Dream Symbols

• Is the nail representing binding or holding something together in my life?
• Does this represent my daily pains and trials of my earthly experience?
• Is this about everyday speech such as 'hard as nails', 'hit the nail on the head', 'nail down' and so on?

NAIL(Fingernail)

• Do they depict my ability to effect or change something?
• Does this represent hard physical labor (ragged nails, with dirt under them) or that life has been tough?
• On the flip side, do the nails look well manicured to represent a kinder life?
• Is this about my own state of health (fingernails will show a lack of certain nutrients)?

• Does this show a desire to express true feelings about something or someone?
• Is this about the fear of having others see my true feelings of uncertainty and anxiety?
(Also, see CLOTHES)

• What is the general emotion involved regarding the necklace?
• Does it represent an enhancement of my personality, or social attractiveness?
• Is this a charm or amulet of some kind?
• Is the necklace suggesting a 'weight around my neck', a burden or obligation?
• If I received this as a gift from someone in the dream, does this show how I feel about this person?
(Also, see JEWEL)

NEEDLE

• Is this just a sharp pain, or a fear of being hurt?
• Does this represent penetrating insight in self searching?
• Am I 'mending' something in my life?
• If this is a needle for injection - See SYRINGE

NEIGHBOUR

• Does this represent typical neighbourly aspects such as friendly and helpful, or nosy and grumpy?
• Is this simply representing a male or female symbol - See MAN WOMAN

• What do I know about Neptune? (Check scientific, astrological and mythological sources)
• Is this suggesting psychic energy and emotions?
• Does it imply the unconscious, or death?
(Also, see PLANET)

NEST

• Does this illustrate my home and the activities surrounding that?
• Is this a play on words such as 'nest egg' or 'empty nest'?
• Is this a representation of the womb?

NICKNAME See NAME

NIGHT

• Does this point to area of my thought and feelings that I am less aware of or are hiding from others?
• It is creating a certain atmosphere to represent loneliness and vulnerability, or perhaps freedom and release from social conventions?
(Also, see LIGHT, BLACK)

• Am I familiar with numerology or astrology? (Use my references to find the meaning)
• Is this about a completion of a process or stage of growth?
• Does this have mystical or religious significance?
(Also, see NUMBERS)

NIPPLE See BREAST

NIRVANA

• Does this represent the falling away of separateness and experiencing the oneness of all?

NOON

• Does this indicate the middle of something such as the middle of life?
• Am I at the height of awareness?
• Is this really about time in some way?

NOOSE

• Do I feel, or fear being caught or trapped by something?
• Is this a fear of death in general?
• Do I desire to catch or trap something?

NORTH

• Does 'North' have any significance for me?
• Is this about the cold that is associated with the north, indicating coldness of feelings?
• Does this represent the element of 'Earth'?

• Does this represent a half of something about me?
• (Also, see LEFT, RIGHT, BREATH)

NOTICE

• Am I, or do I need to notice or be conscious of something important?

NUCLEUS See CENTER

NUDE See NAKED

NUMBERS

• What is the number or numbers and how are they portrayed in the dream? (Use your own description to come up with some idea of the meaning.)
• Do I know something about Numerology or Astrology? (Look up the numbers in your own references)
(Also, see ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE, THIRTEEN, ZERO)

NUN

• Does this represent how I feel about Nuns, especially if I went to a parochial school?
• Is this indicating the prayerful, meditative, or religious side of my nature?
• Is this about moral inhibitions and restrictions of organized religion?
(Also, see MONK)

NURSE

• Is this a desire to be nursed or cared for?
• Does this represent a healing activity, or concern for my health?
• If I am a nurse, is this about my relationship with my own nursing skills?

NUT

• Does this indicate a particular 'kernel of truth' within myself?
• Is this illustrating a crazy, or nutty aspect of myself?

NYMPH See FAIRY