Psychological / emotional perspective: In order to disentangle the various types of ‘information’ that each character brings to the dreamer, it is often necessary to decide what or who each...

Psychological / emotional perspective: The number of sides a shape has will be significant, as will the colours. Considerable symbology has grown up around shape. You might also like to...

The urn represents the feminine receptive principle. Consult the entries for death, jar and vase for further information.

Also consult the entries for mystic and caring professions in people as well as the information on priestess in archetypes in the introduction.

You might like to consult the entries for altar and rite / ritual as well as the information on spiritual imagery in the introduction for further clarification.

Consulting the entries for magic / magician and witch as well as spiritual imagery in the introduction will enhance your understanding.

You might like to consult the entries for analyst and medication / medicine as well as the information on authority figures in the people section.

Consult the entries for bread, cakes, colour, eat / eating, fruit, nourishment and onion for further clarification.

Consulting the introduction for information on the great mother and also the entries for barrier and walls will further help in interpreting your dream.

To enhance the interpretation of the dream consult the entries for house in buildings and this section, parent in family and shelter.

You might like to consult the entries for chase / chased, digging / excavation, hunt / hunting / huntsman and mine / miner.

Consult the entries for book, letter, library, list and medium as well as the information on spiritual imagery in the introduction.

You might like to consult the entries for baptism, ceremony, magic / magician, mantra and ziggurat, as well as the information on spiritual imagery in the introduction.

Tea as a symbol suggests spiritual refreshment – based on a reverence for nature and the creation of a perfect moment in time. You might also like to consult the...

This is the spiritually irresponsible part of our nature. We have not yet put ourselves on the correct spiritual path and need to do so. Consult the entries for chaos...

For further clarity read the information on composite animals in animals, as well as the entries for journey and transport.

Consult the information on the animus / anima in the introduction and also the entries for celebrity and fame for more information.

A dream of looking must be interpreted according to the object, subject, or direction of the action.For up or down see under chapter on general guides for interpretation.And for left...

Also consult the entries for doctor, hospital, ill / illness, medicine / medication and caring professions in people as well as the information on great mother in archetypes in the...

You might also like to consult the entries for camelot, castle, hero / heroine and quest as well as the information on hero in archetypes in the introduction.

Vegetation in a dream symbolizes abundance and the capacity for growth on a spiritual level. Consult the entries for forest and jungle for further clarification.

If we are repressing our ability to develop spiritual potential, we will experience ourselves in a dream as a victim, often of our own doing. You might also like to...

Following the psychological recognition of our smallness, we equally can become aware of the sense of belonging to a much greater cosmic whole. This is represented in dreams by a...

Snow represents spiritual purity, beauty and the melting away of difficulties. You might also like to consult the entries for cold, ice / iceberg / icicles, rain, weather and winter.

Spiritually, a toilet suggests that we have the means at our disposal to cleanse away negativity we have taken in. You might also like to consult the entries for clean...

1. Covering for sin2. Burning clothes speak of Fornication3. Condition of clothing depicts the state of our relationship with God; James 2:2; Matt. 7:15; Prov. 6:26-27.Look up entries under individual...

We may be interested in the idea of spirituality, but as yet have not found the right stimulation.The symbolism of tobacco as a giver of visions may be relevant to...

Material aspects: There is some conflict with natural drives. There may be an avoidance of sex or contact through fear or the need for restraint. We may be looking for...

Both spiritually and physically, to be sinking is to be getting into a situation where we are unable to see clearly or to perceive the best course of action.For sensitives,...

Directed explosive energy, such as that from a gun, is a very effective spiritual tool, although it must be used with care.If we are noticeably aggressive we would have to...

Material aspects: Dreaming about giants may mean we are coming to terms with some of the repressed feelings we had about adults when we were children. They may have seemed...

As an archetype, it is only when it is understood spiritually that the siren can ultimately restore man to himself that she becomes acceptable and can be worked with. After...

Plants in a spiritual sense signify both the life force and the cycle of life. Because they die only to grow again, they also suggest death and rebirth. You might...

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: When something is in ruins we have to discover if it is through neglect or vandalism.If the former, we need to pull things together.If the latter, we need...

Various weapons can suggest differing degrees of spiritual power. This power should always be used with relevant caution. Consult the entries for armour, arrow, dagger, gun, knife and sword for...

