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Shrinking (sense Of) Dream Meaning

1. Sexual exhilaration or climax.

2. Lack of confidence.

3. Need to escape situation or realities. [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. New American Dream Dictionary by Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin [Back to dream]

What does Shrinking (Sense Of) mean in a dream?


In the world of symbols, smaller is representative of feeling less than or insignificant. Something that is shrinking and steadily losing size is being diminished in power. Consider what is...

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1. Sexual exhilaration or climax.2. Lack of confidence.3. Need to escape situation or realities.

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also see Analyst1- In dreams, to shrink is to have a desire to return to childhood, or to a smaller space in order to be looked after. In everyday life...

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Vision: A braided mat: vou have created a solid foundation and have no need to worry. Lying on a straw mat: stop spending so much money, because your budget is...

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The elevator signifies movement, hence a dream of ascending in an elevator may indicate a desire for advancement and material gain. Descending elevators reveal discouragement and a shrinking away from...

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Something or someone getting smaller or shrinking can represent: A perception of that person or thing having less power, strength, influence, importance, or presence in the world.A matter that has...

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Depth Psychology: Seeing yourself as small is a sign of your inferiority feelings.If other things or people appear small: you did not make a great impression on them.See Tall, Big....

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Modesty, a pure woman or girl (“shrinking violet”). On one hand, the color violet points to emancipation.The emancipated woman is one who walks new frontiers. Violet, from a language point...

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Vision: Eating potatoes: be careful with your money—your budget is shrinking. Digging potatoes: you will have to work long and hard to reach your goals. Peeling potatoes: your household budget...

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Material aspects: Similar to the sense of being rejected, the sense of having been abandoned represents how we experienced not being wanted or not fitting in with others when we...

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If you dream that something or someone is short, then it represents having little importance or a shrinking value to you.A diminutive adult in your dream might also represent connection...

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1- Often dreaming of labels links with the human being’s need to name things. Our sense of identity comes from the name we arc given, and our label is much...

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The sense of being hurt, either physically or emotionally. It can also represent the sense of healing.

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1. A strong sense that something is not what it seems—often regarding business affairs, sometimes relationships.2. Reverse: a sense or measure of sincerity, truth.

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A sense of major changes in one’s life, for better or for worse.A breakdown of old ways of doing things. Alternatively, a sense of being scattered and chaotic.

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Fun.A sense of individuality, or the freedom to be yourself and express yourself.Richness (of life, personality, etc.).A sense of royalty or distinction.See Color

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Religious feeling or beliefs, including moral code, or our feelings about organised religion. Each of us has a sense of our relationship with the forces of life within us, and...

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Adventurous, immature masculinity, but also responsible and honest. In a psychological sense, you are protected by the armor and are unreachable, which can both make sense and cause problems.

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Unless we regularly ride one, motorcycles in dreams often represent youthful energy and / or adolescent rebelliousness.A sense of freedom and / or a sense of danger.

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1. Reverse: wealth and security.2. Obstacles to success, often internal; poor sense of self-worth.3. A strong sense of negativ­ity; spiritual poverty.

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1. An escape from the outside world, usually emotional.2. A womb.3. Sexual discovery.4. Business project or partnership (to be in bed with someone not a lover).5. Sense of security.6. A...

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Symbol: The fig tree is always a symbol of fertility.Vision: Eating figs means expectations and hopes in matters of love will be fulfilled soon. Seeing dried figs means your assets...

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Dreams of an RV represent that you are carrying home and a sense of belonging with you wherever you go. You are feeling stable, grounded and a sense of permanence...

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Relationship with authority or officialdom, one’s father, how we authorise our own activities, our sense of right and wrong; a coordinating or directing function in our­self; a sense of sureness...

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Anything that is a home in a dream connects to your sense of self.A house is a clear reflection of identity at the time of the dream.The sense of identity...

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One’s strength, therefore confidence and sense of adequacy, sense of being outwardly forceful; masculinity in its physical side. Also may refer to physical muscle.

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Our sense of what is ‘in the air’—messages we are picking up from other people or our environment. Being on radio: feeling valued; having a sense of something worth com­municating.

