Shaking

To dream of a location shaking represents feelings about unexpected chaos, upheaval, or change. The normal state or status quo of a situation has been made unsteady. A lack of certainty or confidence. Stability has been affected in some manner. New ideas, innovation, or new developments making sudden unexpected changes to a situation that is usually quite stable. Feelings about change being necessary after first believing no changes would ever be required of you. Questioning whether or not you can afford something you first confidently believed you could. Confidence "shaken."

To dream of shaking a person with your hands represents an attempt to shake someone out of their complacency or to get them to see things from a different perspective. A desire to influence or affect someone else's thoughts or actions in a significant way. A forceful attempt to "wake someone up" and get their attention. A sense of urgency to get attention and think different. A feeling of urgency to draw attention to an oversight. Feeling that someone is not listening to you or that they are not taking your concerns seriously.

To dream of shaking an object with your hands may represent feelings of actively trying to control or influence a situation. Your attempts to grasp a problem or issue firmly and make a noticeable impact on it. Determination to change or adjust something. A wish to test the stability of something in your life with new ideas, options, or stress. Alternatively, it could represent feelings of frustration or impatience, as if you're trying to 'shake' the truth out of a situation or 'shake up' a stagnant scenario. It may also indicate a desire to test the stability, authenticity, or resilience of something in your life, whether it's a relationship, a plan, or an idea.

To dream of an object shaking on its own may represent feelings about feeling out of control or about something that is unstable or unpredictable. Feelings of anxiety, fear, or insecurity. External forces or unexpected changes impacting your life, causing instability or uncertainty. Feeling that you are at the mercy of events, or that you are powerless to change your circumstances. It could also symbolize the feeling that things are going to get worse before they get better. A situation or relationship that seems to be changing or becoming unstable without any direct influence from you.

To dream of a fence shaking represents feelings about boundaries or barriers becoming unstable. Preconceived notions about limits being tested or questioned for the very first time. Observing the potential for progress that has never been experienced before.

To dream of plane shaking represents feelings about a plan or project that you are involved in being unstable, uncertain, or unsteady. Insecurity about the stability of something you are involved in.

To dream of a car shaking represents feelings of confidence in the ability to control a situation becoming unstable or uncertain. Feeling that you might experience failure or embarrassment if you continue controlling a situation in the current style. New developments that cause a lack of confidence in your ability to control a situation. Anxiety that someone else will take control of a situation from you. Feelings about new ideas or unexpected changes make being in control of a situation dangerous.

Example: A woman had recurring dreams of her hands shaking. In waking life, she had an illness. In this case, the hands shaking may have reflected her feelings about illness negatively impacting her capability to manage daily tasks, control herself, or maintain her usual level of independence while living her life. The dream points out her physical limitations and the sense of vulnerability or frustration she experienced due to her illness.

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Shaman

To dream of a shaman represents an aspect of your personality with superior knowledge, wisdom, and insight into confronting problems or resisting negativity. A shaman symbolizes guidance and experience that's focused on making negative situations into positive ones.

A shaman may reflect you or someone else giving advice on how to stay as positive as possible.

Shame

To dream of shame represents waking life feelings of guilt, embarrassment, insecurity, or low self-esteem. Powerful feelings of failure or letting others down.

Alternatively, dreaming of shame may reflect feelings that you weren't perfect in some way. You might be being too hard on yourself.

Shampoo

To dream of a bottle of shampoo represents a method of clearing your mind or improving how you think about a situation. Taking a different approach toward a situation or relationship. How you choose to go about clearing out bad ideas, bad habits, or ineffective thinking. Self-growth or a wish to make a new impression on others.

Alternatively, shampoo may reflect your attempt to clear your mind of frustrations or put yourself in a better mood.

Consider how the brand of shampoo makes you feel for additional meaning. For example baby shampoo may reflect a wish to avoid being to dramatic or serious about how you change your mindset as you try new things.

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Shape Shifting

To dream of shape shifting represents behavior that is noticeably adjusting itself in front of you. You or someone else that is obviously changing their behavior or intentions to keep doing whatever they want.

Negatively, shape shifting may reflect awareness of people lying about something and then clearly doing the exact opposite of what they lied about.

To dream that you are shape shifting may represent your constant need to change your story or intentions with others to suit yourself. Doing whatever you want no matter what.

Fans of David Icke may find it interesting that his theory of shape shifting reptilians may in fact just be a symbol for politicians that lie to the public while we consciously notice them making policies that are counter to our well-being. The people David Icke has interviewed who've claimed to see these beings may have actually only seen hallucinations that symbolize this transparent negative behavior.

Shapes

To dream of only shapes may reflect empty logical thinking. Possibly a sign that you are too focused on using something for personal benefit without caring about the subtleties or deeper aspects of it. A lack of sensitivity towards something you only want to use. A straight forward mindset or result oriented attitude. A mindset that is avoiding emotional risk at all costs.

People who take ayahausaca commonly have visions that are specifically about geometrical shapes. This may reflect their logical and unemotional mindset about wanting to use the ayahausca experience for personal gain without wanting to participate in any self-reflection or personal improvement. It may also reflect their tendency to avoid the emotional risk of having to deal with their honest emotions which the ayahausca often encourages.

