Dream Symbols

Dream Symbols interpretation can be seriously illuminating, expanding yourcapacity for awareness and self-understanding. There is a strong body of thoughtamongst the psychoanalytical community that it is impossible to analyze yourown dreams. That there needs to be an active second party to isolate, breakdown, and free the repressions that exist in your unconscious mind. The sampling here gives you access to some of the collective and unconsciousvalues of the symbols our minds choose to dream, and do no more than suggestfrom where they may have come. But I found (completely by mistake) the mostcomprehensive dream dictionary with the most plausible answers and solutionson the net bar none just a few months ago. Read on to find out how I discoveredthis, or see if you can find your symbol on this document, or just click the linkbelow to find out for yourself. You can find larger lists than this on the internet, and they are helpful to somedegree. But none can claim to be an authority (nor am I), some even contradicteach other. I had decided to investigate the use of sine wave generators (usingaudio tapes) as a legitimate means to enable the brain to control dreaming.I went to the most reputable company in this are at the moment, BrainwaveEntertainment, and downloaded their free sample. This had some results worthinvestigating further so I purchased one of their mp3 products. Now while the jury is still out on their “Binaural Beats” (these investigations take time), I waspleasantly surprised at the free gifts that come with any purchase, worth morethan the actual item itself. Enough talking from me, take a look for yourself.Learn to control your dreams, and get the most comprehensive online dreamsymbol dictionary.Most Common Dream Symbols (these small explanations are not taken from thedictionary above)Bells These can be protective (in the sense of warning) or predictive (in the sense of being ominous).Bricks These are symbolic of a lower plane; they are conduits through which things may

be made.CamelsA more common symbol than some may think. This in Christian iconographysymbolizes submission, or obedience, to higher guidance. Camels are alsostubborn creatures and represent individuality and even eccentricity in the faceof coercion.Crashes These indicate coming or feared conditions.Dying This may be a convenient symbol for the dreamer to “resist”, thus reinforcingand protecting the dreamers’ ego.Earrings They have been around since 3000BC, and have significantly different meaningsfor men and women. For women, they maybe a symbol of her value to herpartner, or represent her self worth. For a man they frequently represent statusand symbolic possession.Floating This represents a state of inertia, and movement needs to be made in anydirection to move on.Flying This usually represents a desire for independence. It may represent the memoryof one’s youth when we had more freedom.Heaters These equate with the heart on their most obvious level. But they may alsosuggest a desire on the part of the dreamer for nurturing and tender loving care.

HorsesHorses symbolize speed and grace. In their winged state the can implytranscendence, and in their wild state they suggest the instinctive drives of theunconscious. In their literal sense they can also symbolize nightmares.OceansOceans, like lakes and seas, indicate hidden emotional depths. the surface isimpressive, but the real mystery is contained within. They are able to carry thedreamer to places they would rather not go.Snakes These represent wisdom, fertility, initiation, and transcendence. In Christianiconography, they represent Satan. Tattoo This can reflect both identity and ownership. This may also carry revocations of shame and disenfranchisement (as in a slave tattoo or from a concentrationcamp). They can also have a paradoxical meaning, such as making a virtue of the wearing of a mark of shame. Toes These suggest balance, in that the removal of even one undermines the body’sequilibrium. Tooth dreams These were, for a long time, associated with the idea of death. The image of afallen or extracted tooth is deeply symbolical, and can be related to just aboutany loss whatsoever. This is all the more relevant in dream terms as it is a“personal” loss. Tooth dreams are entirely dependent on the emotion thataccompanies them .So extraction can be a good thing, the release from pain, ora bad thing, a bereavement or a marring of beauty. The losing of teeth can alsorepresent the aging process, the perceived degeneration of the intellect or amajor life change.Water