PEOPLE

People in dreams are symbols for aspects of your own personality, or thinking patterns you have based on the one thing about them that stands out the most. Friends, family members, strangers, and even people we don't like all become symbols for our own thoughts or behaviors.


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.

Archaeologist

To dream of an archaeologist represents you or someone else that is trying to bring something from the past back.  Finding value in old relationships, habits, or situations.  Negatively, it may be a sign that you are viewing old problems like they are good thing.

Example:  A man dreamed of an archaeologist talking to him.  In waking life he was beginning to have feelings for an old girlfriend that he had had a horrible falling out with.  The archaeologist represent his attempt to find value in the failed relationship.

Artists

To dream of an artist represents an aspect of yourself that is creative, unique, or does things different. A reflection of you or someone that is has original ideas. An artist may also reflect eccentricity. Noticing yourself being able to do whatever you want.

An artist may be a sign that you crave recognition or attention. You may have ideas, opinions, or achievements that you want others to notice. An artist may also reflect symbolic or unspoken actions you want others to identify you with. Expressing your true beliefs or thoughts with dramatic actions or words.

Negatively, an artist in a dream may point to creative exhaustion.

Alternatively, an artist may reflect your interest in drawing, painting, or other art form.

Example: A young girl dreamed of an older woman teaching her to paint. In real life she was renewing her interest in painting. The older woman painter reflected her previous experience in art that was motivating her to restart painting and improve her skills.

Example 2: A man dreamed of a slow artist that he felt he had to be patient with. In real life he felt he ha to give a business partner more time to come up with some new ideas.

Assistant

To dream of having an assistant represents feelings of support, delegation, or reliance on others to manage tasks or responsibilities. Reliance on external help to navigate challenges or achieve goals. A sense of relief in knowing you don’t have to handle everything alone, or a recognition that teamwork and cooperation are necessary to maintain balance and efficiency in your waking life. A reflection of your leadership role, where you are directing others and managing the moving parts of a situation or project. Feelings of relief, empowerment, or confidence derived from supportive relationships or helpful resources. Your conscious acceptance of support, guidance, or partnership that makes tasks easier or goals more attainable.

Negatively, dreaming about an assistant could represent feelings of dependency, inadequacy, or discomfort about needing or accepting help. Concerns with asking for or receiving assistance. A struggle with delegating tasks or trusting others to handle responsibilities. Concerns about being overly reliant on others. Annoyance with someone helping you.

To dream of being an assistant represents feelings about taking on a supportive role. Your willingness to help others achieve their goals or your current position as someone who feels responsible for the success of others. Feeling about your value being tied to your usefulness rather than your individuality.

Negatively, dreaming of being an assistant may represent feelings of being overlooked, unappreciated, or burdened with tasks that benefit others more than yourself. Taking on a supportive role without recognition or authority. Perhaps you are giving too much of yourself without setting boundaries.

Attorney

*Please See Lawyer.

Aunts

To dream of an aunt represents a substitute form of intuition. Your gut instincts about the future or to make long term choices that is influenced in some manner.

Negatively, an aunt is a sign that you feel unlucky or that your gut instincts feel off. Unwanted outcomes or coincidences.

Positively, an aunt may reflect a heightened sense of luck or that your gut instincts are unusually accurate.

Alternatively, an aunt represents a quality in yourself based on your most honest feelings about them. Ask yourself what memories or feelings stand out the most about them and see how that quality may apply to your own life.

To dream of a dead aunt may reflect feelings about alternative outcomes in your life reversing. Alternative methods of approaching problems no longer being necessary. Feeling that your lucky streak has gotten better after first being oddly unlucky. Ridiculous periods of time of no progress or stagnation ending. Consider the qualities about the aunt that stand out the most and try to see how those qualities may have disappeared from a situation in your life.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing his aunt. In waking life he felt like nothing he did worked or he could never be lucky at all. His most powerful memory of his aunt was of her telling him he couldn't have candy. In his dream she reflected a intuitive choices that never let him feel good.

Example 2: A woman felt that her Aunt was possessed and shot her in the chest. In waking life she was having difficult avoiding an ex-boyfriend whom she tried to be friends with before finding out he had a new pregnant girlfriend. The possessed Aunt in this case may have reflected her feelings about starting to talk to her ex-boyfriend not resulting in what she wanted because she found out he got another girl pregnant and she couldn't avoid him.

Authors

To dream of an author represents feelings about yourself or someone else being the creator, architect, or mastermind behind an idea, project, or narrative in your life. It reflects the ability to shape or control the direction of your own or someone else's life story. You may be taking a leadership role in your life, directing the plot, or making decisions that influence the outcome.

Positively, dreaming of an author may symbolize a strong sense of responsibility and ownership over your life's direction. You are actively designing your destiny, creating your own story, and making choices that align with your goals and values. It can also indicate a sense of empowerment and control over your life's narrative.

Negatively, dreaming of an author may suggest feelings of being manipulated or controlled by someone else's narrative or agenda. You may feel like a character in someone else's story, lacking autonomy or the ability to make your own choices. Alternatively, it can reflect a sense of self-importance or arrogance, where you believe you have the right to dictate the course of events without considering others' perspectives or feelings.

Example: A man dreamed of his favorite book series being made into a movie and the author explicitly requested that he not be cast in the movie. In waking life, he woke up from bed feeling befuddled, disappointed, and needing a pep talk. In this case, the author may have reflected a controlling or manipulative figure in his life, who had the power to dictate his opportunities and experiences. The man may have felt like he was not in control of his own fate, and that his life was being shaped by others' decisions.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a blue book called "A Change In Consciousness" with a picture of an old man with grey hair and a very long beard. The book had no author's name on the front. In waking life, he experienced 30 days of the most powerful hallucinations of his life that required him to remember every single thing negative that ever happened in his life in order to kill the hallucination-negative entities that filled his home. Nobody told him why he needed to, but he felt better when he did. He intuitively felt that God wanted him to. In this case, the book with no author may have reflected his feelings of undergoing a profound and transformative learning experience in his life that seemed to be directed by an unknown force.

Baby

To dream of a baby represents new beginnings, new ways of thinking, new ideas, or new life developments. A baby may also symbolize a new project or new potential. Discovering new abilities. Negatively, a baby in a dream may reflect new responsibilities or new problems that require constant care. Babies may also reflect people in your life that you feel the need to look after closely such as the elderly.

Alternatively, dreaming about a baby may reflect feelings about being inexperienced or new to a situation. Memories of yourself starting something. Feeling that you are being "treated like a baby." Feelings about yourself being protected while not having to care about what anyone else is feeling. Remembering what it's like to be a beginner or to be young again.

To dream of a baby boy may represent masculine qualities to an experience or problem such as insensitivity, assertiveness, or social dominance.

To dream of a baby girl may represent feminine qualities to an experience or problems such as sensitivity, sympathy, and social subordination.

To dream of a crying baby represents a problem or sensitive situation in waking life that needs attention. A part of you that is deprived.

To dream of a baby drowning represents a sensitive new situation in your life being totally overwhelmed by uncertainty or negative emotions. Failure caused by too much uncertainty or problems with something that was just starting in your life. Negatively, it may reflect problems you are being very careful about being made impossible to take care of due to excessive uncertainty, problems, or fear.

To dream of dropping a baby represents feelings of anxiety about being irresponsible with some new situation or problem requiring your care. Dreams of dropping babies are common for new mothers, more due to their fear of being an irresponsible mother than due to actually dropping their babies.

To dream of forgetting your baby represents feelings about something in your life that you have started, but then abandoned. Setting aside something that you love or have worked hard for. Postponing something special. On a positive note forgetting a baby in a dream may be a sign that there is still time to correct something that you have put off.

To dream of a neglected baby may represent feelings about neglecting a future project or responsibility. It may also reflect a sensitive problem you are not attending to enough.

To dream of a premature baby represents new situations or new problems in your life that are happening faster than you want them to. Having to do something sooner than you planned.

To see a dead baby represents a new development ending, or being overcome by negativity. Something that began, or was in the works was stopped. Positively, a dead baby may reflect feelings of being spared a responsibility or lengthy problem.

To dream of a baby with no legs represents a new development that is stagnant. A new situation with no traction or momentum.

To dream of a deformed baby represents a new responsibility or nagging problem that hasn't turned out as you expected it to. If you are actually expecting a baby it may reflect a fear of something being wrong with the baby.

To dream of being frustrated or stressed out while looking after a baby represents your frustrations and difficulties with problems or taking care of a responsibility.

To dream of feeding a baby represents nurturing or caring for a new development in your life. Ensuring that a new situation, responsibility, or relationship is supported or allowed to grow. Taking time to carefully help something develop. Attention to a project, relationship, or responsibility that is in its infancy and needs your care or attention to thrive. Feeling a sense of obligation or concern to protect something sensitive in its early stages. Negatively, feeding a baby in a dream may represent feeling burdened by the constant need to care for a problem or responsibility that requires excessive attention. Frustrations with something new that feels demanding or draining.

To dream of a baby that is not of your race represents a new development, new situation, or new responsibility that is influenced by the symbolism of that race. For example, a white person dreaming of a black baby may represent a new situation in your life where proving yourself (or surviving without a problem) is a priority.

Refer to the themes section for race for a more in-depth look at the symbolism of skin color and culture.

Pregnant women tend to dream of their unborn baby's sex as male more often than female. This probably reflects their feelings about how insensitive or tough the reality of having a baby is. It may also reflect the mother asserting herself as a parent due to the child.

Young women and girls may dream of having babies to reflect their fear of getting pregnant or their desire to get pregnant.

Example: A woman dreamed of losing her baby. In waking life, she had postponed college for her marriage. In this case, losing her baby may have reflected her feelings about losing out on personal opportunities or a future potential (her education) to focus on her marriage.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of holding a new baby. In waking life, she was beginning a new love affair while cheating on her husband. In this case, holding the baby may have reflected her feelings of nurturing and developing her adulterous relationship while planning to eventually leave her husband.

Example 3: An older woman dreamed of having to take care of a baby. In waking life, her aging husband was very ill. In this case, taking care of the baby may have reflected her feelings of responsibility and care for her sick husband, treating his care as something fragile and requiring constant attention, much like caring for a baby.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of accidentally leaving her baby behind in a store. In waking life, she was an author who felt that she had neglected a book she had been writing for too long. In this case, leaving the baby behind may have reflected her feelings of having abandoned her book project, something she thought about as having lots of potential for her future while requiring constant care to complete.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing lots of babies. In waking life, she was dealing with a lot of debts that needed constant servicing. In this case, the babies may have reflected her feelings about the debts needing constant care due to complaints or deadline warnings.

*Please See Birth.

*Please See Biracial People.

*Please See Children.

Ballerina

To dream of a ballerina represents an aspect of your personality that is a perfect example of stability, balance, and grace. Moving through obstacles effortlessly. Perfect example of never being in trouble. Feelings about nothing getting you back or that nothing is losing as long as you don't do anything stupid. Never noticing jealousy while you gracefully accept yourself the way you are. Poise and balance in your life. Structure and discipline that makes you fearless about falling down, failing, or losing. A balanced state of mind gained through experience and confronting challenges with little difficulty. You know what you are doing and are confident in the face of adversity. Feelings about a situation being a little bit stressful, but not something you can't easily handle. Feeling that nobody can do anything about you as long as you remain disciplined. Ask yourself where in your current life situation is your discipline coming from? Feelings about a waking life situation being "a little stressful", but not impossible.

Negatively, dreaming about a ballerina represents concerns with losing balance or stability in your waking life. Keeping yourself away from a problem. Concerns that discipline or structure is not strong enough. Showing off being a perfect example balance to other people. Are you being subjected to disciplinary actions requiring you to stay a balanced individual? Feelings about being unable to obtain or measure up to others ideals. A perfect example of of stability that is both innocent and vulnerable. Feeling that you don't need to be protected while being an expert that never loses. Feeling stressed out or annoyed at needing to be perfectly behaved, safe, or disciplined for other people.

Example: A woman dreamed of dancing like a ballerina. In waking life she felt that her life was "a little stressful" while she managed it well.

*Please See Ballet.

*Please See Ballet Shoes.

Barbarian

To dream of a barbarian represents an aspect of your personality that is savage or totally ignores others feelings.  A person or situation that is rough, harsh, or totally insensitive.

Example: A man once dreamed of a beautiful barbarian female.  In real life this man was faced with the prospect of losing everything he had and was considering applying for welfare.  The barbarian woman represented his desire to be financially secure combined with the insensitive intrusion into his personal finances that the welfare office would subject him to in order to get support.

Bartender

To dream of a bartender represents an aspect of your personality that is an enabler. An aspect of your personality that encourages passionate or obsessive interests. A desire for someone you're attracted to, a hobby, or interest that you are very involved with. Something that encourage indulgence or irresponsibility.

To dream that you are a bartender, suggests that you are enabling yourself or others. Negatively, it may reflect a need for you to slow down or think twice about helping someone.

Beekeeper

To dream of a beekeeper represents you or some aspect of your personality that is being very cautious and careful.  Your focus is positive, but you want to resist a situation that is potentially dangerous.

Best Friend

To dream of a best friend may represent behavior or life situations that are always supportive of feeling good or success. Ideal situations or a preference you have. An ideal opportunity. It may also reflect skills or resources that make your life easier. Feeling that everything in life is falling into place.

Negatively, a best friend may reflect your last hope in a difficult situation. A sign that you may be isolating or limiting yourself. It may also represent a powerful negative influence or a bad habit that feels good.

Alternatively, a best friend in a dream may reflect positive social interaction with other people. Getting along well.

Example: A young girl dreamed of having a best friend that she didn't recognize. In waking life she had 3 guys competing and desiring to date her. The best friend that she didn't recognize reflected her good looks and how new it felt to her to be constantly desired by so many men.

Example 2: A man dreamed of being warned by his best friend. In waking life he was learning new skills that he ended up feeling weren't going to allow him to enjoy his life.

*Please See Friends.

Billionaire

To dream of a billionaire represents an aspect of your personality that is exceptionally resourceful, capable, powerful, or influential that's confrontational about being important. A perception of limitless resources, opportunities, or abilities. Resourcefulness that embarrasses other people with never having a problem with believing they are first. Behavior that is too resourceful to stop or be told no because it doesn't want to. Feelings about behavior that is too resourceful to do anything about stopping. Resourceful behavior that is so concerned with the future that it notices nobody else can catch up to it.

Negatively, dreaming of a billionaire may represent feelings of inadequacy, jealousy, or resentment towards others who have more power or resources while confronting you with believing they are more important than you. Feeling that you can't ignore yourself feeling stupid that someone else could keep doing something else whenever they need to in order to keep getting away with embarrassing you. An enemy who knows too many people, is too experienced, and is fearless about lying all at once in order to waste your time while confronting you with trying to be more important than you. Resourcefulness that happily wastes all its time and resources wasting your time and resources. A problem person in your life who is too resourceful and hooked up to other people to easily deal with them. Enemies that can always do something else to you that may feel endless.

