Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
In dreams faculties provided by gymnastics are applied to the personality, the body, the spirit, the mind and the emotions. To dream about practicing gymnastics is a sign of long, healthy and pleasant life as long as we keep our body, mind and spirit fit. If we dream of a gym, it is an invitation in the same direction….
The chimera is a mythological monster with lion´s head, goat´s body and dragon´s tail. Its head symbolizes domineering tendencies that damages all of human relationships. Its body symbolizes capricious and perverse sexuality. Its dragon tail symbolizes the spiritual perversion of vanity. This dream denotes that we have an unmeasured and uncontrolled imagination that can be dangerous….
Chimera is a mythological monster that has a lion’s head, goat’s body and the tail of a dragon. Chimera’s head symbolizes the tendencies of domination that breaks relationships. Monster’s body symbolizes capricious and perverse sexuality. And the dragon tail means spiritual perversion of vanity. This dream denotes that you have excessive and uncontrolled imagination that can be dangerous…
Scythe is the symbol of the sharp decision, death and harvest. Sickle is almost always an omen of death….
Many authors state that when black amber appears in our dreams that symbolize that a death will occur near to us. But tradition says it will be a death that will bring us surprise but no real pain….
Darkness or something black in a dream can mean the absolute vacuum symbolizing death, mourning and darkness. The black, which is the synthesis of all colors, is symbolizing virginity. Although almost always when black or darkness appears it’s the negative aspect that alludes to the inferior and left side of the human psyche, symbolizing all evil, the sinister, melancholy and death. This absence of color dominates the dreams of psychopaths and those of normal people when they are mired in depression….
Seeing a wedding in a dream symbolizes a new beginning or transition in your life today. Dreams involving weddings are often negative and highlight some anxiety or fear. They often refer to feelings of bitterness, pain, and death. In addition, the wedding dreams reflect your thoughts on independence. Dreaming that you remarry with your current wife/husband represents truth and happiness. It can also mean a new phase (such as parenthood) of your life. If you are going to get married and dream of your wedding, then it indicates the stress of organizing a wedding. The excessive details of the wedding, the conflicts, and tensions with family, fear of commitment and loss of independence may be the cause of the anxiety produced by the wedding. Research has shown that 40% of brides dream about their ceremony, even though the preparations are going well. Dreaming that you are planning your own wedding, it is a metaphor that symbolizes the union of the masculine and feminine side. It represents a transitional phase in which you are seeking some sort of balance between your aggressive side and your emotional side. If you are the person who marries means you will be very happy. If you attend a wedding is that, on occasion, you wish to make changes in your life. If you see a wedding without participating means death and bitterness are approaching….
Symbolizes resistance, tenancy and perseverance. If it is a volcanic stone, then it represents petrification or hardening of the senses. If it falls out from heaven like meteorites, then it becomes a sacred omen. If it converts into tiny stones or sand, then it symbolizes the dismemberment, disintegration, illness and death. Dreaming about the extension of stone, warns us about our inner strength and sterility. If the water or rain appears, then some situation will be softened and dissolved. If the territory is covered with stones, then it expresses our resistance to change and if we decide to walk over them, then it indicates that life will be difficult and painful. Dreaming about cleft stone portends illness or familiar division and if it is broken, then it portends the death of something, family, business or our own personality….
To kill in a dream means to erase, to disappear. Killing someone in a dream reveals our desire for this person to stop interfering in our affairs. Seeing someone being killed indicates a state of confusion and bewilderment at the behavior of others. If the victim is you, it’s a dream of death. (See the meaning of death) If what we kill or see being killed in a dream is an animal, means that we want to eliminate a situation or an event that is annoying, painful or difficult for us….
To dream that you’re attending a funeral and burial of a very dear person or a family member suggests that in your family everything is doing great and that soon there will be a wedding. In some cases this dream reveals that the dreamer deeply desires for someone to die. If it rains during the funeral, it suggests tears, in which case something bad is expected to happen, such as an illness, a terrible business or an unfortunate accident. Dreaming about an epitaph suggests up coming bad news, or at least a very unpleasant notice. To dream that you’re standing alone in front of a tomb reading an epitaph announces an up coming disease. To dream that you’re writing an epitaph indicates loss of a friend for which you have great esteem. To dream about your own burial sometimes implies that in real life you’re giving much self-gratification, self-tolerance, self-pity, without correcting your mistakes, you rather prefer to hide them. This dream is usually a warning that you are making serious mistakes, which eventually will cause you problems, including legal issues. If you dream that you’re taken from your coffin, it suggests that you’ll suffer serious damages, but that you will recover your prestige and tranquility within time. To dream that you’re witnessing a funeral announces an unfortunate marriage or disease. To dream that you’re in the funeral of an unknown person announces concerns. If it’s a child or parent’s funeral it usually indicates serious problems of various kinds that will affect the whole family, but fortunately it doesn’t involve death. If you dream that you’re attending a relative’s funeral all dressed in black symbolizes widowhood or at least that you’ll suffer a nervous system condition, reason why you may fear death….
