Fences mark the boundaries that we set in the world, and any dream that contains this symbol can reveal current issues as they relate to the boundaries in your life,...

A dream of abstinence from eating may suggest that you have been taking on too much in waking life.If you dream of being on a diet, you may be telling...

Dreams of a scarecrow symbolize animosity at people that have trespassed over your emotional boundaries, or anger at yourself for having allowed this. Your dream is giving you the message...

Psychological / emotional perspective: If it is our personal space or area that is being trespassed upon, then we need to look at our own boundaries and whether we are...

A dream that features snow has a similar interpretation to dreams that feature frost, only this time the message is highlighted ever more. Snow in dreams could reflect your emotional...

If you dreamed of an avalanche, your unconscious is warning you that the foundations of your waking life are under threat. Or maybe you just feel snowed under by responsibilities,...

Psychological / emotional perspective: It is a natural reaction to need to protect ourselves from harm and for many people an emotional attack will cause us to dream of trying...

Irritability.A mental or emotional reaction to something in your life, such as a situation or person.A feeling or fear of something intruding physically, emotionally, or mentally.A fear of something or...

Boars are symbols of the magical spirits that protect the woods.If they appear in dreams, they can suggest protection from danger and hardship in waking life.

Dreams of spam signify a lack of boundaries and that you are being inundated with energy that you don’t want from people that you don’t enjoy.If this is the case,...

To see or hold a weapon in your dream indicates a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. Alternatively,...

Dreams of an elbow represent your ability to protect yourself, to set boundaries, and to bend to accommodate other people’s desires.The universe may be nudging you to change directions, and...

Material aspects: To be mending a road might signify that we can be repairing wear and tear in our everyday lives.To be tarring a fence could mean we must protect...

Walls are the divisions between rooms and reflect separation from others or the boundaries and barriers we erect to protect us from intimacy. Demolishing a wall in a dream may....

To have a thorn in your side or anywhere in your body is an annoyance, unhealed emotional wound, place of extreme pain and sensitivity. Thorns protect the beauty and fragility...

If you dream that you or your computer have a virus, then this reflects betrayal, violation, and your fear of being invaded by a negative influence. This dream is telling...

A dream of rape can be incredibly disturbing and you are unlikely to want to dwell on it, but it might be worth your while to ask yourself why your...

A dream of you saying no or having someone saying no to you is about boundaries.The dream can be suggesting that you set boundaries or that you need to open...

Protection or self-protection.Your personal boundaries or integrity.Someone or something threatening your skin can represent a feeling or fear of someone threatening your integrity or your emotional, mental, or physical boundaries.See...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When in waking life we need medication and either cannot take it, or have difficulty in obtaining it, our dreams will often present a way –...

In waking life coffee is a stimulant, so do you need to inject more energy into your waking life? Coffee may also represent sociability, friendship, the giving and sharing of...

Vaccination in a dream can relate to sickness in one’s waking life. Perhaps feeling the need to protect oneself from a particular situation or the influence of others. Could also...

If your dream highlights gloves is there a particular person or situation in waking life you need to handle with extra special care? Or do you need to protect yourself...

As food is associated with emotion, a dream of eating with cutlery that is old, rusty or inadequate or wrongly used (for example, trying to eat soup with a fork)...

If you dream that you are having an anesthetic or are being put to sleep for an operation, this suggests that you may be trying to escape reality in some...

To see (or hold/use) a slingshot in your dream suggests a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. This...

Dreams of an internet firewall represent boundaries to protect people and information that is valuable to you. You are feeling on the defensive, afraid of being harmed or corrupted by...

1. Severely limiting obstacles, often in life or circumstances.2. Feelings of territory or a need or desire for boundaries, usually protective.3. Possible emotional block, usually for protective reasons.

(see Fire, Health, Ice, Snow, Sun)Blisteringly hot: A similarly heated situation exists in the waking hours, from which you need to protect yourself or you will get hurt.Frigid: Emotional apathy...

If you dream of any of these, it suggests a defensive attitude. Do you have a real fear of being overwhelmed or defeated by a group of schoolmates or colleagues?Or...

Dreaming of a cactus indicates you’re feeling crowded, that someone (or something) is invading your space. You’re feeling the need to establish boundaries and protect your privacy.The dream could also...

1. Desire for balance in waking life, sometimes emotional.2. Fear of showing vulnerability or appearing weak.3. An old emotional injury is more profound than originally thought.

