Living Room

To dream of a living room represents emotional comfort with accepting life or a situation the way it is. Usually a symbol for being very relaxed or unconcerned about an issue or situation. Thinking that nothing is wrong the current state of a situation. It may also reflect personal time. Feeling that you are done with the hard work of a situation and can comfortably accept it the way it is

Negatively, a living room may represent laziness or being too comfortable with a situation. Jealousy of losing an opportunity due to laziness or comfortably accepting a situation for too long.

Example: A woman dreamed of people walking into her living room and dumping piles of poop. In waking life she ran a counseling practice and was starting to feel that she was taking too much work home with her. The living room scenario reflected how she was too comfortable taking care of everyone else's problems during her personal time.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing his brother sleeping in the living room. In waking life he in in between jobs and felt that being too comfortable with accepted his life the way it is may have cost him an opportunity.

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Lock

To dream of a lock represents a sense of restriction, confinement, or security in a situation or relationship. It may symbolize boundaries, obstacles, or the need for control and privacy in certain aspects of your life. A lock can also indicate the feeling of ownership or protectiveness over something or someone.

To dream of locking something may represent restrictions you are making for others or your attempt to shut off others completely. Alternatively, you may feel that certain demands must be met emotionally or situationally by someone else. You feel a sense of ownership over something. Establishing boundaries or a need for control and privacy.

To dream of unlocking may represent new opportunities or a sense of liberation from previous restrictions and limitations. You may be experiencing newfound freedom in a relationship, career, or personal growth. Unlocking can symbolize overcoming obstacles, solving problems, or gaining access to previously inaccessible resources or information. It might also indicate a shift in your mindset, allowing you to explore new perspectives, ideas, or ways of thinking that had been previously unavailable or unattainable. Feelings about someone giving you permission to do something they previously didn't.

To dream of being locked out represents feelings of exclusion or being left out. You may feel that your freedom or independence is being limited by external circumstances, such as policies or regulations, or by internal factors like fear or self-doubt. You may feel cut off or kept away from something. You may also feel unable to see something. An obstacle, boundary, or impossible requirement feel imposed on you. A lock could also reflect someone else's sense of ownership. Alternatively, you may feel that you're unable to see someone else's hidden motives.

To dream of being locked in represents feelings of entrapment, confinement, or powerlessness within a situation or relationship. You may feel stuck, unable to make progress, or unable to escape a certain circumstance. This could also indicate a perceived lack of control over your own life or decisions. Being locked in might symbolize a need to confront your fears, reevaluate your choices, or seek help in order to regain your freedom and sense of autonomy. It can also reflect feelings of helplessness and a need for change or intervention to break free from the constraints that are holding you back.

To dream of your key not working on a lock may represent feelings of frustration, helplessness, or inadequacy in finding a solution to a problem or obstacle in your life. You may be experiencing difficulties in accessing something important to you, or you might be struggling to make progress in a situation. This could also symbolize a need for change, adaptability, or exploring alternative approaches, as your current methods or mindset may not be effective in addressing the challenges you are facing. A need to find new answers or insight into your problems. You may have to try something new to find a solution.

To dream of picking a lock represents your desire to defy boundaries, rules, or expectations placed upon you. It may symbolize your determination to access something that is off-limits or restricted, or your unwillingness to accept limitations in your life. Picking a lock in your dream could also indicate your resourcefulness and creativity in finding unconventional ways to solve problems or overcome obstacles, asserting your independence and personal power in the process.

To dream of being unable to lock something may reflect feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, or a lack of control in a situation or relationship. It could indicate that you are struggling to establish boundaries, protect your privacy, or maintain a sense of ownership over something or someone. This might also symbolize a fear of intrusion or the inability to keep unwanted influences at bay. Alternatively, it could represent feelings of incompetence or inadequacy in safeguarding what you value or care about, prompting you to reassess your priorities or seek more effective means of protection and control.

Example: A woman dreamed being unable to lock a door and feeling unsafe. In waking life, she feared that her husband's sex addiction couldn't be stopped and that it would ruin their marriage. In this case, being unable to lock a door may have reflected her feelings of powerlessness and insecurity in her relationship, as well as her inability to establish boundaries or protect her emotional well-being from her husband's addiction.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being locked in her apartment. In waking life, she was unhappy in her marriage and days later began discussing separation with her husband. In this case, being locked in the apartment may have reflected her unpleasant feelings about being trapped in her relationship or living situation with her husband.

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Loft

To dream of a loft storage space represents feelings about not having to care about something for the current moment. Thoughts or feelings about waiting for a reason for something to be important without feeling it is right now. A lack of structure and focus that doesn't think it's important for the current moment. "Lofty" ideas. A lot of ideas or plans not being used. Big ideas that don't matter.