Candles have symbolic meanings in dreams. Lit candle: life; Unlit candle: death. Dreaming of lit candles with a firm and bright flame signify emotional stability and strength of character and it’s also announcing success. Dreaming of candles with a smoky and movable flame symbolize an uncertain future and perhaps a disease that has already begun to manifest. Dreaming of lit candles whose wax trickles down, signifies closeness of hypocrites who intend to harm you. When the wick is falling to a side and the wax or paraffin is melting, then it announces the death of someone close. If a young person dreams of himself or herself lighting a candle, then it is a symbol of marriage, or at least of looking for someone to share his or her life with….
Dreaming of mourning crepes (black silk or imitation silk, used for mourning clothes), no matter the site, suggests that early news about the death of a loved person will be received. Dreaming of people dressed in mourning cloths, implies suffering of others but that somehow this will affect the dreamer as well. Such suffering doesn’t have to be precisely because of the death of someone, but by a disaster, such as the loss of a harvest, business or property. If young lovers have this dream it usually announces troubles, fights, rifts and even break-ups….
Dreaming of a cane announces the probability of relationships with people who could help you to solve your problems, but that could also harm you. Dreaming of walking and using a cane is a warning that tells you that you should ask for advice and maybe even help from another person to solve the problems you have. Dreaming of beautiful canes and intending to keep them hints that you’re thinking of leaving your interests so other people can take care of them (partners or employees), but this will turn out badly….
Perhaps you know deep inside that you’re leaving too much to chance and the dream talks to you about fear of losing for lack of foresight….
Dreaming that you’re on a boat that is in calm waters indicates coming successes, happy moments and satisfactions. However, if the waters are muddy and turbulent, which also seem threatening, indicates that soon there will be problems against which you must be alert. Dreaming that you see a boat going far away, into the deep sea, hints that there are too many illusions that you must control. Dreaming that a ship is sailing towards a storm suggests that the dreamer’s affairs related to business, work, family are not going well, and that the problems soon will increase due to rumors and gossips. Dreaming of boats anchored in the port and stevedores loading things on them, it’s an announcement of personal gains, prosperity, a change of life, etc. If boats are still, without moving around, it indicates that the dreamer’s affairs and business will be the same as the boats. To dream that some people have shipwrecked, but the dreamer can help, hints that the dreamer will soon have to help someone who is in disgrace, and that these people are losing faith in one’s ability to correct errors. Dreaming of leaving a sinking ship and trying to reach land by swimming, suggests a serious confusion in the dreamer’s concerning matters, which involves risks, but if in the dream you fail to reach solid ground, it indicates that even if there are difficulties in your business, romantic life, or relationships, you will soon solve them satisfactorily. Dreaming that other people talk about two boats crashing or a shipwreck, suggests that your issues are bad because you neglected them, and perhaps because of the intervention of women (when the dreamer is a man) or men (in the case of women). Dreaming of dying in a boat that is anchored in the port indicates damage due to rumors and gossip. However, if the boat is in motion, all problems will be solved and the future will be less uncertain. Dreaming of being aboard on a boat in a storm hints that you’re getting involved in some dangerous situations that will have negative results. Dreaming of sailing on a boat in calm waters is an announcement of important achievements at work, business, or sentimental issues. Dreaming of several large ships sailing in convoy or formation, hints that soon there will be major changes in your life. It can also indicate news of international conflicts….
If we keep money in a bank or jewelry in a safe, it indicates a need for protection. If we get money from it, it indicates that despite the difficulties we still have energy to face problems. If the bank denies our money, we must accept that we are in a difficult situation. Leaving the bank with the money is a slightly favorable presage….
The moments of waiting before starting a journey symbolize our doubts. Everything that happens in the station will be a premonition of what awaits us. If the train is delayed or does not arrive we will have impediments to take a new direction in our lives. If all goes happily omens could not be better. Condition: What’s broken expresses fragmentation, disintegration or mutilation. What’s worn out means tiredness, fatigue, disability or old age. What’s rotten means destruction, disease and suffering. If it is because of a fire, it indicates leaving the physical to engage with the spiritual. The air provides knowledge and wisdom. Water rots and corrodes because of negative feelings. Land destroys because of selfishness….
Dreaming about a dock but leaving it without a boat, reflects a desire to escape, that we haven’t been able to fulfill. There’s a fear of the unknown, or of starting a new stage of life….
