Dream Dictionary

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I have made my personal dream dictionary available to use as a guide in interpreting your dreams. Keep in mind these symbols have my personal touch. Your personal touch may change what the symbol means to you.

Dream symbol definitions are clues which may help you to understand your conscious life.

Note: If the word being defined is a blue, underlined link, then I have expanded upon the basic definition in a blog post.

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1960’s: Freedom. This symbol is very personal to me. This era in American history feels driven by the need for individual freedom. I use the 60’s in a dream to symbolize freedom.

Air: One of the four elements in ancient Greek philosophy. The unseen mover that generates energy. I think of air energy as that which reminds us that just because it can’t be seen, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. What causes air to move? Differences in pressure created by warm air and cool air meeting account for an unbalanced force acting upon the air causing it to move. The way I see it is that the air moves in order to bring it all back into balance.

• As a breeze: Something that comes easy to you.
• As Wind: A power that can turn windmills or flatten cities.
  • An earthly power, heavenly power, personal power or someone else’s power; the power of movement.
  • An example is the windmill that powers a town.
  • A lack of movement, when the air is not moving in your dream, could imply feeling powerless.
• As Storms: When your internal energy is swirling and destructive this could show up in your dream as a storm such as a tornado or hurricane. Anger manifests as a tornado. Your dream symbols can show you how you’re using your internal energy. Maybe you didn’t realize how angry you were at someone until you saw yourself chasing the object of your wrath as a tornado!!

Alive: When something is alive in your dream it represents the ability to do work, to produce something.  For example, if a pencil is alive in your dream, perhaps you are being told to write or draw something.

Antiques: Old things of value.

Asleep: In a dream, it means not being fully conscious or aware of something. When you find yourself asleep in your dreams it is time to ask yourself if there is anything going on in your life that you are not aware of.

Awaken: When you are asleep in a dream and actually wake-up, this is a clue that you are “waking-up” to what is going on around you. This would be something that you were previously unaware of.

Baby: Newly born. In a dream could mean giving birth to something new. For example:

I dreamed of a baby covered in ice. Ice symbolizes frozen life force. Therefore, this baby was about something new coming into my life, but frozen life force was preventing it. I was being too cold in a particular situation not allowing new things to come to life.

Bathroom: A room in your house where you eliminate waste, clean and groom yourself. In a dream a bathroom means getting rid of anything that makes you feel yucky.

Bed: The piece of furniture that dominates a bedroom. Beds provide a soft, comfortable place to sleep. A bed in your dream will symbolize the degree of comfort you are feeling in a particular situation. The state of the bed will also provide a clue to the situation you are dreaming about. Are you sleeping on Cloud 9(a really good bed) or a bed of nails(really bad) or something in-between?

Bedroom: A bedroom is the place where you sleep and where you dream. As a dream symbol it represents a personal, private place inside of you.

Bicycle: Signifies movement from one place or circumstance to another. If a bicycle is not your usual form of transportation, why would you choose a bicycle in a dream instead of a car? A bicycle signifies using more of your personal energy in the movement.

For example: A friend received a message from her son who had passed away. The fact that he was riding a bicycle, although he normally drove a car, showed the personal effort involved in bringing the message from one realm to another.

Blueberries: A sign of good health.

Book: A message – pay attention to it.

Bowling: A bowling ball in your dream could be about feeling as though you’re being knocked down in some life situation.

Bread: When bread appears in your dreams you’ll want to look toward the possibility that it is symbolizing something that is foremost in your everyday life. Use the other clues in your dream to determine what that could be.

Bridge: Bridges are connections. They transition you across the rivers, roads, valleys, or obstructions in your life. Bridges in your dream symbolize the way you’re moving from point A to point B.

An easy example: When moving from high school to a career the bridge in your dream might be symbolic of college. College would “bridge” this gap. Bridges also connect places, things, conditions, or activities to each other allowing you to move back and forth between these things.

Building: The buildings in our dreams are used as clues to what we’re really dreaming about. Warehouses in your dream could be about things you have stored. A factory could be about things you are working on.

Bus: A public means of transportation which is available to everyone. The bus symbolizes the movement through life.

Cars: Signifies movement from one place or circumstance to another. It could represent a physical destination, a mental destination or it could be a movement from one state of being to another.

