Prison
To dream of prison represents feelings of confinement or restriction. You can't do what you want or feel held back. You may feel forced to do something or to give up something. Feeling trapped in a situation you can't get out of. Feeling repressed.
Alternatively, dreaming about being in jail may reflect feelings about discipline or consequences. Feeling that you are being punished.
Dreaming of being in a prison may reflect feelings of being stuck in a relationship that isn't benefiting you anymore. Feeling that your life revolves around keeping someone else happy
Example: A woman dreamed of being locked in a prison by a man with a "rat hood." In waking life she felt trapped in an unhappy marriage that she couldn't leave because her husband had too much control over the family finances including the children's college education fund.
Example 2: A man dreamed of being in a prison cell. In waking life he was in a hospital and they wouldn't let him out.
Example 3: A man dreamed of being trapped in jail and wanting out. In waking life he was having serious doubts about going through with his wedding. He felt trapped in the relationship. He ended up cancelling the wedding and ending the relationship.
Example 4: A woman dreamed of being inside a hospital jail. In waking life she felt stuck in a failing marriage that she was trying in vain to improve.
Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing a man in a yellow jail cell. In waking she was having sensitivity issues with believing the impeachment process US President Donald Trump was going to limit his reelection prospects.
*Please See Penitentiary
Public Bathroom
To dream of a public bathroom represents feelings about limited privacy or discretion while getting rid of or moving on from problems in a social or public setting. Not wanting to discuss what you are doing to get rid of your problems while other people may be aware of it. Feelings of exposure or vulnerability in a social or public setting while trying to move on from problems. Not wanting other people thinking about your handling of problems more than they need to. Feelings of discomfort or awkwardness in social situations where personal matters or struggles are exposed or discussed. Feelings of pressure to conform to social expectations or norms when dealing with personal problems or challenges. Concerns about how much of your personal life you are forced to share in public or professional contexts.
Positively, dreaming about a public bathroom may represent a willingness to confront and address personal issues or emotions openly and honestly, even in the presence of others.
Negatively, dreaming about a public bathroom may represent feelings of shame, embarrassment, or discomfort about revealing intimate details or personal struggles to others. A fear of being judged or criticized for your vulnerabilities or shortcomings, leading to a desire to keep them hidden or private. Fears of exposure, embarrassment, or lack of privacy. Feeling that your personal boundaries are being invaded or that you are forced to deal with private issues in ways that make you uncomfortable. Struggling with the lack of privacy or control over personal matters.
Example: A teenage girl dreamed of being inside a stall in a public bathroom. In waking life, she had recently broken up with her boyfriend. In this case, being in the public bathroom stall may have reflected her feelings about wanting discretion while getting over her breakup with all her friends at school aware of it.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of being in a public bathroom. In waking life, she was having marital issues. In this case, the public bathroom may have reflected her feelings about wanting to avoid discussing her marital problems while she handled them without discussing the situation with friends or family.
*Please See Bathrooms
*Please See Urinal
*Please See Toilets
Pyramids
To dream of a pyramid shape represents ascension of consciousness, elevation, progression, or working your way to the top. You are aware of your own progress, or a situation is allowing you to rise to a higher level. Personal growth, learning, ascent, or a system of hierarchy. Consciousness reaching toward spiritual illumination. A strong foundation while yearning for growth and self-actualization. Foundational values and the pinnacle of their ambitions.
Negatively, dreaming about a pyramid shape may represent feelings about an excessive focus on hierarchy, power, or control. Feeling that it's difficult to establish yourself at first. Feelings of being overshadowed by a legacy or an insurmountable history. Feelings about something that is so established that challenging it is impossible. An oppressive hierarchy or power structure in which you feel trapped. A rigid or authoritarian mindset that lacks flexibility or adaptability. Foundational issues that don't let you have opportunities. Confinement, oppression, and overwhelming challenges.
To dream of a pyramid with the top part or capstone missing may represent feelings of incompleteness, a lack of achievement, or a perceived inability to reach your full potential. It could symbolize unfulfilled goals, missed opportunities, or a journey that has been interrupted before reaching its climax. There may be an aspect of your life where you feel you've built a strong foundation but are still missing the final piece that represents the culmination of your efforts or beliefs. This might also reflect a leadership void, where there is no guiding force or principle driving your ambitions or unity within a group.
