Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
Some authors consider that dwarves, with the appearance of children’s stories, represent hidden feelings and it will be very important to be attentive to their messages, as they can be very revealing. It may also appear in the dream, nasty-looking dwarves and in this case they can represent our little character flaws that prevent us from achieving our objectives and we necessarily need to oppose with discipline and strong will….
In some cultures, it is a rule to remove your shoes before entering a temple or the house of another person as an indication that we are at the owner’s disposal. The shoe represents us, and we let it out as a symbol that we do not claim any personal authority. Hence some dreams about shoes indicate a desire to possess the shoe owner. But shoes are also a symbol of walking and paths. Dreaming that you have dirty shoes on, can mean feelings of guilt. If in the dream we are walking barefoot, it can symbolize fear to see us subjected to unwanted situations of humiliation. If in the dream our shoes are not comfortable, they are reflecting a situation in everyday life that makes us uncomfortable, perhaps we do not have freedom of action or authority to impose our judgment….
To take a walk in a dream indicates that you will alter the course of your life. It may also mean that you have taken a decision or a wrong choice. To dream that you can’t take a walk suggests that you can’t change what you did….
Seeing or eating olives symbolizes joy and faithful friends. It also refers to immortality. Watching a green olive branch means reconciliation, peace and hope. You can also find a solution to your conflicts and can remove any problems you carry on your shoulders….
Is one of the archetypal elements of the universe and symbolizes the purification of the spirit through understanding. To analyze our dreams with fire, we must observe the shape of the flames. A devouring fire is the opposite of the flame brightening which symbolizes exalted passion. A small but well lit fire, without smoke, represents the desire and tenderness, our need for human warmth. A fire burning can hardly talk of betrayals or problems, omens that concern both the body and the spirit. Feeling threatened in the dream by the flames, speaks of an intuitive fear to see us overcome by a company that holds any disloyalty or failure. Some authors believe that dreams in which we are stoking a fire can have a relation with sexual desires or desires for revenge….
If the candle in our dream is firm, some authors interpret this as a sign of strength and longevity, and the opposite when the flame is flickering. It can also be interpreted in relation to our ideas, so it can be a form of warning about our mental instability or lack of serenity. If we see ourselves lighting up a candle to illuminate somewhere that’s dark, it will express our tendency to delve into the spiritual life….
To dream about a balloon that rises into the sky until it gets lost in the distance suggests that your wishes will be frustrated due to upcoming failures. To dream that you’re travelling in an air balloon suggests that you’re living among unfounded illusions, and that you’re standing with your feet off the ground, and if you make a trip it can be disastrous in many ways. When a woman dreams that she floats like a balloon, it announces that she yearns to be or is already pregnant, or it can also suggest that she may soon be pregnant. To dream about a crystal globe (ball) that is used for divination is a warning that soon you’ll doubt about love and perhaps experience disappointments. To dream that the world is floating like a balloon suggests that you lack of firmness or conduct in your actual affairs….
Dreaming of using camphor can mean an improvement in your work, or social position; this is generally a good sign. Buying camphor can mean winning a heritage from a distant relative. Camphorated brandy is a sign of constant love or getting married for love….
The hawk symbolizes rising in all planes of existence: physical, intellectual, moral and spiritual. Indicates victory and superiority. If in our dreams we see a hawk tearing a hare that announces the victory over the lustful desires. If the hawk is flying from left to right that symbolizes an idea, a high-flying project that can transform our lives. If it’s flying from right to left can that mean a setback in our situation and even the end of a high position. If we are people with spiritual ambitious, and we see the hooded hawk in our dreams that symbolizes the long-awaited desire to receive the light of enlightenment….
When this dream occurs is symbolizes the need to control our passions or more primary instincts, which can appear in the form of internal contradictions that frighten us. If in the dream there are accidents with wild animals that we are taming, it can be interpreted as a warning of the risk we are running and the need to be cautious and prudent….
Dreaming of an unknown city can have several hints, although controversial at first glance, they usually have some truth and reality. Moreover, dreaming of an unknown city or country can indicate the desire to travel or relocate to a distant place….
The figs and the fig tree symbolize abundance and fertility, unless the fig tree is dry, then it becomes a symbol of poverty and sterility. To dream of figs ripe to eat means we will enjoy good health, good profits and abundant pleasures without having to make any effort. If the figs are not mature it is that we are not yet ready to enjoy all these benefits. If fig fruits have worms or are rotten this pleasure will be achieved when we can no longer enjoy it. If we have this dream in the season when the figs are best the benefits will be maximum. If we have it during another season we can suffer scandal, breakups, diseases and problems….
