Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
Symbolically stair is a passage from one level to another, and we must take into account the kind of ladder, the shape of the steps, and if we are rising or falling when interpreting the dream. Sometimes, when a spiral staircase appears in the dream it’s accompanied by some anguish that indicates a waste of time and energy by achieving a goal that seems to have little value. Many authors also attend the spiritual meaning of the rise….
Dreaming of being lazy suggests that the dreamer will not be able to achieve what he or she desires, mainly due to carelessness and negligence. Dreaming of friends or family being lazy suggests that something is happening that is preventing them from working normally. When a woman has a dream of being lazy, negligent, etc., it suggests that she is falling into bad habits, which will bring various problems….
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….
To dream that you’re a mountaineer or alpinist and are hiking through difficult slopes, but you finally reach the top, suggests that you have a great capacity to overcome obstacles and will soon achieve success, but if you fail to reach the top, the dream suggests the opposite. To dream that you’re climbing a ladder to reach the top indicates success in your affairs, but if for any reason you can’t reach the top or if the ladder breaks, it suggests the opposite and the risks will be greater. To dream that you’re climbing a wall or other means to enter a house through a window suggests that you want to experiment, usually in illegal matters, like stealing or having dishonest, dangerous and adventurous love relationships. Dreaming that you’re climbing a slope indicates that to achieve your goals you must make a greater effort. The higher you climb during the dream, the greater your chances of success will be. To dream that you fall down while you’re trying to climb suggests setbacks and failures, the higher you fall, the more severe will those setbacks and failures be. To dream that you’re going down a slope suggests that if you don’t pay much attention to your business, it will worsen each day. To dream that you’re fleeing from danger through a slope suggests that the risks that you’re facing may be postponed and perhaps they’ll even disappear. To dream that you’re exhausted and feel like you’re choking because of the effort that you’ve done to climb a slope suggests that you’re accepting more work and responsibilities than the necessary or appropriate. Dreaming about a broken non-mechanical ladder indicates that you have no chance to succeed in what you are planning. To dream that you’re walking under a ladder indicates that you’re taking unnecessary risks. To dream that you’re falling from a ladder insinuates upcoming failures. Dreaming of stately and luxurious stairs suggests that you have to work harder to be able to enjoy some of these stairs as your own. To dream that you’re sitting on some steps suggests that you doubt about your ability to achieve what you desire….
Dreaming of a maple symbolizes humility, warmth, and openness. It also indicates increases, positive happiness and fullness of life. Seeing a maple tree falling indicates dissonance and broken family ties. Finding a maple leaf in your dream represents each of the five senses and what it has to offer. Also, denotes a helping or protective hand….
If you dream with: a leafy tree with flowers, that’s a signal for satisfaction, health and happiness around you. A dead tree without flowers means fear, distrust and loss. Falling from a tree means economic loss. If you’re collecting fruit from a tree, it means you will receive unexpected money….
Usually trees that appear in our dreams symbolize material protection whose strength will depend on the appearance and strength of the tree itself, if we embrace them or whether they have fruit or not. If we see one or several leafy and robust trees the protection will be greater. If they are puny trees, it is an indication that we are helpless. If the tree is full with flowers or fruits out of season that means grief. If the tree has flowers or fruits in the right season that portends friendship and love. Dried tree indicates misfortune. Tree with broken branches means illness. A tree filled with green leafs means profits. Climbing a tree means honor and fortune. Falling from a tree means loss of support from our superiors. If we fall of the tree from a low height that’s ridiculous. This dream might also be telling us about our need to deepen our roots, whether genealogical or spiritual….
Dreaming of a gorge indicates that you should work to correct some errors at work. Falling into a gorge indicates you´ll suffer disappointments and frustrations in your private life….
Spiritual strength, a great desire to go ahead in life. If the columns are falling, it means have emotional instability….
Falling into well means sentimental deceptions. Take out water out of well foretells joy and joviality of spirit. Dream of clear water in a well, it presages the birth of a baby with a good star. But turbid water indicates contrarieties and afflictions….
Dreaming of carrying something especially if it’s very heavy, suggests the desire for a radical change in the dreamer’s life due to being burdened with obligations and commitments and problems or simply wanting to leave the environment in which the dreamer works or lives in, perhaps by having many enemies who are constantly harassing, or might be due to the dreamer not liking his or her job. Dreaming of falling to the ground as a result of carrying something, suggests that the dreamer will need intense and constant effort to solve problems satisfactorily….
