Horses

To dream of a horse represents ambition and strong drives. Stamina, endurance, or your capacity for hard work. Horses can also represent your sexual drive and libido. Horses often appear in dreams of people who work very hard, students that are very driven, people with very strong sexual interests, or anyone who is very motivated. Pushing ahead hard for your goals.

Negatively, a horse in a dream may be a sign that you are taking too many risks with your ambition to succeed. Hurting others in your drive to get ahead. Sexual interests that are excessive. A warning that you need to slow down.

A white horse symbolizes ambition or a drive to succeed based on good intentions. Self-control, and balanced views as you pursue a goal. A white horse can also reflect an ambitious drive to be perfect at something. Alternatively, a white horse may also reflect a healthy sex drive with your spouse.

A black horse is a sign that you may be too obsessed with achieving a goal. Feelings about being professionally driven to succeed. A black horse can also reflect a fear of your enemies ambitious drive to be more successful than you. Alternatively, a black horse may be a sign that you are too sexually driven or have an unhealthy sex life.

A brown horse (dark brown) symbolizes defiant ambition and driving forces. You are highly motivated and resistant to obstacles. You may be shedding problems or "dead weight" as you work towards a goal. Ambition to fix problems as quickly as you can.

To dream of a mustang or wild horse represents ambitions or strong drives that notices independence, the freedom of never needing to ask, working for yourself with your own hours, and noticing it's not its job to work for someone else. Confidence about never having to think of stopping to do what your told. A desire to break free from constraints and to live life on one's own terms. The dreamer may feel a powerful sense of independence and may be resistant to any form of control or authority. Behavior that sees the world having rules while it never does. Living a life that never accepts being a servant. Never respecting stopping for anything if it means you have to stop being free and independent. Independent behavior that excepts itself never being told it has a boss. Stubbornly noticing you like your life the way it is.

Negatively, dreaming about a mustang may represent an aspect of yourself that is reckless and uncooperative, refusing to work with others when it doesn't suit your desires. You may be stubbornly holding on to your freedom, even when it causes problems or prevents you from settling down. The dream may also suggest a lack of discipline or responsibility, and a tendency to act like a jerk or rebel without considering the consequences.

To dream of a herd of horses represents a group of like-minded individuals who share similar goals or aspirations. You feelings about other people who are more driven to succeed than you. Alternatively, a herd of horses may reflect a feeling of being overwhelmed or controlled by powerful desires or ambitions.

Example 1: A young student dreamed of crying while seeing her fellow students playing with horses. In waking life, she was struggling to keep up with her peers and was failing a class in school, while her friends were doing very well. The horses in the dream may have represented her desire to succeed academically and keep up with her peers who were much more driven to excel in school than her.

Example 2: A newly wed woman dreamed of her horse being mated with in the stable. In real life she had just consummated her marriage. The horses reflected the sex drive of her and her husband.

Example 3: A man dreamed of riding a horse. In waking life, he was suffering from severe heart problems and was determined to improve his health through natural means such as living a healthy lifestyle, as he wanted to avoid surgery. In this case, riding the horse may represent his determination, drive, and strong motivation to stay in control of his health and avoid the need for surgery.

Example 4: A man dreamed of seeing a porn star sitting on top of a black horse. In waking life he was having a problem with watching too much pornography and feeling conflicted about the impact it was having on his relationships and well-being.

Example 5: A woman dreamed escaping people on a horse. In waking life she was very motivated to leave her job because of the difficult work environment and look for another one because she didn't like her boss. In this case, the horse may represent her drive and ambition to move forward and leave behind what she perceives as a negative situation. The act of escaping on the horse could symbolize her desire to break free from the constraints of her current job and move towards a better future.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of dead horses. In waking life she lost her job and felt that she had lost opportunities to get ahead in her career. The dead horses in the dream may have reflected her feelings of powerlessness and defeat, as if the loss of her job had killed her drive and ability to succeed.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of being in a truck with her husband transporting horses, but she couldn't see the horses. In waking life she was growing more frustrated with her husband's promises for the future, without seeing concrete evidence of financial success. The horses could symbolize the potential for success or ambition for the future, while their invisibility may represent her feelings of uncertainty or doubt about her husband achieving his goals.

