A
The letter A in a dream represents superiority, dominance, and leadership. Doing every single thing to be powerful.
Abalone Shell
To dream of an abalone shell symbolizes a desire to protect one's uniqueness, individuality, or sense of being special. It represents a need to maintain originality and to avoid conforming to the norms of society. The shell represents something in your life that is special and one-of-a-kind, something that nobody else can replicate. The dream reflects a sense of pride and protection towards one's distinctiveness.
Negatively, dreaming about an abalone shell can suggest anxiety about losing one's originality and having to give up something that makes you different. It can also indicate a fear of not being able to sustain your current situation if you have to abandon your unique and unusual ways. The dream may express a reluctance to change and a desire to stay true to what makes you special, regardless of how it compares to others.
Example: A man dreamed of saying something to a woman who didn't like what he said and then she pressed the abalone shell on her necklace against her chest. In waking life the man was facing a job loss, financial ruin, and working 2 jobs to support his family. In this case the abalone shell may have reflected his feelings about his family's behavior requiring him to protect them with an original life because they were sensitive about letting go specialness.
Example 2: A teenage girl dreamed of seeing an abalone shell on the ground. In waking life she felt ripped off by a vending machine. In this case the abalone shell may have reflected her feelings that being ripped off by a vending machine doesn't feel nice and other people should treat her special to get her money back.
Abandoned House
To dream of an abandoned house represents belief systems, ways of living, or relationships that have been discarded. It may also reflect abandoned ideas or a future you planned for yourself and gave up on. Decisions or lifestyle choices you are aware of yourself having purposely given up.
You might also be curious about the past or why other people stopped doing something interesting.
Example: A woman dreamed of abandoned homes. In waking life she had been dealing with trust issues with her boyfriend who had discovered her embarrassing sexual history. She had discarded her promiscuous past completely, but her boyfriend didn't believe her.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of being inside an eerie abandoned house. In waking life she felt that all her hopes for family were being discarded due to financial constraints and health problems.
*Please See Derelict
Abandonment
To dream that you are abandoned represents feelings of being neglected or overlooked. It may also reflect something in your life that you were confident about suddenly being unavailable.
You may also have a fear of being deserted, abandoned, or even betrayed. The dream may stem from a recent loss or a fear of losing a loved one.
The fear of abandonment may manifest itself into your dream to reflect insecurities or issues with self-worth.
Abbey
*Please See Convent
*Please See Church
Abbot
To dream of an abbot represents you or someone else that has the power to dictate how sacrifices are to be made. If you are the abbot it may reflect your feeling that others are not sacrificing enough.
Negatively, an abbot may reflect feelings of being forced to do things that you don't like. You may feel confined or restricted.
Abbreviations
To dream of an abbreviation represents a combination of meanings based on the symbolism of those letters. Refer to the themes section for the alphabet for a more in depth look at letter symbolism. Try to see how each letter may apply to your life individually and then combine them to form a more complex meaning.
Alternatively, an abbreviation could take on a more personal meaning based on the people or situations that you experience it occurring with. Ask yourself what feelings or beliefs stand out the most when you see the abbreviation.
Abdomen
*Please See Stomach
Abducted
*Please See Kidnapped
Abe Lincoln
To dream of Abe Lincoln may represents an aspect of your personality that leads others by being a role model or mentor. An ability to guide others with good advice and valuable experience.
Abnormal
To dream of an abnormality represents something in your life that may not be consistent with how you feel things should be.
Negatively, something abnormal in a dream may reflect feelings about yourself being unacceptably different. Jealousy that you aren't as good as someone else in some way. Issues with no fitting in socially. Unwanted attention being drawn to some area of your life.
Abolish
To dream of something being abolished may represent feelings that some area of your life is censured. It may also reflect fear of being involved with certain behavior. Feelings about restrictions that have been placed on you.
Example: A man dreamed of walls being abolished in an apartment building. In waking life he was living in Nazi Germany during Hitler's totalitarian rule and privacy rights were being eroded.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of street signs being being abolished and replaced with signs that listed the 20 words people were legally allowed to say. In waking life she was living under the Nazi rule while experiencing radical restrictions on freedom.
Abominable Snowman
To dream of an abominable snowman (yeti) represents a positive waking life situation that intimidates you. It may reflect positive change or positive influences that are too dramatic or sudden for you. A positive situation that is too far out of your comfort zone or scares you.