To dream of a loft apartment represents a perspective on a situation that doesn't fear doing whatever it wants all the time. Lots of free time, few boundaries, and nobody telling you what to do. Feeling that nothing tells you what to do for the rest of your life. An attitude that responsibly notices it doesn't need structure or boundaries. A perspective on a situation that is more original than everyone else and doesn't need to listen. A perspective where "everything is all the time." Negatively, dreaming about a loft apartment may reflect a perspective where there is too much going on at once because of a lack of focus.

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Log Cabin

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Lounge

To dream of a lounge represents feelings of comfort waiting for something else to happen. A comfortable time noticing that nothing else is happening yet. Not having anything else to do except wait for something to happen. Comfortably waiting for something else to happen to a relationship. Comfortable feelings of not owing anyone any money yet. Comfortable feelings of waiting out a legal problem for a final result. Comfortably waiting for retirement.

Negatively, dreaming about a lounge area may reflect feelings about people in your life that like being comfortable while you stay jealous. Wasting your time comfortably waiting for something else to happen to a relationship.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing someone sitting in a lounge area on a big green leather couch by himself. In waking life he was experiencing someone dishonest having comfortable time waiting for him to sign a legal document that the dreamer had no intention to sign.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of sitting in an lounge area waiting for her husband to come while a another woman was there and when the husband entered the room the other woman shifted all her attention on her husband from her. In waking life she was constantly fearing losing her husband to his ex. The lounge area in this case may have reflected her comfort with waiting for something else to happen in the relationship that ended up in jealousy.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of a hallway inside a apartment building that a person could lounge around in and felt that she could never afford to live there herself. In waking life she was an older person close to retirement age and worried about her financial future. In this case the hallway could be lounged around in, but not afforded may reflect her feelings about her transition into retirement being something she doesn't feel comfortable being able to afford confidently. She may have felt that she can't "take it easy" preparing to retire.

Example 4: A man dreamed of seeing his wife sitting in the lounge room of their home with another man. In waking life the man was not sure if his wife was having an affair with another man and was waiting to see what would happen next to prove it.

Mailbox

To dream of a mailbox represents feelings about others choosing to relay or communicate personal matters to. Feelings about whether or not someone thinks you are important enough to dedicate time to. Feelings about how popular you are. Feelings about how important you are to other people.

Negatively, a mailbox may reflect anxiety about why someone in your life hasn't chosen to communicate with you. Feeling desperate for an opportunity or communication from someone. Receptivity that is being ignored by others. Hoping someone will call you or leave you a message. Feeling lonely. Fear of serious matter you suspected becoming very real. Wasting your time waiting for personal or special treatment. Wasting your time waiting for good news. Fear that nobody likes you, wants to spend time with your, or that someone will permanently ignore you.

Example: A 66 year-old woman dreamed of seeing her obese neighbor uproot her mailbox and walk off with it. In waking life she was having concerns that she had spent too much time talking about her flaws to man she was getting to know and that this made him never want to speak to her again. The uprooted mailbox in this case may have reflected her insecure feelings about herself being too unattractive for the man she was talking to to call her back on his own on his own free will.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of walking passed a mailbox that had money protruding out of it which she had to quickly gather up and then hide. In waking life she stumbled into an opportunity for a promotion at work before other people did and felt the need to take advantage of the offer quickly before other people at work found out about it. The mailbox in this case may have reflected her expectations about herself deserving to be singled out for a promotion by her boss.

Mall

To dream of a mall represents your search for acceptable roles, choices, beliefs, and ideas. A time in which you are establishing your identity and making choices that will effect your sense of self. Being in mall symbolizes decisions, or preferences that make you who you are. A mall represents social settings, or social development where you are exploring options, or decisions about what you want or who you will become. It reflects the manner in which you go about getting what you want in life or choices that define who you are.

A dream of a mall can show up when you are deciding who you want to date, making changes to your lifestyle, or experiencing changes in your personality.

The stores in a mall symbolize states of mind with themes that are symbolic based on your feelings or perceptions of those stores. For example a store such as the GAP could symbolize a more proper or conservative lifestyle choice, where as a more urban clothing store may symbolize a more desirous personality choice.

Sales people in a mall represents aspects of your personality that are attempting to convince you of a choice, belief, or idea that you are considering.

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Mansion

To dream of a mansion represents your perspective on a situation where you are all-powerful, more resourceful than others, or experiencing better success than others. You may feel better, luckier, or more capable than other people in some way. You may have a sense of something wonderful or special happening in your life. A perspective on a situation where you feel it's impossible to be perceived by others as losing.

A mansion may also reflect feelings about how exceptionally resourceful, creative, or powerful you are. Feeling that big achievements or adept skills are always easy for you. Feelings about being a leader, boss, or head of the family.