Example 8: A man dreamed of seeing black horses in the sky moving towards clouds with lightning. In waking life he had recently handed in his notice to retire from work. In this case, the black horses may have reflected his strong work ethic and ambition, which had driven him to succeed in his career. The clouds with lightning may have symbolized the uncertainties and fears associated with retirement, which were casting a shadow over his sense of purpose and identity that he had developed through his work.

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Panthers

To see a panther in a dream represents feelings about a person or situation being dangerously empty or uncaring. Feeling threatened by the possibility of total humiliation that is merciless. A fear of "never ever again" in some area of your life. A fear of being cut off, banished, or losing something forever. Vindictiveness or jealous bitterness. A fear of death or experiencing emptiness for the rest of your life.

Alternatively, a panther may reflect you or someone else that is actively seeking revenge that is permanent and unforgettable. A panther can symbolize your feelings about an enemy that you feel is dangerous to trust at all. Behavior that is totally uncaring towards enemies.

Example: A man once dreamed of a panther off in the distance. In real life he required medication he depended on and was facing the possibility of going completely bankrupt with no job prospects at all. he feared total financial ruin while be forced to go unmedicated for the rest of his life.

Example 2: A man dreamed of riding on a horse and suddenly coming across black panthers on his path. In the end the panther gave him one last parting glare. In waking life he suddenly got melanoma on his skin that scared him that he was going to die of skin cancer.

Plague

To dream of a plague represents broad issues that negatively effect a lot of people around you. A decision or situation has had large-scale negative consequences. Shared suffering or a problem that nobody you know ever seems to find a solution for. A sense of hopelessness that nothing can be done about a problem.

Alternatively, a plague may represent different areas of your life that are negatively impacted by the same problem that has no solution in sight.

Dreams about the plague may also reflect your feelings about other people being hopelessly impossible to help. Feeling that it's better to abandon people than to succumb to a problem yourself. Fearing losing every single thing you have worked for to an unstoppable problem. Guilt for abandoning people you can't help during a crisis moment.

To dream of becoming infected with the plague may represent feelings about yourself being hopelessly failed or that you can do nothing except make a problem worse. A fear of your hopeless problems contaminating other people's lives.

Puppy

To dream of a puppy represents strong feelings of emotional protection towards a new situation, new area of your life, or new relationship. Someone or something very dear to you. Strong feelings of emotional protection for something you are very sensitive about. Loyalty or devotion that makes you happy.

Puppies can also reflect feelings about sensitivity about a protective area of your life that is slowly growing stronger. Protecting investments that will become stronger at a later time. Fearing or caring deeply for friends or family that will eventually have the ability to protect you. Developing a winning strategy that is not fully powerful yet.

Positively, a puppy may reflect your attempts to do everything you can to defend yourself or believe in yourself. It may also reflect how wonderful it feels to fall in love or pursue a playful love interest. Flirting.

Negatively, a puppy may reflect feelings that everyone else is a loser if they don't like something that you like a lot. Jealousy of anyone getting in the way of something you really like a lot.

To dream of a white puppy represents feelings about how honest, genuine, or perfectly clean a developing protective aspect of your life is. Developing a winning strategy that is perfectly honest or clean. Developing methods of success that are intentionally honest or perfectly focused on cleaning. Alternatively, a perfectly white puppy may reflect a developing protective aspect of your life that is ending or being removed from your life.

To dream of a black puppy represents feelings about how scary or excessive a developing protective aspect of your life is. Developing a winning strategy that scares others or is noticeably excessive. Developing methods of success that intentionally scary or excessive. Growing anger at someone. Excessive sexual interests. Feelings about a friendly person being scary or excessive.

