Interpretations and Meanings of Dreams
Traditionally symbolizes the character and personality, so if the forehead is ours or someone else, symbolizes the qualities of courage or tenacity. Other authors consider that if it’s a very high forehead, symbolizes that person deserves our confidence, but if it is a narrow or sloping forehead, we must be wary….
Dreaming of being in a union is a collective action. It may mean that you should do something that will be good for everyone. Seeing a union in your dream means harmony or a period of tranquility. You may try important ways in life. This dream also represents unification of separate aspects of oneself. Consider the qualities and characteristics of the person you are in a union with. For these qualities you should look within yourself. Dreaming of a marriage proposal suggests that some situations are taking a turn for the worst. Dreaming of being in a union with someone from your past, means learning about mistakes. On the other hand, it means that your current relationship shares commonality with your previous relationship. However, you’ll make some mistakes….
If we dreamed we are the gravediggers it symbolizes the need to close a stage of life that has already been finished and we should not continue giving it our attention. If the gravedigger is another person, according to some authors the dream symbolizes the death of someone from who we’ll receive an inheritance….
Dreaming of handkerchiefs, especially when dealing with younger people, could mean that the person who is moving the handkerchief is trying to flirt. Losing a handkerchief suggests that there will be setbacks, particularly in matters concerning love. Dreaming of one or more torn and dirty handkerchiefs indicates that conflicts in love will be difficult to overcome. Dreaming of one or more dirty and stained handkerchiefs, could signify that the dreamer is running the risk of entering into a partnership or disadvantageous relationships. If a young and single woman dreams of clean, white handkerchiefs, it could mean that someone, who is false, is trying to approach her for illegal profits, even in sentimental aspects. Dreaming of several handkerchiefs of different colors, means that the dreamer’s image could lose prestige if his or her behavior is not moral or appropriate, and the dreamer should also be careful of not being naïve or very sentimental. Dreaming of silk handkerchiefs suggests that the dreamer has a very pleasant, magnetic, and charismatic personality, and this is projected to people who surround the dreamer. If a young woman dreams of saying goodbye and she waves the handkerchief, it could mean that she’ll soon be able to make that trip which she desires, but taking the necessary and proper steps to avoid errors that could lead to frustrations….
The monkey symbolizes wisdom, intelligence, prudence, and experience and also symbolizes an adventurous, playful person that is able to damage. To see a monkey in a dream symbolizes people who work for their own interests. To see a monkey hanging from a tree denotes that you will take a risk. To dream that you feed a monkey suggests that someone will betray you. Dreaming of a group of monkeys denotes a warning about fake friends who flatter you just to suit their own interests….
If during the dream our ears are whistling then our fear is manifesting, or the intuition of gossip and criticism of our actions. If we see ourselves covering our ears, then this symbolizes that we don’t want to recognize the emotional dependence that we have on someone else or to a situation. Some authors consider that seeing ourselves put on earrings or another person putting them on for us, means that there’s a possible marriage coming or a sentimental alliance….
Dream of your hands represents your relationship with the people in your life and how you interacting with the world. Hands are a form of communication between people. In dreams the left hand symbolizes your goodness and feminine qualities and the right hand symbolizes masculine attributes. Dream of taking someone’s hand represents your union with this person. Dream of having very large hands indicates that you will succeed and achieve your objectives. Dream of having your hands stained with blood means you feel guilty about something in real life. Dream of washing your hands means there is a matter that concerns you and you should face it. On the other hand, it indicates you are removing some responsibility off your shoulders….
Hearing a nickname in your dream, represents your feelings and memories of the person to who that nickname is referred. If the nickname is not familiar, then it may be a pun or a metaphor. To dream that someone is calling you by a nickname suggests you are trying to change how you and others see you….
If we sharpen, it shows that there are aggressive feelings within us. If it is someone else who sharpens, that person wants to harm us….
We talk about the funeral as the religious ceremony accompanying the funeral, therefore, we are talking about the soul of the deceased. If it’s the funeral of someone we know it announces the marriage of this person. If it is for a child it announces their baptism. If we do not know who officiated the funeral or if it is a very close relative, it means that we want to eliminate personal situations and problems or guilt complexes….