Negatively, an abominable snowman may represent a situation that you feel is shockingly terrible or disproportionately unfair. A person or situation that you feel is kicking you when you're down. Something that's making an already difficult situation much harder.
Alternatively, an abominable snowman may represent an elusive fear. Threats that never seem to reveal themselves for real. A sign that it may be a good idea to finally call someone's bluff.
*Please See Bigfoot
Aboriginal People
To dream of an Aboriginal people represents aspects of your personality with a mindset that survives the way it is because it's supposed to. Behavior that isn't changing itself because it has to survive the rest of it's life. A thinking style that values survival and perseverance. Perseverance and determination to overcome obstacles. Behavior that resists change, is stubborn, or puts up with whatever it has to because surviving is more important than anything happening.
Positively, the Aboriginal person symbolizes surviving with moral strength, maintaining principles, and resisting corruption of values and beliefs. Never fearing putting up with a long-term problem because you have skills that let you easily.
Negatively, the Aboriginal person symbolizes an unwillingness to give up bad habits, make progress, or think about something in a more sophisticated or mature way. It can also suggest recklessness with one's life or a lack of consideration for safety. while never even thinking of change. Over respecting yourself as older. Believing in surviving that isn't helpful or safe. Surviving respecting yourself seeing who you are before facts or reasoning are thought about.
To dream of a deer turning into a Native American person may reflect feelings about yourself having been naive about life in some way and then getting powerful insights that make you stronger about surviving whatever it was you were naive about.
Aboriginal or Native people may dream about seeing people of their race if they are experiencing race related issues. People who are only half Native may dream about Native people if they don't feel accepted by other Native people.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing Native American people. In waking life, he was struggling with a spiritual challenge and refused to give up no matter how difficult it got. The Aboriginal people in the dream may reflect his perseverance and determination to overcome his spiritual obstacles.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing a train being stopped and boarded by Native Americans. In waking life she was at the end of her pregnancy. She feared losing the child and not being able to have any more children. The Native Americans in this case may have reflected her feelings about doctors thinking that the potential for death of the child was too serious with last minute medical interventions were being introduced to make her baby survive and not destory her reproductive abilities.
Example 3: A man dreamed of talking to Native Americans. In waking life, he was realizing that he was being too stubborn in his views during serious conversations with others.
Abortion
To dream of an abortion represents developing situations in your life that have been rejected or abandoned. You or someone else has changed their mind.
An abortion may be a sign that you are hesitant about pursuing a new direction in your life due to fear, pressure, personal conflict or moral obligations.
To dream of an abortion represents developing situations in your life that have been rejected or abandoned. You or someone else has changed their mind. A wish to reverse a developing situation that you feel may insult or offend someone else.
An abortion may be a sign that you are hesitant about pursuing a new direction in your life due to fear, pressure, personal conflict or moral obligations.
Example: A woman dreamed of being in an abortion clinic. In waking life she was unhappy with her marriage and wanted to find a way to end it to avoid future plans with her husband.
Above
To dream that something is above you indicates that that you have goals that seem out of reach. It may also reflect something you perceive to be ideal. Feelings about things you aspire to in life., Feeling that you have challenging obstacle ahead of you.
To dream of moving towards a high place represents your progress towards a goal. Negatively, it may reflect feelings about a problem that is looming in your future.
Alternatively, the dream may indicate that something is making you feel inferior or inadequate.
Abroad
To dream of being or going abroad represents your state of mind that is changing. Moods, attitudes, or motivating factors are different. An area of your life or belief system is transforming or experiencing a temporary change.
The country you visit symbolizes how your mental state may be changing. Refer to the themes section for countries for a more in depth look at country symbolism.
Abscess
To dream of an abscess represents a problem that has been accumulating. You either need to take action or get something out into the open.
Absence
To dream that someone is absent represents something that you feel is missing from your life. It may also reflect a sense of loss. Alternatively, you may be looking to fill a void in your life.
Absorbed
To dream of something being absorbed represents ideas or feelings that are being integrated into your own. Absorption may reflect adaptation to other people or your surroundings.
A merger or blending of separate aspects of yourself. A stronger aspect of yourself taking over a less developed aspect.
