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: Hundreds of real dreams
A BASIC INTRO to what dreams are about
BASIC
TECHNIQUES to interpret dreams
DREAM
DICTIONARY A to Z of symbols complete with essays on symbols in everyday real
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BASIC SYMBOLISM - DREAM
SYMBOLS : Basements
- Your boss
- Best friend
- Babies/pregnant
- Brothers
- Cafes
- Cars
- Castles
- Children
- Creative dreams
- Clothes
- Churches and cathedrals
- Deaths
- Demons,witches and goblins
- Dogs
- Drink and drugs
- Farms, gardens and plants
- Factories
- Fathers
- Faucets/taps/pipes
- Food
- Earthquakes and volcanos
- Foreign Countries
- Grandparents
- Guards
- Guns and knives
- Horses and animals
- Hauntings
- Hospitals
- Hotels + huge buildings
- Houses
- Locks
- Men(unknown)
- Military -
Money
- Mothers
- Monster
- Mountains
- Movies
- Music
- People
- Police
- Phone
- Politics
- Planes and flying
- Prison -
Rivers
- Rapists and intruders
- Railways
- Roads
- Schools
- Sea
- Sex
- Shops
- Sisters
- Skies in dreams
- Skyscrapers and tall buildings
- Snakes and spiders
- Space
- Sports
- Street
- Teeth
- Tidal waves
- Time
- Toilets in dreams
- Towns and streets
- Trees
- Water
- Weddings and engagements
- Windows
- Work
OTHER
SUBJECTS: external
causes of dreams : Music
in dreams :
Premonitions :
Telepathy : Specific
dreams :
Synonyms in dreams :
Children's
dreams and dreams about your child :
Recurring dreams CASE STUDIES :
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FOOD : Food is probably a very easy symbol to spot.
It generally links with some issue that has been dominating our minds. It
has been eating away at our minds and been giving us food for thought. One
thing to notice is if the food has been eaten or if it is being prepared.
Cooking and preparing food(or merely being in the kitchen) will link to the
future and some plans that you are thinking through. Eating food links to
an experience that has happened and is giving a lot to think about.
Sweet food is very common in dreams(ice cream,cakes and lollipops). Such things
will obviously link to things that make you feel good. They maybe simply linked
to good feelings such as wish to be nice to people at work or a wish to enjoy
your holiday. But they may also be making a point about your life. Chocolates
are often comfort food in that they make you feel better after some relationship
break down or when you feel a little depressed. They may also link to something
that is frivolous and unrewarding and hinting that you need to take life more
seriously. They may also be symbolic of how someone is making you feel welcome
and putting you at ease. Sweets can also link to compliments and rewards.
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ICE CREAM, CHOCOLATES and CAKES : chocolates and cakes are often symbols
of our attitude to something : Holidays that make us feel good, people that
make us feel welcome, and things that make us feel good yet do make our lives
better(a need for consolation). They maybe represent moments when we tried
to cheer others up. But in other cases they merely show us seeking pleasure.
They are quite tricky in that they are not easy to trace in dreams. But they
do represent moments of indulgence, pleasure, feeling good or a need to be
cheered up. Look for issues from the day which can link with such a theme.
KEY WORDS(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially
of the day before the dream) :
- "helped cheer me up"
- "complimenting me"
- "made me feel good"
- "enjoying myself"
- "saying nice things"
- "made me feel welcome"
QUESTIONS TO ASK OURSELVES :
1. Are you on holiday or thinking about your leisure time?
2. Have you been trying to cheer others up?
3. Have you been made to feel welcome recently?
4. Are you trying to cheer yourself up?
5. Have you been thinking deeply about the compliments that people pay towards
you or your activities?
ESSAYS
CAFES
in dreams : An essay on the symbolism of cafes, and restaurants using real
dream interpretations
FOOD
in dreams : What does food mean symbolically in real dreams
KITCHENS
: What kitchens mean in dream interpretation
ICE
CREAM : What does ice cream,cakes and chocolate mean in practical dream study
Dream
Dictionary : An A to Z of symbolic meanings with every meaning for each symbol
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DREAM STUDIES : Real dreams which feature food
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THE DREAM My supervisor gave me a piece of his taffy bar. It was white
and had peanuts in it. He just pulled it, stringy taffy style off the bar
with his fingers and handed it to me and I was like 'oh thanks' and ate it.
