Dream Symbols - F

FACADE

• Does this indicate the 'front', or social self I show publicly?

FACE

• Is this a representation of how I express myself?



• Could it imply that I am facing, or confronting a problem of some kind?

FACTORY

• Is this about my habitual and conventional reactions to life?



• Is this a body dream, where the factory represents a function such as digestion?



• If I work in a factory, does this reflect my feelings or issues that have to do with work?

FAECES / FECES

• How is the faeces used in the dream?



• Does this imply the positive side such as riches, money or good luck (fertile substance)?



• If I am passing faeces, is this the passing of worrisome feelings, tension or repression?



• If I am covered in faeces, do I feel dirty or repulsive?

FAILURE

• Am I comparing myself to something in someway?



• Do I feel competitive in a situation and feel like I come up short?



• Do I feel like a failure 'because' of something that happened in life?

FAINT See DIZZY


FAIR(Hair)

• Does this represent my conscious thoughts?



• Do I feel 'light headed' about something?


(Also, see HAIR)

FAIRGROUND

• Is this about the diverse pool of people or activities in human life?



• Does it show the range of human fate…rich to poor, midgets to giants, and so on?


(Also, see MARKET)

FAIRY

• What do I know and feel about fairies?



• Does this represent a natural force in nature such as an element, electricity, gravity or magnetism?



• Does the fairy indicate wishful thinking?

FALL

• How is the fall portrayed in the dream?



• Is this a fall in my opinion of myself?



• Am I falling in love, or out of love?



• Do I have a fear about losing control over something?

FALL(Season) See AUTUMN


FARM

• Is this about basic down-to-earth feelings and urges?



• Does this represent the cultivation of myself or personality?

FAST / FASTING

• Does this really mean turning inward, refraining from the materialistic?



• Am I taking time out for contemplation?



• Should I be aware of excessive self denial?



• Is this about an eating disorder?

FAST(Movement) See SPEED


FAT PERSON

• Do I feel 'weighted down' by cares?



• Does this indicate defense against feelings of inadequacy?



• Is it a picture of health, happiness and sensuality?



• Am I simply worried about my own physical weight?

FATE

• Do I feel like my life is not under my control?



• Is this about forgotten actions, or my unconscious nature?

FATHER

• How is my father portrayed in the dream?



• Does he represent similar aspects in myself?



• Am I looking for fatherly advice.



• (Go back into the dream and become your father, or have a conversation with him)

FAUN See FAIRY


FEAR

• Are there situations in life I need to learn to cope with better?



• Is this a release dream?


(Fear is probably the most common emotion in dreams. Go back into the dream and investigate these anxieties. This is a chance to safely experiment.)

FEAST See FOOD


FEATHER

• How is this feather portrayed in the dream, and what kind of feather was it?



• Is this a special aspiration or ideal?



• Does it indicate an achievement, as in 'feather in my cap'?

FEE

• Does this represent 'the price to pay' for what I do in life…good or bad?

FEET

• Do my feet represent my psychological support system and how I get around in the world?



• Is this a sensitivity gauge for my present life situation, rough going or smooth?

FELLOWSHIP

• Is there conflict or unity in this fellowship?



• Does this represent my own internal state of unity or struggle?

FEMALE See WOMAN


FEMUR

• Does the femur imply strength, support or power?

FENCE

• How is the fence portrayed in the dream?



• Am I 'sitting on the fence' about a decision to be made?



• Is this fence a barrier or protection against something getting at me, or keeping myself away from a situation?



• Do I feel offended about something, as in someone 'crossed the line'?

FERRET

• What do I know and feel about ferrets?



• Am I 'ferreting out' information about something?



• Does it imply inquisitiveness?



• Is this about someone being sexually annoying or demanding?

FERRY

• Does this imply a connection with people or opportunities?



• Does it represent overcoming a barrier, or distance?



• Does it have anything to dying (ferrying over to the other side)?



• Is this simply a travel dream?

FEVER

• Do I have a burning desire about something?



• Is this a sign of great stress or emotion, burning itself out?



• Am I concerned, or should I be concerned about my health?

FIDDLE

• Does this imply 'fiddling around' and not doing anything constructive?



• Is this about being first or second fiddle (rank ) in a relationship, or a life situation?



• Am I easily manifesting my life as I desire?

FIELD

• Does this show a particular area or activity that I am most capable in?



• Am I interested in a certain 'field'?



• Could this represent 'the playing field' or staging of a situation in my life?

FIG

• Does this represent something sweet in my life?



• Is this about feminine intuition?

FIGHT

• Does this represent inner conflict? (Go back into the dream and resolve this fighting.)

FILTH See CESSPOOL


FINGER

• How is the finger (or fingers) used in the dream?



• Am I expressing something precisely (pointing, beckoning, putting a finger on it, grasping something, fingerprint)?



• Is this sexual innuendo (using fingers during sex-play)?

FIRE

• How is the fire portrayed in the dream?



• Does it represent passion, burning love or consuming emotional fever of some kind?



