Packing
(See Luggage)
If you are packing a suitcase in a dream you could be packing up your troubles, perhaps wanting to leave a situation behind you and start again.Travelling.
Padlock
(See Key/Lock)
A padlock would be used as a symbol for anything which is not available to at the present time or the things that you keep locked away from the world.Security.
Painting
(See Art/Decorating)
Painting a picture in a dream is a way to help you understand that you should explain your inner self to the outside world so that they have a clear picture of who you really are and how you feel.
· Expressing yourself creatively.
· Paint a clear picture of who you really are.
· Share your inner beauty.
If you are decorating with paint then there is a need to spruce up and spring clean your home life. A clean slate.
Pair
· A pair could represent how two people belong together.
· Two similar situations.
Pantomime
(See Theatre)
If you are watching any kind of show in a dream, then the show itself might correspond with a situation that is dominating your thoughts. Sometimes our lives play out like a pantomime, we keep our real selves hidden behind the characters that we show to the world or we become characters who are defined by what other people want from us. Use the theme of the pantomime to help you with the correct translation.
Parachute
(See Falling/Journey)
A parachute has an obvious translation, as an aid to ease you down gently when you fall from a great height, but if there is a problem with the parachute in your dream then perhaps you feel that you are doing all the hard work alone and no one supports you. There are problems with the usual methods of protection or upholding support.
Paradise
(See Heaven)
Your personal paradise is available to you if you dream about somewhere that resembles paradise. This type of dream is also bringing awareness of your spiritual self and to the reasons why you are on the present journey, so that you can reach your own personal interpretation of paradise.
· Find something to aim for.
· Idyllic circumstances.
Paralysed
(See Sleep Paralysis)
If you are paralysed in a dream this can represent how you are unable to do the things that you want to do, because circumstances outside of your control take over and hinder your movement and progress.
· Being stuck or immobilised by circumstances outside of your control.
· Inertia and an unwillingness to move forward.
Park
(See Fairground, Fields)
A children’s play park with swings, slides and climbing frames will usually link with the obstacles that you need to negotiate or overcome, swings symbolise the backwards and forwards repeated pattern of behaviour as does a slide but with more emphasis on the up and down of your moods. Climbing frames represent minor obstacles that you need to overcome.
Because parks are children’s play areas the obstacles that are being highlighted probably stem from the fact that you repeat certain behaviour, perhaps you need to be more mature in your approach to dealing with problems when they arise. The childish side of your personality is being brought to the fore and there needs to be a balance between fun and accepting maturity.
Park fields symbolise the need to escape from the usual routine and widen the horizons; the green fields suggest openness, freedom of expression and the need to decide if the grass is greener elsewhere.
Parliament
Perhaps it seems as if someone else is making the rules in your life, telling you what you can and cannot do. These types of dreams can be about spiritual fairness and judgement. Debates about the best thing to do for everybody.
Parrot
(See Animals/Birds)
This bird can symbolise someone who gossips, or someone who is repeating themselves over and over to get their message across.
Party
There is usually something to celebrate if you dream of going to a party. A birthday party will symbolise a personal milestone that you have reached, celebrating all the hard work that you have put into getting where you are today. If no one comes to the party this is because it might be a personal challenge that you have had to overcome and you needed to reach the milestone on your own, sometimes we shut people out at important times in your life because we have to go it alone for a while.
Passport
(See Holiday)
· Trying to show that you belong or should be accepted.
· Your passport to success.
· Travel.
Path
(See Journey/Road)
A path will represent the directions that are available to you and where they can lead you too. Translate other symbols on the path you are shown in your dream. What is on your spiritual pathway can be shown to you this way as well as your current earthly journey.
Patterns
(See Energy and Vibration)
Sometimes repeating patterns show how you make the same mistakes repeatedly or are caught in a cycle of repetitiveness.
· Patterns link with your plans and the overall design of your life.
· The intricate pattern your life is making.
Peacock
(See Animals)
· Someone who wants to be noticed.
· A show off.
Pelican
(See Animals)
In dream language this bird tells you that there is help and support available for you on your journey through life, especially if you want to change route.
Pen
(See Ink/Writing)
You need to communicate what you have learned either professionally or spiritually.
· A writer.
· Communication.
A penguin provides a symbol for a devoted partner who copes well with their own emotions.
· The protective and nurturing side of a person’s nature.
People in Dreams
(See Family)
Often, we dream about people that we know either intimately or otherwise because they play an important part in our life. Occasionally we dream of people whom we do not know but symbolise an aspect of our own personality that is appropriate, like a nurse, doctor, teacher, priest etc. These composite characters are easy enough to translate in dream interpretation and have been added to the A-Z Dictionary. The character or persona that is being translated links easily with the kind of help you or other people need now.
