Dream Symbols - H

HADES

• Is this a virtual reality place created from my own angers, bitterness and fears…an expansion of my negative self?



• Does this represent self torment and long held miseries? (You can go back into this dream and safely explore these issues)


(Also, see HELL)

HAG

• Does the hag represent my own grasping, evil emotional tendencies?



• Is this really a representation of the crone, or my own well of natural wisdom?

HAIR

• How is the hair portrayed in the dream (location, color, texture)?



• If this is genital, chest, face or armpit hair…does this indicate feelings about sexuality?



• If this is head hair…does this show changes in personality, or does is represent my thoughts and ideas in some way?


(Also, see BEARD)

HALL

• Am I exploring my relationship with groups for people?



• Does this represent aspects of my personality all brought together?



• Is this about big changes, new possibilities, or new recognition of my qualities?

HALL(Hallway, Passage) See CORRIDER


HALO

• Does this mean 'being above reproach'?



• Is this about eternal life?


(Also, see GLOW)

HAMMER

• Am I, or do I desire to 'hammer home a point'?



• Does this represent the energy to break through resistances, or old patterns of behavior?



• Is this about fixing or repairing something?

HAND

• Does the hand represent my deeds, outer creativeness or power in the material world?



• What was the hand doing in the dream (helping, wringing, grasping, lifting etc..)?



• What the hand used as a play on words, such as 'second hand', 'my hands are tied', 'under handed', 'bite the hand that feeds' and so on?


(Also, see FINGER)

HANGING

• What is hanging in the dream, and also what is supporting the hanging object or person?



• Does this represent dependence on something?



• Is this about a fear of falling?



• Do I feel like I've been left 'hanging'?

HARBOUR(Harbor)

• Is this about emotional security?



• Could this represent a protected resting place?



• Am I meeting someone or waiting for someone?

HARD

• What feeling does this represent (Unfeeling, unsympathetic, difficult, strong etc..)

HARE / RABBIT

• What do I know and feel about the hare, or rabbit?



• Does the hare represent intuition, hardiness, or perhaps irrational thinking?



• Does it indicate moving through one's fears, or living by one's wits?



• Could the hare be showing humility?


(Look up hare or rabbit in animal totem resources)

HASHISH

• Does this indicate artificial insight (insight gathered outside of oneself)?



• Is this about dependence?


(Also, see ADDICTED)

HAT

• Does the represent my mental attitude, or opinions?



• Is it indicating a role, or work situation (police or fireman hat, hardhat, etc..)?

HAUNTED See GHOST


HAWK

• what do I know and feel about hawks?



• Is this about carrying or receiving a message?



• Does the hawk have something to do with vision, or visionary power?


(Look up hawk in animal totem resources)

HEAD

• Does this represent my consciousness or self awareness?



• Is this about my reasoning and thinking, cleverness or intellect?



• Is the head indicating a saying in everyday speech such as 'over one's head', 'head for figures', 'use your head', 'head over heels', and so on?

HEALER

• Dos this indicate my own healing influences?



• Am I healing or soothing myself within?

HEAR See EAR


HEART

• Does this indicate the center of my emotions or feelings of tenderness, love and affection?



• Is the heart showing figures of speech such as 'take heart', 'putting their heart into it', 'heart to heart talk', 'lose heart' and so on?

HEAT

• Does the heat indicate strong feelings, sexual or otherwise?



• Is this about energy?

HEAVEN

• Is this a virtual reality experience created from my own feelings, fears and thoughts?



• Am I experiencing freedom from limitations with joy and pleasure (I'm in heaven!)?


(Also, see HELL)

HEDGE See FENCE


HEIGHT

• Does the height represent something I am striving for?



• Is this a viewpoint from which I am seeing, or realizing things from an expanded awareness?

HEIRLOOM

• Does this indicate particular genetic tendencies (good or bad)?



• Is this about traditions passed down in my family from the distant past?

HELL

• Does this symbolize inner torment, guilt, fear or pain?



• Am I feeling out of harmony with my own innate nature?



• Do I have an overall attitude of hate and negativity that colors my waking experience?



• Is this saying that I create my own heaven or hell?

HELM

• Who is at the helm?