Alternatively, dreaming about a billionaire may reflect feelings about people with money that surprise you with never believing any expense is a problem when you think it might.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing his Uncle being described by another person as "embarrassing himself believing he is a billionaire." In waking life, the man was experiencing his alcoholic Uncle being exceptionally capable of avoiding being evicted from a family home because he didn't like being told to leave.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a very thin sensitive Chinese man whom he suspected was a billionaire. In waking life, the dreamer had an interested buyer for a home he was selling and the buyer never flinched or fussed about any of the price increases the dreamer made for the final sale price. In this case, the billionaire symbolism may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about the home buyer being rich enough to never notice a single problem with increasing house price offers that felt unusual.

Example 3: A teenage girl dreamed of seeing a guy she had a crush on being a billionaire who would buy her plane tickets to fly away to another country to spend time with him on the weekends. In waking life, the guy she liked was moving away to Germany in 16 months and she was daydreaming about him dating her and being able to fly to Germany to continue the relationship. In this case, her crush being a billionaire may have reflected how she was having a perfect fantasy about nothing getting in the way of her crush being resourceful enough to do everything possible to confront the impossible possibility of starting a relationship with her and helping her move away with him for a new life.

Boyfriends

To dream of a boyfriend represents personality traits or qualities we feel as consistently supportive of your success or well-being. Something you think that supports you emotionally, or regularly helps you cope with life situations. It may also reflect something in your life that makes you feel safe, or lucky. A consistently helpful situation, behavior, or coping mechanism.

Alternatively, boyfriends may symbolize our current projections of your partner or their beliefs or goals.

To dream of a boyfriend leaving you represents the departure of helpful situations, feelings, or beliefs from your life. Habits or situations that are no longer supportive of you. Feeling something helpful turning on you or no longer working.

To dream of a boyfriend who you've never seen in real life leaving you represents new situations, habits, or beliefs that were supportive of you and no longer are.

To dream of cheating on your partner represents impulsive choices, or doing something that you can't resist. Cheating on a partner can also represent a change of current beliefs.

To dream of a partner cheating on you represents bad choices that have consequences or dire repercussions. Turning your back on principles, integrity, or sacrifices you are making. A partner cheating on you may also symbolize your feelings about your partner having different beliefs or goals from your own.

To see a boyfriend die or murdered in a dream represents the end of a thinking pattern, habit, or life situation that made you feel good or helped you cope with life situations. It may also reflect certain beliefs, feelings, or situations associated with your boyfriend ending.

To dream of intimacy or feelings of love with a boyfriend that you don't recognize represents a new personality style, habit, or situation that is emotionally helpful for you.

To dream of a boyfriend that you recognize, but aren't actually involved with represents an aspect of your personality that you find emotionally supportive that is based on your feelings or memories of that person. This applies to celebrities, friends, or anyone appearing as a boyfriend that isn't a real partner.

To dream of having sex with your boyfriend represents positive waking life experiences where you are enjoying feeling that you can't lose. Enjoyable experiences feeling helped, successfully using your skills, or liking noticing yourself having an advantage that never stops working for you. Liking an experience where certain skills, behavior, or other people are consistently supportive of your success. Alternatively, having sex with your boyfriend may reflect enjoyable waking life situations you are experiencing with him. It could also (less likely) reflect your sex life.
 
Brothers

*Please See Siblings.

Bully

To dream of a bully represents people or situations that you feel are intentionally keeping you down or threatening you for doing what you like. It may also reflect a person or situation that you feel is too difficult to confront.

Not standing up to a bully represents you backing down from a threat or challenge.

If you do stand up to a bully it symbolizes confronting problems, and overcoming fear. You may have finally gotten to the courage to do something.

To dream of being a bully represents arrogance or feelings of being invincible. You may have a fear of losing control. It may also reflect a lack of respect for others.

Example: A young man dreamed of bullies threatening him. In waking life his parents had threatened to call the police on an employer if ever tried to get a job with them.

Burglar

To dream of a burglar represents feelings about an aspect of your personality that is both dishonest and sneaky while you are not paying attention. Feelings about being taken advantage of, robbed, or deceived because you weren't paying attention to something all the time. Feelings of alarm or shock that an oversight would cause power or stability to be taken from you. Fear of how easily something secure in your life can be taken away if you aren't careful. Feelings of vulnerability to loss or unwanted changes due to not being proactive enough.

Positively, dreaming about a burglar may represent a heightened awareness of potential risks or dangers in your life, prompting you to take proactive measures to protect yourself. Your awareness of threats or negative influences that you are ready to confront and eliminate from your life.

Negatively, a burglar could represent feelings about dishonest or sneaky behavior that may reoccur if you aren't proactive. Awareness of deserving to be robbed of power, status, and resources because you were irresponsible about oversights or failing to pay attention. Guilt or remorse over past actions or decisions that have compromised your integrity or security. Your own dishonest attempt to sneak power or resources away from someone else when they aren't paying attention.

Example: A young man dreamed of seeing a burglar walk into his home at night to rob him. In waking life, he had ignored some serious school work and got a serious "wake-up call" when he got a failing grade that had serious consequences for his final grade. In this case, the burglar may have reflected his feelings about consciously robbing himself of stable academic success by choosing to ignore or not pay enough attention to his schoolwork.

*Please See Burglary.

*Please See Robbed.

*Please See Intruder.

Bus Driver

To dream of a bus driver represents an aspect of your personality that is "driving you" on an undesirable or unpleasant experience. Choices that you've made or some area of your life that forces the least desirable option on you. A bus driver may reflect mistakes, failures, or consequences that are the main focus of your life. You may also feel that you are going around in circles and showing little progress. You can't stand to think about how long something is taking.

To dream that you are a bus driver represents unpopular decisions you've made effecting others. It may also reflect responsible decisions that overide more enjoyable options. You are guiding or controlling a situation that doesn't feel good or isn't a priority for you. You may be leading a situation that focused on fixing a failure or dealing with the consequeces of a mistake. You may feel responsible for making others impatiently wait for something.

*Please See Bus.

Butcher

To dream of a butcher represents an aspect of your personality that's serious about a role that's capable of coldness, brutality, or insensitivity that isn't personal about making tough decisions to sustain strength and confidence by cutting out things that are unnecessary. Thoughts or feelings about talking to someone in your life who doesn't have a problem dealing with facing harsh realities, making tough decisions, or cutting away excess and unnecessary elements from your life.

Negatively, dreaming about a butcher may reflect your fear of a person or situation that is more straightforward about making cold, brutal, or insensitive decisions than you are comfortable with. Feeling that someone isn't uncomfortable ruining your life by making powerful straightforward decisions that feel cold, brutal, or insensitive.

Example: A man dreamed of receiving an email from a serial killer who called himself "The Butcher" at the end of the email. In waking life, he was slowly beginning to see hallucinations that eventually transformed into 30 days of the powerful hallucinations of his life in which he was scared that demons would overtake his soul for materialism if he didn't put all his belongings in his bedroom into garbage bags to live in a bare bedroom. In this case, the person in the email calling themselves the "The Butcher" may have reflected his feelings about the evil of the hallucinated demons ruining his life by forcing him to make empty straightforward decisions about throwing away materialistic belongings that never allowed him to feel good about anything in his life in order to survive.

Butler

To dream of a butler represents an aspect of yourself that is subservient. You or someone else that is completely supportive of other people's needs or goals. Assisting others without question. A butler may be a sign that you are too demanding or dependent on others. You need to be more independent and tend to your own needs.

Alternatively, a butler may reflect feelings that you are underappreciated, being used, or too submissive.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a butler trapped in a room. In real life the man felt his boss was too demanding and didn't believe he could do anything about it.

Captain

To dream of being the captain of a sailing ship represents feelings about taking charge of a negative or uncertain situation. Taking charge of an emotionally charged situation. You or someone else with the ability to control how best to manage uncertain or negative situations. Experinence that allows you to make expert decisions in emotional or turbulent situations.

To dream of being the captain of a sports team represents feelings about taking charge of a competitive conflict. An assertive attitude about confronting issues competitively. Experience that allows you to make expert decisions in competitive situations.

Carpenter

To dream of a carpenter represents an aspect of your personality that is capable of doing everything on their own. An area of expertise where you or someone else is totally adept and knowledgeable. The skill and knowledge needed to be develop or create something independently.

Example: A business owner once dreamed of having sex with a carpenter. In their waking lives they were trying to expand their business and gain new customers. The sex with the carpenter reflected their ability to manage all the different aspects of their business independently and the satisfaction they got from their success.

Caretaker

To dream of a caretaker represents an aspect of yourself that is focused on keeping up appearances or maintaining certain emotional states.

A caretaker may appear in your dream when you achieve some success or power and want to maintain appearances or keep a good impression.

Example:  A man dreamed of being at the top of a tall building with a caretaker.  In waking life he had just had a date with woman he liked and felt he had to try his hardest to keep her liking him with nice clothing and fancy restaurants.

Cashier

To dream of a cashier represents awareness of consequences of your choice. Noticing the personal cost of your decision. What you have to face in life to get what you want.

To dream of being a cashier represents awareness of yourself setting conditions or ultimatums for someone else to get what they want.  Making someone else do something or lose something in order to get what they want.

Celebrities

To dream of a celebrity represents an aspect of your personality based on the most apparent qualities or traits that stand out the most about the celebrity. Ask yourself what feelings, behavior, or traits stands out the most about a celebrity when you think about them. A celebrity in a dream may also reflect an aspect of yourself that deserves recognition, success, or validation from others. A wish to be more influential or well-known, as well as the need to feel validated or acknowledged by others for your accomplishments. An incredible experience you are having that feels good deserving to talk about yourself to other people in a more prominent manner.

Celebrities in dreams can also represent your projection, thoughts and feelings about a celebrity. Perhaps, you are spending a lot of time thinking about a celebrity.

To dream of having having sex with a celebrity represents an enjoyable, exciting, or thrilling experience that embodies qualities mirroring your feelings about the celebrity. Fulfillment of your fantasies, ambitions, or desires that you may feel are normally unattainable. You may relish an experience that garners recognition or discussion about your accomplishments. Enjoyment in doing something uncommon or extraordinary, in a way that reflects a celebrity's most prominent qualities, while being acknowledged or praised by others. Enjoying getting away with something that other people recognize or talk about you for.

To dream about a celebrity that you have a crush on or are very attracted to may represent your desire for a certain life situation to occur. Consider how you feel when you think of them, and how those feelings or qualities may apply to a current life situation. Alternatively, it may be a sign that you need more realistic about your love life.

If you dream of a celebrity that you know little or nothing about, it's suggested you research that person's life to help form an opinion of them. Try to identify or feel the quality most apparent about them.

To dream of wearing a celebrity's clothes represents your personality matching up with the qualities you see in that celebrity the most. Your desire to adopt or emulate the qualities, traits, or characteristics of that celebrity. This could be an indication of your feelings of deserving recognition, success, or validation from others in your life, or simply to express yourself in a manner similar to that of the celebrity.

Example: A man dreamed of talking to Matt Damon. The quality of Matt Damon that stood out the most to him was being more concerned than someone else to see something unintelligent wasn't happening. In waking life, the man found himself surrounded by less experienced people than himself at work and had to use his intelligence to solve problems they couldn't. In this case, Matt Damon may have reflected the man's desire to be recognized for his intelligence and problem-solving skills while dealing with less experienced colleagues at work. The man may have felt that he deserved acknowledgment for being more competent and proactive in making sure unintelligent decisions or actions were avoided.

Example 2: A man dreamed of Jessica Alba. In waking life, he discovered an opportunity that he couldn't believe made money by trying it out once. In this case, Jessica Alba may have reflected his feelings about the surprising and attractive nature of the opportunity that presented itself to him. Just as Jessica Alba is perceived to be beautiful and successful, the opportunity he discovered seemed highly appealing, potentially rewarding, and almost too good to be true.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a beautiful famous model that he was obsessed with when he was younger. In waking life, when he was younger he used to paste every single picture he could of this model on his wall. In his current life he was obsessed with a goal that never happened.

Example 4: A man dreamed of having sex with Oprah. In waking life, this man was a successful public speaker. Oprah to him represented excellent communication skills. In his case, Oprah reflected how he felt about himself being good at public speaking.

*Please See Famous.

*Please See Paparazzi.

*Please See Actors.

Cheerleader

To dream of a cheerleader represents an aspect of your personality that is encouraging or motivational. You or someone else that is supportive of others goals. It may also reflect being happy for someone else success.

Alternatively, a cheerleader may represent self-encouragement or self-motivation. A sign that you are optimistic and confident. You are telling yourself that success is possible.

Example: A girl dreamed of a cheerleader at a sleepover. In real life her friend abandoned her when she got a boyfriend. The cheerleader at the sleep over reflected her attempt to be happy for her friend while being forced to notice her own single life.

Chef

To dream of a chef represents an aspect of yourself or someone else that is skilled, confident, talented, and experienced in their abilities to create, and control satisfying outcomes. Expertise in preparing or planning satisfying experiences. Mastery, skill, or self-assurance in handling complex preparations that must satisfy other people.

Positively, dreaming about a chef may represent confidence in taking risks, experimenting, or managing different aspects of your life to achieve a desired outcome. A desire to impress or please others through your competence and expertise.

Negatively, dreaming about a chef may represent feelings of pressure to plan, create, and control satisfying experiences for others. Feeling pressured to create something perfect without knowing how. An overreliance on external sources to provide an enjoyable or satisfying experience.

Example: A woman dreamed of being in a hotel with a chef and butler that set up her room for dinner service. She found the chef rude. In waking life, she was having an affair with a married man. In this case, the chef may have reflected her feelings about the married man she was having an affair with making private plans for their secret relationship that she found distasteful or poorly executed. She may have felt that the affair was being conducted in a manner that was not to her liking or that lacked finesse, reflecting her desire for more control, discretion, or respect within the relationship.

*Please See Chef's Hat.

Children

To see your real life children in a dream represents ideas, habits, or developments that have potential. An area of your life that you are encouraging or feel supportive of. Situations or aspects of your life that you want to see powerful or flourish. It may also reflect an aspect of yourself based on the one thing that stands out the most about that child.

If you have more than one child in real life then each child will represent a different aspect of your life based on your most honest feelings about then or their most prominent personality traits.

To dream of children that aren't your children in waking life may reflect developing aspects of your life. Situations in life that are brand new or that you have renewed enthusiasm for. Creativity or "young minded" ideas.

Negatively, dreaming of children may reflect feelings about yourself or others being helpless. Powerlessness to overcome big challenges. Inexperience that prevents you from facing difficulties because problems are too big. Alternatively, from a negative perspective children may reflect problems that are out of control. New developments that are becoming frustrating. Feeling like an innocent victim. Vulnerability.

To dream of losing a child represents feelings of being overloaded or stretched beyond your limits. Juggling too much at once or "dropping the ball" with something because you are too involved with something else. Getting so caught up in minor details that you forget what's most important.

