Baby
(See Birth)
Babies symbolise the growth process and the various stages from infancy too maturity, this isn't always about people and their own personal growth but can also relate to business and personal relationships. Babies symbolise the potential for growth and the need for nurture and safe care to reach success and maturity. Babies also help you to understand that you oversee the outcome of a new adventure and of then seeing it through to maturity. Dreaming of a baby who isn’t your own could explain how you have taken on a responsibility that belongs to someone else.
Sometimes dreaming of an unknown baby will be a premonition of a new baby within the family set up, but quite often the dream refers to new beginnings or a fresh start in a project that you want to create. A small baby will symbolise a small project or task which has the potential to grow into something bigger if you put in the time and effort. A large chubby baby represents a project that has already been given time and attention, it is a reminder that you are doing well and to carry on the way you are. Whereas a baby who looks malnourished or fragile will help you to understand a project that needs looking after better, it needs more of your input to become sturdy and robust. This symbol will help to explain neglect and a lack of care and attention as well as situations where you have already worked hard, but it just never seems enough to create growth or success. A baby helps you recognise when you are going to invest a lot of time and energy into something, but this will mean long term care and dedication if you want it to continue to make progress.
To see a baby swimming on its own is a way for you to recognise that something quite small can stay afloat and carry on without too much input from outside. This might be appropriate for a small business that can survive through tough times for example. This symbol could also be used to symbolise someone who is treated like a child even though they are more than able to support themselves.
Dreaming about a baby while you are pregnant happens because you are adapting to the new responsibility that the new baby will bring, you are preparing yourself mentally for the mega task of bringing a child into the world and then raising it to the best of your ability. It is no wonder that many women experience nightmares during pregnancy, your dreams are helping you to adapt and face your fears so that when the time comes you have already begun to toughen up.
Backbone
(See Bones/Skeleton)
If your backbone is highlighted in a dream this could refer to your own personal strength and your ability to remain upright when there are added pressures to deal with.Perhaps you need to get some back bone and toughen up when times get difficult. Watch your back.
Bacteria
Negative contamination from outside sources or from negative people whose attitude tends to overtake everything.
Bad
(See Pus/Rotten)
If something is going bad or decaying in a dream, then it literally means that something in your life is slowly deteriorating or showing signs of neglect. You will need to look at other symbols in the dream to try and work out what is deteriorating; it could be a personal relationship or your own behaviour that needs consideration. To be eating food that has turned bad explains that you are not experiencing good things in your life right now, possibly through no fault of your own. There are always some aspects of decay in our lives and this must happen so that new phases can begin.
Badge
(See Award)
A badge is used as recognition for your hard work or for something good that you have done, it also helps you to recognise that you belong to a group of like-minded people.
Bag
(See Basket)
A bag can represent the baggage that you carry around with you. If the bag is too heavy in your dream then you may need to offload some of the issues or problems that you are trying to deal with, this symbol is acknowledging the way that you feel so that you can try to let go of some of the burdens and de-stress. The contents of the bag can help you with the translation but if the bag is empty it is a representation of the empty feeling or inner loneliness that you carry around with you.
Bailiff
A Bailiff will symbolise someone who arrives in your life and intends to take something from you, this could be anything from your time, money or your energy. Karmic balance.
Baker
(See Bread/Food)
A baker is used as a symbol for someone who provides what you need to be contented, bread can be a symbol for money because of the obvious connotations of dough, but a baker can also provide you with monetary nourishment through your own creativity. Mixing the different skills that you have can create a different outcome to the usual.The creator within.
Balcony
A Balcony can symbolise the edge of change, hanging in limbo or on the edge of an event, you need to decide the next step before you proceed with your chosen course of action because there is some uncertainty of how things will turn out.
· On the edge of the unknown.
· Being on the precipice of life instigates change.
Baldness
(See Hair/Shaving)
Baldness can express wisdom but is sometimes used as a symbol to explain a lack of vitality, this can be a fear dream like losing one’s teeth: Perhaps you feel that you are losing something of importance to you, something you cannot do without. You are in fact gaining in knowledge and wisdom from the experience of letting things go.
Ball
(See Catch)
A ball can be symbolic for the ability to bounce back and still go far even when you take a knock. The spherical shape symbolises completeness and a person with all-round talents or abilities. When we say someone is an all-rounder we mean they can put their hand to anything.
Going to a ball reminds you that you need to enjoy yourself and that celebration is likely to be on the cards, you will have a ball.
Ballerina
(See Dancing)
A dancing ballerina symbolises gracefulness and spiritual balance. They have worked exceptionally hard to master their craft and perhaps you can learn from that.
Balloon
Balloons can symbolise your hopes and dreams rising to the heavens, if you lose sight of the balloons in your dream it is because you have lost sight of the dreams and hopes that you once cherished. Balloons also link with celebrations and happy times so enjoy them while they are around. Translate the colours of the balloons to help with the symbolism.
A balloon bursting can symbolise how your hopes and dreams can be extinguished quickly and without warning. Going Bust!