To dream of being absorbed may represent giving up free will.
Abstinence
To dream that you practice abstinence represents habits or negative thinking patterns that you are refraining from. You might be taking things more slowly.
Abundance
To dream of having an abundance of a certain item represents an area of your life that is very active or powerful. You are thinking about something a lot or noticing that something in your life is very resourceful.
Negatively, you feel overwhelmed by negative emotions or negative situations. You might be thinking about something too much.
Abuse
To dream you are abusing someone represents your hostility to a person or situation. It may also reflect a lack of appreciation or respect for other people or some area of your life. Abuse may point to self-defeating thinking patterns such as regret, guilt, or feeling depressed.
To dream of being abused represents issues that you perceive to be hostile to your well-being. A reaction from a person or situation in real life that you feel is too harsh or overcompensated.
If you were abused in real life then the dream may be a sign that you need to begin to confront your past by speaking to someone.
Abyss
To dream of an abyss represents a situation that feels endless or pointless. You may feel that a potential consequence will last forever or never allow you to do what you want again. You may be experiencing a crisis or critical situation.
Alternatively, dreaming about an abyss may reflect feelings about the emptiness or eternal nature of death.
Example: A woman dreamed that she had only a few moments left to safely place a child on the ground before she feel into an abyss. In waking life she was to be sentenced to death the next night for resisting the Nazi's. When asked what she thought the child represented she said it represented the idea of her resistance which would triumph despite all obstacles.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of a black bottomless Abyss. In waking life she was a widow who wasn't interested in dating anyone else. The abyss may have reflected her feelings about how empty life felt while being alone.
Acacia Tree
To dream of an acacia tree represents you or someone else that is noticing nothing wrong during an unbearable situation.
Negatively, an acacia tree may be a sign that you or someone else is going to extreme lengths to ignore a problem or other people's feelings. Refusing to give in even though a situation is beyond terrible.
Positively, an acacia tree represents holding your ground when nobody else cares any more.
Academy
To dream of an academy represents being self-conscious about a single passion or serious interest. You are very concerned about one thing that you wish to be very successful with. You may be doing everything you can to be the best at something.
Accelerator
To dream of stepping on an accelerator represents a decision to pursue a goal in full force. You are "speeding" towards a goal. Alternatively, the an accelerator dream may point to a need to slow down.
Accent
To dream of speaking with an accent represents the manner in which thoughts or feelings are being conveyed. The ethnicity of the accent symbolizes how you perceive yourself.
To dream of someone else speaking with an accent represents how an aspect of your personality that is conveying itself to you. Negatively, it may reflect self-deception. Positively, it may point to higher standards of thinking.
Accents that stand out in a negative way may represent insecurities or self-deception. Accents that stand out in a positive way may represent confidence or a heightened sense of importance.
Refer to the themes section for race and culture for a more in depth look at hair symbolism.
Acceptance
To dream about acceptance represents issues of self-esteem or measuring up to the expectations of others. You may feel a need for approval. It may also reflect a need to prove yourself in some manner.
There may be situation or group of people with higher standards that you wish to be a part of.
Accessory
To dream of accessorizing yourself represents feelings of being incomplete. You may feel that something is missing in your life. An accessory may also reflect a dependency.
Alternatively, an accessory may represent accentuation. Something in your life that makes everything feel better.
Accident
To dream of being in an accident represents waking life errors of judgement or mistakes you've made. Feelings about an oversight you've made or weren't thinking about your actions carefully beforehand. Feelings about having a problem you need to fix.
Car accidents in a dream may also reflect a collision of ideas or agendas with other people. Two people getting into a fight about different ways of living and not wanting to talk to each other anymore. A social mishap that neither you or other people want to be responsible for.
Example: A young man dreamed of getting into a car accident. In real life he got into a fight with a friend because he had slept with his girlfriend.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of getting into a car accident. In waking life she was trying her best to avoid an ex-boyfriend whom she tried to be friends with before finding out he had a new woman pregnant.
Example 3: A woman dreamed of getting into a car accident. In waking life she got into an argument with her friend and stopped being friends.
Example 4: A man dreamed of getting into a car accident and not having any idea how to fix the vehicle. In waking life he was drawn into a serious problem with people he used to know and police refused to assist him with the problem.