If we are looking for something, it portends that we will easily overcome difficulties. When we are looking for someone, it reflects our concern about that person….
Dreaming that we are being whipped is a warning that there is something inside us that is harmful to us and we need to find out to put remedy to it. Dreaming about the whipping of another person indicates the same, but about someone else….
Whether we are being abandoned or we are the ones that abandoned someone else, the fact is that this phenomenon is quite common in dreams, and lends itself to many nuances in interpretation. Being abandoned is often the subject of some nightmares but on closer analysis it can mean feeling liberated, especially if the one that leaves us means authority or power over us. These dreams usually indicate, in any case, fear and this should be taken into account in terms of our health, perhaps because we are receiving a notice of our unconscious. When we are the ones who abandon it could mean that we are prisoners of some idea, circumstance, person or group and we desire to get out of this situation, if only in dreams we dare to take that step….
If someone makes you a favour means false flattery. Asking for a favour means your way of acting will be reproached. Pretender to receive a favour from a person of the opposite sex means happy marriage….
Seeing a spear in a dream represents initiative and a direct path. The spear is also symbol of male energy and may have a phallic connotation. To dream that a spear wounds you indicates that you made a bad judgment and you must face the consequences. Dream of breaking a spear means you will succeed in very difficult tasks. Dream of having a spear in your hands and that you injured an unknown person, indicates success in business. If someone hurts you, then it indicates that you’ll receive favors and profits….
Seeing a drowned person in dreams is a sign of joy and triumph. If you are the one who drowns in your dreams, it’s a sign of profits. If someone purposely made you drown it’s a presage of losses and possible ruin….
Sex dreams, when they are frequent, mean that some of your real needs are not being met. Dreaming of having sex is generally an indication that you have unmet and repressed desires, or that at least you want to get adventures to please your sexual needs. Dreaming of other people having sex usually means that someone will soon propose something indecent to you, though it may not be sex related. When a woman dreams of having sex with an unknown man, then it indicates desire for having an illicit relationship, perhaps as a result of frequently inappropriate friendships. A married woman who dreams of having sex with a person outside her family suggests that she wants to have sex outside of marriage. If a woman dreams of having sex with an ugly man, then it indicates disease, if on the other hand, the man is handsome, it indicates disappointments. For a man, dreaming of having sex with an ugly woman means death; having sex with a beautiful woman indicates betrayal. Dreaming of having sex with your absent spouse, indicates bad news. If you have sex with your spouse, then it indicates joy. Sleeping with one’s mother indicates safe business. Dreaming of having sex with your own daughter means a scandal. Having sex with a prostitute in a dream indicates permanent good luck. Sometimes, sex dreams acquire a morbid connotation, but this shouldn’t be taken literally. In general, this is usually an indicator of fatigue and boredom because you have a monotonous sex life and you want greater things and excitement in your sexual life, and your subconscious exaggerates the situation to try to make it real….
Dreaming of one or more knives or any other white and light weapon announces the presence of hidden but dangerous enemies. If the weapon appears in the hands of someone who is acting in a threatening manner, it means that the dreamer’s enemies are willing to do the worst. If the dreamer snatches the knife from the other person it could mean that he or she will triumph over enemies and adversities in the immediate future….
Dream that we are on our knees in front of someone, represents our submission and social inferiority with that person. If our knees are weak, skinned or broken, then such dream portends about poor social situation in which we are right now or going to be….
It is said that all round figures like rings, bracelets, etc., indicate continuity and completeness, but can also be a component of insulation or protection if the dream is accompanied by the feeling of being in such circles. Losing a ring in a dream augurs discussions and putting a ring into someone else could reveal our desire to exert some kind of domain on this person, whether emotional, spiritual or just material….
If we dream we’re agonizing, the dream can be interpreted as something important in our life will change, and we fear the suffering that transformation can bring us. If in the dream we see someone agonizing, we can interpret that our relationship with that person will suffer a crisis….
Dreaming of saying goodbye to someone insinuates that soon unpleasant news of distant relatives or friends will be received. A young woman dreaming of saying goodbye to her lover suggests that these romantic relationships are not going well. If in the dream the other person does not feel affected by the dismissal, it indicates that in reality there’s no true love….