Dreaming that you’re in a customs office, in front of the employees that check documents or packages, indicates that competitors are aware of what you are doing to take advantage of it. Dreaming that you’re congratulated by the staff of a customs office indicates that you’ll soon receive a recompense for your actions. Dreaming of leaving a customs agency insinuates that you are going to experience failures and losses that are not going to necessarily be related with your economy….
It symbolizes purity. To dream of swallows is an excellent harbinger of peace and happiness albeit with slight longing and melancholy. If they nest in our house it is an even better omen and extended to all members of the household. Seeing a swallow arrive foreshadows news of loved ones. Seeing it leaving indicates the brief departure of a member of the family….
Dreaming of being a prisoner indicates that the dreamer is living in an unpleasant environment because enemies are constantly attacking and trying to harm the dreamer. Dreaming that others are being confined in a fortress or prison suggests that the dreamer has the ability and energy to dominate the competition and achieve success in his or her business or employment. Dreaming with weapons in hand defending a fortress suggests that some enemies try to damage the dreamer, but fail in their attempt. Dreaming of successfully attacking a fortress indicates that the dreamer will overcome enemies and obstacles that may come in the way. This dream, in a sentimental aspect, indicates probable marriage, and in married people it indicates reconciliation. A young woman who dreams that her boyfriend is in jail insinuates that he is not a trustworthy person and has already begun to disappoint her. When a man or when a woman dream that they are locked in a prison it indicates that they feel surrounded by extreme limitations, and in some cases it suggests various dangers around them that can be consequences of wrong behavior or plotting from their enemies. Dreaming of leaving prison hints coming success in activities, in spite of the dreamer’s enemies. Dreaming of other people being in prison indicates that there are loved ones who suffer due to their inability to avoid it. Dreaming about a prison of any form usually implies that the dreamer is surrounded by limitations and problems, especially moral situations that makes the dreamer constantly crave a release and at the same time shift away from himself or herself. Limitations and problems may be real or just mental, that is something that the dreamer must analyze and decide on. Dreaming of being in prison indicates that the dreamer might have problems with associating with dishonest people. Dreaming of escaping prison indicates the desire to break away from certain matters and that the dreamer will finally achieve it. Dreaming of a prison guard insinuates that something bad is being plotted against the dreamer, with the intervention of women. Dreaming of a riot caused by inmates who try to break the bars down in order to escape is a symbol of evil against the dreamer. Perhaps it’s the case of maneuvers to try to satisfy it….
When a woman dreams that her husband beats her, it suggests that her family relationship will be affected by bad faith, intrigues, and slander. When a man dreams about his wife in her normal behavior, it indicates that he understands what life is about, what gives him peace and tranquility. To dream that you have the kindest and understandable wife suggests that you will soon have benefits in your job or business. If a man dreams that he’s arguing bitterly with his wife, it symbolizes misunderstandings at home, within his family or business. To dream that your wife is unfaithful suggests that soon you’ll experience difficulties at home, work or at your business. It is a warning so that you’d be able to avoid such problems on time. To dream that you’re leaving your wife or concubine suggests that you seek to obtain easy money (e.g. buried treasure or illegal merchandise that produces a lot of money)….
Dreaming about shoes generally shows your attitude toward life and your convictions. It also suggests that you should put your feet on the ground. Dreaming about changing shoes means you will change your behavior about new events and people. To dream that you forget the shoes indicates that you’re trying to leave your old opinion, usually an unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feeling, or inaccurate stereotype. To dream about losing shoes means you’ll find what you want. Dreaming about not wearing shoes means you have a lack of confidence and low self-assurance. Dreaming of new shoes means you should not be so sure about success. Dreaming about wearing a new shoe indicates your approach to life. Seeing old or worn shoes, means that through diligence and hard work, you will achieve success. To dream that you are wearing the wrong shoes indicates your path for your current activity will be laborious. It may also indicate that you need to reconsider your goals. Seeing baby shoes in a dream shows purity, innocence and desire to love. If you plan to or already have a baby, this suggests that the baby puts his feet on the ground. On the other hand, baby shoes indicate that most of the time, you are rooted on a site without leaving. Seeing a wooden shoe in a dream means loneliness and sadness. Wearing or seeing sneakers means you have small obstacles and comfort with yourself. Moreover, this dream indicates that you have an active life and you are always moving….