*Please See Highway
Accomplice
To dream that you are an accomplice to a crime represents negative influences that you are enabling or approving.
Accordion
To dream of an accordion represents making others feel that you are trying too hard or overcompensating. You or someone else that is putting too much effort into something. An accordion may reflect a failed attempt to impress or convince someone. Positively, an accordion may symbolize your attempt to show someone how hard you are trying.
Example: A young man dreamed of playing an accordion to his ex-girlfriend. In real life he couldn't convince her to come back to him. He felt that nothing he said or did could impress her. The accordion reflected his attempt to make her feel like he was trying as hard as he could to impress her.
Accountant
To dream of an accountant represents objectivity toward a situation that you feel needs to make sense. A serious examination of a situation to determine if it's winning or losing. You or someone you know is carefully looking at the facts or making sure something make sense. Anxiety or serious concern about about a situation making sense from a standpoint of winning versus losing. Making sure all factors have been considered your attempt to maintain a sound situation.
Alternatively, an accountant in a dream may reflect your awareness of yourself trying to responsibly manage finances.
Negatively, dreaming about an accountant may reflect your awareness of financial problems that you are hiding from other people. Cleverly manipulating financial information to disguise or put off confronting your problems in the current moment.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing his father being an accountant. In waking life he had made decisions to handle certain financial situations in his family life that were starting to become impossible for him to handle on his own as his business started to shrink. He was having a problem trying to figure out how to continue to handle those financial obligations and couldn't figure out a way to tell his family about it so he could offload expenses.
Accounts
To dream about your bank accounts represents self-consciousness about personal resources or power. What it and what isn't possible for you. Negatively, it may reflect self-consciousness about things you unable to do. Goals you "can't afford" in life. Positively, it may reflect confidence about goals you are planning or future possibilities.
Alternatively, a bank account may indicate financial worries.
Accuse
To dream of being accused of something, may represent feelings of guilt or blaming yourself. Self-defeating thinking patterns. It may also reflect doubts you have about yourself or choices you are making.
Ace
To dream of the ace in the deck of cards represents a conforming advantage in a strategic situation. Good luck or an upper hand that conforms to your benefit when you take a chance.
Example: A man dreamed of winning blackjack with an ace of diamonds. In real life he took a chance paying a deposit on an apartment he wasn't sure he could ever move to because uncertainty with his employer. The ace of diamonds reflected the good luck he experienced when his employer did everything he needed to assist him with the apartment.
Aches
To dream of having aches may represent emotional pain or psychological exhaustion. You might also have been exposed to a person or situation for too long. Aches may reflect a need for a break or time to yourself.
Achievement
To dream of an achievement represents satisfaction with the outcome of a situation, plan, or project. A difficult problem may have been solved or you've reached a milestone in your life.
Acid
To dream of acid represents an aspect of your personality that scathing or harsh. Possibly a reflection of hatred, rage, and/or a desire for revenge. You or someone else that is purposely hurtful. Acid may also represent something or someone that is eating away at you.
Alternatively, acid may represent a corrosive or negative influence.
To dream of throwing acid in someone's face represents harsh personal actions to make sure someone doesn't get to feel good about themselves ever again. Actions towards others that are so terrible it permanently destroys their self-esteem, reputation, or confident attitude. Making sure someone never gets to feel good again and always remembers you for it.
Acne
*Please See Pimples
Acorn
To dream of an acorn represents a personal reaping or personal windfall. Unexpected good fortune or benefits that are just for you. Surprise at how fortunate you were to be in the right place at the right time.
Negatively, an acorn may reflect exploiting loopholes or good luck that you don't deserve. Using a lucky opportunity to get away with something wrong. Not having to pay your bills or be obligated to a responsibility because a lucky opportunity allows you to escape it.
Example: A man dreamed of having an acorn removed from his ear. In real life he was undergoing a bankruptcy filing and believed that once finished his life would be easier and he would walk away a big winner keeping some of his property. The acorn being removed from his ear reflected the terrible reality of the bankruptcy process dispelling the preconceived notions that he would easily walk away from his bankruptcy keeping his property.
Example 2: A man dreamed of giant acorns falling on a lawn. In waking life he used this dream imagery in the Chanticleer Garden near Philadelphia. The dream may have actually been both symbolic and intuitive about his amazement at how incredible it was to notice his dreams given him such a beautiful idea.
