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An ominous figure, resembling my mother, appeared in my dark room. The entity restrained me, preventing me from breathing. It was not my mother, and the dream felt very realistic. | dream interpretation

Psychological / emotional perspective: From a psychological perspective the angel is the personification of the relationship with mother or mother figure and needs to be looked at as a separate...

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The symbols of the mother have a remarkable versatility. On the one hand, the mother appears as an image of nature (i.e., life) and, conversely, as a representation of death...

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A particular feeling state—for instance the room might feel sinister, warm, spacious, cold, etc., so depicts such. Sometimes a room, because of its spaciousness, represents the amount of potential or...

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The image of an aesthetic or artistic person. One’s own dark side. Intrigues are planned. In a woman’s dream, indicates conflicts with the mother.According to Freud, the fertile mother or...

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Very much like the symbol of Mother, but much more oriented to the past.The all-powerful mother, the archetypal mother (the mother principle) in contrast to the merely personal mother. Grandmothers,...

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An octopus may symbolize a possessive mother or mother-attachment, preventing you from being your own person.

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This usually represents our relationship with our mother or mother figure, and thus with women in authority generally. This applies to a dream image of any regal figure – not...

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1. Mother.2. If drowning in sea, being overwhelmed.3. Emotion­ally insecure, particularly with one’s mother.4. If calmly swim­ming, riding or paddling along, good relationship with mother or maternal figure.5. If fighting...

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The eternal feminine, especially the mother or mother figure, is often depicted by the cow. This is partly because it provides milk and nourishment.

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The act of incest in the dream may of course be a real-life one that you witnessed or were involved in.If so, have you talked about it to a good...

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(see also Black)(1) Darkness is a common symbol of the unconscious.If the darkness is frightening, this represents your fear of the unknown forces in your psyche.If the darkness is warm...

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To dream of your mother-in-law, denotes there will be pleasant reconciliations for you after some serious disagreement.For a woman to dispute with her mother-in-law, she will find that quarrelsome and...

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Example: A shadow thing came very quickly up the stairs, along our corridor and into the bed­room, over to the bed to bend over me. I felt fear as I...

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To dream of your mother-in-law portends that a relationship will be restored after some misunderstanding.To dream that you are in a dispute with your mother-in-law means that arrogant and insensitive...

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The Divine Mother in her many forms; mother of all. When the Madonna appears in a dream, healing is taking place. Feminine principle that unites with the Father God or...

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To be suddenly overtaken by night, a sudden adversary.To walk on a dark night denotes grief, disappointment, loss.It is ominous to dream of night-birds, with the exception of the nightingale,...

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The interpretation of this dream varies depending on the sex of the dreamer.If a woman has this dream, it reveals her own personality. Thus, if the protagonist is an unknown...

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In a dream, these can describe various parts of our personalities or levels of understanding, but often signify either the womb or the mother figure. Thus the kitchen would be...

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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”,...

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Mothers in dreams usually invoke powerful emotions.If you are dreaming about your mother, you may be addressing some real-life issues or concerns about your mother in your dream, or your...

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A goddess of the feminine principle, Quan Yin hears all the cries of despair in the world. She is the embodiment of compassion and relates to the Christian construct of...

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(1) What is quaking, or in danger of falling apart, may be you or your life. Is your marriage breaking up, or your business? Or do you need to look...

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The mother appears in dreams in many forms, the bear being one of them.The image may be of the possessive, devouring mother or of the all-caring mother.If it is recognized...

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also see Food1- In dreams, all symbols of nourishment are associated with basic needs. Firstly, we require warmth and comfort; secondly, shelter and sustenance. Initially we experience this as coming...

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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...

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Dreams associated with land, like those in which you find yourself lying on the ground, show that you should be more realistic. In this sense, it is preferable that you...

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Father, Mother. You are seeking help from the outside, as in Physician, Medication, and Pharmacist; however, the danger is not that great. Often an expression of considerable immaturity in adults....

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(1) A whale may symbolize your mother, or femininity in general.If it looks as though it might swallow you, it may symbolize a dominant mother or a mother-attachment that prevents...

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1. One wants to be controlled.2. One needs a mother figure in one’s life.

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The month of May is synonymous with flowers, Mother’s Day, and that you are celebrating the feminine within you.See Spring and Mother.

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If anyone dreams tliat he hath a pain in his navel, if the grief be great he shall receive bad news of his father and mother, who will be in...

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Life or life force.The ability to survive or thrive.For more clues, pay attention to the quality of the breathing.Fast, shallow breathing could represent fear or stress, and a pause in...

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Universal Landscape: Unknown or hidden resources.Dreaming Lens: Did you find a hidden room, or did you just search for it? Was it difficult to find, or did you come upon...

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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...

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(1) Blue may sometimes symbolize the universal or collective unconscious (as distinct from the individual unconscious).. Perhaps the dream is asking you to base your life on intuitions that come...

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Generally, being aware; waking as opposed to sleep­ing; being able to understand and have insight; to see; light­ness of heart; release from dark feelings.Example: ‘1 am alone in the house....

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(see also Anxiety, Escape, Flight (= Fleeing))Fear is a common theme in dreams and is the essence of what are called nightmares. Its significance may pardy depend on what, in...

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The female within the male, shown as a woman in a man’s dream. Physically a man is predominantly male, but also has nipples and produces some female hormones. Psy­chologically, we...

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(1) Possibly the symbolism is straightforward, pointing to a desire for love or sex.(2) It or they may symbolize your mother, who gave you birth and nourishment. But are you...

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The dream images representing father are many: God, a god, a giant, a tyrant, executioner, devil. Pan—and of course father.A child is, figuratively, like a growing plant. It takes in...

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The great mother, or mother nature, in her nurturing aspect is always shown with corn representing fertility and fecundity.

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(1) A crocodile may be a symbol of the ‘devouring’ aspect of your mother.See also Mother.(2) It may symbolize aggressiveness; or the shadowy world of instinct.

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To dream of mother nature is positive, symbolizing good friendships and a coming end to present worries.

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Example: ‘Some three years ago I had constant dreams with my mother. We were nearly always in some son of argu­ment or fight’ (Maijorie B). Usually, as in the example,...

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Swimming may symbolize a trustful and receptive attitude towards your unconscious, or your mother, or Mother Nature.

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(see Baby, Ties / Tying)For someone who has been gravely ill, this represents holding on to life tightly and tenaciouslv.Your connection to, and relationship with, your mother. Is this cord...

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One of the luckiest symbols, meaning completeness, zest for life, getting ahead, and always finding your way to the center of things.The temple is also a symbol for Mother, and...

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The symbols are Virgin Mary, sometimes one’s own mother, a divine female, an old or ageless woman, the Earth, a blue grotto, the sea, a whale, a cave. Whatever the...

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Jung himself apparently went through a difficult separation from his mother in early childhood that had repercussions for his social health later in life. Jung’s mother was said to have...

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