To dream of a child dying represents a loss or unpleasant change to some area of your life that had potential. Positively, a child death may reflect a growing problem that has finally been dealt with.

If you dream of children that you don't recognize it represents new ideas, or situations that are being encouraged. Something not thought of before. Negatively, it may reflect burdens, responsibilities, or problems that have to be looked after.

Evil children symbolize negative or corrupted aspects of your personality that are being encouraged. It may also point to a bad situation or problem that feels like it's getting out of control or scares you. Evil children may also reflect childish beliefs or habits that are getting out of hand. Frustrations with someone else's immaturity or misbehaving. Alternatively, children may reflect aspects of your personality that are playful, young at heart, or childish in intention. You don't want to be involved with anything too serious.

Example: A woman dreamed of a child driving her car. In waking life she felt that she had allowed her selfishness and childishness to control her decision-making.

Example 2: A man dreamed of trying to protect 2 children. In waking life he was trying to protect his 2 growing businesses from being overrun and controlled by his jealous abusive father.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing children. In waking life she was working on a project for her job that she felt required a lot of creativity and youthful ideas.

*Please See Son.

*Please See Daughter.

*Please See Quadruplets.

Chiropractor

To dream of a chiropractor represents sympathy, insight, confidence, or resources that are being given to you to help you carry a burden. Someone in your life that makes your burdens feel less painful or gives your strength to continue on.

Alternatively, a chiropractor may reflect a person or situation that forces you stand up to your problems or do what is right. You may have a problem "caving in" or being "spineless" in the face of opposition.

Clowns

To dream of a clown represents an aspect of your personality makes other people laugh. In a positive context clowns may reflect practical joking or childish fun. Acting silly. In a negative context clowns symbolize issues in your life that embarrass you. Incompetence that is humiliating, inadequacy that is embarrassing, feeling that you or someone else looks foolish.

To dream of an evil clown represents a fear of embarrassment, or that people will laugh at you.

To dream of being raped by a clown symbolizes your sense of powerlessness to stop feeling embarrassed. Feeling that humiliation is being forced on you while you fail to escape it.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing ape-headed clowns. In waking life he had embarrassed himself showing off to other people taking dangerous amounts of drugs.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing Hitler dressed as clown. In waking life he was a citizen living in Germany while Hitler was dictator. He felt that the Hitler was an idiot who was embarrassing his nation.

Example 3: A man dreamed of running away from a clown. In waking life he was desperate to avoid allowing his illness to cause humiliating hairloss by wearing a hood.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of a clown. In waking life she had an abortion and noticed that her husband was embarrassed to discuss the abortion with friends or family.

Cousins

To dream of a cousin represents a quality in yourself based on your most honest feelings about them. Ask yourself what memories or feelings stand out the most about them and see how that quality may apply to your own life.

To dream of someone being your cousin who isn't really your cousin represents situations, realities, or problems that are difficult to detach yourself from. Feeling that you can't do anything about something having to be acknowledged or accepted.

Positively, cousins you aren't really related to may reflect mandatory respect, acknowledgment, or acceptance being given to you. Having your "foot in the door" or a minimum requirement met that gives you the right to deserve something or be listened to at all.

Example:  A man dreamed of seeing his cousin.  The quality that stood out the most about this cousin was her courage to confront problems.  In waking life he finally built up the courage to yell at a greedy family member who was not returning a favor when he needed it the most.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of taking a pregnancy test with her cousin. In waking life she was fearing being judged for taking a pregnancy test. Her cousin was someone she felt was judgemental.

Cowboy

To dream of a cowboy represents an aspect of yourself that is adventurous, and involved in risks, or taking chances.

Example:  A man dreamed of seeing a cowboy.  In waking life he was about to try a new medication that came with big risks.

*Please See Lasso.

Criminal

To dream of a criminal represents an aspect of your personality that's aware of it's own dishonesty. You or someone else that knows what they are doing is wrong. Feelings about bad influences in your life. Too much lying, cheating, or breaking the rules in some area of your life. Perhaps, there is someone in your life that you find of questionable character?

Negatively, a criminal may reflect your awareness of your own dishonest behavior or attempts to take a risky "short cut" that could hurt you in the long term.

*Please See Mugging.

Daredevils

To dream of a daredevil represents an aspect of yourself that is risking everything to prove itself. You or someone else that is being noticed taking a big chance.

Dentist

To dream of a dentist represents an aspect of your personality that is unpleasant, but necessary.  Unwanted situations that may be in your best interest.  Changes to thoughts, opinions, and habits that increase confidence and vitality, yet feel bad.  Something that fixes your problems and doesn't care about feeling good at all.

A dentist may represent a forced confrontation with a negative situation.

Detective

To see a detective in your dream, represents an aspect of your personality that is suspicious or thinks something doesn't make sense. You may be trying to solve a mysterious problem, or don't trust someone.

Negatively, dreaming about a detective may reflect fear of others discovering unpleasant or embarrassing information about you. Fears of hidden truths being discovered about you. Feeling that people don't trust you or are won't stop looking for ways to humiliate you. Fearing being exposed for things you are guilty of. Anxiety about lies you told be discovered. Unrelenting nosiness.

To have a detective following you in a dream may be a symbol for a lingering sense of suspicion. It may also reflect a fear of being caught or figured out.

Example: A man dreamed of a detective. In waking life he was in the middle of a lawsuit and he feared having every aspect of his life investigated by the opposing side.

Dictators

To dream of a dictator represents an aspect of yourself that is all-controlling. Negatively, it may reflect you or someone else that is repressive or totally uncompromising. Dictators in dreams can also represent people or situations that are not allowing you to do anything you want. Possibly an over controlling parent or father figure.

To dream that you are a dictator represents situations where you are all-controlling. A sign that you need to be more flexible and open-minded in your thinking and in your decision making. You may be too controlling.

Doctors

To dream of a doctor represents an aspect of your personality that heals or purifies of something negative in your life.  Whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual a doctor in a dream means there is something wrong that is being fixed, or that you need to care more about correcting.

Spiritually, doctors in a dream can represent guidance and a sense of intuition about your health.  It is not unheard of for people to dream of doctors that provide advice or reassurance about ailments one is experiencing.

Doctors will usually appear in dreams when there an imbalance of some sort that needs to corrected, or shortly before you experience one in waking life.

*Please See Nurse.

*Please See Hospital.

Engineer

To dream of an engineer represents an aspect of the self that has adept problem solving skills. Superior management abilities. Clever application of skills to keep a situation progressing. Behavior that intelligent aboout explaining how something works. Logical and analytical thinking, problem-solving skills.

The dream may suggest that you are seeking stability and structure in your life, and that you are a logical and organized person who can see and understand complex systems.

On the negative side, dreaming about an engineer may represent a sense of rigidity or inflexibility. You may be feeling constrained by rules and regulations, and feeling frustrated by your inability to break free and express your true self. The dream may also suggest that you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed by the demands of your work or personal life, and that you are struggling to maintain balance and control.

On a positive side, being married to the engineer in the dream may represent the young woman's confidence in her ability to achieve her goals and her belief that her future self will have a successful and fulfilling career as an engineer. On a negative side, the dream may symbolize her fear of failing or not measuring up to the expectations she has set for herself in her future career as an engineer.

Example: A young woman dreamed of being married to a new engineer. In waking life she was preparing for an entrance exam to a higher school of learning. In this case the engineer represents the young woman's aspirations and ambitions towards higher education and a more knowledgeable and skilled future self. The engineer may symbolize her drive for logical and analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the desire to be a part of a profession that is both practical and challenging.

*Please See Train Driver.

Evil People

To dream that someone is evil represents a negative aspect of your personality. Negative thinking patterns or situations in your life. It may reflect fears, desires, hate, anger, jealousy, or guilt that you need to confront.  Alternatively, an evil person may reflect your own ill intentions towards someone else.

Family Members

To dream of a family member represents a qualities in yourself based on your most honest feelings about them. Ask yourself what memories or feelings stand out the most about them and see how that quality may apply to your own life.

*Please See Mother.

*Please See Father.

*Please See Brother.

*Please See Sister.

*Please See Grandmother.

*Please See Grandfather.

*Please See Cousins.

*Please See Aunt.

*Please See Uncle.

Farmer

To dream of a farmer represents an aspect of yourself that is working hard to be as productive as possible. Developing, nurturing, growing, or cultivating something all the time. A mindset that is constantly working to keep producing or making more of something. Preparations you are making based on your aspirations for the future.

Consider what the farmer is growing for further symbolism.

Negatively, dreaming about a farmer may reflect concerns with making a mistake that reduce your productivity or negatively impact the final result of your long-term work. Fears or concerns about wasting your time with a project that requires a lot of work.

Example: A woman dreamed of talking to a farmer about camels. In waking life she had been spending a very long time to develop a business website directory and was concerned about making a mistake.

*Please See Farm.

Father

To dream of your father represents your conscience, your ability to make positive choices, or choose between right and wrong. Dreaming of your father may also reflect your feelings about a decision you've already made or are considering. Feelings about someone with authority making decisions for you. Fathers in dreams can also symbolize your current feelings about him if you have issues with him that need to be dealt with.

Positively, dreaming of your father may reflect the decision to make a moral or positive decision. Deciding to stand up for yourself or feeling that a problem has gotten out of control and deciding to do something about it. Choosing to be realistic or practical.

Negatively, dreaming of your father may reflect decisions you dislike having to make. Feeling that you need to make a choice that doesn't feel good at all or one that will not benefit you or cause long-term problems. A decision to keep doing something that isn't a good idea. Letting someone with authority make decisions for you or that aren't in your best interest. Feeling that you've made a terrible decision or horrible mistake.

If your father is angry or sad in a dream it may represent your feelings or disappointment or frustration about how a situation turned out based on a choice you made. Being angry at yourself for having made a wrong or stupid decision. Alternatively, it may reflect anger with your father or anger towards yourself due to past issues with your father.

To argue or fight with your father represents an inner struggle in your waking life with choice. Internal conflict or debate with yourself over what choice to make. Struggling to stand up for yourself.

To dream of getting married to your father may represent feelings about permanent decisions being made. Negatively, it be a sign that you feel you will be permanently stuck with an undesirable situation if you make a certain choice.

If your father dies in a dream it represents moral decay. You have lost your ability to make positive choices, to stand up to problems, or are cold and uncaring in your decisions. No longer caring about your conscience or having to do the right thing. Feeling that other people with authority don't get to make decisions for you anymore. Alternatively, it may reflect failed decisions or choices that didn't work out.

If you father is dead in real life and appears in your dream he is most likely just a symbol for your conscience unless you have issues with your father from your past that you haven't dealt with.

Alternatively, your father in a dream may reflect a father figure, role model, or person that has authority over you such as a boss. Negatively, it may reflect feelings about someone totally controlling you or making important decisions for you that makes you feel less important.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing his father talking to his friend. In waking life, he was debating whether or not to call that friend on the telephone. In this case, the man's father may have reflected the man using his conscience to consider the choice about whether to call the friend or not.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being unable to find
her father. In waking life, she was felt unable to make the choice to confront people who were treating her poorly. In this case, the woman's missing father may have reflected her awareness of how difficult it was to make the choice to stand up to people.

Example 3: A man dreamed of biting his nails and anxiously trying to avoid his father's criticism for it. In waking life, he was very nervous about not upsetting his new boss. In this case, the father may have reflected his concerns about his boss being an decision making authority figure and the need for approval.

Example 4: A man dreamed of his father slowly sticking his penis into his anus. In waking life, he felt that he was close to make a decision that would totally screw him over in business. In this case, the father may have reflected own internal conflict and feelings of vulnerability regarding the decision, as well as the potential negative consequences he feared would arise from making the wrong choice.

Example 5: A man dreamed of his father telling him about alligators. In waking life, he made a decision that certain financial choices he had on his mind were too dangerous and needed to be avoided.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of seeing her father fall through thin ice into freezing water. In waking life, she decided to move knowing it was expensive and then began to experience financial problems. In this case, seeing her father fall through ice may have reflected her feelings of vulnerability and the potential danger of her decision to move, as well as her need for guidance and support in navigating the challenges that arose from her choice.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing her father worried and anxious. In waking life, she was worried about not being assisted spiritually by her deceased father. In this case, the father may have reflected her desire for guidance and support from her late father, especially in times of difficulty or uncertainty to the point of being irrational.

Firefighters

To dream of firemen represents you or someone else that is doing everything possible to deal with a problem that has gotten out of control. A need to restore stability to a situation where negligence, carelessness, or oversights allowed a problem to exacerbate into a serious problem. Preventing a problem from spreading uncontrolled.

Feelings about other people in your life needing to fix your life for you. Jealousy of having been proven incompetent to the point of needing others to restore order for you. Feelings about a hero in your life saving you from a problem. Feelings about God reversing a problem.

Negatively, a firefighter in a dream may reflect feelings of embarrassment that you didn't listen to a warning or advice from an authority figure. Feeling stupid that your enemies or competition is able to contain a problem you created for them.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing her brother wearing a firefighter uniform and then later realized that the uniform had been taking off and left on the ground. In waking life she felt that a mentor at work was very helpful to her to solve problems in the workplace, but slowly began to feel that this mentor at work was a fake person who didn't really like her. The firefighter uniform may have reflected her feelings about the personality of the mentor at work feeling obliagated to help her fix problems at work while she was training for her job.

Fisherman

To dream of a fisherman represents an aspect of your personality that is looking for something.  Usually, this "something" is a solution to a problem or insight into yourself.

Fish in dream represent unconscious thoughts or things we notice without fully understanding.  So fishing is symbolic of looking for a solution or an insight that brings the answer to the surface.

Fishing for things other than fish in a dream represents your search for an answer based on whatever the objects you are fishing for represent. For example fishing for a goose would represent you trying to find a way to make yourself prosperous.  Fishing for a pair of shoes would symbolize your search for a new approach to life or new way of doing things.

Friends

To dream of a real-life friend represents a quality in yourself based on your most honest feelings about them. Ask yourself what qualities, memories, or feelings stand out the most about them and how that may apply to your own life.

Negatively, dreaming about real-life friends may represent conflicts, misunderstandings, or unresolved issues that are currently affecting you. Feelings of being left out, unsupported, or betrayed in some situations.

Alternatively, real-life friends in dreams may also represent your current projection of that person based on a current situation or conflict in your life.

To dream of having a friend that you've never seen before may represent feelings of support, assistance, and help being received in a new situation. A supportive or cooperative aspect of yourself. Your projection of a situation or arrangement that is beneficial to you. Feeling optimistic about enduring a problem situation. Unexpected help.

Negatively, dreaming about a friend that you've never seen before may represent feelings about needing help in a serious situation or being uncertain about whether you can survive a situation on your own.

To dream of a friend dying may represent your feelings about an impending change, loss, or failure of an aspect of yourself that feels good being supportive. Consider what qualities stand out the most about that friend and how that quality may be lacking or suffering in your life at the moment. Alternatively, seeing a friend dying may reflect your feelings about that person losing power or undergoing an unpleasant change.

