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A Guide to Dream Symbols - Mornings Son - 05-13-2010
A Guide
to Dream Symbols
By Théun Mares.
A GUIDE TO
DREAMING
The possible
symbols which can come up in dreams are just
about infinite,
but the list provided here will prove to be
adequate as far
as most dreams are concerned, provided that the
following rules
are remembered:
1. Note the
feeling of the dream. This tells you whether the
symbols
encountered are to be interpreted in a positive or
negative sense.
2. Note the
story line. This reveals a great deal of information
in itself and is
a great help in interpretation, since it is the actual
sequence of
events which indicates the interpretation that is to
be followed. The
opening scene in a dream is the actual message;
the sequences
which follow supply the details.
3. Historical
personages, historical events and places are to be
viewed in the
context of what actually took place where and on
what date. Dates
are to be treated as numbers.
e.g. 12th. March
1807 = 12 + 03 + 1807 = (1 + 2) + 3 + (1
+ 8 + 0 + 7) = 3
+ 3 + 16 = 3 + 3 + (1 + 6) = 3 + 3 + 7 = 13
If total is
greater than 33, reduce to a single digit.
4. Current
celebrities are to be viewed in the light of their
activities, the
values they uphold, and the images they portray.
5. Appliances
and tools are symbols representing their use.
Check this use
for possible significance in the listing: e.g. a stove,
microwave oven,
or toaster, depending upon the context in
which they are
encountered, could all indicate the activity of
eating; that is,
the need for spiritual nourishment.
6. Always take
careful note not only of a symbol, but also
whether there is
more than one. If more than one, see numbers.
7. Always note
color of clothing, furnishing, plants, hair,
eyes, etc., and
see color.
8. Regard
unknown or unseen presences in a dream as a
stranger, or if
he or she feels very familiar to you, then regard
him or her as
your own dreamer, or an aspect of yourself.
9. Scenes from
your own past should be seen as the need for
recapitulation
of that period in your life.
10. Interaction
with family members, friends or acquaintances
from the past
all indicate the need for recapitulating those
relationships.
11. All
nightmares are of extreme importance. If they involve
scenes from the
past, the need for serious and immediate
recapitulation
is indicated, for it means that suppressed emotions
are reaching a
critical point. If they involve current issues, the
need for
sobriety and impeccability is indicated. If they involve
unknown events,
they are indicating future events which will
either be feared
or else cause great stress.
12. Recurring
dreams are either in the nature of past issues
which are very
important, but which have not yet been resolved,
or else
prophecies of future events involving the unfoldment of
destiny. Note
these most carefully and keep constant watch for
indications of
their unfoldment.
13. Most things
not listed here can safely be taken at face
value, but if
unknown symbols should be encountered, rely upon
your own feeling
of what that symbol means to you personally.
However, until
you are confident in dream analysis, take your
interpretation
not as fact, but simply as a possibility.
14. Although the
interpretations given in the list of symbols
a re generally
speaking very accurate, it nevertheless does
sometimes happen
that a symbol will have an interpretation
which is in some
way different to the one given in the list.
Consequently you
should never make the mistake of regarding
the
interpretations given as being the inviolable truth. This list of
symbols and
their interpretations is merely a guide, and only a
guide! In this
respect always listen to your heart, and if in any
doubt, it is
wise to wait for some kind of confirmation.
15. In working
with time it is possible to use either digital or
analogue time.
Digital time is quicker and easier to use, but
analogue time
yields more detail. However, both methods are
equally accurate
and, when understood properly, will both yield
an almost
identical message, albeit in a different form. Here are
the methods:
Digital Time:
Work with 24
hours. e.g. Time reads 14h56.
See Numbers for
interpretation of 14 and 11, (5 + 6 = 11).
Remember that
the feeling of the dream will indicate whether
the
interpretation should be positive or negative. Let us assume
that in this
example the interpretation is to be positive.
14 indicates
knowledge, which will yield strength (11). Now
add all the
digits for overall import; i.e. (1 + 4 + 5 + 6) = 16. This
means that the
overall effect of the experience will be liberation
through the
power of intent (16).
Analogue Time:
Be careful not
to mix analogue with digital times. In the
example we are
working with the time will now read four
minutes to three
o' clock, i.e. 'four to three'.