Dreams about earthquakes, in which the ground cracks open beneath your feet and your surroundings crash around you, can be seen as attempts to prepare you for big changes in...

Although it might be possible to dream about a major weather disaster before it occurred, it is much more likely that you are dreaming about some kind of emotional turmoil...

A symbol for secret. Something is being hidden— something is being portrayed falsely.See Virgin. Fearing down a veil symbolizes Defloration. But it also refers to protection in the sense of...

Dreams of a butcher symbolize your ability to separate your heart from what you have to do. This is about your ability to cut someone out of your life if...

Self-protection through avoidance, personal boundaries, abrasiveness, or using negativity to distance yourself from others (as in a hedgehog rolling up into a spiny ball to protect itself).Rest or a rest...

lucky numbers: 11-18-22-26-42-45being in a: avoid the hostility of rivals, but not the demands of life. with others: wil forgive someone in disgrace, as you have forgiven yourself. blockade, a:...

If a woman you know in your waking life transforms into a sorceress, priestess or witch in your dream, this means that some woman in your waking life inspires feelings...

To dream of a porcupine points to a need to defend and protect yourself from emotional or psychological harm. Alternatively, it indicates possibility of a situation which requires openness on...

A gate is an opening in what is otherwise a boundaried enclosure.The symbolic meaning behind a fence or a wall is the separation that is constructed to keep different ideas...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Masking or parcel tape could be considered to be restraining – to create boundaries – within which movement becomes difficult. In dreams we become aware of...

You need to listen better, be more obedient or more understanding, pay attention not only to sounds and tone, but also to voices and indirect meanings.The ear is also a...

Wandenng the edge of the forest, the wolf protects its domain.The appearance of a wolf in a dream may be to offer its keen senses to protect one’s individual boundari...

War in a dream indicates that shifting boundaries are causing enormous upheaval.The object of war is for one entity to obtain the land and / or resources of another. Therefore,...

Crabs mainly inhabit the sea and therefore have traditionally been associated with aspects of your unconscious. They may symbolize the ability to cultivate homely energy in various circumstances, as crab...

Psychological / emotional perspective: When we find ourselves opposed to someone in dreams, we often have some kind of emotional difficulty, which prevents us from understanding a conflict within ourselves....

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...

Emotional reflection of self; quiet, not particularly ruffled by the winds of change, but boundaries are smaller.See Lake, Water.

Dreams in which you appear dead or are dying are unlikely to presage your actual death.If you were struck down by a disease in your dream, then your unconscious may...

Universal Landscape: Shifting boundaries.Dreaming Lens: Were you in a battle? How much danger were you in? Were you connected with others on your side or were you close to the...

A dream in which you find yourself deformed in some way is most likely a selfcritical dream; its interpretation will depend upon what body part or body parts are disfigured.If...

If you watched a fantastic firework display in your dream, are you feeling particularly good about yourself right now? Has there been a personal triumph? Or should you interpret the...

Dreams about clothes are very common and they usually tell you something about your self-image.In waking life, clothes protect, conceal and reveal and so in dreams they depict the façade,...

Dreams of stretching signify that you are growing and expanding beyond your comfort zone and into your next greatest version of yourself. This dream can also be giving you the...

If you expose yourself in your dream, either deliberately or by accident, you need to ask yourself why this happened. In your waking life, are you too open, too naïve,...

To dream of an accident at sea suggests potential problems with those who are close to you, or some kind of disappointment in love.If water overwhelms you, you are likely...

Emotional tension, repressed urges, and aggression.The external and internal states are out of balance.The boundaries to the outside world are not intact.

Dreams can be used to explore your feelings about yourself. For example, if you see other people touching or loving each other and feel excluded or dream that you are...

If you work in an office, the chances are that this will feature every now and again in your dreams. Sometimes your dreams will be connected with your work, but...

A builder is a father figure in dreams; this is because he is a typically male figure working on the house, which represents the self. He can be a reminder...

Typically, plays in dreams are images of yourself and your life projected by your unconscious. They represent an aspect of your past or your character that you are repressing in...

Unless your bedroom is very hot or cold or you have too many or too few bedclothes, perceptions of being or feeling hot or cold in a dream are associated...

Dreams of a waterfall or rapids may be referring to birth, especially ones in which you are swept along in a warm stream of water through a tunnel and emerge...

To dream of being in a park connotes a brief flight from your waking life. It symbolizes rebirth, reflection, and spirituality.Dreaming of a park also conveys a readjustment phase after...