In dreams, any kind of bridge signifies a change into the unknown and unpredictable situations. Usually it can mean that there will be risks and dangers such as slander, intrigue, betrayal, hypocrisy, and fraud. Dreaming of going over a bridge of any type suggests that soon the dreamer will receive bad news. If the bridge is weak and close to collapsing, it could mean that someone is trying to harm the dreamer or his or her family. If it’s a swinging bridge, it announces that soon a secret will be discovered that can be harmful for the dreamer. When there’s calm and clean water under the bridge, it means that there will be a beneficial change in life, announcing prosperity in the immediate future. However, when the water is dirty, muddy, and turbulent, it’s clear that this is an announcement of disaster for the dreamer….
Dreaming of a wolf means you’ll have relations with a false person of bad feelings. Also represents hostility and aggression. On the other hand, it may reflect an uncontrollable force or situation in your life. Dream of fighting with a wolf indicates an implacable enemy, serious problems or obstacles difficult to overcome. Dream of being bitten by a wolf is a sign of moral damages and resentments. Dream of killing a wolf indicates betrayal and secrets that are revealed. Dream of a white wolf symbolizes beauty, solitude, mystery, self-confidence and pride. You can keep your calm in a variety of social situations and can handle any situation with ease and grace. The white wolf also means courage and victory. You have the ability to see the light even over your darkest side….
If it’s yourself, perhaps you want others to admire you, but it can also symbolize a more profound side of “you”, delivering messages that can help you….
To dream that you’re being influenced or dominated by magic, voodoo or magic spells suggests that if you don’t monitor your behavior, you can easily fall into negative attitudes that will drag you into dangerous events. This is a warning dream, particularly for adolescents or young people who are looking for artificial and totally negative pleasures. To dream that you’re resisting such influences suggests that you have enough power to resist and even oppose any negative temptations. To dream that you’re influencing others so they fall into the influences of such magical practices is a subconscious warning that you’re feeling the urge to fall into certain degenerative vices. To dream that you can obtain benefits by the use of magic suggests that you’ll promptly experience pleasant and unexpected situations. To dream about people that are performing magical acts suggests that soon others will receive benefits, but that those benefits will also help you in any other way. To dream of performing theatrical magicians suggests that the dreamer wishes to better oneself in many ways, particularly his/her professional or business knowledge. To dream that you’re applying or practicing magic to achieve some objectives suggests dissatisfaction with yourself and your surroundings, including with your family. To dream that your friends practice magic implies that you’ll experience various kinds of problems….
It symbolizes external help that can be beneficial in the search for solutions to your concerns. If the lamps are turned off during the dream, then it can indicate that you are losing arguments or failing in certain attempts….
To dream that you’re working on a desk indicates bad luck and futile efforts. If you find money on top of your desk, then it indicates hardship, poverty and various other problems. To dream about something that has been written incompletely in such desk suggests that you have to put more attention to your matters. In case the writing is complete and can be read clearly, it indicates that everything is well and in order. To dream that you’re writing something implies that you have doubts and also fear failure, but if you feel satisfied about what you wrote, then it indicates that your fears are unfounded. To dream that you’ve lost a written paper symbolizes you’ve managed your matters negligently, and that can cause you many problems. To dream that what you just wrote is burning announces success in your life….
It can be interpreted as the intuition of obstacles that prevent you from achieving your goals. The dream invites you to seek alternative routes so you can reach your goals. If the dreamer is somewhere that’s surrounded with a fence, it could be interpreted as having the need of being protected against interferences from outsiders….
Dreaming of open windows suggests that you suspect being spied on, which can lead to various problems. Dreaming of yourself entering a house through the window warns that you’ll be caught for committing a disloyal act. Often, it also predicts that we’ll undergo disputes and litigation that will be resolved against our benefit. If during the dream we see ourselves opening a window, it’s a sign which tells us that we can expect success, joy and peace of mind in our efforts. If we see it closed, sorrows and bad luck await us. Windows decorated with flowers represent peace and harmony at home. If in the dream, we see ourselves cleaning windows, it means we’ll receive help from unexpected people, which will make us overcome bad situations we didn’t know how to overcome. Overall, windows mean that we’re well established in our professional lives and that we’re respected and highly considered….
The butterfly symbolizes lightness, inconstancy and recklessness. In another facet symbolizes the soul, death and rebirth. To dream butterflies indicates lightness that can manifest itself in love or in business and that will lead us to ruin. The color can indicate the cause of our lightness. For example: If it’s white that indicates ignorance. Yellow means lack of knowledge. Red indicates that we let ourselves be carried away by the passions of the moment. Blue means by the unreality of a stupid romanticism. If the butterfly is nocturnal that omen indicates that we close to doing something immoral and sometimes even illegal. If it’s daytime butterfly there are no hidden intentions. Another meaning is to announce us that our life is starting a transformation that will elevate us materially and morally….