To dream of a caramel colored puppy represents feelings about how wonderful or pleasing a developing protective aspect your life is. Developing a winning strategy that makes your life very easy. Developing methods to be successful that are not fully grown yet.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a puppy. In waking life he was facing financial ruin and only had a hobby he loved left as a way to make money. The puppy reflected his deep love and protective feelings for his hobby which he was forced to be very serious about developing into a business.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of giving birth to a puppy and thinking it was mistake. In waking life she pregnant and didn't really want to have the baby. She had actually considered having an abortion and failed to produce a miscarriage with negligent behavior. The puppy she thought was a mistake probably reflected her disinterest in caring for a child and her second thoughts about avoiding an abortion.

Example 3: A man dreamed of puppies choking. In waking life he was very upset about having to kill mice in his home as he could hear them dying in traps while he was in bed sleeping.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of having a black and white puppy in her car as she was driving. In waking life he was falling in love with a guy, but was uncertain about why he was having difficulties telling her how he felt.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of cute puppy that was actually a wolf. In waking life she was talking to her ex-boyfriend and then realized it was a bad idea and cut off all communication with him.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of seeing two puppies. In waking life she was having conflicted feelings about whether or not she should stop flirting with a guy.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of calling a puppy that would never appear. In waking life she lost her cat and kept expecting it to be found.

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Shoes

To dream of shoes represents your approach to life or a situation. How you choose to deal with situations. Your style or methodology for confronting problems. Our principles, morals, objectives, or motivations. Look to the color and style of shoe for additional symbolism.

To dream of getting a new pair of shoes represents new methods of approaching situations or going about life. New ideas, new insights, or new skills that are transforming your outlook. Confronting problems differently or changing how you interact with people.

To dream of shoes that are too cramped represents an approach to a situation that is too limiting and ineffective.

To dream of changing your shoes represents changing your approach to a situation. Different methods or ideas are being used.

To dream of taking your shoes off represents giving up your approach to a situation. You may have found that certain ideas or methods are not useful to you. Retiring from a situation or challenge. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are giving up or giving in too easily.

To dream of white shoes represents an approach to a situation that is based on good intentions or wanting to do nothing wrong. Alternatively, a white shoes may reflect an approach to a situation or life that is focused on fixing problems or dealing with negativity for good.

To dream of red shoes represents a dangerous approach to a situation. Dealing with problems in a criminal, risky, dangerous, intentionally dishonest, or reckless manner. Dealing with situations with no regard for other people's feelings. A method of problem solving that is excessively dishonest. Dealing with problems by being very angry at people or scaring people with change they can't refuse. Using sex in a dishonest manner to get what you want from people.

To dream of being unable to find your shoes represents feelings of being unable to approach a situation with confidence or in a way you are used to doing. Feeling that your methods to solving a problem will not work the way you thought they would.

To dream of polishing shoes represents an attempt to look perfect or "polished" with your methods of dealing with a situation. Not wanting to look nervous, inexperienced, or immoral in any way at all. Wanting to look good knowing what you are talking about to others or like you can be trusted. You may be concerned about making a good first impression or that you are beyond criticism.

To dream of a pair of sneakers (running shoes) represents an approach to a situation that is casual or worry free. Playing it cool. Not taking life too seriously. Comfort and satisfaction with yourself and who you are.

Negatively, a sneakers may be a sign that you are not being serious enough about how you go about doing something. Irresponsibility or ignoring danger. Always taking the easy options. Playing it too cool.

To dream of wet shoes may reflect feelings of embarrassment that your approach to a situation didn't work out as planned. Methods or problem solving have caused more problems. Your manner of approaching a situation is causing problems or making your life more difficult. Embarrassment that you aren't as effective as you want to be.

To dream of wearing two different shoes represents feelings about conflicting approaches to a situation. Two different simultaneous methods of living, doing your job, or living in a relationship. Awareness of yourself not being 100% loyal. Awareness of yourself not being 100% decided or focused. Awareness of yourself not being 100% team player.

