MAKE-UP

Putting on or taking off make-up in a dream refers to the face you present to the world.As such,it can either be a desire to put on your best appearance,or it can be a cover-up or false front,hiding the true self.

MALL

Dreaming about the mall ? You've got material,practical,monetary concerns on your mind.The making and spending of money,profit and loss,accounting for your recourses,and aquiring the comforts and material things of life come into this dreams.

MAP

If you dream about studying a road map,it means having a plan of action,a direction or goal,finding the right way for you.If you are having trouble reading the map,it indicates confusion.Losing a map means losing your way.A map of buried treasure means that you are journeying into your unconscious.

MASK

A mask is your outer self,the self you show to the world.

MISSING A BUS,TRAIN OR PLANE

A missed opportunity.

MONSTERS

As with many nightmares,a monster dream may be trying to tell you something about repressed emotions,anger,hostility,and fear.If yo're chased by a monster,you may need to confront something or someone in your waking life.

MOON

Love and romance are on your mind !

MOTHER

The mother figure in your dream may represent someone who nurtures you in your life or the nurturing side of yourself.

MOUNTAINS

To climb a mountain is heroic and seeking;to descend a mountain is a return to emotions and instinct.

MOUSE

Could refer to minor irritations that gnawing at you,or could mean how you irritate others or how others irritate you.May reflect the attributes of someone in yor dream.

NAKED

Oh no ! Here we are,out in public,and we look down and see we haven't a stich on.This dream may reveal exihibitionist tendencies.Or it may suggest a fear that a part of ourselves is showing that we would rather keep concealed.Also,you may be worried that you have told too much to a colleague or shared a secret with an untrustworthy friend.

NEEDLE

A needle may be a symbol of male sexuality.

O

OFFICE

Dreaming about your office ? It represents your place in the world-your career,job,or profession-and also the loss of these things.It also means you are conscious of a job to do,work to be done,discipline,order,and organization.

OPERATION

May indicate your need to "cut it out" or "get it out of your system".Calls for drastic removal of whatever is bothering you before it makes you physically ill.In the dream,look at the part of the body and the background area for clues as what has to "go".Could be a habit.

PACKING

If you are all packed up and ready to go,you feel ready to meet life's challenges and changes.If you are stil stewing over what to take with you and what to leave behind,it may mean you are undecided about some step you are thinking of taking in life.

PATH

Paths are usually small and narrow,and you dream of traveling alone.The condition of a path provide clues to a message in a dream.Is it easy and tranquil ?Is it steep and rocky ? Are you afraid you've taken the wrong turn ? It relates to your feelings about your life's journey.

POCKETBOOK

This is a dream symbol of a womb.

PURSUIT

A dream of being pursued and not being able to run away suggests a fear of being overrun by our own wild impulses.

Q

QUARREL

Arguments in dreams mirror your inner conflicts.You may be arguing both sides of a question.Men and women in your dream,even if they seem to be strangers,may represent father or mother figures or bosses,husbands,wives and so forth.Ask yourself who these dream figures resemble.

QUEEN

A queen may represent mother;the unconscious;intuition;instinct;nature;persona l growth.See also MOTHER.

R

REVOLVING DOORS

Going in circles,multiple chances,choices that go nowhere.

ROAD

A road otfen represents your direction in life.If the road is straight,you feel you are making progress.If it is winding or a dead end,you may feel you're not going anywhere.

RUNNING

In a running dream,you may be trying to escape responsibilities,or running away from painful feelings you don't want to face.

S

SCHOOL

A place of learning,but also a place where you feel tested.

SNAKES

Snakes signify great power,as well as change,renewal and transformation.

STORE

A place where you make choices.You may be facing choices in your waking life.

STORM

Storms mirror violent events that have happened in life,and signify feeling overwhelmed.

SUITCASE

A suitcase sometimes represents your innermost feelings and thoughts that you carry around with you.See also PACKING.

SUN

Sun stands for energy,life,and vitality.

SWIMMING

Swimming often represents confidence in yourself and your ability to swim and not sink in life.

T

TEETH

Can indicate hostility and defiance,as in baring one's teeth.If you dream of loose teeth,you may be worried that you've said too much to someone.Losing teeth represents a loss of power or potency or just the process of growing older.

TELEPHONE

Communciation with the unconcious,the inner self.If you dream of a dusty telephone,it means you should communicate more,get in touch with others.If you dream of an unplugged phoneit means you are not recieving information,out of touch,or unwilling to communicate.If you dream of a ringing telephone,you are about to receive an important message,in reality or in the dream.Pay special attention to whatever is said or done next.

TELEVISION

If the television in yuor dream is turned on,it means you are tuned in and receiving.If it is turned off,it means you are not using all your abilities.

TIDAL WAVE

Overwhelming workload or stress.

TIME

Dreams about time reflect anxiety.People who are under stress dream of running out of time.

TRAINS

You are traveling through life by a route or schedule that someone else has planned.

TUNNEL

This suggests you are working your way through a problem rather than avoiding or going around it.It's also a symbol of the conscious,and may represent something like the light at the end of the tunnel.

VCR

Dreaming of a VCR indicates you can remember something from the past with absolute clarity,or it could mean that you lice or indulge too much in past memories.

VEGETABLES

Vegetables are linked to family,community and ancestral roots.

W

WAR

War dreams signify serious internal conflict.You may be at war with yourself over some decision you have to make.

WATER

Water signifies being overwhelmed by emotion.People going through a crisis often dream of being caught in the rain or falling into a body of water.

WEDDING

A wedding sigifies a union between two parts of yourself.

X

XENOPHOBIA

Any fear of a stranger or foreigener in a dream may symbolize a fear of something in you own unconscious,probably someting you have repressed.

Y

YELLOW

Yellow may symbolize cowardice ("yellow streak"); consciousness,awareness or intelligence; or- particularly in golden-a promise of something good and life-enhancing,or an intimation or your true self.

YOU

The you in the dream usually represents your conscious ego.Other-unconscious-parts of yourself will be presented by other figures:people,animals,obects.

Z

ZERO

Because it represents a circle,zero may symbolize completeness,eternity;or your true self.

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