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The house as a symbol is reflecting your sense of self at the time of a dream.The porch is outside of the house, but is still connected to it. In...

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Kneeling in a dream can reflect, on the one hand, a sense of humility and cooperation; or, on the other hand, a sense of surrender.

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Dreams from which you wake up with a sense of unhappiness, regret and nostalgia for the past occur for two reasons. The first is to compensate for unhappiness in your...

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A crystal can represent something beautiful or even spiritual. Alternatively, it can mean something that has “crystallized,” either in the sense of manifesting or in the sense of becoming rigid....

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lucky numbers: 13-27-33-36-42-43following another’s: have limited your ambition to a half-life. neighbor’s home, of a: a foundation for communication. own house, of: your mental sense blocks your sense of balance....

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A passenger is a passive participant in a vehicle that is moving along. Positively, it could be a sense of going away to a vacation spot. Alternatively, a dream about...

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1. Sense of vulnerability, exploitation regarding love, affec­tion.2. Good sense of self-worth (high comfort level).3. Poor self-esteem (low comfort level).

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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...

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Spiritually there is a process of integration that needs to come about. This is usually known as a mystic union or mystic marriage. Here the physical and spiritual sides need...

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Sense of what is socially right or wrong— our feelings of what others would dislike or punish us for; our social rules of conduct rather than our innermost sense of...

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Material aspects: Any aspect of the law appearing in dreams is as much to do with our own code of behaviour in waking life as with ‘the law’ in the...

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Passive, relaxed attitude, inactivity; receptivity or open­ness. Placing chair in group: sense of status. Wheelchair: an invalid situation; a sense of weakness.If pushing someone else: seeing self as carrying an...

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Depth Psychology: Dreaming about being lowly or humble usually refers to vulgarity, questionable morals or ethics, crude behavior (your own or someone else’s), or an emotional low.The rest of the...

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Our house is often a symbol of our body, so a mansion in a dream can represent a “rich” sense of self or even an exaggerated sense of self.A mansion...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Decadence suggests self interest and a profligate use of the resources we have.If we are content with the sense of decadence in a dream scenario we...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: For most people, infinity is beyond understanding, so when in dreams we have no sense of boundaries or a realization that we are not separate from...

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Dreams of a wallet represent your sense of self worth, identity, and personal importance.If you dream of your wallet being lost or stolen, then you are going through a transition...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Often when we dream of childhood we are able to put ourselves in touch with the growth process, and can have a sense of growing, usually...

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Dreaming about being elevated can reflect, on the one hand, a sense of broad scope, of standing above and observing other things. On the other hand, it can indicate a...

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This symbolic written language is very different from any language in the modern era. As such, it represents the communication of thoughts and ideas that may be very difficult to...

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Are you being challenged to take note of something or express something? In what sense do you see yourself as a blank piece of paper, and in what sense as...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: The ego – our sense of individual existence – is a very powerful tool and the human being’s need for recognition arises from this.If we are...

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Dreaming about being in jail usually reflects a sense of restriction one feels in one’s outer life, the limiting of one’s creativity. It could also indicate a sense of guilt...

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Because the owl sees in the dark, it represents our intu­itive sense which ‘sees’ into our unconscious. This sense ‘feeds’ by watching (or acting as an integrating function for) the...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: While intellectually we may not feel inferior, bowing in a dream shows that on an unconscious level we may actually sense someone else’s need to feel...

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Material aspects: In the mundane world a sense of not belonging to a peer group can lead to a feeling of isolation, of being an outcast. In waking life we...

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1. In the sense of ending—ending something, or longing to end a relationship or a situation.2. In the sense of demolition (such as demolishing a house), it points to the...

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Material aspects: To encourage is to ‘give heart to’ and from a practical perspective any positive dream images can do just that. Waking from a dream with a sense of...

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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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1- To be conscious of people talking in a dream gives a sense of being in contact with our own ability to communicate. We are able to express clearly what...

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In a spiritual sense, dreaming of a gift may be pointing us towards our creative talents, of which we may not yet be aware. We need to acknowledge the gifts...

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Points to the “character mask” in everyday life. You want to be more beautiful. However, cream also indicates “balsam for the soul.” In a deeper sense, the beauty of the...