To dream of a deceased friend may reflect the most apparent quality about them that stands out the most in yourself. Unless their death was recent or you are having issues with grieving the fact that they are dead in real life is most likely not significant to the dream's symbolism. Alternatively, dreaming of a dead friend may represent something good in your life that was lost and is now returning.

To dream of an ex-friend may represent a quality in yourself based on your most honest feelings about them when they were still a significant part of your life. Consider what emotions or memories are most associated with this ex-friend—whether positive or negative—and how these could be influencing your current feelings or situation. It could reflect issues of betrayal, loss, or unresolved emotions that are still affecting you. Lingering feelings of bitterness, disappointment, or being misled. A part of your life that you have outgrown or a reminder of a past conflict that still impacts your current emotional landscape. Lingering anger or sadness about the loss of the friendship. Guilt, regret, or nostalgia for the time spent together. Fear of repeating the same mistakes in current relationships or friendships.

Example: A man dreamed of walking beside a friend he had never seen before in real life who helped him walk up to a ledge and fly in the air at the last minute. In waking life, he felt that God had helped him make a major transition in his life. In this case, the friend may have reflected his feelings about receiving divine support during a challenging life transition.

*Please Best Friends.

Gay People

To dream of gay people represents aspects of your personality that notices it's not as normal as everyone else all the time. Issues with caring about acceptability. You or someone else that feels good doing something feel to be wrong, odd, or not acceptable to others. Issues with moral acceptability with other people. Issues with being noticed behaving in unconventional or taboo ways.

Positively, gay people in a dream may represent a comfortable attitude towards exploration of the taboo or not caring what other people think about something you are doing that is viewed by others as different. No concerns for what other people believe is acceptable or not.

Negatively, gay people may reflect awareness of yourself enjoying something dangerous or hard to make accepted. Awareness of yourself liking doing something that may come with backlash or consequences due to others not accepting your behavior. Vanity that is out of control. Showing off with something that other people find difficult to accept. Enjoyment in ways that never cares about anything else after the enjoyment.

To dream of worrying that someone will think your gay may represent anxieties about people thinking there's something wrong with you. You may also be very self-conscious.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing lesbians driving a bulldozer on her front lawn. In waking life this woman had had an abortion. The lesbians may have reflected her feelings about enjoying her life without having to raise a child while also feeling that having an abortion was morally accepted by many people she knew.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of enjoying gay sex when she was not gay. In waking life she was enjoying herself discussing her relationship and marriages plan to people about man she was in a long-distance relationship with and hadn't seen in a very long time. She may have felt silly talking about having a relationship that was unusual.

*Please See Fag.

Girlfriends

To dream of a girlfriend represents personality traits or qualities we feel as consistently supportive of your success or well-being. Something you think that supports you emotionally, or regularly helps you cope with life situations. It may also reflect something in your life that makes you feel safe, or lucky. A consistently helpful situation, behavior, or coping mechanism.

Alternatively, girlfriends may symbolize our current projections of your partner or their beliefs or goals. Your feelings about them and the current state of you relationship.

To dream of a girlfriend leaving you represents the departure of helpful situations, feelings, or beliefs from your life. Habits or situations that are no longer supportive of you. Feeling something helpful turning on you or no longer working.

To dream of a girlfriend who you've never seen in real life leaving you represents new situations, habits, or beliefs that were supportive of you and no longer are.

To dream of cheating on your partner represents impulsive choices, or doing something that you can't resist. Cheating on a partner can also represent a change of current beliefs.

To dream of a partner cheating on you represents
bad choices that have consequences or dire repercussions. Turning your back on principles, integrity, or sacrifices you are making. A partner cheating on you may also symbolize your feelings about your partner having different beliefs or goals from your own.

To see a girlfriend die or murdered in a dream represents the end of a thinking pattern, habit, or life situation that made you feel good or helped you cope with life situations. It may also reflect certain beliefs, feelings, or situations associated with your girlfriend ending.

To dream of intimacy or feelings of love with a girlfriend that you don't recognize represents a new personality style, habit, or situation that is emotionally helpful for you.

To dream of having sex with your girlfriend represents positive waking life experiences where you are enjoying feeling that you can't lose. Enjoyable experiences feeling helped, successfully using your skills, or liking noticing yourself having an advantage that never stops working for you. Liking an experience where certain skills, behavior, or other people are consistently supportive of your success. Alternatively, having sex with your girlfriend may reflect enjoyable waking life situations you are experiencing with him. It could also (less likely) reflect your sex life.

Example: A man dreamed of walking down a street with his girlfriend (He was actually single). In waking life he cleverly came up with an excuse that prevented him from having to confront a difficult situation. He felt good knowing he could use the excuse anytime he wanted and it would always work for him.

Example 2: A man dreamed of his girlfriend cheating on him. In waking life he was fearing his girlfriend catching him cheating on his girlfriend. The girlfriend in the dream in this case may have reflected his feelings about his cheating behavior turning against him.
 
Grandparents

To dream of grandparents often represents aspects of your personality that are wise, experienced, or have learned from past mistakes. An area of your life where you have "been there and done that" or know better.

Negatively, dreaming about grandparents represents feelings about not liking your life completely decided for you. Feeling like God has decided your life in a negative way that you can't escape. Feeling that all your life decisions or hopes are overridden by power you can't escape.

Alternatively, grandparents may symbolize a decision or a higher level of experience that overrides your own decisions.

Example: A young girl dreamed of seeing both her grandparents in a home with Satanism. In waking life she felt that was dealing with sexual abusive family members.

*Please See Grandmother.

*Please See Grandfather.

God

To dream of God represents an aspect of your personality that's unquestionably or unsympathetically positive. Resisting or failing anything negative no matter the consequences. Dangerous positivity. God might also represent aspects of yourself that are perfect such your integrity, honesty, or compassion for others. The good in you that can never fail and embarrasses other people who may acting negative. Something is being set straight and there may no sympathy whatsoever.

God may represent you or someone else that has the power to do whatever they want. A situation in your life where you can't be repressed or answer to no one. You or someone else that has the final say and can exact consequences if needed.

To be god in a dream may represent your feelings of total power or knowing you can do whatever you want. You may have special talents or superiority over others. Total freedom or feeling more powerful than others.

Example: A woman dreamed of being encouraged by God to jump off a cliff. In waking life she was planning to break free from an abusive relationship and move. God reflected her scary choice to embarrass her boyfriend by leaving him for a newer happier life that was uncertain.

*Please See Heaven.

Gothic People

To dream of gothic people represents aspects of your personality with a mindset that is dark, depressing, and unconventional. Fascination or enjoyment of with the dark side of life.

Negatively, dreaming about Gothic people may suggest feelings of death, darkness, and mourning. Depressing suicidal thoughts or self-abuse. Self-cutting. Negative thinking patterns or habits that you find enjoyable. It's reflects a supportive attitude towards negative choices and beliefs despite knowing their harmful effects.

Example: A man dreamed of getting married, but couldn't attend the wedding. All the guests were dressed like Gothic people. In waking life, it was his dead wives birthday. In this case, the gothic people at the wedding he couldn't attend may have reflected his feelings about other people wanting to enjoy celebrating his dead wife's birthday which he found to be too dark and depressing.

Healer

To dream of a healer represents an aspect of your personality that is focused on fixing, restoring balance, or improving yourself. A part of you that wants to heal. A desire to resolve problems, ease pain, or bring harmony to situations that feel out of balance. A need for self-care, guidance, support, or introspection. Thoughts about recovery, growth, or emotional well-being. A phase of healing in your life, where you are seeking solutions to emotional wounds, personal issues, or difficult circumstances. A need for guidance or to improve health.

Positively, dreaming about a healer may represent comfort, support, and positive change. Awareness of the need to take care of yourself, address past hurts, or work towards personal growth and emotional balance. The healer may also represent someone in your life who is helping you through a difficult time, offering advice, support, or care.

Negatively, dreaming about a healer may represent feelings of helplessness, or a dependency on others to fix your problems. Fear of being unable to heal from an issue on your own or an over-reliance on external help. Neglecting your own ability to address issues independently. Skepticism or mistrust towards those who offer help, suggesting that you are hesitant to seek assistance or doubt the effectiveness of available solutions. Seeking a quick fix when that may be unhelpful or dangerous. Wasting your time desiring full healing when something little helped you. Attempting to heal or recover through immoral or dangerous methods. Feeling that the cost of healing is too high, or that improvement comes with significant drawbacks. You may feel uncomfortable with the trade-offs or consequences involved in making things better, especially if it means compromising your values, integrity, or well-being.

To dream of an evil healer represents feelings about an aspect of personality or someone else that you believe is immoral, corrupt, or malevolent about fixing, restoring balance, or making something better in your life. A deceptive or manipulative attempt to improve a situation. Feelings of unease about the methods being used to fix something or the possibility of harmful consequences. Feeling that you have to give up something good or your "soul" in order to improve yourself. A situation where you are not seeing the dark side or consequences of how help you received fixed your problem.

To dream of a witch healer represents feelings about an aspect of personality or someone else that you believe is wicked, deceptive, or mean about efforts to resolve problems. Feelings of unease about the methods being used to fix something or the possibility of harmful consequences. Getting back at someone who doesn't see the consequences of how it helps you.

Example: A woman had recurring dreams of a spiritual healer touching her hands. In waking life, she was sober for a year and back in school with her life working out nicely. In this case, the spiritual healer may have reflected her feelings about being emotionally supported with her sobriety and positive change in her life.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of sitting in a healer's chair while someone was pointing out blond spots in her left eye. In waking life, she recently broke up with her boyfriend and was going through a growth period with lots of self-reflection. In this case, the healer's chair may have reflected her feelings about choosing to take time off and focus on emotional healing with self-reflection to address areas of emotional weakness.

Hunter

To dream of a hunter represents an aspect of your personality that is in pursuit of a goal.  The goal could be something you desire to have, to achieve in real life, or insights that will help to shed light on your problems.

Husband

To dream of your current husband represents an aspect of your personality or area of your life that is a supportive source of assertive strength and stability that you can rely on. An aspect of yourself that is permanently supportive by being more assertive than you are. Feeling that you are committed to behavior or a habit that is more assertive than you usually are. It may represent a strong, assertive, or dominant aspect of yourself that you can rely on during difficult times. A strong, assertive, or dominant person in your waking life who provides unwavering support and guidance during difficult times.

Negatively, dreaming of your husband may represent an area of your life that has always worked that is starting to have problems. Overdoing relying on strong, assertive, or dominant aspects of yourself that you rely on during difficult times. A feeling of dependence on a supportive source of strength and stability, leading to a lack of confidence and self-reliance.

To dream of a dead husband could represent the end of an aspect of the dreamer's personality that was once supportive or always there for them. It may symbolize the end of a habit, behavior, or way of thinking that was once a mainstay in the dreamer's life. Feelings of loss or separation related to an assertive aspect of yourself that was always supportive of you. Feeling that assertive behavior or another person isn't going to support you anymore. It can also represent the feeling of being alone or unsupported in a certain area of your life, or a fear of losing someone or something that you rely on.

Dreaming of a husband and wife may also reflect a theme of conscience and intuition where the man represents the conscience about decision-making and the woman represents the intuition about safety for the future. An example would be a fat husband and a wife that is too skinny. The husband may reflect a conscience or style of decision-making that is lazy while the wife would represents an intuition or future thinking for safety that isn't strong. Famous people oddly pared as couples may reflect a style of conscience and intuition based on their most appartent traits.

Alternatively, your husband may reflect your current projection of him and your current relationship. Anxieties or fears about the future of your relationship with your husband. Dissatisfaction with the relationship in waking life.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a husband and wife. In waking life she had decided to she wanted to move, but intuitively knew it wasn't safe to because she couldn't afford to.

*Please See Marriage.

*Please See Cheating.

Homeless Person

To dream of a homeless person represents an aspect of your personality that has experienced total failure. An area of your life that you have totally lost control of or that's completely powerless.

Alternatively, being homeless in a dream may reflect anxiety about financial hardship or low confidence in your future.

Example: A man dreamed of being surrounded by homeless people. In waking life he had just lost a competition at his work place and lost out on a opportunity to be promoted.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed seeing a homeless man with his hands out begging. In waking life she was dumped by her boyfriend and would have done anything to have him back.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of being homeless. In waking life she was pregnant and having anxiety about going broke supporting the baby.

Intruder

To dream of an intruder represents feelings of violation, unwelcome change, or the breach of personal boundaries that makes you feel you have to protect yourself or take action to counter it. A sense of intrusion into your personal space, whether physical, emotional, or psychological. A situation where your safety, security, or sense of control feels compromised requiring you to scramble to keep it. Unresolved issues or conflicts that are intruding upon your peace of mind. A violation of personal boundaries that is creating tension.

Unwanted changes at work or in relationships often bring dreams of intruders. Unwelcome stress in your life.

Example: A man dreamed of an intruder entering his house. In waking life, he was beginning to feel that an extramarital affair he was having was beginning to encroach on his relationship with his wife. He felt that getting caught was becoming a very real dangerous possibility after never believing that it would be. He felt suddenly threatened by the possibility of being caught. In this case, the intruder entering his house may have reflected his feelings about the possibility of getting caught having an affair becoming a real problem that threatened or "intruded upon" the stability and security of his personal life and relationship with his wife.

Example 2: A man dreamed of a man breaking into his house. In waking life, he was practicing abstinence for his religious studies and couldn't resist it anymore. In this case, the intruder reflected his awareness of himself not being as sexually abstinent as he was supposed to be while feeling that he was robbing himself of feeling as spiritually strong as possible by violating his own rules. He may have felt that his sexual desire was inappropriately violating or "intruding" into his sense of normal safety regarding controlling himself when it wasn't supposed to.

*Please See Burglar.

Journalist

To dream of a journalist represents an aspect of your personality that is "digging up dirt" or gathering facts. You may be learning as much as you can about something before telling others about it.

*Please See Reporter.

Judge

To see a judge in a dream represents a part of your personality that makes decisions, choose what's right and wrong, or whether to support or condemn an issue.

A judge in a dream may be symbolizing self-reproach, guilt, or time in your life where you must look at yourself critically. Deciding all that is or isn't good about you.

To stand before a judge represents your feelings of guilt, self-condemnation, or even acceptance for your actions. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are accepting of condemnation being inevitable.

Example: A man dreamed of Sigmund Freud being a judge who banged a judge's gavel on his head that registered in his left arm. When he awoke from the dream he suffered a motor seizure that caused violent constrictions in his arm. The symbolism of Sigmund Freud banging him over the head with a gavel may have been an intuitive message reflecting his awareness of his dreams having important meanings that were telling him that something was wrong with him.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of being surrounded by judges. In waking life he was trying to decide whether or not taking a certain job was a good idea because he was concerned about having free time for his art work. He ultimately decided to try to look for a job that afforded him the free time he desired.

*Please See Court.

