Mother

To dream of your mother represents your intuition or your internal guidance. She reflects your ability to make decisions that will effect you in the future or how well you make choices based on gut instincts. She also reflects how lucky you feel about coincidences or good foresight. Feelings about how to safely get something.

Anything your mother says in a dream sheds light on what your sense of intuition is guiding you towards in life, or how you feel about your future.

If your mother is deceased in real life the symbolism for her appearing in your dream most likely still remains as intuition. Dead relatives in dreams often have the same symbolic value whether the person is alive or dead. If your mother is recently deceased or you have been spending a lot of time remembering her than the her appearance in your dream may be reflecting how much you miss her.

If your mother gives you advice in a dream, it may reflect your sense of intuition that is feeling that a certain choice is best for the future.

If your mother is very angry in a dream, it represents your negative feelings about disappointments or bad luck. In this case you feel like you can't catch a break, or bad luck seems to just keep coming towards you as your choices never seem to help you. You may regret a choice you bad.

If you frustrated with your mother in a dream for making bad choices it may represent frustration or jealousy of all your own choices not being good ones. Lying to yourself or avoiding dealing with a problem. Pregnant women may dream of being frustrated with their mothers if they are gaining significant amounts of weight and not choosing appropriate clothing.

If your mother is evil looking in a dream it represents your sense of intuition being negative and making negative choices. Bad intentions for the future. It may also reflect feelings that nothing you choose ever works out or that you are consumed by fear or bad luck.

If you mother is happy in a dream it represents a positive outlook on the future or feeling luckier. You may feel like you avoided something bad or used really good foresight.

If you mother is pregnant in a dream it represents your choices for the future or luck that is working towards something. A new experience, new idea, or a new way of living is about emerge in your life.

To dream of murdering your mother represents feelings about hurting your future or terminating opportunities. "Killing off" your good luck or making a drastic reversal of past decisions. Killing your mother may also reflect feelings about choice or plans you regret and now you feel you have to put an end to it.

If your mother dies in a dream it represents feelings of having lost your sense of intuition or consistently making bad choices. Feeling that you have poor foresight. You are unable to solve a problem, get away from negative life situations, and problems you have stay unresolved. If she dies it's very likely you have powerful fears, or moral dilemmas that you need to overcome. You may feel a permanent sense of bad luck or that you can't stop yourself from making a bad decision with something very important.

To dream of your mother driving you in your car represents waking life situations where your heightened need to plan ahead in dominant. Intuition or long term planning that feels more important to you in current situation (e.g. pregnancy).

Example: A woman dreamed of her mother telling her she was too fat. In waking life she felt that she had gained too much weight. Her mother telling her that she gained too much weight reflected her intuition feeling that she needed to be more careful about eating and exercise as she moved forward.

Example 2: A young girl has recurring nightmares about her mother dying. In waking life she felt unable to decide what college was best and that making a choice right now might screw her life up good.

Example 3: A man dreamed of being comforted by his mother. In waking life he had a bad drug experience and told himself that quitting drugs would be a good idea. The man's mother reflected his intuitive wish to lookout for himself in the future by making a good choice to stop drugs.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing her sister dragging the corpse of their mother around the inside of a house. In waking life she was experiencing her sister having a very hard time in life overcoming her addiction to drugs.

People with asthma often dream of themselves being victims depending on a mother figure. This symbolism may reflect their dislike of themselves being dependent on their inhalers or always having to be careful about their reactive sensitivities.

Pregnant women often dream of their mothers. This is most likely a reflection of their heightened need to intuitively plan ahead for the baby when it's born.

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Mouth

To dream of a mouth represents expression of ideas or beliefs.

To see an open mouth represents receptivity or openness to new ideas.

To see a closed mouth represents being unreceptive. It may also represent being uninterested in expressing an idea or belief.

To dream of a mouth that is muzzled or sewn shut symbolizes repression, an the inability to express yourself or to speak freely.

To dream of an open mouth with a blue tongue symbolizes openness to expressing the truth.

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Muscles

To dream of muscles represents feelings about how powerful or strong an area of your life is. It may also reflect your feelings about how strong your own abilities are. Advantages or skills that make doing difficult things easy. Feelings about being able to do more of something than other people. Feelings of superior strength that you or someone else has.