Negatively, wearing two different shoes may reflect problems with living honestly or difficulty adjusting to new conditions in your life. Awkwardly living a double life or pretending you like something only because someone else likes it. Awareness of yourself living a lie or having to be a different person to different people. Fearing looking like a fake to two different people. Excessive people pleasing or difficulty being comfortable being yourself.

To dream of shoes breaking represents feelings about an approach to a situation not working anymore or not being good enough. Feeling forced to change your approach to a situation. Feelings that there is something wrong with your approach to a situation that can't be fixed. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are either overdoing something, not experienced enough, or even possibly not being persistent enough in your ways. Embarrassment that your methods are not as good as someone else's.

Example: A psychiatrist dreamed of wearing shoes that were too cramped. In real life she was beginning to feel that Freud's methods were too limiting to her work in understand people's minds. The cramped shoes reflected her feelings that using a Freudian approach to therapy was too limiting to be effective for all her clients.

Example 2: A man dreamed of trying to decide between two pairs of shoes. In waking life was writing a book and trying to decide whether to be totally honest about some stupid things he had done or to avoid writing about them completely.

Example 3: A man dreamed that the soles of his shoes were worn out and that new soles were only allowed for Nazi Storm Troopers. In waking life he was living in Nazi Germany and once he had exhausted his ability to secretly avoid Nazi restrictions he felt forced to accept them to continue his life normally.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of being unable to find a certain pair of shoes. In waking life she was unable to find a way to deal with a problem she had.

Skin

To dream of skin represents the mental and emotional boundaries between you, other people, and the events of your life. It's how you protect or resist attacks on your feelings or ego.

Alternatively, skin in dreams may reflect your ability to like yourself or feel good about yourself. Heightened sensitivity or not feeling good about something. Not feeling good about what someone said to you. Hurtful comments.

Having no skin would symbolize complete vulnerability to negative influences or emotional attack. Seeing others with no skin would represent aspects of your personality with no ability to feel good ever again. Positively, seeing someone with no skin may in a dream reflect a an aspect of yourself that is experiencing strong emotional influences. A total lack of concern for how you feel in order to achieve a difficult or incredible goal.

To dream of burned skin may reflect feelings about someone intentionally trying to make you never feel good again. The consequences of our actions or others actions that leave us feelings of having been "burned" emotionally by someone close to us.

To see creatures that burrow under the skin would symbolize problems that bug you or that have gotten to you. Feeling "creeped out."

To dream of a snake shedding skin represents feelings about yourself or others no longer having to notice the bad things they done ever again. Negatively, this may reflect a corrupt person getting worse. Positively, it may reflect feelings ab out yourself or a bad person getting the chance to move on with their lives.

Crystal Meth addict often hallucinate about bugs burrowing holes and crawling under their skin. This may symbolize their annoyance about the drug's effects feeling to have permanently worn off and leaving the addict unable to feel good about themselves anymore.

Example: A man dreamed seeing a woman with all her skin ripped off by a huge knife. In waking life he was experiencing a dramatic worsening of a skill condition that didn't allow him to have any confidence in himself at all.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her friends recently deceased daughter jump into her skin which was hanging in a closet. In waking life the woman was helping her friend clean out her dead daughter's closet and felt she had to put on an enthusiastic attitude about the dead daughter's life each time she went over to the home to help clean out the dead daughter's belongings.

Example 3: A man dreamed of trying to prick his father's skin with a syringe. In waking life he was trying to convince his father to get a job when it was very important to fix his life up.

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Snakes

To dream of a poisonous snake represents feelings about corruption or contamination. Snakes in dreams also tend to reflect a person's fear of total failure or serious losses. Feelings about a person or problem totally permanently ruining you. A dangerous or tricky problem you want to avoid.