To dream of climbing a pyramid represents progress or the achievement of a goal through perseverance. Your effort, struggle, or journey toward self-improvement, enlightenment, or mastery. You may be undergoing a transformative experience, striving to overcome obstacles, and reaching for your highest goals or aspirations. Your ambition to advance in status, power, or recognition within a social or professional hierarchy. The pursuit of higher knowledge, spiritual enlightenment, or significant accomplishments.
Negatively, dreaming of climbing a pyramid represents a fear of failure, over-ambition, or becoming so consumed with your goals that you neglect other aspects of your life. The climb could feel endless or perhaps you are pursuing goals for the wrong reasons, such as desiring status or power for its own sake rather than personal fulfillment. Overcoming a rigid hierarchy. You may feel that your efforts are not being adequately rewarded or that you are constantly striving to reach an unattainable goal.
To dream of a red capstone on a pyramid represents intense energy, passion, or focus at the highest level of personal achievement or hierarchy. Red is often associated with passion, urgency, or significant action, suggesting that this aspect of your goals or experiences is marked by a profound sense of importance or culmination. Negatively, it may represent a higher level of achievement or knowledge that is becoming dangerous or corrupted.
To dream of Egyptian pyramids may represent an authoritative perspective of higher consciousness that wastes its time seeing itself as mattering anymore. Feelings about someone with authority at one time led you or gave you advice, but you waste your time talking to them anymore because you've learned to move on. A belief system, legacy, or knowledge that, despite its historical significance and grandeur, feels increasingly obsolete or disconnected from relevance in the present moment. Perhaps these are old successes, past ideologies, or even 'peak experiences' you've had, which now seem like distant, dusty memories rather than active, living parts of your present life. Such dreams might be inviting reflection on how you value your past, your achievements, and whether you consider them 'expired' or still capable of contributing to your present and future life. You may feel that certain authoritative or 'elevated' aspects of your life, such as career achievements, social status, or even spiritual accomplishments, no longer carry the weight or importance they once did. Acknowledging that some aspects of your past no longer serve you and it's time to build new edifices of meaning and purpose in your life.
To dream of a Mayan pyramid represents advancement or progression where nothing is fake about needing to take your time with effort or earning. A journey of growth that is both authentic and hard work. The monumental task of achieving real, authentic understanding and mastery in earned stages. The layers of learning and stages of progress needed to undergo. Feelings about the journey to knowledge and self-improvement is not a hasty one, but a gradual process requiring genuine commitment, step-by-step learning, and a solid foundation built on sincere effort and integrity.
To dream of standing on top of a Mayan pyramid represents achievement, fulfillment, and the wisdom gained through experience. You may be experiencing a sense of accomplishment, knowing that you've attained a new level of understanding, mastery, or awareness that was only possible through authentic and consistent effort. A new level of personal insight, spiritual enlightenment, or self-actualization. Realizations or achievements that were hard-earned and built upon a multitude of previous efforts or learnings. A culmination of your journey, experiences, and the wisdom you've gathered along the way.
To dream of climbing a Mayan pyramid represents working towards goals or achievements that require your unwavering authenticity, effort, and step-by-step progression.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing the all-seeing eye above the Pyramids of Egypt shining a light down on top of them. In waking life, he had experienced an ayahuasca retreat for the first time, met God, asked him to talk to him permanently, and then traveled back home. He went home, missed the ayahuasca experience, but began to experience permanent hypnagogia. In this case, the Pyramids of Egypt may have reflected his feelings about meeting God though the hallucinogenic retreat experience not being as important anymore because he could hypo.
Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a 4-sides pyramid that was missing the top part. In waking life, he was a former US Marine who took measures to stop himself from dreaming. He only recently began to consider figuring out his dreams again. In this case, the pyramid that was missing the top part may have reflected his sense of incompleteness about ever having psychologically figured himself out completely.
Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing a Mayan pyramid with a beautiful woman holding hands with a man standing at the top. In waking life, he had to spend a lot of time learning what dream symbolism meant with the highest standards of honesty possible before deserving to begin writing his own dream dictionary website. In this case, the Mayan pyramid may have reflected his feelings about the monumental task of achieving real, authentic understanding and mastery of dream interpretation. The pyramid's structural ascent might symbolize the layers of learning and stages of progress he needed to undergo.
Radiator
To dream of a radiator represents a person or situation in your life that you can always apply pressure to in order maintain a comfortable atmosphere or lifestyle. Alternatively, it may reflect a situation that feels wonderful never having to care.
