Dream Symbols S

Sack/Redundancy 

(See Occupation/Work)

To dream of being sacked or made redundant is rarely a premonition of events but more likely represents the feeling of redundancy you get when you are not needed for a role any more. A cloth sack also links with suitcases, bags, baskets and things that carry luggage or more appropriately your baggage, if these things are empty then it represents the emptiness that you feel inside, if they are over filled then you’re overwhelmed with the weight of the responsibilities you are carrying.

Saddle 

(See Animals/Horse)

Horses represent someone who carries you when you need help to make progress, they usually link with a close relationship and how the relationship itself helps you to move on from the past; the saddle will highlight the comfort which they can offer you and perhaps gives you clues to the security that is available from this person. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.

Sailing
(See Boat/Destination/Journey/Raft)
All sailing vessels relate to the way you ride the waves of you own emotional journeys, rather in a yacht than in a row boat. Boats also symbolise your ability to uphold yourself when the journey gets rough, they provide protection and carry you forward through-out your current emotionally charged circumstances. The best symbolism will come from both the condition of boat itself and from the conditions of the water you are sailing in. The weather is often used to further get a message across. 

Sails
(See Boat/Raft) 

The wind can be used to symbolise help that blows into your life to push you forward but it can of course be a destructive force that can cause havoc, so getting the right level of help is important, sails are a means of catching the correct help available; learn from past mistakes and grow from the experience. Sails on a boat can also symbolise the determination needed to move you along. Remember the saying of having the wind knocked out of your sails.

Salmon 

Salmon is often used to symbolise a nice fish to catch in the emotional lakes of life and they often represent a worthy partner. Salmon only spawn once and can therefore symbolise the once in a life time love. They can live in salty or fresh water and this means that they can deal with any emotional environment and incidentally they nearly always return home.

·          Emotional fulfilment.

·          Jesus has often been seen in dreams wearing a salmon coloured robe.

Salt 

If you taste salt in your dream then you are getting a taste of what you need to progress, it isn't always to your liking, but lessons never are. Salt has healing qualities so can also be viewed as an aid to recovery.

·          Someone is the salt of the earth.

·          Rubbing salt in the wound.

·          Healing.

Sand 

(See Desert/Quicksand)

The type of sand that you dream of will help towards the translation, but it is often used in dreams to symbolise time, it is made from a combination of things, e.g. various forms of life, shells, stones etc. and can explain how time wears down everything into smaller manageable pieces.

• Moving sand can symbolise the shifting of your present set up.
• Desert sand can represent dried up emotions or the lack of development that you can make with a project or relationship, nothing grows in sand because of the erosion of the sea water, although its not barren of life, it can't produce what you need for growth and stability.
• Desertion.
• Quicksand symbolises a situation that can swallow up your energy or overwhelm you.
• Sand castles represent temporary structures that are easily worn away by changing emotions.
• Sand bags offer protection from emotional onslaughts, batten down the hatches.

Sandpaper 

You may come across people who scratch your protective surface, they take away your shine or they wear you down. If you are doing the sandpapering, then you are trying to get to the bare crux of a problem. Look at what it is you are sandpapering because if it is wood then you may be trying to get rid of an old problem.

Satellite 

Satellites enable communications from anywhere and they could be used in dreams to explain communications from the spirit world, or from your own subconscious. You are picking up information from an external source which you need for your spiritual progress. This type of symbol would be used to help you understand communication from a wider source.

Saving

(See Rescue Dreams)

If you are trying to save something in a dream then look carefully at what it is you are trying to save in your life, relationships or people who need your help, financial savings or perhaps you need to save time and energy. When you save people in a dream you are trying to save some aspect of their personality or protect them from negativity and harm. The Savior.

Saw 

(See Chainsaw/Tools)

In dream language a saw is used as a symbol to help you understand the need for you to disconnect from something or someone. If you are cutting wood, then you are trying to cut off or get rid of something that is dead wood to you.

Scaffolding 

(See Buildings/Structures)

Scaffolding gives access to parts of a building that need up-keep and because buildings represent the way your life is structured scaffolding would suggest that help is needed to keep your present set up going the way it is, this support could be monetary or moral, you might need to support each other rather than trying to do things alone.

