Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
Dreaming of a bonfire may be a way of showing the dreamer’s desire to be more assertive in reality through rituals, since the bonfire appears as a symbol in many traditional festivities, but it can also be interpreted as an invitation of your subconscious to burn all those situations, memories etc. This dream could be understood as prevention from taking new paths in life. It could be an invitation to be purified in any levels that you see necessary….
Usually a manifestation of insecurity, fear of the danger, or the feeling of a calamity. Other times it reflects the desire for freedom from oppression we cannot endure any longer, but if it comes to melee it symbolizes internal conflicts. Whatever the outcome of the fight (quarrel, war, lynching, fight, tournament) that’s what will happen in reality….
Most of the authors agree that the pine tree symbolizes longevity and immortality, like all evergreens, but with the pine this aspect is highlighted by the incorruptibility of its resin. Also, dreaming of hugging a tree reflects your desire to regain energy and health….
Dreaming of horses drinking from waterhole means that you’ll experience joy in the future. If the animal that is drinking happens to be a donkey, it means that you will have a fight from which you will come out triumphant. If the waterhole is dry, it foretells a mystery or it may be a harbinger of adversities; if it’s dirty, it predicts the birth of a child. Dreaming of a waterhole usually means tranquility. If you dream that you drink from it, it usually means you’ll lose money, but it won’t be a substantial loss. If animals are drinking from it, it’s a harbinger of great news. If the water is clear, is a symbol of joy; on the contrary, if the water is dirty, it indicates the arrival of a new baby in the family. If you see a wild animal drinking water from a waterhole or someplace else, it usually indicates that there is a possibility of being ambushed. If you see a domestic animal drinking water, it means that you will be comforted….
Generally flowers speak of emotion and feelings. Each kind of flower has its own symbolism, but the color adds a new element for interpretation. Orange and yellow flowers reflect the solar symbolism and express life and creative energy, or according to other authors, nostalgia. Red flowers in dreams mean passion, ardent feelings. Pink – romance and infatuation. Blue – cure or according to other interpretations unreality, daydreams. The purple flowers indicate sensitivity, and motherly feelings….
To be in a hovel inside a dream means that some of your behaviors will end up in uncomfortable consequences, harmful for intimate and family life, not only yours, but also the ones of your relatives….
A dream involving a large amount of water always represents emotions, and in the case of the pool it symbolizes a well-defined part of our lives and therefore we must pay attention of who is around us in the dream and our attitude towards them. If the water is clean, it indicates good hopes for our feelings, but if the water is dirty, it predicts tough love….
Dreaming of light fabrics for women’s clothing insinuates that the matters you’re handling will soon improve. Dreaming of people wearing high quality fabrics insinuates that you’ll receive economic benefits in the near future; for example, dividends, lotteries, inheritances, etc. This meaning is applicable to a greater extent if the dreamer sees himself/herself wearing fine fabrics. But if they look stained, dirty or damaged, then the meaning is the opposite. Generally, when fabrics are seen in a good condition and a beautiful color, we can expect good times with great success in the future. If, on the contrary, they seem dirty, damaged and are linked to unpleasant feelings, they’re an omen for a disappointing future in which our projects will fail. When you buy or sell fabrics in a dream, it predicts that your financial situation will improve quickly and unexpectedly. It’s a sign of happiness in life and great prosperity….
It is a dream that portends good luck in your projects but warns you about your pessimism or lack of faith in your own abilities to achieve it. The dream also shows your concern and distrust about your own happiness when you are feeling it….
Seeing a pool with water in a dream indicates that you should understand and look more for your partner. Alternatively, the pool indicates your need for cleaning, but also the satisfaction and evolution….
Dreaming of an empty bird nest indicates that the dreamer’s businesses are not going well and that currently there’s no way of having them improve. Dreaming of a nest with eggs suggests that affairs and businesses promise good dividends shortly, but the dreamer shouldn’t celebrate beforehand, and he or she should wait patiently. Dreaming of newborn birds in their nests indicates that the dreamer will soon make a trip as a consequence of successes that are leading to prosperity. It may also mean that soon the family will increase. Dreaming of sickly looking adult birds in their nest announces that there will be upcoming setbacks and material losses, or at least deterioration in the dreamer’s own health or in a family member. If the birds are black it could signify mourning. Clearly dreaming that it’s a swallow’s nest warns that the dreamer should not be overcome by certain memoires. Dreaming of a snake’s nest is a clear warning that enemies seek the opportunity to harm the dreamer and that the friends could betray him or her. Dreaming of pigeons’ sounds around the nests announces pleasant news and wish-fulfillments….
Limping in a dream suggests that there are certain concerns about things that are unimportant, but that are still bothering the dreamer. Dreaming of other people limping suggests that there have been small failures and the dreamer is looking to seek someone else to blame….
The dragon is a symbol of wisdom and long life, but also represents the internal struggle to overcome evil and ignorance in all of us. Represents the animal of initiation, to which we must overcome to have a new understanding, whether relating to matters of everyday life as our spiritual or intellectual life….
Dreaming of being accused of something implies that the jealousies and feuds around the dreamer are unable to make any real damage to the dreamer but should still be taken with precautions. Dreaming of being accused by a woman suggests that there will be bad news. Dreaming of denouncing or accusing someone before the authorities suggests that due to the dreamer’s indiscretion, he or she will have to face problems soon that will end up discrediting the dreamer. Dreaming about someone making a complaint or accusation, although not related to the dreamer, announces that the dreamer is about to suffer serious prejudice that may be due to illness, theft or any other reason, even by accident….
Dreaming about being celibate suggests that the dreamer is not only shy with women, but also in many other ways, such as fear of the unknown, insects, loneliness, darkness, and traveling without company. In some cases, it symbolizes religious vocation. It might also be the mental and psychological result of sexual impotence….
