Gives gender-specific: In some senses yearning is a more feminine feeling than masculine. However, it is also a somewhat chaotic feeling, and therefore somewhat adolescent. In both men’s and women’s...

Material aspects: When we dream of something being bad we are being made aware that the dream object is now worthless or defective. Feeling bad can have two meanings: one...

Material aspects: Obsession is an unnatural focusing on a feeling, belief or object, and may simply indicate that we need to take time to work a difficulty through. There is...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Emotionally many people find difficulty in saying ‘no’ so any refusal in dreams will come from a strongly held inner feeling. Refuse in the sense of...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Occasionally in a dream we are reminded of a feeling we have in everyday life.To experience a feeling of pins and needles in our dream suggests...

Dream symbols can have both positive and negative associations, but some dream symbols do tend to have more negative associations than positive and these include: Acid: This suggests a corrosive,...

Psychological / emotional perspective: To be keeping something at bay indicates a need to be on our guard – on some level we are feeling threatened.

Material aspects: To have a dream about being buried indicates a fear of being overcome, possibly by responsibility or by someone else’s ill-feeling.

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...

The quality of feeling within a dream is important. Note whether you feel frightened, tired, confused, powerful, happy, supported, and so on. The feeling or sense of the dream helps...

Gives gender-specific: In both men’s and women’s dreams, feeling alone can highlight the state of our relationships. When someone dies or a relationship comes to an end, such a dream...

Psychological / emotional perspective: If we are the attacker we need to defend ourselves by positive self-expression – we are making attempts to destroy some urge or feeling in ourselves...

Material aspects: When we are bolting a door we may be trying to shut something in or out – often a feeling or emotion. When a plant has bolted or...

Material aspects: To hear singing in a dream is to link with the self-expression we all have. We are in touch with the flowing, feeling side of ourselves and of...

Psychological / emotional perspective: To be freezing something – for instance food – suggests that we are attempting to preserve an emotion or feeling, perhaps to keep a memory pure....

Psychological / emotional perspective: A physiological reaction can be translated into dreams as an action.To be quivering in a dream may simply be the effect of feeling cold.

Psychological / emotional perspective: To dream of being at a wedding, especially your own, indicates the integration of inner feeling and outer reality. We are seeking union of the unintegrated...

When you find something extremely distasteful in your dreams, it is a warning of danger or difficult times. These are usually of an unforeseen nature; but, if the feeling was...

Material aspects: There may be a need to reject a feeling, emotion, belief or concept that could be troublesome in some way.A risk has been taken which has not worked...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Psychologically we can learn to handle who we are by recognizing both how necessary and also how small we are in the general scheme of things.The...

Material aspects: A well in dreams is a way of accessing the deepest resources of feeling and emotion that we have. Without such access we are not going eventually to...

Material aspects: Mud in a dream suggests that we are feeling bogged down, perhaps by not having sorted out practicality and emotion (earth and water). Mud can also represent past...

Psychological / emotional perspective: We have to come to terms with our ability to grow up and to move away from our parents. When our lives force us into losing...

Material aspects: To be conscious of cold in a dream is to be aware of feeling neglected, or of being left out of things.

Psychological / emotional perspective: To have the feeling that we are looking for the balance of a quantity of goods indicates we have more mental assets than we had first...

Material aspects: A submarine in dreams indicates the depth of feeling that is accessible to us. Usually we are looking at the subconscious depths rather than the spiritual heights.

Material aspects: As human beings, we are very conscious of our own personal space.Dreaming of an intruder or prowler indicates that we are feeling threatened in some way.

Material aspects: A strongly held feeling or principle will deepen to a plea in dreams, particularly if we feel we are not understood.

Psychological / emotional perspective: We are in a situation where we may suffer loss or where we may reject something we need.The type of dream where we are in a...

Material aspects: A corrosive influence in our lives may be bad but the eventual outcome can be cleansing or healing. There could be the feeling that we are being ‘eaten...

Material aspects: Dreaming of hammers or blunt instruments highlights the more aggressive and masculine side of our nature. There may be the feeling that there is an aspect of our...

Psychological / emotional perspective: The emotion of guilt is such that, rather than blame others, we will often take the feeling to a very profound level. This can disturb our...