·          The constructions or structures in your life and how sturdy they are.

·          Support.

Scales 

Weigh up a situation carefully, measuring the positives against the negatives.

·          Justice and balance.

·          A Libra personality. (Horoscope)

·          Make your mind up.

Scalp 

The scalp usually links with the mind and any problems with the scalp like itching or losing hair can help you to understand how your thoughts are being affected by outside circumstances, you are aggravated and frustrated perhaps or getting annoyed by the trivial things that keep going wrong. 

• Being persecuted 
• A lack of vitality. 
• In Native American culture to take a scalp means quite simply that you overcome your opposition.

Scar 

(See Wound)

Battle wounds and scars which represent the remains of hurt caused; they can be carried through-out life.

School

(See Education/Exams/Tests)

Any educational institution will symbolise your need to learn life lessons or to help teach others what you have learned so far. The school of life, where what you put in creates what you get out. Life is a school of learning and experience and dreaming about school is a way for you to take stock of how far you have come on a personal level and how far you still must go. Life's lessons can be hard at times, but it is how we come through and get over the obstacles it presents us with that count towards real understanding and growth. A deeper understanding comes from the realisation that winning is not important it is the taking part that counts, tests and exams in school are another way for you to assess your progress but ultimately if you keep going you can never really fail at life.

·          Spiritual knowledge.

·          Wisdom from learning.

·          Who dares wins?

Scissors 

Another cutting implement which enables you to snip away at a problem or cut the negative out of your life. Cut backs?

Screw 

Dream symbols often use irony to get their message across and you need a sense of humour to translate some symbols, if a screw is loose in a dream then it more than likely relates to someone who acts in a crazy way. (They have got a screw loose) Something needs tightening up to work properly.

Sea 

(See Ocean/Water)

Oceans usually symbolise the current emotional waters that you must navigate. The ocean is full of life and this helps to remind you that life is like an ocean, most of it goes on underneath the surface. The sea can sometimes symbolise that there is distance between you and another person, perhaps you are oceans apart with your ideas.

If you are sea fishing this could represent the search for a partner, maybe you need to cast your rod further afield. To cross the sea in a cruise ship reassures you that you will cruise through the next part of your journey, this can relate to any section of your life that is on your mind recently. 

Seasons 

(See Winter)

The changing seasons help you to remember that whatever phase of life you are in now, it will change eventually. The natural cycle of life provides the whole experience, the good and the bad, the happy and the sad. The compete experience.

Spring

Spring symbolises new beginnings, new ventures birth and rejuvenation.

Summer

The summer represents the best times of your life to enjoy; it contains much warmth and comfort for you.

Autumn

Harvest and reap the rewards of your hard work, a time of transition and change from one phase into another.

Winter

The winter can represent loneliness and inertia, rest is needed before any more progress can be made. The seasons come and go throughout our lives, one phase passes into another one, this type of dream is reminding you that things will change and then change again.

Seeds 

Any kind of seeds can help to explain that you have the necessary ingredients for growth in anything that you undertake, plant them and see what develops.  Ideas.

Sex 

(See Body/Orgy)

Sexual dreams often highlight our needs, wants or desires. If you are having sex with someone you know, who you wouldn't in the waking state it is because in dreams you can try out different partners who may have some qualities you desire. If you do not know the person at all it is because you do not understand what you require from a sexual relationship and the sort of person you actually want to love.

Sex dreams are more apparent in people who do not have an active sex life or who don't think they have, they are also prevalent when there is a need to learn more about relationships, love and their connections to sex. Our perception of sex can be challenged through our dreams and any hang-ups or unreasonable ideas can be worked through safely in the dream environment.

An intimate couple will usually dream of each other when they are apart, but not necessarily in a sexual way. Dreaming about sex and intimacy with a husband or wife is unusual though because if there is an intimate relationship in real life there doesn't need to be one in the dream scenario, unless there are underlying issues that need to be explored.

Quite often men and women dream about sex with people other than their partner or spouse and this is because of an inner need to explore other relationships and this can be done safely in the dream world. There is often some guilt attached even though a dream was completely random from your perspective.  