• Is it about purifying past hurts or mistakes?



• Could this imply transformation of something?



• Is this possibly a warning of illness?

FIREMAN

• Does this fireman represent the qualities capable of dealing with my more intense emotions?

FISH

• If this is related to the Christian (or other religion) symbol, what does that symbol really mean to me?



• Is this a play on words, as in 'fishing for compliments', or 'something is fishy' and so on?



• Does the fish represent the processes of my inner life that does on 'under the surface'?

FIST

• How is the fist used in the dream?


(Fists are expressive, as in 'shaking your fist in anger', or 'grasping at something'. Use your description as the definition.)

FIT See EPILEPSY


FIVE

• Am I familiar with numerology or astrology? (Check your own references)



• Does this symbolize man (head, two arms and two legs)?



• Is this about the elements (earth, air, fire, water and the ethereal)?


(Also, see NUMBERS)

FLESH See MEAT


FLOAT

• Does this indicate hopeful and buoyant feelings, as in 'floating on air'?



• Am I floating through a situation as opposed to with purpose?

FLOCKS

• Does this represent gathered aspects of myself?



• Could it imply following the crowd, or someone blindly?

FLOOD

• Does this imply overwhelming and difficult emotion that threatens to overcome good sense?

FLOOR

• Does the floor represent my basic everyday life?



• Is this about support?



• Am I on the bottom of something…feelings of humility?

FLOWER

• Does this symbolize a 'flowering', or growth of something?



• Is this about opening up to an idea?



• (If this is about a particular flower, look up the symbolism in a reference of your own)

FLUID See WATER


FLUTE

• Does the flute sound represent beauty and harmony?



• Is this an expression of my spirit?

FLYING

• Do I believe I might simply be astral traveling, experiencing myself without the body?



• Is this the desire to rise above things and attain greater heights, but be in control?



• Do I desire to get somewhere, or get something done quickly?



• Is there a feeling of escaping, or fleeing from something?

FOG

• Does this imply uncertainty, or inability to understand?



• Am I, or do I feel ignorant about a situation?



• Am I hiding my real motives behind a fog of self deceit?

FOLIAGE

• What kind of foliage is it and what do I know about it?



• Does the foliage represent lots of ideas?

FOOD

• How is food portrayed in the dream (this is very important because food plays a huge part in our waking lives)



• Does this symbolize in general anything I depend on to sustain or strengthen myself?



• If I am eating excessively, am I ignoring, or repressing particular desires such as love, recognition, security, and so on?



• Do I need to nourish myself mentally, physically, or emotionally?



• Am I simply physically hungry while I'm asleep?



• Is this a ceremonial dream?

FOOT

• Does this indicate the foundation on which my life is built?



• Is about the set of beliefs from which my actions are carried out?



• Am I giving myself a rest, as in 'putting my foot / feet up'?

FORCE

• Am I using force to counteract a frightened response, or anxiety?



• What is it that I feel threatened by?



• Do I feel hatred or anger towards something?

FORD

• Does this imply a practical way through emotions or a situation?


(Also, see RIVER)

FOREST See TREE

FORGE See BLACKSMITH


FORGERY

• Is this about deceit, or a lie?

FOUR

• Am I familiar with numerology or astrology? (Use my references to find the meaning)



• Does four represent stability, family, strength or material things?



• Is it about the four elements, or perhaps the four directions on a compass?

FOX

• What do I know and feel abut foxes?



• Does the fox represent cunning or shrewd aspects?



• How about instinctive knowledge and alertness?

FREEWAY

• Does this indicate 'life in the fast lane'?



• Do I desire a quick route to where I want to go in life?



• Do I feel resistance in something I feel is moving too fast?

FREEZE

• Am I frightened of emotions?



• Is this about being emotionally cold?



• Do I feel the desire for warmth of feeling and affection?


(Also, see COLD)

FRIEND

• Is this friend someone I know? If so, what do I think and feel about this person?



• If I do not know the friend in the dream, does this person represent feelings that encourage and advise me?

FROG

• What do I know and feel about frogs?



• Is this about the ability to change (frog to prince, or tadpole to frog)?



• Does the frog symbolize mystery, wizardry or ancient wisdom?

FRONT

• Does this represent the known part of myself, as seen by the rest of the world?


(Also, see FACADE)

FUEL

• Does this represent my energy level, or resources?



• Does this indicate knowledge that I have not yet applied?

FUNERAL See DEATH


FUNGUS

• Is this about decay, disease, or sickly ideas?

FUR

• Is this about being in touch with my own animalistic side?



• Am I meeting with my natural feelings and instinctive wisdom?



• Do I have strong feeling about using animal hides?

FURNITURE

• What kind of furniture is it?



• Does this symbolize my inner beliefs, opinion and attitudes.



• Am I strategizing, as in moving furniture around?



• Is this about my feelings in regards to domesticity, or home life?

FUSE

• Is this about 'fusing' different ideas or directions together?



• If this is an electrical fuse, does this represent a breakdown in self confidence or resolutions?

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