Acquaintance
To dream of an acquaintance represents an aspect of yourself that you're still trying to get to know. Possibly a reflection of limited experience with certain people or situations.
Alternatively, an acquaintance may symbolize an aspect of yourself based on your most honest feelings or thoughts of that person. Ask yourself what stands out the most about that person.
Acquit
To dream of being acquitted of a crime represents a situation or problem that you no longer feel responsible for. You may feel vindicated. Being acquitted in a dream may also reflect feelings of forgiveness.
Negatively, dreaming about being acquitted may reflect feelings about getting away with dishonest behavior. Feeling that there is not enough proof to place blame or responsibility on you. Feeling that guilty people in your life at getting away with dishonest behavior.
Acrobat
To dream of an acrobat represents an aspect of yourself that is maintaining balance under chaotic conditions. You may have a lot of pressure or demands being put on you. An acrobat may be a sign that you need to ask for some help or may benefit from a slower pace. It may also be a sign that your creativity is being stretched too thin.
Alternatively, dreaming of acrobatics may be a metaphor for sexual intercourse.
Acting
To dream that you are acting represents putting up a front or pretending to be someone you are not. Posing, posturing, or not being yourself. Putting on a fake persona. It may even reflect deceptive interactions with others.
*Please See Celebrities
*Please See Play (Theatrical).
Actors
To dream of an actor represents an aspect of yourself that is pretending. Negatively an actor may reflect deceptive interactions with others. Posing, posturing, or not being yourself. Putting on a fake persona.
If the actor is a known celebrity then they symbolizes a quality or aspect of your personality based on your most honest feelings or thoughts about them.
Example: A man dreamed of being an actor. In waking life he was trying his hardest to lie to customer about his qualifications by pretending he was more experienced than he was.
Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a girl who became a famous actress on a tv show. In waking life he was imagining what it would be like to be rich and date someone beautiful he knew after he received a large inheritance. He was imagining how he would live and behave with his money and beautiful wife.
*Please See Celebrities
*Please See Acting
*Please See Famous
*Please See Paparazzi
Acura
To dream of an Acura brand vehicle represents a style of decision-making or control over a situation that is professional about never doing anything arrogant or lethal. Decision-making style that professionally isn't impotent, but doesn't want to be too serious. Feeling that people will get angry at you if you don't act professional without arrogance or aggression. Situations where there are consequences for unprofessionally making decisions that are too aggressive or excessive. Decision-making that is serious about winning, but doesn't get to hurt anyone. More of a concern with avoiding unprofessionalism than on revenge.
A red Acura may reflect feelings about dangerously costly decision-making that is professional, but not aggressive. It may also reflect a passion for professionalism that avoids arrogance or aggression on purpose.
A green Acura may reflect jealousy of needing to be professional with never being allow to be aggressive or lethal.
Example: A woman dreamed of her ex-fiance driving a red Acura car while noticing that clothes that were perfectly folded in the front seat had been loosely thrown in the back seat. In waking life she was in the process of a divorce. The small red Acura may have reflecting her feelings about her divorce lawyer being very professional, but lacking arrogance to litigate against her husband with aggression. Lots of forms professionally filed while lacking aggression. The red color of the Acura may have pointed to her concerns about the financially dangerous cost of a lawyer that isn't going to be aggressive for her while only acting professional.
Adam And Eve
To dream of Adam and Eve represents an area in your life where you are starting from scratch, or need to rebuild your life.
Negatively, dreams of Adam and Eve may reflect feelings about corrupted ideals or promises at the beginning of a new stage in life. Choosing to not uphold long held mutual goals after new opportunities arise. Witnessing moral corruption or loyalty being disregarded for self-interest. Family or friendship being placed as a second priority to selfish opportunities.
Adam and Eve dreams are commonly accompanied by symbols like nuclear bombs or end of the world scenarios. This reflects a powerful change in the dreamer's life or belief system that requires them to start over, or move in a new direction.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing Adam and Eve. Eve went off to eat an apple from a forbidden tree. In waking life the man was witnessing his father becoming corrupt with power after his Grandmother died leaving his father with total control of a large property and inheritance. The father began to intentionally ignore good advice or suggestions which then led to unending lawsuits and financial losses.