Areas of your life that spoil everything associated with them. People that can't be trusted or that you feel are dangerous to not avoid. A snake could also reflect your own lack of integrity or deceptive behavior. Noticing yourself being an "evil asshole." A snake may also represent a bad influence or a person that you don't like. A person with no family values.

Often snakes point to situations that are difficult to resist, morally troublesome, or have traps that you wish to avoid. Snakes may also reflect bad habits, people, or situations that sour your mood, spirit, or good intentions. An addiction that is difficult to resist.

To dream of being bitten by a snake represents feelings about having succumb to negative influence or feelings of total failure. Feelings of corruption that have overwhelmed you. Giving in to addictions to bad influences. Suffering a loss of some kind.

To dream of fearing being bitten by a snake represents your fear of losing something important or a fear of total failure. You may fear losing power, control, safety, or your integrity.

To dream of a dead snake represents overcoming a corrupting or negative influence in your life. It may also reflect a threat of total loss that is dissipating.

Black snakes usually represent a fear of total failure. It may also reflect your feelings about the potential for corruption or excessive losses. A fear of enemies getting to control you or ruin you. Alternatively, a black snake may represent your full awareness of yourself being a liar or bad influence. Organized planning to steal or destroy other people's integrity.

A copper colored snake represents a fear of losing an opportunity to get something you are desperate to have. Fearing total loss of something you are hopelessly striving for. Allowing your desire to scare you. A fear based on a delusional belief that if you lose something special that you will lose everything you have. Alternatively, copper colored snake could represent your own hopeless or desperate attempts to scare others with total failure. Risking everything you have to corrupt others that only embarrasses you. It can also point to hurting people, lying, cheating, stealing, or disrespecting others because you can't have what you want. A light brown snake is often mistaken for a copper colored snake so consider both colors for your dream.

A light brown snake represents a fear of loss or total failure due to an improvement in your life. Fearing that fixing something will make your life worse. A positive opportunity to improve yourself that scares scares you. Powerful insecurity or a fear of embarrassment if you achieve your goals. (e.g A boy you like finding out you're a bad kisser or a virgin if you end up dating him, or fearing the government demanding more money from you if you are honest with your taxes). A copper snake is often mistaken for a light brown snake so consider both colors for your dream.

To dream of a dark brown snake may represent a fear of an improvement in your life spoiling other areas of your life. Fearing getting rid of a problem because it will make your life worse. Fearing getting rid of something important to you and becoming a failure because of it. Alternatively, a dark brown snake may reflect your own deceptive intentions to force someone else to get rid of something they don't want to get rid of.

A white snake represents a fear of total loss caused by a requirement to be perfect. Good intentions that cause others total failure. Something genuine or positive in your life that corrupts or contaminates everything else around it. Something with good intentions that has no tolerance for alternative choices. A white snake with blue venom may represent consequences that are in your best interest, but don't feel good. A fear of maturing or having to be honest. A "total evil asshole" in your life that demands perfection that you feel is excessive.

To dream of a light blue snake represents a positive person or situation that scares you with losing all you have if you don't behave positive. A fear of total failure if you are caught doing a single thing wrong. It may reflect something in your life that is being guarded or that demands total adherence to specific rules. Alternatively, a light blue snake may reflect a positive person or situation that is antagonistic to your goals. A good person that undermines you.

A dark green snake represents a corrupting influence that is selfish, arrogant, or greedy. Selfish thoughts or habits that undermine other more positive areas of your life. A strong need to put yourself first or powerful insecurities that derail a genuine endeavor. Selfishness that corrupts all else. A fear of total failure due to someone else's selfishness.

To dream of riding on the back of a snake represents feelings about something dangerous you are using to scare people away from you. Enjoying making people feel you are dangerous. Feeling that it's easy to scare people with severe losses if they get in your way. Alternatively, it may reflect a feeling of safety you get from being able to make other people feel you are too dangerous.

To dream of a being choked by a snake may represent feelings about a negative influence that is preventing you from expressing yourself.

