For freudian thinkers, concern about one’s ego.

Loss of property is augured here, a plausible interpretation from the gypsy standpoint, while the Freudian erotic meaning is less obvious.

1. From a freudian perspective, sports serves as an arena for acting out sexual drives.2. A projection of how one plays the game of life.3. Encourage abuse (sounds like “sock...

From a Freudian perspective, a stranger in a dream may symbolize meeting a part of one’s own psyche, or shadow self. According to an ancient Chinese belief, a stranger in...

A tunnel represents transition from one set of conditions to another.The “light at the end of the tunnel” may represent relief from old conditions. With or without the presence of...

According to Freudian analysis, a lock is commonly interpreted as a symbol of the female sexual organ with the key representing the phallus. A dream of unlocking a box of...

The dream of a rich powerful enemy; to overcome a bear in your dream is a favorable sign (Artemidorus). Although the cult of Artemis worshiped the she-bear, in Christian thought...

The oven can predict food in the future. At the moment, despite everything, you must wait patiently for the reward. For Freudian psychologists, the oven symbolizes the uterus and denotes...

(see Abyss, Cliff, Underground)Freudian: A vaginal emblem.Jungian: The subconscious, or an opening to this realm. Aspects of the self that you’ve hidden or fear.Manholes represent pitfalls and traps that can...

From a Freudian point of view, pockets may symbolize the female reproductive organs. However, for many people this dream may have an entirely different meaning.The pockets in your dreams could...

From a Freudian standpoint, diving into water may represent sexual intercourse. Also, bodies of water appearing in dreams often symbolize the unconscious, so diving may indicate jumping into and exploring...

(see Crowd, Men, Women) Freudian: Unsatisfied or unrecognized libido; repressed emotions.Situational: Think back to see if you met someone recently who made a stronger impression than initially realized.A part of...

For men, a visit to the barber may be a classic Freudian symbol of castration anxiety. Going to a dream hairdresser, however, suggests improvements to your image.If you were the...

(see Ascension, Balcony, Climbing, Ladder, Stairs) Freudian: A phallic symbol.Being rescued from a tower: Getting long-awaited relief from a constraining or cage-like situation. Frequently this assistance is from someone you...

(see Closet, Wrapping Paper)Unexpected surprises, good or bad.For example, birthday gifts are usually pleasant, whereas what awaited inside Pandora’s box was not.Gifts, talents, and abilities that exist within you, but...

To dream of a balcony suggests a need for an objective viewpoint. You need to take a step back, move away from involvement and try to see the bigger picture;...

Freedom, especially in regard to instinctive drives.Freudian: An emblem of the male penis, primarily when combined with tunnel imagery.Similar to other vehicles in terms of movement and transitions (see Bus,...

(1) The symbolism may be Freudian: a bottle represents a vagina.(2) If the bottle is not empty, the meaning may be provided by the contents - wine, for example, or...

(see Animals by type, Field, Trees)Obscureness (e.g., “not seeing the forest for the trees”).Dark and filled with animals: Personal instincts and drives, reflected in the type of animals or their...

Fingers and thumbs have a rich symbolic association because of the wide variety of meanings in various hand gestures. Thus, we may do everything from thumb a ride, to point...

A Freudian symbol for sexual passion.See GUN.A knife being used to sever anything in two implies the impending end of a relationship of any kind - business, friendship, love.A rusty...

(see Authority Figures, Cage, Judgment, Warrants)A source of protection that stands between you and danger (see Angel).Your conscience is policing your decisions or actions, based on your own sense of...

(see Trees, Rods, Wand)Depending on its size and shape, this can be an emblem of leadership (e.g., “speak softy and carry a big stick”).Freudian: An alternative phallic symbol.A metaphorical message...

In Freudian dream analysis, a symbol for physical passion.If the dreamer is the one doing the shooting, then he is consciously or unconsciously searching for a partner.If the dreamer is...

