1- How we interpret wool depends on whether the image we have is of lamb’s wool or of knitting wool (see Knitting). Lamb’s wool may stand for blurred thoughts and...

also see Religious Imagery1- Dreaming of mythical goddesses connects us with our archetypal images of femininity (see Archetypes). In a woman’s dream a goddess will clarify the connection through the...

This flightless bird may be pointing to personal characteristics and needs that you may not necessarily want to look at. Consider the activities in the dream, as well as the...

Eggs are symbolic of something new and fragile. They represent life and development in its earliest forms and, as such, the possibilities are limitless. At times, eggs can represent captivity...

Seeds symbolize new opportunities and new beginnings. Just as a seed is the beginning of a new life (or its earliest stage), your unconscious may be telling you that the...

Born in Vienna, Austria. Stud­ied medicine, later became a disciple of Freud. Diverged from Freud over the sexual impulse being all important in human behaviour. Adler saw people as goal...

General: one s own feelings and urges at that level of development—such as possessiveness, joy, curiosity, innocent love, infant trauma; feelings of helplessness; vulnerability, lack of responsibility; being cared for....

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...

(See Bed, Bedroom).The earliest possible marriage with your affianced is advised by a dream tn which you and your sweetheart sit together upon an ottoman or other low upholstered furniture,...

From the very earliest times the idea of two polarities being able to unite in perfect harmony has been inherent in all spiritual belief.The union of the masculine and feminine...

Some dream researchers suggest falling is one of the main themes in dreams. In the sample used for this book, the words fall, falls, fell, falling occur 72 times in...

Dreams about mother are very common. Starting with childhood there is the dream of protection, love, and our very sustenance. These are the normal, happy dreams of contentment. One of...

From the earliest times, the gazelle has appeared in the collective unconscious as an animal fleeing a lion or other beast. Therefore, it symbolizes the pursuit of pleasure and the...

From the earliest times, machines were compared with the human body; therefore, when one appears in dreams, it may be referring to your physical well-being, especially if the machine malfunctions,...

The male wolf is universally accepted as an image of Man, with reckless aggression and problems in sexual restraint. Considered a cunning, malicious predator, the concept of the wolf implies...

(see Darkness, Underground)The subconscious or hidden nature within.Archetypal: The womb of the earth—e.g., Earth as our mother who gave all humankind birth and nourishment. Also an emblem for a woman’s...

If you were knitting or doing crochet, the symbols may be indicative of some waking situation. For example, if you dropped a stitch in the dream, have you been tactless...

Renewal or a new beginning, especially after a long resting period or a hardship (since daffodils are some of the earliest blooming flowers in the spring).Cheerfulness, or something else daffodils...

(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...

(1) A black hole or dark depths - for example, an unlit cellar or a deep well or oceanic depths - may represent the unconscious. This blackness mav be frightening,...

(see also Air-Sea Rescue)(1) If there is some area of your life where you are - or feel - unable to ‘keep your head above water’, this is probably what...

Any manifestation of energy in a dream - electricity, atomic explosion, etc. - may be a symbol of psychic energy, which may be creative or destructive: creative if integrated into...

(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...

Clothing reflects the importance of appearance. It could show your true personality or hide your imperfections. It also reveals desire for elegance, notoriety, and success in love. The color and...

There is a long tradition of dreams being a resource for physical and psychological healing. The ancient Greek god Aesculapius was believed to come to people in their sleep to...

Dreams that feature images of natural settings relate to those parts of your being that are natural or not molded by conscious ambitions and desires.In the earliest religions, nature was...

Some of the earliest research into OBEs was conducted by Frenchman Yarm Louis Forham (1884-1917), who believed that everyone was capable of astral travel in a variety of guises, recording...

The planets, stars and constellations have been considered good-luck omens since the earliest times. Dreaming of them represents your wish to guide your own fortune, hence ’wishing upon a star’....

"Now Allah has created the dream not only as a means of guidance and instruction, I refer to the dream, but he has made it a window...

Aesculapius (or Asclepius) was the most popular healing divinity of the Hellenistic world. He was a mortal son of Apollo, who was slain by Zeus for daring to bring people...

Dreams, it seems, have fascinated the entire human race from earliest times. And until quite recently, most cultures have set great store by dreams. For example, in ancient Egypt the...

Anthropology has contributed considerably to the cross-cultural understanding of dreams. The earliest anthropological research on dreams, which dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, considered the dream beliefs...

Universal Landscape: Unmet needs; the risk of death.Dreaming Lens: Where were you that was deserted? Was it a familiar place? Was it from your past or present? Were you aware...