If a dream is recurring, then you know that there are unresolved issues to be dealt with and until these issues are explored or a conclusion is found a recurring sex dream will continue to play out. Sex dreams that are repeated about a person from the past can happen because you still have an attachment to them which has not been broken in the normal way.

An interesting point to mention is that dreaming about love and sex increases particularly when it is not available in your waking life. If there is a lacking in your life, then the dream world compensates by providing it to help create balance.

Shabby 

Anything that is shabby in your dream will either symbolise yourself being worn out physically or mentally or something else that has become spoiled.

Shackles 
Feeling chained to circumstance, people or events.

Shadows 

Shadows can represent unknown forces, things that lurk on the outskirts, things that are not understood for what they really are. The real cause behind depression can be symbolised by shadows, because the cause of it is often unknown, which is why shadows provide a suitable symbol. 

·          A shadow of oneself.

·          A shadow of doubt.

Shampoo 

(See Washing)

Shampoo is used as a symbol which illustrates how you need to wash away the negativity that plagues your mind. A clear head is needed so that you can sort through the issues you have to deal with.

Shaving

(See Baldness/Razor/Shears)

This symbol tells you to clean up your act or perhaps to try and clear away the negativity that masks your talents.

·          Cut backs.

·          A clean start is needed.

·          A close shave. (A close escape from trouble)

Shawl 

·          Comfort in distress.

·          Love and warmth.

Shears 

Cutting down hedges in a dream helps you to acknowledge that you want to cut down the obstacles that hinder your way forward.

·          Making cutbacks.

Shelter 

There are many ways to symbolise a shelter in dream language, umbrellas are a kind of shelter, but any kind of overhead covering will represent your own need to find shelter from a theatrical storm.

• Our family or home will often become our shelter.
• A spiritual protection or safeguard against emotional downpours, harm or negativity.

Shelf

(See Bracket)

A shelf is used as a symbol for a support system that you have put in place for you to cope, for example a shelf that is holding books represents the way you shelve your problems so that you can function in the now. If the shelf is broken it helps you to understand that this self-support system is no longer going to work. To put something on a shelf is a symbol of saving it for later when you do have the energy available to deal with it.

·          To be put on the shelf is to feel unwanted.

·          Shelf an idea for the time being.

Shell 

·          The protective shell.

·          A shell of oneself.

Shield 

·          Protective forces are at work around you.

·          Shielded from harm.

Ship

(See Boat/Journey/Sea/Water)

A ship is a symbol of your ability to withstand emotionally charged journeys; you are well equipped to make good progress, but you cannot do it alone, you need help from other crew members to navigate a business or family unit in the right direction. A cruise ship for example stands to represent your ability to cruise through the next phase of your journey.

If you cannot get on a ship the dream could be bringing your attention to the fact that a ship has sailed, or you have missed an important opportunity.  

Shooting 

(See Anger/Aim/Gun/Killing)

Shooting a target successfully in a dream tells you that you will get the thing that you are aiming for in your life, whatever that is. If you shoot someone you know in a dream then there is a need to let them know how angry you are with them before things become un-repairable, if they are killed then this can explain the feeling of wanting to bring an end to what they are doing, either to you or to someone else.You may be trying to bring an abrupt end to a relationship or to a situation that you cannot tolerate anymore.

Rather than looking at the killing that takes place in a dream as a literal process you should look at what is being killed off in your life or in those around you. When people move from one stage of life into another it can translate in dreams as a death.

Murder in dreams takes place when you are ready to let something, or someone go. A gun symbolises the weapon that you have which can cause harm or bring about irreversible change to another person. A weapon can symbolise information that is damaging.

Shop 

(See Checkout/Supermarket)

Shopping symbolises the act of looking for something that you want or need, if or not it is available now is often explained by if you have the money to pay for the items you are attempting to buy in your dream. The items you are buying can offer some more information about what it is you need or want especially if you are unsure yourself are find it difficult to make decisions that are to your benefit. You could of course be trying to find someone who will be good for you, or simply trying to find a better meaning to your life.

The type of shop you are in will help with your translation as will what you are buying, translate the product you are buying as well to help you understand where there needs to be renewal.  