*Please See Garden Of Eden
Addiction
To dream of addiction represents an obsessive need or a lack of self-control. You have surrendered your will power. You might have habits that you are unable to give up.
To dream of your mother being addicted to drugs represents feelings about your sense of intuition or ability to make long-term decisions being overpowered by bad habits or strong desire. Difficulty making sound decisions because you like something or love someone too much. Sexual attraction that overrides your good judgement.
Consider the substance that you are addicted to for additional meaning.
*Please See Drugs
Addition
To dream of solving an addition problem represents a difficult situation or problem that focused on merging two aspects of your life.
Address
To dream of having an address you want to get to represents a final outcome or realization of a goal you are working towards. A state of mind you are working towards or want to feel is normal for you. Exploring new possibilities.
Negatively, an address may reflect an unpleasant situation, negative belief system, or recurring problem you want to avoid. Not wanting to return to a bad habit or unhealthy relationship. It may also reflect you feel that someone else is weird or troubled.
To dream of noticing your own address may represent what you are noticed by others doing or believing in all the time. How something that is normal for you is perceived.
To dream of having a new address represents a new mindset. You may have experienced a significant change in your life.
Adidas
To dream of the brand Adidas represents feelings of being permanently never worried about competition. Permanently never worried about being excellenter than the competition. Feelings about being more original than the competition. Comfortably feeling that nobody can tell you that you aren't original. Comfortably competitive with nothing scaring you. Feelings about looking good not wasting any time feeling pressure. Nothing is lethal about never needing to listen to anyone else. Looking good competitive without pressure until it has to matter. Feels good not wasting any time good practicing with no pressure. No fear of competition because you are too creative. Behaving less conservative than someone else to be competitive.
Adidas casual wear may reflect feelings of simplicity that looks good no matter you are doing. Comfortably not being able to believe that anything you are doing is dangerous. Comfortably not being able to believe that you have any problems. Feeling comfortable that nothing you are doing sucks. An everyday casual attitude that never stresses you out or embarrasses you.
To dream of the classic Adidas shoes with 3 stripes may represent an approach to a situation that is comfortably feeling no pressure. Approach to a life situation that comfortably never believes anything is a problem. A approach to life situations that is relaxed, youthful, not a robot, or creative. A "happening around nothing scares you" approach to life or dealing with situations.
Negatively, dreaming of Adidas may reflect a competitive attitude that is comfortable with risk, dangerous originality, teenager behavior, a dangerously laidback attitude, or fearlessly not taking something dangerous seriously. Annoys you that someone else won't grow up or be serious. No fear of breaking the law or rules if you have to.
Adieu
*Please See Goodbye
Admire
To dream of admiring someone represents a desire to have certain ideal abilities or qualities in yourself.
Adolescent
To dream of an adolescent represents an aspect of yourself that is underdeveloped or irrational. It may also reflect a naive eagerness.
Alternatively, an adolescent may reflect a heightened sense of responsibility or watchfulness you feel.
Adopted
To dream of adopting a child represents taking on something new and different. It may also reflect a discarded or unwanted aspect of your life that is being cared about.
Adult Sex Store
To dream of an adult sex store represents feelings about considering making a choice that feels good for you, but may be seem inappropriate or childish to others. Uncomfortable feelings about enjoying too much freedom. Embarrassment that other people think are a total idiot who doesn't take life seriously. Feeling that other people will think you are a "giant jerkoff" who wastes their time having fun.
Alternatively, an adult sex shop could reflect feelings about enjoying experimenting with your life in new and exciting ways that others might feels is risky.
Negatively, an adult sex shop may reflect feelings about choosing to give up on serious choices for your life to pursue happiness in ways others might find. Enjoying being a school dropout. Preferring to enjoy life as a simple person with no desire to conform to society's norms. Feeling good pretending or orchestrating a giant lie that might have serious consequences for your future. Fear of yourself preferring to choose to enjoy wasting your life in ways others think is stupid or
risky.
Example: A young girl dreamed of going into an adult sex ship for the very first time in her life and seeing all kinds of sex toys. In waking life she was considering dropping out of college to experiment with becoming an yoga instructor and felt that all her friends and family might think it's a childish idea to enjoy too much freedom when should should be preparing seriously for her future.
