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Dream Symbols - O
OAK
- Does this tree represent great strength, perseverance and hardiness?
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- Is this about my own growth process through hardships, from the acorn to the mature oak?
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- Could this indicate 'the family tree'?
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(Also, see ACORN, TREE)
OAR
- Does this indicate my strength to navigate and move through feelings and social atmospheres?
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- Is this focusing on the in and out motion of the oar…does this have sexual implications?
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OASIS
- Is this a feeling of reaching a point in a situation in which I can rest amidst the difficulties?
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- Does this represent some live giving influence?
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(Also, see DESERT)
OATS
- Does this represent something that is nourishing me in a basic way?
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- Is this about 'sowing my oats' (sexual energy)?
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(Also, see CORN)
OBESITY See FAT PERSON
OBLATION
- Is this an offering or a surrendering of some part of me?
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OBSCENE
- Is this about being horrified or embarrassed by something that is perfectly natural?
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- (Go back into the dream if needed and work on releasing these repressions, so they no longer influence your behaviour towards others and yourself)
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OBSESSION
- Does this represent the feeling of being controlled by normal everyday social pressures that possess me, such as dressing in an appropriate manner or other social codes?
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- Is this about a true obsession with something or someone? Do I need to be more aware of this?
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OCCIDENT See WEST
OCEAN See WATER, SEA
OCTOPUS
- What do I know about the Octopus?
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- How is it portrayed in the dream? (Use your own description to help come up with some idea of the meaning)
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- Do I feel smothered or possessed by someone, or do I want to possess another?
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- Does this represent an unconscious fear that may drag me down?
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OCULIST
- Does this represent the aspect of myself that is trying to improve my view, or understanding of things?
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- (Also, see GLASSES)
ODOUR(Odor)
- Does this odour call up a particular person or experience, and what is it that I relate to?
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- Is this about a feeling, attraction, repulsion, or the smell of something fresh or stale?
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- Is it a play on words such as 'I smell a rat', 'something smells fishy', 'stinks to high heaven', 'stop and smell the roses', and so on?
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ODYSSEY
- Is this about the my personal problems of an inner nature that I need to deal with to find happiness?
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- Does this illustrate a series of psychological stages I am going through (or have gone through) in the maturation process?
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OFFERING See OBLATION
OFFICER / OFFICIAL
- Is this showing me the parts of my character in control of particular things that I do, that I might not want to do otherwise?
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- Does the officer represent aspects of some authority figure?
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- Is this about social or moral pressures I put upon myself?
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OGRE
- Am I behaving or feel like an ogre…temper, lack of sympathy or understanding that crushes others?
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- Do I see someone else as an ogre?
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OIL
- Does this indicate aspects of flattery, cunning, an oily or slippery person, something that is working well (well oiled), or the removal of friction in a situation?
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OLD See ANCIENT
OLIVE
- Does this represent peace, love and kindness, and soothing aspects?
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(Also, see OIL above)
OM - AUM - OMNE
- Is this creating the vibration of 'the one' within myself?
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- Does this sound represent completeness and harmony?
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ONE
- Am I familiar with Numerology or Astrology? (Look up the number meanings in your own references)
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- Does this represent wholeness, indivisible, individual, or the beginning of something?
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(Also see NUMBERS)
ONION
- Does the onion invoke crying or tears?
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- Is this illustrating the 'layers' of feeling I have about something?
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- Am I using the onion (like garlic) to ward off an influence I perceive to be evil?
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OOZE See MUD
OPAL
- What do I know about Opals? (Look this stone up in your own references)
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- Is this about my inner world of dreams and fantasies?
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- Does it represent psychic impressions and to pay attention to them?
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(Also, see JEWEL)
OPERA
- Does this suggest 'the stage of life', but at a higher development?
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- Is this about the dramatization of inner feelings?
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(Also, see STAGE)
OPERATION
- Does this show a fear of illness?
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- Is this about an inner attitude of mine that is being, or needs to be removed or adjusted?
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OPIUM
- Does this represent a desire to deaden the pain of life?
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- Do I feel an inability to face fears and come to terms with life?
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OPTOMETRIST See OCULIST
ORACLE
- Am I foretelling the possible future of myself through intuition?
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- Is this about wishful thinking?
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ORANGE
- Do I have any particular feelings about oranges?
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- Does this symbolize sunshine, or the sign of the spirit?
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- Is this about satisfaction (thirst quencher)?
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ORB See CIRCLE
ORCHARD
- What kind of trees are in the orchard?
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- Does this represent fruitfulness or results or labours?
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(Also, see GARDEN)
ORCHESTRA
- Is this about the harmonious union of my desires, ambitions, emotions and thoughts?
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- Does this represent working in harmony with others?
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ORE See MINE
ORGAN(Music)
- Does this show different areas of my life that can be 'played' upon? (ideas, capabilities, feelings, sympathies, weaknesses, strengths and so on?)
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ORGY
- Am I simply releasing stored up desires?
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- Do I feel like a glutton?
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- Is this about the physical pleasures of life?
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ORIENT See EAST
ORPHAN
- Is this about a fear of being unloved?
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- Do I feel misunderstood, insecure, homeless either in mind or body?
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- Am I lost in life?
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OSSIFICATION
- Am I becoming too fixed in my habits or mental and emotional outlook?
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OSTRICH
- What do I know about ostriches? (Check your own animal totem references for the deeper meanings)
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- Is this about not wanting to see what is really going on, or 'hiding my head in the sand' about something?
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OUR LADY See MADONNA
OVAL
- How is this oval shape presented in the dream? (Use your own description to get some idea of the meaning)
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- Is this related to the symbol of the egg somehow? See EGG
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- Does this suggest material existence, or the quality of time?
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(Also, see CIRCLE)
OVEN
- Does this represent transformation or changes in life being made…put in an inedible substance and out comes something quite different?
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- Is this about pregnancy as in 'a bun in the oven'
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(Also, see ALCHEMIST)
OVERTURN
- Does this imply clumsiness in a situation?
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- Is there a feeling that something has been spoilt or ended, as in 'my life has been turned upside down'?
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- Is this simply about a change as in a '180 degree turn around'?
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OWL
- What do I know about Owls? (Look them up in your own animal totem references for the deeper meanings)
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- Is this about using my intuition and wisdom?
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- If the owl seems menacing in the dream, is this about my fear of the dark, or death, or possibly the contents of my unconscious?
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OX
- What do I know about Oxen? (Look them up in your own animal totem references for deeper meanings)
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- Is this about the physical part of human nature, and the willingness to serve?
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(Also see BULL)
OXYGEN
- Is this about live giving forces at work and their influences?
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- If I am having trouble in the dream, does this suggest a struggle to maintain my sense of well being and energy?
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OYSTER
- Does this represent hiding something of beauty behind silence and 'tight lips"
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- Is this about feelings being enclosed in a hard shell to protect perceived vulnerability?
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- Am I eating an oyster as an aphrodisiac (in need of sexual stimulation)?
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- Is this a play on words as in 'the world is my oyster'?
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