Riding in a hot air balloon is a way for you to ride above your current problems and see them for how small they really are, but if there is a problem with the air balloon in your dream then you fear crashing back down to earth even when you do manage to escape from your problems. This comes from the feeling that if you don’t worry about something then you won’t be prepared, so you constantly worry just in case.
Ballroom
(See Dancing)
A Ballroom is a place of creativity where people can show off their artistic talents and share the results of their hard work and labours. This place could be used as a symbol to show you that what you create with your talents should be showcased and shared. It doesn’t matter what your talents are, the point is to get out there and be noticed.
Ballroom dancing can have sexual connotations because dancing closely with a partner can be symbolic for a close physical relationship with them. You are in sequence with that person and you complement each other in an effective way. Unless the dance is haphazard then I would suggest that you practise some more. Express yourself!
Bandages
(See Wounds)
Bandages can help you to acknowledge that you are trying to heal previous wounds. You cover them up to protect yourself from further hurt and because you have not accepted the cause of the hurt that you are dealing with.
· Covering up how you feel inside.
· Healing needs to take place.
· Time is the greatest healer.
Bank
(See Cheque/Energy/Money)
A bank can be symbolic for a place that we go to get something that we need; this could be money but could equally be a store of something else like motivation or self-satisfaction. A bank could also translate spiritual richness and the good things that you have ‘banked’ by the good deeds that you have done.
· Karmic balance.
· A reserve of energy.
A hefty bank balance can symbolise an improvement in your finances, but it can also be relating to your own spiritual worth. The reverse is true if you dream that you have nothing in the bank, as being bankrupt is a way for you to accept that care must be given to your own spiritual awareness.
· You have nothing if you don’t have love.
· Being bankrupt can also symbolise being physically exhausted.
Baptism
(See Water)
The cleansing away of old ways of thinking and doing, fresh new ideas are required for your progression. Baptism clears away previously held ideas and sins, it introduces a new way of life. Meet with your spiritual side and learn about who you really are.
BarThe cleansing away of old ways of thinking and doing, fresh new ideas are required for your progression. Baptism clears away previously held ideas and sins, it introduces a new way of life. Meet with your spiritual side and learn about who you really are.
(See Alcohol/Drink)
Maybe there is a need to socialise and connect with other people, or at least put yourself out there with other people in a sociable way. A bar can symbolise a place that we go to get something that we need, usually company and social contact. Incidentally in dreams drinking is used to represent how we fulfil our basic needs, a thirst that isn’t quenched acknowledges the fact that you cannot find basic contentment with the things you have available to you now. A thirst for fun and social contact.
Bare
(See Empty/Naked)
To help you translate this type of dream you will need to translate what is bare, bareness represents the feeling of vulnerability and exposure that is experienced throughout life. This type of dream needs you to examine the defence system you have in place which protects you from being hurt by external negativity in its many forms. Feeling exposed.
Barefoot
(See Bare/Feet)
This symbol will occasionally represent poverty but is also used as a symbol to express spirituality and being humble. The shoes you wear in a dream are a symbol of how easily and comfortably you can move forward on the path that you have chosen. Therefore, to be without shoes explains that you are vulnerable and less protected from the harsh ground that you may come across. This will link with the choices you have made and the outcome of those choices.
Barking
To hear dogs barking in your dream is a way for you to understand that you are being given a warning, dogs are protective and will tell you when someone is around, this might happen so that you are on your guard against people who intrude into your life.
Basement
(See Cellar/Dungeon)
In dreams a basement will hold all the things that go on underneath the surface, or the things that you do not wish to share with the rest of the world. A basement is part of a larger structure and this reminds you that it is part of the reason that your life is structured the way it is, in other words the issues that you keep hidden from the outside world give rise to the patterns that your life seems to follow now. What is in or going on in the basement will help you to understand what is really going on underneath the surface of your own facade, it is usually where we store our junk or the stuff we do not wish to deal with. Because the basement is the lowest part of a building this explains how it is the junk that we store away that makes us feel low or depressed.
Basket
(See Bag)
It depends if the basket if full, overloaded or empty for a clearer translation. A bag or basket can symbolise the resources that you have available to you or the baggage that you carry around which has become a burden. Look at what the basket contains to help you understand the meaning further, but if you do not know then you are unaware of how to utilise your own assets. A full basket will symbolise abundance and an empty basket the emptiness that comes from feeling alone. A basket case is known is a nutty person.
Bat
A winged bat could symbolise someone or something that sucks you dry emotionally or drains you of vital energy in another way. A sports bat and ball of any type is used to help you understand the energy available to achieve the things that you want to do, dreams where you are hitting a ball with a bat usually need you to understand how far your energy can take you.
Bathing
(See Swimming/Water)
Washing away problems and clearing away the negativity that builds up around you. A fresh approach is needed in matters that are concerning you, but don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
· Cleansing old beliefs.
· Regeneration.
· De-stressing.
Battle
(See Attack/Fight/Opponent)
To dream of a battle will symbolise any battle that you must fight, it could be a battle of the wills, you may have a battle to pick with somebody, or they have a battle to pick with you. This symbol usually means that you have a battle on your hands in one way or another. Battle against the odds.
