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Attempt Dream Meaning

Indicates the intention and decision to get moving.

It is almost always a positive dream that signifies you have lost the precaution and fear of the unknown and you are willing to start a new path or begin some type of project. The dreamer has enough self confidence to take initiative and accept the risks that come with it. [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Big Dictionary of Dreams by Martha Clarke [Back to dream]

What does Attempt mean in a dream?


Indicates the intention and decision to get moving.It is almost always a positive dream that signifies you have lost the precaution and fear of the unknown and you are willing...

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Desire or attempt to communicate; attempt to make contact with an aspect of oneself or someone else. Dreamer not answering phone: avoiding contact or communi­cation; someone is trying to get...

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A group you feel has strong influences, such as on beliefs or decisions (such as a religion, political party, or school).Someone’s attempt for power or control over others, possibly to...

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A wall, fence, or other divider or barrier could represent: An obstacle or challenge.Something that keeps people apart, such as a disagreement or distance.Protection, separation, or an attempt to distance...

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Measuring, weighing, or gauging something can represent: An attempt to evaluate or observe (possibly to determine what further action is needed or what choice to make).An attempt to understand, study,...

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To dream of eating oysters symbolizes the placing of sensual pleasures above wisdom. In your attraction to someone, or your desire for material goods, you may lose your senses and...

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If you are currently experiencing sadness this dream may be an attempt to compensate and to comfort you. Traditionally this may be called a dream of the contrary. Extreme happiness...

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A safari is a Western-culture attempt to expose an individual to the energy that the African plain has to offer. In this way, it is a symbol of an attempt...

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Sleepwalking or moving is an attempt to put a dream into action. Most likely you have grown out of the habit, if you ever had it, but if an occasion...

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Making an attempt to remove the undesirable

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Playing sports may represent some aspects of the way that we run our lives, or may refer to internal struggles where one part of the dreamer’s psyche or personality is...

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An attempt to achieve something very important, almost bib­lical in character.

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Emotional expenditure; an attempt to free oneself.

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Your attempt to find a direction or activity you feel confident about.

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If you dream of the number ten, this represents perfection, and your attempt to achieve an ideal.

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To be tripped or to trip someone in a dream symbolizes an attempt to cause someone to fail at something, Ps. 140:4

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Attempt to wash bad taste from one’s mouth based on un­pleasant encounter with someone.

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A force of ejection, i.E. “Shooting off one’s mouth”, etc.; An unsuccessful attempt to fire is impotency

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Intuition; unconscious hopes or desires; attempt to manipulate.See ESP in dreams.

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If you dream of waking up, then this is an attempt at lucidity, awakening, and enlightened consciousness.

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An attempt to voice a desire that can only be expressed through flowers.Folklore: A girl who can be “bought.”

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Looking for parts of the self, the unknown within you. Hunting animals may mean attempt to rid the self of animal or lower urges.

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1. Attempt at clear, simple communication.2. Trying to get a message across (to receive or send).3. Possible secrets hidden away.

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You do not attempt to see things from other people’s point of view. Try to be more sympathetic in small ways and big events will ensue.

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See Hair, Mask, Head.An attempt to change part of the personality you would like to hide— and cover your “baldness.”

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Whatever is new in one’s life—a relationship, oppor­tunity, scheme.If contrasted with old, an attempt to decide, contrasting what we already know from the past/old, and what is arising.

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The way we attempt to ‘bottle up’ our emotions and drives such as ambition or sexuality. There is often tremen­dous power or energy waiting to be used or directed.

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To dream of seeing cars, denotes journeying and changing in quick succession.To get on one shows that travel which you held in contemplation will be made under different auspices than...

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Movie Theater, TV. Here the emphasis is on “emotional stories.” Possibly the mirror image of the dreamer. Attempt to get away from internal images.

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Aggression. Energy shift and exchange. Desperate need for touch and an attempt at greater closeness. Immediacy and simplicity of method.

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1. A new beginning (east) or end (west).2. An attempt or desire to gain perspective on life—likely ambitions and goals, possibly emotions.

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To dream of entering a door, denotes slander, and enemies from whom you are trying in vain to escape. This is the same of any door, except the door of...

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Depth Psychology: Don’t resist taking on a burdensome responsibility— any attempt to get out of it is futile and will only waste your energy unnecessarily.See Learning, Paper, Writing.

