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Primitive Dream Meaning

See “antique” [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. Dream Dictionary Unlimited by Margaret Hamilton [Back to dream]

What does Primitive mean in a dream?


The dinosaur indicates the most primitive, unsocialized, basic urges of human nature such as fear, reproduction, and survival. Such instincts are still alive within us and need to be integrated...

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Animals most often represent that aspect of ourselves, or parts of our personality, that are present in our ordinary life.It is generally given that the more primitive the animal then...

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The figure of a savage half-naked man is frequent in almost all cultures and is related with mythical beings such as “snow men,” ogres, etc. This archetype symbolizes, therefore, the...

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1. Vagina.2. Primitive sustenance.

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Return to the primitive, not governed by rules.

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1. Symbol of one’s primitive nature.2. Fear of someone very powerful and daunting.

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Anything old may symbolize something in the deeper, more primitive layers of the unconscious. For old men, see Wise Old Man / Woman.

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Instinctual or primitive power, sexuality and strength; amusing antics, mimicking others rather than being yourself.See Animal.

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1. Health and prosperity.2. Sexual object (sucking on).3. Primitive urges or desires.

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The primitive weapon of the Giant. Its phallic shape points to undifferentiated drives. You are being hit over the head with something, in the sense of being overwhelmed.

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The primitive or basic instinctive nature, unconscious or intuitional side of self.A part of self that is foreign to you, not known or understood, that is coming into awareness.

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1. Obstacle.2. Containment or restriction, often of expres­sion.3. Protection from uncontrollable or primitive feelings.4. Wealth and security (to build).5. To be in over one’s head (to fall from).

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To dream of cave men or women represents the primitive and instinctual aspect of your character. You may have experienced a primal emotion lately, such as jealousy, fear or anger.

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To dream about a bullfight is indicative of the battle between your primitive cravings and soulful yearnings.

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May be a Wise Old Man figure, representing primitive psychic energy and wisdom.See also Wise Old Man / Woman

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To dream about a barbarian symbolizes the primitive and uncivilized aspects of your inner self.

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1. Desire to learn about mexican culture.2. Desire to go primitive.

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A dream of health and happiness; to be burned, however, signifies calamity (Gypsy). Sacred to primitive man it symbolizes fructifying strength and heat, the life-giving element.

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Dreams of Aborigine symbolize that you are connecting to your primitive instincts, intuition and/or basic needs. This can also be about your awareness of your unsophisticated yet honest feelings.

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Romanticizing the simple life.A suggestion to live more on the wild side and to dismiss prejudice and reservations. This means trusting the Self more, having the “courage to not be...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: The sky signifies the unattainable. Whatever effort we make we can never make the sky tangible. This is one reason why the sky gods were so...

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Dreams of leather are symbolic of instinctive, primitive feelings and that you are bringing out your untamed inner animal.If you are wearing leather, then this represents connection to your wild...

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Basic symbols to communicate ideas and feelings; cultural interpretations of reality. Putting together concepts and feelings, but state of understanding still primitive. Individual letters may be interpreted through numerological significance....

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Material aspects: Most dreams in which there is a liquid being churned, boiled or made to move in some way link back to a very primitive sense of chaos (lack...

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A drum can represent everything from primitive urges, to dance, to the rhythms of life, to entrepreneurialism (“drumming up business”), to ejection (being “drummed out of town”).As with all dream...

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The lizard connects you to the most basic of primitive instincts.The reptilian brain is the part of the human brain that controls our fundamental impulses.The medicine associated with the lizard...

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The sign of masculinity and of physical maturity, semen is often seen in dreams as some other milky fluid. Dreams have an odd way of manifesting images of primitive rites...

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Vision: Smoking a cigar: be discreet right now in a certain matter and a business affair will be concluded successfully.See Smoking, Tobacco.Depth Psychology: As a phallic symbol, the cigar is...

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To dream that you are playing tic-tac-toe signifies competition, and the fuller meaning depends on how you did at the game.If you were challenged by it, your dream may suggest...

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Vision: Seeing a vampire: unbridled passions are taking over and depleting you or another person.Depth Psychology: Fears, instincts, and primitive urges are producing a “cold” heart and depleting your strength....

