Shopping Cart

To dream of a shopping cart represents feeling empowered and in control of your life by having the ability to make decisions or "shop around" while you take action towards achieving your goals. Actively thinking about and exploring options. The intention to "shop around" for options towards a new experience. Gathering and considering different ideas. Focused or serious attitude towards goals.

Negatively, dreaming about a shopping cart may reflect wasting time considering options. Feeling burdened by too many choices. Difficulty making decisions. Feeling overwhelmed or bogged down by too many options. The fear of someone else having options that lets them move on quickly and easily without you.

To dream of an empty shopping cart may reflect goals you are serious about achieving, but haven't completely decided on. You're seriously looking, but unable to find exactly what you want. A lack of direction or purpose, or a sense of disappointment or unfulfillment.

To dream of a shopping cart that is left behind or abandoned represents giving up on a goal or not following through with plans. Giving up on "shopping around" for options.

To dream of a shopping cart overloaded represents feeling overwhelmed or bogged down by too many options or responsibilities. Overdoing considering options. Embarrassing yourself seeing too many options. Feelings about accepting too many options just make your life work at all.

To dream of a shopping cart that is unstable or unbalanced represents a sense of insecurity or instability in your life in relation to your choices and decisions. Feeling uncertain or having difficulty making decisions.

To dream of a shopping cart with obstacles in the way, being stuck, or running into other objects represents feeling blocked or hindered in your ability to make choices or move forward in a certain area of your life.

Example: A girl dreamed of seeing her ex-boyfriend pushing a shopping cart. In waking life, she had just broken up with him and knew that he was serious about looking for someone else. In this case, the shopping cart may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about her ex-boyfriend "shopping around" for a new relationship. The shopping cart may also reflect the dreamer's fear that the ex-boyfriend will move on quickly without her.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of being in a store with a shopping cart. In waking life, he was considering ideas for a second business to run from home. In this case, the shopping cart could symbolize the man's decision-making process for his second business venture. The shopping cart represents the idea that he is collecting and considering different options for his new business, just as he would collect and consider different items to purchase in a store. The fact that he is pushing the shopping cart around the store could indicate that he is actively thinking about and exploring his options.

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Short Hair

To dream of short hair on someone whom it is unusual, or to see long hair cut short represents a sacrifice of power, or the freedom to think freely. Some aspect of yourself is conforming or less powerful than before.

Shorts

To dream of shorts in a dream represents a relaxed, worry free, laid back, or carefree attitude during a negative situation. Showing yourself or other people that you aren't letting problems get you down.

Black or red shorts represents a laid back or care free attitude that is negative or excessive. You are too comfortable or relaxed about a situation that you should be more conservative about. It may also reflect showing off, bragging, or a neglectful attitude when a problem arises.

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Shower Cap

To dream of a shower cap represents a wish to avoid changing your mindset or thinking style as you undergo some kind of renewal. Wanting to feel better about yourself or look better to others without having to change you attitude, mood, or intentions. Shielding yourself from some emotional situation.

Negatively, a shower cap may reflect a stubborn attitude while you undergo a change or renewal. A bad relationship or situation may have improved, but you don't want to change how you think about it.

Shower Curtain

To dream of a shower curtain represents feelings about some kind of situational barrier you are using to not embarrass yourself while improving or "refreshing" your life. Using to a situation or factor in your life to maintain privacy or avoid unpleasant revelations about yourself as you try to fix your life up. Hiding embarrassing things about yourself that you are trying to remove from your life. Feelings of personal discretion or having no intrusions into your private dealing while restoring some area of your life.

Example: A young man dreamed of holding a shower curtain in front on him while naked and blocking a girl from having sex with him. In waking life he was using the prolonged legal situation of the death of his father to avoid beginning dating a girl because his life wasn't perfectly financially secure until all the legal work was over. He didn't feel confident about himself dating the girl until he had full control of all the money from the sale of the property and his was completely financially secure.

Shredder

To dream of a paper shredder represents the elimination of plans or ideas. You may be choosing to rid yourself of certain goals or plans as you decide to move in alternative directions. A shredder may also represent people or situations may be noticeably antagonistic towards your goals or wishes. Plans or goals seem to come undone before your eyes.

To dream of a paper shredder working in reverse may represents plans or ideas that are being revitalized after being abandoned or compromised.

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Shutters

To dream of real functioning window shutters represents signals about what you or someone else really feels about a situation. An indicator of mood or openness. Positively, shutters may reflect an unwillingness to be be noticed by others in a degrading, risky, or embarrassing manner.

