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 the individual entry for intruder and also the entry in people

Dreams of an intruder represent that you are processing and venting your fears of being hurt or having your boundaries violated.The intruder can also represent your unintegrated shadow that will...

See individual entry and also the entry for monster.

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.

also see Intruder1- When we become aware of a burglar or intruder in our dreams we are experiencing sonic form of violation of our private space. This may be from...

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...

Intruder; one who watches other people rather than getting on with own growth, putting more energy into how someone else is living instead of being in touch with own life....

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...

If we are repressing our ability to develop spiritual potential, we will experience ourselves in a dream as a victim, often of our own doing. You might also like to...

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...

(Door) Knocking on one’s door in a dream means a fight waged by an intruder.(Also see Close, Door)

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...

Fears or difficult emotions arising from the unconscious, neglected parts of oneself which if met could change one’s viewpoint to a more mature or inclusive one. Female dream: repressed desire...

In the majority of cases, dreams that make you feel scared, terrified, anxious or afraid in some way are described as nightmares, but some dreams can express your waking fears...

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...

(Forest) In a dream, a jungle means people one cannot benefit from their company. Amongthem there is an intruder, for jungles grow on plants intruding upon one another, behind which...

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...

Material aspects: When we find ourselves trespassing in a dream, we are perhaps intruding on someone else’s personal space or area of expertise in waking life. This may also suggest...

Material aspects: To take offence in a dream is to allow a display of emotion and feeling about our own sensitivity, which may not be appropriate in waking life.To give...

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.

You may dream that a burglar is trying to get into your house; eventually he gets in and you frantically try to hide or call for help. But all to...

lucky numbers: 01-31-33-42-43-50but not injured: friends seek to discredit you. by animals: repressed instincts eventual y erupt. dog: loosen up, let your natural instincts guide you. in last minute of...

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...

If you dream of being a stepmother or stepfather, then this dream is about your feelings of not fitting in, being seen as an intruder, or an unwelcome interloper.If you...

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...