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Although in our society it is not practiced we still maintain primitive traits when seeking divine values beyond our limits. Not surprisingly, the fact that some peoples devour foreigners derives...

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Dreams of a critic symbolize a fear of exposure, of making a mistake and/or looking foolish. Dreams about the inner critic usually show up when you are in the midst...

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A jungle symbolizes the subconscious. Its animals, your most primitive and indomitable instincts. You should pay attention to the elements that appear in the oneiric scene to obtain the correct...

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(1) A ram may be a sexual symbol; or a symbol of aggressiveness (if homed).(2) As a symbol of fertility, it may mean a promise of personal growth.(3) If there...

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In primitive shamanistic societies, to wear an animal mask gave the wearer the powers of that animal.If we dream of wearing such a mask, we may need to consider that...

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Entenng a village may represent a short getaway to an enchanting place or dealing with more primitive or ancient styles of approaching life.A village is where the commoners live, so...

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It is an important symbolic plant in Japan as well as in some primitive cultures in Africa and America. Throughout history, bamboo has been used to ward off evil spirits,...

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Survival instincts are the domain of this somewhat rare creature. Any reptile in a dream is connected to your deeply primitive responses to life and the basic functions such as...

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Material aspects: To be conscious of sucking in a dream suggests a return to infantile behaviour and emotional dependency. Sucking a lollipop alerts us to a need to bring ourselves...

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Dreaming that you are practicing voodoo suggests that you are unconsciously trying ward off surrounding negative energy.To see a voodoo doll in your dream represents a primitive aspect of yourself.If...

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Tails in the animal kingdom have a number of functions, from expressiveness to movement and balance. Since our most consistent relationship with this body part is through domesticated pets, it...

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also see ShellThe spiral convolutions on a shell have often been associated with perfection and therefore plenty.Dreaming of such an object would link with a primitive understanding of those things...

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(1) Night is a common symbol of the unconscious; the ‘dark’ other side of your personality; the primitive or negative (‘evil’) aspects of yourself.See also Evil.(2) A night journey, and...

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There are dreams in which the sense of smell is activated. Smell is the most primitive of all of the senses, and there are powerful sense memories that are evoked...

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The animal sound will reflect the symbolism of the animal with which it is associated. For example, the crow of a cock is an awakening, alerting us to new challenges;...

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Symbolizes all instinctive things.It is considered the representation of the dangerous aspect of the unconscious. The bear is the example of the cruel and primitive man. In any case, if...

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For the primitive, blowing is a creating act that increase the force of something or changes its path. A priori, you have difficulty associating this interpretation with blowing (creative action)....

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Generally speaking, arms, firearms, ammunition and all other weapons-primitive or modern-symbolise power, strength, honour, superiority, vicotyr and grandeur for the persons who sees them in his dream.. He will acquire...

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1- The spear litis many meanings. It represents the masculine in dreams and is phallic.It is the life-giving force.To sec a warrior with a spear is to recognise the aggressive...

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Reptiles symbolize the most primitive, voracious, and slippery aspects of your personality: your base instincts. The cold bloodedness of these animals is synonymous with the lack of emotion and consideration...

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(1) Beards may symbolize virility and male sexuality. In a man’s dream, therefore, a very hairy man may symbolize the dreamer’s own libido or primitive psychic energy. (Yes, in real...

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See Greed. Sexuality demanding to he set free, but also rejection of physical sexuality. Symbol of luck, natural sexuality, intellectual power. Fertility. According to Moses and the Koran, pork is...

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Sunrise may symbolize new life, or a new phase in your personal development. Sunset may symbolize death, literally or figuratively; or the end of a phase. There is a widespread...

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This is a dream that is reflecting your fears around self-worth.The fear of being left alone is primitive in nature and has its roots in infancy.If the loss resonates deeply...

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All reptiles connect with a primitive orientation toward survival and other basic instincts. Since alligators are water dwellers, their meaning and power are associated with emotional territory. They have a...

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A dream of temptation and of evil (Gypsy). Obviously the dream interpreters of modern times have accepted the Christian and Jewish symbolism, rather than that of more remote antiquity. Freud...

