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….
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….
Seeing a ladder in your dream symbolizes a change in your life. Dream of falling from a ladder means you will lose some friendly ties, difficulties and risks or failures. Dream of climbing up a ladder means you will reach a new level of achievement and higher knowledge. The dream indicates prosperity, job promotion and public recognition. To dream that you are climbing down a ladder represents your repressed thoughts. Also it refers to the setbacks that you will experience in your life and that they will be difficult to be realized. To dream that someone climb up a ladder means you will find success and rise to prominence with the help of others. Seeing a broken ladder in your dream indicates consistent failures in your business….
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….
Running on it: passing misfortune, accident risk. Falling on a roof: approaching danger, dishonor or loss of health….
Dreaming of violent winds or air, especially when they’re hurricane-like and worse if they blow over dirty and stinking swamps, is usually not good omen, as it warns of anguish and mental confusion. It can also mean irreparable losses. This interpretation varies when it’s fresh, soft and fragrant breezes, in which case it points to benefits in the immediate future. Dreaming of breathing hot air may mean that you’re falling under bad influences that are making you acquire bad vices and habits. Dreaming of breathing cold air can mean that your family, social or business relationships aren’t going well and that you need to pay attention to them if you wish to correct all of the mistakes. Breathing moist and heavy air may mean that something bad will hinder your plans, preventing achievement in the immediate future. Dreaming about breathing pure and fresh air may mean that your family, social and business relationships are in an optimal state. Breathing scented air announces good health and happiness in the future. This dream is almost always meaningless for women due to the perfumes they wear and scents during the night….
Spiritual strength, a great desire to go ahead in life. If the columns are falling, it means have emotional instability….
Chains are a symbol of slavery in every aspect, like the psychological and mental auto- limitations that stop the self-improvement of spirit. In the religious area, it means to undergo religious concepts and beliefs even against your own thinking. And all this is somehow manifested in dreams, especially when there is repression. Dreaming of being chained suggests a change of life, perhaps a change of home, job or affections; it shows future of being in uncomfortable situation by improper treatment or because you aspire to something better. It indicates the inability to break free of what is bothering you. Dreaming of being chained but that you are able that break free, means that you can break free from what bothers you and you will succeed. Dreaming of chains indicates the risk of falling into an environment that is unsuitable for your personality. This usually happens when you plan to make changes in your life without knowing the environment you’re trying to get into. Seeing people tied with chains implies that your affairs won’t go well while others are in charge of them. Dreaming of dragging chains in any way indicates that you live in a state of deep depression, anxiety, sadness, defeat and helplessness….
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….
Dreaming about a constant light of any kind, and better if its sunlight is a good sign that announces a nearby success. To dream about a flashing light is a negative sign that announces relative or temporary success. To dream about a dim light suggests that the issues that are being handled will continue the way they are, without any appreciable change. To dream about light flashes that annoy your view suggests that soon you’ll suffer setbacks and frustrations. To dream about exaggerated lit faces suggests that anything that you’ve thought to do will be made secretly. To dream about an extremely lit sky, without knowing the reason why it is that way, suggests that you’re falling in deep sorrow because you portend a misfortune. To dream about children that are standing under an intense moonlight is a warning that you should control your thoughts and actions to avoid making serious mistakes. To dream about very lit snakes is a warning that dangerous enemies are awaiting an opportunity to harm you….
Dreaming about flying, especially at great heights, suggests, for married people, that there are problems at home that they are trying to avoid. Dreaming about flying very low and impeded by obstacles, means disease, instability in dreamer’s own affairs, however the dreamer will recover from it. Dreaming about flying over muddy water is a warning to remain vigilant regarding one’s own affairs. The dream shows that you should not trust others too much, as your enemies are awaiting for their chance to hurt you. Dreaming about flying over a rocky, steep and difficult terrain suggests that you’ll go through bad times. Dreaming about flying over a green forest signifies that soon you’ll see your wishes come true. Dreaming about flying towards the sun suggests that you’re not satisfied with your life achievements, and you want more. Dreaming about flying in the cosmos towards other planets may mean that you’re running away from serious problems which you can’t solve. Dreaming about flying with large black wings indicates complications with one’s own affairs. If in the dream you feel like you’re falling, it means nearby, possibly dangerous, failures. If you awake during the fall, it may mean that all of your problems will be solved satisfactorily, though not immediately. Dreaming about flying frequently but with white wings, and better if it’s over a green forest, means success in your objectives, business profits and satisfaction in love. When a woman dreams about flying to distant places, it suggests that she’ll receive false propositions, perhaps in business or love. This dream warns the dreamer to be cautious in order to avoid problems in her family, social relationships and health. When a woman dreams of herself with a gunshot wound or otherwise while flying, it means that her adversaries are attentive and ready to hurt her as soon as the opportunity presents itself, therefore she needs to be very careful in her daily behavior….
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 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….