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 trapped, for example in a blind street, in a forest, or in another place, indicates that the dreamer lives in a state of unpleasantness in his environment, and doesn’t know how to change it. This dream also announces that annoying situation will last for some more time. When you find the way out in the dream, especially if it is towards a bright and beautiful place, it means that this unpleasantness will go soon….
The perfume is associated to all the religious rites, it doesn’t matter which religion. The perfume evokes situations or people and it reveals the soul of who wears it, whether it belongs to another person or us. Soft and pleasant perfumes talk about good people and feelings. Unpleasant perfumes mean primitive people and bad actions and feelings….
The ladder symbolizes the means to move from one level to another. If it’s a hand ladder the prediction is of success or improvement of temporal position. Furthermore, each step is independent and each represents unrelated problems. If it is a fixed ladder that same success will be lengthy and of significance that will mark our lives. In this ladder the steps have continuity; it represents continuous difficulties and obstacles. The spiral staircase symbolizes a vicious circle. Often accompanied by a feeling of anxiety and fear and symbolizes that we are spending our energy on something that does not deserve our effort. The ladder can almost have a highly spiritual meaning, which we will know by the number of steps (should be a sacred number, almost always seven) and, for the atmosphere of the dream. In these cases it represents the rise of the soul to God or the descent of God to the soul to grant his grace. To climb up a ladder, means success and triumph. To fall from one, means failure and loss of position. Passing below one, means humiliation, shame. Seeing a ladder on the floor means disease. To lift it, indicates healing. Seeing one leaning against a wall shows danger….
Dreaming of yourself traveling in a taxi insinuates that you have good health, good businesses and satisfactions. Dreaming of yourself traveling in a taxi by night, and being accompanied by other people, insinuates that dangerous secrets will come to light, and they require discretion. When a man dreams of himself in a taxi with a woman, it announces discredit. If the woman in the dream is accompanied by another man, the discredit will be even greater. Dreaming of yourself driving a taxi announces that you’ll have to work hard to cover your needs. Dreaming of yourself driving a taxi, and that not being your usual job, also insinuates that you long for a more productive job position….
If in our dream we see ourselves dirty, then it reflects a feelings of guilt and a warning that a physical or moral danger is threating us. If we see another person being dirty and we know that person, then this person will be the one who is in danger, but if it is an unknown person, then it indicates that a danger is hovering over our environment. If we dream about the dirty object or some animal, then it shows that this object or animal will be in danger….
Is a symbol of authority so if we see that the cane breaks we should think about problems of command. If it is another person who is using the cane, it means pressures on us….
Being wounded by a sharp instrument means ingratitude. Being wounded by animal means sadness. Being wounded by someone unknown means bickering and lawsuits. Wounding another means mistrust and fear. Cure a wound means problems are solved….
Walking down a sidewalk, both in dreams and in real life, means in principle be within appropriate limits for the walker but we will have to see what we’re doing on that journey. If in the dream we are going up on the sidewalk it may indicate a possibility to climb up a hierarchy, either professional or another kind and, if we dream that we are going down the sidewalk, that will mean the opposite. It can be a good starting point for analyzing everyday actions in which we operate and how we deal with them….
Seeing ourselves as a teacher represents our sense of intellectual superiority and it will be interesting to analyze carefully the subject being taught and the people who appear in the dream. If we are the ones receiving advice from another teacher, it will be represented as a being aware that we should know more about that subject and the invitation to seek that knowledge in a particular place….
Dreaming of oneself blindfolded suggests that, due to negligence or a similar cause, you’re harming someone. This dream seems to be more common in women than men, in which case it may be due to elicit love. If you’re sick, the dream means the fear of losing one’s eyesight. When the bandage is over your eyes which are ill, then it means a speedy recovery and progress. If we don’t want to see ourselves being immersed in pain and suffering, we’ll need to be very cautious and pay attention to everything around us. If we are carrying bandages, the dream means good modifications in our lives after a time of worries and sorrows. It also symbolizes the healing of our disease or of someone close to us. If we’re putting bandages on another person, it means we want to bring consolation to someone who’s in desperate need of it. It’s a bad omen if, in the dream, the bandages are bloody as this usually indicate depression and cruelty. If you’re a fan of gambling, it’s time to be more prudent and look after what you’re spending….
