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Having an emotional conversation with my parents, discussing how I felt growing up as a child | dream interpretation

If you hear a conversation in your dream, either your own or someone else’s, you need to consider your dreaming reaction to what is being said and what it may...

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Dreaming of a father symbolizes authority and discipline, while a dream of a mother symbolize love and protection - depending, of course, on how the dreamer felt about his or...

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A steamroller may point out that you have allowed someone to flatten your spirit. It may be the response to a conversation in which you felt run over by the...

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Either a positive symbol that refers to new possibilities, or a hint that we are resisting maturity and completion.The child represents the essential in us that we want to see...

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Triangle; mother, father, child, synthesis; creativity— the child springing from the two opposites—therefore some­times represents the solution to opposition Confronting three people, out with two others: facing collective will of...

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Dreaming of children may symbolize the inner emotional needs of the dreamer. Returning to a less complicated state and way of life may be indicated.Dreaming of children frequently symbolizes a...

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To dream of nasturtiums indicates an unusual conversation may occur, and it suggests keeping all your senses alert. There may be unexpected emotional gifts or connections related to an unusual...

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Arguments and shouting in dreams, as in waking life, suggest that you are feeling in conflict or have opposing views on something or someone.Alternatively, they may be simply a release...

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If you dream of an argument or rivalry with one of your parents, it suggests that you may be questioning yourself in some way. When a child is born it...

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Duality, indecision; balance; male and female, two sides to an argument—or a way of comparing; opposition; the op- posites, such as light and darkness; parents and reproductive possibility. Chased by,...

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Confronting someone can represent: Wanting to know the truth about something, or wanting the other person to admit the truth or agree with you.An actual, imagined, or desired clearing of...

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When children begin school they often dream of wild animals attacking, such as lions, bulls, alligators and bears. Wild animals tend to reflect a person or situation that is upsetting...

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A sense of how others, particularly our parents, felt about us while we were a child. This feeling of not being wanted may have become habitual. It may not be...

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Physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual nourishment.Interaction, conversation, or negotiation.Postponing or setting aside a certain matter (as in “tabling” an agenda item).Consider the type of table, its context, and the activity...

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(Accursed, Disobedient, Disrespectful, Rebellious, Undutiful) To see a recalcitrant child who stubbornly refuses to obey his parents in a dream means committing a major sin, such as associating partners to...

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Dreaming of crying or moaning is usually a straightforward release of some type of pain, regret, guilt, or sadness.If it is the cry of an animal, the emotions are likely...

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(Displeasing one’s parents in a dream.See Recalcitrant child, Slaughter)

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The dream images representing father are many: God, a god, a giant, a tyrant, executioner, devil. Pan—and of course father.A child is, figuratively, like a growing plant. It takes in...

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Grafted together to grow as one, i.E.A new convert to christ; an adopted child to new parents

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Dreams in which you are abandoned by a loved one or left feeling lost and helpless can hark back to archetypal childhood fears of being abandoned by those on whom...

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If you dream of being an orphaned, adopted or fostered child, this usually suggests that your relationships with members of your family in waking life have created some sense of...

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1. Anger at aspects of self represented by parents (e.G., Nurturing mother, overprotective father).2. Repressed anger at parents or parental figures.3. Desire for a quiet life.

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To dream of eating it, you will be taken to task for neglect of duty.To see it growing, your prospects will brighten after a period of loss.For a young woman...

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All people in your dream represent aspects of yourself. An aunt connects to family history as it relates to the previous generation, and so she will have a loose connection...

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All people in your dream represent aspects of yourself. An uncle connects to family history as it relates to the previous generation, so he will have a loose connection to...

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Security that originates from a particular place in the world that you have either searched for or found. This image is often related to Parents, and is similar to Parents’...

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Example: ‘I keep in touch with an old boyfriend who I have not seen since I was 18, which is 14 years ago. In my dream I was on holiday...

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Long, sticky, and stnngy, spaghetti may point to being involved in a long and endless conversation that is uncomfortable and messy. It may also comment on a long and enjoyable...

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Masculine child part of self; growing masculine qualities within. Physical, outer expression which is open and vulnerable.

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Sitting around a coffee table may signify socializing and having an interesting conversaion.The objects on the table may represent the subject of the conversation.A coffee table marred with nicks and...

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To dream that you are able to control the action in your dreams, indicates your growing confidence, high self-esteem and increasing skills. Alternatively, this type of dream may be a...