Authority Figures
Professionals or authority figures are used in dream language when you need expert help to ensure that an issue is dealt with in the correct way. They also symbolise the father type character or someone who you respect and listen to. But this type of character is also used to represent someone who you feel is in control of your life.
Fairies and Fairy Godmothers
These characters often link with the classic type of person whom we wish into being. On waking you understand this type of character doesn’t exist in real life and you actually have to create the magic yourself.
If you 'create' then all things are possible, nothing is closed to you and sometimes you will dream of characters that can provide anything you want because you wish to obtain your desires without the hard work involved.
Family
Dreaming of people who you have most contact with provides the most common dream scenario; you are connected so closely with them that they too dream of you regularly. The events that families share help to create bonds which make them a stronger unit.
There are symbolic meanings attached to the roles that family members play in your dreams as well as the role that they play in your life:
Mother
The mother earth and creator of all, she keeps you in check and helps when it is needed. Sometimes mothers teach us things we do not always want to learn, maybe the need for independence and self-learning.
· Creation.
Father
· Protection and wisdom.
· Time to grow up.
Brother
· Someone to fight your corner in times of need.
· Brotherhood.
Sister
· Sharing similar lives.
· Sisterhood.
Grandmother
· She brings love in the purest form without the need to chastise or judge.
Grandfather
· The head of the family who oversees its success and spiritual learning.
Daughter/Granddaughter/Son/Grandson
To dream of your children shows that you are able to guide and help them on their own personal journey through life, translate other features of the dream to help understand in what way this help needs to be given. They also bring us help and support in ways we do not always understand, they teach us as much as we teach them. Individuals who need your guidance and protection to flourish.
Children
Unknown children represent the need to return to freedom from restraint. The childish parts of your own nature can be shown through unknown children in dreams. They can be used to represent parts of your own personality.
· Aspects of childhood may need to be revisited so maturity can be reached.
· Get to know your own inner child again.
Husband/Wife/Partner
The relationship between partners can be explored in dreams and any issues worked through so that the relationship is understood better, any problems can be thought through logically on waking. The higher self coupled with your own subconscious may work through issues in the dream state that you do not have the courage to do when you are awake. Growth and understanding in relationships is reliant upon the truth of a situation, you have to deal with issues to truly understand each other for better or worse. You usually dream of a partner if there is something you need to accept or understand about them.
Firemen
Take the heat out of a situation or damper down fuelling emotions.
Take the heat out of a situation or damper down fuelling emotions.
Healers
To dream of characters that heal like doctors or nurses will help you to understand and accept that healing needs to take place, either physically, mentally or spiritually.
Policeman
A policeman could have a dual meaning either to assist you with problems that require proper handling or to lay down the law if you or someone else is not acting in a responsible way.
Religious Characters
Religious characters usually link with your own spiritual well being and the level that you have reached in the physical world. They appear in dreams to guide and protect you on your journey through life; they bring healing and a new direction, they assist you in a time of need.
Teachers
Teachers from the past often turn up in our dreams because they provide an easily understood symbol of people who can teach us important lessons. They can be used to symbolise spiritual teachers, guides and helpers that assist with your learning.
Dead People
Dreaming of people who have passed usually happens because you need comfort from them, they bring support in times of need and hope when it can’t be found from the people around you. They may also bring you a message of some kind, possibly to try and let you know that they are still in existence, this would be especially true if they have not been in the spirit world for very long as it is common place that relatives return in dreams to let loved ones know that they are fine.
Perfume
(See Smells)
The sweet things in life can be expressed in dreams through nice smells. Spirit communication is sometimes experienced this way and they send a message of peace and remembrance.
· Heaven scent.
· Pleasurable encounters.
· The sweet smell of success.
· Someone who is breath of fresh air.
Perspiration
· Sweat and hard work is needed for success.
· Aggravations can get you worked up and cause a sweat.
Petrol
(See Car/Energy/Engine/Journey)
In dreams petrol symbolises an energy source that is capable of positive or negative use therefore how it is used in your dream should help you with the correct translation, if it is used to start fires or used recklessly then it will have a negative translation because someone’s energy has become harmful and could ignite into something more dangerous.
If you run out of petrol in a dream this symbolises how you have run out of energy and are unable to go any further with your current course of action. Putting petrol in a car shows how you have regained your energy levels so you can now make faster progress.
Pets
(See Animals)
Dreaming of pets that you have had in the past helps you to understand that they are thankful for the unconditional love and adoration that was given to them while they were with you; it is quite common for pets that have died to come back and thank their care giver for looking after them. They help you to understand the unconditional care and devotion that was given to them has ensured that both they and you have learned vital spiritual lessons. Pets are reliant upon us for their care and so can symbolise the need to take care of others when they cannot take care of themselves.