Dreaming of leaving one’s job, business or property, suggests that the dreamer feels upset about the difficulties that are around, many of which were caused by the dreamer and they’re now affecting him or her. Dreaming of working intensely in complicated business announces that soon there will be good news and that the dreamer’s affairs will improve. If during the dream the dreamer discovers that he or she will triumph in business, then this might refer to success when entering a partnership or marriage. If some doubts occur during the dream, it means that there is some risk involved in what’s being done, which is reflected by the subconscious. Dreaming of being a big and important businessman suggests that the dreamer is a dynamic person that is seeking self-improvement to achieve an outstanding social and economic position with chances of achieving whatever is desired. If a young man dreams of himself having these characteristics, it means that he’ll have a happy marriage….
Dreaming of small children or babies is always a good symbol and it suggests good things for the dreamer in the immediate future. Dreaming of playing with children symbolizes good things because it could mean that the dreamer’s matters are unfolding in a satisfactory manner. Dreaming of seeing children happily playing or studying on the floor, it signifies that there will be success of many types in the immediate future. Dreaming of children crying after suffering from a punishment can mean that the dreamer will soon receive disappointments from friends who the dreamer thought that they were sincere. If a mother dreams that her children are sick without them actually being sick in real life, then it could mean that she’s worried about several issues related to herself and to her home. Dreaming that her younger son is sick or dead suggests that the dreamer is very worried because she fears receiving bad news. Dreaming of leaving children to their fate might mean that there’s a risk of losing everything won by committing follies and errors. If dreaming of very young girls, who are happy and healthy, then it suggests that in the dreamer’s home there is happiness, health, and prosperity. If these young girls appear sick in the dream (weak, thin and sad) then the meaning is the opposite. If a man dreams of himself being a girl or a young woman, it suggests that he has an inclination towards homosexuality….
Dreaming about being in a random alley indicates that any affairs, business, etc., have stagnated, and haven’t been functioning as planned, which means that they will require more attention. Dreaming about being in an alley with a lot of trash and dirt warns that if the dreamer doesn’t carefully take care of certain affairs, the dreamer will soon have legal problems. Dreaming about being in a clean and lit alley indicates that current problems will soon pass, leaving the dreamer in satisfactory conditions. This is a dream of hope. Dreaming about being in an alley and not finding an exit even though the dreamer might be able to fly, indicates anguish and incomprehension about the dreamer’s current situation in life, and the desire to escape from certain problems. When a woman dreams of an alley, and worse if it’s during night time, it indicates that she’s losing prestige among friends and will be the victim of slander and defamation. Every dream related to an alley, especially if it’s narrow, dirty and dark, the greater the warning from various dangers. This dream usually refers to unmet sexual needs that lead to dangerous situations….
If a woman of any age dreams herself in a wedding dress without getting married, it might mean that soon she will receive a certain type of abuse and bad news, either from family or friends who are close to her. When a young woman dreams of being dressed as a bride and kissing some people, it is not an indication that there will be a wedding, but it means that in the future she will have many friendships and will also have fun. When friends are the ones kissing the dreamer, then this might mean that her husband will receive significant economic benefits in the future. If a young and single woman dreams of being dressed as a bride, and doing all the wedding preparations, it could mean that soon she’ll receive substantial economic benefits. When a young and single woman dreams about herself as a bride, ready to be married but feeling uncomfortable, it could signify that soon there will be upcoming unpleasant situations in her love and family relationships. When a woman who is about to get married dreams that she’s repulsed by the man who will be her husband, it could signify that there will be problems soon after they get married. This dream is a warning. If the dreamer is kissing a bride who looks sick or uncomfortable, it could mean that the dreamer will soon see her interests damaged and that friendships will be lost. If a man has a dream of leaving his bride just before getting married, this could mean that in real life he’s losing human values of various kinds that he will not be able to recover, like friendships or family. The man who dreams of being dressed up as a groom and ready to be married, could mean that soon he’ll have problems in his life, which could be a disease, or at work or in business….
Swords or sabers symbolize the courage and power. When we see it fully, it confirms our value and promises us power, and if we already have it, success and social status. If next to the sword there are weight scales, it symbolizes the justice you will perform with acts and words. If in our dream the focus is on the sword hilt the sword becomes a cross. (Cross: If we carry on the chest warns us of the need to recover our primitive beliefs which we are leaving behind. If we see on the ground this dream announces that the time has come to definitely choose where to direct our lives.) If what stands out is its double-edged blade: If the blade is sharp and gleaming, then our words will be convincing. If it is defective or short, it reveals lack of eloquence. If it’s heavy and unwieldy, it indicates we promise what we cannot fulfill. In a sexual context the lead represents men and the sheath – women….
Dreaming that you’re abandoned by your loved one means that you’ll be disappointed by bad people. When you dream about leaving or abandoning your house, it means economic prosperity….
It is a fatal omen that indicates that the person leaving the rail is not present anymore. Somebody will disappear from our lives temporary or indefinitely….