*Please See Gavel.

*Please See Jury.

King

To dream of a king represents an aspect of your personality that is in control, all powerful, or always gets its way. A king in a dream represents a personality trait you have that is totally confident, unstoppable, or doesn't feel the need to care about anything at all. A dominant figure or head of the family. Feeling authoritative. Making your own decisions. Expecting "royal treatment." Fierce independence.

Negatively, a king may reflect an arrogant need for total control or difficulty giving up total power. Feelings about someone controlling in your life being tyrannical or impossible to deal with. Feeling that something is challenging your leadership. Imposing control on others. You or someone else that is too assertive. Thinking that you are too important or the most important in a situation. Feeling intimidated by a dominant person.

If a King dies in a dream it may represent a loss of confidence in some area of your life. You may also notice that a person in your life that always gets its way is no longer able to. Total power becoming or authority being impotent.

A symbol that can be both good or bad depending on who the king is and what he does.

Example: A man dreamed of feeling that he didn't want to appear as a King when he was one. In waking life he didn't want to appear too assertive and dominant in a social situation with someone more passive than he was.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of hearing a story about King and all the good and bad things he had done. In waking life he was reconsidering a friendship with a friend who kept borrowing money off him. He felt his friend was a little too dominant and controlling while also being too needy.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a king about to die. In waking life he was very ill and grew dependent on others after spending much of his life being strong and healthy.

*Please See Queen.

*Please See Prince.

*Please See Princess.

*Please See Castle.

Knight

To dream of a knight represents an aspect of your personality that is loyal or defends good virtues.  It symbolizes honor and protection from darker aspects of your life.  Something that keeps you on the straight and narrow.

A black knight represents an aspect of personality that is loyal to bad intentions or negative habits.  A part of your personality that wants to stay negative and never resist it.

Example:  A young man dreamed of seeing a knight protect a castle entrance.  In waking life he was forced to spend a month living with relatives he considered to be bad influences.  The knight reflected his attempt to protect his values by resisting his relatives bad influences.

*Please See Armor.

Lawyer

To dream of a lawyer represents an aspect of yourself that ensures compliance. Feelings about the need for an intervention into a problematic situation, business situation, or personal conflict. You or someone else that is making sure a situation is fair, following the rules, or someone is doing what they are supposed to do. Making sure everything is in order or appropriate. Setting things right. It may also reflect intervention of some kind. Resolution of conflict. Feeling that someone else is dealing with your problems for you.

Negatively, a lawyer may reflect anxiety about confronting compliance with people or situations that require order. A dislike of having to conflict a challenge to your goals. A dislike of having someone else deal with your problems for you.

*Please See Prosecution.

Little People

To dream of little people represents aspects of your personality that are smaller or less significant than they want to be while not being able to do anything about it. An aspect of your personality that believes it's important enough to respect itself, but isn't allowed to to be important. Behavior that isn't having the impact it's supposed to because it isn't normal. Feelings about nobody having to listen to you when you think it's important they should. Feelings about other people not being important.

Negatively, dreaming about little people may represent feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, or being overlooked or dismissed by others. Feelings about not having to be listened to. Being consistently overlooked or underestimated by others. Aspects of your personality that have a small impact or influence.

Example: A man dreamed of being in his bathroom and seeing a group of little people approximately 6 inches tall walk into the bathroom to face him. One of them was wearing a tight yellow superhero outfit like Superman. In waking life, while in a hallucinatory state, he believed that the entire earth was switching from the 3rd dimension to the 4th and that he had to survive his house filled with negative entities to save the earth. When the hallucinations stopped he realized it was overblown. In this case, the little people may have reflected his thoughts about the hallucinations eventually stopping and nobody having to listen to anything he said about the experience being important.

*Please See Midgets.

*Please See Miniature.

Lover

To dream of a lover represents feelings about an aspect of your personality that is passionately committed to your well-being, desires, or goals. Enjoying believing in yourself without a problem. Feelings of being supported, cherished, and understood. Feeling completely supported while you enjoy or pursue personal passions. Feeling good that nothing is wrong with you while you like to do what you enjoy the most.

Negatively, dreaming about a lover could represent feelings about overdoing being passionately committed to your well-being, desires, or goals. Feelings of dependency, insecurity, or being unable to believe in yourself completely without an aspect of your personality that makes feel complete. Fears of loss, betrayal, or abandonment. Issues with believing in yourself so much with something you are passionate about that you ruin yourself. Desires or temptations that are distracting you from your goals or values. Conflicts between your personal desires and your responsibilities or moral standards.

To dream of a former lover represents feelings about an aspect of your personality that used to be passionately committed to your well-being, desires, or goals but is no longer active or present. An aspect of your personality that is passionate, but may not last forever. Additionally, consider the strongest or most apparent feelings that come to mind when thinking about your ex-lover.

Whereas sex may represent believing in yourself enjoying a personal passion, having a lover in a dream may reflect an ongoing relationship or habit involving your passions.

*Please See Sex.

*Please See Ex-Partner.

Lumberjacks

To dream of a lumberjack represents an aspect of yourself that cancels permanent situations all the time. Positively, it represents effortlessness in dealing with big problems or things other people feel are impossible. Surprising strength and fortitude.

Negatively, a lumberjack represents an opponent or problem that fails all your defenses or sense of security effortlessly Alternatively, it may be a sign that you are being arrogant with your superior strength.

Maid

To dream of a maid in a dream represents an aspect of yourself that completely caters to others.  Putting someone else's needs completely before your own.

Negatively, a maid may reflect feelings of being under appreciated or that someone else has things too easy.  You may feel used or that you're always subordinate to someone else.

Alternatively, a maid may reflect a person or situation that caters to you or spoils you.

Master

To dream of a master represents feelings about behavior that has authority, total control, knowledge, and skill. Recognition for superior expertise, wisdom, or power. Being highly skilled, knowledgeable, or capable of directing outcomes. Dominance over others.

Positively, dreaming about a master may represent guidance, mentorship, or learning from someone who is well-versed in a particular field. Respect or admiration for someone who possesses authority or mastery, motivating you to strive for improvement or mastery in your own life. Benefiting from someone's leadership, experience, or advice.

Negatively, dreaming of a master may represent feelings of being dominated, controlled, or oppressed by someone else's authority. Resentment toward a person or situation that imposes its will on you. Struggles with submission, obedience, or dependence, where you feel like you're not in control of your own life or decisions. Feelings of inferiority, dependence, or a lack of control towards someone with superiority.

Example: A teenage boy dreamed of his ex-girlfriend teasing him by standing near her new boyfriend while touching her chest and saying "I wonder what my master thinks of my body?" In waking life, he broke up with his girlfriend and missed her. In this case, the ex-girlfriend saying "I wonder what my master thinks of my body?" may have reflected her feelings about his ex-girlfriend totally emotionally and physically belonging "mind and body" to her new boyfriend in a way that made the dreamer feel jealous and powerless.

Men (General)

To see men in a dream represents aspects of yourself or areas of your life that are assertive, aggressive, rational, practical, or insensitive.

If you are a woman and dream of being very attracted to an unknown man this represents a desire for something you want in life. Either an experience or a person you are interested in getting to know.

To dream of men that you do know represents aspects of yourself or qualities of experiences based on your most honest feeling or memories of those men. Ask yourself what character traits or memories come to mind first when you think of the man in your dream.

Midgets

To dream of a midget represents an aspect of your personality that is small or insignificant. Feelings about other people consistently looking stupid being less powerful or sophisticated than you. Possibly your feelings about people or situations that think are unimportant. It may also reflect your feelings about being unimportant, helpless, or having low self-worth.

To dream of having sex with a midget represents a highly enjoyable experience where you are feeling good noticing a permanent state of superiority, more power, that you are too good to lose. Liking to feel that a person or situation always looks stupid being smaller or weaker than you.

Example: A woman once dreamed of seeing a man who had molested her when she was a child as a midget. In real life she was beginning to process the trauma of what happened to her and was getting over it. The man becoming a midget reflected the power of those traumatic memories diminishing.

Example 2: A boy once dreamed of seeing his parents as midgets. In real life he was defying their orders and getting away with it. The midget parents reflected his diminished view of his parents power over him. He saw them as "pushovers."

Example 3: A young man dreamed of defeating midgets at a game of basketball. In waking life he was embarrassing people on the internet with superior hacking skills while they constantly failed to get him back.

Monks

To dream of a monk represents aspects of our personality that sacrifice desire and pleasure for a greater purpose. A reflection of restrictions placed on yourself for things that you enjoy in order to regain control, structure, and order. You are giving up something for a greater purpose, or for goals you think are more important.

Devotion to a cause. Piety. Devotion to God or excessive devotion to God. Jealousy of losing that drives you to make powerful lifestyle sacrifices to stay powerful.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing monks at the top of a tower. In waking life she had spent a lot of time giving up junk food and alcohol in order to lose weight because being skinny was more important to her.

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.

*Please See Mother-In-Law.

*Please See Stepmother.

Nanny

To dream of a nanny represents feelings about your own caretaking instincts, sense of responsibility, and support of others. Feelings about yourself or others having to take care of other people all the time like it's a job that never has to stop. Feelings about not being laughed at for why taking care of other people is what you do all the time.

Negatively, dreaming about a nanny may represents feeling like others expect you to take care of them all the time and not appreciating your efforts. Feeling burdened by the responsibility of taking care of others and not having enough time for yourself. Feeling like taking care of others is a thankless job and that nobody notices or acknowledges your hard work. Feeling like your own needs and desires are always put on hold in order to take care of others. Feeling like your caretaking efforts are not good enough and that you are failing to meet the needs of those you are responsible for.

To dream of a nanny going on vacation represents your own caretaking instincts and sense of responsibility that she had temporarily put on hold. The need for balancing personal time with her duties and responsibilities. Time off for someone who takes care of you. A temporary release from caretaking responsibilities, a desire for personal time or a break from routine caretaking duties. Alternatively, it may reflect the dreamer's perception of temporarily losing the support and guidance in their life or feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities that someone usually helps with.

Example: A young woman dreamed of a nanny walking up to her to talk to her about her long vacation. In waking life she had taken 2 weeks off to find a new job while her 2 friends hadn't had their child yet which she planned to help them look after. In this case the nanny returning from vacation may have reflected her feelings of obligation to take care of her friends' child and return to her caretaking role after taking time off for her own personal needs. The dream may suggest a sense of duty towards others and a need to balance her own needs with her responsibilities to others.

*Please See Grandmother.

Nuns

To dream of a nun represents an aspect of your personality that's giving up something they desire. Either materialistic wishes, goals, or sexual interests. A nun symbolizes letting go of something you want, or getting over someone you have romantic interests in. Making difficult long term sacrifices of pleasure for your family or the greater good.

A nun may also symbolize a person or situation that makes you consider having to give something pleasurable up.

A nun may be a sign that you need to give up your personal enjoyment or materialistic goals for a higher purpose. A nun could also reflect feelings about sacrifices of pleasurable things being unbearable to withstand for the long term.

To dream of being a nun represents your own feelings about having to give up your desires, wishes, or goals. Whether it's willingly or not, you are unable to pursue wishes, goals, or romantic interests.

To dream of running away from a nun may reflect your wish to avoid making long term sacrifices in your life of something pleasurable. Desperation to avoid being forced to stop something you enjoy a lot.

To dream of a nun with a knife may represent feelings about being forced to coerced into making a long term sacrifice of something pleasurable. It may also reflect feelings about wives or girlfriends who want you to join them in healthy long term habit you don't want to take part in because you think it would be unbearable to put up with.

Nurse

To dream of a nurse represents an aspect of your personality that carries you through a problem or tough situation.  You or someone else that is doing everything needed to get though something.  A nurse may also reflect your own plan of action to stay stable or get yourself through a difficult time.  People, habits, or situations that are supportive of positive change.

There may be a problem in your life that was fixed, and the nurse symbolizes keeping on track, supporting it, and seeing it through to the end in a positive way.

A nurse will usually appear in a dream when there is a need for you to stay away from something negative, and to maintain integrity until it's finally resolved.

*Please See Doctors.

*Please See Hospital.

Parents

To dream of both your parents represents your conscience and intuition. There may be important choices that you are making or reconsidering.

Fathers reflect your conscience or ability to make choices between right and wrong. Your mother is your intuition or ability think ahead. She can also reflect how lucky you feel. To see your parents together is a sign that you have important decisions to make.

You might also have concerns about your own parents.

Example: A teenager dreamed of a man in a suit trying to take him away from his parents because his parents were selling drugs. In wakng life he didn't like needing to return to school after a break. In this case the drug dealing parents needing to be taken away may have reflected his feelings about needing to separate from decision-making that felt addicted to pleasure during his break off school because going back to school required being serious again.

*Please See Mother.

*Please See Father.

Photographer

To dream of a photographer represents feelings about being adept or intelligent about making anything remembered looking as good as possible. Expertise at projecting yourself or others in a positive light. Intelligence about lasting impressions. Intelligence about making lasting lifelong impressions. An aspect of yourself that is a lasting impression expert.

Negatively, dreaming about a photographer may reflect an aspect of yourself that is adept or expert at creating lasting positive impressions based on dishonesty. Intelligence about lying to look good or dishonestly make good impressions. Focusing too much on making good impressions instead of being yourself. Doing deed or favors for people so they will always remember you in a good light.

Example: A woman dreamed of using her real life photographer skills. In waking life she was very focused on trying to get a job. In this case the photographer symbolism may have reflected her feelings about her own ability to project or market herself with an excellent resume or make a lasting impression with a job interview.

Pilot

To dream of a pilot represents an aspect of yourself that is heading or directing a project or plan. You or someone else that is responsible for starting something new and keeping it going.

Negatively, a pilot may reflect someone else that is on control of a new experience that you have no say in. It may also reflect fear, guilt, or other negative thinking patterns that are keeping an unnecessary situation going. You may feel that you can't stop something or can't stop yourself.

Plumber

To dream of a plumber represents an aspect of your personality that deals with blockages or backlogs. A person or action that restores progress. A plumber in a dream is a sign that there is an area of your life is "clogged." There's a problem in your life that's holding back progress. Issues that are stagnating.

A plumber in a dream reflects a need to deal with issues that may be building up. You may need to turn to a friend or professional in order to deal with your problems effectively.

Example:  A man dreamed of talking to a plumber.  In waking life he was being overloaded at work and a colleague had to take over.

Poet

To dream of a poet represents an aspect of your personality that are inspiring and idealistic.  A poet in a dream is a part of you that wants to find a better way, or dreams of changes in their life they would like to see.

Police

To dream of police officers represents discipline, intervention, and enforcement of behavior. Rules or structure. Feelings about changes being forced on you or others. A need to restore sanity, rationality, or justice to a situation. A need for fairness, order, or respect for adherence rules. Feelings of being in trouble for not behaving or staying disciplined. Maintaining order and safety in your life. The enforcement of boundaries, or the protection of your own values and principles.

