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?