Psychological / emotional perspective: For many, radar will register in dreams as a sort of ‘big brother is watching you’ feeling. We are monitoring ourselves, perhaps as to whether our...

Gives gender-specific: In slang terms, pulling means picking up a potential partner. In dreams this can actually translate itself into a physical feeling.

Gives gender-specific: In a man’s dream it shows he may be wishing for the freedom to achieve something he might find difficult in partnership. In a woman’s dream it indicates...

Psychological / emotional perspective: A grave may signify the loss of emotion or of feeling. Part of our personality may, quite literally, have been killed off, or is dead and...

Material aspects: Being bitten in a dream may show that we are experiencing aggression from someone else, or conversely that our own aggressive instincts in our waking lives are not...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When pressure is put on us emotionally, the feeling may be exaggerated in dreams to a sense of harassment, behaviour which is offensive to us. We...

Material aspects: To be on a beach shows our awareness of the boundary between emotion and reality, our ability to be in touch with the elements and the capacity we...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When emotion becomes unbearable, specific action needs to be taken to exorcise the bad feeling. In dreams we can find ourselves banishing evil, which gives us...

Material aspects: The snail appearing in dreams may engender, because of its sliminess, a feeling of repulsion in some people. It does, however, also represent vulnerability and slowness, along with...

Material aspects: Dreaming of a water ank is putting ourselves in touch with our inner feelings and emotions.Dreaming of a military ank connects us with our own need to defend...

Alder: Completeness, spirituality. Apple: Symbol of living life to the full, focusing mind and heart together positively. Ash: Prosperity, protection, healing. Aspen: Intuitive knowledge, understanding. Beech: Inspires us to let...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Most experience can be translated into bodily feeling – tension or relaxation perhaps – and, therefore, becomes a rich source of symbolism in dreams. When emotions...

Material aspects: Dreaming of clouds can have two meanings, depending on the other circumstances in the dream. It can either indicate uplifting or religious feelings, or can show that we...

Psychological / emotional perspective: We need to look at our ability to bring the various parts of our personality back into harmony with one another.The four-leaved clover symbolizes the balance...

Material aspects: Frequently in dreams we are aware of the ephemeral nature of perfection, a sense or feeling that is difficult without practice through meditation or other disciplines to retain...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Trying to escape from someone signifies that we are feeling threatened.It is possible that anxiety or past trauma means we are unable to do anything other...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Dreams of excrement suggest that there are certain aspects of our lives which we have used up and need to expel. Large quantities of excrement indicate...

Material aspects: Dreaming of stone can suggest stability and durability, but also a loss of feeling.To be carving stone is to be attempting to create a lasting monument.

See Prison. Strong guilt feelings, to the point of feeling unconscious restriction. But by recognizing this feeling of apprehension and imprisonment in the dream, you can change it. Often this...

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,...

Material aspects: Any violence in dreams is a reflection of our own inner feeling, sometimes about ourselves, sometimes about the situations around us. Often the type of violence – fighting...

Since water is a metaphor for feelings, a dream about drowning usually means that you are afraid of being overwhelmed by powerful emotions. If an intense relationship of yours is...

Material aspects: If the abnormality is extraordinary, such as an abnormal feeling or sound, it is the strangeness that needs to be explored. Inappropriate behaviour or distortion of what we...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When in dreams we come to a junction, a joining together of more than one way, we perhaps need to look at what has brought us...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When we are trying to protect ourselves and prevent other people knowing what we are thinking or feeling, we ‘mask’ ourselves.A mask appearing in a dream...

Gives gender-specific: Nourishing and nurturing are such intrinsically feminine functions that any dream containing such images are to do with survival.For a woman, nurturing is perhaps more physical in feeling,...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Dream scenarios involving cars are often much to do with what we are doing to ourselves on a psychological or emotional level. Being alone in a...

Psychological / emotional perspective: To eject an object in dreams is to signify getting rid of a feeling or emotion – whatever is symbolized by the object – in a...

Material aspects: Dreaming of locking a padlock suggests that we are attempting to shut a feeling or emotion away. We are not able to explore these at this time. This...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Quitting a responsibility or feeling is to gain a sense of freedom from concern and it is this sense of freedom that allows us to experience...