Dreaming of big muscles on an evil or dangerous looking person may reflect feelings about how dangerous you feel someone else's power is. Feeling that a problem or enemy is too powerful to overcome. It could also reflect feelings about powerful addictions that are too strong to overcome. Opponents with advantages that make defeating you too easy. Jealousy that others can faster, quicker, or better than you can.

Nakedness

To dream of being naked represents feelings of being vulnerable or exposed. An aspect your life is totally out in the open or revealed. An unexpected change may be making you feel like your private life is suddenly on display to others. Feeling put on the spot in a way you aren't used to. Feeling that you have no protection. Feeling awkward. A lack of privacy.

Negatively, dreaming of being naked may reflect your dishonesty that is impossible to hide anymore. Feeling embarrassed that you got caught lying. Personal information or private matters may be out in the open. Feeling vulnerable or susceptible to influence. Feeling exposed, humiliated, or powerless because a weakness has been revealed. Feeling shame, inept, or inadequate. Feeling vulnerable to others judgement.

Positively, being naked in a dream may represent feelings of being totally confident. Not caring what other people think about you at all. Enjoying having the truth exposed. Feeling that you have nothing to hide. If you enjoy being naked it may reflect a situation in which you feel free to all restraints. Nothing is holding you back. Feeling unencumbered. Openness and sincerity.

To dream of other people being naked may represent "seeing the naked truth of a situation." All weaknesses are out in the open.

To dream of being naked at school represents waking life situations where you may be experiencing anxiety about problems that you can't do anything to hide. Facing something serious that you can't keep private.

To dream of being naked at work represents feelings about having to be honest all the time. Being unable to disguise or cover up your mistakes. Situations where cheating is impossible or spotted immediately. It may also reflect feelings about honesty being important to prove all the time.

To dream of being naked at the beach may represent feelings about being unable to hide your true intentions or to act dishonest while confronting a negative situation. Facing uncertainty in your life while being unable to lie or hide anything. The beach reflects a confrontational moment in your life while the nakedness points to feelings about your true self being on display to others.

To dream of hiding your naked body represents a fear of having the truth revealed or exposed. Embarrassment of being caught lying. There is something about yourself that you don't want scrutinized. Wishing to conceal a weakness.

To see beautiful sexually attractive people naked may represent desirable experiences that you want to have. It may also reflect your sexual desires or fantasies. Experiencing situations that you really like.

Being naked and ready for sex represents your readiness to enjoy yourself doing something you like. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are too eager or allowing the prospect of pleasure to cloud your judgement.

To dream of being naked while people laugh at you represents feelings of embarrassment about some area of your life that is out in the open. Humiliation due to lies or impotence being revealed. If you don't care about the laughter it reflects a high degree of comfort with yourself despite what other people think of you. Feeling no jealousy or not allowing revelations to bother you. Being uninhibited.

Example: A girl had recurring nightmares about walking around a street naked wearing only gloves. In waking life he was in a strict religious convent school requiring a uniform to be worn. She was always losing her gloves. The dream may have reflected her fears about being discovered having lost her gloves and being revealed as inadequate person in a place she found to be too strict.

Example 2: A woman had recurring dreams of being naked. In waking life she was having problems getting pregnant and was concerned that other people were thinking about her as infertile loser.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing naked people. In waking life he was embarrassed at having to reveal to friends that he would have to move back to his home country due to economic reasons.

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Neck

To dream of a neck represents the interface between your thoughts and feelings. What you feel and what you actually choose to do in life about those feelings. The connection between your thoughts and actions. Often a symbol for your total commitment to a relationship or situation.

Negatively, a neck symbolizes issues where you may feel one way, but act in another.

Romantically, a neck may represent how committed you are. How dedicated you are both emotionally and physically to someone.

A pain or problem with your neck represents problems with expressing your true feelings or living by what you really believe in.

To dream of putting a necklace around a neck represents a total commitment to a situation or person. You are committed with both mind and action.

Example: A young girl dreamed having a boil on her neck that got worse. In waking life she was regretting her choice to date her boyfriend and slowly beginning to feel awkward around him.