Example: A man dreamed of having to fix a rusty radiator. In waking life he was always using and scaring his son into paying his bills to live comfortably. His son eventually went bankrupt and he had to find ways to get him making money again.
Railing
To dream of a railing represents feelings of support and assistance. Knowing that you won't lose or be embarrassed. Comfort in knowing that you are cared about or safe.
To dream of a broken railing may reflect feelings of a reduced sense of waking support.
Example: A man dreamed of standing on a second floor that had no railing. In waking life he was experiencing a work life transition that had no job security or insurance.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of a railing in her house breaking as she held on to it. In waking life she had a few of her ribs broken when she was given the Heimlich maneuver while choking on a mint.
*Please See Banister
Recliner
To dream of a recliner chair represents feelings of comfortably "staying put" with an issue as though there is no problem with it at all. Feeling good not having to do a single thing at all about an issue if you don't want to. Relaxed laid back accepting yourself never having to change your stance on an issue if you don't want to.
Negatively, dreaming about a recliner chair may reflect how you are perfectly comfortable and laid back about never having to stop being dishonest to someone. Enjoying your lie always working without fear.
Example: A woman dreamed of sitting in a recliner chair holding a snake. In waking life she was loyal Christian in her thirties whom never had a relationship and was finally asking for God to help her have one. The recliner chair in this case may have reflected her very comfortable conservative feelings about accepting herself staying single if God doesn't want her to not believing that that attitude may be why she stays single.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing a blonde woman sitting in a recliner while feeling aware that her boyfriend din't like blondes. In waking life she had had a sexual relationship with another man while she took time off an older relationship and was lying to the partner she got back with about never having had any sexual encounters while broken up with him. She was perfectly at ease never having to stop lying to him about being celebate while broken up.
Redecorating
To dream of redecorating represents feelings of needing a change. It may also reflect your attempt to redefine yourself or remake something important you. Positively, it may be a sign that you want to stay on the leading edge or keep yourself interested in something you do all the time. Negatively, it may reflect negative influences that are taking hold.
Refrigerator
To see a refrigerator in your dream represents the preservation of goals, plans, or situations. Keeping something ready.
To put something in a refrigerator represents your interest in dealing with something at a later time. Maintaining opportunities. Feeling comfortable putting important off for later.
Negatively, dreaming of a refrigerator may reflect procrastination or putting things off. Telling yourself that something important can be put off until later. Feeling that you don't have to be serious or responsible about something at the current moment.
To dream of removing something from a refrigerator represents the continuation of goals, plans, or situations. Restarting with something you choose to temporarily put off. Negatively, it may reflect a fear of being patient. It may also reflect awareness of yourself having put something important off for too long.
To dream of putting fake food in the refrigerator may represent your plans for the future where you plan to pretend to undergo a experience. Expecting to fake something or lie to someone when the right time arises.
To dream of putting something on top of the refrigerator may reflect your attempts to use an excuse or lie of future possibilities to achieve a goal. Lying to someone about your plans in order to make something else you want happen. Telling white lies. Telling a lie whiling you wait for something else because you don't think it will matter. Negatively, putting something on the refrigerator may be sign that you are taking a big risk lying to someone.
To dream of a broken refrigerator may reflect feelings of jealousy that you can't preserve a situation the way you want when you know it's possible. A dislike of not being able to preserve a situation when you want to.
Example: A woman dreamed that her mother put her baby in the refrigerator where she found it icy cold. In waking life her baby ended up dying in the womb. The dream may have reflected the woman's awareness of herself temporarily neglecting something helpful for the pregnancy.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of buying a pink refrigerator that she regretted buying. In waking life she had made a spontaneous purchase for knitting lessons that she was having second thoughts about because she felt her husband would think it was too costly. The refrigerator may have reflected her feelings about the knitting lessons being something that was already ready for her to enjoy at her leisure.
Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing a refrigerator blocking a passageway in her home. In waking life she was annoyed by a surgery that had been delayed without a new date for the surgery provided to her. The refrigerator in this case may have reflected her feelings about the need for surgery being kept ready by doctors with details on a new date.
Remodeling
To dream of remodeling a house represents a change your values or belief system. Changes to your lifestyle or behavior. You may be attempting to self-improve, are attending therapy, or learning to become more sophisticated in some manner. Changing something in your life to make yourself more confident. Attempting to like yourself or accept yourself more. Removing someone difficult or unpleasant from your life. Getting rid of bad influences, bad friends, or people you feel are losers from your life. Attempting to move on from a bad relationship.
