Dream Symbols - I

ICE See COLD


ICEBERG

• Does this represent levels of awareness?



• (Also, see GLACIER)

ICICLE

• Is this about coldness of feelings, or loneliness?



• Does this represent repressed sexuality?

IDIOT

• Do I feel like an idiot from some reason?



• Is this about undeveloped emotional or mental parts of myself?



• Am I embarking on something new, but still have lots to learn?



• Are there 'retarted' parts of myself due to past traumas that need to be integrated within?

IDOL

• Is there something or someone that I worship?



• Does this represent the means by which I direct my energy and actions, such as money, clothes or appearance?

ILLUSION

• Do I need to see that a certain idea I have is simply an illusion?



• Is this about coming to the wrong conclusion over something?



• Do I have a false opinion, or am I being self deceptive?

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

• Is this a particularly strong dream about 'giving birth' to a new type of awareness or approach to life?



• Have I recently experienced a shift in a set of beliefs?

IMMERSED See BAPTISM, EARTH (Depends on what you are immersed in)


IMPOTENCE

• Is this about feeling sexually inadequate in a relationship?



• Do I feel that I have lost touch with my femininity, or masculinity?



• Does this represent feelings of inadequacy in other areas of life?

INARTICULATE

• Do I feel inferior when confronted by others.



• Is this about difficulty in self expression, defining ideas, or making decisions?



• Does this represent fear of saying the wrong thing and being ridiculed?


(Also, see SPEECH)

INCENSE

• Am I purifying myself in the dream?



• Is the incense in the dream to create a sense of atmosphere?



• Is this about prayer or beautiful feelings?

INCEST

• Does this represent infantile sexual urges not yet developed into more mature expressions?

INCRUST(Encrust)

• Is this about ideas, beliefs and habits that prevent me from seeing the big picture about something?

INDIA / INDIAN

• What do I know or feel about India?



• If I am not Indian, what element from that culture is being represented in the dream?

INDIAN(Native American)

• What do I know and feel about Native Americans?



• If I am not American Indian, what element from their culture is being shown in the dream?



• Is this about 'calling' upon natural forces (inner resources) to make something happen, or to gain insight about myself?

INDIGESTION

• Is this representing an idea or attitude that does not agree with me?



• Am I saying 'I can't stomach that' about something?



• Is this literally about problems with indigestion?

INDIGO

• Is this about the universe in some way?



• Does this represent feeling of intuition, peace, or sense of contact with the mystery of life?

INDUSTRIES

• Is this my creative or constructive energy at work?



• Does this represent modern life?

INFANT / INFANCY

• Does this represent aspects of myself that still reflect behavior relevant to my childhood?



• Do I still need my mother's approval, or still controlled by her will?



• Am I wishing to escape responsibility?

INFECTION

• Does this represent others' negative influences on me, such as their fears, worries or cynicism?

INFINITE

• How is this used in the dream?



• Is this the level of my being that is eternal, changeless, and ever aware?



• Does this represent the vast universe, or formless substance?

INFLATE

• Does this represent an inflated ego?



• Am I making a situation something bigger than it really is?



• Does this represent being 'full of wind'?

INHALE

• Is this about absorbing, or taking in thoughts to consider and experience?



• Am I accepting something on a mental level?


(Also, see BREATH)

INITIATION

• Does this link to a new stage of growth, or a promise of some kind?



• Am I opening to the power of wisdom and love?

INJECT

• Is this literally about drug use, or feelings about infection?



• Am I being 'injected' with someone else's opinions or will?

INK

• Do I feel like I have a blot on my character from something that happened?



• Does this represent leaving an impression on someone, or something?

INQUEST

• What am I attempting to understand here?



• Am I probing for information?

INSECT

• What kind of insect was it and what do I know about that insect?



• Is there something 'bugging' me, or something that irritates me?



• Does this represent feeling of repulsion or not wanting to be touched?


(Also, see SPIDER)

INSIDE

• What is this inside of?



• Is this simply pointing to my inner self or inner feelings?

INSIGNIA

• Does this represent ideas or feelings of special importance to me?


(Go back into the dream if needed and discover what this insignia is all about)

INSPIRATION

• What am I being inspired about?



• Am I seeing a wider viewpoint about something?


(Also, see BREATH)

INTERNET

• Is this about my connection to the world at an unconscious level?



• Does this represent boundless possibilities and opportunities?



• Could this be illustrating life and the infinite possibilities of interaction with people, animals and the natural processes that are a part of everyday living?

INTUITION

• Am I actually intuiting something in the dream? (Be sure to capture it in words if you can)



• Is the dream telling me to pay attention to my own intuition?



• Is this be about tapping into the universal mind, or collective unconscious?

INVENT

• Did I invent something in the dream…if so, what was it?



• Is this simply a release of creative energy, or gathering of insights?

INVOICE See BILL


IRON(Metal)

• Is this about great strength, or iron will?



• Does it represent something long lasting?



• Is this about violence with iron bars and if so…does this indicate brutal and hardened feelings of anger?

IRON(for pressing clothes)

• Am I working on 'ironing' out a conflicting situation, or mulling over something?



• Does this indicate boredom over mundane domestic chores?

IRRIGATE

• Does this indicate a controlled allowance of feelings and emotions to flow out?



• Am I cultivating growing parts of myself?

ISLAND

• Does this represent independence, or being alone?



• Is this about a new awareness that came from the depths of my own unconscious?

IVORY

• What do I know and feel about ivory?



• Does the ivory represent my inner life or unconscious aspects of my personality?

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