Example 2: A man dreamed of feeling weird giving a girl he liked a necklace. In waking life he was beginning to feel that this girl that he liked was too old for him.

Necrophilia

To dream of necrophilia represents feelings about yourself or someone else inappropriately enjoying others failures. Secretly enjoying someone else losing. Enjoying some area of your life that has failed because it's so important or enjoyable to you that you don't care if it's a failure. Eagerness to enjoy someone else being a total loser. Enjoying having the power to never be resisted or argued with by someone who has lose power. Enjoying others insignificance or stupidity.

Enjoying not having to fight for your goals. Excessive enjoyment of a situation that is finished. Excessive need for revenge. Awareness of yourself not caring about others feelings or respecting them. No concern for the quality of an experience because you are happy to experience your desires in even a pathetic manner. Enjoying an experience being too easy.

Nipples

To dream of nipples represents dependency. If you or someone else is sucking on nipples it symbolizes dependence on certain beliefs, people, or situations. Feeling good that people are attracted to you or need you.

Negatively, a nipple may reflect addiction or neediness. Difficulty rejecting something. Powerful seduction. Sexual dependence. Sexual attraction you are trying to resist or conceal.

To dream of your own nipples may reflect issues with keeping people interested in you or keeping people liking you. Feelings about why someone does or doesn't need you. Anxiety about people not longer depending on you for anything. Feelings about why someone is sexually attracted to you.

To dream of a nipple being exposed accidentally may reflect feelings about power or information being revealed in a way that was not supposed to happen. Secrets, hidden truth, or inside information revealed quickly. Secrets of attraction revealed. An inappropriate intimate encounter. A momentary lapse of privacy or conservative values. Accidentally revealing private relationship details or private sex life details.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a woman reveal her nipple through her shirt. In waking life she was debating whether or not it would be a good idea to reveal an affair she had with a married man. The nipple in this case may have reflected her feelings about how herself being sexually attractive...her ability to make a man want her or sexually dependent on her.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a large nipple. In waking life he was having trouble battling pornography addiction. He felt it was impossible to stop watching porn.

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Nose

To see a nose represents your intuitive sense, listening to your gut instincts, or the ability to feel a situation out. A nose may reflect how well you can sense a problem. The dream may also suggest your need to learn more about a situation at hand.

To dream of losing your nose represents an inability to sense problems or feel a situation out. Your sense of intuition is compromised and you aren't listening to your basic instincts.

To dream that your nose is bleeding represents a problem or distraction that inhibits your intuition or gut instincts. Something is making it harder for you to make the right choices. Embarrassing bad luck experiences or a temporary period of bad intuitive choices.

To dream of a broken nose represents your sense of intuition or gut instincts being totally compromised. A problem may have permanently sidetracked you or left you "in the dark." You can't feel your way out of a problem.

To dream of picking your nose represents embarrassing problems being dealt with that are best kept private. Seeing other pick their nose may represent an inappropriate lack of discretion or boundaries with embarrassing personal issues.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing an woman who had lost her nose. In waking life he felt very unlucky at work and with his health. He felt as though he had lost his sense of intuition and couldn't stop making really unlucky choices.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of going to the doctor about a nosebleed. In waking life she was very sensitive about anything being wrong with the problem. She felt embarrassed complain about minor issues as though they were life and death for the baby. She felt as though she had a bad luck streak that caused her to experience worrying about unimportant issues.

Example 3: A young woman dreamed of getting a nose bleed. In waking life she was having difficulty with a university program that turned out to not be what she expected. She felt taking the class was a really poor choice based on bad intuition.

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Organs

To dream of seeing internal body organs may represent a sense of danger or discomfort that a situation isn't functioning properly. Feeling uneasy that a relationship or situation isn't acting normal. Consider the type of organs for additional meaning.

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Palm

To dream of the palm of your hands represents awareness of your own capabilities.

Alternatively, open palms may reflect receptivity, helpfulness, or open-mindedness.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing blue electricity flowing across his hands. In waking life he had discovered a new talent that changed his life.

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Penis

To dream of a penis represents power, virility, and competence. You or some aspect of your personality feels capable or powerful.