(see Animals, Lycanthropy)Tilings that you fear about yourself, a situation, or others, and have been unwilling to face directly.Some type of obscured threat (e.g., the “wolf in sheep’s clothing”). In...

Dreaming that you shoot an arrow suggests that you must be precise in your objectives.If you hit the target it means that you will achieve your goals. Instead, shooting an...

Bread represents food in general, as well as effort; as the Bible teaches: “You earn your bread by the sweat of your brow.” Therefore, when it appears in dreams, it...

It represents hearing and therefore, communication. The presence of one ear in a dream means that you must pay more attention to the instructions of your inner voice. This image...

If you are a creative person, a dream about making a pot may refer to another aspect of your life that is just as important as your creative work.If you...

For dog enthusiasts, a dream of friendly dogs portends many friendships and a need for pleasant surroundings. Dogs that attack or bite indicate anxiety. Dream analysts of the Freudian trend...

Many experiments have been done using hypnosis in connection with dreams. In the early pan of this century Carl Schroetter hypnotised Miss E, a pharmacist, in an attempt to test...

As dreams apparently emerge from what has been named the unconscious, it is helpful to understand ideas regarding it, and something of its nature. In ancient cultures we occasionally find...

If a farm appears in your dream, you may be longing for a more simple, down- to-earth approach to life.If there is manure in the yard, this may point to...

The right side represents integrity and rationality; the left side, instincts. However, the body as a whole refers to the ego. Dreaming that your own body is stained indicates ethical...

It is an element of double meaning: support or an instrument of punishment. In the first case, if the dream in which it appears is pleasant, the image represents a...

The apple is related to sex; it symbolizes pleasure and sensuality. It’s the forbidden fruit, the sin that Adam and Eve committed in paradise. In oneiric terms, it reveals a...

Matters of communication and self-expression.If you dream of being gagged, for example, this represents either swallowing your words, or having your speech repressed by societal or situational standards.An overexaggerated mouth...

An anchor transmits stabilizing force. It usually appears when you need confidence and a decisive influence in life. On the other hand, it also has negative connotations, as it may...

A dream in which you are lying sunning yourself on an idyllic beach with rolling sand, gentle waves and warm tropical sunshine may represent simple wish-fulfillment and a longing to...

Fear in dreams reflects a latent state of anxiety. Insecurity, fears, and concerns are taking a worrying toll on you. First, to interpret such dreams properly, you must analyze the...

Sometimes you may hear the most unexpected or even ridiculous things in your dreams, whether they are said by people, animals or even objects.If you simply can’t understand what someone...

Unlocking the Hidden Meanings of Your Dreams Dream interpretation is an intriguing and complex process that can provide profound insights into the subconscious mind. To begin, it’s important to understand...

In dreams, jewels represent the qualities you value in yourself and others in waking life; they also represent the lasting and precious parts of yourself that connect you with others....

(see Ascetic, Ascent, Balcony, Climbing, Ladder, Stairs)Achievements. Overcoming the odds and getting a second chance. Many heroic figures await their rebirth in a mountainside tomb. Merlin is one such figure.Doing...

(see Abyss, Balloon, Basket, Bowl, Cauldron, Chalice, Coins, Satellite Dish, Zero)Wholeness, totality, centering. Halos, for example, symbolize spiritual wholeness and focus (see Light).Freudian: A vaginal emblem or symbol of femininity...

In a woman’s dream a woman such as a family member or friend often represents aspects of her personality that she needs to understand and nurture in waking life. In...

Falling, and the accompanying sense of vertigo, is, along with flying, one of the most often reported dream topics. Falling dreams typically occur during the first stage of sleep. Dreams...

Freudian psychoanalysis identifies thorns with painful events of sexual life; Jungian, with sentimental disappointments. Thorns also represent the pain always linked to pleasure, “there is no rose without a thorns.”...

The head embodies the soul and intelligence.It is your conscious.If your head is separated from the body and the feeling is nice, the image indicates changes in your personal situation,...