Beach
(See Sand/Sea)
The beach is somewhere that we go to rejuvenate and refresh our inner self. It is a place where our emotions meet our earthly and more grounded self. Therefore, standing on a beach and looking out towards the sea is symbolic for assessing your own emotional standpoint, taking time-out to consider the way forward with your emotional dealings. A holiday away from your own feelings. The beech reminds you that in the long run hard rocks are ground down into tiny pieces, problems are like this to.
Beads
This symbol might link with prayer beads and counting your blessings and achievements. Stringing beads together is a way to understand how you piece together the many different facets of a personality to create the whole person.This symbol has also been used to represent the many lives you have had and how they all string together to create the completed soul. The colours are important in this instance because they can represent the type of life that was lived on each occasion. A chain of events.
Bed (See Mattress)
To dream of a bed can give you clues as to how you really feel about your love life, a bed is where you rest and share time with a partner. An empty bed symbolises an empty space in your heart or the feeling of loneliness. A sparsely covered bed can help you to acknowledge the fact that you feel that the cold is creeping into a relationship, this must be addressed to bring back the warmth. Whereas a broken bed helps you to understand when a personal relationship needs repair. A big plump bed will denote warmth, contentedness and happiness in your personal relationship. Overall a bed will represent your private, personal space and how you share it with a partner. Find peace within yourself. Rest is needed!
BellBells signify a time for action and a time to rest. They help you understand that it is time to begin or end something. Bells are also used as warnings and to help you realise that something is wrong.
Belt
(See Clothes)
Clothes provide the facade that we show to others; we wear them to hide our true inner-self. Therefore, if you do up a belt in your dream then you have been letting your guard down and wish to protect yourself from further intrusion.
· Tighten your belt and stop spending cash.
· Belt up.
· Help and support is needed.
Bible
(See Books)
To dream of a bible or any religious book helps you to connect spiritually with God or the highest source of energy available to you. You may be aware that you need spiritual advice or help while on life’s journey. Sometimes, when we do not know which way to turn our dreams point us in the right direction. The bible brings you hope and understanding; you are not alone in this life even if you feel that you are. The lessons that we learn in life are what make us complete and an all-round spiritual being, no learning is ever wasted, and it is the overall experience that counts.
· Unconditional love and support is sent to help guide you on your way.
· Spiritual Knowledge.
Bicycle
(See Destination/Journey/Transport)
A bicycle offers an alternative way of getting along during the next phase of your journey through life. You need to put in a little extra effort to move forward, increase your motivation and drive to propel yourself in the direction you wish to take. A bicycle is a single passenger mode of travelling and requires you to use a separate set of instincts than driving a motor vehicle, this helps you understand that the next part of your journey needs to be done alone and requires you to be stronger and more organised than you have needed to be in the past. The next phase will also require that you find inner balance so that you can ride smoothly over and through any obstacles that you meet on your way.
There is a certain amount of freedom and enjoyment that can be gained from using a bicycle as a means of transport, in the same way that there are benefits to being single or working alone. Travel dreams occur when we need to move forward with our life and the transport that we use in a dream represents the help we need to make that progress; a bicycle requires you to use your own energy. Transport also helps to explain how quickly you need to move things along and you are moving too fast or not fast enough, a bike is an ideal symbol to explain this situation to you.
Birth
(See Baby/Body/Pregnancy)
In dream language a birth will symbolise new beginnings and the potential for growth for the things that you have created. Sometimes a woman dreams of giving birth when the time has arrived for her to deliver what she has been working on. Any complications that you experience in your dream birth will represent obstacles in the way of your success. For example, a baby that is too big for delivery will tell you that you have taken on too much for it to go smoothly. Your project might create more work than you are able to cope with.
To dream of giving birth to twins can symbolise a project that will require help and support from other people, or perhaps you have two projects on the go at once and will need to juggle the two so that both get equal chance of success. Seeing a smaller more vulnerable twin will mean that you will struggle giving both projects an equal amount of energy and time.
Giving birth to something strange, i.e. something that isn’t a baby is a way to understand that you haven’t got a clue what you are doing, you are putting your energy and time into something that has no possibility of growing if you dont know what your doing. If you give birth to a monster or to a composite ‘being’ then you are being shown how you can create a monster by your own actions, and then must deal with the consequences of that. To dream that a baby dies during the birth helps you to understand that the time isn’t right for you to do the things you want to do, your dream has died for the moment but there is always the possibility of bringing that dream into reality in the future.
If you dream that it is your birthday this will symbolise a milestone that you have reached in your life. It is a time to reflect upon all the work that you have put into being successful and celebrate how far you have come to reach the present stage in your life. Your special day.
