Dream Symbols - G

GALE

• Does the gale indicate powerful influences, such as public opinion?



• Do I feel somewhat powerless over my own emotions and urges?


(Also, see AIR)

GAMES

• What kind of game is it…dangerous, skillful, or rewarding?



• Does this indicate my level of skill in dealing with life and relationships?

GANG

• Could this really be a collection of my fears?



• Does it represent aggressive tendencies?

GAOL(Jail)

• Does this represent feelings of being restrained (environment, morality, or philosophy)?


(Also, see CONVICT)

GARBAGE

• Does this represent the ideas and opinions I want to drop, or already have?


(Go back into the dream and consciously recycle your 'garbage'. Your thoughts are real, and so your 'dream garbage' is real energy that can be re-used.)

GARDEN

• What sort of a garden is it?



• Do I cultivate or neglect the possibilities and potential in my life?



• Does this represent love and other beautiful feelings?



• Is this a state of mind or being?

GARRET See ATTIC


GAS(Natural)

• Does this indicate poisonous, harmful thoughts?

GAS / GASOLINE

• Does this represent emotional or sexual energy?


(Also, see FUEL)

GASPING See ASTHMA


GATE

• Does this represent an opportunity or new experience?



• Could it indicate a barrier to something?


(Also, see GARDEN, FIELD if related)

GAY See HOMOSEXUAL


GAZE

• Is this about concentrating on something?



• Am I attempting to influence someone, or a situation?



• Is this about creating intimacy?

GEM See JEWEL


GENITALS

• How are they portrayed in the dream?



• Does this refer to sexual feelings, fears, hopes or sexual plans?



• Does it indicate feelings of how I feel about my gender?

GENIUS

• Is this about feelings of either superiority, or inferiority?



• Could it be about an emerging important realization or awareness?

GERMS / BACTERIA

• Is this about something that is causing me distress or even pain?



• Do I feel contaminated by something or someone?



• Does this point to the beginning of a growth of some kind, either good or bad?

GERMINATION

• Does this show a part of me that has been quickened to life by an influence of some kind



• (love, an interest, a change of heart, understanding of something)?

GESTURE

• What was the gesture?



• What thought or feeling do I feel was conveyed?


(Imitate the gesture to really get the true feeling involved)

GEYSER

• Is this about the releasing of pent up emotions?

GHOST

• Does this represent a particular old memory, fear, or piece of the past that 'haunts', or keeps coming back to me?



• Does it indicate dread of the unknown?



• Do I have doings from the past that I have tried to bury or forget about?

GHOUL

• Do I have a vivid memory of a parent or other important figure in a frightening situation?



• Is this about a repressed part of childhood that still terrifies me?

GIANT

• Who is the giant…myself or someone else?



• Is this about feelings of having power over others, or that I want to?



• At the other end of the scale, are these feelings of inferiority, powerlessness or fear?



• Has some situation become too big for me to handle?

GIFT

• If I am giving the gift to someone, am I sharing a special knowledge?



• Is this sense of worth or acceptance?



• If the gift is unwanted, does this indicate difficulty in accepting someone or something from within?

GILD / GILT

• Does this mean the 'dressing' on something, or outer show?

GIRDLE / CORSET

• Is this about the false restraint of pride or vanity shown as an outer façade?



• Could this represent sexual restraint?

GIRL

• What aspects does this girl have or represent?



• Do I have these same aspects within myself?



• Is that about a maturing feminine quality?

GLACIER

• Is this about emotional tension, repressed or frozen feelings over a long period of time?



• Do I fear expressing my emotions?

GLAND

• How is the gland shown in the dream?



• Does this indicate a particular state of mind…nervous, relaxed, energetic or ambitious?



• Is this about the opening of new understanding, ability or insight?

GLASS

• What do I know and feel about glass, and how was it shown in the dream?



• Is this about 'being transparent', or obvious to others?



• Am I 'seeing through' a situation or someone?

GLASSES(For seeing)

• Am I using these to see something more clearly?



• Does it have anything to do with being 'short sighted'?

GLISTEN See GLOW


GLOBE

• Does the globe show my whole and complete nature?



• Is this about the way I see or experience life?



• Could this simply be representing the term 'global?

GLORY

• Is this an expression or refection of inner potential?

GLOVE

• How is the glove(s) portrayed?



• Is this about protection, or a desire to avoid contact with someone or something?



• Does a situation fit me well…or not?



• If this is a dropped glove, is it an invitation of some kind?