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Dreaming that you are a bastard in the true sense of the word suggests a feeling of loss or disownment in relation to your family in particular your parents. Possibly...

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(Homosexuality, Lover of boys, Sodomize, Sodomy) Molesting a child, or forcing a boy to sodomy in a dream means committing an evil act, loss of one’s capital to one’s enemy,...

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1- Our name is the first thing we are conscious of possessing.It is our sense of self and of belonging.If we hear our name called in a dream, our attention...

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The thirties and early forties tend to be the ones when concern about finances peak and this typically translates into working harder and longer. It can feel as if personal...

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The child within, days gone by and memories.Children are under the care of an adult.Generally you are both child and adult, but not always.When shown a particular adult with a...

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To dream that you are able to control the action in your dreams, indicates your growing confidence, high self-esteem and increasing skills. Alternatively, this type of dream may be a...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: In dreams, an emotional risk can make itself felt if we have not acknowledged such a possibility. Then we may dream of some kind of potential...

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If, in your dream, your voice or the voice of someone else is very quiet, this could suggest that you or they are having difficulty getting their point of view...

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Material aspects: A doll can depict either how we felt as a child, or a need for comfort. It may also express an undeveloped part of our personality. Consult the...

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You may have a dream in which you are a child again and are being left at school, in a shop, in the street or park by your mother and...

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Example: A shadow thing came very quickly up the stairs, along our corridor and into the bed­room, over to the bed to bend over me. I felt fear as I...

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Dreams about activities and environments associated with childhood can be either motivating or discouraging, depending on the details of your dream and how you felt. For example, if you had...

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Symbol: The child is a symbol of receiving unconditionally.Vision: Watching healthy children at play: success and good times. Crying, screaming, and sick children, children that are falling down or undernourished,...

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To dream of playing with brightly colored toy blocks signifies a search for the comfort and security you felt as a small child. It may also refer to your playful...

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Awful is the fate of the unfortunate dreamer of this ugly animal. Sorrows and calamities from hosts of evil work against you. Death of parents and friends, loss of limbs...

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We experience our identity and sense of self as almost exclusively connected to the parenting we receive. To have no connection to those parents is to have a disconnected sense...

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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...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: The umbilical cord particularly represents the life-giving force and the connection between mother and child. Severing the umbilical cord often appears in teenage dreams as the...

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Female child part of self; usually the younger the child the more sensitive. May mean relax and play more, get in touch with your child. Girlish attitudes.See Female.

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The (possibly unexpected or premature) end of a phase, process, or endeavor.Loss or grief.Issues involving responsibility for self or others.Rejecting your inner child, your playfulness or creativity, or belief in...

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Mental or emotional intimacy (such as an emotionally sensitive conversation or a close friendship), or a desire for or fear of such.A particular experience of feeling close to someone emotionally,...

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(Educator, Eye-brow, Governess) Seeing one’s mother in a dream has a deeper and a stronger meaning than seeing one’s father. All the same in one’s dream, seeing her means attaining...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: If we dream that we are in a fight, it usually indicates that we are confronting our need for independence. We may also need to express...

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Any image that involves water is connecting to your emotional experience. When you wade through water, you are generally up to waist-high, which is a definite commitment to being wet...

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Separating from Parents, a new beginning (particularly when leaving home). Security in the Family, Notice-of-Intention-to-Marry, Sidewalk, and Bureaucrat. Suggestion of helplessness. In this case, ask yourself how you experience your...

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The cause of this dream may be physiological: heartburn or indigestion. From an emotional standpoint, it represents something that you can’t stand anymore and wish to get away from. The...

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A dream of contrary.If you were adopted yourself, expect an appeal for help from some unanticipated quarter (probably a relative). However if you did the adopting, your year ahead will...

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Feeling bogged down, held back, losing ground, perhaps due to lack of self confidence or emotional support; may show the emotional dependence one gets stuck in between child and parent;...

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As the snake of the sea, an eel can come to reflect unseen or unconscious emotional forces. Being bitten by an eel in a dream may suggest that you felt...

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Direct expression of that feeling.It is worthwhile considering who or what the dream suggests you feel hostile towards. In general the most powerful hostile feelings are to­wards parents, having been...

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Frequently the “great” parent or parents, ancestors, etc. Memories from childhood situations, because, from the perspective of small children, their parents seem very large.The image points to inherited or early...

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