Dreaming of climbing or jumping a fence of any kind, indicates success in what you are doing, which will give good profits. Dreaming of trying to jump over a fence or wall and at the end falling to the ground, indicates that you’ll fail in your plans or projects due to a lack of capacity. Dreaming of sitting on a wall or fence or made of sticks, accompanied of others and the wall collapses with you there, hints that a family member or friend is prone to have a serious accident. Dreaming of eating on a fence insinuates that the dreamer is not using the appropriate means to reach success. Dreaming of tearing down a fence and then passing to the other side insinuates that you have enough energy and ability to achieve the success you desire. Dreaming of building a fence insinuates that you want to have what it takes to live comfortably in the future. If a young woman dreams of that, it means that she yearns to have a happy home, but if she builds it and this building collapse, this means that her wishes will not be fulfilled in the immediate future. Dreaming of a wooden fence it’s a sign of money. If the gate of the wall is made of iron is a sign of obstacles that you’ll have to surpass implementing a good behavior….
Dreaming of planes in flight suggests future success in all the affairs that you handle. Dreaming of a plane that it’s not moving, and worse if it appears broken, torn or falling to the ground, indicates future failures that can be dangerous for the dreamer….
Dreaming that we fall into an abyss is the warning that the end of a catastrophic situation is near, due to the basis on which our life is based, whether moral, economic or professional it’s falling apart because it is false or inadequate, making it necessary to urgently look for what is wrong, to correct it and adapt them to the real situation. Only when we are awake and make a lucid analysis of the current situation we can know if the danger is moral, economic, ethical or professional, because in many cases what the dream reveals is our inner fear of giving in to what we consider base instincts. Dreaming that we fall into an abyss but we manage to get out of it, or we are forced to cross on a weak walkway, means that there is a chance to mend the situation and regain happiness, but all of this after great difficulties. If we see the abyss but we do not fall into it, it means that there is still time to avoid evil that threatens us….
Such dream is very common among children, and among adults is usually accompanied with anguish, denoting fear of falling into a catastrophic situation. Once we are awake, it could be good to analysis, to investigate the basis on which our actions are settled, from the moral, economic, sentimental, etc., point of view. It may be that the dream is telling us about the fear of giving what we considering as lower instincts. If we dream that we fall into an abyss but we managed to get out of it, or we are forced to cross it on a weak walkway, it means that there is a possibility to recompose the situation and regain happiness, but all this after great efforts. If we see the abyss but we did not fall in it, it means that we still feel we are in time to avoid the evils that threatening us….
Dreaming that we walk on a carpet indicates, according to many interpretations, that we’ll get to live comfortably thanks to our work. But if the carpet is not in the home, or is misplaced, it may be telling us that the means of achieving that welfare is not conventional or perhaps represent the risk of falling into illegal activities….
Dream of terror means unrest and uneasiness. Terror indicates danger of falling into contradictions if you don’t always speak the truth….
Falling into a ditch means imminent danger, risk of theft. Make a ditch means, love or family brawls. Dodging a ditch means overcoming challenges and difficulties….
If a sick person dreams of galloping on a horse through forests, their condition may get worse. If the patient gallops through a city, they will heal soon. Mounting a steed indicates success and prosperity. Falling down of a steed means losses. If the horse is saddled but nobody rides it, then it signifies the meeting with a women. Selling the steed means property loss. To punish a steed symbolizes false accusations. Seeing a steed shoeing means that we must prepare for a trip. Feeding it will bring wealth. If the steed has a very long tail, we can count on our friends. If the horse is white, then we will receive good news. Black steed is known as the symbol of problems. Bay steed is known as the symbol of dignities. Sorrel steed shows difficulties. Gray, obstacles….
To dream that you’re in hell usually suggests that in your real life you’re falling into dangerous temptations or having improper ideas that will only complicate your existence. To dream that some of your friends are in hell suggests that someone very close to you is in serious trouble and needs help. To dream that you hear voices that cry out from hell suggests that you’re in very serious trouble and no one can help you….
A green leaf (or leaves) on a tree means health and joy. Dry leaves mean malaise, discontent, melancholy and depression. Falling leaves mean economic loss….
It indicates a period of uncertainty in which we must take care of not falling into an insecure business….