To dream of a small represents emotional impotence or powerlessness. You feel totally ineffective in some area of your life. Feeling weaker or less important than other people.

To dream of a large penis represents you or some aspect of your personality that is very powerful, capable, or competent. Positively, it may be a sign that you feel in control successful, or more powerful than others. Feeling that you are clearly a bigger winner than other people. Negatively, it may reflect problems or other people who hold greater power than you do. A problem or competing aspect of your life that is too powerful for you.

To dream of losing your penis represents feelings of losing power or being stripped of power. A tragic loss of power. Feeling stupid for trying to boss people or trying to make anyone else listen to you. Feeling that power or a leading role has been taken from you. An assertive role that feels is impossible to maintain. Feeling like a big weak loser. Feeling forced to be nice to people who don't ever need to be nice to you. Jealousy of your impotence.

To dream of your penis bleeding represents a weakening sense of power, capability, or competence. Your abilities, leverage, or strengths may feel like they are slowly being lost. Losing respect, pride, or feeling embarrassed.

To dream of someone else having a larger penis than you may reflect feelings of jealousy of other people having more power or control in life than you do. Jealousy of God giving others more powerful experiences in life than you. Feeling demeaned or ineffective. Jealousy of not being good enough or not being powerful enough.

To dream of seeing an unusually long skinny penis may reflect feelings about "dirty power" or lowlife behavior that does something incredible. Cheating or lying that allows you to do something more powerful than others ever could.

If a woman dreams of having a penis it may reflect waking life situations where she is asserting herself, making powerful decisions, or showing others that she is not easy to push around.

For women and gay men to see a penis in a dream it may reflect sexually desirous thoughts or your desire to have something you like happen.

Dreams related to penis size are common to men having issues with insecurity related to the size of their penis.

Example: A man dreamed of having surgery done to his penis that he felt was dangerous. In waking life he had serious insecurity problems with women and was about to have a consultation with a psychiatrist to help him with his problem.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing men with long penises while another man held her down and tortured her. In waking life she felt that she was being unfairly picked on by "cooler" more stylish people than her. The men with long penises may have reflected her feelings about people making fun of her being undeniably more of a winner than her because of their better fashion style.

Example 3: A girl dreamed of thinking that a boy she had a crush on had a small penis. In waking life she felt that the boy she had a crush on was too shy to spend time alone with her.

Example 4: A man dreamed of his wife cutting off his penis. In waking life he was getting a divorce from his wife after having cheated on her. His wife as very mean, belittling, and making threats to take all his money.

Example 5: A man dreamed of having his penis cut off and then seeing it grow back slowly. In waking life he was feeling "less of a man" than usual, but recovered from those feelings after a few days.

Pinky Finger

To dream of a pinky finger represents your ability to trust or have faith.

To see your pinky finger injured or severed represents a loss of trust or faith.

Ribs

To dream of ribs (rib cage) represents how insured you feel about being unable to lose. Some area of your life where there is guaranteed protection that you don't even have to think about.

Any harm or danger to your ribs in a dream may reflect feelings about your fundamental sense of security being under attack. Feeling that a level of security you have and never worry about in under threat. Vulnerability to something you've never been vulnerable to before.

To see skeleton rib bones in a dream may reflect a pointless need for security or defense. An area of your life where there has been total failure, but someone or something refuses to acknowledge it.

Scalp

To dream of a scalp represents awareness or insight into why you or someone else thinks a certain way. Seeing the root cause or influences of a thinking style. Noticing why someone acts the way they do or understand their past influences.

A bare scalp may reflect feelings about someone else having a dangerous thinking style. Your perception of someone else purposely not caring about anything at all. Negatively, a bare scalp may reflect remorselessness.

To dream of seeing a person being scalped with a knife represents feelings of being intentionally made to never like yourself or enjoy yourself ever again. A person or situation that leaves you with a permanent reminder of not being important. Feeling that someone has embarrassed you so badly that you can never stop talking about it.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing her scalp with hair attached flipped over dangerously revealing her brain. In waking life she felt that her husband diminished her or made her feel silly for thinking the way she thought with new personal changes.