Food and Drink- Looking for essential mental or physical nourishment, fulfilment and contentment, your basic human needs need to be taken care of and you are attempting to achieve this.

Clothes- Searching for a cover for your true self, you wish to reinvent yourself and change what people think of you. Clothes also relate to how you feel about yourself e.g. worn out, confident, under scrutiny etc.

Vehicles- You are trying to replenish your own resourcefulness, the old ways of thinking do not get you anywhere, you are trying to make progress in some area of your life, but you know that to do this you need to start afresh.

House- The way your home life is structured needs to be addressed. You wish to change location or change your present family set up. 

Buying practical goods or products that have a purpose like furniture, kitchen appliances etc. can be translated by looking up individual items in the A-Z dictionary. 

Shovel

(See Tools)

A shovel will symbolise the tools or the skills that you have at hand to help you make progress in whatever you want to do, this might relate to physical or spiritual work. Shoveling snow helps you to see when you need to clear the way forward, this will link with cold emotions. Digging explains the effort you must make to either cover something up or bury it away. You want to find out what is being hidden from you, this may also relate to spiritual learning.

Shrinking 

If something is getting smaller it can show you how problems can diminish over time, they shrink away to nothing, usually replaced by new ones of course, this can help you come to terms with the way you deal with problems and anxieties, it is helpful to remember previous problems that went away on their own, or recall how you got over obstacles previously. 

Translate the object that is shrinking in your dream to help with the translation, if it is a person then the symbolism could relate to how they have become a lesser part of your life than they once were. Consider what is diminishing in your life to understand what the symbolism is referring to, feelings can diminish, your self-esteem can shrink or you can feel small in comparison to your problems, money can dwindle but so to could money problems, so translate this type of dream with care and pay attention to the finer details.

Sickness

(See Illness)

Dreaming of illness can happen when you are sick of something, you might need to toughen up and fight to feel better. Don't always assume this type of dream is warning you of sickness or illness in the literal sense. Physically being sick is also a way to recognise how you must get rid of negative tension, or a build-up of harmful feelings.

Silence

(See Quiet)

Silence can be symbolic for the information that you do not have available to you.

·          Quiet times.

·          Peace and tranquillity.

·          Silence is golden. 

Silver 

(See Metals)

Metals can be used in dream language to symbolise the strength or worth of someone or something to you. Tarnished silver will help you to understand when something has been tarnished or spoiled and it needs a bit of effort to bring it back to its full glory.

·          Longevity.

·          A jubilee or anniversary.

Singing 

(See Music)

Singing and songs can be useful for dream message delivery because there are many songs that are already created which express a message perfectly, and because songs stay with us throughout our life they are usually recognised by the dreamer even if a very small section of a song is heard in a dream. It is not uncommon to wake up with a song in your mind and this is when it is helpful to think about the words of the song because it is likely there is a message for you held within those words.

Our own actions, words and the way we choose to live our life is supposed to create a vibration that can be translated as music for the heavens. To hear singing is divine and a way for us to hear the heavens and the message they bring. Perfect pitch is needed to create the right kind of tone and this can symbolise the way you need to create good vibrations to get the right message over or to communicate spiritually.

·          Creating the perfect vibration.

·          A divine message.

·          Remembrance.

Sinking 

(See Raft/Water)

Sinking in a dream usually translates as feeling overwhelmed and bogged down by the weight of troubles or responsibilities in your life. If you are in a boat that is sinking, then you need help to overcome your emotional issues as your usual support system has failed you.

Sirens 

(See Alarms/Warnings)

Sirens are usually used as warnings signals; look at other symbols in the dream to understand what you are being warned about. They can of course help to advise you that help is on the way. Caution is needed.

Skeleton 

(See Backbone/Bones in Body)

Seeing a skeleton in your dream could be bringing your attention to look at the real bones of a problem or it could be warning you that old problems will rise again.

·          Skeletons in the closet.

·          A support system.

·          The bare bones of a problem.

Skin

(See Acne/Body)

Skin can symbolise your own outer protection and any problems with your skin in a dream can refer to a problem with your usual defence system. You are open to be hurt or are putting yourself in situations that might will cause you hurt.  

