See the individual entry for intruder and also the entry in people

See individual entry and also the entry for monster.

The intruder in a woman’s dream is often a personification of her own animus. In a man’s dream it characterizes his shadow. In either case it suggests the need for...

See individual entry.

see Individual Entry for Castle and in Buildings

Consult the individual entry, religious buildings above and also spiritual imagery in the introduction.

Going uphill suggests extra effort is necessary, while going downhill will suggest lack of control. Also consult the individual entry for hill.

(Or any similar image such as a lighthouse, obelisk, steeple etc.) The image of a tower represents the personality (the outside walls) and the soul within (the inner space). While...

We use our arms in all sorts of different ways. In dreams we may be defending ourselves, fighting or being held. We may also be showing passionate commitment. You might...

To be conscious of breasts in dreams indicates our connection with the mother figure and our need for nurturing. Such a dream can also indicate a wish to return to...

The meaning of gloves can be ambivalent in dreams. They can represent covering and protection, but also ‘showing one’s hand’ and challenging the status quo. Also consult the individual entry...

When we, or others, are wearing a veil we are either trying to hide something, or are only partially accepting knowledge about ourselves or our relationship to others. Also consult...

Considered to be a focus for power, if a pyramid appears in a dream it shows we are concentrating on the inherent power within us. You may also like to...

It will depend if we are a passenger in a vehicle or are carrying passengers as to the interpretation.If the former, we may feel that we are being carried along...

Dreaming of seeing someone else’s back suggests we should identify the more private elements in our characters. We should also be aware that other people may not yet wish to...

This represents our basic motivation our instinctive drives and possibly the sexual impulse.If the engine is not working properly we are not able to summon up enough energy to go...

The wild boar depicts the archetypal masculine principal, and often the negative masculine in a woman’s dream. We may be evading an issue that should be challenged and dealt with...

Whether it is partly to do with some kind of cellular memory and the growth process that takes place is uncertain, but in dreams any limb can be taken to...

Twins in a dream can suggest two sides of our personality.If they are identical we may be recognizing our ambiguous feelings about ourselves.If not identical they suggest the inner self...

In a spiritual sense transport is being carried from one state of consciousness to another. This change in consciousness is not necessarily by our own volition. Riding either a horse...

In both real and dream life, doodles are expressions of your unconscious mind. Doodles, like dreams, involve a form of picture language, and it is the interpretation of these pictures...

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...

Dreaming of blood can have one of two meanings. It can signify that we feel that a sacrifice is being made on some level. This links into the ancient belief...

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a bag can represent her feelings about pregnancy, while, interestingly enough, in a man’s dream it is more likely to mean some kind of...

Material aspects: As nowadays many workplaces use electronic passes to gain entry, to forget a pass might denote a lack of interest in what we are doing or that if...

The whole sphere of sexuality and sensuality, not just the sex act. Our unconscious often connects sex with giving oneself, a death of self, and making connections or bonds— obviously...

A bus signifies that part of our life journey that we are able to undertake in the company of others. More public than private, we perhaps have a common aim...

A skeleton in dreams alerts us to our attitude to the macabre. We are aware that the physical must ‘die’ or change, but that there is still a framework left.The...

Gives gender-specific: In dreams nymphs are connected with a woman’s sense of beauty and her own femininity. Each group of nymphs has their own particular role and guardianship of specific...

The road or path in a dream suggests our own individual way forward. Just as in dreams, an individual vehicle represents the dreamer’s body and external way of being, so...

The forehead symbolizes the character and value of an individual. The appearance of the individual’s forehead in the dream can give you clues about her personality. For example, a wide...

Because each person’s family experiences are so involved and vary so much from individual to individual it is difficult to say anything definitive about families in dreams.If the dream does...

also see Dream Dictionary: JourneyA car represents an individual’s journey.The destination can often be symbolic of some form of goal.If the dreamer is steering the vehicle it is inferred the individual...

Feminine part of self; merger of feminine qualities within the self.If making love with known individual, may be merger within self of qualities associated with particular individual. Attitudes toward own...

Material aspects: The images that appear in dreams will reflect how we are feeling, what obstacles there are, possible courses of action and what our ultimate goal should or may...

Doors often refer to the openings of the body and, therefore, by default, one’s sexuality.The front door and back door signifies the vagina and the anus respectively. Breaking down such...

See captive, prisoner above in this entry.

Consult the entry for vulture in this section.

Consult the entry for magpie in this section.

Consult the entry for horse in this section.

Consult the entry for abdomen in this section.

1. Entry to your heart;2. Future (before you);3. Face;4. Mouth;5. Meet;6. Confront;

1- Dreams have a way of introducing or rather reintroducing us to truths which we have long known to be.If spirituality is taken to be an inner truth, and religion...

Being in contact with instinctive or feeling reac­tions in self; the Self.See farmer within this entry; Christ under archetypes.

It will depend on what kind of boat is in the dream as to its interpretation.A ferry or piloted boat holds all the symbolism of the journey across the river...

Associated with monetary wealth, gold is the gift of grace bestowed as wealth upon the individual.It is the prize of all heroes. Asscciated with the male aspect as the manifestation...

Demystifying Your Dreams Dreams are the dress rehearsal. Real life is the performance. Your dreams are narratives crafted by your own mind. They are far more engaging than any lecture...

Consult the entry for hunt / hunting / huntsman as well as the information on archetypes in the introduction for further clarification.

The down expresses sleep; rest; withdrawal; non-involvement. Idioms: feel down, down and out; do some­one down, down at heel; down hearted; down with.See prone above in this entry.