For example, you could use a car in your dreams and travel to the mountains. The mountains would have some significance for you either physically and/or mentally. Perhaps a vacation spot or some obstacle to be overcome.

An example of a state of being could be a movement from rich to poor, poor to rich, or from a student to a graduate.

As always the other clues in your dream will help you to interpret your dream. The car is simply the symbol for movement.

Cave: Caves are naturally made, closed in areas that can provide shelter or trap you in.

Caves in your dream could be places in your mind.

• Places you have carved for yourself out of sheer determination.
• Places inside yourself that give you shelter from the storms of life.
• Be on guard against getting trapped into a way of thinking or acting.

What is happening in the cave will help determine what is going on in your mind.

As a verb: To “cave-in” means to give someone else their way. A “cave-in” is also a tragedy, as with mining. Caving-in implies a giving up when you feel you are right. This “buries” the self. Keep in mind that choosing to change is not “caving-in”. “Caving-in” is changing when you really don’t want to.

Closet: A closet is a private place to store things. These things can be good, bad, or neutral. In your dream, a closet usually stands for a place inside yourself where you store or hide memories, feelings, actions, or even character traits.

Clues: Whenever I mention clues in my blog posts I am referring to every single thing in the dream; every setting, every person, every item, every thought, every feeling. The more of these clues you remember the better chance you have of correctly interpreting your dream.

Colors: I dream colors to connect to a color of something in my awake life.

• Black: The void. The unknown. Anger.
• Blue: My blog. Water. Sadness, like in “the blues.”
• Gold: Money. Treasure.
• Green: Trees, grass and plants. Growth. Green with envy. Jealousy.
• Opalescence: A swirl of sparkling colors. Love.
• Red: Blood. Love.
• White: Purity.
• Yellow: Sunshine. Happiness. Cheerfulness.

Cooking: When you are cooking in your dream it is usually about something that is “cooking” in your awake life. What is cooking is most likely something you are working on in your life. Are you working on being a better person? Are you working on a physical project? Did you eat whatever it was you were cooking? They would then become a part of you. See Eat.

Dead: When something is dead in your dreams this means that it is no longer working for you.

Dead-end: A place that you come to where there is no room for new life. Dead-ends in your dream mean that you cannot move forward in some life situation, there is no more room for growth.

Death: Letting go. Endings. When death shows up in your dream it is signifying a time to let go.

Diamond: A diamond is a very valuable jewel. Diamonds in your dream signify something of value.

Doors: In a dream, a door represents a transition from one place to another. It could be a place outside of you, or a place inside of you.

Drawbridge: Drawbridges protect castles. Symbolically, in a dream, they would protect yourself and your home.

Earth: May have two representations:

1. As dirt or soil – you are grounded.
2. As a planet; a place in the cosmos – home.

Eat: When you’re eating in a dream, you are taking something inside yourself. What and where you’re eating is a huge dream clue to what is going on in your awake life.

Elephant: Known for their intelligence, motherly instincts, male rage, compassion, and same-sex relationships.

• An elephant in your dreams could represent any of the above.
• They could also represent something really big. Something that means a lot to you.
• When the elephant is white, they could represent something revered. Huge, controlled, pure, spiritual energy.

England: Heaven. My grandmother, who was born in England, died. I associate England with Heaven because that is where she went “home” to when she died.

Fire: Signifies a burning away of something that you no longer need.

Flying: To be airborne. See Air.

Flying in dreams using only the self (no airplanes) speaks of  the amazing things we are capable of doing.

Food: A substance which sustains life. It could represent any physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual part of your life. What are you taking in to yourself that is making you who and what you are?

• Your “food” could be nutritious and good for you.
• Your “food” could be “junk” and bad for you.

Games: May represent one of three things:

1. Playing instead of doing the work I need to do.
2. Having fun playing.
3. Toying around with something. No commitments.

Gems: In a dream, gems generally symbolize something of value. They are natural substances that people want, making them valuable. These natural substances do not have to be gold, gems, or material items. The items of value could be things like love, honor, friendship,or respect. So, although gems are items of a material value, they don’t necessarily represent that in a dream.