The west in spiritual terms, from ancient times has suggested autumn, a time for harvesting.The archangel is gabriel, keeper of wisdom. Consulting the entries for colour, elements, harvest and water...

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a key can suggest that her own assertiveness needs to be sensitively used.A man may need to understand the ‘mechanism’ of his assertiveness and...

(Such as teachers etc.) - see Individual Entries and also see Authority Figures in People Section

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams famine suggests a lack of resources, though which particular ones will depend on everyday circumstances. You might also like to consult the...

Gives gender-specific: The rocket in basic terms has a connection with male sexuality and can have this significance in both men’s and women’s dreams. Consult the entries for aeroplane, journey...

The great mother in all her glory is represented. Symbolically any hollow vessel has been taken to represent feminine spiritual qualities. You might like to consult the information for great...

Gives gender-specific: It is quite natural for us to seek partnership, and in dreams both men and women will dream of duality as a way of sorting out emotional and...

Material aspects: From a completely practical perspective, if we go to bed hungry our dreams are likely to reflect this fact and register that we need food or sustenance. Consult...

Material aspects: Just as in everyday life a lens helps to focus the attention, so in dreams it can signify our need to perceive something very clearly. You might also...

Material aspects: In mundane terms, when business methods become both heartless and ruthless this can be translated into dreams as a massacre. This may also suggest that there is little...

Spiritually the word is the logos, the sacred sound, the beginning of creation. In dreams we can appreciate words of power, such as mantra and the names of god. Also...

The wood is often a manifestation of the spirit.If it is a wild wood, it suggests the untamed spirit – as in nature – and we perhaps need to exercise...

You might like to consult the entries for hole, telephone, wedding / wedding dress / wedding ring as well as the information on circle in shapes / patterns.

Gives gender-specific: In dreams, a woman is more likely to be passive when an oar is used.If she is using the oars she is in control of any final decision....

In chinese lore the tortoise is a revered figure of wisdom and knowledge. He is said to carry the pattern of all existence on his back. He also represents creation....

Gives gender-specific: A common dream that men have is the presentation of a football cup. They are the ‘first among men’. Women will give trophies a totally different connotation and...

Wandering as a spiritual concept means going wherever life’s path takes us.It is particularly recognized in the taoist religion and signifies going with the flow. You might also like to...

Material aspects: A whistle being blown in a dream can mark the end of a particular phase of time. It can also sound as a warning to alert us to...

Material aspects: Pragmatically, when matters in everyday life have taken a turn for the worse, we may dream of undoing or loosening a stuck object to allow matters to move...

Material aspects: Dreaming of seeing someone’s back suggests we should identify the more private elements in our character or those around us. We may also find that we are vulnerable...

Material aspects: In everyday life when change is the order of the day we will become conscious of changes on the horizon in our dream – perhaps a new building...

Material aspects: It will depend on whether we are aware in the dream of being on land or at sea.If we are on land we are being warned of difficulties...

Material aspects: Dreaming of mines signifies bringing the resources of the unconscious into the light of day. We are able to use the potential we have available. Interestingly in dreams...

In buddhist teaching the wheel of life symbolizes the ideal way to live life, and how we see ourselves fitting in. As eastern religion becomes more widespread this image becomes...

Material aspects: When we ourselves are wailing in dreams, we may be allowing ourselves an emotional release which would not be seen to be appropriate in everyday life. We may...

A vicar is a man of god and spiritually has authority over us. He is often the authority figure to whom we have given control. Also consult the entries for...

Material aspects: To be drunk in a dream means that we are abandoning ourselves to irrational forces. We want to be free from responsibility and from having inhibitions.To make someone...

The symbolism of tar in a spiritual sense, because it is black and viscous, would suggest some kind of evil or negativity.Dreaming of tar on the road would suggest the...

Material aspects: Dreaming of being unemployed suggests that we are not making the best use of our talents, or that we feel our talents are not being recognized. Equally such...

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a fiend may manifest as all the unexpressed frustration that she is experiencing. In a man’s dream such a figure will be more overtly...

A verdict in a dream suggests that a judgement from a more spiritual source has become relevant.The spiritual law of cause and effect results in a ‘ruling’ being made. You...

Material aspects: Dreaming of a wreck – such as a car or shipwreck – indicates that our plans may be thwarted in some way.It is necessary to decide in waking...

