If we dream of finding something, such as a precious object, we are becoming aware of some part of ourselves which is, or will be, of use to us. We are making a discovery or a real...

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Tattoos portray archetypes with which you may identify. They may act as metaphors for what is deeply imprinted within the soul, whether devil or angel. Tattoos may make a strong st...

Symbol: A book in a dream could be the “book of your life.”Vision: Sitting in the middle of a lot of books or being in a huge library indicates the fear of being stretched to...

Symbols, metaphors, and archetypes in your dream do not appear by accident but usually have a deeper and more powerful significance. Some dreams are simply a way for us to MdigestH...

Dreams of being chased are most common. These dreams are typically metaphors of the need for the dreamer to escape certain situations in life. Such escapes may not always be produc...

Such dreams do not have to be premonitory or have any relation to physical death, but rather should be interpreted as a sign of the end of an era.It is the beginning of something n...

In dreams, opposites that appear are metaphors for those contradictory aspects that our minds contain. It deals with the masculine and feminine, extroversion and introversion, acti...

Because of the dreaming mind’s tendency to literalize metaphors, the back can signify meanings from familiar sayings. For example, in a dream the back may mean “watch your back...

Bees have a rich symbolic tradition out of proportion to their small size. Positively, they have been used to represent diligence, hard work, and organization. Less positively, the...

Birds are complex symbols with many possible meanings.As creatures that fly aloft with no attachment to the ground, they can represent freedom, either physical or psychological. Be...

Blood has a rich and complex symbology and can represent any number of different kinds of human experiences. Because of certain familiar experiences and metaphors, many of these do...

Boxes have a complex range of meanings, so deciphering the meaning of a box that appears in a dream is often difficult. For Freud, boxes represented the womb or the vagina. Much de...

Eating sometimes symbolizes partaking of nonphysical forms of nourishment. It may also represent enjoyment or indulgence. Because the English language uses certain eating metaphors...

Feet can symbolize everything from sex to humility. They also represent mobility, freedom, and a foundation. Various metaphors may be represented by literal feet in the dream state...

“The goose that lays the golden eggs” symbolizes opulent fertility and wealth on the physical plane of life. Also, because the dreaming mind tends to literalize linguistic meta...

Horns in a dream sometimes indicate a “wake-up call” and the need to pay attention to the inner voices of one’s intuition and spiritual guidance.Also, because of the dreaming...

Pepper can represent spiciness, irritation, or warmth—all of which are metaphors for aspects of human interaction. In a dream, pepper could be representing any one of these quali...

Dreams in which you are inappropriately dressed or underdressed when everyone else is appropriately dressed for the occasion are classic metaphors for feelings of frustration and u...

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