Easy Dream Interpretation

Dream Symbols - A




ABANDONED
  • Is this a feeling I have often?


  • If I look backwards through my life, when did this feelings start? (Because this feeling deeply influences the way you feel in a relationship, it is helpful to recognise the difference between the history of this feeling as it has played in your life, and what is actually real in your present relationships.)



ABBEY
  • What was my actual response to the abbey, and what part does that response play in my life?



ABDOMEN
  • What was happening in this area in terms of my feeling responses to people and events?


  • What was the feeling involved?


  • Was there pain or swelling that might indicate emotional wounds?


  • Might it have something to do with 'digesting' new experiences in my life?


  • Is there a health or diet issue that is causing some concern?



ABNORMAL
  • What did I feel when I looked at the abnormal features?


  • Do I feel something like that about myself sometimes or about my life situation?


  • What is it about myself or my life that I feel is distorted or not fully developed?



ABORIGINAL
  • Am I at odds with this natural part of myself?


  • Is there some love and understanding between us?


  • What can I learn from this side of myself?


  • Is this being asking something of me?



ABORTION
  • What have I lost that has been newly developing or emerging in my life?


  • Is this something I should try to regain?


  • Does healing need to take place around the feelings in the dream?



ABOVE
  • What are the abilities or achievements I feel good about?


  • What am I looking up to or reaching for?


  • What or who do I feel is above me?



ABROAD
  • What was the overall experience of that place?


  • Did I feel happy there..lonely - what characteristics of the people did I take in?


  • What is my general view of the country and its people?


  • Am I or should I be exploring new interests, or new areas of myself?


  • Is there a situation in my life where I don't 'feel at home'?



ABSCESS
  • What part of my body is this on, and am I aware of any problem in that area?


  • Are there painful past experiences, or irritating thoughts that may still be causing dis-ease in my life?


  • What does that part of my body represent psychologically? (Look it up in the rest of the dictionary, i.e. arm; leg; chest.)



ABSORB
  • What does the dream suggest is being absorbed?


  • What does this point to in my waking life?


  • What do I feel in the dream, and what does this say about me?


  • What do I do, or what could I do, about the situation?



ACCEPT
  • Am I willing to admit or receive whatever is being depicted?


  • What am I giving of myself?


  • What is involved in the relationship with whatever or whoever is giving or receiving?



ACCIDENT
  • Am I feeling stressed or tense about something?


  • Is there an attitude I have that could lead to some sort of accident or misfortune?


  • Is there something I am avoiding doing that is at the root of this dream - i.e. are the tires on my car bald, or a piece of electrical equipment that needs attention?


  • What am I worried about?


  • How can I change the dream imagery to defuse it?



ACCORDION
  • What feeling does this instrument express?


  • Am I coming into harmony or accord with myself, or things in general?



ACE
  • Do I have an 'ace' up my sleeve that I can use in a situation?


  • What control factor might this ace represent?


  • Ace high, or low?



ACHE
  • Where on my body is this ache? (look up body part)


  • What situation might this ache represent.


  • Am I aching/longing for something - if so what is it?



ACID
  • Is something eating away at my confidence, resolve or sense of well being?


  • Do I feel a difficult but cleansing action taking place?


  • Have I been deeply critical of someone else or even myself?


  • Do I feel something corrosive inside me?



ACNE
  • Do I have acne - if so what comments does this dream make about it?


  • Can I shift the dream images in any way to arrive at a more satisfying feeling?


  • What does this suggest about the image I have of myself?



ACORN
  • Might I be experiencing the beginnings of powerful new growth, spiritual or otherwise?


  • Have I a seed, in the form of an idea or an opportunity that I need to plant now?


  • Is there an inner strength I have but am not recognising or letting grow?



ACOUSTICS
  • Can I define what it is I am aware of and what that suggests about me?


  • Is there an element of great awareness here? If so what am I sensing?


  • How am I responding in the situation and can I connect that with waking life?



ACROPHOBIA
  • Am I frightened that if I am not in control of my life things will go haywire?


  • In what way might I lose my balance in life?


  • Am I dealing with the fear of death here?


  • How can I change the imagery and feelings in this dream?



ACTOR
  • Am I acting out an old pattern of behaviour, or is something new being expressed in this dream?


  • What am I feeling in this dream, and how does the feeling connect with my waking life?



ADAM and EVE
  • How would I describe Adam to myself?


  • Who or what might he represent?


  • Is there an element of temptation involved?


  • Do I feel I have lost something - the wonder of innocence and childhood for instance? (Also, See EVE)

ADDER See SNAKE


ADDICTED
  • What in my life might be overpowering my freedom of choice?


  • Am I in a relationship that is influencing me negatively?