When a virgin woman, of any age, dreams that she is pregnant, it announces upcoming scandals, and the main cause of it will be jealousies, intrigues and problems with the people that surrounds her. This type of dream also announces that you’ll soon experience a life change, and that you’ll recover from hardships. If a woman dreams with another pregnant woman, it symbolizes envy, because she may be unhappy with her marriage, and because of that that her children will suffer….
Mourning announces family concerns and serious problems which are hard to solve. To see another person wearing black in mourning indicates emotional separation, separation from the beloved….
Symbolizes the woman and in a few cases the soul. To dream about a gazelle amounts to see an exotic and beautiful woman. If we dream we want to hunt the gazelle it means that we will try to seduce her. If we can get catch it indicates that we will get to seduce the woman. To throw stones at a gazelle indicates that we will hit our wife or abandon her for another other. If the gazelle attacks us is that our wife will rebel against our control….
Dreaming of being in an observatory looking at the stars suggests that there’s a possibility of reaching a significant level in society or in another activity, perhaps in the intellectual field. If a young woman dreams of stargazing, it indicates that she desires to have fun and enjoy the company of a loved one. But if the starts disappear because of clouds, then this means that there will be failures and sorrows in the future….
In some cultures, it is a rule to remove your shoes before entering a temple or the house of another person as an indication that we are at the owner’s disposal. The shoe represents us, and we let it out as a symbol that we do not claim any personal authority. Hence some dreams about shoes indicate a desire to possess the shoe owner. But shoes are also a symbol of walking and paths. Dreaming that you have dirty shoes on, can mean feelings of guilt. If in the dream we are walking barefoot, it can symbolize fear to see us subjected to unwanted situations of humiliation. If in the dream our shoes are not comfortable, they are reflecting a situation in everyday life that makes us uncomfortable, perhaps we do not have freedom of action or authority to impose our judgment….
In ancient times this dream was interpreted as a bad omen, but now is considered a reflection of the end of a cycle and the beginning of another….
To dream that we get a mortgage denotes a mismanagement of property. To mortgage the property of another person, it shows great ambition and desire for prosperity….
Dreaming of driving a vehicle, such as a car, and hitting something with it, indicates uncontrolled aggression which can be very dangerous. It’s the constant obsession with something that always leads to unnecessary problems. Dreaming of crashing into something and almost hitting someone or almost being hit by another vehicle indicates that due to the dreamer’s misconduct, the dreamer’s activities are getting complicated and failing. Dreaming of being injured due to a crash or by being run over, indicates that soon the dreamer will face multiple failures and problems if the dreamer doesn’t correct his or her behavior. Dreaming of being saved from the crash or from being run over by one’s own merits indicates that through the dreamer’s skills and behavior any affairs that the dreamer might have will have a good outcome. Dreaming of witnessing a car crash and even worse being part of the car crash, is a warning that precautions need to be taken since the dreamer is at risk of suffering from an accident or from a very unpleasant surprise at work, business, or family and love relationships. A young woman that sees a crash of any type in her dream needs to take immediate and firm decisions concerning feelings because if not it could provoke issues between two men or between families….
Dreaming about pyramid indicates possibility of establishing friendship or relations with a person from another country….
If you dream of an erupting volcano, then such dream indicates the lack of control of your potential and your energy. You are living beyond your psychic possibilities and, from one moment to another, you can break out. You should take precautions, because your health and your body will be in danger if you do not submit to certain controls. Your goals are good, but the way that you hold is not right, it is really explosive. Control your aggression. If the volcano is off, it indicates that you are in full regression. Let out your inner what you wear too hiding for fear of failure, that others will not take you seriously or your intentions scoff time, they are all the same emotions, feelings, thoughts, ideas or projects. You have immense power that must be shown properly. And now is the time to put it up, please use it the way you think is most appropriate….
It is a symbol of the orderly nature, subdued and tamed by man. Always produce the sensation of something hidden, intimate and personal where there is peace and tranquility. If as a whole it is harmonious then it is so too inside us. If it doesn’t possess the order and beauty it should that means the unconscious dominates the conscious. If it’s dry and uncultured so will be our personality. There is another symbolism of garden that is the equivalence of the garden with the woman….
