Dream Symbols

• 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?

• Are there past actions or thoughts that still need to be dealt with?
(Also, see BILL)

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?

• Am I exploring memories and past experiences?
• Am I searching for an answer to something in particular?
(Also, see EARTH)

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?

• How is this demon portrayed in the dream?
• Do I feel extreme guilt or fear about something?
• Does this represent a negative trait that I 'possess' (as in 'being possessed by a demon')?
• (Go back into the dream and transform the demon into a more benign being)
(Also, see DEVIL, SATAN)

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?

• Am I working on something?
• Do I need to be paying more attention to the mundane tasks of life?
(Also, see TABLE)

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?

• What does the devil mean to me?
• Does the devil symbolize all the thoughts, or aspects of myself that I am ashamed of?
• Do I have a strong urges, or influences in my life that have control over me?
(Also, see DEMON, SATAN, OBSESSION)

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?

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?

• What do I connect dragons with?
• Does this indicate great power?
• If I am the dragon, do I possess magical (transforming) abilities?
(Also, see SNAKE, FISH)

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

• Am I taking something in, absorbing something?
• Do I long or thirst for something?
• Is this alcohol? Then see ALCOHOL

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?

• Does this represent thoughts or things that no longer have any importance?
• Do I need to get rid of or let go of something?
(Also, see GARBAGE)

DYING See DEATH

DYNAMITE

• Is this a release of emotion?
• Does it represent tremendous energy or force?
(Also, see BOMB)