  • Is there addictive behaviour I am not admitting to?



ADDRESS
  • What address is this…home, work…someone else's address?


  • Does the situation or quality of the address describe something in my own life?


  • If I am going home in the dream, what situation am I going home to - happiness; loneliness?


  • What is the quality of the locality in which you live, and what do you feel about it?


  • Is there a situation I need to address in my life?



ADMIRAL
  • Am I the admiral in my "sea of life experience"?


  • Does the admiral represent an authority figure?



ADOLESCENT
  • What did I face as a teenager that is still a factor in my life?


  • What am I exploring about being a teenager, and what can I learn from this?


  • What is the character of this adolescent and how does that relate to me at the moment?


  • What theme or actions surround the teenager, and do they give clues to my present situation?


  • What things are happening in the relationship with this adolescent and do they throw light on a present relationship?



ADORATION See SURRENDER,WORSHIP,PRAY


ADORN
  • Am I adding something to myself?


  • Am I covering up something?



ADRIFT
  • Am I lacking direction in a situation?


  • Am I allowing something beyond my control to take its course?


  • Is this expressing my dropping of dependency and attachment?



ADULT See MAN,WOMAN


ADULTERY
  • Am I somehow cheapening a valuable experience in life?


  • Do I long for something that is physically or emotionally forbidden to me?


  • Am I not admitting the needs I have ?


  • Does this show an area of my life that is full of energy that I do not let flow into my everyday life?



ADVERTISEMENT
  • Is this bringing something to my awareness or that I need to pay attention to?


  • What new opportunities or situations am I seeking or hoping for?


  • Am I feeling my way to a new direction or activity?



AFFECTATION
  • Am I doing something out of character, or pretending to be something I'm not?


  • Why is this happening in the dream and has that got a message for me?


  • Does this remind me of someone I know - and if so what do I feel about that person?



AFRICAN
  • Is this a connection to the more instinctive aspects of myself?


  • Does this pertain to feelings about skin color?


  • How am I relating to this part of me that connects more fully to my intuitive self?


  • What can I, or am I, learning from this relationship?



AGE
  • What does the particular age represent to me?


  • Does this signify particular aspects of the age?


  • What were the main events or features of my life at that age?


  • Does this dream highlight special aspects of the thing or person. If so what are they?


  • Is there a difference between what I think about that age and what the dream shows?



AGGRESSIVENESS
  • Is the anger in the dream directed toward me or someone else?


  • If it's toward me, am I dealing here with anger in myself I am not recognising, or am I sensing the anger in someone I know?


  • Am I frightened of expressing anger or hostility?


  • Can I allow a safer expression of my anger?



AGONY
  • Does the dream give any clue in its theme or drama to show what the agony is about?


  • If so, can I extend this by writing down how this connects with my past or everyday life, and what it is about?


  • If I am not fully expressing my feelings in the dream, can I express, or act them out while I am awake?



AGORAPHOBIA
  • Am I afraid of being exposed somehow?


  • Do I feel like I have no place to hide?



AGREEMENT
  • Could this be an 'agreement' of my own opinions, emotions, or beliefs?



AIM
  • What am I aiming at?


  • Does this imply a goal or other important target?



AIR
  • Is this about the physical element of air?


  • Am I afraid of not surviving a situation, or losing support?


  • What is it I sense 'in the air' or atmosphere??


  • What is my relationship with the environment I am in?


  • Do the specific events or actions in the dream give a clue to what I am dealing with?


  • Am I escaping into airy feelings?



AIRPLANE
  • Am I taking a 'flight' into a new or challenging situation or relationship?


  • What am I leaving behind or arriving at?


  • Are there radical shifts of life style I am involved in?


  • Do some events in my life feel like a 'plane crash'?



AIR RAID
  • What in my external life am I feeling threatened by?


  • Are things happening out of the blue that I feel threatened by?


  • Am I facing new things that I am still learning to deal with?


  • Can I put a name or situation to what threatens me?



ALCHEMIST
  • Am I aware of how I allow this influence in my life?


  • What can I do to increase the power of this transforming influence?


  • Why am I dreaming of this at the moment?


  • What is it in myself or life that needs transformation?


  • Is somebody I know a transforming influence in my life?



ALCOHOL
  • Is this dream about a transforming influence, or a dependent need I have?


  • If this is about a transforming influence in my life, can I identify it and use it?


  • What does the action of the dream suggest about the influence of the alcohol in my life?


  • What effect is the alcohol having on me in the dream?


  • If no alcohol is being drunk in the dream, what is the dream indicating about it?



ALCOHOLISM See ADDICTED


ALIEN
  • What is happening in my life that I don't connect with, or understand or feel is alien to me?


  • If I identify with the alien creature or thing, what feelings or facets of myself do I encounter?