Positively, police may reflect the use of power or authority to force changes on people who are misbehaving. Keeping "troublemakers" in line. Standing up to bullies or confronting people who are abusive to others. Choosing to make difficult changes that you know are in your best interest. Confronting liars, rule breakers, or dishonest people. Feelings of security. Calming a situation down or fixing one that is a total mess. Intervening in a wrongdoing. Choosing to confront addiction. Providing help in a crisis. Protecting something sensitive or beautiful from harmful individuals. Preventing recklessness. Restoring calm. Calming a situation down.

Negatively, dreaming of police may represent your fear of change, discipline, punishment, or correcting a bad habit. It may also reflect feelings about yourself or others being too authoritarian or controlling. Forcing change on people when they don't like it or don't want it. Abusing authority, power, or your ability to protect people. Feeling like you are facing bad karma. Feeling that you have no choice in a matter that requires change. Knowing you are misbehaving and not liking having to change. Problems with resisting change. Experiencing situations where there is a sense of "lawlessness" or arrogant abuse of power. Resisting confronting addictions. Avoiding punishment or facing consequences. Fearing someone else will get away with wronging you. Feeling that you were caught breaking rules. Overbearing authority figures, or feeling controlled and restricted by rules and regulations.

To dream of police corruption represents feelings of betrayal, loss of trust, or moral compromise in a situation where you expected protection, order, or fairness. It could also symbolize your own negative thoughts or actions that undermine your sense of integrity, or a situation where you are allowing dishonesty or injustice to occur without consequences. Feelings about people in your life that like dishonest control in order to cheat or think that they're the best. Not liking why someone else is getting away with something.

To dream of a female police officer represents a passive form of discipline, intervention, or enforcement of behavior. Enforcement of rules or structure that doesn't have to be assertive. Negatively, a female police officer may reflect a scumbag in your life that stays quiet about secretive control over you.

Spiritually, police in a dream may reflect feelings about you life being controlled or guided by God. Feeling that God is forcing you to change or intervening to punish bad people with a life lesson.

To dream of running away from police represents your attempt to avoid discipline, consequences, or facing the reality of your actions. A fear of change or an unwillingness to confront personal issues, bad habits, or negative behavior patterns. You might be trying to evade responsibility, accountability, or the need to address problems in your life.

To dream of being arrested by police represents being held accountable for your actions or that discipline is being enforced upon you. It may also symbolize a situation in which you are forced to confront your issues or face the consequences of your decisions. This dream can signify an acknowledgment that you need to make changes or take responsibility for your behavior, habits, or life choices. Addicts may dream of being arrested when they have to get sober. Feeling that a change that is being forced upon you.

To dream of police cars represents control over decision-making regarding disciple, intervention, or enforcement of behavior. Controlling correcting problems. This could also indicate your ability to confront issues, set limits, and uphold your values and principles in various situations.

Example: A woman dreamed of police officer raping her. In waking life, she felt scared being alone while separated from her abusive husband and kept sleeping with men that ended up using her. In this case, the police raping her may have reflected her feelings about being taken advantage of by people who were supposed to protect and support her.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of running away from the police. In waking life he was trying very hard to avoid having to give up drugs when people he knew were trying to intervene in his life. In this case, the the police may have reflected his feelings about people in his life who were trying to enforce discipline, intervention, and change in his behavior.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing police arresting people. In waking life, his boss at work as firing people for abusing privileges in the work place. In this case, the police arresting people may have reflected his feelings about the enforcement of rules and discipline at his workplace, as well as the consequences faced by his colleagues for abusing their privileges.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of screaming for the police to help her. In waking life, she was frustrated with being unable to stop another woman from talking about her negatively behind her back. In this case, screaming for the police may have reflected her desire for intervention, authority, or someone with power to step in and put an end to the negative gossip being spread about her.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of the police intruding into her home after accepting a gift from one of two men she was interested in seeing. In waking life, she was involved with two men and after one of the men proved himself to be immature she changed her mind about him and started respecting the second more mature man as a better partner. In this case, the police may have reflected her feelings of self-discipline and enforcement of her own values and principles in her romantic life.

Example 6: A man dreamed of an arrogant female police officer. In waking life, he was experiencing police corruption that chose to waste years of his life waiting for police assistance. In this case, the female police officer may have reflected his feelings about how arrogant the police corruption was with it's passive tactics.

Example 7: A man dreamed of seeing a police officer being killed. In waking life he was having problems making a lifestyle change. In this case, the police officer being killed may have reflected his feelings of losing the sense of discipline, order, or self-control needed to successfully make the lifestyle change.

Example 8: A woman dreamed of police telling her that she can file charges against her husband. In waking life, her husband left her for another woman and she felt used. In this case, the police may have reflected her feelings about wanting to get back at her husband with a divorce for using her so he'll feel punished for it.

Example 9: A woman dreamed of police discovering a man badly burned inside a vehicle while she tried to take this body to clean it. In waking life, the her boss had told her that she is her boss's biggest failure. In this case, the police may have reflected her feelings of self-discipline in confronting the issue of being labeled as a failure by her boss.

Example 10: An older woman dreamed of her pastor at church being a police officer. In waking life, she was having a problem in her church with getting a white supremacist kicked out. In this case, the pastor being a police officer may have reflected the dreamer's desire for someone in a position of authority to enforce the rules and maintain order in the church community, particularly in dealing with divisive and harmful beliefs. The dream may be suggesting that the dreamer sees their pastor as someone who can act as a moral authority and ensure that everyone adheres to the principles and values of the church.

*Please See Arrested.

Politician

To dream of a politician represents feelings about influence, power, decision-making, and diplomacy. It could symbolize the importance of tactfully managing one's image and appeal, as well as the need to navigate complex social interactions. This dream might reflect your views about the art of persuasion, negotiation skills, the exercise (or misuse) of authority, and the dynamics of social, professional, or political relationships. Situations where you have to balance image and substance. Awareness of a 'political game', where perception and persuasion can be as crucial as qualifications.

Positively, dreaming about a politician might symbolize your ability to effectively influence others or lead. It could suggest strategic thinking, persuasive communication skills, or the successful navigation of complex situations. It may reflect your ability to balance different interests and foster cooperation, indicative of a sense of ambition, advocacy, and diplomatic finesse.

Negatively, dreaming about a politician could symbolize feelings of manipulation, deceit, or corruption. It might symbolize anxieties or conflicts about ethical dilemmas, power struggles, or political unrest. The dream could reflect a lack of trust or cynicism towards political systems, institutions, or individuals in positions of authority. It might also suggest feelings of powerlessness, frustration, or cynicism about the current state of affairs. This dream could also represent a situation where the need to be likable or popular overrides logic and sincerity.

If you dreamed of a real-life politician then consider what qualities stand out the most about that person and how those qualities may apply to yourself or a current waking life situation.

A politician in a dream may also reflect a need to persuade others to accept you, agree with your views, you convince others to like you. Negatively, it may reflect unpopular or sensitive opinions about political issues.

Example: A woman dreamed of being a politician. In waking life, she felt that her good looks may be a problem when it came to being taken seriously enough to get a good job. She had to work hard to come up with a strategy to convince her potential employer to hire her. In this case, being a politician may have reflected her feelings about the need to tactfully manage her image and appeal to the employer's interests. The dream may suggest her awareness of the 'political game' in the job market, where perception and persuasion can be as crucial as qualifications.

*Please See Politics.

*Please See President.

*Please See Leader.

Popeye The Sailor

To dream of Popeye The Sailor represents behavior that is ridiculous about believing in nothing snobby while being the most impressive example of never being a wimp as it's job once a situation is too serious. Behavior that is ridiculous about being the strongest example of standing up for itself once a situation is too serious. A ridiculous example of standing up for yourself tougher than you ever have. A battle of confidence and the need to "power up" self-belief to deal with the challenges.

Negatively, dreaming about Popeye The Sailor may represent behavior that is ridiculously overdoing being an example of standing up for itself tougher than it ever has when it might not be realistic. Embarrassing fake displays of strength once a situation gets too serious. Overdoing a strong need to believe in oneself not being a wimp that doesn't think of why it might hurt you. Looking silly showing off not being a wimp. Becoming a laughing stock to friends or family for an over-dramatic display of strength. Going overboard showing off strong even if it makes you look like an idiot. A lack of awareness of how silly you or someone else looks showing off strong. A "priceless" humorous moment of over-displaying strength. Feelings about not needing to take someone seriously when they stand up for themself tougher than they ever have.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing Popeye The Sailor. In waking life, his son had achieved financial goals as a requirement to be given money to leave the country when he never thought his son would achieve those goals. He secretly never wanted his son to leave the country, preferring to control him, and chose to not take his son seriously at the last minute. In this case, Popeye The Sailor may have reflected his feelings about seeing his son making a strong, unexpected effort to achieve his goals, and not wanting to take him seriously because his son was younger and not being controlled.

Preacher

To dream of a preacher represents an aspect of your personality that is lecturing, advocating, or teaching others.  You or someone else may be trying to convince or direct others to think or act in a certain way.

Negatively, a preacher may be a sign that you are forcing ideas and beliefs on others, or that someone is forcing them on you.

President

To dream of a president represents an aspect of yourself that has authority, power, or total control over others. Power structure or management structure. Awareness of a hierarchy that must be respected before all else. The ability to make important or serious decisions. Authoritarian decision-making abilities. You or someone else that has to be taken seriously.

The ability to tell others what to do. You or someone else that is dictating the terms or outcome of a situation. The right to be in charge and give orders. A president may also reflect an important decision you are making.

To dream that you are President may reflect feelings about yourself having the power to delegate decisions or control people by simply asking for it. Feelings about your power, connections, or resources having to be respected before all else.

Your personal opinions, feelings, or memories about the president may add additional symbolism. (e.g. President Nixon may symbolize corrupt power and control, Kennedy may reflect naive tragic idealistic progress.)

To dream that you are running for president represents your quest for power or authority. A relationship or situation that you feel you deserve to lead or control.

To dream of the US President represents an aspect of your personality that has total authority over a mindset of thinking freely.

Negatively, the US President may reflect overdoing pushing away anything that doesn't let you think freely. Your view of another person having too much power of your ability to think freely. A man controlling a woman's ability to think freely because he has total authority over finances or total control over her life.

To dream of meeting the US President represents feelings about be exposed to power or management responsibilities that you don't normally get exposed to. Tasting power.

Example: A woman dreamed that she was President and feeling that people were scared of her. In waking life she felt powerful after filing a complaint against a noisy neighbor and scaring them with potential eviction. She felt that she had the power to make simple phone calls or letters to make other carry out her will.

Example 2: A person dreamed of a President dying. In waking life they were experiencing a big change in management at work.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of running away from the Donald Trump and the government. In waking life she was having marriage troubles. In this case Donald Trump may have reflected her feelings about his husband and his personality while arguing. At the time of the dream Donald Trump was US President. The dreamer may have felt that her husband was faster than her about power that controlled aspects of her life that allowed her to think freely.

Priest

To dream of a priest (not a preacher) represents moral obligation, or ensuring that principles are adhered to. You or a situation in your life may require a stronger sense of discipline, fairness, or proper conduct.

A priest may be a sign that that something in your life is interesting you in conservative behavior or staying away from bad habits or situations.

*Please See Preacher.

Prince

To dream of a prince represents an aspect of your personality that is entitled.  Knowing that something is always yours, that you deserve the most, or that you are more important in some way.

Negatively, a prince can reflect self-importance, arrogance, or conceit.

Princess

To dream of a princess represents an aspect of your personality that is powerful because they are viewed as being too perfect, beautiful, or impressive. You or someone that feels that there is nothing wrong with them. Too good or too beautiful to be bothered with problems. Always getting your way because you are special.

Negatively, a princess may reflect selfishness, vanity, being spoiled, or being too demanding. You or someone else that thinks they are too perfect to "get their hands dirty" or do things for themselves.

Example: A teenage girl dreamed of being a princess. In waking life she wanted a boyfriend, but felt that she was too special to be an average boy. Being a princess in the dream may have reflected her feelings about herself being special and deserving to be picky.

*Please See Tiara.

Prostitute

To dream of a prostitute represents an aspect of your personality that sells itself out. It may reflect your self-interest before higher ideals or being more concerned with money than anything else.

Alternatively, dreaming of a prostitute may reflect you or someone else that provides a service whenever they are asked to. You or someone else that is easy to use.

Negatively, a prostitute may represent "caving in" or giving up higher ideals as soon as pressure is felt. Abusing talents, or lowering your standards, morals, or principles for personal benefit. Getting ahead or enjoying yourself without any regard for standards or quality.

Men with pregnant wives commonly dream of having sex with prostitutes. This may reflect their impersonal feelings about using their wife to have sex when she too pregnant to be in the mood.

Example: A man dreamed of a seeing a prostitute walking towards him. In waking life he spoke a second language fluently and someone who needed his help kept offering to pay him to do translations. The prostitute reflect his willingness to do whatever he was asked when paid.

Queen

To dream of a Queen represents an aspect of your personality that assumes power or respect without having to earn it.  It may also reflect a part of you that doesn't have to sacrifice anything to get its way.

Positively, the Queen symbolizes accomplishment or well deserved authority.  Being respected, praised, or acknowledged without question.

Negatively, the Queen represents living off your laurels, using others resources, or hiding behind someone else's power.  You have power and don't have to lift a finger for any reason if you don't want to.

*Please See King.

*Please See Prince.

*Please See Princess.

*Please See Castle.

Realtor

To dream of a realtor represents an aspect of your personality that is interesting you in a different perspective or new sense of self. A person or situation that motivates you to change your mind or take on a new belief system.

Positively, a realtor may reflect people or situations that encourage positive changes to your beliefs. Negatively, a realtor may represent situations that are motivating you to see things from a more negative perspective.

To dream of being a realtor represents your attempt to convince someone else to think differently or see things from a different perspective.

Example: A person who was having difficulty convincing his father to change his mind once dreamed of being a realtor who was having problems selling a house.

Example 2: A man dreamed of being a realtor who was having problems selling a house. In waking life he was having difficulty convincing his father to change a decision he made.

Referees

To dream of a referee represents an aspect of your personality that mediates or moderates conflict.  Impartiality.  You or someone else that is ensuring fairness in contact or in dealings between people.  A neutral observer and judge over conflicts.

Example:  A young man dreamed of referees ignoring him. In waking life he was having arguments with other people on an internet message forum and felt that the moderators were not doing enough to respect him by chastising other users who weren't following forum rules.

Reporter

To dream of a news reporter represents an aspect of your personality that is informing others about serious problems or important issues. Keeping others up to date on your life or a problem.

Example: A woman dreamed of being interviewed by reporters and liking it. In waking life she was in the hospital recovering and updating her friends and family about her recovery.

*Please See Journalist.

Rich People

To dream of rich people represents aspects of your personality that respect themselves while being more capable, resourceful, powerful, or with higher social status than other people about achieving goals effortlessly. Feelings of confidence, ambition, and a sense of capability in achieving your goals. Comforts and privileges that come with having ample resources. Feelings about higher social status. Feelings about yourself being more capable of doing bigger or more incredible things than you ever have in your life.

