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Dream Symbols



DAGGER
  • Does this express hatred and aggressive urges?
  • Is this an expression of force, whether intellectual, moral or physical?
  • (Also, see ARMS)

DALAI LAMA

  • What do I know and feel about the Dalai Lama?
  • Does he represent a level of wisdom that transcends reasoning or personal learning (collective unconscious)?
  • (Also, see GURU)

DAM

  • Am I holding back my natural flow of feelings and urges?
  • Do I need to be aware of my damming up emotions and feelings?
DANCE
  • What kind of dance was this?
  • Does this show spontaneity?
  • Could it indicate a connection with the divine?
DARK
  • Does the darkness have something to do with a gloomy ambiance that suggests uncertainty or failure to 'see' a situation?
DARN
  • Am I repairing or healing something in myself?
  • Does this represent a careful and saving attitude?

DART

  • Does this indicate a hurtful thought, or hatefulness?
  • Could it indicate aggressive sexuality?

DAWN

  • Does this show an illumination, or beginning of understanding?
  • Am I hopeful about something?
  • Am I embarking on a new phase of life?

DAY

  • Does the day express a mood or interest?
  • Could it indicate consciousness?

DEAF

  • Am I turning a 'deaf ear' to a situation happening around me?
  • Is there something I am afraid to face.
  • Do I feel that people are keeping something from me, or feel isolated?
DEATH
  • Does this simply represent changes…leaving the past behind and moving on?
  • Is this a fear of dying dream?
  • Do I fear something in life that I'd rather not deal with?
  • (This is a good dream to back into and explore)

DEBIT

DEBT

  • Like 'DEBIT', is there something calling me that I need to attend to?
  • Am I not giving to others as they have given to me?
  • (Also, see BILL)

DECAY

  • Does this relate to inner difficulties?
  • Are certain memories or feelings causing me problems and need attention?
  • (Also, see CESSPOOL)

DECOY

  • Is this showing me how I deceive others into believing I'm something I'm really not?
  • Am I convincing myself to believe in a situation when I really don't?
  • Could this be a warning of deceit or a tricky situation in my life?
DEEP
  • Does this represent the depths of myself that affects my entire nature?
  • Is this my subconscious?

DEER

  • What do I know and feel about deer?
  • Does this represent the gentle harmless parts of myself?
  • Am I easily hurt by criticism or cynicism?
  • If there are antlers, could this be a sign to pay close to attention to my intuition?

DEFORMITY

  • Do I feel 'deformed' in some way, not adequate?
  • Have I been traumatized in the past and now need to develop my potential?

DELAY

  • Does this indicate that I have been putting things off?
  • Am I have difficulty making a decision about something?
  • Is there something important I should be remembering about a situation?

DELL

  • Is this a quiet retreat within myself where I can be relaxed and peaceful?

DELUGE

  • Do I feel overwhelmed in general and this is simply a release of emotion?
  • Is this showing me to take some time for myself?
DELVE

DEMOLISH

  • Does this symbolize a breakdown of ideas, philosophies, or ways of life?
  • Am I losing hope about situations in life?
  • Do I feel criticized by others?
  • If I am demolishing something in the dream, could this be a positive sign of willingness to change?
DEMON

DENTIST

  • How do I feel about going to the dentist?
  • Is this about fear of pain?
  • Should I be taking care of how I express my opinions or emotion?
  • Could this simply be a nudge to get my teeth looked at?
  • (Also, see TEETH)

DEPTH See DEEP

DERELICT

  • Does this indicate outgrown beliefs that I have left behind, or should leave behind?
  • Do I have aspects of myself that have not been taken care of…long unused?

DESCENT

  • How is the descent portrayed in the dream?
  • Does this have something to do with 'getting down to earth', or to become more practical?
  • Am I going through a period of depression, or feeling bad about a situation?