If something is penetrating your skin, or burrowing into your skin, it is a way for you to understand the annoying things that get under your skin or aggravate you. Some afflictions are only skin deep. You need to develop a thick skin so that you are not affected by outside circumstances so easily.

Sky

(See Ozone/Weather)

A clear blue sky helps you to acknowledge that the future is clear and bright. Storms clouds help you understand passing troubles, storms do not last forever, the blue skies will eventually return. The sky can also be used to represent the heavens or your own dreams and wishes and reaching for the sky.The sky’s the limit.

Slide 

(See Fairground/Park)

Slides can translate the message that your mood is up and down, swings also relay a similar meaning, slides can also symbolise backsliding, sliding morally, or immature behaviour, the point is that you pick yourself up and then do it all again. Fun is important but so is moving forward.

Slow 

If something is moving slowly in your dream, then it is probably translating inertia or slow progress.  Things are not moving at the pace you would like but at the pace that is needed.

Smells

(See Odours/Perfume)

In dream language smells are given as reminders of positive or negative feelings and the type of smell will give you a better translation. If the smell isn't very nice then it represents the stench of a festering situation. Nice smells bring happy memories and predict lovely times.

Smoke 

(See Fire/Flame)

·          There is no smoke without fire. 

·          A clouded judgement.

Snow 

(See Ice/Water/Weather)

To see everything covered in snow in a dream explains the notion of a frozen heart. Perhaps you feel completely overcome by the lack of emotional warmth in your environment at this present time; it will change eventually as this phase is only temporary.

Snow has also been used to symbolise sadness, when you are sad about something that perpetually and periodically comes back into your heart and mind. (A sadness that comes and goes) 

·          The crystallisation of your own or somebody else’s emotions.

·          Drugs?

·          Sadness.

·          Loneliness.

·          Lack of progress.

·          Inertia.

Soap

(See Cleaning/Shampoo/Washing)

·          Washing away negativity.

·          Clean up your act up.

·          A fresh start.

Soldiers 

(See People/War)

Soldiers represent fighters in dream language; they fight for just causes and so may represent something that is worth fighting for and they help to explain situations that require your inner strength to be able to overcome and beat opposition or to fight anything that has the power to defeat you.

·          Soldier on.

·          Fighting your own feelings?

Soup

(See Food)

Food symbolises your own contentment and the level of fulfilment available for you, soup can help to explain that you are getting a bit of a mixed-up deal. Soup is often given to aid healing.

·          To be in trouble.

·          To be in a muddle.

Sparks

(SeeElectricity/Energy)

Sparks are the result of combining different energies and this helps to explain how the sparks can fly when two different people get together.

·          Arguments.

·          The magical spark between lovers.

·          Great ideas begin from a spark.

·          Bright spark.

Spiral

The spiral effect is a process by which we think we are travelling in a circular motion, i.e. going around and around the same ground or over and over the same learning, this is just a perception from your own viewpoint, in actual fact you are participating in the spiral affect.

Life is about creating experience, for yourself and for the people who you share the experience with, progression is gained from any experience, positive, negative or benign. You could sit at home and do nothing at all for your whole life, but this would still provide a profound experience, one which if viewed from afar or from a higher perspective was still progressive.

Therefore, upward spirals help to explain the notion of moving up when you feel that you are going round and round and over the same old ground. People often comment that they feel like they are getting nowhere, the spiral dream is helping to remind you that you are attaining progress, it’s just that you only view positive movement as progress, the spiral affect helps to explain how inertia or lack of movement is still an experience one with equal validity and value.

The downward spiral is often used to symbolise backsliding or reverse movement, but negative actions, although abhorred and detested by most also create experience, it is easier to learn something from the negative aspects of life. When we have a positive experience we rarely sit back and ask what we have learned from that, but we always ask this question when we experience something negative or even when we do something negative. If you put your hand in the fire you learned that it will get burned, so you don’t do it again, whereas positive experiences tend not to teach us things as quickly.

The overall point is that all experiences including positives, negatives and even neutral experiences provide towards progression in the long run.  Most people get caught up in the ‘now’ and the spiral dream whether it be a staircase, a slide or even a spiral pattern will relate to the way your life is structured now, but you must remember the bigger picture.