Females often dream of snakes when they fear sex, getting pregnant, or losing their virginity.

Example: A girl once dreamed of a poisonous snake that seduced her and was impossible to resist. In real life she was dealing with an extremely attractive man that was pursuing her that she didn't trust. The snake reflected her view of this man being a "player" and just telling her whatever she wanted to hear in order to sleep with her.

Example 2: A woman dream of a white snake. In waking life she lived in a strict religious community. Due to the religious laws of this community she was unable to express herself or do anything that wasn't approved by the community. The white snake reflected her feelings about the strict morality laws of the religious community corrupting all her happiness.

Example 3: A man once dreamed of running through a forest trying to avoid snakes. In real life he was confronting a number of dangerous problems at once.

Example 4: A woman once dreamed of being choked by a snake. In real life she was resisting revealing her sexual desire for a co-worker out of fear that she'd be fired. The snake reflected her fear of being fired that was preventing her from expressing her feelings.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of being threatened by a number of dark brown snakes. In waking life her husband threatened to leave her and not talk to her again. The dark brown snakes reflected her fear of losing her husband that could spoil her family life forever.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of a grey snake chasing her. In waking life she was having anxiety about the COVID-19 virus destroying her business and harming her daughter. The snake in this case may have reflected her anxieties about COVID-19 corrupting or ruining all her hopes for her business and family.

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Spiders

To dream of a spider represents feeling trapped or hopeless. A negative situation that feels inevitable or impossible to escape. Beliefs about things that you think are permanent or will never go away.

Alternatively, spiders may reflect irrational beliefs. Powerful insecurities that prevent you from doing what you want in life. Irrational fears that prevent you from enjoying yourself, or powerful desires for things you don't believe you can ever have.

Positively, a spider may represent a positive area of your life that is intricate and patient. Inevitable success based on skill. This would usually be represented by blue or white spiders.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing spiders flood his bedroom. In real life he had an embarrassing health problem and believe it would never allow him to have a girlfriend. The spiders reflected how trapped he felt my his health problem.

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Want

To dream that you are in want (desire) represents feelings of being powerless. Hopelessness. It may also reflect powerful feelings of jealousy or embarrassment. Feeling deprived.

Negatively, feeling that you are in want represents feelings of disbelief that you never get to have something ever again. Difficulty letting go. Feelings of needing something that may be holding you back from making progress.

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Whiteboard-Dry Erase Board

To dream of a whiteboard or dry erase board represents professionally presenting an idea or possibility. Professionally brainstorming or noticing an idea is possible. Professionally noticing what ideas look like before you try them. A professionally or thoughtfully presented idea that you don't have to listen to if you don't want to. Noticing an idea first, but not forever. Ideas possibilities that you don't have to listen to if you don't want to. Not having to care about anyone else's feelings if you didn't want to while looking at or considering a presented idea. Feeling that it's intelligent to listen to presented ideas at least once. Not feeling scared to listen to a serious idea. Feeling that it's just your job to present an idea as intelligently as possible. Situations where it looks better for appearances if you listen to ideas or brainstorming presented to you.

Negatively, dreaming about a whiteboard may represents feelings that you might not being intelligent or safe if you don't listen to something ideas presented or brainstormed at least once. Feelings about yourself presenting an idea as intelligent as possible, but that nobody has to listen to it. Not liking wasting your time listening to someone else offer professional ideas or possibilities. Where as a standard chalkboard may reflect having to care, think, or have anxiety related to presented ideas or brainstorming, a white board doesn't. The symbolism is based on the chalkboard being more related to school with a whiteboard being more related to non-school professional.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a person's face on a whiteboard in a classroom. In waking life the dreamer felt forced to consider the possibility of an idea by a person just in case before going ahead with any serious final decisions. The whiteboard in this case may have reflected his feelings about the presented alternative idea by a careful person which he didn't have to accept if he didn't want to.

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