Glasses: May symbolize one of two things:

1. Eyeglasses help you to see something inside of you, something inside of someone else, or something external.
2. Cloudy, broken and dirty glasses are clues that you can’t see something in your life.

Highway: In a dream a highway is the “higher” path for your life.

Home: Where you live. In a dream, a home represents what is inside of you; your inner workings. See House.

Hospital: A hospital in a dream could indicate a place of work for those who work in hospitals, a place of illness, or a place of healing. A hospital could manifest with regards to mental, emotional, or physical concerns. Could be symbolizing that some kind of healing is needed for you or someone around you. Pay attention.

House: Although a house is a dwelling in real life, it almost always represents a person when dreaming. It’s a classic way to explore our minds while we’re sleeping. When you’re wandering around inside a dream house it’s like wandering  around inside yourself.

Ice: See water, below.

Jupiter: A planet in the Universe that I associate with learning. Whenever I go to Jupiter in a dream, I am in some type of school, or I’m taking a very important test. The grass is aloe vera, and spaceships take me back to earth. Like a shuttle service!

Kiss: A tangible connection to something or someone.

You might find yourself kissing a whale in your dream. It’s OK, a whale is known symbolically as a carrier of knowledge on a universal level. You are connecting with that knowledge when you kiss a whale.

Kitchen- In a dream a kitchen symbolizes how you, or someone else, are integrating the things that are going on around you. See also cooking, eat, and food.

Kite: Joy. Represents a “lifting up” of your spirits. Using the power of the air and the energy of the wind to do something fun and enjoyable. Flying a kite in your dream could represent tapping into this feeling of joy.

On a different note, flying a kite is the form in which Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. A kite in a dream could also represent discovery.

Laundry: Both literally and figuratively:

• Clean laundry – May represent a dirty job you’ve accomplished.
• Dirty laundry – May represent a dirty job that needs work.
• “Dirty laundry” – May represent something you’re ashamed of. (In the sense of the common phrase)
• “Air your dirty laundry” – May represent you telling someone about the thing that you’re ashamed of.

Life: Renewal. Something new is beginning in your life.

Living room: A living room symbolizes how you, or someone else, are living. Was it messy in your dream? Your life could be scattered and unorganized. Was the room cozy? Perhaps you are comfortable with your lifestyle.

Monsters: Something that you don’t like.

• Inside of you.       Example: your own jealousy.
• Outside of you.    Example: your job.

Mountains: A mountain that shows up as an obstacle in your path is a huge amount of something that needs to be gone through or gotten over. An easy example of this is when people refer to a “mountain” of paperwork that needs to be done, meaning a huge amount of paperwork that needs finished before they can move forward. It could also refer to something in your life that needs “gone over” or reviewed in order to gain insight, understanding, or enlightenment. Symbolically in your dreams you are telling yourself that in your physical life you are encountering something huge that needs some kind of work to get through.

Naked: When you are naked in your dreams this means that you are exposing parts of yourself, or you feel that parts of you are being exposed. This exposure can be either mental, physical, or emotional.

Nightmares: A bold statement – pay attention to it. There’s something that you need to address in your life. Figure out what the dream is telling you to work on in order to alleviate nightmares.  What symbols were present in the nightmare?

Ocean: See water.

Party: A celebration. A party in your dream could indicate your life is heading in the right direction.

Path: Symbolically in your dream this is the representation of your movement through life from one person, place, or thing to another. These do not have to be tangible things. They could also be mental, emotional or spiritual. For example, the path could represent a college degree or spiritual enlightenment. It is how your body and your psyche are moving through life.

Paving: What is the path you’re on paved with in your dream? Stone, blacktop, brick, water, gold? Each of these would indicate some different circumstance on your life journey. Stone could be rough and bumpy. Blacktop could mean things are going smooth. Brick and stone are a sign of strength. Water shows depth. Gold shows a path of enrichment.

Psyche: The human mind, soul, and spirit.

In Roman Mythology: She is the human soul or spirit often depicted as a beautiful young girl with butterfly wings. She was loved by Cupid and made immortal by Jupiter.

Puzzle: Putting together a puzzle in your dream is a way of showing you how to put the things you know all together. You can then come up with the answer to what’s “puzzling” you.

Quake: Earthquake – a shaky foundation.