To dream of closed window shutters represents an unwillingness to be noticed liking something. It may also reflect closing others off or not wanting to be involved with a situation. It may also point to sensitivity about situations having to feel good all the time.

Negatively, closed shutters may represent a childish attempt to avoid noticing something happening that can't be stopped. Closed window shutters may also reflect you or someone else that is being a prude or snob. Wanting to be noticed by others as being better than them.

To dream of decorative window shutters represents a preference to be noticed by others as having a lovely life. Feeling good noticing everything happening in your life is always perfect.

Negatively, decorative window shutters may reflect appearances without substance. Trying too hard to appear like everything in your life is perfect.

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Sickle

To dream of a sickle represents conflict in your life that revolves around scaring other people into having to be perfectly honest. Scaring other people that they have to earn everything the hard way. Instilling fear in others that family has to come first. A fear of not working hard enough or being lazy. Fear that other people aren't impressed with your behavior.

Negatively, a sickle may reflect fear and intimidation used to manipulate people into regulating themselves into perfect honesty. Fear of no second chances or mistakes. A fear of being singled out for dishonesty. Alternatively, it may reflect a fear of having to be perfectly honest or do hard work.

To dream that you are holding a sickle may reflect your conflicting feelings about enforcing hard work or honesty on difficult people who you feel will not like it at all.

To dream of a rusty sickle may reflect conflicting feelings about enforcing hard work or honesty that has been neglected for a while. Difficulty making people change their lazy or dishonest ways after a long period of no discipline whatsoever. A very "ugly" confrontation about hard work or the need for renewed honesty.

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Sides

To dream of the side of a house represents an alternative or hidden perspective on the self or a situation. Understanding a situation from a perspective you don't usually see. A desire to explore new aspects of oneself or to uncover hidden emotions or motivations. Additionally, the dream may reflect a feeling of being on the outer limits or outside of a situation. The side of a house in a dream may also suggest a need to pay attention to neglected or overlooked areas of one's life.

To dream of the side of a table where being at the head of the table isn't important represents acceptance of being involved in a situation for the first time. Feelings of not being scared that you are getting involved in a situation for the first time where other people able to see it or talk about it. Consider left or right side of table along with what direction you are facing for additional symbolism.

To dream of the side of a table and not sitting at the head of the table represents a feeling of being excluded or overlooked in a social situation. Accepting yourself involved in a situation for the first time where you are not most important or are silent about what is happening. Feelings of not being scared that you are getting involved in a situation for the first time with other people or other controlling factors. It may also indicate a supportive or passive role rather than being in the center of attention. Additionally, the side of a table in a dream may symbolize a sense of being on the fringe or periphery of an important matter or decision.

To dream of the side of a face represents aspects of yourself or someone else that are not fully revealed or understood. It may indicate hidden emotions or intentions, or a need to look beyond the surface level and gain a deeper understanding of a person or situation. Alternatively, the dream may reflect a feeling of being excluded or ignored in a social setting, or a desire to be seen and recognized for who you truly are.

To dream of the side of a road represents may suggest a need for direction or guidance in life. Feelings about not having made significant progress or being lost in one's path. It can also symbolize feeling sidelined or ignored in a situation and unsure what direction to take. A sense of being on the periphery of something important. Additionally, the dream may indicate a need to take a break or pause from the journey to reassess one's goals or direction in life.

To dream of standing off to the side represents a sense of detachment or disconnection from a situation or group. It may also indicate a desire to observe or analyze before taking action, or a feeling of being excluded or overlooked. Additionally, standing off to the side in a dream may symbolize a need to step back and assess a situation before fully engaging with it.

To dream of food on the side of your plate represents feelings about opportunity or potential that you have yet to fully embrace or explore. Feelings about not getting around to doing something yet where whether you think something is good or bad based on left or right side placement of the food. Left is more logical and right is more emotional. Alternatively, dreaming of food on the side of a plate may represent a feeling of neglect or disregard in some aspect of your life, or a sense of being unsatisfied or unfulfilled. It may also indicate a need for balance or variety in your life, or a desire to focus on something that you feel is being overlooked or neglected.

To dream of taking someone's side represents feelings about loyalty and support in a personal relationship or conflict.

Overall, the meaning of "side" in a dream can vary greatly depending on the specific details and emotions involved in the dream.

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Sifting Screen

To dream of a sifting screen represents careful scrutiny of an area of your life that's being cleansed. Keeping what's important in your life and removing what isn't.

Example: A person once dreamed of a sifting screen while they were in the process of giving their home a spring cleaning.