Something you feel is ‘beneath you’; what is below’ in the body—so the nonintellectual aspects of self; something one can now look back on from a detached viewpoint.If below something...

The planets represent powerful archetypal energies that may influence your personality and your life. As heightened power, they bnng their individual attributes to you to strengthen your character.For instance, Venus...

Retention signifies an inability to let go of the past or of previous patterns of behaviour, literally to be uptight. Also consult the entry for anus in this section.

To determine the meaning of bathing in a dream, one might first ask what the individual associates with bathing. For some people it is simply cleaning, so a dream of...

According to Jung, alchemical practice is a tangible display of the process of individuation—the balancing between the conscious and unconscious sides in the individual—which aims to produce a psychic equilibrium,...

(Or any place of residence) if we are aware that the house is not empty – that it is furnished in some way – those articles will mirror some aspect...

The rat signifies a tainted or devious part of our personality or a situation we are in. It can also represent something that is repulsive in some way. We may...

Spiritually a shell is a miniature representation of the process of life and death. You might also like to consult the entry for snail as well as the information for...

1. Relaxation;2. Not paying attention;3. Salvation; enter into the kingdom; Entry into the Kingdom; Gen. 18:4; Matt. 11:28- 30.

This shows we have accepted the need for a change of direction. We may have made a major decision. Also consult the entry for corner.

1. Entry to a new phase of one’s life.2. New opportunity.3. If gate can’t be opened, something is stopping the dreamer’s abil­ity to go forward.

The lizard appearing in a dream represents instinctive action or ‘one­track’ thinking. Also consult the entry for reptiles in this section.

See temporary buildings in buildings and also the entry for tent.

Material aspects: This can simply represent our everyday workplace or a task which we have undertaken. You might like to consult the entry for work.

The mouse’s quality of timidity can often be addressed in the dreamer, if it is recognized that this can arise from turbulence and lack of understanding. Also consult the entry...

1- “fhe furniture which appears in our dreams, particularly if it is drawn to our attention, often shows how we feel about our family and home life, and what attitudes...

Perfect man within the cosmos is depicted with arms and legs outstretched in the shape of an x. As a point of power and the roman numeral ten it suggests...

1- When a child is first born, its first awareness is of itself as an individual. It has to learn that it is now separate from its mother and cope...

A very self-assured individual.

1. Spiritually impoverished individual; 2 Sam. 9:4.

See individual items.

The y is said to represent the human form with outstretched arms, reaching to the cosmos, sometimes in supplication, otherwise in glorification.It is also thought to represent the choices that...

1- Food signifies a satisfaction of our needs whether those are physical, mental or spiritual.It is something we might take or arc taking into ourselves. Frequent dreams about eating suggest...

See individual animal names.

Material aspects: Traditionally, to dream of apes or monkeys links with the mischievous side of ourselves. However, as perception changes, the symbolism is more of natural intelligence. Also consult the...

As the entry on spring suggests, the dreamer is cleaning out old ideas and may actually be physically preparing themselves for new business, relationships, and new beginnings in their life.

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream a jar will represent her own femininity whereas in a man’s dream it is more likely to signify a nurturing nature or need. Also...

See under individual listings of kinds of wood.

To dream of a fox is symbolic of a crafty and scheming individual, Lk.13:32

1. Remote;2. Peaceful and serene;3. An individual; Gen. 10:5

1. Taking a risk.2. Unafraid to act as an individual.

Achieving full realization of the individual self.

Material aspects: In dreams, the bull represents the masculine principle and fertility. It also can indicate the way we handle male sexuality. You might also like to consult the entry...

Material aspects: Without determination and tenacity many tasks cannot be completed.Dreaming of a known fanatic or act of fanaticism can help us to complete our projects. You might also like...

Most often, dreams of the vagina are to do with self-image. In a woman’s dream it highlights her receptivity. In a man’s dream it suggests his need to be penetrative,...

Spiritually, it may well be a simple image, such as the tide turning, which indicates that we are finding our way and can progress on our spiritual journey with confidence....

Material aspects: To dream of a bud is to recognize the unfolding of a new way of life, new experiences or new emotions.To dream of a bud dying or shrivelling...

An informal service accessible to all, according to individual needs; see “food”

1. The inner mind or soul.2. Things or characteristics that only the individual knows about him/herself.

A rascally individual, one prone to foolish behavior

Dreaming about a passport can be a dream about travel. Alternatively, a passport can represent our identity. Metaphorically, a passport is anything that allows us entry. It used to be...

Example: ‘I am given an animal to look after (usually somebody’s pet) while they are away on holiday. I then completely forget the animal, go away and when I return...

Rabbits appearing in a dream can mean one of two things: the obvious connection with fertility could be important, or it could be that the trickster aspect is coming to...

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...

Material aspects: The power that we have to succeed must be used in a contained, directed way.A falcon – as a trained bird and one of the fastest fliers –...

Material aspects: A workshop is a place that is productive. In dreams it symbolizes the part of ourselves that creates projects which then become profitable for us, though not necessarily...

Foolishness; thoughtlessness; being ruled by im­pulse. But sometimes same as ape (see above in this entry). Idioms: make a monkey of; monkey business; monkey with; monkey tricks.

Because a frog transforms (from a tadpole and moves on to the land), one appearing in a dream indicates a period or act of transformation. There is something unpleasant which...

1. If one can’t get into a place because of lack of money, this may mean some sort of obstruction, emotional or actual, is in place.2. One owes a loved...

Material aspects: A door in a dream signifies a movement between two states of being. It can represent entry into a new phase of life, such as puberty or middle...