvation; enter into the kingdom; Entry into the Kingdom; Gen. 18:4; Matt. 11:28- 30.

This shows we have accepted the need for a change of direction. We may have made a major decision. Also consult the entry for corner.

1. Entry to a new phase of one’s life.2. New opportunity.3. If gate can’t be opened, something is stopping the dreamer’s abil­ity to go forward.

The lizard appearing in a dream represents instinctive action or ‘one­track’ thinking. Also consult the entry for reptiles in this section.

See temporary buildings in buildings and also the entry for tent.

In both real and dream life, doodles are expressions of your unconscious mind. Doodles, like dreams, involve a form of picture language, and it is the interpretation of these pictures...

Material aspects: This can simply represent our everyday workplace or a task which we have undertaken. You might like to consult the entry for work.

The mouse’s quality of timidity can often be addressed in the dreamer, if it is recognized that this can arise from turbulence and lack of understanding. Also consult the entry...

Perfect man within the cosmos is depicted with arms and legs outstretched in the shape of an x. As a point of power and the roman numeral ten it suggests...

We use our arms in all sorts of different ways. In dreams we may be defending ourselves, fighting or being held. We may also be showing passionate commitment. You might...

To be conscious of breasts in dreams indicates our connection with the mother figure and our need for nurturing. Such a dream can also indicate a wish to return to...

The meaning of gloves can be ambivalent in dreams. They can represent covering and protection, but also ‘showing one’s hand’ and challenging the status quo. Also consult the individual entry...

The y is said to represent the human form with outstretched arms, reaching to the cosmos, sometimes in supplication, otherwise in glorification.It is also thought to represent the choices that...

Material aspects: Traditionally, to dream of apes or monkeys links with the mischievous side of ourselves. However, as perception changes, the symbolism is more of natural intelligence. Also consult the...

When we, or others, are wearing a veil we are either trying to hide something, or are only partially accepting knowledge about ourselves or our relationship to others. Also consult...

As the entry on spring suggests, the dreamer is cleaning out old ideas and may actually be physically preparing themselves for new business, relationships, and new beginnings in their life.

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a jar will represent her own femininity whereas in a man’s dream it is more likely to signify a nurturing nature or need. Also...

Dreams of old people may refer to your parents or to life experience. They can of course reflect your feelings about aging, and how you are dealing with it. Old...

Material aspects: In dreams, the bull represents the masculine principle and fertility. It also can indicate the way we handle male sexuality. You might also like to consult the entry...

Material aspects: Without determination and tenacity many tasks cannot be completed.Dreaming of a known fanatic or act of fanaticism can help us to complete our projects. You might also like...

Most often, dreams of the vagina are to do with self-image. In a woman’s dream it highlights her receptivity. In a man’s dream it suggests his need to be penetrative,...

Spiritually, it may well be a simple image, such as the tide turning, which indicates that we are finding our way and can progress on our spiritual journey with confidence....

Material aspects: To dream of a bud is to recognize the unfolding of a new way of life, new experiences or new emotions.To dream of a bud dying or shrivelling...

Dreaming about a passport can be a dream about travel. Alternatively, a passport can represent our identity. Metaphorically, a passport is anything that allows us entry. It used to be...

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...

Rabbits appearing in a dream can mean one of two things: the obvious connection with fertility could be important, or it could be that the trickster aspect is coming to...

Material aspects: A doll can depict either how we felt as a child, or a need for comfort. It may also express an undeveloped part of our personality. Consult the...

Material aspects: The power that we have to succeed must be used in a contained, directed way.A falcon – as a trained bird and one of the fastest fliers –...

Material aspects: A workshop is a place that is productive. In dreams it symbolizes the part of ourselves that creates projects which then become profitable for us, though not necessarily...

Foolishness; thoughtlessness; being ruled by im­pulse. But sometimes same as ape (see above in this entry). Idioms: make a monkey of; monkey business; monkey with; monkey tricks.

Because a frog transforms (from a tadpole and moves on to the land), one appearing in a dream indicates a period or act of transformation. There is something unpleasant which...

1. If one can’t get into a place because of lack of money, this may mean some sort of obstruction, emotional or actual, is in place.2. One owes a loved...

Material aspects: A door in a dream signifies a movement between two states of being. It can represent entry into a new phase of life, such as puberty or middle...

Relaxation; letting go of activity; introversion; sex. Or retreat from the world; feeling injured, afraid to stand up for oneself, non-involvement, negative introversion, weakness; death. Idioms: lie low; lie at...

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...

Material aspects: To dream of a chemist is to link with that part of ourselves that is capable of altering the way we behave in our work-a-day lives, we are...

Considered to be a focus for power, if a pyramid appears in a dream it shows we are concentrating on the inherent power within us. You may also like to...

Down to eanh; reality; the physical experience; sta­bility; the materialising of an idea, feeling or plan. Leonardo da Vinci’s diagram of the man in the circle within the square represents...

Dreaming of toads connects us with whatever we may consider ugly in life, or in our behaviour. However, implicit in that ugliness is the power of transformation and growth into...

Material aspects: Flowers in a dream usually give us the opportunity to link to feelings of pleasure and beauty. We are aware that something new, perhaps a feeling or ability,...

Gives gender-specific: Sado-masochism in dreams, while seemingly sexual in nature, may well show a propensity to tolerate an extreme attitude within a relationship, for both men and women. You might...

Material aspects: In a dream, calling a taxi signifies recognizing the need to progress – to get somewhere. We cannot be successful without help, for which though there may be...

1- Dead people we have known appearing in dreams usually refer back to strong emotions we have had about those people, whether they are negative or positive.For instance, there may...

interpreted upon 7 sides: the acquiring of a blessing in the dunya, comfort in the Hereafter & safety & comfort, light & guidance, strength to the religion, forgiveness & entry...

Material aspects: Because fairies are representations of the elemental forces of nature, for them to appear in a dream signifies our connection with those forces within ourselves. There is a...

Gives gender-specific: Fighting tends to be a masculine response to a problem so in a man’s dream he may well be attempting to deal with his own reactions. In a...

In pagan times a log was decorated and burnt at the time of the winter solstice (yule) in order to clear away the old year, and to celebrate the return...

Temptation is one of the biggest spiritual barriers we must overcome. Often it is a conflict between the self and the ego. Consult the entry for siren and also the...

Material aspects: In the mundane world a project may be ‘frozen’ either because of time constraints or to prevent it degenerating. This may translate itself in dreams as something being...

A keyhole can symbolize our tentative entry into the sublime or transcendent state. Our vision is somewhat restricted and even in dreams we do not yet have confidence to remain...

A dream of a face is likely to be about the image you present to the world, so a swollen face may refer to self-importance and a blemished face to...

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 or properly...