Adultery
*Please See Cheating
Advancement
To dream that you are advancing in a situation represents progress of some sort in your waking life.
Adventurer
To dream of an adventurer represents an aspect of yourself that seeks out new challenges or exciting experiences. Trying new things, taking chances, or attempting to expand your horizons.
Adversary
To dream of an adversary represents people or situations that are antagonistic to your wishes or goals.
To dream of confronting an adversary may represent a conflict or a fear that you are facing in waking life.
Adversity
To dream of adversity represents obstacles or challenges that you are facing in your waking life. You may have trouble achieving a goal. Something keeps getting in your way.
Advertisement
To dream of advertisements represents options or possibilities that are presenting themselves in your life for consideration. People or situations that are interesting you in trying something new or making a change.
Advice
To dream of receiving advice represents insight you gained or new ideas to help solve a current problem. You may have been self-reflecting about your problems. It may also be a sign that you need to listen to your gut instincts or inner voice.
Advisor
*Please See Counselor
Advocate
To dream of being an advocate for a cause represents a desire to encourage change. It may also reflect your loyalty to certain people. You may be very devoted to something or strongly support of certain ideas. You may have firmly held beliefs or opinions.
Aerobics
To dream that you are doing aerobics represents a need in your life to keep up with others.
Example: A man dreamed of doing aerobics. In real life he was going through a difficult hiring and interview process for a job.
Aerosol
To dream of an aerosol can represents a convenient ability to change something.
Affair
*Please See Cheating
Affection
To dream of showing your affection for someone represents satisfaction and happiness with a current situation. It may also reflect happiness with a relationship or how content you are admiring someone you have a crush on.
*Please See Kissing
*Please See Sex
Affliction
To dream that you have an affliction represents a problem or difficulty that you may perceive to be unbearable. You may have a problem that is too difficult to get rid of.
Afraid
*Please See Scared
Africa
To dream of being in Africa represents a mindset that is preoccupied with nothing except trying to prove itself. Noticing nothing working and trying your hardest to make it work. You may be focused on issues that you believe are impossible to overcome or goals that are impossible to realize.
Positively, Africa represents practice and training all the time. Asserting yourself regularly. Staying hopeful no matter what.
Negatively, Africa represents feeling that you have to prove yourself all the time just to get by. Feeling that other people proving themselves in life comes before you. Jealousy than nothing is ever working the way you want it to. Too concerned with desiring or dreaming about what you want without seriously going after it. Feeling scared that you can never get ahead. Feeling overwhelmed with the threat of loss.
Example: An elderly single father dreamed of being in Africa. In real life the father's youngest son wanted to move out and the father didn't want him to because he feared being alone. Africa in this dream reflected the father believing that nothing in his life at that moment was working out for him as he tried delaying everything he could to stop his son from moving away towards a life completely without him.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of walking around Africa. In real life she was battling cancer. Africa reflected her feelings about having to fight to stay alive with cancer when none of her treatments were curing her.
*Please See Black People
African Americans
*Please See Black People
Afro
To dream of an Afro hairstyle represents a thinking style that feels exceptional good in ways that are completely out of touch with current realities. Embarrassment that you or someone else is over-enthusiastic about old ideas that are not acceptable anymore.
Feeling stupid that you believed you could relive the past or repeat youthful behavior that is best suited for younger people. Enthusiastically repeating the past in ways that may look stupid to other people. Feelings about being too late with an enthusiastic attitude in a situation.
Alternatively, an Afro haircut may reflect feelings about yourself looking stupid if you feel good about subjects that other people have grown bored of discussing a long time ago. Feeling good thinking or talking about dead people in enthusiastic ways of whom other people might think is too concerned with inappropriately reliving the past.
Fearing someone with an Afro in a dream may be a sign that you fear speaking up to parents or older people about ideas they have that are embarrassingly outdated.
Example: A woman had a nightmare about seeing a faceless man with an Afro standing over her bed. In waking life she was pregnant with a baby by a man she hardly knew when she already had 2 children. The Afro in this case may have reflected her feeling about having a third child by a man she hardly knew being looked at
by all her friends and family as a stupid idea for her to be happy about since she older now and already had 2 children.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing an old friend and he had an Afro. In waking life this friend has died years ago and she felt stupid trying to feel good talking about him to friends because everyone had gotten over his death years ago and moved on.