The current of a river symbolizes vital energy. A river with clear water that flows is a symbol of happiness and satisfaction.If you dream of this element, everything indicates that...

Birds are a symbol of spirituality since the time of ancient Egypt, not only in the West. The Hindu tradition also says that birds represent higher states of being. In...

A computer is a symbol of the rational unemotional part of your mind, but it can also suggest your personal potential or abilities, your memories and stored information, and even...

If you dream of any of these, it suggests a defensive attitude. Do you have a real fear of being overwhelmed or defeated by a group of schoolmates or colleagues?Or...

If your dreaming mind conjured up an image of a fairground, it may have been commenting on your response to waking life. For example, if you dreamed of taking a...

In Jungian terminology, the game of chess represents the dreamer’s conscious (white pieces) and unconscious (black pieces). Chess originally signified the war between good and evil, so in dreams it...

Giving and receiving gifts in dreams indicates a need to give and take within a relationship, perhaps to share with others what we have and to create an environment that...

If your life is particularly difficult, you may have a dream in which you feel blissfully carefree and happy.If you are feeling lonely and unloved, you may have a dream...

By proximity to the sea, many cultures have considered fish to be sacred. In fact, in Asian rites, fish were worshiped; and priests, for this reason, were forbidden from eating...

Weapons are often seen as phallic symbols and a stabbing, penetrating knife can represent violent male sexuality. Guns are another image of aggressive male sexuality with the added orgasmic symbolism...

Freudian dream interpreters relate towering structures in dreams to phallic symbols, and therefore to macho tendencies, on account of their thrusting shape. So if you dreamed you were living in...

(1) The sea may represent the unconscious. Putting out to sea may, therefore, symbolize an exploring of the unconscious. Drowning may represent (the fear of) having vour conscious mind swamped...

Precognitive Dreams: The Mysterious Connection Between Conscious and Subconscious Mind Dreams that come true, also referred to as precognitive dreams or premonitory dreams, are an intriguing phenomenon that fascinates many....

The activation-synthesis model of dreaming was proposed in 1977 by Robert McCarley and J. Allan Hobson of Harvard Medical School. Examining the purely physiological correlates of dreaming, Hobson and McCarley...

Make-up in dreams signifies the appearance we present to others, as well as the ability to change the impression we make on others.If you are a woman and you were...

Dreams which relate to sporting activities in general are usually positive but they can also reveal your competitive spirit. They should not be taken literally, as they rarely relate to...

The father represents the archetypal symbol of worldly authority and competence. For a man to dream of a father figure suggests that he may be searching for a role model,...

Alfred Adler (1870–1937) was an Austrian psychiatrist who developed a personality theory referred to as individual psychology. He was at one time closely associated with Sigmund Freud, but broke with...

Psychologists generally define love as an intense feeling of liking, affection or an enduring sentiment towards a person combined with a strong desire to be with that person. In dreams,...

Nightmares draw your attention to the many hidden fears that may be preventing you from moving forward. In general, nightmares are those dreams that are painful, unpleasant, and frightening. Dream...

One of the most common and often embarrassing dreams is to find yourself naked in a public place, wearing only your underwear or clothes that are see-through. Nakedness may represent...

Sigmund Freud actually called dreams the “royal road to the unconscious,” That statement will probably remain true in psychology forever. Freud’s classic text, The Interpretation of Dreams, contains some of...

Understanding Dream Interpretation: Jungian Theory and Symbolic Meaning The Way Station In this dream, I find myself in a rest area, like a way station, possibly along a highway or...

Lucid Dreaming: Exploring the Depths of Consciousness The modern psychological study of dreams is rooted in the groundbreaking work of Sigmund Freud and his seminal book, The Interpretation of Dreams...

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...

Unlocking the Secrets of Lucid Dreaming: A Journey into Conscious Dream Control "In the state of wakefulness, dreams subtly encroach upon the individual, giving rise to a forgetfulness, or rather...