It can be interpreted as insecurity and need to control the situation. If the dreamer is the guard, it can be interpreted as a warning of the need to remain vigilant against possible setbacks. But if you feel watched then you may need greater independence in some aspect of your life….
Dreaming about your own weight represents your self-worth, self-esteem, energy or influence. Alternatively, it can represent your concern for your shape and physical appearance. Dreaming that you’re fat suggests that you can take a lot of responsibilities….
Routes in dreams symbolize the destination. Crossroads indicates that we should choose between several options. If the route is straight and wide, then it signifies success and fortune. If it is narrow, our leeway is limited. If you go through a flat ground, then it means that we won´t have any problems. If there are many curves, our company will be complicated….
The mule is a symbol of slavery in any kind of dream. Therefore, the dreamer subconsciously is considering himself or herself to be a slave due to undergoing situations, tasks or humiliating treatment. If a young woman dreams or riding a white mule, it indicates that marriage is near, but just for benefits and not for actual love. If the woman is already married, it indicates that the husband is achieving a comfortable economic position. When a young woman dreams of a herd of white mules running past her, and worse if they are frightened, it indicates that she will continue to have admirers and propositions of love affairs, but none of serious marriage. When a woman who is engaged to be married dreams of a dead mule, and worse if the mule is black, indicates that the engagement will end and there will be failure in other relationships as well. When a man or a woman dreams of riding a mule, it indicates that they live in constant tension and anxiety. However, if in the dream the animal is calm and it arrives to the dreamer’s destination, then it indicates that the fears are unfounded and that the dreamer will achieve the success that he or she doubted. Dreaming of being kicked by a mule of any color, suggests that soon there will be misunderstandings and unpleasant situations, both in society and at home. Dreaming of an overly loaded mule indicates that there will be problems in matters being handled, due to the lack of the dreamer’s consideration towards others. Dreaming of guiding or pulling a mule without any load on it indicates that business is going well and that it will remain that way, due to the good leadership of the dreamer….
Dreaming that you walk taking firm steps indicates that you have been given instructions that will be helpful. Walking between stones is an indicative of pain and suffering. Dreaming that you go back on your steps usually predicts losses and troubles. Dreaming that you come and go without a specific destination, it means you will be the victim of a hoax. Walking on water is a sign of triumph and success. Walking during the night is a sign of annoyance and sadness….
Dreaming of scissors is a bad dream for girlfriends or wives, as it suggests jealousy. It also happens for men, but it mainly channels that feeling against their competitors in their work life. Dreaming of very sharp scissors indicates that the dreamer is willing to resort to the extremes to get what he/she wants. Dreaming of using a pair of scissors that break down, announces a break up of relationships. Dreaming that you lose a pair of scissors insinuates your impossibility to achieve what you desire. Generally, this dream references unconscious dreams to end a situation or a relationship. Most of the time, it predicts separations, family fights, or very complicated situations….
This dream is a warning and means that you must address your affairs diligently and stop waiting for stroke of luck to solve any problem that you have, searching for a buried treasure or waiting to win the lottery, because you won’t get any of those. A job well done is the only thing that will give you profits….
Dreaming of taking medicines means, according to most authors, that we have found the necessary help for a problem that we have, in any aspect of our life. Meaning that it predicts that we will find what we need in order to get out of a difficult situation….
Dreaming that you are in a dance announces upcoming holidays, fun, joy, sentimental conquests and material achievements. Dreaming of being in a dance with clothes from the beginning of the century, with soft and romantic music like waltzes, suggests that you are living very restlessly and you long for regaining your mental and emotional balance. Dreaming that you are in a costume ball or wearing carnival masks indicates that you are looking for pleasure, fun, and you’ll soon find it, but as a natural consequence, it will end in headaches and other problems, especially if the dreamer is a woman; in a man it indicates problems in the affairs he’s handling. The costumes and masks have always indicated lies, deception, fraud and losses. Dreaming that you are in a modern dance party, with loud music and peculiar clothes, suggests that you live or work in an unpleasant environment that it’s unbalancing you psychologically and emotionally and it symbolizes that you want to get out of this situation. Dreaming of a dance where women dress provocatively and men show a perverse face indicates immorality, eroticism, and degeneration and is a warning that tells you not to fall into excesses. Dreaming that you are a dance teacher, suggests that you’re neglecting the really important things to take care of frivolous and inconsequential things. A young woman who dreams of her suitor or lover as dance teacher insinuates that she doesn’t fully trust his intentions are serious, but if she dreams of dancing with him, it indicates that neither of them have serious intentions….