Negatively, dreaming about rich people could represent feelings of inadequacy, envy, or frustration due to perceived disparities in resources, power, or capability. Feelings about capability that is out of reach for others. Feelings of jealousy of not being able to do what other people do. Feelings of snobbery from other people with more resources, power, and capability than you. Interactions with superiors or colleagues who have more power or resources than you.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing her female pastor getting a marriage proposal from a rich man. In waking life, she didn't like the way her pastor acted as though she didn't know who she was when in front of other people. In this case, the rich man trying to propose to her pastor may have reflected her jealous feelings about the power, capability, and social status of new important people the pastor was talking to beginning to feel snobby like it might be permanent with a sense of not being able to do anything about it because of lower standing in the church.

Sailor

To dream of a sailor represents an aspect of your personality that is adept at navigating negative or uncertain situations. Feelings about yourself being experienced with troubling situations to the point of being an expert at keeping life smooth no matter how difficult the situation gets. Experience in the "deeper waters" of life. Experience at dealing with difficult emotional situations and relationship problems.

Positively, a sailor may reflect experience and perseverance to get through a troubling or highly emotional situation. Experience safely enduring the worst possible situations. Experience with keeping difficult situations smoothly running and progressive. Expertise at managing turbulent moments in life.

Negatively, dreaming about a sailor may reflect awareness of dishonest behavior being used to keep your own life in "smooth waters" while other people are unhappy. Smoothly maintaining your own happiness through a difficult situation while other people are unhappy. Perseverance to endure any difficult situation only for your own happiness. Using deceptive tactics through a difficult situation to maintain stability for yourself.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing an evil sailor. In waking life he was a young man trying to move out on his own to enjoy his new successful career. He felt that his father was using deceptive tactics to stall him and keep him living at home so that the father could maintain stability in his own life and resist any change to the family life. He felt that he father was very experienced at being deceptive at keeping life unchanged for himself without any consideration for the dreamer's feelings. The evil sailor in this case may have reflected his feelings about his father's dishonest attempts to avoid any family turbulence whatsoever.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing an sailor on a sailboat. In waking life he had endured a very dangerous situation safely and intelligently. He was very preoccupied with never having to experience the same situation ever again and felt that he was smart enough to ensure he didn't while still having anxiety about potential problems.

Salesperson

To dream of a sales person represents an aspect of your personality that is trying to convince you or sell you on an idea.  You may be struggling to accept or compromise on a situation and trying to weigh the pros and cons of it.  You could also just be trying to convince someone else of something.

Scientist

To dream of scientists represents as aspect of your personality that is experiementing or trying new ideas.  You are exploring new territory in some manner.  You may be trying express yourself to others differently, taking new approches to life situations, or trying new things just to see what happens.

School Shooter

To dream of a school shooter represents feelings of extreme conflict, aggression, or a drastic measure being taken in response to an issue that you feel prevents you from taking your time to think about your problems safely. A situation where you feel under threat, attacked, or aggressively opposed while attempting to safely deal with issues, cope with anxiety, or think about your problems. Fear of losing control, experiencing violence, or dealing with extreme anger either from someone else. The manifestation of fear or conflict in your life. Feelings of wanting to retaliate against others for not allowing you to handle your problems peacefully. Behavior that retaliates against people for being bullied, overlooked, or denied thoughtful consideration. Repressed malice, rage, envy and hatred.

Negatively, dreaming about a school shooter could represent feelings of being overwhelmed by anger, frustration, or resentment. Feelings about other people having a lack of control over impulses or that a situation is spiraling out of control. Perhaps you are struggling with feelings of powerlessness, fear, or revenge from other people in your waking life. A fear of unexpected violence, betrayal, or extreme measures being taken by someone around you. Tensions, conflicts, or feelings of aggression that need to be addressed or resolved in a safe and healthy manner.

Example: A woman dreamed of a school shooter. Some people escaped and some people didn't. She was asked to stand up to the shooter by following a man to confront the shooter directly. In waking life, she recently decided to separate from her husband. In this case, the school shooter may have reflected her feelings about her husband retaliating against her for choosing the separate instead of spending more time figuring out how to reconcile their troubled relationship.

Additional Keywords: Conflict Resolution, Aggression Management, Fear of Violence, Powerlessness, Retaliation fear, Emotional Coping, Crisis Response, Betrayal, Anger and Frustration, Repressed Emotions, Safety and Security Concerns, Bullying, Navigating Tensions, Assertiveness vs. Aggression, Emotional Health and Well-Being.

Secretary

To dream of a secretary represents feelings about a social proxy. Using friends, family, or technology to deal with people for you. Feeling that you need to go through someone in order to get to the person you really want to speak to. Socially delegating to others.

Negatively, a secretary may reflect feelings about using friends, family, or technology to avoid people you don't like. Putting up some kind of social proxy between yourself and others. Using answering machines to breakup with people or avoid people. A wish to avoid direct social contact. Feelings about yourself being too important to deal with people directly. A lack of confidence in yourself speaking to people directly. A lack of confidence in yourself asserting yourself in a relationship to the point of being the social manager for someone else. Feelings about yourself being a social manger for your family while the other spouse delegates.

Example: A woman dreamed of wanting to use a secretary to call 911. In waking life she was unhappy with a man she began to date so she left a fake message on his answering machine to make having a relationship appear impossible to continue with.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being a secretary and sitting around a table with other secretaries when her boss walked passed her. In waking life she was discussing her uncertainty about her relationship to her friends while they all felt like the men in the lives delegated responsibilities in the family to them.

Siblings

To dream of siblings represents an alternative or competing perspective.

Negatively, dreaming of a sibling may reflect unpleasant feelings about yourself losing. Alternatively, it may reflect feelings or beliefs that are counterproductive to your well-being such as insecurity, second guessing yourself, or self-defeating habits. Intentionally being depressed or choosing to lose.

Positively, a sibling may reflect confidence, hope, or someone with more experience than you. A better idea than yours.

If you have more than one sibling than each sibling will represent a competing or alternative aspect of your personality based on the one thing about them that stands out the most.

Your brother or sister may also symbolize your projection of him or her at the current moment.

To dream of a brother or sister that you don't actually have may represent new ideas or new perspectives that compete with your own. They may reflect new feelings of insecurity or self-doubt. Positively, they could reflect a new sense of hope or confidence. A little kid sister may symbolize feelings of responsibility or annoyance.

Example: A woman kept having dreams of her sister. Her most honest feelings about her sister was the she was always better looking or more popular. In waking she kept having disappointments with dating men who she felt she wasn't good looking enough for. In her dreams her sister reflected situations or comments made by others that made her feel that she wasn't good enough for the men she wanted.

Example 2: A young woman kept having dreams of her brother. Her most honest feeling about her brother was that he was a failure. In waking life she kept having bad luck dating. Her brother in the dreams reflected her own feeling of herself being a failure in relationships.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing her brother. In waking life she was having an argument with her boyfriend and didn't like feeling like she lost the argument.

*Please See Sister-In-Law.

Sick Person

To dream of a sick person represents feelings about an aspect of your personality that feels vulnerable, emotionally drained, or weakened and is in need of recovery. Feelings about yourself or others in an unhealthy state in some area of your waking life. Suffering. Feeling “infected” with negativity and dysfunction. Awareness of a problem that requires recovery or healing. Awareness of a weakened state of well-being or a deteriorating situation. A sense of being overwhelmed by external problems or feeling that your own energy is depleted by a difficult situation.

Awareness of unhealthy habits that are "spreading" in your life. A contagion of negativity from toxic influences. Awareness of personal health, strained relationships, or situations that are deteriorating and requiring attention or recovery. Feelings about the toll of ongoing stress on yourself or others around you. Being overwhelmed by burdens that seem incurable. Anxiety about a decline in health, finances, or well-being. Feeling burdened by caring for others at your own expense.

Sisters

*Please See Siblings.

Soldier

To dream of a soldier represents an aspect of your personality with a rigid mindset.  You or someone else that is doing everything possible to confront a problem or maintain a belief.  A part of you that is disciplined, rigid, and stubborn in the face of opposition. They symbolize a part of you that's sacrificing everything to resist unwanted thoughts, emotions, or negative life experiences.

Alternatively, a soldier means that you are preparing yourself to defend your beliefs, values and opinions. Negatively, a solider may be a sign that you are imposing your views on others.

If you see evil soldiers, or soliders from an opposing side (e.g. Russian soldiers in an American citizens dream) this represents aspects of your personality that are rigid in a negative or oppressive manner.

To see a retired solider in a dream represents an aspect of your personality that has finished or overcome a period of confrontation.  You no longer have to try so hard or be so stubbon about something.

*Please See Army.

Stepfather

To dream of a stepfather represents a substitute conscience or decision-making ability that you have no control over needing to accept, adjust to, integrate with, or adapt to. Fathers in dreams typically reflect the conscience or our ability to make a decision. A stepfather is then symbolically a substitute form of conscience or choice that we feel forced to accept with current conditions. You may feel a choice has been made for you or that you've been pressured into a decision. The respect or challenges associated with adapting to new rules, guidance, or support from someone who doesn't make decisions in a way you are accustomed to. Adaptability to unconventional decision-making.

Negatively, a stepfather may reflect a decision that you can't stand putting up with. Struggling to come to terms with a change that you don't like. Feeling that you have to accept someone else's decisions controlling you with no say in the matter when it isn't what you wanted. Not liking putting up with someone else's substitute choices that were made for you.

Alternatively, a stepfather may reflect tension or disappointment with your real father.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing her deceased stepfather standing up from a coffin with bullet holes in him. She told him to rest and he didn't listen. In waking life, she got into a big fight with her sister over an issue which she had no control over. She had accepted losing the argument so that she could move on with her life and stopped talking to her sister. She started talking to her sister at a later time which brought up the old arguments. In this case, the stepfather may have reflected her feelings about needing to accept her sister's decision-making with no say in the matter.

*Please See Father.

Stepmother

To dream of a stepmother represents a substitute intuitive choice that you have no control over needing to accept, adjust to, integrate with, or adapt to. Mothers in dreams typically reflect the intuition about safety for the future, internal guidance based on your feelings about past experiences, or how lucky you feel about coincidences or good foresight. A stepmother is then symbolically a substitute form of intuition that we feel forced to accept with current conditions. Adaptability to unconventional decisions for safety for the future.

Negatively, a stepmother may reflect an intuitive choice about safety for the future that you can't stand putting up with. Intuitive choices that don't let you feel good in the manner that you are used to. Putting up with someone else's sense of safety that you don't respect. You may feel smothered, neglected, or held back. Feeling pressured into having to be careful in a way that you are not used to.

Alternatively, a stepmother may reflect tension or disappointment with your real mother.

*Please See Mother.

Stepson

To dream of a stepson represents a substitute emotional investment or hope for the future in a situation where you are dominant, assertive, or insensitive which you have no control over needing to accept, adjust to, integrate with, or adapt to. Feelings about encountering or engaging with responsibilities, relationships, or roles that are not originally yours but have become part of your life. The adaptation to new duties.

Negatively, dreaming about a stepson could represent feelings of conflict, resistance, or complications associated with responsibilities, relationships, or roles that are not originally yours but have become part of your life.

Example: A woman dreamed of her stepson being in her living room and then being hit by her stepson in another dream scene. In waking life, she had recently legally separated from her husband and didn't want to get a divorce because she didn't believe in it. In this case, the stepson may have reflected feelings about the unwanted and complicated emotional responsibilities that came with the separation and working to reconcile. Her stepson's presence in the dream might symbolize her struggle to adapt to her husband's new attitude about the changes in their marital status while hoping it didn't get worse because she wanted her marriage to work without angering him and pushing further into divorce.

Streetcar Driver

To dream of a streetcar driver represents an aspect of your personality that is guiding you on a journey in life where there is no turning around.  A possibility or choice that is irreversible.

For elderly people or people thinking about their death, a streetcar driver may reflect your feelings about God directing your life year and year towards death.

Superhero

To dream of a superhero represents an unusually high degree of courage or nerve when facing an evil or antagonistic force. Using your above average talent, intelligence, or strength to face the worst problems. Being at your best when you are faced with hopelessness. You may be experiencing issues that feel unsolvable. Feelings about yourself or someone else being a savior of a situation with an incredible ability that overcomes a problem easily.

Alternatively, a superhero may reflect talents, strength, or courage that you never realized you had.

Example: A young man dreamed of a young woman he met being a superhero. In waking life he had just broke up with his girlfriend 3 weeks earlier and the new woman was exciting, fun, and made him smile every time he taught about her. In this case the superhero symbolism may have reflected his feelings about the new young woman being a "savior" of his social life with her personality as well as helping him get over difficult negative feelings about his ex-girlfriend.

*Please See Hero.

*Please See Superman.

*Please See Spiderman.

*Please See Batman.

Supervisor

To dream of a supervisor represents feelings about yourself or someone else watching over every thing someone else does. Feeling of awareness of needing approval and being watched over. Awareness of cheating or oversights being monitored. Feelings about yourself or someone else making sure nothing wrong happens. Ensuring no screw ups. Ensuring compliance or honesty. Feelings about someone who helps you or directs you to do something properly in your waking life.

Negatively, dreaming about a supervisor may reflect your dislike of someone watching over you, job frustrations, not liking being told what to do, or not liking some embarrassing you with every single thing you do. Feeling that nobody is listening to why nothing is working properly. Annoyance or frustration about an area of your life not being watched over properly. Annoyance that someone feels good bossing you around. Awareness of yourself being bossy or enjoying being lazy while being bossy. Excessive delegation without involvement. Frustrations with your job or authority figures at your workplace. A dislike of needing approval. Fear of talking back to someone. Feelings about incompetence or serious oversights. Feelings an area of your life that is obviously not being supervised properly.

Supervisor dreams are common to people changing jobs, finding a new job, or hoping for a promotions at work.

Example: A man dreamed of saying goodbye to his job supervisor and then sitting at the front of a bus. In waking life he had received an offer for a promotion at work which he didn't get, but was told he would be considered if the position opened up again.

Example 2: A man dreamed of noticing that his supervisor wasn't around. In waking life he looking for a new job because he was moving and felt that he didn't have a friend to set him up with a new job.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing her supervisor break a tombstone. In waking life she was leaving her current job for a new job and didn't want to tell anyone she was leaving her current job.

*Please See Manager.

Teachers

To dream of a teacher represents the answer or solution to a problem you have. They are beliefs, knowledge, or your projection of a something that holds the perfect solution to a problem. The realization that if you do something it will solve your problem. Coming to conclusions about problems you have. Answers you feel you would be ignorant or stupid to ignore. Intelligent attempts to mediate a problem. Feeling that someone you know "knows best." Ideas that you feel are a good idea to listen to.