Refer to the themes section for shapes for a more in depth look at shape symbolism.

Sharks

To dream of sharks represents terrifying vulnerabilities or feelings of impending doom. You may feel like you can't do anything accept wait for a negative event to slowly ruin you. Feeling very nervous about an outcome that feels dangerous or inevitable. Sharks are symbols that often appear when people are having very difficult life situations where they fear terrible consequences, are having doubts, feel that a problem is leading straight to failure while they can do nothing about it. "Troubled waters" in your life or expecting the worst. A wish to avoid a problem or confrontation at all costs. A sign that you are too hesitant or quiet about your problems.

Alternatively, sharks may also represent people or situations that you perceive to be relentless, or that have no remorse. It may also also represent your own drive to "have it all" at any cost.

To dream of riding on top of a shark may symbolize a remorseless person or situation that is helping you.

To dream of being a shark symbolizes your own uncaring drive to achieve. There is some area of your life where you have no remorse.

To dream of a dead shark represents terrifying vulnerabilities that have passed or come to an end. It may also reflect an unrelentless enemy failing. Alternatively, a dead shark may reflect your own unstoppable ambitions losing interest or being embarrassed into having to stop driven to destroy someone.

Examples: A young man dreamed of a shark swimming around him. In real life he had an illness that he felt was going to slowly destroy his life.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of riding on top of a shark. In real life she was in a divorce and in frequent contact with her lawyer who was trying to help her screw her husband over and "get it all."

Example 3: A young man dreamed of a shark off swimming closer to him. In real life he was considering suicide as his business was slowly failing.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of a shark biting her legs. In real life she had just been proposed to by her boyfriend and wasn't certain about how to respond. She felt scared that getting married would prevent her from ever feeling independent again.

Example 5: A small boy dreamed of shark trying to bite him. In waking life he was afraid of a bigger boy at school who had hit him for refusing to give away his toy. He feared being attacked again. The shark may have reflected is feelings about bully at school being cold, mean, and relentlessly controlling while also feeling he could do nothing about it.

Sharp

To dream of something sharp represents your feelings about how divisive or dangerous a situation has the potential to be.

Alternatively, holding a sharp object may reflect how prepared you are to make a big change or remove a problem. Honed skills ready to go. Feeling that with your powerful or skilled self-defense something doesn't stand a chance.

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Sharpener

To dream of a sharpener represents feelings about preparation, refinement, self-improvement, or honing skills to ensure readiness and efficiency to start over being the best you can be. The process of improving your abilities, thoughts, or resources to better meet challenges or achieve goals. A wish to enhance your skills, knowledge, or abilities to achieve greater efficiency or effectiveness. A desire for precision, effectiveness, and excellence. "Sharpening" one's focus and clarity of purpose. A commitment to pursuing goals with concentrated effort and attention to detail.

Positively, dreaming about using a sharpener might indicate a proactive approach to personal growth, self-improvement, or readiness for upcoming tasks. A conscious effort to ensure that you are at your best, highlighting diligence, attention to detail, and a desire for excellence. A phase of learning, acquiring new skills, or embracing changes that enable you to navigate life more effectively. A proactive approach to personal or professional development. A willingness to sharpen your intellect, talents, or creative ideas to reach your goals.

Negatively, a sharpener in a dream could represent feelings of inadequacy, anxiety about not being prepared, or the pressure to perform to a certain standard. Feelings of frustration, aggression, or the desire to overcome obstacles. An obsession with perfectionism, fear of failure, or the stress associated with continuously striving to improve without acknowledging your current capabilities. Attempting to meet unrealistic standards or expectations. Alternatively, it could suggest a tendency to over-prepare or micromanage aspects of your life, potentially leading to burnout or frustration.

To dream of a knife sharpener represents a heightened readiness for conflict or separation. Preparing or improving your ability to confront conflict or remove obstacles in your life. The preparation to face difficult situations or people. Enhancing your assertiveness. Improving your ability "cut something out" of your life. A knife sharpener may also reflect your readiness to be meaner or more formidable with an opponent. A proactive approach to handling conflicts or obstacles. Determination to overcome adversity.

Negatively, dreaming about a knife sharpener may represent a tendency towards aggression or hostility. Readiness to engage in confrontations or arguments. Concerns about being attacked or feeling threatened by others, leading to a defensive stance or the need to fortify your defenses.

To dream of a pencil sharpener represents feelings about preparation, readiness, or the fine-tuning of your ability to adjust ideas, plans, or goals to be the best you can be. Your ability to avoid doing anything stupid or ineffective while believing that you could change your mind if you needed to. Concerns about making permanent decisions or commitments, preferring to keep your options open and avoid making firm choices.

Example: A young woman dreamed of using a pencil sharpener to try to sharpen a pencil for a nun. It didn't work and the nun refused to accept a new pencil. In waking life, she had broken up with her boyfriend while he wanted to get back together. In this case, the failed attempt to use a pencil sharpener to help a nun may have reflected her inability to accept herself as a perfect moral person about no sex before marriage that's open to adjusting that stance at a later time if the relationship was working well.