Photographs
(See Camera/Picture)
Photographs help you to remember a certain time in your life, they store important information which needs to be remembered and they also help you to remember people who have a place in your past.
· Capturing meaningful moments in the album of life.
· Remember!
Piano
(See Music)
The black and white keys of a piano symbolise the positive and the negative vibrations we encounter or create.
· The music of life as heard in the heavens.
· A spiritually balanced vibration.
Picture
(See Photograph)
To see any kind of picture in a dream is a way to show you a snapshot of a specific time of importance, you may be seeing a future scenario or outcome; it could be a remnant from the past that is somehow important to you now. The picture you see in a dream cold also be a symbol of the picture that is being painted for you by someone else, it doesn’t necessarily portray a true picture of course, it is merely a creation of their own imagination. Seeing the whole picture can be beneficial to you.
Pier
(See Water)
· A place of support when emotions are running high.
· A place to reflect your own emotional standpoint.
Pigeon
· Messages or news from afar.
· Freedom to roam and explore, pigeons nearly always return home though.
Pill
(See Drugs/Medicine)
A pill can symbolise the help you have available for a problem that you cannot solve on your own.
· Something is difficult to take in, but acceptance must be found.
· A hard pill to swallow.
Pillow
· Comfort in distress.
· Rest is needed.
A pilot is symbolic for someone who is responsible for the destination or the outcome of your current adventure.The power of your dreams.
Pins
(See Acupuncture/Pins)
Pins are useful but difficult to handle and might represent a similar scenario that you have to deal with, they can hold things together temporarily but eventually you will need to put more effort into creating a longer lasting and more secure foundation. If you prick yourself on a pin then this will represent the minor pain that is caused by someone’s attempts to annoy you. Underpinning security.
Pipes and Tubes
(See Hosepipe/Plumbing)
Pipes can sometimes be used in dreams to symbolise your inner workings as in the Fallopian tubes, urinary tubes, veins and arteries, and any problems highlighted in the dream can be pointed out to you so that you can make changes to prevent future problems arising. Plumbing can symbolise the flow of your own emotions. Drain pipes would symbolise getting rid of emotional negativity and climbing a drain pipe translates your attempts at trying to overcome or rise above rising emotional issues.
Pirate
A pirate literally represents someone who steals your emotional energy and drains you of resources.
Pivot
Repetition, control and balance will bring you all-round success in your ventures. A pivotal key moment that ensures success or failure.
Plague
The plague will usually symbolise anything that is plaguing you. Bewildering and confusing.
Planets
(See Stars)
The earth can represent your own little world; therefore, other planets can symbolise other people's private worlds that you do not seem to have access to. If there are aliens in your dream, then you are recognising your own lack of understanding of the people who are in your life. Visiting another planet in a dream is a way for you to be open to new things and learn about subjects you do not understand.
· A venture into the unknown.
· The beauty of life as a whole and the completed journey.
· Unusual living conditions.
Plank
(See Wood)
· Walking the plank is to pay for previous misdeeds.
· Dead wood symbolises a lack of energy and growth.
· Stupidity.
Plants
(See Garden)
Plants symbolise the things that you nurture and tend both within yourself and in other people. Big strong plants show you that much effort has been put into the process of development and it will prove worthwhile. Plants will symbolise 'anything' that needs to grow, develop and bloom.
Plates
(See China)
Broken china can symbolise how easily promises can be broken. But another translation is that you could have too much on your plate to deal with now. Plate spinning is a typical symbol for having to manage and uphold too many responsibilities. Beautiful china would symbolise that the effort you have put into creating a loving home life will be rewarded by the people that you nurture and care for.
Plough
(See Machines)
A plough can help to explain that there is a mountain of work to get through before you can reap the rewards of your hard toil.
Plumbing
(See Pipes/Water)
Quite often these types of dream symbols refer to your internal plumbing and help you to understand and deal with physical or psychological obstructions.
· Blockages highlight emotional issues that need flushing out.
· Energy isn’t flowing freely.
Plunger
· Get to the centre of the issue and flush it out.
· Negative blockages.
Pockets
(See Bags/Basket/Purse/Wallets)
Pockets are generally used in dreams in a similar way to purses and wallets, to express what resources you have available to you, they can also help explain how you feel inside, empty or fulfilled. Pockets can also translate your fanatical situation as well as your spiritual worth.
Poison
(See Acid/Insecticide)
Poison represents something that is detrimental to you. It will be used in dreams to symbolise anything or anyone that is destructive and has the capabilities of causing you harm.
· Lies and gossip can translate as poison.
· What is your poison?
· Negative influence.