When, in the dream, the dreamer sees himself/herself or another person knitting, this is a sign that thanks to their industriousness, they’re on their way to a social position in line with their aspirations, and which is deserved due to their knowledge. This depends on whether it’s them or someone else who’s knitting in the dream. Generally, it’s always a sign of better prospects for the future….
Dreaming that you have an aura or a halo over your head is a good sign that announces success and new friendships. Seeing an aura or halo on the head of any other person is an important sign, but if it’s someone known as an enemy, he or she will surely triumph over you….
A young man who dreams of being seduced, insinuates that is easily influenced and can actually fall under the tricks of a bad person, it doesn’t matter if it is male or a female. When a man dreams of acting seductively, it may mean that because of his bad behavior, someone will create rumors of him. Overall, this dream often portend the arrival of emotional disappointments. It is also a call to change your own behavior to avoid difficulties in conjugal relationships….
Dreaming of knives is a bad dream that always predicts various dangers such as lawsuits, losses, accidents, etc., and always with little chance of success for the dreamer. And it is worse when the knives are sharp and pointed. Dreaming of old and defective or rusty knives announces hardships, difficulties, and minor annoyances which are not likely to be overcome, for example in sentimental relationships, socially or in the dreamer’s employment. Dreaming of being wounded with a knife is a warning of serious household or family difficulties. In the case of a single person, it hints sentimental break-ups or worse. Dreaming of injuring someone with a knife reveals that the dreamer has an impulsive, difficult and aggressive temperament that will create serious problems….
Eating ice cream means you’ll show indifference in your relations with other or someone else will. A cold and calculating person will make you go through a hard time….
Sweeping in dreams is a symbol of cleanliness in search of self-satisfaction and please others, since the main goal of sweeping is to remove the unpleasant things out of sight; therefore, sweeping is the equivalent to eliminating what displeases us from the subconscious. Dreaming of sweeping a floor suggests that you want to please people around you. Dreaming of sweeping your room indicates that you’re making an effort to make your affairs with the expected success, and soon there will be good news. Also, it means that the dreamer is nice for those around him (bosses, employees, friends, coworkers, etc.). Dreaming of sweeping an overly dirty floor, a neighborhood street surface for example, indicates that the dreamer will be embarrassed by criticism. Dreaming of criticizing someone because the floor is dirty since it was not properly swept, hints that there will be soon troubles in the family because of meaningless things, the dreamer being the main culprit. If a humble person dreams of sweeping any given floor, indicates that he’s not consistent with the medium in which he lives, he’s ashamed of it, or craving for a change to a higher setting….
When a person, man or woman, dreams of using blush on their face, it suggests that through lies he or she will try to get what they want. Dreaming of other people with blush on their faces is a sign that someone wants to deceive the dreamer. Dreaming of blush in the dreamer’s own hands or stains on clothes warns that the dreamer is at risk of being embarrassed or criticism. Dreaming that someone tells you that you’re wearing blush on your face is a warning that you’ll suffer from humiliation and lose friendships….
Dreaming of firearms (the bigger and powerful, the worse) means an alteration of the nervous system. Firearms in a dream foretell that the dreamer fears that new war or an attack occurs in his personal life. This dream is more common in young men who do not wish to participate in any war. Dreaming of small and commonly used weapons indicates fear of being assaulted or attacked by your enemies by surprise. When a woman dreams of weapons, particularly firearms, it suggests that somehow she’s getting involved with military people. Weapons in general, indicate violence, brawls, quarrels, fights, unfair competition in the case of commerce, envy, jealousy and betrayal. Dreaming of being wounded by a knife indicates that someone is betraying the trust of the dreamer. If you have been shot to death by a gun in a dream, it can be severe sign and announce that someone close will die. Dreaming of injuring someone with a gun warns you that you will soon have different kinds of problems, including legal issues. Dreaming of being wounded by a firearm suggests that you’ll feel some discomfort caused by rash, unpleasant and ill-intentioned people, or that you have a disease that hasn’t manifested yet, but you will soon suffer from the symptoms. Dreaming of owning a gun, of any type, insinuates that you have a bad temper, which can lead you to complicated situations. Dreaming of shooting a firearm suggests that the behavior of (the) dreamer is leading to dangerous situations in many ways. Weapons in dreams are always a negative sign….