I thought it was a payday bar, I never eat payday bars, but they come in white
wrappers and have pictures of peanuts on them.
THE REALITY The dreamer was fed up with her supervisor giving her compliments
on her work. She really wanted a pay rise. Her rates of pay had slowly been
rising until recently(mostly automatic increases due to length of service).
Now no new increases were due for some time.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I am sick of getting compliments off my boss. I wish I would get a
pay rise. I have had regular pay increases recently but now it will take me
ages to get another pay increase"
THE INTERPRETATION Well dreams when interpreted should translate into a simple
thought process and this dream does : The dream shows that the dreamer would
rather her boss gave her a pay rise rather than pay her pointless and condescending
compliments.
The dream dream has an obvious synonym in it. The PAYDAY bar is obviously
linked to pay and issues such as that. So its worth looking up such words
and seeing if any issues come to mind that associate with such synonyms. In
this case there was a very clear pay related issue in her mind. The dreamer
mentioned that she was being complimented by her supervisor but found these
obnoxious and rather false. Chocolate links to something that makes us feel
better but does not really improve our situation. Thats a perfect symbol here
as a compliment does not improve your situation whilst a pay rise does. The
two issues are connected for the dreamer. She finds his compliments irrelevant
and most of what he says makes no sense. We often dream about relationships.
Working relationships can often be a major cause of dreams as we are thrown
in with other people many of whom we really do not like at all. Yet we have
to learn to live and cope with them.
Symbolic Meanings
CHOCOLATE : "something that makes you feel good - the dreamers boss tries
to compliment her"
PICTURE : "the dreamer is sick of working for peanuts"
WRAP : "say something in a particular way - the way you present something
- making it sound better"
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DREAM TIP Dreams truly do symbolise our thoughts. So try to work the
process in reverse. Try to look at dream symbols and see what they could represent
in our real lives.
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THE DREAM - I am in a restaurant serving up some meal. There appears
to be two choices. I have to choose one of the two dishes. I served something
up and heard this voice say WOOOOW
THE REALITY The dreamer had been encouraged to watch a program on TV by his
boss. This was a serious documentary by Michael Moore. The dreamer agreed
to this but then realised there was a program on Kate Moss the model.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I promised my boss that I would watch Fahrenheit 9-11 as he is a big
fan of Michael Moore. But there was a documentary on at the same time on Kate
Moss the model. I ended up watching Kate Moss. I am sure this will cause a
major talking point tomorrow".
THE INTERPRETATION The dreamer had never been a big fan of Michael Moore who
made the documentary Fahrenheit 9-11. His boss was though and in an attempt
to placate his boss agreed to watch the program and at least listen to the
arguments. However, the program clashed with another program. The program
it clashed with was a documentary on the Super model Kate Moss. The dreamer
was a big fan of hers and ended up watching that. However, it then left the
dreamer with the unenviable task of telling his boss that he had ignored this
serious documentary to watch a program on some super model. So in the dream
the two choices represent the two dishes. Food in dreams is often associated
with ideas which feed the mind. The WOW reminded the dreamer of the way his
boss was inspired by the ideas of Michael Moore.
Symbolic Meanings
DISHES : "the dreamer was presented with two programs and found one more interesting(tasty)
than the other"
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DREAM TIP Many people tend to believe that dreams can be about our
personality - in particular they link to our male and female sides. Yet dreams
can relate to anything that is on our minds. Yes dreams can link to our personality
and to long term issues. Yet dreams can be about things which will be long
forgotten even in a few days time. They can be about our frustrations as we
got caught up in delays the previous day. Dreams represent things on your
mind on the day before the dream and in particular when you went to sleep.The
link may not be obvious yet it is there.
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THE DREAM I dreamed last night that I was at a party with a bunch of
people standing around a swimming pool visiting, drinking, munching on hors
d'oevres. I think everyone was dressed in casual business clothes, but I was
wearing long shorts, an oversized T-shirt and tennis shoes (I get to wear
this kind of stuff to work).
