Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
To dream of a map means that you’ll walk down a path that will bring you satisfaction and will also help you make your dreams come true. If in your dream you’re consulting a map, it means that you’ll probably experience some minor economic problems. If you dream that you’re analyzing a map it suggests that in the future you’ll take a path that will lead you to achieving your goals….
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….
Seeing a lead in a dream indicates that you will have a problem blamed on you. Perhaps a relationship or blame is weighing on you deep down. Seeing a lead mine in a dream denotes deception, false situations, justice….
Dreaming that you climb on something (a ladder or a rope) signifies that you aim to overcome a big fight or have already overcome some aspects of your life. It also means that your goals are achievable. Going down a cliff means you should consider your subconscious mind. You may experience difficulties when seeking to enter in your deepest feelings. Perhaps you feel depressed or exhausted….
To tear it down or skip it manifests the desire to change things that are challenging us into a favorable situation for us. If we are inside the walls that means we are protected and isolated from external dangers. If it plummets when we are leaning on it, then it indicates that we have little confidence in our protections. If it’s in ruins that reveals fear and despair….
When you tear it down or jump it off, then such dream manifests the desire to change things that are difficult to deal with, to change to things that are easier to manage. If we are inside the wall, then it means we are protected and isolated from external danger. If the wall plummets when we lean on it, then it indicates that we have little confidence in our protections. If the wall is ruined, then it reveals fear and grief….
Dreaming that you are in a paradise symbolizes your desire to manage your problems and to calm down. You will try to remove some tension in the real world….
If we are the soldiers, the dream shows us about a precaution that need to have because of a difficult situation in which we suspect we will have to fight, so this dream means that we are preparing for it. If during the dream we see soldiers around us, they symbolize obligations and a duty that is given to us by society. It implies that we are being tied down by an obligation from which we want to be free of, the type of uniforms worn can give us some clues about the origin of this repression….
Suffering and sorrow that will affect your mood and put you down….
Dreaming of being beheaded, could mean that you are sleeping in a bad position that causes a lot of pain. If not, then it indicates that the dreamer is failing to manage his or her own affairs, which could eventually lead to important problems and failures. Dreaming that someone is being decapitated and whose blood trickles down is a warning that the dreamer should take care of his or her behavior to avoid bad consequences….
Seeing a refrigerator means expected relations will cool down. This dream can also mean having to terminate an unpleasant situation….
Colors in dreams have the same symbolism and meaning than the one that is known in real life, and you should interpret them like that when you dream of clothes. Dreaming of hanging clean clothes on a clothes line, may mean that when it comes to intimate relationships, you are considered as a person that is responsible for his actions and that is not afraid of criticism. It also means prosperity, especially when the pieces of clothing are golden or yellow. Dreaming of hanging dirty pieces of clothing or handling those, means that you have fear of something bad happening, or at least being criticized for the things you have done; if it is dirty lingerie that you’re hanging, the meaning worsens. Dreaming of dirty and torn clothes means sadness, bad news, etc. When a woman dreams of holding her own clean clothes suggests that her immediate future is positive. If they appear torn, it suggests there may be sadness. If the pieces of clothes are stained, it suggests that you’re getting involved with people that are not good for your life. Dreaming that you have abundance of clothes suggests just the opposite, meaning that you want to have good clothes and to live a more comfortable life. Generally, it means intimate dissatisfaction with the life you have, since you aspire to have something better. Dreaming of old, dirty, torn and washed down clothes laying on the floor, suggests that you will soon be filled with concerns and various problems, perhaps more or less temporary diseases. Dreaming of trying on any piece of clothing belonging to someone else suggests intimacy issues, insecurity, and that you hope someone helps you to solve your problems. Dreaming that you are wearing your clothes inside out announces the loss of friends and people who previously collaborated in any way with you. Dreaming of wearing new and beautiful clothes means that you will soon receive a distinction or at least you’ll be complimented; this is especially true in the case of intellectuals, artists, etc. Dreaming that you have lost the clothes you wanted to wear suggests that you’re losing not only material things but perhaps mental and moral values. Dreaming of wearing with a metallic armor and feeling comfortable with it, suggests that you want to be flattered, earn some distinctions, and you may try to enter in high society or in important political circles. However, the metal of the armor suggests that you are imprisoning yourself, so you won’t get anything you want….
It symbolizes the underground world of archaic and collective unconscious. To dream about the hell reflects fear for the outcome of the struggle between our evolutionary impulse and primal instincts. To go down into hell and then manage to get out is an omen of a long life, knowledge and energy, these qualities are lacking in average man….
Some authors point out that what we caught in our dream is what has our mind in captivity. So if you catch an enemy, it means that deep down you feel overpowered by it and if you catch insects, symbolizes that some matter or the control of some problems are getting out of your hand….
Dreaming that you’re making any arrangements with one or more enemy, indicates that soon you’ll face various problems, including a disease. Instead, if you dream that you turn down those enemies, it suggests that those problems will be mild and that you’ll solve them quickly as soon as they arise. To dream that you’ve been maligned indicates that some adversaries are doing what’s necessary to make you suffer setbacks and failures in your job, business, etc. However, if you can dominate your enemies in such dream, then you can expect to be successful in the immediate future. To dream that you’re at enmity or rivalry with someone, though you can’t identify the person, it suggests that you will experience problems and uncomfortable situations due to the improper handling of your affairs….