Negatively, a teacher may reflect embarrassing truths or feeling the reality of a situation telling you what to do. Coming to scary or unpleasant conclusions that you realize are true. Feeling terrified that you have to do something differently than you currently are. Feeling intimidated by someone smarter than you. Resisting listening to a difficult answer.

To dream of kissing a teacher may reflect appreciation or approval of good advice. Liking someone that's helped you solve a problem.

To dream of having sex with a teacher may reflect waking life situations where you are having a really enjoyable experience listening to someone else's advice. It could reflect an enjoyable experience solving a problem or making a change you first believed would be horrible.

What the teacher says, wears, or does in the dream are all symbols that reflect what your problem is, or your unconscious awareness of a solution.

Consider the grade of the teacher for additional symbolism as dream numbers tend to use numerology. For example your grade 5 teacher may reflect the solution to a problem you have during a change you are experiencing because in dream numerology 5 represents change.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing a teacher comfort a crying girl on in a bathroom stall. The teacher was telling the crying girl that everything will be okay and that she went through something similar when she was younger. In waking life the girl had come to the conclusion that breaking up with her boyfriend was important because the relationship had no future. She felt breaking was the answer to her problems.

Example 2: A man dreamed of being very uncomfortable talking to a teacher. In waking life he was very insecure about people whom he felt were smarter than him.

Therapist

To dream of a therapist represents an aspect of your personality that notices a problem with how you are thinking. You or someone else that is seeing that there is something wrong with your thinking style or habits.

Example: A woman dreamed of speaking to a therapist. In waking life she was having trouble deciding whether or not to leave her boyfriend. The therapist reflected her view of herself not being rational for staying with her boyfriend when she is not happy with him at all.

Thief

To dream of a thief represents feelings about people or a situation that is obvious about how dishonest it is. Feeling that someone can't be trusted to respect rules. Intentional deception. Intelligent or sophisticated deception. Feelings about others never being trusted to be honest again. Conceited attempts to go behind your back in a dishonest way. Feelings about someone being hopelessly dishonest and impossible to change. Suspicions that someone can't be trusted to repay you. Feeling that you have been dishonestly taken advantage of. Flagrant and consistent disrespect.

A thief may reflect feelings about yourself having been dishonest in a way that is obvious and undeniable. An aspect of your own personality that clearly and intentionally had no respect for rules. Feelings about yourself being unable to deny your dishonesty or change your dishonest behavior. Your ego that will allow dishonest behavior in order to avoid consequences that you don't deserve to avoid. Repeatedly putting your own needs before others with no considerations for the harm it may cause.

Alternatively, you may feel other people have used you or stole your ideas. Feeling that you can't enjoy what you've earned.

Example: A woman dreamed of trying to convinces thieves to give something back that that they had stolen from someone. In waking life she was trying to convince her boyfriend of his wrong doing. The thieves may have reflected her feelings that her boyfriend's dishonest behavior was intentionally and very likely impossible to reverse.

Example 2: A man dreamed of feeling that thieves might be close to him. In waking life he was starting to become suspicious that a friend was never going to repay money that had been borrowed.

*Please See Criminal.

*Please See Mugging.

Tourist

To dream of a tourist represents an aspect of your personality that casually browses or checks out interesting things. You or someone else that is leisurely perusing something neat, cool, or unusual.

Alternatively, a tourist may reflect your curiosity in learning about or "just checking out" other interesting lifestyles, habits, or interests. Just seeing what something is like or finding out what's the most interesting about it.

Train Driver

To dream of a train driver or train engineer represents an aspect of yourself with control, direction, and responsibility to keep long-term plans and goals on track. Being in complete control of a situation that is long-term goal oriented. A role you or someone else has in guiding a long-term project, responsibility, or situation that requires steady progress and attention to detail. Determination, discipline, and skill to stay focused and committed to your long-term plans or projects. Thoughts about the importance of staying on track, maintaining schedules, and ensuring the smooth flow of events or processes. Feelings about the role of a leader, guiding others along a predetermined longer-term path, that won't give up on anyone to make sure those goals stay on track. Needing to take control and make critical decisions to avoid failure in managing long-term projects.

Positively, dreaming of being a train driver could represent feelings of confidence in your ability to manage a complex and ongoing process for long-term plans or goals. It may reflect your capability to navigate the path ahead, even if it's a long and arduous journey. It could also symbolize feelings of having the necessary skills, experience, and authority to carry out your longer-term responsibilities successfully.

Negatively, dreaming about being a train driver might represent feelings of stress or burden associated with managing others or keeping long-term goals on track. It might symbolize fear of derailing from your path, making mistakes, or failing to meet expectations. Overdoing managing long-term plans that might not being important.

Example: A man dreamed of two trains running on same rail in opposite directions, one of the train drivers shouted to other train driver to stop to avoid the head on collision. He applied breaks and reversed his train to give way to other train. In waking life, the man was dealing with two incomplete projects due to financial constraints. In this case, the train drivers may have reflected his feelings about needing to take control and make critical decisions to avoid failure in managing his two long-term projects.

Uncles

To dream of an uncle represents a substitute form of conscience. Your ability to choose between right and wrong or make an important decision that is influenced in some manner. An uncle is a sign that you aren't making the right choices for the right reasons.

Positively, an uncle may reflect important decisions that are driven by positive intentions or a heightened need to do what's right.

Negatively, an uncle may reflect poor decision making or negative influences over your choices.  It may also reflect excessiveness in your choices.

Alternatively, an uncle represents a quality in yourself based on your most honest feelings about them. Ask yourself what memories or feelings stand out the most about them and see how that quality may apply to your own life.

Example:  A young man dreamed of seeing his Uncle being evil and laughing at him.  His most honest feeling about this Uncle was that he ate too much.  In waking life he was regretting a decision he made and went too far with.

Veterinarian

To dream of a veterinarian represents a concern for losing something special to you.  You may also not want to give up something that feels good and are trying to keep it all costs.

Waiter

To dream of a waiter or waitress represents an aspect of your personality that caters to others needs. You or someone else that is doing what someone else asked them to. Doing the work for someone else or helping when asked.

Negatively, dreaming about a waiter may reflect unpleasant feelings about situations where you are regularly taking care of others people's needs. Feeling like a loser who make other people's lives easier. Looking after people you think are lazy. Looking after other people when you feel you need to be looked after. Feeling that you are in a subservient position or experiencing disparate roles.

Example: A woman dreamed of being a waitress for her husband. In waking life she resented her husband being lazy and and needing to be taken care of because she was pregnant and felt she deserved to be taken care of herself. She felt her time off work for her pregnancy was being wasted to look after her husband's needs full time instead of taking time off for her pregnancy. She felt she was doing all the work and getting no assistance.

Warrior

To dream of a warrior represents an aspect of your personality that's fearless. Showing courage in ways you feel others wouldn't. A fearless attitude towards challenges. You may be standing up a fear you have or casually taking a big chance. A fearless willingness to fail or humiliate yourself for the greater good. "Dying for a cause" or "living for God" only.

Negatively, you may be experiencing a person that fears nothing you threaten them with. A fearless enemy. It may also reflect your own excessive drive to confront problems or show off doing so. Preoccupation with "not being a wimp."

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a 10 foot tall warrior. In waking life she was very focused on being spiritually tough for God. She wanted to be perfect and face all negative thoughts or selfishness as soon as she spotted in herself to please God. She didn't care what anyone thought and was fearless about facing her conscience.

Weightlifter

To dream of a weightlifter represents an aspect of your personality that is working to become stronger. You are making changes, or trying to improve yourself in some way. Alternatively, a weightlifter may reflect your attempt to build stamina, will power, self-control, or a more positive mindset.

A body builder may also reflect your attempts to develop power or improve yourself.

*Please See Weightlifting.

Wife

To dream of your current wife represents an aspect of your personality or area of your life that is a supportive source of passive confidence. Emotional support, nurturing, intuition, and passive safety that you rely on. An aspect of yourself that is permanently supportive by being more passive and safer than you are. Feeling that you are committed to behavior or a habit that is more passively safer than you usually are. It may represent a nurturing, supportive, and resilient aspect of yourself that you can rely on during difficult times. A nurturing, supportive, and resilient person in your waking life who provides unwavering support and guidance during difficult times. Feeling that you deserve to be confident in a passive state even if it means getting angry or yelling first to achieve it.

Negatively, dreaming of your wife may represent a passively safer area of your life that has always worked that's starting to have problems. Feeling stuck with passivity that doesn't do anything except say it's better. Overdoing relying on nurturing, supportive, and resilient aspects of yourself that you rely on during difficult times. A feeling of dependence on a supportive source of nurturing, supportive safety, and passivity, leading to a lack of confidence and self-reliance. Feeling "married" to an emotional aspect of yourself that doesn't help. Relying on anger to stay passive.

Dreaming of a husband and wife may also reflect a theme of conscience and intuition where the man represents the conscience about decision-making and the woman represents the intuition about safety for the future. An example would be a fat husband and a wife that is too skinny. The husband may reflect a conscience or style of decision-making that is lazy while the wife would represent an intuition or future thinking for safety that isn't strong. Famous people oddly pared as couples may reflect a style of conscience and intuition based on their most apparent traits.

Alternatively, your wife may reflect your current projection of her and your current relationship. Anxieties or fears about the future of your relationship with your wife. Dissatisfaction with the relationship in waking life.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a husband and wife. In waking life she had decided to she wanted to move, but intuitively knew it wasn't safe to because she couldn't afford to.

Example 2: A man dreamed that Evangeline Lilly was his wife. In waking life he was repeatedly talking back to someone about never listening to them ask him to reduce himself again because he believed he was important enough to deserve to be better than that. He felt he deserved to passively respect himself passed the demands made of him. In this case, the wife symbolism may have reflected the man's desire for a strong confident passivity that didn't deserve to be asked twice.

Example 3: A female healthcare worker dreamed of seeing the dead wife of a male patient she was taking care of. In waking life, the woman experienced a dying male patient making a full recovery when it was expected that the patient would die. She was very religious and feared that man would not have an opportunity to be saved by God. In this case, the wife may have reflected the woman's feelings about the man "being married" to deserving to live as though God was supportive, nurturing, and intuitive about keeping him alive against all odds.

*Please See Marriage.

*Please See Cheating.

Wiggers

To dream of a wigger represents feelings about behavior that's fake about respecting itself proving itself being the toughest arrogant winner that has ever been. Blatant inauthentic behavior or posturing to show off being more arrogant, dominant, respected, successful, or "hardcore than other people. Feelings about people being inauthentic, arrogant, and disrespectful, demonstrating their perceived superiority and flaunting it. Behavior that is exaggerated, fake, or looks stupid in its attempts to assert itself as the most dominant, respected, or hardcore winner that has ever been. A clear dissonance between how someone portrays themselves and who they truly are. Feelings about people that you think are stupid about showing off being hardcore.

Negatively, dreaming about a wigger may represent inauthenticity and a superficial attitude. It highlights the lengths to which some people might go to appear tough, accomplished, or respected, even at the risk of appearing fake or disingenuous. Feelings of annoyance or frustration at those who try too hard to display a persona that doesn't align with their genuine self, especially if their intentions are to belittle, overshadow, or mock others. This dream could be a reflection of your disdain or discomfort with the idea of 'trying too hard. Behavior that is ignorant or fake about surviving never saying anything about itself being weak. Behavior that's fake about being as hardcore as it can get when it's actually required to behave safely in their life.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a white wigger girl walking in front of him with pink panties around her ankles. In waking life, he was experiencing a girl showing off to her friends about how easy it would be to have sex with him because he was wealthy. He was surprised at how honest she was willing to be about talking about having sex with him to spend his money. In this case, the wigger girl may have reflected his feelings about the girl's blatant inauthentic behavior or posturing to show off her ability to exploit him for financial gain.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing wiggers standing around. In waking life, he was dealing with people who were showing off on social media in public by hacking his website business. His feelings about them were that they didn't want to stop enjoying showing off projecting a "tougher than you" image of themselves while arrogantly laughing at him. In this case, the wiggers may have reflected his feelings about these individuals being inauthentic, arrogant, and disrespectful, demonstrating their perceived superiority by hacking his business and flaunting it.

Window Washer

To dream of a window washer person in your dream represents an aspect of your personality that helps with clarification of issues, new objectivity into a situation, and insight or new perspectives gained. Feelings about professional advice that helps you have a clearer vision or objective understanding of what's actually happening in a situation so that you don't think anything is wrong with perceiving yourself as normal or successful. Helpful advice that makes sure you are never uncomfortable with interruptions with perceiving yourself as successful. Help with a clear understanding of situations where the appearance of being normal or successful is important.

Positively, dreaming about a window washer may represent a fresh start or a new perspective. It may reflect your efforts to clear away confusion or doubt, allowing for a clearer understanding of your circumstances. Your desire to see things more optimistically or realistically.

Negatively, dreaming about a window washer person represents feelings of frustration due to newfound clarity or understanding of problem situations. A preoccupation with the opinions of others, constantly trying to cleanse or adjust your perspective to align with external expectations. A desire to gain a clearer understanding of a situation through advice or personal research to avoid looking stupid or poor.

Example: A woman dreamed of a window washer man appearing with a ladder. In waking life, she was worried about being in debt. In this case, the window washer person may have reflected her desire to gain a clearer understanding of her financial situation through advice or personal research to avoid looking stupid or poor.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing window washer men lowering themselves to the ground. In waking life, he was dealing with a serious health problem that required immense skill to navigate. In this case, the window cleaners may have reflected his feelings about medical professionals that feelings about medical professionals providing him with clear information and insight into his condition with medical tests to help him see his health situation more clearly and realistically.

*Please See Window Cleaner.

Woman

Women in dreams represent feminine personality traits that are passive, sympathetic, receptive, sensitive, nurturing, intuitive, creative, or giving.

Negatively, women may represent aspects of yourself that get screwed over, used, or lose. Passive behavior or jealousy. Desire for things you don't believe you can have. Feelings about something you like being too good for you. Feeling weaker than others.

Alternatively, woman in dreams may also reflect your perceptions of women in waking life. How respectable or desperate they are.

To see unknown women in a dream represents feminine aspects of yourself not experienced before. Positively, it may reflect feeling supported, being in control of something, or a desirable experience you've never had before. Negatively, it may reflect subornation in a new situation.

To dream of an old women may reflect experience involved with supporting others or being screwed over. It may also reflect intelligent or intuitive feelings that override poorer judgement. Intuitive decisions based on experience.

If you are very attracted to a woman in your dream this may represent a desire to have something occur or to have a pleasurable type of experience. It may also reflect your feelings about how nice something is to feel in your life. Sexual urges.

To dream of having sex with a woman in a dream may reflect feelings about enjoyable waking life situations. Consider the feelings or qualities that stand out most about the woman and see how they may apply to your current life.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing evil women who were sexually attractive in an irresistible way. In waking life he was forced to be abstinent during a spiritual test and found fighting his sexual urges for long periods of time very difficult.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a fat woman. In waking life he was feeling like a loser because he had lost a fight and felt weak afterwards.