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Shoulders

To dream of shoulders represents feelings about the ability to handle responsibility, burdens, or the ability to carry the weight of a problem if you need to. The capacity to carry the weight of obligations and challenges in life. Your perception of your own strength, both physical and emotional, and how you cope with the demands or pressures of your waking life

Positively, dreaming about shoulders represents strength, reliability, and the ability to bear burdens if you have to. It may reflect a conscious recognition of your own capacity to handle stress, take on responsibilities, or support others. Your ability to uphold commitments, show determination, and demonstrate resilience in the face of adversity. Your ability to take on tasks and responsibilities with confidence, providing support to those around you.

Negatively, dreaming about shoulders could represent feelings of being overwhelmed or burdened by the weight of too many responsibilities or stresses. A sense of carrying the weight of others' problems or bearing excessive pressure in your life. A need to alleviate stress and find ways to share the load with others. Feelings of being overworked. Perhaps you feel like you're carrying too much on your own, without any assistance from others, or you're struggling under the weight of expectations that you find too demanding or unreasonable.

To dream of wide shoulders represents feelings of increased capacity, capability, or confidence to take on responsibilities or burdens. It could symbolize your perception of yourself as being capable of handling more than usual, or it might reflect your view of someone else as being particularly strong, reliable, or equipped to bear heavy burdens or responsibilities. This could also pertain to feelings of readiness to take on bigger challenges, increased resilience, or enhanced strength in the face of adversity. It suggests a conscious or subconscious recognition of one's ability to handle larger amounts of stress, responsibilities, or demands in life.

To dream of someone forcefully grabbing you by the shoulder may reflect situations where you feel singled out, confronted, or forced to deal with a problem or responsibility. Feelings about a situation that is pressuring you, demanding your attention, or making you feel obligated or responsible for something.

To dream of a hand being gently placed on your shoulder may reflect feelings of support and reassurance. It could symbolize a comforting presence or the act of someone else acknowledging your burdens and offering help. It might also represent guidance, compassion, or a gentle reminder that you're not alone in your struggles.

To dream of a dislocated shoulder may reflect problems with feeling incapable or unprepared to handle the responsibilities or challenges in your life. Feelings about an unexpected setback or failure that has made it difficult to carry out your duties and obligations as expected. A perceived loss of strength, resilience, or ability to bear burdens. This could reflect real-life experiences where you feel overwhelmed, unsupported, or unable to cope with the stresses or responsibilities you are facing.

To dream of a bird on your shoulder may reflect feelings about it being your job to carry a burden of a job responsibility before moving on. Consider alternative meanings if the bird species is specific.

To dream of looking over your shoulder may represent paranoia, distrust, or fear about problems catching up to you. You may be feeling anxious or worried about unresolved issues or past mistakes that you fear might have negative consequences. It could also reflect feelings of guilt, regret, or a fear of judgment or retaliation. Difficulty being 100% confident or secure in yourself about a situation. Concerns that someone or something that you overlooked may embarrass you.

Example: A teenage boy dreamed of seeing a cloaked man with a crow on his shoulder. The cloaked man placed his hand on the dreamer's shoulder. In waking life, the dreamer was seriously considering enlisting in the Marine Corps. In this case, the crow sitting on the cloaked man's shoulder man have reflected his feelings about the military recruiter having to carry the annoying responsibility of his job by trying to enroll people in the military. The cloaked man touching the shoulder of the dreamer may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about being asked to take on the burden of serving his country by enrolling in the military.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her son with a dislocated shoulder. In waking life, she was very uncertain about her family life because her children had been taken away from her. She felt she needed government financial assistance to try to get her children returned to her and restore her family life. In this case, her son having a dislocated shoulder may have reflected her feelings about herself losing confidence in herself as a competent mother to carry the financial burden of a stable family home life.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a naked woman with wide masculine shoulders who was ready to have sex with him to get pregnant for an arranged marriage. In waking life, he was considering having a child with a woman for an arranged marriage, and he felt the woman was overconfident about being involved in his business activities once the marriage was consummated. In this case, the wide shoulders may have reflected the man's feelings about the woman being too confident, assertive or dominant about her ability to handle the responsibilities involved in their future marriage and business affairs.