Negatively, dreaming about remodeling may reflect problems with excessive concerns about appearances.
*Please See Houses
Renovations
*Please See Home Improvements
Resort
To dream of a resort represents your mindset being totally focused of having every single little thing done for you. It may also reflect a situation where someone is going of their way to make sure you always feel good not having to do anything for yourself.
Negatively, a resort may reflect laziness, neediness, or that you are using someone. You may be expecting too much from someone or expecting to never have to lift a finger no matter what.
*Please See Hotel
Restaurant
To dream of a restaurant represents feelings about how easy it is to be "served" particular feelings or experiences in waking life. Specific types of feelings or experiences that you are choosing to have. Consciously making the choice to feel a certain way or to easily have a certain type of experience. The freedom to have a certain type of experience that is always available to you.
Negatively, dreaming about a restaurant may reflect feelings about expectations for certain types of experiences to be easily given to you by others. Using others to keep feeling a particular way with ease. The idea that you can simply "show up" whenever you want to experience whatever you want.
Advertisements for restaurants may reflect people in your life with offers of easy experiences or easy access to something you enjoy. The option to feel a certain way if you want to.
To dream of eating dinner at a restaurant represents feelings about a finalizing type experience made easy. Feelings about other people helping you to finalize wedding, funeral, or business arrangements.
Consider the type of food being served for additional meaning.
To dream of eating at a French restaurant may reflect feelings about expecting to easily have experiences that make you feel integrity or self-respect. Expecting to see supported as a winner without question. Possible feelings about support groups.
To dream of a Chinese restaurant may reflect feelings about expecting to easily have experiences where you enjoy not having to think feelings matter.
Example: A man dreamed of eating at McDonald's. In waking life he was having issues with discontinuing a bad pornography habit. Dreaming of choosing to go to McDonald's represented his choice to keep going back to a pleasurable feelings that he knew wasn't healthy for him.
Example 2: A woman dreamed of eating dinner at a restaurant. In waking life she was finalizing her marriage and paid to have wedding arrangements finished for her.
Example 3: A woman dreamed of going to a restaurant with her husband and thinking to herself how diverse the people in the restaurant looked. In waking life she had attended her local church and began to see how diverse the religious views of her fellow churchgoers were. The restaurant in this case may have reflected her feelings about the church allowing her to feel spiritual whenever she goes to attend.
Revolving Door
To dream of a revolving door represents issues, problems, or opportunities where you may be "going in circles." Issues that you try to fix, but keep returning. Feeling that you are going nowhere or continually falling back to your old ways.
Negatively, a revolving door may reflect issues that you don't really care about doing anything about. A constant state of redoing something. No concrete solutions.
Rocking Chair
To dream of a rocking chair represents comfort in thinking about an issue back and forth until you don't think about it as a problem. Contemplation and introspection with ongoing processing and emotional grappling with an issue you keep rethinking about. A need to be perfectly comfortable about an issue by rethinking it over and over.
Negatively, dreaming about an rocking chair may represents overdoing feeling comfortable thinking about issue back and forth until it's not a problem because you are having difficulty moving on. Never getting over an issue until you are perfectly comfortable. Problems being perfectly comfortable getting over a loss without lots of reassurance. Struggling to reach a level of comfort or acceptance of a loss.
Example: A young woman dreamed of sitting in a rocking chair with a baby. In waking life, she had recently had a miscarriage of her baby after 8 weeks and was having difficult getting over the loss. In this case, the rocking chair may have reflected her feelings of comfort in contemplatively mourning and connecting with her lost child in her mind, going back and forth over the issue until she could finally let go. The dream may also hint that she had problems being perfectly comfortable getting over the loss without lots of reassurance.
Roman Colosseum
To dream of the Roman Colosseum in perfect condition represents confronting being ruined in public like nobody cares about you at all. A situation that insensitively makes a spectacle of you being watched never caring who you are at all by a lot of people trying to survive looking not mattering at all. Feeling that you can't do anything except save yourself or watch someone else save themselves. Not feeling good that doing anything weak is a problem. The fight of your life to avoid being ruined that feels like it might not be possible.
To dream of the present day eroding Roman Colosseum represents a past situation confronting being ruined in public was serious.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing a path that led to the central part of the Roman Colosseum with the Colosseum looking like it was completely intact. In waking life he was preparing to confront an enormous media spectacle with the potential for both legal problems and public embarrassment if he didn't control himself properly.