Proceeding as
above, we find that the message now reads
stability (4)
will lead to mixed abundance through joy and
creativity (3).
Now adding digits we get (4 + 3) = 7, meaning
that the overall
import of the message is one of guidance.
If we now
compare both messages we find that knowledge
(14) will
manifest in the form of stability (4), which will yield
strength (11) in
the form of mixed abundance through joy and
creativity (3).
The overall effect of the experience will be
liberation
through the power of intent (16) manifesting in the
form of guidance
(7). (Note how 16 reduces to 7).
In working with
analogue time take care that the time is read
correctly: e.g.
09h15 must be read as being fifteen minutes past
nine, in which
case the hour precedes the minutes. In other
words, the hour
indicates the cause and the minutes the effect.
However, when
the time is 09h45, it should be read as fifteen
minutes to ten,
in which case the minutes now precede the hour.
In other words
the minutes now indicate the cause and the hour
the effect.
DREAM SYMBOLS
SYMBOL MEANING
Activities:
Can't Breathe-
Lack of personal power
Can't
move/Moving difficult- Being stuck in a view of the world/social
conditioning
Coughing-
Difficult to accept/believe
Drinking -The
desire for freedom
Drowning- The
belief of being imprisoned or suppressed
Dying- Release,
success, or fear of these
Eating -The
desire for spiritual nourishment
Falling- Fear of
failure
Flying- Desire
for freedom/Opportunity for
Kissing- Need
for strength/Lack, fear of
Running-
Escapism/Opportunity for
Sneezing-
Desire/Need for....(Note number of, then see numbers)
Swimming- The
desire to be accepted or loved
Talking- The
need for communication
Travel-
Change/Opportunity or need for
Working- The
desire for taking action/Need for
Work which never
gets done- Fear of failure
Air- Desire for
sobriety/Lack of
Airforce- Mental
action
Anatomy:
Ankles-
Intelligent co-operation
Arms- Idealism,
Desire, Goal Orientation
Back:
Upper-
Strength/Lack of
Mid- Action/Lack
of
Lower-
Support/Lack of
Breasts-
Nurturing/Need for
Calves-
Memory/Subconscious knowledge
Chest-
Honesty/Lack of
Ears- Feeling,
Sensitivity/Lack of
Eyes-
Sobriety/Lack of
Feet-
Perception/Understanding
Fingers:
Thumb-
Relationship with yourself
Index-
Perception of other's relationship to you
Middle-
Relationships in general
Ring- Perception
of your relationship with another
Little-
Potential relationships
Genitals:
Own- Perception
of oneself as male/female
Other- Mirror of
oneself as male/female (If of opposite sex, mirror of one's own inner
other
half)
Hair- Social
self-image
Hands-
Relationships with life/the world around you
Head- Intuitive
mentality
Hips-
Fluidity/Lack of
Joints- Fluidity
Elbows- Need for
fluidity in idealism/Lack of
Knees- Need for
fluidity in perception/Lack of
Legs- Ability to
move forward/Progress in life
Lips-
Strength/Lack of
Mouth- See lips
Neck
-Fluidity/Inflexibility
Nose- Personal
power/Lack of
Shoulders-
Responsibility/Lack of
Stomach-
Tension/Stress
Thighs-
Sexuality
Throat- Logical
mentality
Toes:
Big- Perception
of oneself
Second-
Perception of another
Third-
Perception in general
Fourth-
Perception of how others see you
Little-
Perception of your own potential
Angels- Desire
for contact with own dreamer or inner being
Animals:
Bears- Harmony
through conflict
Buck or Bovines-
Harmony & tranquility
Cats- Temporal
matters/activities
Dogs- Friendship
and loyalty
Donkeys-
Humility
Dragons/any
mythical beast- Power/magic
Elephants- Love
& protection
Fish
-Awareness/Need to be wide awake
Foxes- Cunning,
rationality, logic/ Need for
Horses- Loyalty
or stability
Lions- Creation,
Destruction, or both
Snakes-
Wisdom/Need for
Tigers-
Intelligence/Need for
Unknown animals-
Indication of fate
Wolves-
Freedom/Need for