Mansions in dreams may also reflect your feelings about people in your life that you feel are too powerful, too important, or resourceful to ever be forced to listen to you. Someone in your life that enjoys more power than you of which you can never stop. Possibly a reflection of your feelings about your boss. Feelings about someone in your life that never loses.

Relationship wise, a mansion in a dream may reflect feelings about being noticed by others as having a perfectly happy relationship that is impossible to breakup. Feeling that you are perceived by others as having a lucky perfect relationship with a "soul mate." Relationships where you feel you are a "show couple" or "power couple."

Example: A young man dreamed of being inside a beautiful mansion and being surprised to find out that he owned it. In waking life he had discovered that he had natural talent for art that was better than average people. He was shocked by how exceptionally talented he was. He couldn't stop drawing pictures that impressed people.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of seeing a mansion that was run down on the outside, but beautiful on the inside. In waking life she had told her boyfriend very painful truths that caused damage to their relationship and feared a breakup. The mansion with the exterior damage and beautiful interior may have reflected her feelings about herself being perceived by others as having to accept flaws to her reputation for having a perfect relationship that was originally perceived to be too good to ever break up. She would have to accept being viewed by others as having a strong relationship without an appearance of perfect happiness.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of walking into a mansion. In waking life she tried to talk to her boss on a personal level, but her boss had no interest in talking to her at all.

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Mantle

To dream of a mantle represents feelings of respecting yourself completely for who you are. It may also symbolize your feelings about reputation, image, status or prestige. Feeling that nothing is wrong with your life and everyone thinks that as well. Not allow the negativity of others to undermine your confidence in pursuing your goals. The mantle can represent the role you play in your family or community, and the burden of responsibility that comes with it. Not wanting to look stupid for the rest of your life because you deserve it. Pride that everything you ever did in your life is important to you now.

Negatively, dreaming about a mantle may represent overdoing respecting your reputation, image, status, or prestige.

To dream of writing a letter on a mantle may represent a desire to communicate this message in a more formal, permanent way, further amplifying the sense of threat and intimidation. Legal threats.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a big picture of herself in a wedding gown on her mantle place. In waking life whenever she started to date someone new, her old friend would show up to tell her why it was doomed to failure without giving a reason. He has done this twice in a year already. The dreamer has met someone new and really believes she has a strong chance with her new boyfriend for marriage and children. In this case the mantle may have reflected her sense of pride and achievement in her desire to settle down and get married. The big picture of herself in a wedding gown represents her ideal image of herself as a bride.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing someone from his past standing near a mantle, writing a letter on top of it while making threatening remarks to the dreamer about potential consequences for exposing embarrassing information about them related to current events. In waking life, the dreamer was considering whether to confront this person from his past despite the risks of retaliation. The mantle in the dream may represent the dreamers feelings about the person from his past respecting themselves completely for who they were regarding reputation and image. Writing the letter may have reflected legal threats the dreamer felt from the person from his past.

Marble-Floor

To dream of marble flooring represents the theme or tone of a situation in your life being perfectly respectable about being polished without other people questioning it. Feeling that everything you do or say is perfectly respectable as polished, professional, or without problems.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a news story discussing a vacant wealthy apartment with a marble kitchen counter that was available for cheap. In waking life, she decided to prepare herself for big lifestyle change to undo 13 years of bad habits which would require her to first move out of her mother's home after getting a job. In this case, the marble kitchen counter may have reflected her feelings about moving out of her mother's house and starting fresh with a new life that looked polished, respectable, and without problems which other people couldn't question anymore.

Master Bedrooms

To dream of a master bedroom represents feelings about private thoughts with a sense of holding authority, control, or mattering first. A sense of leadership, superiority, or importance with private issues, where you feel that your issues or concerns take precedence over those of others. Feelings about being the boss or leader of a situation while keeping an issue private. Privacy or secrets that where you feel a sense of being in charge. Keeping your thoughts or plans to yourself without feeling guilty or obligated to explain yourself to others. Privately prioritize your own needs. Experiencing yourself having private thoughts on issues where you feel that you are more important than other people or that your issues are more important than other issues. Controlling yourself by not talking about your private thoughts about important issues because it might embarrass or scare people that they don't have as much importance or authority as you. A sense of being richer than other people that doesn't have to talk about your problems or goals with people you have authority over.

Positively, dreaming of a master bedroom may represent feelings of being secure, in control, and confident in managing your personal affairs. Feeling safe to do whatever you want without revealing personal thoughts. You might feel empowered to deal with personal issues on your own terms, without worrying about judgment or needing approval from others. Feeling that you are in a position of emotional maturity and leadership with your personal affairs.