  • Can I recognise from the dream the feelings or fears I use to avoid or meet with this alien facet of myself?


  • (Go back into the dream if needed and interact with the alien to get more information)

ALLERGIC
  • What event, food or other substance might I be having trouble coping with?



ALLEY See ROAD


ALLIGATOR
  • What does the alligator represent to me? What do I know about them


  • What event, food or other substance might I be having trouble coping with?


  • Is there something I have a strong feeling reaction to that I need to be aware of – aware that is of how my strong feelings affect me?


  • If the dream involves people am I not seeing what a bad reaction I have to someone?



ALPHABET
  • Could this be about 'lessons in life'?


  • Am I or do I need to learn something from the beginning?


  • Am I feeling like a child in some way?


  • (If you put the pieces of your life experience together can you arrive at a clearer understanding?)

ALTAR
  • What am I 'giving up to God', or some higher power?


  • Does this represent something I hold in the most high esteem?



AMERICA
  • What do I associate with America?


  • What is my view or experience of it?


  • What are the events and setting of the dream saying about my relationship with America?


  • If I take out the word America from the dream and write down what my feelings are, what would I say?



AMETHYST
  • Could this represent protection, healing, or insight?


  • Does it have anything to do with wealth?



AMOEBA
  • Could this represent the basic cellular processes within myself?



AMPUTATION
  • Have I, or do I feel that I've lost something near and dear to me?


  • What body part is associated here? (Also see LEG,ARM,LEFT,RIGHT)



AMUSEMENT PARK or ARCADE
  • Are there situations in my life that I take seriously, but may only be superficial?


  • Could there be a menacing aspect in life that is harmless in reality?



ANESTHETIC
  • Am I ignoring feelings and emotions, or feeling emotionally numb?



ANALYST
  • Is this my own 'inner analyst' giving me insight about myself, or a situation?



ANCHOR
  • Is there a feeling of resolve about something?


  • Do I feel tied down?



ANCIENT
  • Does this represent deep wisdom or knowledge?



ANGEL
  • How does the angel appear and how? What is my own belief about angels?


  • Do they represent spiritual forces?



ANIMAL
  • What are the aspects of the animal involved? What sort of urges or responses might it represent?



ANTIQUE See ANCIENT


ANUS
  • Could this pertain to getting rid of 'waste' either physical or emotional?



APE
  • Could the ape represent our unconscious instincts?



APPLE
  • Could this represent temptation? How about health? Or knowledge?



ARCHER See AIM


ARENA
  • Could this represent a boundary? Or perhaps an area of conflict?



ARK
  • Could this represent my strength of values or attitudes? Am I surviving a major upset of some kind?



ARM
  • What am I doing with my arms?


  • Does this have something to do with constructing or destroying something?


  • Does this signify expression of some emotion?



ARMOUR
  • Is this showing an emotional or intellectual barrier?


  • How about protection from being hurt, or influenced by others?



ARMS (Weapons)
  • Are these arms showing anger and fear, or maybe destructive urges?



ARRESTED
  • How do I feel like I'm being stopped or held back?


  • Does this have anything to do with guilt?



ART
  • Is this creative expression of an inner idea?


  • What is the theme involved?



ARTIST
  • What am I trying to express?


  • Could this be an outlet of creative urges?



ASCETIC
  • Avoidance of sex perhaps?


  • Maybe a cleansing or renewal of desires and motivations?



ASH
  • What purified aspect might this be pointing to?


  • Could this be memories of a person, or a love that has 'died'?



ASS
  • Might this show humility or maybe lack of intellect?


  • (Also See ANIMAL)

ASTHMA
  • Is there an issue with communication or anxiety?


  • Do I feel smothered by a person or situation?



ASTROLOGER, ASTROLOGY
  • Am I concerned with the future or my direction in life?



ATOM BOMB
  • Am I really worried or anxious about political forces in the world?


  • Is there an issue about survival?



ATTIC
  • Could this refer to old 'stored' memories, or maybe lack of feeling?


  • How about as a place to escape from others?



AURA
  • What is the color?


  • Does this represent a quality of self empowerment? (Also, see LIGHT)



AUSTRALIA
  • What do I know, or feel about Australia, or Australians in general?



AUTOGRAPH
  • Am I signing the autograph?


  • Is there an aspect I admire about the person who is signing?



AUTUMN
  • Does this show a time for reflection?


  • How about 'reaping the fruits of my labors'?



AVALANCHE
  • Am I repressing emotion to the point of a near breakdown? (Also see SNOW)



AVATAR See GURU


AWAKE
  • Am I becoming aware of something?



AXE
  • Does this represent a power or authority?


  • Am I 'chopping' an idea or situation into smaller parts?




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