Example 2: A teenage girl dreamed of her mother using a blade sharpener to bash holes in her brother's head, but it didn't hurt him or kill him. Her Dad kept watching TV as though nothing happened. In waking life, she was on holiday and didn't want to adjust her herself to prepare to go back to school, waking up early, and do homework. In this case, the blade sharpener may have reflected her feelings about nagging herself to prepare and refine her mindset to return to the disciplined school routine, which she found unpleasant and resisted.

Shattered

To dream of something being shattered represents feelings of "brokenness" that feels dangerous. Being overcome with emotional trauma, losing hope, and experiencing disappointment and frustration. It can also represent a shattered sense of self, feeling completely broken, and losing a sense of identity. The complete breakdown or destruction of something that was once whole and intact. It can convey a sense of loss, trauma, or disappointment.

Positively, "shattered" can represent breaking free from limitations or obstacles, achieving a major accomplishment, and experiencing liberation and newfound possibilities.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing pieces of the moon break off and shatter all her windows. In waking life her son recently bought a book about the moon and then got served papers for a custody battle over her son by her separated husband. In this case the shattered the windows may have reflected her perspective of family life or worldview being "shattered" as well after feeling the shock of potentially losing custody of her son in a divorce. It may also reveal her insecurity, loss, and powerlessness in the face of the custody battle and the possibility of losing her relationship with her son.

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Shaved Head

To dream of a shaved head represents completely sacrificing the way you think. Major change to your regular habits or behavior. Giving up certain thoughts and behaviors, often negative personality traits. A shaved head is common when a person is changing their lifestyle.

Example: A woman dreamed of shaving her head. In waking life she was trying to be a vegetarian. The shaved head reflected her giving up her old non-vegan habits.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of having her head shaved and having the word "cancer" written on it. In waking life 3 weeks after the dream she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The dream may have been intuitive about the shock should experience in her near future about having to completely change he life to fight the disease.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing someone shaving their head. In waking life she was considering leaving her cheating husband and divorcing him. The shaved head in the dream may have reflected her feelings about completely changing how she thought about her lifestyle from married to single.

Shaving

To dream of shaving your face represents altering your personality with changes, new ideas, or sacrificing bad habits. There are negative or unhelpful things you have been thinking and you are being objective or self-critical trying to change your ways and improve yourself.

To dream of shaving your head symbolizes making sacrifices in the way you think or giving up habits. A common symbol for people attempting to become vegetarians.

To dream of shaving your legs represents a loss of independence. To see someone else shaving their legs represents some aspect of your personality that is losing independence.

Shawarma

To dream of shawarma represents feelings about an experience that likes listening to why you have everything you need to get through a situation without being cheated.

Consider the type of meat in the shawarma for additional meaning.

Example: A young man dreamed of a restaurant running out of shwarma and having to wait for more. In waking life, he was in love with a girl who was one of his best friends since he was a kid and didn't want to mess up his chance of dating her. In this case, the shawarma that ran out may have reflected his feelings about how life no longer felt like it was supporting him with all the chances he needed to be with the girl without being socially cheated by other guys because he played it too safe.

Sheep

To dream of sheep represents conformity. It may be a sign that you are aren't thinking for yourself. It could also indicate that you are giving in to peer pressure or doing whatever you're told. Governing others or being governed.

Negatively, a sheep may reflect a fear of not doing what you are told. It may also reflect an arrogant abuse or exploitation of passive or docile people. Abuse of governing powers. Alternatively, it may be a sign that you don't like witnessing yourself fearing people or authority figures who are in a position to tell you what to do. Feeling like a loser because you have to do whatever someone else tells you to do.

Alternatively, a sheep may reflect people in your lifer who do whatever you tell them to.

To dream of a sheep with bulging googly eyes may reflect feelings of shock to your conservative or religious beliefs.

To dream of milking a sheep represents benefiting from conformity in some way. You may be using someone else's passivity or docile behavior to help yourself. Getting as much as you can out of someone else's conformist behavior.

To dream of sheep poop represents problems that have been created by being too conformist or too passive. Problems created because you were fearing authority too much.

To dream of holding a sheep represents how tightly you are holding on to your your faith. It may also reflect how important it feels to you to keep conformist belief during a difficult time. Negatively, holding a sheep may be a sign that you are scared of letting of a conformist belief. It may also reflect someone else's conformity or passivity that you are refusing to stop controlling.

Sheep commonly appear in the dreams of Christians to reflect their unquestioned faith or fear of not following the religious laws perfectly.

Shelf

To dream of a shelf represents ideas or opportunities that are waiting to be used.

To dream of putting something on a shelf represents putting off ideas or opportunities until a later time.

Example: A man dreamed of picking up a bottle of liquor off a shelf. In waking life he began speaking to a girl he knew liked him and whom he wanted to have sex with. The shelf reflected he awareness of this girl waiting for him to talk to her so he could have sex with her whenever he wanted.