Symbol of material protection. If we see one or some leafy and more robust trees, the better protection will be received. If the trees are weak, it is indication of being helpless. If they are full of flowers or out-of-season fruits, it indicates sorrow. If this occurs in the right season for it, then it signifies friendship and love. If they are dry, it indicates misfortune. With broken branches, illness. Full of green leaves trees will bring profits. Climbing one, honors and fortune. Falling from one, loss of favor from our superiors. If the fall is from a low height then it will bring funny situations. If the tree (walnut, palm) is nesting birds then it symbolizes success and fortune. If these birds are black, people want to hurt us because of envy….
Stars symbolize fate. The brighter, the better it will be, and even better if it is one radiant star in the sky, in this case success will be immediate. If the star is weak and flickering in the dream, our destiny will be disappointing. Dreaming that stars are falling, blackened and even bloody presage major disasters….
Dreaming of speaking or acting offensively and loudly is a warning that the dreamer is falling in obsession which could lead to anger, as well as serious and irreversible problems. Dreaming of other people talking or acting offensively suggests that the dreamer will be somehow affected due to other’s bad behavior….
Dreaming that you are on the roof, or in the highest part of a building, from where you can observe an airport with planes flying, indicates the desire for a change in your life, a change of residence, work or business, and you are finally getting some of that, thanks to the intervention of strangers. Dreaming of watching the top of a building from afar indicates that for the moment there is not likelihood of success in what you want, whether it is business, work or love. Dreaming of being on a roof suggests aspirations of self-improvement, to stand out where you live, with a good chance of getting it. Dreaming of being on a roof and feeling frightened of falling, suggests you are thinking that you will fail in your attempts to overcome yourself. To dream that a roof collapses, is an announcement of calamities at home, in the family or business. Dreaming of repairing a roof is an announcement of success which is coming very fast….
Dreaming of children playing and riding donkeys suggests that everything is well. Dreaming that you somehow acquired a donkey, it indicates that you’re going to solve your problems. Dreaming of trying to kill a donkey but it recovers and throws you to the ground, indicates that your affairs are going from bad to worse and the difficulties will soon increase. Dreaming of being kicked by a donkey indicates that you’re managing your affairs wrongly or you’re involved in shady and illegal things, which will naturally give you very bad results; this is a dream of warning. Dreaming of one or more donkeys indicates problems resulting from mistakes, perhaps for being deceived or for pursuing merely unreal goals, or chimerical objectives, all of which, in some cases, can lead you to have legal problems, if in the dream the donkey is very dark or black. However, when it’s white it suggests that problems are going to be solved favorably because the white symbolizes intelligence and self-control. Dreaming that a donkey licks your face or that brays very near your face, indicates that the hypocrisy of who call themselves your friends, is causing you trouble. Dreaming of abruptly guiding a donkey, for example, hitting him or using harsh words, suggests that you’re spending energy and time uselessly and/or trying to avoid the insidious attacks of opponents. If a lover dreams of pulling a stubborn donkey that doesn’t want to walk, it indicates that he unconsciously know that his passions will cause serious problems, but if the donkey obeys without difficulty, it indicates that the dreamer is properly managing his affairs and ultimately he will succeed in the things he wants, including the emotional part. Dreaming of donkeys suggests that businesses, awards and news that you have been anxiously expecting, will take some time to arrive. The donkey is a symbol of patience, which can be related to the dreamer himself, or maybe he is exaggerating in his own patience with problems that require dynamism. In women, this dream is usually a warning which tells that they shouldn’t exhaust the patience of those around them. Dreaming of one or more donkeys loaded with food suggests that, even if it takes time, the news and expected recognition will eventually come. Dreaming of being chased by a donkey and being afraid of it announces that the dreamer will soon be victim of defamation. Dreaming of riding a donkey suggests that soon there will be fights and this is a warning to avoid them. Falling off a donkey indicates losses in business. Dreaming of a donkey running for no reason suggests that soon there will be failures, if the dreamer tries to stop it, then it indicates slanders, if the animal is braying, then it announces problems. When the donkey is white, it announces good news; if it’s black, it means bad news and unpleasant situation; if it’s grey, it indicates infidelity and betrayal by friends. When it’s red, it indicates hidden evil. Dreaming of one or more dead donkeys suggests an environment or atmosphere filled with vice and degeneration, in which the dreamer is probably trying to fight against what is practiced there. It is a warning against negative practices. Dreaming of people riding donkeys like biblical prophets, suggests that the dreamer is unfairly creating judgments about others, which will create problems; if the ones riding the donkeys are people from the present, it suggests that a friend of the dreamer is in trouble and is seeking for help. Dreaming that you hear a braying from afar suggests that someone in the family is about to die and the probable inheritors will start fighting. Dreaming of cheerfully riding a docile donkey suggests that you will soon make fun and short pleasure trips. This same dream for a woman suggests that her desire to have a status in society will be a reality soon. Dreaming of a donkey drinking milk indicates weird whims and eccentricities that are preferred above the things that are right and reasonable, which will lead to failures….
