Dream Symbols

• Is this label on a letter? (See ADDRESS)
• If the label is on an object, does this object represent something about a quality or purpose in my life?
• If this is on myself or someone else, does it have something to do with a judgment being made?
• Could it simply be calling my attention to something important?

LADDER

• If I am climbing the ladder, does this indicate reaching new heights by way of particular steps or realizations?
• If I feel shaky or anxious about the ladder, does this indicate insecurity about a facing a challenging situation?

LAGOON

• Is this representing my inner world of feelings and fantasies?
• Does this indicate a relaxed and natural state of mind?

• Does the lamp represent focusing of attention, or understanding?
(Also, see LIGHT)

LAPIS LAZULI

• What do I know about Lapis Lazuli?
• Does this beautiful stone represent clear perception, or vitality?
(Look this up in your own references for more ideas)

LANGUAGE

• Is this about the ability to communicate clearly for understanding?
• If the language is strange, does this indicate ideas I have not yet put into words, or feel clear about?

LANTERN

• Is this lantern symbolic of my own wisdom and inner guidance?

LARDER See FOOD

LATHER

• Is this about fussing, or 'working myself up into a lather'?
• Does it indicate concern about cleaning or being clean?

LAUGH

• Is this simply a release of tension, or perhaps sympathetic laughter?
• Does it indicate taking things lightly?
• Does it have anything to do with ridicule, or misunderstanding?

LAUNCH

• Does this indicate self commitment?
• Is this a launching of a new venture, or a new interest?

LAUNDRY

• Is this about attitudes that need to be, or have been cleansed?
• Does it represent my 'dirty laundry', or secrets I have about myself?

LAVA

• Does this indicate angry emotion that has been simmering and is about to erupt?
• Is this about painful feelings or memories that have been repressed, but are now resurfacing?

LAVATORY

• Does this indicate a need for privacy?
• Is this about releasing tension or letting go of feelings no longer helpful?
(Also, see FAECES)

LAWN

• Am I very concerned about my social image (do I worry what my neighbors think about my lawn)?
• Do I need to be paying closer attention to some aspect of myself, so it doesn't become out of hand?

LAXATIVE

• Is this about being uptight and needing to loosen up?
• Do I desire to rid myself of bad feelings, or memories?

LEAD(Metal)

• What do I know about lead and how is it used in the dream?
• Does this represent certain attitudes that weigh me down?
• Am I taking something in physically or emotionally that is harming me (lead is poisonous)?

LEADER

• Does this leader represent the dominant part of myself motivates decisions?
• Is this about feelings regarding a particular leader figure?

LEAF

• Is the leaf alive, or dried up?
• Does the leaf represent a thought or idea?
• Is this somehow about separation (leaf separated from the branch)?

LEATHER

• Is this about toughness or durability?
• Does it represent my instinctive urges?

LEECH

• Do I feel sapped of energy, or that someone is draining me of energy?

• If I am right handed, does the left indicate my unconscious…things outside my everyday awareness?
• Does it imply ignorance or being wrong about something?
• If the dream has a sinister feel to it, does 'left' represent underhandedness, or the dark side of things?
(Also, see RIGHT)

LEPRECHAUN See FAIRY

LETTER

• Does this imply contact or hope of contact with someone else?
• Is this about getting news about myself?
• Could it be showing telepathic communication?

LEVIATHAN See FISH

LEVITATION See FLYING

LIBRARY/LIBRARIAN

• Does this show the vast storage of my memory and knowledge?
• Is this hinting of the collective unconscious that can be tapped into via intuition?

LIFEGUARD

• Is this a rescue, or show of ability to recover from occasionally 'going under' emotionally?
• Does it show that I am capable of dealing with the difficulties I have in life?

• Is the light enabling me to see something, helping me to know where I am going in unchartered territory of my own mind?
• Does this represent conscious awareness, or dawning realizations and understanding?
(Also, see DARK, GLOW)

LIGHTHOUSE

• Does this suggest things that are out of sight that might wreck my plans?
• Is this about loneliness, or feelings of isolation?

LIGHTENING

• How is the lightening used in the dream?
• Does it point to a sudden discharge of tension in a possibly destructive manner?
• Is this about enlightenment or realization?

• What do I know about the lily?
• Does it have something to do with death?
• Is this possibly linked to the petals of the lotus unfolding to reveal a jewel (realization) of a spiritual nature?
(Also, see JEWEL)

LIMP See LAME

LINK See CHAIN

LION

• What do I know and feel about Lions?
• Is this a male or female lion?
• Does the lion represent dangerous anger and aggressiveness…or the fear of this energy?
• If this has to do with more than one lion or lioness, do I need to examine my particular role in my family, or other group?
(Look up Lion in your own animal totem references if needed)

LIQUID

• Does this represent shifts and changes of feelings within experiences?
• Is this about softening of resolve about something?
• Does this suggest a change of heart over something, as in 'my heart melted'?

LITHE

• Does this suggest emotional or mental adaptability?

LITTLE

• Do I feel small or insignificant?
• Does this imply I am not impressed with something, or don't feel it is important?

LIVER

• Does this represent distaste, irritability, or long suffering over something?
• Is this about something going on with my own liver in my body?

LOAF

• Is this implying laziness?
(Also, see BREAD)

LOBSTER See CRAB

LOCK

• Does this represent a problem of some kind that can be unlocked if I have the key?
(Also, see KEY)

LOCOMOTIVE See RAILWAY

LOFT See ATTIC

LOG

• Does this imply rigidity of thought, opinion or old habits?
• Is this about stuff I inherited from the past from family?

LONG See LENGTH

LOOK

• If the 'looking' is emphasized in the dream, is it focusing on something important that I should pay attention to?
• Am I simply searching or longing for something?

LOTUS See LILY

LOUSE / LICE

• Do I feel socially unacceptable in some way?
• Is this about thoughts that sap resolves, energy or ambitions?

LOW

• Does this suggest unimportance, or something that is not much of a challenge or barrier?

LUCIFER See DEVIL

LUMBER See LOG

LUMINOUS See GLOW, LIGHT