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Images of grenades, as well as bombs and accidents, according to Jung, appear only where the dream represents an actual experience.It is the attempt of the unconscious to integrate the...

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1. Dirt in the eye indicates something is in the way of being successful.2. If one can only see out of one eye, it indicates a rigidity of thinking.3. A...

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An attempt to clean up a “mess” or problem in your life, or a means of doing so.The idea of being careful how you nourish yourself physically, emotionally, mentally, or...

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The desire for something; attempt to grasp, control or manipulate something or someone, depending on dream; extending or giving oneself. Being reached towards: feeling of being asked for something, or...

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Whether your prime concern is business or love, these ugly creatures in your dream are an unhappy omen, unless you stepped on or killed one, in which case you wiF...

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This is a dream of contrary, since if you Fail in any attempt in your dream, you will succeed in real life.

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An inquest in dreams from a spiritual perspective is an attempt to understand something that is, for the time being, incomprehensible.

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Example: I was in a cubicle or small toilet with a very black coloured woman. She told me there was something wrong with her vagina. She was undressed. I rubbed...

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Dreaming of a list of any sort suggests an attempt to create some kind of spiritual order.

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Attempt to clear away thoughts or attitudes which are not useful, or interfere in clear thinking.See hair; second example under school.

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1. Speaks of an attempt to kill the promise (Pharaoh `s spirit);2. Actual abortion. Exod. 1:16; Matt. 2:16; Rev. 12:4.

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(body part) if a person turns their back on you in a dream this symbolizes an attempt to ignore or dismiss you, Jer. 32:33

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Dreams of mediating represent your attempt at integrating opposed aspects of yourself that have conflicting needs.See Integration Dreams.

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An attempt to control the world by redesigning it into geometric sections.

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Dreaming about a calendar can be the subconscious’s attempt to remind one of an important appointment or event. Alternatively, it could be about the passing of time.

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For a young woman to dream that she is wearing a hood, is a sign she will attempt to allure some man from rectitude and bounden duty.

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1. Sharpening an object may be an attempt to enhance one’s abilities, intelligence, etc.2. Someone sharpening a knife is someone getting ready to defend oneself.

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To dream of a shop, denotes that you will be opposed in every attempt you make for advancement by scheming and jealous friends.See Store.

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Attempt to release tension, to break down barriers of reserve, prelude to sexual intimacy, sexual pleasure.

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Yawning in a dream can represent the things we typically association with yawning, such as boredom or tiredness. It can also refer to our attempt to say something.

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Symbolic of becoming fully immersed or initiated into something, Matt. 28:16-20. Watching someone attempt to baptize themselves is symbolic of trying to work for or earn salvation

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It is a very bad omen if you kill, or attempt to kill any living creature in your dream.To Shoot and miss shows some success over your difficulties.

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Any excess in spiritual terms is an attempt to change consciousness or awareness. Since bingeing is an intermittent activity it suggests that there are attempts to impose a degree of...

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To dream about hotels refers to a new unusual state of mind or a shift in your usual paradigm. It can be an attempt to break away from your daily...

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1. A need or desire to draw on the past.2. Repressed feel­ings or memories are trying to surface.3. An attempt to connect a current situation to one in the past.

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To dream that you are at the cleaners may be suggesting that you are being taken advantage of by someone who you thought was a close friend. You should also...

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Poison in a dream may represent an attempt to get rid of something within oneself that is producing sickness.A violent rejection of a condition or a relationship may be causing...

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Conflict with natural drives; desire to be less domi­nated by them, avoidance of sex; attempt to find the spiritual, which may be an inverted fear of one’s unconscious or a...

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lucky numbers: 03-24-26-39-42-47children’s: are innocent of what you have been accused. cotton, having a: friendship is being abused by a friend. silk: deeds are not practical, but for effect. owning...

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A very focused attempt to create order, smoothing things out at any price. This dream often indicates a process of elimination.In its connection to “airplane,” see Flying and Parachute. Also,...

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Dreams of cellophane symbolize your attempt at preserving your talents, gifts or resources. You also might be processing through and venting out feelings of being invisible, unimportant, and dispensable.See Transparent.

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The buying and selling of oysters is an indication that you must guard the manner of your approach in attempting to win a wife or husband. This applies equally well...