Dreaming of an enormous depth, abyss or precipice is always a warning of upcoming dangers. The best thing you can do after one of these dreams is to stay prepared, watchful. But always serene, waiting for whatever the dream was trying to announce. Usually these dreams reveal themselves in no more than two weeks. Dreaming of being at the edge of a cliff or abyss is usually a warning that some enemies are trying to hurt the dreamer. Dreaming of depths or abyss also suggests that the dreamer has an altered mental state and, if left untreated, he or she could suffer from psychological shocks or panic for almost any reason. The following interpretations are for the case that the dreamer, male or female, enjoys of reasonable good health and that is not being affected by serious concerns: Dreaming of falling off a cliff is an announcement that something is being neglected and that this can make the dreamer an easy victim of fraud or from suffering serious illnesses. It’s a warning of dangerous accidents such as being run over by vehicles, and surprise attacks such as assaults. When a woman dreams of looking at the bottom of a cliff it could mean that she is worrying too much about her inner self and her affairs, which could actually be insignificant and in this case the abyss is the counterpart. If the dreamer falls while looking at the bottom of the cliff, this could mean that soon the dreamer will suffer from unpleasant situations and will feel disappointed in certain friends or lovers. If the dreamer doesn’t fall, it could mean that all worries will be gone and problems will be solved, which will seem absurd at the end. When a man dreams of looking at the bottom of a cliff it could mean that he is thinking of taking something that doesn’t belong to him and this will affect him for the rest of his life. This is a dream of warning….
Dreaming of horror means restlessness and anxiety. Also, horror indicates danger of falling into contradictions if you do not speak the truth….
Dreaming of entering through a door means that the dreamer might be the victim of slander by enemies from who the dreamer has been trying to escape. If the door is the one from the dreamer’s childhood, then it means that there will be immediate joy in the future. Dreaming of an open door suggests triumph in love. If it’s a mansion’s door, then it suggests economic success. If it’s a garden’s door, it indicates that there will be parties and trips. Dreaming that someone is trying to lock the door that the dreamer is trying to go through, and the door falls due to the hinges being unattached, suggests that someone requires the dreamer’s help but the dreamer won’t be able to help even though he or she might really want to. Dreaming of opening a door suggests that soon there will be new successful activities. Dreaming of painting an old and partially destroyed door, indicates that the dreamer wants a change of life in hopes to earn a fortune by putting in effort and hard work. Dreaming of other people going through a door without any difficulties means that the dreamer has frustrations due to situations that are not going well. If the person, who dreams this dream, is a politician, it means unfavorable changes. For an artist, inventor or writer it may mean that their work will not be accepted, which is a warning for them to check the things that they’ve made. When a door is closed and the dreamer can’t open it, it suggests that the dreamer is not on the right path, which will cause difficulties with family, business and with friends. Dreaming of destroying a door suggests that soon the dreamer will have several problems, including with authorities. Dreaming of hearing what’s going on behind a door, it indicates that some friends are plotting against the dreamer, or that the dreamer is trying to do something that’s wrong. Dreaming of trying to go through a door and having the door become unattached and hurting someone, could signify that the dreamer’s advice and recommendations may seriously hurt the person who’s receiving them, which is why the dreamer should think carefully before giving them. If a woman dreams that she goes through a door during a rainy night, it could mean that she intends to experience objectionable adventures. If a man has this same dream, it signifies vices and reprehensible behavior. According to Freud, when a man has a dream about a door it symbolizes something sexual, meaning that there are sexual desires and impulses that haven’t been satisfied. Dreaming of going through a door, no matter the shape or size suggests that soon the dreamer will receive news, perhaps unpleasant news, related to matters that are being handled. Dreaming of swinging a door open indicates lack of seriousness and honesty in the dreamer’s activities. Dreaming of a closed door and it being difficult to open can mean that there are opportunities that have been wasted and that the dreamer won’t be able to recover. Dreaming of seeing a broken door, and worse if it’s falling, suggests that there are no probabilities of achieving whatever is desired, which is why it would be better to look for other options. Dreaming of trying to force a closed door in order to go through it, signifies that there is no probability of success in what the dreamer desires….