I can't remember exactly what happened, but I think someone young fell in
the pool and I jumped in with my clothes on to save them, since I wasn't dressed
up. Then I do remember being underwater and having a hard time coming up for
air because my clothes and shoes were so heavy. I looked around while I was
under water and there were other people in the pool wearing their nice clothes,
but they seemed to be swimming and walking around the pool - not necessarily
trying to save whoever fell in.
THE REALITY The dreamer had recently got divorced and and out of a spiritually,
verbally, emotionally abusive cult. She had been still trying to adjust back
into normal society but recently had been slacking at work. She was now starting
to realise this.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I realise that I have to take a more professional attitude towards
work. I have been thinking too much about myself and my problems since leaving
the cult. I need to take work seriously"
THE INTERPRETATION The setting for this dream is a swimming pool. Often they
are symbols that we are looking inside ourselves. They often link to our own
emotions and may symbolise how we a stuck inside our own feelings. The dreamer
had recently been in an abusive religious cult. She was not totally recovered
mentally and still was constantly monitoring her own behaviors and attempting
to fit back into normal life.
The dream features business clothes and that maybe the clue to the dream.
Business clothes maybe link with work. In this case the dreamer was wearing
casual business clothes - the kind she wears for work. She had on an oversize
T-shirt. Recently the dreamer was realising that she was taking too casual
an attitude towards work. She perhaps needed to take things more seriously.
The food in the dream is Hors d'oevres. This is a rather elaborate and pretentious
food. Perhaps in this dream we can suggest that the dreamer has been stuck
in her own problems and thinking too much about the time since she left the
cult. She maybe needs to get back to basics and take work more seriously.
The dreamer was perhaps still in a particular frame of mind. She was still
wanting to 'save the world' and save people from religious cults(including
herself). When we are a victim of something we will tend to obsess about this.
Yet now she maybe is thinking that she needs to come down a little and to
truly adjust back into normal life.
Symbolic Meanings
BUSINESS : "serious attitude - the dreamer realises that others take
a more serious attitude towards their work"
DRESSED : "unconscious signals you send to people"
HEAVY : "very serious - the dreamer was too caught up in her own recovery"
PARTY : "the dreamer is talking like its a party and not in a more appropriate
business manner"
PEOPLE : "generalisations about what is appropriate behavior"
SWIMMING POOL : "your own close personal emotions - the dreamer thinks
too much about herself and how she has changed since leaving the cult"
T-SHIRT : "a casual image towards something - the dreamer realises that
she takes a casual attitude towards work"
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DREAM TIP : Try to think of dream symbols as words. Think of chocolate
in dreams as the word 'nice'. Then try to write down a few quotes which capture
all major issues and in particular things that took place the day before.
Think of quotes like "I have been trying to be much more cheerful at work
with my coworkers", or "I have been thinking about how to write my report",
or "My sister seemed a little depressed yesterday - I wonder if she is OK".
Now look back at the quotes and see where the word 'nice ' appears. The dream
symbol may directly link to that issue.
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THE DREAM Everyone was trying to feed me cakes and I said no to all
of them. The last one was a strawberry short cake, it looked so good and I
wanted it but I still said no.
THE REALITY The dreamer said "I am thinking about the future - its all I can
think about"
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I cannot involve myself in simple pleasures right now. I am thinking
too much about the future. I need to decide what I want to do with my life"
THE INTERPRETATION Cakes are symbols of self indulgence and things that make
you feel good. However, they are also symbolic of things that make you feel
good only in the short term. They are not wholesome foods they merely comfort
you. In this way if the dreamer is saying no to such food it shows that she
is thinking more in the long term. Young people constantly feel under pressure
to enjoy life and feel good right now. It is much more difficult to work hard
and plan for the future.
Symbolic Meanings
CAKE : "indulge in short term desires - the dreamer is not interested
in the short term pleasures of life as her mind is set on deeper issues surrounding
her life and future career"
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THE DREAM I was dreaming about my refrigerator. It was making ice-cream.
And it was a chocolate ice-cream like we buy in the shops. I was supposed
to collect them and to put them in the fridge so they can stay cold. And a
few of them fall to the ground and the ants start grouping around it. So I
washed few ice creams to get ants off them.