If in the dream, the dreamer’s abdomen is fat, then it usually means hopes of wealth, honors or professional success. On the contrary, if in a dream, the dreamer’s abdomen is slimming down, then such dream almost always is a symbol of poverty….
Dreaming that you get in a car indicates that a trip that you already have in mind, will happen soon, but with different conditions than the ones you previously thought. Dreaming of getting down of a car insinuates that the things, that have started out well, are likely to go wrong, if you don’t pay attention to the details. Dreaming of driving a car in a place or street where there are a lot of people indicates success, but also means that envious people are trying to damage the things you have achieved. Dreaming of driving a car on a road where high mountains are seen in front of you, indicates the desire to climb the ladder to reach important hierarchies, it’s possible to achieve this through hard work, perseverance and effort. The mountains are a symbol of effort and high status. Dreaming of many moving cars suggests that, in the immediate future, there will be some short trips made and some issues that disturb your tranquility will be controlled. Dreaming about being worried about losing your own car, but then finding it, indicates that these setbacks, you’re experiencing, will disappear soon. The solutions and the time in which you find the car are the same you’ll solve your problems in real life. Dreaming of a new luxury car indicates that you want to have, though not luxurious. It also means the visit of very dearly people, or that you will have to make a short trip to visit someone simply for affection and pleasure. Dreaming of driving a luxury car, especially if it’s black, it insinuates diseases because of neglecting your health. This is actually a warning so you can avoid greater evils. Dreaming of simply driving indicates that you are restless, despite of having nice living conditions; it also announces that you will soon make changes in affairs that you’re handling, and in this case you should be very careful with your behavior and character, since any mistakes will bring fatal consequences. Dreaming of driving a car accompanied by someone and you have an accident, suggests that even though your affairs are going well, there’s a risk of them ending abruptly and finishing with negative results. Dreaming of being saved from being run over by a car indicates that the dreamer must run away from situations or dubious business, light affairs and rivalries of all kinds. In short, it’s a warning to withdraw from anything that is not clear in the mind of the dreamer. Dreaming of seeking or trying to get a luxury car indicates huge ambitions that can’t be satisfied with simple work efforts. Dreaming of traveling in an old and dilapidated car of any kind, it’s a sign of bad luck in the immediate future (bad business, setbacks, illnesses, etc.)….
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….
A ramp is a symbol of determination and ambition. To dream that you go up a ramp means your struggles in achieving a goal. To dream that you cannot go up a ramp means that you are not overcoming difficulties and that there still are obstacles in your way. Dreaming of going down a ramp refers to some instability in your life….
Dreaming of the excesses of all kinds accompanying orgies reveals sexual dissatisfaction, and we must ask ourselves what we should do, or revise living conditions that are too puritanical, or conversely, slow down our imagination….
When we orientate ourselves in dreams we do it so to choose between: North, which means go up to heaven. South, which means down to hell. East means to go back to our origins. West means to become resigned to our fate….
The abuse that you receive in this dream could be interpreted as feeling let down by something in real life….
Shut down an establishment means misery and loss. Open up an establishment means good events and joys….
It can be a warning against possible car accidents in the future. Perhaps your mind is telling you to be careful. It might be a good time to slow down a bit, and face your fears and doubts. Do you have control over your life? Do you feel guilty about something? It also indicates that your opinions, lifestyle or ambitions collide with those of another person. When one of your acquaintances dies in a car accident, it means that you need to check or retrieve your relationship with that acquaintance in real life. If you dream of a plane crash, it may mean that the objectives you set for yourself are too high. Or it may be, that you yourself, do not really believe that you are capable of achieving them….
To see a Nazi in a dream represents a form of evil and merciless force that you can’t fight back, you may feel that others will want to put you down….
On the one hand it can symbolize feelings and the unconscious that has lost its mobility and life. If we see that snow falls upon us, it can be understood that a relationship will cool down or that a time of loneliness and introversion is approaching. If we see the snow fall in the landscape around us, many authors take it as an omen of abundance….
This dream shows insecurity, fear and anxiety. It warns us that we have entered a new slippery ground that can take us down. (Also look at the meaning of “To fall”)…
When we shave the beard, the dream means that the time to undertake a direct and wilful action on an issue that concerns us has come. And when we let beard grows, it is a warning to tone down our excessive lust for power and honor. If the dream involves a barber we can expect cooperation and support of important people in our projects….
If we shave our beard, it indicates that it is time to start strong and direct action. If who shaves it is another person, the situation in which we are requires strong and resolute action. If we have a beard, it tells us to tone down our lust for power and money. If bearded people appear, it indicates that imagination and ingenuity should prevail in what we do to achieve our goals. The more beautiful and darker, the greater the chances of success. If it’s white, we will win prestige and dignity. If there is little or weak, our chance of success will be little. Dyeing it, we will be tempted to conceal. Washing it is a sign of anxiety. If a barber shows ups, it reveals collaboration and help from important people….
If the string hangs from above, then it symbolizes a means of ascension. If we’re hanging from a string, then it means we will reach a higher position soon. If we’re going up the string, then it indicates our desire to move up. If we’re down or we fall, dream indicates a decline position, frustration of our hopes. If the string is on the floor, on furniture or in our hands, then it is a warning about the condition of our business. It has the same meaning if we acquire or receive a string….