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If writing, an attempt is being made to communicate with someone.

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In dreams where you are given a challenge or task and have to work on it for endless hours, do you curse or do you give up? The number of...

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To dream that you are walking in a dark cave represents your subconscious mind or the attempt to seek out shelter. It signifies that you are enduring bad fortune or...

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If someone is mean in your dream, this is your shadow expressing itself; the part of you that is critical any negative belief you hold about yourself. This dream is...

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1. Hearing the music is an attempt to feel better about some downbeat situation in waking life.2. Playing the accor­dion (or any other instrument) suggests one finds it easier to...

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Balanced sexuality; comfort with both sides of the soul (see Men, Women).An attempt to eliminate real or perceived gender-specific limitations. Hiding your true sensual or sexual nature behind an ambivalent...

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If you dream that you are playing or singing in a quartet then you will find many happy companions and an enjoyable life.To see a quartet that you cannot join...

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Material aspects: If we dream of someone and cannot decide if they are male or female we are making an attempt to reconcile the opposite sides of ourselves. We are...

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Material aspects: If we have been blindfolded in a dream, it shows a deliberate attempt is being made to deceive us.If we are blindfolding someone else, we are not being...

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Dreams of math represent order, logic, reasoning, and your attempt to make sense of your current situation and find resolution. You are coming upon the solution to what used to...

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The dead, feelings we have buried about a dead person; our mother, a pan of self which might be reborn, attempt to preserve a way of life which is dead—...

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Material aspects: Deliberately depriving the body of sustenance in a dream may be an attempt to come to terms with some perceived trauma, such as a lack of love, or...

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In legend and myth, incest among the gods and goddesses was an attempt to maintain the purity of the energy. Spiritually, therefore, when we dream of incest we are attempting...

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To dream that you are weaving, denotes that you will baffle any attempt to defeat you in the struggle for the up-building of an honorable fortune.To see others weaving shows...

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Example: ‘I went into a cellar. It was rather cavelike. I had to scramble to get into it.The entrance was difficult to find, but I had discovered it many years...

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Vision: Dreaming about losing your sense of balance: somebody wants to “push” you around, rob you of your peace, or block your way. Doing acrobatic acts you would never attempt...

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Fearful dreams are quite common, reflecting either anxiety about concrete problems in the world or anxieties arising from inner tensions. For a deeper understanding, the dreamer should attempt to identify...

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To see a miller in your dreams, signifies your surroundings will grow more hopeful.For a woman to dream of a miller failing in an attempt to start his mill, foretells...

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lucky numbers: 21-30-38-39-41-51clothes and shoes: friends wil place blame upon you. machinery: loss in personal affairs. making a selection from: attempt to be diligent in future. store merchandise: wil enjoy...

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Dreams of an assassin symbolize extreme, calculated -defense, and perhaps an attempt at killing off an undesirable aspect of yourself.See Kill and Integration Dreams.

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1. A need or desire to maintain control—usually in life, often of emotions.2. An attempt to influence people or situa­tions.3. Obstacles will be overcome, things put in order (halter on...

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The paranormal or supernatural can represent: The unknown, mysterious, or unexplained.A desire or attempt to understand.The idea of “the other side” or something other-worldly.A possible indication that you were having...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: When our behaviour becomes rigid or wooden, dreams will often attempt to make us aware of this and of the necessity to balance our feelings. We...

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May be an attempt to heal the experience, if dreamer has had miscarriage or abonion. From the viewpoint of the unconscious it is at times important to name the baby;...

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(1) Going down a rabbit hole may symbolize an attempt to escape from problems.(2) It may be a symbol of entering the unconscious.

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1. Covering up something that one does not want others to see.2. Attempt to make one’s life brighter, better.3. Stripping wallpaper means trying to change one’s life.

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1. If money is owed by the dreamer, indicates he/she is worried about how well or badly the business will be going.2. An attempt by collectors to extract payments from...

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1. Feelings of powerlessness and persecution—usually from a situation, often a relationship.2. Difficulties in home life, unhappiness.3. Attempt to eliminate feelings of love (to torture oneself ).

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lucky numbers: 01-02-04-07-28-49buying, in a, shop: your attempt to be economical is a ruse. lit, having a: have hopes of prosperity, but should save money for a rainy day. cigarillo,...

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