Recurring dreams: Dreaming the same message is big. Pay attention to these dreams messages. What you’re telling yourself is that you really need to figure out the meaning of these dreams and apply that meaning to your conscious life. You’re telling yourself this over and over. It’s important, so note the symbols that appear in the dream!

River: Rivers in your dreams symbolically represent natural, moving energy. As blood flows through your veins, rivers flow across and through the earth. Water represents life. Rivers in your dreams will therefore represent large, natural, and very powerful things that are currently moving through your life. Some rivers flow lazily along while others are filled with dangerous undercurrents.

In addition, rivers in your dreams can simply represent recreational fun, such as swimming, boating, and fishing.

Road: A road in your dream indicates the path you’re on in your everyday life. Roads and streets are normally the closest to our home. They are the paths most traveled. In our dreams, roads and streets indicate everyday things in our life as opposed to a highway which would indicate traveling somewhere different, farther away from the everyday.

Seer: Psychic ability. One who can see, (a see-er), what otherwise cannot be seen. Are you a psychic dreamer?

Sex: A deep, tangible connection with someone or something. Can result in new life.

For example: Sex with a relative in a dream is a symbol for deeper connections and therefore new life experiences with this person. Sex is seldom about wanting to copulate with the particular person or thing. In other words, you’re OK!!

Sleep: Sleep is a time of renewal. Our bodies and our minds are rejuvenated after a good night’s sleep. As a dream symbol a good night’s sleep would point to some type of rejuvenating aspect of your life. Sleeping poorly or unable to sleep would state the opposite, that you’re having trouble renewing yourself.

Squirrel: Squirrels are known for storing food in time of plenty and for their amazing climbing abilities. This could represent two things:

1. In a dream, a squirrel could represent being prepared for a lean time ahead.
2. In a dream, a squirrel could represent climbing up or down the ladder of success.

Steel: Used symbolically in your dreams steel could represent a firm yet strong and flexible resolve to get something done. Steel is tempered for strength.

Stone: A natural substance. Strength is its greatest meaning. Stone in your dream could represent a natural strength. A large stone is heavy and immovable, could represent something as hard and immovable as stone.

Street: A street in a dream indicates the path you’re on in your everyday life. See Road.

Teeth: May symbolize your ability to nourish yourself.  Can also represent or point to issues with the way you are speaking or how you appear to others.

Telephone: A message – pay attention to it. The message is what is being transmitted through the phone.

Transition: A passing or change, from one place, thing, condition, or activity to another. See Bridge.

Tunnel: Symbolically in your dreams they represent ways to move through the obstacles in your life. They are also representative of ways to get inside you, as in tunneling into things.

Water: Life energy

• Clear: Can “see” through. Signifies something you can understand; something visible.
• Cloudy: Not able to “see” through. Signifies that you’re having trouble understanding something; something hidden?
• Floating on water: Signifies touching life, but not immersion in it.
• Ice: Frozen Water:
  
  • Frozen life force. Not moving; frozen in place. This is not good.
  • Allows you to walk on water. This is good.
  • Signifies being too “cold.”
• Lake: Serenity and depth of life energy
• Ocean: Vastness of life energy.
• Stagnant: Something is keeping life energy from flowing.
• Tidal wave: Powerful life energy coming with force.
• Undercurrents: The subconscious.
• Wash: Cleaning yourself of anything that would block your energy.
• Waves: How life energy travels.
• Whirlpool-swirling water: Danger. Fear.

Watermelon: Blood. Life energy.

• A red, juicy watermelon means good health.
• When your watermelon is light pink this represents a lack of health.

Well: A place where you draw up life-giving water. A well in your dream would represent the potential to draw things into your life that are good for you.

Work: Has different meanings depending on the usage.

• As a noun: When your real-life job shows up in your dream it could symbolize the job you’re doing on yourself. Hopefully we’re all working to be the best we can be.
• As a verb: When something, or someone, is working it is producing a result. When you want the garden weeded you’ll do the necessary work to produce the result of a weed-free garden. Simply wanting the garden free of weeds doesn’t get it done. Work in a dream refers to what you’re doing to get the results you’re getting.

X-rays: The ability to see inside a person or situation.

Zombie: Something dead that still lives. Could represent something from the past that is resurrecting itself.