Pools
(See Swimming/Water)
Emotional issues that crop up from time to time are usually shown to you through water in dream language and how you swim in a dream represents how you manage to deal with your own emotions. The larger the deluge of water is in your dream the more emotional power is at force and pools suggest a smaller well contained amount of emotional energy.
· Pools of tears or small emotional upsets.
· Revitalise your energy levels.
Poppy
(See Flowers)
Remembrance of lessons learned and of those brave souls that have gone before you, the road you currently travel has already been walked and worn by the brave.
· You will get through it.
Poverty
Dreaming of poverty can be a fear dream or used to explain difficult times. Poverty can also translate as spiritual poverty or low self-worth.
· Feeling broke or broken by the trials and tribulations of living your life.
Pregnancy
(See Abdomen/Baby/Birth)
Occasionally pregnancy dreams do predict a pregnancy within the family unit but more often than not they show that you have attributes that can create something worthwhile, it will take time, energy and lots of love but the final result will be worth it. Being responsible for something that needs care and attention for growth to occur. The creator within.
Presents
(See Gifts)
Spiritual gifts are symbolised this way, along with your own talents and personal attributes.
· Present yourself in the best way possible for success to occur.
· Live in the now or the present time.
Priest
A priest can represent a spiritual influence and a need for assistance in something that is beyond your power.
· Recompense for past misdeeds.
· Forgiveness.
· Spiritual learning and progression.
Prison
(See Imprisoned/Jail)
There is a theory that Earth can be viewed as a prison planet and the body is seen as a prison for the soul, in other words we are living in a prison within a prison, this simply translates the restrictions that a person feels throughout their life. This will occur when a spiritual person remembers or recognises the true freedom of the soul and then has then to deal with and negotiated earthly restrictions. This is a natural spiritual experience which can be understood using a prison dream scenario and it helps you to come to terms with, accept and overcome the obstacles and boundaries that earthly life delivers.
· The soul is free and has no restrictions.
Prize
(See Award/Badge)
A prize or Honor is used in dreams as a symbol of recompense for your good actions.
· Getting the object of your desire.
· Rewards and recognition.
Prostitute
There might be some confusion in the dreamer's mind as to the morally correct behaviour of other people or of your own ideas about relationships and sex. Having to pay for sex that is supposed to be a free and perfectly natural expression of love is an example of the notion that in the long run there is always a price to pay for everything we receive.
· Karmic payment?
· Do not do things that go against your own moral judgement.
Puddle
(See Leaks/Water)
· Muddled emotions.
· Release negative emotion.
Pulling
(See Pushing)
Pulling something along would be used in dream language to explain how you are attempting to force or draw someone or something to move forward and it suggests that your attempts are draining your energy; maybe because your actions go against theirs, perhaps they wish to stay where they are and not move forward. You may also be trying to pull along baggage or beliefs that are retained from previous experiences and this dream is helping you understand your behaviour so that it can help you to ‘let go’ of the things that hold you back. What you are pulling in the dream will help with this translation.
Pulse
(See Energy)
The pulse links with the heart, lungs and blood and you can see how for something to have life it is reliant on the entire system doing its job.
· Joint resources and joint ventures bring success.
· The life force.
Punching
To be punching something in a dream is a safe way to release pent up energy or anger. Punching someone in a dream is a way for you to vent your disapproval of their actions or words which have angered you in your waking life. It helps you to see the consequences of anger in a non-damaging way. Punching the air suggests a celebration of success.
Puppet
Maybe you feel that your whole life is dictated to you by others, that you are controlled and dominated by other people’s decisions. Could you be the puppeteer?
Purse
(See Wallet)
A purse or wallet can symbolise your financial situation, or your spiritual levy and a better translation will come from what is in the purse or wallet, if is full of money you can expect improvements in your current financial situation. You may have been learning the value of the things that money can’t buy and this has helped you to become a more grounded level-headed individual.
Purses and bags that are empty usually relay the message of you feeling empty inside, what this relates to exactly only time will tell.
· An improved or a restricted financial situation.
· The best things in life are free.
Pus
(See Bad/Rotten)
Something or someone is festering; attention is needed to clean out the negativity that is building up.
Pushing
(See Dragging/Pulling)
Decide if you are pushing in, need a push or feel like pushing your obstacles aside rather than must deal with them. Who is doing the pushing? If you are pushing something along in a dream like a car or another object then symbolically someone is attempting to move a situation or a personality forward, it takes a lot of energy to do this. Pulling or pushing someone or something along usually requires effort on your part and this dream suggests that they do not want to come along so your energy might be wasted.
Pyramid
(See Energy)
Pyramids highlight the power within us and the structures we build in our life using that power. Some beliefs are that they were built to attract and direct the power of the universe or cosmos to earth, a form of channelling if you like, if you dream of them it could also be showing you that the things that you want to achieve can be created through hard work and powerful energies alike.