Bitten
To dream that you are bitten in a dream can show how you are open to getting hurt by the words of other people. It can also be a play on words in that you have bitten off more than you can chew. If you are bitten by insects or animals, it can represent how you are being aggravated by people or circumstances that are around you now. When animals bite us in a dream it usually helps us to acknowledge how we can be wounded by another person’s hurtful nature. You can also get bitten by a new phase or craze, a snake bite for example symbolises the beginning of a time of learning, you must go through a certain amount of pain before you can gain anything of value, the snake often represents the cycle of life and of learning from experience. Bitten off more than you can chew? Someone has left their mark on you.
Blanket
(See Cover)
Blankets are used to get or give warmth and protection from the elements. (Outside circumstances) A security blanket.
Blindness
(Eyes in Body)
Blindness is an obstacle dream showing you how you need to open your eyes and see the true picture. Perhaps you do not have all the information that you need to see the next step forward. Blindness can also show spiritual ignorance and the need to widen your horizons and knowledge towards spiritual growth. Blindness can also explain how you are sometimes blind to someones faults. Something or someone stands in the way of you being able to move on. Being lost!
Boa Constrictor
(See Animals, Snakes)
This tropical snake will symbolise a person or situation that becomes overbearing or suffocating for the dreamer. Constraint. A hot headed person with a cold heart.
Boa (Feather)
A feather Boa informs the dreamer that they should let themselves go and relax the strict routine that dominates life. The feminine charm.
Boat
Capsizing/Journey/Raft/Sails/Transport/Travel/Water/Yacht
In dream language boats link with our emotions and represent the way we get over them or ride the waves that come along for us to deal with. The boat itself provides a symbol for the balancing mechanism that we need to stay afloat when we are on an emotional journey. The journey you make in a boat represents how well you deal with the current emotional phase and the boat itself represents resilience and buoyancy. A boat can also symbolise the shared emotional journey especially if other people are in your dream boat; you are all in the same boat! The type of boat you are in can help with the overall meaning. If it is a row boat then you must try and understand your own emotions and guide them in a forward direction, rather than letting them carry you along aimlessly. If the boat has an engine, then you tend to ignore your emotional attachments and power on-wards regardless of the ripples that you cause for other people to deal with.
Body
The way in which our bodies function in our dreams can help us to acknowledge how we feel about ourselves in relation to how our life is turning out. The physical body can be overwhelmed by the daily grind of life and this often manifests in our dreams as obstacles that we need to overcome. Body parts can be used as symbols because they help to get a message across. For example, a dream where one’s legs are stuck in hard cement will happen because there is a feeling of not being able to move forward, the dreamer can identify the cement as providing a symbol for the obstacle that you are dealing with, but you must also interpret legs for a complete translation. When the inner feeling has been acknowledged the dreamer can start to identify ways in which to free themselves from the cement and work towards freedom.
Abdomen
The abdomen is seen as the source of your energy stores, the solar plexus is where energy is filtered and delivered to where it is needed. If there is something wrong with your abdomen, then the dream is reacting to changes in your energy availability. Something in the tummy would suggest there is an issue that you are keeping to yourself and it will cause an imbalance or upset if you don’t deal with it. If there is a baby growing in your tummy then you are nurturing something that has the potential for growth, but only if it is nurtured and cared for. Your prospects will start off small but then grow and mature if they are given enough attention. (Pregnancy can be shown in this way)
Arms
Our arms can represent our personal strength and power, they are also used to show passion or welcoming. Being armed is to be prepared for any such eventuality.
Back/Backbone
A backbone also represents your strengths and weaknesses, it keeps you upright and provides the help you can give to other people or the support you need for yourself.
· Support.
· Have some backbone!
Blood
Blood is our internal life force therefore if you lose blood in a dream it can symbolise losing vital energy when there is a need to preserve it. Blood can symbolise the hurt and afflictions that we have had to endure and how they can drain us and make us feel below par. Blood can also be used in dreams to help you understand the need to put blood and guts into a project to ensure it can survive.
Bones
(See Backbone/Skeleton)
Bones provide a symbol for our support system; our skeleton keeps us upright and moving as we should be and therefore may symbolise your ability to stay upright when times are difficult. Any problems with your bones in a dream will highlight your own weaknesses and your ability to keep going under intense pressure. Broken bones remind you that wounds will heal given time.
· Bones can represent the past and how it sculpts the present day.
· Bones of contention.
· Break from the past.
Breasts
Breasts symbolise nurture or the need to care for others in-order to help their progression.
Excrement
(See Faeces)
The expelling of the things that we do not need anymore. But if it is someone else’s excrement you must deal with in a dream then it is their negative behaviour that affects you.
The expelling of the things that we do not need anymore. But if it is someone else’s excrement you must deal with in a dream then it is their negative behaviour that affects you.
- Getting rid of negativity.
- Getting rid of waste.
- Clearing up another person’s crap.
Eyes
(See Blindness)
In dream language windows are used as a substitute for your eyes and for your seeing abilities, not in the physical sense but more in the way that you see things logically. Windows are used because it is easier to translate sublime messages this way; broken windows for example explain how you are not seeing the reality of a situation or that your way of thinking is broken or obscured by other people and their beliefs. These types of dreams are more about your outlook and the way you feel about the world around you. There are many sayings that link with our eyes and you should consider if any are appropriate for the type of dream you have had.