The dream shows that it is our own life that is represented and everything depends on us. Gasoline represents our energy capacity. The construction of the tractor indicates our appearance. The steering wheel foretells about the controllability. Brakes show our will. The electrical circuit represents intelligence. Headlamps, our ability view at the facts. If the tractor is in good condition, then it shows we have a confidence in ourselves. If the tractor is in bad condition, then it represents our fears. If we are driving the tractor alone, then it indicates the desire for independence. If it is being driven by another person, then it means that we are not masters of our destiny….
With the exception of dreaming of a broken glass or another container filled with oil, which bodes misfortune, the oil always promises success and prosperity, even when the oil is dirty or smearing papers, clothes or other objects, in which case such prosperity will be achieved with evil arts. The best dream is said to be when oil is poured on the head, which means that we will be elevated above our fellowmen….
A young woman who dreams about other people who are admiring her new shoes must be cautious with new friends, especially men, when they approach her with unusual intimacy, since they could be hypocritical flatterers. When you are dreaming about shoes without any detail, then it shows changes in the immediate future. If the shoes are new, then it suggests that there will be financial gains soon. If they are old and broken, it means poverty. If the dreamer is working on shoes, it suggests someone is betraying her. When you are dreaming that you are shining your own shoes, then it represents about an upcoming improvements in issues, business, love, etc., all of which will bring satisfaction. When you are dreaming about yourself being with dirty, old or broken shoes, then it can mean that you easily make enemies due to your character and scathing criticism. When you are dreaming that you are with shoes that are too tight, then it can mean that there soon will be upsetting situations involving friends and family members; for example, that they will ridicule you in public through harsh and offensive criticism. When you are dreaming that you are with shoes that are tied or stuck to one another, then it symbolizes diverse arguments and material or health losses. When you are dreaming about losing your shoes, or that someone stole them from you, then it indicates losses of various kinds that unlikely will be recovered. If one has spare shoes in the dream, it can mean that the losses will not be permanent and that the dreamer will recover professionally, perhaps with new gains. When you are dreaming that you are wearing shoes of the opposite sex, then it can mean that your name and personality are being slandered and defamed. When you are dreaming about someone else who is wearing your shoes, then it warns you about a rival in your love life. When you are dreaming of yourself wearing a new pair of shoes, then it announces success and improvements in the matters that you are dealing with such as employment, or business. When we are dreaming about sneakers, then it warns us about the risk of making dangerous commitments, for example, relationships with untrustworthy people. If a woman dreams about her own shoes or sneakers as being very appealing and highly regarded by other people, then it is a warning about her flirtation, which, if not controlled, will cause her headaches and disrepute….
If, during the dream, it is the dreamer who vomits, then it is interpreted as an announcement that money that were earned dishonestly will be reclaimed, and it is also a warning that dishonest actions will be reproached. If you are watching another person who vomits during the dream, then it means that you will get back what has been taken from you….
When we are taking a look at the balcony, it means that our merits will be recognized and rewarded. If we look at the balcony with another person, depending on whether we feel good or wrong with this company, it can be interpreted as fear or joy that a hidden part of ourselves come to light. Other authors believe that in the case that the person who accompanies us on the balcony is of the opposite sex, that symbolizes the fear of rumours or slander about our behaviour in private life…
Being blessed predicts help and protection. Blessing another person indicates sorrows….
It is our own life that is represented and everything depends on us. The gasoline represents our energy. The motorcycle’s appearance represents our external appearance. The handlebars mean the ability to control. The brakes indicate willpower. The electrical circuit shows intelligence. The headlights, our ability see facts. If the motorcycle is in good condition it means that we have confidence in ourselves. If it is in bad condition represents our fears. If we are alone riding the motorcycle, that indicates a desire for independence. If we travel accompanied, then the actions of the passengers, including us, will reveal what our attitude to those around us is. If another person is riding that means that we are not masters of our destiny….
If alone, then it means affective isolation and if with company, then it means happiness at home. Inviting someone indicates jealousy. Seeing your partner eat dinner with another person indicates infidelity. Seeing a relative dine alone indicates health difficulties….