Because communication via the telephone usually means that we are not able to see the recipient, using the telephone in a dream can signify communication with spirit or with guardian...

(Astrologers, magicians etc.) Any character within our dreams who appears to have knowledge of magical practices or similar types of knowledge is usually our first introduction to the higher self.It...

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams a tug of war may represent a degree of tension between the more assertive side of the personality and the more passive....

Gives gender-specific: For many women a bath can be a relaxing time of contemplation and can, therefore, have that significance in dreams.For men, it is more likely to be functional...

Material aspects: To dream about a boat or a ship very often indicates how we cope with both our own emotions and those of others. It may well represent how...

Columns symbolize strength and work, as they usually hold something up. They also represent organization (e.g., columns of numbers to classify groups of entries in accounting, columns of soldiers).A dream...

Material aspects: Conventionally to dream of flying is to do with sex and sexuality, but it would probably be more accurate to look at it in terms of lack of...

Gives gender-specific: In dreams the labyrinth can be suggested by any dream that has us exploring a series of underground passages.It is held by some to be an exploration of...

Spiritually a target with its concentric circles can symbolize the total self.The soul is in the middle, surrounded by spirit, mind, body and finally environment.To be shooting at a bull’s-eye...

A dream of fur on a live animal signifies love, warmth, and happiness.See the entries relating to each individual animal for more details. Wearing a new, well-tailored fur coat indicates...

Material aspects: An imp appearing in a dream usually foretells disorder and difficulty.The imp often has the same significance as the devil in its aspect of tormenting us, of creating...

Gives gender-specific: In engineering terms a nut represents the feminine and the bolt the masculine. In both men’s and women’s dreams the bolt can thus signify sex or the sexual...

Material aspects: Sometimes in everyday life we fall short of what we expect of ourselves or others.Dreaming of an inquest – a proper inquiry – will help us to work...

Material aspects: Pleasurable feelings can be translated in dreams to a physical feeling of heat or warmth.To dream of being hot indicates warm – or perhaps passionate – feelings.To be...

Material aspects: Dreaming of a junction presupposes that there is an element of duality in a project. We will have to weigh up the various options and make a decision...

A spiritual text is an encouraging message to enable us to progress.For a text such as this to appear in a dream would signify the need for encouragement and perhaps...

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a basket full of spools suggests the various aspects of her personality. This is because of its association with the archetypal feminine.For a man,...

Material aspects: When we find ourselves undressing in a dream, we may be putting ourselves in touch with our own sexual feelings. We may also be needing to reveal our...

Material aspects: To dream of being at the centre of something, such as in the centre of a group of people, highlights our awareness of our ability to be powerful...

Material aspects: In dreams, to find ourselves taken as hostage suggests that we have put ourselves in the position of being a victim and do not feel that we are...

Dreaming of a trunk has the same connotation as a treasure chest and indicates that spiritually we need to explore our hidden depths and the knowledge we have stored in...

Material aspects: To dream of plunging into something is to recognize that we are facing uncertainty. We are going into something unknown – something that we have perhaps not done...

Gives gender-specific: As a fertility symbol a full head of garlic in a woman’s dream may symbolize the testicles. In a man’s case such a dream is more about essential...

Material aspects: Filmic images of extraterrestrials give a stereotypical image that is often characterized by a type of radiance and this can be carried over into dreams. Whether it is...

Material aspects: When we find ourselves trespassing in a dream, we are perhaps intruding on someone else’s personal space or area of expertise in waking life. This may also suggest...

Material aspects: The umpire or referee must arbitrate between several differing opinions, and it is this function that gives rise to dreams of such a figure. This may mirror work...

Material aspects: When we dream of a chasm or large hole, we are usually being made conscious of situations that contain an element of the unknown, or are in some...

Material aspects: Dreams to do with ecological concerns usually focus on the efficient use of resources and it is this meaning which will often arise in dreams whether those resources...

Gives gender-specific: For a woman to dream of being sterilized, either by an operation or otherwise, may be connecting with her feeling of powerlessness. In a man’s dream sterilization may...

Material aspects: In normal everyday life, vaccination is an action that initially hurts but is ultimately for our benefit.To dream that we are being vaccinated therefore suggests we are likely...

Material aspects: When we dream of faeces or excrement we are returning to an infant level of expression and pleasure in bodily functions. Experiences we have had may have been...