Zebra/Spotted-
Indecision, fence sitting
Other- Take the
characteristic of the animal
Audiologist
-Feeling, Sensitivity; Need/Fear of
Babies- See
Birth
Birds:
Birds of prey
except owls- Power
Black (all
except crows)- Trickery, deceit, cunning
Crows- Courier
of power (note activity/direction of flight)
Doves- Peace,
harmony
Owls- Death of
the old/Wisdom
Sparrows-
Unconditional love
Vultures &
similar- Decadence/Destruction
White- Peace
& fulfilment
Birth:
Of own infant-
Powerful change in awareness
Of someone
else's infant- Powerful influence upon awareness
from that person
Blinds- See
curtains
Books- Spiritual
searching within common view of the world
Bridge-The need
to recognize and eradicate separativeness; or the need to reconcile
apparently opposing
concepts
Buildings:
Any type-
(caves, tents & tombs) View of the world/Point of view
Public- Common
view of the world/Social conditioning
Butterflies/Moths-
Power (universal)
Candles-
Power/guidance of the dreamer
Candlesticks/Chandeliers-
Universal power (note number of candles & see numbers)
Ceiling- Limit
Cinema
-Objectivity/Lack of
City/Town/Village-
See public buildings
Circle-
Sobriety/Inclusiveness/Unity
Clothing-
Self-image/View of the world
Crown
-Self-importance, arrogance
Hat- See crown
Nudity- Feeling
exposed
Shoes-
Understanding
Clock- See Time
Color:
Black
-Totality/Need for wholeness
Blue- Humility
& understanding
Brown-
Stability. Need for being 'grounded'/'earthed'
Green- Healing
Indigo-
Inclusiveness/Need for
Orange-
Cunning/Need to be shrewd
Red-
Violence/Need to fight
Violet
-Creativity/Need for
White-
Peace/Need of
Yellow-
Vitality, strength/Need for
Other- All other
colors are merely different combinations of these primary colors, and
should be
interpreted as combinations
Curtains-
Exposure/Fear of
Dam- See lake
Death: Change
of family
member- Change in relationship
of self- Change
in view of the world
of stranger-
Someone bringing change
Dentist -Need
for aggression/Fear of
Direction:
East-
Sobriety/Inclusiveness/Unity/Recapitulation
North-
Strength/Not-doing
West
-Feeling/Erasing personal history
South-
Power/Dreaming
Doctor-
Healing/Need for (Physical, emotional, mental)
Door-
Possibility
Earth/Soil-
Desire for Strength, Stability/Lack of
Egg- New
beginning/life
Electricity -The
spirit
Faces -(Human
& animal) Money/Desire for
Fire- Desire for
destruction, change/Fear of
Floor- Base,
foundation
Flowers-
Beauty/Lack of
Food- Desire for
spiritual nourishment
Furniture:
Beds- The desire
to rest
Cupboards/Chest
of drawers- Need for recapitulation
Chairs- Comfort
zone
Tables- The need
to address problems
Gems:
Diamond-
Sobriety, Inclusiveness, Unity/Need for
Emerald-
Feeling/Need for
Garnet-
Instinct/Need for being aler t
Ruby-
Strength/Need for
Sapphire-
Power/Need for courage
God -Desire for
religious experience
Grass/Greenery
-Practicality/Need for
Insects- Aspects
of shortcomings (Note characteristic of insect)
Key-
Answer/Solution to.....
Lake-
Conditioned, Conditional love
Lamp-
Guidance/Need for
Law-
Balance/Lack of
Left- Left side
knowledge/Feeling
Light- See lamp
Lightning-
Intent
Location:
Deserts- Despair
Forests-
Adventure
Mountains/Hills
Hope
Open areas-
Freedom/Fear of taking the gap to freedom
Public place-
Exposure/Fear of
Valleys-
Security
Metals:
Gold- Spirit
Silver -Physical
World
Copper- Desire,
emotion
Tin -Thought,
logic, rationality
Military
-Practical/Physical action
Money-
Crystallized power (Amount of See numbers)
Moon- Totality
of the self
Half-moon-
Personal power/Lack of
Music-
Inclusiveness/Love
Musical
Instruments:
Percussion-
Harmony within social standing/Lack of
String- Harmony
with greater whole/Lack of
Wind- Harmony
with own inner self/Lack of
Navy- Emotional
action
Newspaper-
Common view of the world
Numbers:
0 Universality,
Absolute freedom/Lack of
1 Fluidity/Lack
of
2 Humility &
understanding/Need for. Symbol of destiny
3 Creativity
& joy/Lack of. Symbol of mixed abundance, i.e. both good and bad
4 Stability/Lack
of
5 Freedom &
change/Need for
6 Inspiration
& guidance from power/Need for having to choose between the old
& the new
7 Guidance/Need
for
8 Balance &
harmony/Lack of
9
Completion/Need for
10 A new cycle.
Impeccability through the repetition of past experiences/Warning not to
walk into old
traps
11 Strength/Lack
of
12
Forbearance/Need to be patient and to make no demands
13 Death of the
old/Need for discarding the old
14
Knowledge/Need for
15 Light through
darkness/Need to look for the gift of power in a challenge
16 Liberation
through the power of intent/Need to find the gift of power in what may
appear to be a
catastrophe
17
Discrimination/Need for
18 Courage/Need
for
19 Vitality/Need
for saving personal power
20 Honor &
dignity/Lack of
21 Peace &
success/A new beginning
22 Egotistical
behavior
23 Destructive
behavior
24 Fear
25 Temptation
26 Illusion
27 Resistance
28 The abuse of
power
29 Abuse
generally
30 Manipulation
31 The danger of
reason/logic
32 Disharmony
33 Freedom
Other- All other
numbers should be reduced
to a single
digit through addition. e.g.
121 =1+2+1=4;
3009=3+0+0+9=12=1+2=3
Nursing-
Care/Need for
Optician-
Sobriety/Lack of
Path/Road-
Direction
Photographs- The
need to recapitulate content of photograph
Police-
Victimization/Sense of
Rain- The
process of life
Reading- Inner
spiritual searching
Reptiles-
Shortcomings
Right- Right
side knowledge/Logic
Ring- Power
River-
Unconditional love
Sea- Life in
general
Secret Mission-
Indication of destiny
Senses:
Hearing-
Feeling/Lack of
Smell- Personal
power/Lack of
Sight- Sobriety,
Lack of
Taste-
Strength/Lack of
Touch-
Relationships
Sexual Activity:
Flirting -Desire
for vitality/Challenge
Heterosexual
Sex- Desire for intelligent co-operation/Fear of domination
Homosexual Sex-
Desire to know own maleness/Fear of inadequacy
Lesbian Sex-
Desire to know own femaleness/Fear of inadequacy
Rape-
Feeling/Fear of being victimized
Sexual
perversions- Low self-image
Square-
Stability/Strength
Stairs/Staircase
Ascending - see bridge
Descending - a)
the need to reach for the deeper implications;
b) a warning not
to become retrogressive
Storm-
Cataclysmic change
Sun- Spirit
Teeth- Need for
aggression/Fear of
Thunder- Strong
emotion
Time-Need for
clarity on
Tomato-
Abundance
Tools-
Abilities/Talents
Transport:
Air- Awareness
with respect to rational ideas and concepts
Animal-
Awareness with respect to characteristic of animal
Public- (Bus,
train) Social conditioning
Road- General
awareness/Direction
Water- Awareness
with respect to relationships
Trees:
Cedar- Right
side knowledge/Need for logic
Citrus/Fruit-
Conditional love
Elm- Left side
knowledge/Need for
Eucalyptus-
Poverty (physical, emotional or mental)
Fig -Strength
Oak-Wisdom/Need
for
Olive- Feeling
Pomegranate-
Sobriety
Pine-
Unconditional love
Tropical/Fruit -
Emotions
Vine/Grape-
Personal power
Willow-
Fluidity/Need for
Yew- Death of a
view of the world/Need for
Triangle-
Feeling/Dreamer
Vehicle- (any
kind) State of awareness/Level of perception
Going backwards-
Slipping back into old habits/Fear of
Puncture/No
wheels- Stuck in view of the world
Watch -See Time
Water- Love
Weapons-
Protection/Need for
Wind- Thought
Window-
Vision/Idealism
Writing-
Communication in general
Writing-
equipment Communication/Expression (physical,
emotional,
mental)
A Guide to Dream Symbols - Mornings Son - 05-13-2010
I would say that the symbols could be used to awake signs as well.
No matter what One's own feeling of what it means is the highest rule.
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