You may be trying to unite two sides of your own personality or make different ideas blend in a way that will work.
Bridge
(See Destination/Journey)
How you live now and where you are supposed to relax. Problems with this room in your dream relate to your everyday life.
Bedroom
The relationship room, rest, sleep and your personal space and who you choose to share it with.
Kitchen
The kitchen is viewed as the work room and can be used to symbolise the work that you do for others and what you create in the way of fulfilment, and if or not you can keep up with the demands of family life. It is here that you clean away the negativity that builds up and where you cater for the family. The kitchen symbolises the way families work together and the energy you all contribute to create order.
(See Windows in W)
(See Doors in D)
(See Blindness)
In dream language windows are used as a substitute for your eyes and for your seeing abilities, not in the physical sense but more in the way that you see things logically. Windows are used because it is easier to translate sublime messages this way; broken windows for example explain how you are not seeing the reality of a situation or that your way of thinking is broken or obscured by other people and their beliefs. These types of dreams are more about your outlook and the way you feel about the world around you. There are many sayings that link with our eyes and you should consider if any are appropriate for the type of dream you have had.
· An eye for an eye.
· To catch someone’s eye.
· See eye to eye.
· Have a keen eye for something.
· In the public eye.
Face
This image is used to demonstrate the face that we show to other people or the face they show to us. When we look at someone’s face we do not always see what is going on behind the mask. Dream images connected to the face can give you an insight as to what is really going on. If your face is distorted in some way in the dream, then you have a distorted view of yourself. Disfigurements in dreams symbolise a disfigured idea of what we look like, our insecurities etc.
· Face your problems head on.
· Face your fears.
· Face facts.
· Face the truth.
Feet
(See Barefoot/Shoes)
Our feet link with our stability and ability to get along on our own merit. The feet are also used in journey dreams to represent personal progress, the type of shoes you wear in a dream highlight the comfort and ease in which you move forward at your own pace. Put your best foot forward.
Hair
(See Baldness/Brush/Comb/Tangle)
The symbol of hair can be interpreted in a few separate ways in dream translation and it is for you to decide on the appropriate meaning. Feelings about your looks are often portrayed by your hair and losing your hair in a dream can highlight your insecurities and fears about your own attractiveness. Hair is viewed as a symbol of vitality and strength and baldness is used as a symbol of wisdom. Having long or thick beautiful hair in a dream is a way for you to recognise your own self confidence and worth, these things can grow over time. Combing your hair can symbolise untangling a mental dilemma or getting your thoughts in order, but you could also be straightening out your affairs or anything that needs bringing back to order.
Hair
(See Baldness/Brush/Comb/Tangle)
The symbol of hair can be interpreted in a few separate ways in dream translation and it is for you to decide on the appropriate meaning. Feelings about your looks are often portrayed by your hair and losing your hair in a dream can highlight your insecurities and fears about your own attractiveness. Hair is viewed as a symbol of vitality and strength and baldness is used as a symbol of wisdom. Having long or thick beautiful hair in a dream is a way for you to recognise your own self confidence and worth, these things can grow over time. Combing your hair can symbolise untangling a mental dilemma or getting your thoughts in order, but you could also be straightening out your affairs or anything that needs bringing back to order.
Cutting your hair can symbolise making cut-backs which will help to bring order and reestablish a refined approach to finances or financial stresses. Cutting or shaving all your hair off in a dream is a way to show your disapproval or anger at a situation or person who has wronged you or treated you unfairly, it is done as a protest. If there are insects in your hair in a dream then most likely they will represent the minor aggravations that you have to deal with, those small but annoying problems that are difficult to eradicate. Washing your hair is a way to get rid of the negativity that builds up in your mind.
- Mentally de-stress.
- Let your hair down.
Hands
Hands represent your ability to create and therefore symbolise what you can achieve using the natural attributes that you possess. Washing your hands symbolises the washing away of negativity that prevents you from using your talents. You could also be washing your hands of somebody or of a situation that you can do nothing more to help.
· The right hand is the giver and the left hand is the receiver.
· To shake hands is to forgive.
· Lend a hand.
Head
· The thinking and logical part of us.
· Use your head.
· Intelligence and problem solving.
· To lose your head.
Heart
The heart has obvious connotations of compassion, understanding and love so to dream of the heart in any way will often link with these things. Any problems with the heart in your dream brings your attention to problems relating to the heart and its capabilities to love and be loved, wounds and afflictions that have caused hurt and damage either past or present which now need to be acknowledged.The heart of a problem.
Kidneys
The kidneys are used occasionally in dreams to show a filtering system, for example filtering the negative from the positive and therefore cleansing.Cleanse yourself.
Legs
The means at your disposal of getting along or making progress. Any problems with your legs represents obstacles in your ability to move forward with your pans. Do the leg work?
Lips
In dreams your lips will link with personal fulfilment and expressing the sensual side of yourself towards others. Wearing lipstick is a way of having your sensual side noticed.