The symbolism for this hairstyle is based on the common perception of large Afros being an outrageously humorous outdated hairstyle from the disco era.
Afternoon
To dream of the afternoon represents the middle point of a project or task, indicating that the dreamer is halfway through and still has work to do. Feeling that there is still much to be done, and that the dreamer should not become complacent or lose sight of their goals. A reminder to stay focused, remain motivated, and continue working towards one's aspirations. A phase of life that is comfortable and settled.
Negatively, dreaming about the afternoon may indicate a sense of boredom, monotony, or feeling trapped in a routine. This could stem from a desire for a certain aspect of your life to be comfortable and settled, but realizing that this is not possible. It may also reflect feelings of crisis or major problems that have arisen in your waking life, after you initially felt comfortable and settled with how things were going. This dream can serve as a reminder that life is constantly changing and that it is important to be adaptable and flexible in order to navigate through challenges and obstacles.
Example: A woman dreamed of being at home doing her job counselling a young woman as a minister in the afternoon when her ex-boyfriend knocked on the door and came inside asking where to put his clothes. In waking life she was preparing for a women's conference and ministering to others. She hadn't thought of her ex in a very long time. In this case the symbolism for the afternoon may have reflected her feelings about being in the middle of her job or preparation for the women's conference while experiencing a distraction.
Example 2: A woman dreamed that it was afternoon in the garden with her family under a big tree that was bearing different types of fruits that the whole family ate. After a while of eating she began to feel strange and spit the fruits out. In waking life she was thinking about her growth at her work and how frustrating it was because she wanted to buy a house for family to all live under one roof. In this case the afternoon may have reflected her desire for a comfortable and settled financial life.
Age
To dream of age often reflects the level of maturity or experience a person has in a certain situation. A young age points to lack of experience or new situations. An old age points to experienced aspects of our selves.
Your age in a dream may also be a reflection of how enthusiastic or bored you are with an area of your life.
The number of your age may also be symbolic. Refer to the themes section for dream numerology for a more in depth look at number symbolism.
Agent
To dream of an agent represents an aspect yourself that does everything on another's behalf. You or someone else that does all the work for someone else so that they don't have to. Acting or speaking for someone else.
Negatively, an agent may reflect avoidance. It may also be a sign that you are too willing to let others do your bidding or make your decisions for you.
To dream of being an agent represents your attempt to speak for others or manage someone else's affairs. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are too controlling over someone else's life.
*Please See Secret Agent
*Please See Realtor
Aggression
To dream of exhibiting aggression represents confrontation with problems. You may also have deep rooted hostility towards a person or situation.
Aging
To dream of aging in a dream represents feelings about witnessing yourself or someone else slowly becoming wiser about a situation.
Negatively, aging in a dream may reflect the awareness of yourself slowly becoming annoyed or bored with something. Becoming bored with other people's behavior because you have witnessed so much of it from so many different types of situations. The slow growing awareness of experiencing people prove their childishness or selfishness to you. Slow growing annoyance with relationships. Slowly learning about personality problems in people you have only heard of and not experienced first hand before.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing the face of a woman who was giving him oral sex slowly age into a old woman. In waking life he was slowly growing annoyed with his girlfriend using him for his money. The aging in this case may have reflected his slow growing awareness of his girlfriend using him for money and not really loving him at all.
Agony
To dream of being in agony represents a nagging problem or lingering unhappiness with certain areas of your life.
Agoraphobia
To dream of agoraphobia represents anxiety about limited choices or final decisions. You may feel trapped or "locked" into something. You may not want to give up your current way of living or don't like feeling that you "have" to do something.
Agreement
To dream of an agreement represents a resolution to a conflict or problem. An agreement may also reflect your feelings about a partnership.
AIDS
To dream of having AIDS or sexually transmitted diseases represents thoughts and feelings associated with choices or mistakes that fill you with powerful regret. You may feel permanently contaminated, ruined, or compromised.
AIDS or STDs can also be symbols associated regrets or concerns over sexual partners you've had. You may feel dirty, or violated.
Example: A young man had recurring dreams of having AIDS. In waking life he regretted losing virginity with someone he didn't care about at all.
Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing someone with AIDS. In waking life he experiencing total financial loss after not having listened to advice he was given.