1. Financial prospects depending on the condition of the hogs (as in “bringing home the bacon”).2. Symbolic of a person deemed dreadful, sometimes with poor sexual boundaries or boundaries in...

An issue of (physical, emotional, or mental) personal boundaries.Feeling that you need more personal space somehow in your life, or perhaps more time to yourself.Consider also the context and your...

Psychological / emotional perspective: If we have deliberately ruined something we need to clarify a self-destructive element in us. Sometimes by looking at the symbolism of what has ruined an...

Dreams of exotic fruit may be urging you to be more adventurous in your waking life. On the other hand, the larger and more exotic your dream appetite, the more...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Famine from an emotional perspective signifies a lack of love or appreciation. In waking life those in authority may seem to withhold approval or approbation.

An obstacle to getting what you want in a certain area of your life.Security (physical, emotional, or mental), or a desire for more.A need to focus on personal boundaries (such...

You may have had a dream in which you felt blissfully happy and content. Perhaps you dreamed that your life was filled with laughter, that you were surrounded by your...

To see your arms in your dream highlights your ability to reach out to others. Alternatively, it may represent the struggles and challenges in your life, loss of confidence and...

The emotional and intellectual rigidity we use to protect ourself from hurt. Can depict muscular tension which blocks free flowing sexuality and feelings.

Psychological / emotional perspective: An edge signifies a lip or rim that may seem like an obstacle or difficulty initially.The kerb on a pavement marks its edge, but can also...

Psychological / emotional perspective: Emotional hurt can often be healed through dreams when it seems that another part of our being takes over to bring us understanding.If we ourselves are...

Dreams about earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes all point to inner turmoil or emotional conflict that is shaking the foundation of the dreamer’s world. The dream may often come close to...

As well as indicating the manner in which you are progressing towards your goals or what is driving you forward in waking life, dream vehicles tell us whether we are...

To dream that you are embarrassed signifies hidden weaknesses and fears that you are not acknowledging in your waking life. You may feel that your self- confidence has been undermined....

Sea turtles and tortoises suggest a cautious spiritual search or path, so dreams involving them underline the importance of patience and fortitude in waking life; remember the story of The...

Someone’s actual decision in real life, or one that you expect, desire, or fear.An issue involving control, authority, or personal boundaries.A feeling or fear of someone else having authority over...

Dreams of sexual harassment or any kind of harassment/violation is about the disrespect of personal boundaries and wanting to take another’s power.If you feel harassed, create firm energetic boundaries so...

1. Unspecified fear in waking life.2. Unidentified but upset­ting memory.3. Need for emotional sustenance of some sort.

If you dream of stepping onto stage to receive a degree, diploma or award, this is pure wish-fulfillment. In your dreams, you have the recognition, the qualification, the status, the...

A division or dividing line between areas or “worlds” (as a curtain is a divider between the stage and the audience, or between patient areas in a hospital).Privacy, protection, or...

Dreams in which you throw away garbage may be connected to a desire to rid yourself of emotional and physical waste. Try to work out what the dream is referring...

Feeding emotional support to yourself or others. Protect your own energy and watch that you give to others only what you can afford to give away.See Nursing.

Dreams of being in the middle of a situation signifies focus, attention and that you hold an important position in life. Dreams of being in the middle represent connectivity, a...

To dream of a gall bladder in a specimen jar suggests an emotional situation that you have had difficulty processing.A gall bladder is a reminder that although this situation is...

A group of birds can often symbolize yourself and the people in your life. Are the birds flying in the same direction? If they are, this can suggest harmony; if...

Psychological / emotional perspective: To object to or disagree with a statement or idea in dreams suggests that we may have already formed an opinion in waking life or that...

To dream of the mythical bigfoot may represent a person or situation in your life that offers warm companionship, yet is a dangerous threat to your well-being.If you dreamed of...

To dream of the mythical Sasquatch may represent a person or situation in your life that offers warm companionship, yet is a dangerous threat to your well-being.If you dreamed of...

Telephones and cellphones in dreams are symbols of instant communication in both the real world and dreamland. The message of your dream in which you picked up the phone to...

If a shelled mollusk, such as a scallop or cowry, caught your eye in your dream, this may suggest female sexuality. Dream shellfish—in the same manner as the crustaceans—represent the...

Rivers and streams always represent the way you live your life, as well as the way you see your life. Did you dream of a mean-dering river or one that...