Lungs
The lungs are another symbol used in dream language to help you understand the process of cleansing and of getting rid of negativity. Breathe in the good and exhale the bad, you will have a clearer understanding of what’s going on when you take time to contemplate. Any problems with your breathing in a dream simply implies that there are difficulties with taking in positive energy and letting the negative things go.The lungs can also be used to express the feeling of suffocation either by your circumstance or being trapped by responsibility. You do not feel that you have freedom or your own breathing space.
Mouth
(See Teeth)
If you have problems with talking in your dream it helps you to acknowledge that you are not communicating what it is that you want to say in the right way, other people do not really understand you. We also use our mouth for eating and this links with how fulfilled we feel. Any dream symbol that involves the mouth will be linked to communication and self-fulfilment.
Neck
Being strangled is to have your voice suppressed or your vital energy cut off, perhaps being overcome by someone else's personality. Keep your head on your shoulders and be savvy.
Nose
Poking your nose in or using your intuition to sniff out what is going on around you, you might need to find the cause of a problem or acknowledge current ideas to help you make progress.
A nose can also be used as a symbol for the things that you ‘know’.
· A nose for business.
· Intuition.
· Nosey?
Scalp
In Native American culture to take a scalp means quite simply to overcome your opposition. The scalp connects with the mind and any problems with the scalp can show how you are being affected mentally by outside circumstances. An itchy scalp is used to represent things that get on your nerves.
Sex
Sexual dreams often highlight our needs, wants and desires. If you are having sex with someone who you know, who you wouldn't in the waking state it is because in dreams we can try out different partners to see if they have some qualities that we desire. If you do not know the person at all it is because you do not understand what you require from a relationship or from the type of person that you think you need to be with. Sex dreams are more prominent when there are things that you need to understand about relationships, love and their connections to sex. These dreams are also experienced more often when there is a lacking sex and of sharing yourself with another person. Our own perception of sex can be challenged through our dreams and any hang-ups or unreasonable ideas can be worked through safely while in the dream environment. Sometimes sex and love dreams persist and recur because an expression of love is unable to be made in the waking life.
Skin
The skin provides a shield and defence against the outside world, but it is also our receptor for being touched; allowing others to touch us signifies that we allow them into our personal space. Hard skin symbolises the way we have been hardened by circumstances, and rough skin can symbolise feeling rough.
Teeth
(See Common Dreams/Teeth)
· Making life changes and transitions.
· Loss and fear.
· Poor communication.
· Lack of nourishment and of fulfilment.
· Decay and growth.
Throat
If something gets stuck in your throat in a dream, then perhaps you have information that you cannot give out; you feel gagged or suppressed. Choking symbolises a blockage in communication, you cannot live with something that is bothering you.
Tongue
If your tongue is too big for your mouth, then you can be tactless with words or you are not speaking up when you should. Use it or curb it, whichever is more appropriate.
Womb/Pregnancy
The womb usually represents a woman’s ability to give and sustain life, looking after and nurturing the best in others as well as herself. Responsibility that requires care and attention from the dreamer.
Bolts
(See Tools)
In dreams any type of nuts and bolts can be used to symbolise security and of keeping things together. Loose nuts and bolts warn you about the risk of things falling apart. It depends on what the bolts are being used for in your dream to gain a clearer interpretation.
Bomb
(See Energy/Explosion)
Bombs symbolise an explosive situation or disruption to your plans; these types of situations are generally brought about by outside circumstances or other people.
Books
(See Bible/Computer/Library/Reading)
There is information available to you that can help you to make progress in areas of your life where you feel stuck. Books help us learn, they teach us things that we need to know, they transcend time and offer knowledge from previous experience. Bibles or holy books refer more to your spiritual outlook and learning, the message might be to consider all the information that is ‘out there’ and if it could help your own understanding of spiritual matters.
· Spiritual direction.
· Learning from experience.
· Information that you need.
Bottles
There are many meanings of bottles in dreams depending on the type of bottles seen. Baby bottles link with the nurturing side of people and the need to look after something for it to grow and develop. Bottles of alcohol can link to dependency and the need to consider or acknowledge the amount of alcohol you drink. Alcohol can also be used to show a time to let your hair down and a need to enjoy the social aspects of life occasionally so decide which sort of translation is appropriate for you or somebody around you. Bottles, jars and alcohol are used to ‘preserve’ so you should consider what you are trying to preserve it could be your energy, your health or your integrity.
Box
(See Chest)
Something could be hidden from you, or at least it has been put away until you can deal with it. If you see what is inside the box, then translate that as well. Boxed in? Moving?
A gift box symbolises a gift you are given, not always of monetary value but of some other value to you, like a spiritual gift. This type of dream can also be used to represent the now or the present.
· Appreciate and value what you do have.
· You are gifted so don’t hide it.
Bracket
(See Shelf)
A bracket of any kind is used to symbolise a support system that holds you up when you are under pressure, but if the bracket is broken or not doing the job it was designed for then this dream is reminding you that there are issues with your usual form of support. Translate what the bracket is being used for in your dream to get further information.