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When the qualities of an animal are mixed with a human being, you are expressing the integration of primitive traits into your consciousness. Mythology is filled with creatures that combine...

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1- In a dream a totem pole can link us back to a very primitive need for protection.It is not the protection afforded by a father, but by those spirits...

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Symbol: The knife is an instrument of sacrifice and also of execution.See Court, Death. Revenge.Vision: Looking at a large knife: an unpleasant situation is ahead—a situation to which you have...

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(1) A fish is a common symbol of fertility, which in psychological terms means (a promise of) personal growth. (2) If the fish are in the sea, the sea may...

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Vision: If you are being robbed: you will have to face losses, but you are not altogether innocent in what is happening to you. Be especially careful right now. Being...

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This is a symbol of power and authority. Dreams in which a axe appears reflect a latent aggressiveness that comes out in primitive acts. Scenes in which the axe is...

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You may be blocked in your life by things from your past. Rocks act as the primitive memory for our planet, and to dream of boulders and rock formations is...

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Universal Landscape: Primitive memory.Dreaming Lens: Were you dreaming of pebbles, rocks, stones, boulders, or even larger formations? Were these helpful objects, such as tools or building materials? Were they obstacles,...

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(see also Mandalas)Four is an ancient symbol of completeness; wholeness. (The four comers of the earth, the four cardinal points, the four winds all, in primitive traditions, represent the whole...

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(1) Many dreams repeat or allude to childhood experiences and impressions. Nearly all such dreams have a therapeutic purpose, giving us a clearer view of ourselves, perhaps showing us some...

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(see also Church, House, Monastery, Monk, Temple)(1) An abbey is a holy place and represents a more profound dimension of reality than most of us are aware of most of...

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The bull symbolizes the more powerful and primitive forces of your basic instincts.Dreaming of a wild bull signals that you have a great capacity for creativity.If it pursues you, if...

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(1) A dwarf, being below normal size, may symbolize a stunted personality - in which case you need to utilize hitherto neglected / repressed parts of yourself.(2) A dwarf may...

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Although it usually refers to a vanity item, it symbolizes the superior force of will and knowledge. For this reason, when you have long and healthy hair in a dream,...

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(Abattoir) A slaughterhouse in a dream represents loss of lives, the return of souls to their Lord, bloodshed, skinning animals, or it could mean fetidness.A slaughterhouse in a dream also...

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(1) The cow mav represent your mother. Please note: this does not mean your mother (or mother-in-law) is either fat or stupid! Rather, the cow is an obvious symbol of...

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(1) A man’s dream of a woman may simply express sexual desire (but see (4) below). Recurring pornographic dream-encounters may mean the dreamer’s feelings - including his moral feelings -...

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The sea and oceans are considered the source of life and the end of it. “To go back to the sea” is like “to return to the mother”: to die....

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In common with serpent dreams, snake dreams occur when we are attempting to come to terms with our more instinctive self. Inevitably this has to do with the recognition and...

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The majority of primitive peoples understood abysses as various deep marine or terrestrial features. To the Celts, the abyss was found inside the mountain; in Ireland and Japan it was...

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(1) The eagle may be an animus figure (for animus, see Brother / Sister, sections (4)-(6)).(2) Eagles live in high places and have been associated in primitive societies with the...

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Universal Landscape: Ritualistic connection to primal urges.Dreaming Lens: What was the setting of the dream? Were you participating in a tribal activity? Were you watching something from a distance? Were...

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Universal Landscape: Tools for nurturing. Social grace with meeting needs.Dreaming Lens: Were you using the silverware to eat or preparing to do so? Was the silverware clean or dirty? Did...

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YVhat is in the cage - whether person or animal or bird - almost certainly represents yourself or some part of yourself.(1) The cage may symbolize the (felt) restrictions of...

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What applies to a church may apply equally to a temple or a circle of stones or any other sacred place.(1) A church may symbolize the self, the totally integrated...

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Baldness, Beard.A symbol of wealth and fertility. In mythology, cutting off the hair is the equivalent of castration. Samson was robbed of his strength when Delilah cut off his locks....

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