GLOW

• Is the glow an aura, or inner light expressing higher existence?



• Is this about awareness that extends beyond my conscious understanding?



• Is it simply putting 'light' on a situation?


(Also, see DARK, LIGHT)

GLUE

• Am I excessively 'glued' to something like TV, Computer, or book?



• Do I feel stuck with someone or a situation?



• Does it mean emotional involvement of some kind?

GNARLED

• Is this about the difficulties, harshness or even perhaps beauty of life?



• Do I feel worn or shaped by time and work?

GNAW

• What is eating away at me (guilt, grief, worry) and why?



• Could this represent working away at an idea or question I am exploring?

GNOME See FAIRY


GOAL

• Is this simply representing my current aims and ambitions?

GOAT

• What do I know and feel about goats?



• Does the goat represent the ability to rise (climb) above difficult situations?



• Do I feel like a scapegoat?



• Have I, or am I making some sort of sacrifice in life?

GOD

• How do I see and what do I feel about God?



• Was this a religious or spiritual experience?



• Was I 'talking' to God, or tapping into collective wisdom?


(Be sure to follow through on interpreting a dream involving God!)

GODDESS

• How do I see and what do I feel about the Goddess?



• What aspect is she portraying (maiden, mother or crone) and how am I interacting with her?



• Am I tapping into the collective creative energy?



• Was this a dream of religious or spiritual experience?


(Be sure to follow through on interpreting a dream involving the Goddess!)

GOLD

• What do I know about Gold?



• Is this about 'the very best' of something?



• Does it represent power, riches and authority?

GOLF See GAMES

GORILLA See APE


GOVERNMENT

• Is this about the rules that govern my life?



• Could it represent the politics of my work place?

GOWN See CLOTHES


GRAPE

• If I am eating grapes, could this represent 'the good life'?



• If this is about wine, what is the significance of it in the dream?

GRASS

• How does the grass look in the dream?



• Does this simply represent growth?



• Do I have overgrown thoughts and feelings that need 'cutting'?



• Is this about marijuana?

GRAVE

• Does this describe an overall melancholy feeling?



• Is it about death in some way?


(Also, see BURIAL)

GRAVITY

• Do I feel held down, or weighted down by something?



• Is this showing excessive materialistic or physical appetites?



• Am I depressed or having pessimistic thoughts?

GREY / GRAY

• Is this about a 'grey area' in my life?



• Does this color describe morbid or serious thoughts?


(Also, see COLOUR)

GREEN

• What do I associate with the color green?



• Is this about growth, or material things?



• Is it about peace, love and well being? (The heart chakra is associated with green)



• Could it represent 'green with envy', or a sickly green that describes illness?


(Also, see COLOUR)

GRENADE

• Is this an expression of violent emotion?



• What am I really angry about?

GROTTO See CAVE

GROUND See EARTH


GROVE

• Were the trees any kind in particular?



• Does the grove represent an area of growth, or group of ideas?

GUARD / GUARDIAN

• Am I guarding thoughts or actions, or perhaps my language?



• Does this represent morals or social pressures?



• Is this about protection, as in guardian?


(Also, see POLICE)

GUIDE

• Does this show the principles that guide my direction in life?



• Is this a spiritual guide giving me advice?



• Is this guide an animal? (If so, look up the particular animal. Also find information on animal totems from your own references.)

GUILLOTINE

• Do I feel extreme guilt about something and wish to cut it off?



• Is this showing removal of thinking and logic (cutting off the head), to gain access to more intuitive processes?

GUITAR

• If I am a guitar player, what is the guitar, or my playing it expressing in the dream?


(Also, see FIDDLE)

GULF

• Does this represent a sense of separateness, or isolation?



• Is this about a feeling of loss?

GULL See BIRD

GUM See GLUE


GUN

• Is the gun in my own hands, in others' hands, or just lying about?



• Do I feel a need to take defensive measures for some reason?



• Is this about feeling vulnerable, or fearing an attack of some kind…either emotionally or physically?



• (Go back into the dream and deal with the gun if you need to)

GUNPOWDER See DYNAMITE


GURU

• Am I tapping into my own wisdom and guidance?



• Does this show ways of greater self understanding, deeper relationships or any other 'higher' types of instruction?



• Is this about healing myself in some way?


(Make sure you follow through in interpreting a special dream like this!)

GYPSY

• How do I view Gypsies?



• Do I wish for a more carefree existence?



• Is this about using my psychic faculties?



• Do I feel rootless, or without a real home?

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