Bread
(See Baker/Flour/Food)
Bread can provide a symbol for money which you might need to feel content. It explains how the raw ingredients you have available to you can be mixed together to create something else of more significance and value. Hot bread or buns tell you that something is now ready or has become fruitful but stale bread tells you that something has lost its value or become stale, this could be your own enthusiasm, or you have let a relationship become stale.
Bricks
(See Cement/Walls)
Bricks symbolise the building blocks that you have available to you which can potentially build something of value and eventually provide security. Bricks create structures that ensure future success for whatever it is you are trying to build, a home and relationship or financial security. Your investments must have a well thought out and secure base to start from and then each brick you lay down will all fit together to create something of strength and longevity.
If bricks are loose or broken in your dream then this is prompting you to make repairs wherever they are needed, so that problems do not eventually affect the way your life is structured. It might be a relationship that needs repairing to uphold the structure or lay-out of your life. Bricks can also symbolise anything that is built up over time, hard feelings and thoughts for example so consider how the bricks are being used in your dream to get a clearer idea of the translation. If they are not being used to build and they are being used in a negative way like being thrown or used as a weapon, then the symbolism will link more with how negative actions will eventually affect the way your life is structured.
Bride/BridegroomYou may be trying to unite two sides of your own personality or make different ideas blend in a way that will work.
- Unions.
- Partnerships.
- Commitments.
Bridge
(See Destination/Journey)
A bridge is used as a symbol for connections over emotional phases; they help you move onward without having to be emotionally involved. Spiritually, bridges can represent the contact made with our spiritual selves and the need to get over obstacles that stand in the way of progression or enlightenment. They can also connect us with loved ones who have passed into the next phase of life.
Building or repairing bridges helps you to understand how you need to repair relationships before you can move forward. Being under a bridge simply implies that you do not wish to make a transition or move forward and that you hide from the challenges that you are faced with. Being stuck on a bridge tells you a little more effort is needed on your part to go further and cross the bridge from one place in your life into another.
A rope bridge is typically used in dreams to represent the fragility or the strength of your own resolve. Consider how strong you feel when having to get over the obstacles that you are presented with.
· A bridge links two phases of our life.
· Support during transitions.
Broken
(See Dismantle)
If something is broken in a dream then it brings your attention to the fact that something in your life needs repairs, you will of course have to work out exactly what needs mending, but this dream merely wants you to think about if this is possible for you to do. Sometimes we are shown that something is broken beyond repair; this is so that we can accept this and move forward in another direction. Breakages in a dream could symbolise break ups or picking up the pieces left behind by broken bonds, you could be trying to reassemble the remnants of a damaged relationship. Cracks help us to understand how cracks can appear in relationships and if left unchecked will continue until there is complete ruin.
Broom
(See Cleaning/Dust/Sweeping)
A broom represents the tools that you have at hand to clear away negativity when you are presented with it in its many forms; these tools are skills that you have developed over time to deal with hurt or hindrances that are in your way. Dust for example symbolise remnants from the past, so you are attempting to use the skills you have acquired to clear your space of all the negative things that have built up over time. A clean sweep.
Bruises
Bruises can symbolise small hurts that are caused by other people’s actions or words. A bruised ego.
Brush/Comb
(See Hair/Tangle)
It doesn’t really matter what you are brushing or combing in a dream you are basically trying to unravel a situation or untangle your own thoughts and feelings. If you are brushing your hair, then perhaps you are mentally attempting to work out a solution for an ongoing problem that you have in your life. You are untangling what has happened so that you can relax and carry on. To be brushing an animal is to try and untangle somebody’s nature or personality, you are trying to understand them or help them understand themselves, and it could be that their own nature or personality has put them in their current situation. Knots are viewed as problems that need to be dealt with and the dream scenario will help you to understand your own ability to deal with current issues and to bring things back into order.
· Unpick problems one by one.
· Knots of contention.
Buildings
(See Home/House/Rooms/Structures)
There is a lot of different symbolism available from buildings in dream language; they can help you to understand the strength of the things that you are trying to building around you. Buildings can help to explain how your life is structured and the support network that you have in place. Buildings have also been used in dreams to explain the past and your connections to specific times of importance or how your life was structured then, in comparison to now. Buildings require care and attention to stay upright and protected from the elements and this will symbolise your own defence system or ability to be unaffected by outside interference. Overall, buildings will symbolise the structure of your life and help you to incorporate current ideas so that you can upkeep and support your own future.
Castles
Your home is your castle and it needs to be at the forefront of your motivation for success. It represents your defences and how well you protect yourself and your loved ones fronegativity or attack. You should take note of the condition of the castle in your dream and its ability to withstand battle should it commence.The walls of a castle are built to defend from intruders, to protect the inhabitants from the outside world or from real life and what it throws at you.
Church/Cathedrals/Temples
Places of worship symbolise the spiritual journey that you are on. There is a need to start recognising that you should develop your spiritual self which is equally important as concentrating on the materialistic side of your life. To seek the divine or the higher power you would visit a place of worship and to gain help when all else has failed.