DESECRATE

  • Am I degrading my own inner feelings or beliefs?
  • Do I need to be rid of a particular influence?
DESERT
  • What do I know and feel about the desert and what is the related emotion?
  • Do I have a lack of feeling?
  • Does this indicate a feeling of emptiness, or loneliness?
  • Do I long for a period of quiet solitude?

DESK

DETHRONE

  • Am I breaking away from an authority figure, such as a parent?
  • Do I want to overcome emotional restraints that I have on myself?
DEVIL

DIADEM

  • Does this indicate expanded awareness?

DIAMOND

  • What do I know and feel about diamonds?
  • How was the diamond portrayed in the dream?
  • Does this represent eternity or a long period of time?
  • Is this a dream about luxury or the promise of good things to come?

DIARY

  • Does the diary show insights into myself?
  • Am I recalling the past?

DICE

  • Am I taking a chance on something?
  • Do they represent luck?

DIE See DEATH

DIG See DELVE

DIGEST

  • Am I, or do I need to absorb and incorporate something into my life?
  • If this has to do with indigestion, am I having trouble accepting, or 'stomaching' something?
  • (Also, see FOOD)

DINNER See FOOD

DIRT

  • How is the dirt portrayed in the dream?
  • Is the dirt life giving, vital for growth?
  • Do I feel 'unclean' in thoughts, or physically?

DISAPPEAR

  • Do I have a wish to get away from a situation, or get rid of something?
  • Did I forget or lose sight of something?
  • Does it have anything to do with time or space?

DISINFECTANT

  • Does this represent the power of healing?
  • Is this about washing away fear or guilt?
  • Is there a problem or some emotion I need to get to the root of?

DISC See CIRCLE

DISSECTION

  • Am I taking a look into something using a logical and clinical approach?
  • Does this indicate 'getting to the root of the problem'?

DIVINING / DOWSING ROD

  • Is this about using my intuition?
DIZZY
  • Do I feel off balance or overwhelmed by a situation?
  • Am I falling in love, or out of love?
DOCTOR
  • Does this doctor represent my own inner healing force?
  • Is this about fear of illness?

DOCUMENT

  • Does this indicate an important idea, or set of instructions about myself?
  • Is this about expressing a creative idea?
DOG
  • What do I know and feel about dogs?
  • How was the dog portrayed in the dream…loving or threatening?
  • Is this about unconditional love, loyalty, or companionship?
  • If the dog seemed threatening, does this represent a feeling of being attacked emotionally?

DOLPHIN See FISH

DONKEY See ASS

DOOR

  • Does the door represent an opportunity or new realization?
  • If this door is closed, is it a barrier against something, or someone?
  • Could it represent a shift from one situation to another?
DOT
  • Does this symbolize an end, or a beginning?
  • Does it mean to zero in on a particular thought, activity or situation?
  • Is it a 'point' of something?

DOUGH

  • Am I in the process of transforming something in life ('working' on it)?
  • Does it represent the word 'dough', as in money?
DOVE
  • What do I know and feel about doves?
  • Does it represent peace, love or intuition?

DRAGON

DREAMING

  • Does this suggest that I have a lack of attention to everyday affairs?
  • Am I 'asleep', as in not aware of something I need to wake up to?

DRESS See CLOTHES

DRINK

DRUM

  • How is the drum portrayed in the dream?
  • Is this calling my attention to something?
  • Do I feel an urge to move or express myself?

DUCK See CORMORANT

DUMB(Can't Speak)

  • Does this indicate an inability to express inner feelings?
  • Am I blocking something inside myself from surfacing?

DUNG See CESSPOOL, FAECES/FECES

DUST

  • Am I looking at an idea that needs to be 'dusted off' and re-examined?
  • Do I have thoughts that are no longer serving me?
DUSTBIN DWARF
  • What is the dwarf doing in the dream?
  • Do I feel small in relation to others in a situation?
  • Is this about the Disney characters and the aspects they represent?

DYING See DEATH

DYNAMITE


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