Where you are situated on a spiral is only a matter of the ‘now’ perspective, your dream can be prompting you to be aware of the direction you are taking but do not let the current situation be a confirmation of who you really are and do not think that this is where you are on your spiritual path.

Splinter 

A splinter normally symbolises small irritations or minor discomforts; remove the source of the problem before moving on.

Stab 

(See Killing/Knife/Weapons)

Being stabbed or stabbing someone else in a dream helps you to acknowledge the damage and pain that can be inflicted by negative actions and words. In dream language any type of weapon provides a symbol for the power or the weapons that people can use against you.

·          Actions, feelings or information that can cause irreversible damage.

·          Someone causing trouble.

·          A stab in the dark.

Stage 

(See Actor/Opera/Pantomime/Theatre)

The world is a stage and you are the director of what goes on in the show, what you are doing on the stage can give you clues as to your achievements and attributes and how they pertain to other people.

The audience can be symbolic for the people who are around you and seem to judge your personal abilities. This could be appropriate in the work situation where your progress and achievements are monitored and assessed but may also relate to how you feel about yourself.  Singing and dancing literally represent your many varied skills and that you can transcend negativity and create harmony.

A stage will be used to represent your current stage of life or the stage you are at in your progress and what is happening on the stage represents what you are trying to achieve. The performance you give on a stage will be the best that you can do now, it might not be what your audience appreciates but that’s their problem to deal with, they can always go elsewhere for their entertainment.

Stairs/Step

(See Buildings/Levels/Spiral/Structures)

Moving up stairs or levels will often symbolise the effort you put into going up in the world, coming down stairs in a dream is a way for you to recognise that you are coming back down to earth. Stairs are often used as a symbol to explain the process of the move upwards towards spiritual enlightenment, which is achieved by going down into your own subconscious and learning to negotiate the varied experiences of life.

Steps are used to show you the steps that you must take in your life to make progress, going down steps can symbolise retracing your steps or going back over the same experiences again. Consider where the steps you are taking in your life are going to lead you.

Stars 

(See Planets)

·          Reach for the stars.

·          You are a star.

·          A guiding light.

Statue 

A statue can symbolise a stagnant situation or someone who you cannot seem to get through to.

·          Inertia and lack of motivation.

·          Stationary.

Stealing 

Look at what you are taking or stealing in the dream because it will link with what you feel isn’t available to you freely. Stealing food or clothes for example will symbolise that you are taking love and affection from people who are not necessarily able to give it freely.

If someone is stealing from you then they are taking something from you that they are not entitled to, they could be taking your time, energy or money, anything that you need to have available for yourself. Psychic vampirism is just a term used to explain people who steal and drain your energy.

Steam 

·          Using your own steam to move forward in life.

·          The extra energy it takes to do the things that you find difficult.

·          A steamy relationship.

Stone

(See Marble/Rock)
Symbolic for a cold or hard-hearted person. As hard as stone means that are tough.

Storm 

(See Weather)

·          Raging emotional situations.

·          Stormy relationships.

Strangle 

(See Killing/Suffocation)

Strangulation is often used in dream language to symbolise the act of wanting to stifle or curb someone from talking or effectively having a place in your life anymore. Killing is a way to bring about the ending of your relationship with them or escape from a situation that overwhelms you. If you are being strangled then someone wishes to stop you from being able to have your say, or from making progress in your own right. The fact that a weapon isn’t used explains how they do not have a valid reason for trying to stifle your voice or prevent your progress.

Structures 

(See Buildings/Furniture/Home/House)

In dream language structures of any type are used as a symbol for your present set up or circumstance, the way your life is structured now.

Structure dreams can help you to notice any changes that are occurring in that set up caused either by internal or external forces. You may unknowingly cause changes to occur because of your attitude and behaviour; you will not however always know the outcome of those changes straightaway and dreams about structures can give you some information to the likely outcome of the changes you have instigated, these are internal forces of change that you may or may not have any control of.

External forces of change are instigated by other people’s attitudes and behaviour, or by circumstances brought about naturally like the passing of time or the greater power of the environment or society.  Health is often viewed as something that you have no control over, this can be argued of course but it is something that can change naturally over time and will of course change the way your life is structured.