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A palace is the home of royalty or a very high-ranking head of state. All homes in dreams are symbols of your sense of self, and to dream of a...

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One’s religious beliefs, one’s relationship with religious beliefs; a sense of sin, sympathy; a sense of community, a non-sexual relationship.

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(see Garden, Farm, Vegetables) An alternative earth emblem.Because of its broad ranging use in folk remedies, a symbol for the return to health, usually in a physical sense.Provision and the...

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Jail is the place where criminals go when they are awaiting trial and before the major incarceration of prison. You can be quite innocent of a crime and still be...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: Radio, television and other media all feed our need to know and emotionally give a false sense of ownership, particularly of celebrities and their lives. In...

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1- A tabernacle is a place where a sacred object is kept for safety; it also represents a temple.To dream of one is therefore to be trying to understand our...

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In dreams, the presence of bacteria, germs and viruses suggest hidden attacks that can weaken or destroy your sense of well-being. They might suggest anxieties about your health or simply...

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lucky numbers: 09-15-23-35-45-49children’s clothes: have a strong sense of responsible common sense. fences: trust cannot be abused and remain true. of: wil have an inferior and miserable position before your...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: A pocket in a dream can also indicate a sense of ownership and possession.To have something in our pocket means that we have appropriated it, that...

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The yarmulke is a sign of devotion and respect in the Jewish tradition, where keeping one’s head covered at all times is a symbol of reverence to God.It is also...

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1- Dreaming of having to put an animal into quarantine signifies our inability lo look after a vulnerable part of ourselves or others. It may also indicate our awareness of...

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Two themes are involved in a talent show.The first is a public display of gifts and abilities.The second is the competition for the top spot. Such a dream may indicate...

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1- Similar to the sense of being rejected, this represents a sense of how we experienced not being wanted when we were young. This may not actually be how it...

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Life can often feel like a performance. In this way, dreaming of this image indicates that your unconscious is expressing a sense of your current life as being under public...

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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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1- To dream of a dawn or a new day represents a new beginning or a new awareness in circumstances around us. We are looking for different ways of dealing...

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1. Fear of impotence.2. Overall fear of sexual inade­quacy.3. Fear that someone—usually a female love interest— seeks to emasculate one.4. Fear of failing at work.5. Fear of failing in sports.6....

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Book. Something you are aware of, which is long overdue, needs to be resolved.A clean, white sheet of paper also symbolizes innocence as well as “empty consciousness.” In a positive...

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Depends what it is used for in dream. Can be secu­rity for life if floonng, or sense of losing basic support if a rotten floor.See Jloor under house, buildings.If for...

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Dreams in which you are enjoying the sunshine reflect your sense of joy, energy and optimism in waking life. You feel warm towards yourself and towards others. If, however, your...

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1- A voucher in the sense of a promissory note can be taken in dreams to suggest our ability to give ourselves permission to do something. If, for instance, it...

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A childlike sense of play is what is reflected in this image.The idea that something so simple can generate an enormous amount of joy is presented by a dream with...

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1- A rack in a dream suggests a need for us to store something or to keep it in order.A wine rack, for instance, may mean we have to pay...

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Running is walking, only speeded up. On the one hand, it symbolically relates to the desire to move through your life at a faster pace. Running can also connect to...

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Often a fear of social contact and agoraphobia. Here, you find the social contact you need and a place where you see yourself apart from—and also a part of—a larger...

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Dreams of the number six represent prominence, a strong sense of responsibility and that you are feeling idealistic. This dream could be reflecting that you are a role model, aloof,...

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1- Largely, when a clock appears in a dream we arc being alerted to the passage of time. We may need to pay more attention to our own sense of...

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We would be unwise to ignore this aspect of ourselves and shouldn’t dismiss such an image when it appears. We must acknowledge this dream figure as a reflection of ourselves...

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A rug makes the floor feel better to the feet, protects the floor beneath it, and also adds beauty and a sense of décor to a space. There are elements...

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What follows the foundational sense of four is the freedom of five. Once a structure has been established, there is now a sense of safety and security for exploration.The number...

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