• Is this the helm of my own 'ship' (life) and my own unique efforts to direct it?

HERB

• Am I very familiar with herbs? If so what is the herb and what does it represent to me?



• Is this indicating a connection with healing, or some other quality such as relaxation, or stimulation?



• Does this possible show an influence I am taking within in some way?

HERMIT

• Do I feel a need or desire to escape the demands of the world?



• Does this show my attention turned away from the outer world and more turned inward?


(Also, see GURU)

HERO/INE

• Does this represent the courage to face up to and wrestle with problems and life trials?



• Is this about facing an inner journey where I am confronting fears, traumas and challenges?

HILL

• Am I going up or down the hill?



• Is this about overcoming an obstacle, or climbing to success?



• Does this represent letting something slide, or going downhill in some situation?


(Go back into the dream if needed and make corrections)

HIPPOPOTAMUS

• What do I know and feel about the hippopotamus?



• Is this about weight or physical size (do I feel huge)?



• Is this about a hippo in the water and if so, does it indicate 'knowing what lies beneath the surface'?

HISS

• Does this symbolize feelings of disapproval or contempt?



• Could this be repressed ideas or feeling 'leaking' out?

HIT

• Have I 'hit' on something (an idea or an answer)?



• Is this literally about being hit, feeling attacked by someone?



• Could this represent feeling the impact of something that has happened?

HIVE See BEE


HOE

• Does this represent self-cultivation and weeding out faults?


(Also, see GARDEN)

HOLE

• Have I made an error in some way (falling into a hole)?



• Is this about a descent into the unconscious or memories?



• Is this the vagina?


(Also, see CAVE, FALL)

HOLINESS

• Is this the expression of my innate self, or eternal being?



• Is this a religious dream?


(Also, see GLOW)

HOME See House


HOMOSEXUAL / HOMOSEXUALITY

• Am I homosexual? If so, is this simply a sex dream?



• Am I claiming the opposite side of my personality?



• Is this a way of showing a desire for a mother or father's love?



• Could this be about feelings of inadequecy in sexual relations with the opposite sex?

HONEY

• Is this the sweetness of life, or healing, or perhaps the sweet results of labour?



• Does this represent promise, as in 'the land of milk and honey'?



• Am I or someone else being flattering, or using 'honey-tongued' words?

HOOK

• How is 'hook' being used in the dream?



• Is this an idea or opportunity with a catch in it?



• Does it represent being hooked on something as in addiction?

HORIZON

• Does this show the limit of my current perceptions or experience?



• Do I desire to 'widen my horizons'?

HOROSCOPE

• If I am fluent in astrology, what are the particulars of the horoscope? (Look them up in your own resources)



• Does this represent my own inner characteristics or talents?



• Is this about tendencies to be dealt with in life?



• Does it have a fortune telling flair to it in the dream?

HORSE

• What do I know and feel about horses?



• Is this horse about instincts, powerful energy or sexual desires?



• Is the horse wild or tame?



• If I am riding the horse, does this represent control over my feelings and drives?

HOT See HEAT


HOTEL

• Is this about new experiences with something not permanent?



• Does the hotel represent a mental or emotional 'journey', where I am considering something?

HOUND

• Does this have something to do with following clues, or persistence?

HOUSE

• Does the house represent myself and the different activities / departments in my life?



• What part of the house is focused on in the dream? (Look this area up: Kitchen, Lavatory, Basement, Attic, Door, and so on)



• Is this indicating a play on words such as 'I raised the roof' or 'I was floored'?

HUNGER

• Does this indicate longings for something (love, sex, recognition etc.) that may be denied?



• Is this about motivation to act on a situation?



• Is this literally about food?


(Also, see FOOD)

HURT

• Do I feel emotionally wounded by something others have said or done?



• Have I been hurt by my own actions?

HUSK

• Does this represent face value or first impressions?



• Is this the outer quality, which may hide better qualities such as beauty, wisdom or nutrition?

HYMN See PROVERB


HYPNOSIS

• Am I influenced by a suggestion or person in the dream, for good or bad?



• What is the message that is influencing me?

HYSTERICAL

• Is this hysterically funny? If so, am I simply releasing emotion?



• If this is about being devastated over something, do I feel overcome by fear or emotion in some situation?

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