The energy and power involved in making changes to your life’s structure or set up is often portrayed in dreams using symbols that help to explain the force and timing of changes, for example the weather is used to symbolise external forces than can bring about changes very quickly and with great force.

Water which is used to symbolise emotions is both in an internal and external symbol of how your own, or other people’s feelings and emotions can change the layout and environment of your life. Most people are driven by their emotions and therefore water provides an excellent symbol for the way your life can change because of varying emotional behaviour.

Structure symbols can be used to explain how temporary or permanent a situation is and how things have become worn out over time. They help you to understand how much room you must manoeuvre in a predicament, and they help you to find solutions by helping you acknowledge that there is a problem. 

Submarine

There is a need to go down into the depths of your own emotions and explore them more thoroughly to understand how to make progress with the relationships that you have.

Suffocating 

(See Strangulation)

Overwhelming feelings and problems can suffocate you, as can overly possessive people who drain you of vital energy.

Suicide

(See Rescue Dreams)

Any dream that includes suicide can represent how you wish to bring an end to a situation that you are in but do not know how to do it in a positive way.

If you see someone else who you know attempting to commit suicide in a dream then the symbolism applies to them, perhaps you can offer support or help to prevent them being overwhelmed by their problems. If you do not know the person in the dream, then the suicide could represent a venture that is unlikely to be strong enough to be successful.  Social Suicide? This type of dream scenario could also happen if you are assisting in a rescue dream where you help another ‘soul in need’ by astral travelling to them in a time of crisis. A cry for help.  

Suit 

(See Tailor)

Wearing a suit in a dream helps you to understand that to make progress you will need to smarten up your act, consider how you present yourself to other people, this might relate to your work  and career. Well suited?

Sun 

(See Eclipse/Energy/Light/Weather)

The sun is our life source and provides energy and rejuvenation for us all and it can be used to symbolise God and the power of love in dream language. Warmth and heat are also used to symbolise love in dream language and light symbolises spiritual enlightenment, the sun provides all these things and is vital for growth which is why this type of dream usually has a spiritual message. The sun naturally replenishes depleted energy.

Sunbathing

You are attempting to rejuvenate and recharge your batteries, soaking up vital energy, love and spiritual learning.

·          Basking in the delight of light, love and happiness.

·          Spiritual growth.

Supermarket 

(See Checkout/Shop)

Shopping requires you to make a choice between the different things that are on offer for you, a supermarket explains how there are many great choices and opportunities available for you. The product that you buy will help towards a fuller translation, clothes symbolise the facade that you show to the world, therefore you might want to change the image that other people have of you, they also provide warmth so also translate as love and comfort, maybe your current supply of these things need renewal or updating. Buying food provides towards your fulfilment and satisfaction and which area of your life needs these things should be considered. Shopping for something new in your life.

Swamp 

(See Water)

This is an obstacle dream and explains the feeling of being swamped with work or being dragged under by the pressures of life.

·          Entrapment.

·          Swamped with work.

Sweeping 

(See Broom/Brush/Dirt/Dust)

Sweeping is used to portray the act of clearing out the rubbish you do not need in your life so that you can make a fresh start.

·          Dust particles symbolise remnants from the past.

·          Sweep you off your feet?

Sweets 

(See Food)

·          Enjoy the sweet moments in life.

·          A sweet person.

Swimming 

(See Bathing/Drowning/Pools/Water)

Your ability to swim in your dream gives you a reminder of how well you deal with your own or with other people’s emotions.The different stokes that you pull to survive.

Swing 

See Fairground/Park)

A swing is a symbol that is used to explain the backward/forward motion which occurs when you feel that you cannot make progress, perhaps when you are stuck in the same rut going over and over the same ground. Because it is not a particularly horrible experience it is one which is difficult to change, this dream is more about inertia and not having the inclination to change the current phase because it isn’t too demanding of you. People only change their thought processes or their situations if and when they become too much to bare, but when they are easy to deal with people tend to go with the flow, this means that no real progress is being made and you are accepting the situation that you are in simply because it is easy to tolerate.