A handshake is a familiar form of greeting in many parts of the world.If your dream handshake was strong, this suggests that you are feeling positive about your life at...

Material aspects: In more mundane terms only those who have been refugees themselves can know what it truly feels like, so any dream of being a refugee is going to...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Emotionally, when a swamp appears we are putting ourselves in touch with very basic feelings and emotions.The sheer vastness may leave us feeling utterly hopeless and...

Psychological / emotional perspective: There is always a magical feeling or sense of wonder associated with the diadem or tiara, and it can be taken to represent the magical and...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Often the feeling associated with wading can be more relevant than the action of wading itself.To recognize that we are not actually in water – for...

Ancient talismans were believed to have magical powers to protect the wearer. Talismans for protection and healing are often engraved on stones corresponding to the signs of the Zodiac. So...

Material aspects: Any metal appearing in dreams represents the restrictions of the real world. It can represent basic abilities and attributes, but also can be hardness of feeling or emotional...

Material aspects: Being or feeling imprisoned in a dream often means that we are trapped by circumstances, often those we have created through our own fear or ignorance. We feel...

Material aspects: Inherent in the idea of penetration is a piercing of defences and this meaning is one which arises frequently in dreams. When we are feeling particularly vulnerable or...

Material aspects: Dreaming of feeling hollow connects with our feelings of emptiness, lack of purpose and inability to find a direction in our lives.To dream of being in a hollow...

Material aspects: Dance has always represented freedom and been symbolic of other actions which were necessary for survival.To be dancing in a dream portrays the creation of happiness, feeling at...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Emotionally, anything that is beyond our normal experience may be depicted as extra-terrestrial. We need to give such emotions some kind of form in order to...

Psychological / emotional perspective: If we dream of turning our backs we are rejecting the particular feeling being experienced in the dream. There is a possibility that we are repressing...

Material aspects: In dreams, the defence mechanisms we put in place to prevent ourselves from deeply feeling the impact of such things as relationships, love, anxiety or pain can often...

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: Aggressiveness can be represented in many ways, and to dream of kicking someone often allows the expression of aggression in an acceptable way. There will be some anxiety...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Though the old use of maggots to cleanse wounds is receiving attention today, maggots can represent impurities in the body. They also link with the sense...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Intuitively, we can often be aware of problems around us and be affected by them. When we become overloaded, we may need to ‘throw up’ (or...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Many people have difficulty in expressing their emotions, so a gag in dreams may symbolize the underlying emotional difficulty that prevents us from doing so. This...

Material aspects: A necklace suggests a special object, and thus translates into special qualities or attributes. There is a richness to be acknowledged. This may be of feeling or of...

Material aspects: Immobility in a dream can be extremely frightening.A feeling of oppression and of not being able to move usually indicates that we need to sit still and be...

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...

Psychological / emotional perspective: To be conscious of hearing a shot in dreams or of shooting someone highlights the need for a targeted release of energy, perhaps to clear the...

Dreaming about the police could symbolize many different things, so please consider all of the details carefully.If the police are chasing you, it suggests that you may be feeling some...

Material aspects: A hit may have the slang meaning of food, drink or drugs giving a false sense of bonhomie, which is short-lived, so in dreams a blow, hit or...

Material aspects: Dreaming of a lifeboat could indicate that we have the feeling that we need to be rescued, possibly from our own stupidity or from circumstances beyond our control.If...

Psychological / emotional perspective: In emotional terms a veto happens in dreams when we have a strongly felt reason for not agreeing to a particular course of action. Sometimes it...

If you dream of the mineral lead, you are asking heavy questions of your higher self regarding the new direction in your life. You may be feeling the weight of...

Material aspects: Smoke in dreams suggests that there is a feeling of danger around, especially if we cannot locate the fire. As smoking in public become less acceptable, in dreams...

An ending (such as of a process, relationship, or team effort).A transition, or a feeling that something will never be the same again.Accidentally breaking an object can represent a feeling...

Material aspects: To take offence in a dream is to allow a display of emotion and feeling about our own sensitivity, which may not be appropriate in waking life.To give...