THE REALITY The dreamer was on holiday at the time and she was looking for
enjoyment and light hearted relaxing activities. The dreamer was carefully
trying to plan out her holiday experience.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I am on holiday with my friend and her mom. I am having to do things
which fit in with my friends mom. But there is plenty of time to do what I
want to do as well"
THE INTERPRETATION Chocolate and ice cream are symbols of pleasure. They relate
to things which make us feel good but do not necessarily improve and enrich
us as people. In this dream they refer to the holiday type activities such
a sunbathing and relaxing.
Ants in dreams can be symbols of conformity. On holiday we try to fit in with
the holiday type culture. We often do things that we do not do in general.
Perhaps the ants symbolize the need to resist the pressures to behave in certain
stereotyped ways. This was something that the dream indeed stated. She was
no "trying to fit in with the holiday atmosphere ".
The dreamer is very active in making the ice cream. That shows that she is
actively planning out and participating in the holiday experience. She wishes
to keep her experience fresh and cool(in the fridge). She is making her holiday
the type of experience that she wants.
In her holiday she was trying to balance being the need to enjoy and mix in
with other people and at the same time be respectful of her friends mother.
So the dream was very much about balancing needs.
Symbolic Meanings
ANTS : "conformity - having to do what her friends mom wants to do"
CHOCOLATE : "enjoyment - enjoying her holiday"
SHOP : "the choices available to you at present - the dream is about what
the dreamer wants from her holiday and restrictions on how she is able to
act "
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THE DREAM The dream started with this elevator that was supposed to
open up and my niece was supposed to be in there and I was going to bend down
and hug her. Instead the news camera showed up, the elevator turned into a
refrigerator with lunchmeat in it. We opened the fridge and me and my brother
made sandwiches. I really really wanted a sandwich and I ate it. When I woke
up, I wasn't the slightest bit hungry.
THE REALITY The dreamers brother does not have access to his little girl.
Everyone misses the young niece. In the days before the dream the dreamer
and her brother had gone to the mall and kind of hoped that she would bump
into the sister in law and her beloved niece. These little chance meeting
just help satisfy her .
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "We have been stopped from seeing my niece. Its really upset me and
I have been trying to go to the town and bump into them
THE INTERPRETATION The dream is not easy to solve but it does give the connection
to the niece. In such cases its best to at least explore any issues surrounding
people who appear in the dream. In this case the niece did provide a rich
source of problems which were dogging her mind. The arguments over visiting
rights and also missed her little niece a great deal.
The elevator is a sign that expectations rise and fall. So this seems to fit
consistently with the reality.
News cameras are symbols of the very latest news. They deal with what's happening
right this minute. They symbolise the anticipation of some real life event.
Food and eating in dreams are often linked with a lack of something in the
dreamers life. That quite clearly could be the lack of visiting rights in
this case. But there are hints in the types of food here. Luncheon meat is
forced meat. It is made from bits of meat off the bone and is then forced
together. This is quite a strong symbol in this case the forced meat being
symbolic of how she wants to force her way into her nieces life against the
will of her sister in law. It may also link to the court forcing access.
The sandwich too links quite nicely. Sandwiches are symbols of snacks. In
this case a chance meeting with her niece is the kind of snack that would
satisfy a temporary need and hunger.
In some ways this is a difficult dream overall. It has a lot of challenging
symbols. They are arranged in a difficult way. Some may not be convinced by
this dream interpretation. But overall the connections are there and the dream
does deal with a classic nagging issue. This is always a problem with understanding
dreams. There will be times when you are not convinced but this was the best
possible explanation at the time.
Symbolic Meanings
HUNGRY : "the dreamer has a large appetite to see her niece"
LUNCH : "food for thought - your real life experiences and how they feed your
mind"
NEWS : "waiting for a decision on something - news pending"
SANDWICH : "feel caught in the middle - something in between"
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DREAM TIP Dreams can often be premonitions. Many dreams represent our
thoughts about things that happened yesterday. However, some dreams seem to
be able to link in with emotions that we are about to feel on the day of the
dream. They capture chance events.
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sleep thinking of something that had dominated your entire day then I would
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