Dreaming about grapes is a good sign. Eating grapes in a dream means that soon you will have many responsibilities which you will carry out successfully. Dreaming about grapes hanging from the plant suggests that the expected success will come soon. If you are eating the grapes but you think they can be harmful or poisonous, it means you’re doubtful about any important matter you’re involved, which will prevent or delay success. This fruit is a symbol of joy and lack of inhibition. It is also an omen of fertility and abundance. If grapes are big and juicy, then it indicates success in business and a good moment to start companies which will be useful for you. On the other hand, if grapes are in poor condition, they presage money worries and illness. Raisins mean adversities and emotional problems….
Dreaming that you’re contemplating a smoke cloud usually suggests temporary illusions, and desires of wealth and ephemeral pleasures, being inconsequential at the end. The smoke has much to do with the dreamer’s subconscious; for example, it may be a warning for him/her that a respiratory disease is developing. If you see that smoke coming out from somewhere, it suggests that you’re living a life full of illusions and that you desire to experience ephemeral pleasures. To dream that you’re standing within a smoke cloud, which isn’t actually there in the room, indicates that you’re full of doubts and fears as a result of an intense nervous state. When the smoke dominates the person that is dreaming, it announces a serious risk of falling into a sycophant’s trap that only seeks to harm him/her. Dreaming that you’re fighting against smoke and finally overcome it, totally unharmed from the accident, it suggests that your obsessions, limitations, complex and illusions, will begin to decrease until they finally disappear. Dreaming about smoke emitted from a woodpile announces the presence of enemies that will try to harm you. But if the wood is burning brightly, then it indicates that the enemy will fail in his/her attempt. To dream that you’re walking on burning wood or any other type of fire and you burn your feet, suggests that you’re at risk of failure and loss caused by false friendships. However if you can walk over fire without burning, it suggests that you’ll overcome all obstacles….
If we dream that we are blind or we see ourselves with our eyes closed, then the dream is showing us an illogical fear of being cheated on or persecuted and also powerlessness over the circumstances of life. But dreaming of going to the eye doctor indicates our desire to find a solution….
Just as in real life, ceilings symbolize protection in dreams, not just for possessions and wealth, but for the safety of your family and home. A ceiling in good condition means that you’ll manage affairs under favorable circumstances, and it forecasts tranquility in family matters. A ceiling in poor condition, or that is crumbling, is an omen for a serious decease, a passing in the family, or the loss of a loved one….
If we are acting in the dream that means we have to find our role and matters will proceed without difficulty. But if we are audience in the dream and we are watching the performance we can interpret that as a warning about the frivolity of our relationships and friendships….
Whether you are throwing rocks or threats during the dream, it indicates that you are ready to achieve your goals but that you don’t see the means on how to do it and it would be more beneficial to be more attentive in order to avoid bad consequences due to your impulsive acts….
If you throw dart means that your ambitions begin to manifest themselves and you are trying to convince others, but to see someone else throwing a dart indicates the fear of feeling trapped….
Dreaming about one sitting on a throne, means that there is upcoming success on plans or projects. Dreaming about one getting off a throne, announces several difficulties in many subjects. To dream about others in a throne means the desired success is coming, but only with help from other people….
A symbol of motherhood, gentleness and safety. It is associated with images of intimacy, of gifts and shelter. Whenever the dream matches those described above feelings mean: In the case of a woman having the dream it’s an omen of fertility or pregnancy. For a child means protection and security. For a man means love and intimacy. If the feelings are sad or melancholic it reveals nostalgia for childhood and the past. Rarely, but it can be an erotic dream….
Dreaming of smallpox is a symbol of unexpected but necessary financial gain. If the dreamer is suffering smallpox, it means that their behavior towards others isn’t beyond reproach and could therefore lead to punishment….
Dreaming of scorpions suggests that the dreamer has one or more people around him interested in causing problems and make him have either material losses, or lose values or prestige. If you dream of killing the scorpions, it indicates triumphing over enemies. If you don’t kill the scorpions, it means that there are several risks you’ll have to face and fight. If you only see them and you don’t feel worried because they don’t attack you, it suggests that there are latent enmities that come from envy, or from selfish feelings that you must be aware of. Dreaming of being surrounded by scorpions is a warning of passive enemies, which means that they won’t attack from the front or violently, but with hypocrisy, pretending being friends with you and waiting for the opportunity to attack. The number of scorpions in the dream suggests the number of adversaries, or at least those that you notice the most. Dreaming of being attacked by a scorpion is a sign of a close and dangerous enemy from who you must be aware. Dreaming of killing a scorpion that attacked you before is a good sign because it indicates that the dreamer will easily overcome the problems that is facing. Dreaming of scorpions repeatedly on different nights usually indicates that your shyness produces many limitations that prevent you from achieving the things you want, because you can’t solve problems while you’re shy and scorpions represent serious problems….
To hear screaming in a dream warns us of danger. If the screaming is weak and distant shouts there is the possibility that there will be lies about us. If they are strong and close the slander will be severe. If we want to scream but we cannot the danger is serious, personal and close….
Traditionally symbolizes the character and personality, so if the forehead is ours or someone else, symbolizes the qualities of courage or tenacity. Other authors consider that if it’s a very high forehead, symbolizes that person deserves our confidence, but if it is a narrow or sloping forehead, we must be wary….
Dreaming of food of any kind, but that’s only on display, indicates that the dreamer leaves important affairs pending to address meaningless issues….
If the factory is fully operational in our dream is an omen of good profitability in business, but if the factory is shutdown or empty, the omen of upcoming labor or economic difficulties….