- A sanctuary for solace and prayer and a place to begin a spiritual journey.
- Your body and mind are a temple.
House
When you dream of your own house the dream is referring to your own personal environment and the way it is structured at any given moment in time. Dreams can bring information to your mind that you haven’t considered. The state of the house is important and helps you to process and recognise your current situation. A messy house for example is a straightforward way for you to understand that you need to clear up chaotic situations that become a burden to the set up and layout of your life. Houses are often used in dreams to show us obstacles that can affect our home life, the doors are too narrow, or the windows won't open; this is so that you realise there are certain restrictions for you to negotiate before you can become contented with your lot.
Visiting a property from the past happens because you feel as though you have left something of yourself there, it might be happy or sad memories which changed your life and forced you to grow up. You will also visit a childhood home in a dream because you need to find the child within you once again; it was a time when you were not bogged down in responsibility. Perhaps you wish to recapture a sense of freedom which your childhood contained. An empty house can represent the emptiness you feel inside, the loneliness or a lack of physical comfort. The rooms in the house can symbolise the different sections of your life and how they all fit together. You might notice that there are obstacles between one section of your life and another, perhaps your work life does not merge very well with your home life.
Living roomHow you live now and where you are supposed to relax. Problems with this room in your dream relate to your everyday life.
Bedroom
The relationship room, rest, sleep and your personal space and who you choose to share it with.
Kitchen
The kitchen is viewed as the work room and can be used to symbolise the work that you do for others and what you create in the way of fulfilment, and if or not you can keep up with the demands of family life. It is here that you clean away the negativity that builds up and where you cater for the family. The kitchen symbolises the way families work together and the energy you all contribute to create order.
Bathroom/Toilet
(See Faeces)
This room links with the emotions and getting rid of negativity. Flushing the toilet symbolises getting rid of waste and negativity. This type of symbol could also highlight problems with your physical plumbing, your kidneys etc.
Walls
(See Bricks/Cement)
The walls in your house are built to protect you from the outside world and the condition of them in your dream can help to explain how well you are protected from the environment created by other people, and how secure you feel within that environment.
Other types of walls simply represent barriers or obstacles to overcome, the condition of the wall might give you some clues as to how easily you will break down or overcome the barriers that you face. A wall that is crumbling or broken reminds you that defences can be broken down; time itself wears down stubborn barriers. It may of course be your own defences that are wearing thin.
Windows and Doors(See Windows in W)
(See Doors in D)
Windows also create a barrier to the outside world and are sometimes used in dream language as a symbol for what you can see from your own perspective. You do not have a complete and clear view of what is going on in the outside world, perhaps you fear leaving the safety of your private and protected cocoon. Dirty or broken windows help to explain how your view is obscured by the passing of time; you are not seeing things clearly because the distance of time has become a barrier to your clear thinking.
Doors also create a barrier and can be viewed as an obstacle, particularly so if there is something preventing you from opening or closing a door in your dream. If the door is open then you are being shown a way out of a current situation, you are being reminded that the door is always open for change to begin. If, however you cannot close a door it will represent the fact that you find it impossible to close the door on someone who you feel ‘needs you’. Or perhaps you find it difficult to close the door on the past and move forward.
Doors help you to understand how the different sections of your life integrate, how you manage to combine your work life, love life and family life. Interactions between all these things can be described using the door scenario. Locking windows or doors is done to keep intruders at bay; you are protecting yourself from negative people and their actions or perhaps you wish to be alone and are locking life itself outside.
The condition of the house
Problems with the house in your dream can help you to acknowledge problems that you are currently experiencing; mending, redecorating or cleaning brings your attention to the fact that you need to spring clean your life, get rid of old and outdated ideas or anything that has a negative impact on you and your home life.
A house that looks beautiful and is full of wonderful things reassures you that times will change, and you are heading for a more comfortable and secure time at home.
Bulldozer
A bulldozer is used as a symbol for any situation or person who pushes their way into your life to cause destruction or upheaval. Bulldozers are also used to remove obstacles that stand in your way.
Burglar
(See Intruder)
A burglar dream is trying to warn you to be careful with people who can take something from you, what they are taking in the dream may need translating as well, but they could be taking your energy, time or money. An energy thief.
Burial
(See Death/Mortuary)
This dream isn't an omen of death but more about letting go of the past and of buried feelings. Letting something go that has died or ceased to be valid anymore.
· Trying to bury or hide problems.
· Saying goodbye to a certain time of life.
· Feeling buried in problems.
Burn
(See Fire)
Heat are fire are used as symbols of passion and anger or any inflamed emotional reaction, therefore to get burnt in a dream can help you to understand the extent of hurt caused by other people’s anger or misguided passions.
To see buildings burn is to watch the destruction of the structure or set up of your current situation, changes will happen quickly, but they will make way for the foundations of a new more secure future.
· Fire can symbolise being consumed by your own fears.
· To put a fire out is to quash and dilute overheated feelings.
· If you play with fire you will get burnt.
Buttons
Buttons can symbolise the many different notions and ideas that you have.
· Button it.
· Make connections.