Negatively, dreaming of a master bedroom may represent feelings of selfishness, arrogance, or detachment, where you may be overly focused on your own needs or desires at the expense of others. Feelings of superiority where you believe that your personal issues are more important than those of others.

Example: A man dreamed of a man urinating in his master bedroom bathroom. He was sure a man was using the toilet. He got up to investigate but never found a man. In waking life, he was suspicious of his housewife cheating on him because she was home all day while he was at work. He wanted to cheat on her due to his wife being unable to get pregnant. In this case, the master bedroom bathroom may have reflected his private thoughts about wanting to cheat on his wife in order to get pregnant with someone else while not thinking of her as important for the rest of his life while suspecting that she was covering up her own cheating and not respecting him as more important either.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being in her master bedroom rubbing her sister's head. Her sister was a child when in real life her sister was an adult. She thinks about her dead mother and begins to cry. Her sister cries with her. In waking life, she was about to undergo surgery for a hysterectomy and her mother recently died. In this case, the master bedroom may have reflected her private thoughts about herself fearing death and her emotional vulnerability, while being an older sister who didn't want to scare her younger sister after their mother�s death.

Mattress

To dream of a bare mattress represents an unsatisfying or uncomfortable situation that you are choosing to stick with. A bare mattress may be a sign that you feel some area of your life is missing something or isn't good enough. It may reflect situations where you are preferring to relax in an uncomfortable way as a means to avoid more even more uncomfortable.

Example: A woman dreamed of escaping her work colleagues on a flying mattress. In waking life she was trying hard to get away from her work colleagues fighting because they were getting on her nerves. The flying mattress have reflected to her choice to enjoy herself alone doing something she didn't really like, but preferred over being with her colleagues.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of throwing out her mattress that she shared with her husband was thrown out. In waking life she later got a divorce.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of being on a bare mattress with Jesus. In waking life she was thinking of becoming a Christian and later did.

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Mausoleum

To dream of a mausoleum may represent a permanent reminder of how good something or someone in your life used to be. Being inside a mausoleum may reflect a celebration of the past or feeling good remembering an accomplishment. Acknowledging past genius in some area of your life. Reunions that are centered around a notable past accomplishment. Feeling that a past accomplishment or idea is too incredible to forget.

Negatively, a mausoleum may be a sign that you are too concerned with believing that what you or someone else did in the past was the most important thing that ever happened. Choosing to never let go or move on. Too much concern for thinking past accomplishments need to be admired or remembered indefinitely. Arrogantly remembering yourself a genius because of something you did in your past. Respecting other people's past arrogance or bad behavior as good thing. Jealousy of yourself never doing something as incredible as you did in the past. Feeling that you will never be a good as you used to be.

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McDonalds Restaurant

To dream of McDonald's food may represent feelings about an experience of enjoying family life familiarity that's easy about having to consistently like it all the time while other people like it too, but may not be good for you long-term.

Negatively, dreaming about McDonald's restaurant may represent overdoing enjoying family life familiarity that's easy about having to consistently like it all the time while other people who might eventually lose interest (or "have had enough.")

To dream of working at McDonald's may represent feelings about you (or an aspect of your personality) serving others with an easy, family familiar, and predictable experience that they like all the time.

Negatively, working at McDonald's may reflect feelings about you (or an aspect of your personality) overdoing serving others with an easy, family familiar, and predictable experience that they like all the time. Feeling that you are stuck in a cycle of having to cater to others in a way that is expected.

Example: A man dreamed of eating at McDonald's restaurant. In waking life, he was an artist who had found people who really enjoyed his work. He felt good being able to get praise every single time he showed these people his new artwork. In this case, McDonald's may have reflected his feelings about having to consistently share new artwork in a family life familiarity situation with other people liking it all the time or they may stop respecting him.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of working at McDonald's. In waking life, she was developing a photography business. In this case, working at McDonald's may have reflected her feelings about having to consistently try to keep all her customers happy with a family familiar feeling of perfect personal service all the time or that they may stop respecting her.

Mental Hospital

To dream of being in a mental hospital represents difficulty adjusting your core beliefs or values. You may feel that change is being forced on you. You may be experiencing unpleasant repercussions or consequences for your beliefs or actions. A situation in your life that limits your freedom and demands proof that you've changed. A situation that may require more discipline or moral strength than you are used to.

A mental hospital may be a sign that there is a need for adjustment to your core beliefs or values. A symbol that may appear if you were caught cheating on a partner, committed a crime, were suspended, or grounded by your parents. A situation that is forcing you to correct yourself and may feel like it's punishing you until you do.

To dream of checking yourself into a mental hospital represents your acknowledgment of a problem. Self-discipline or proactive measures to adjust your habits. You may be admitting that you have a problem or are reaching out for help.

To dream of escaping a mental hospital represents resistance to change or disciplinary actions. You have no interest in adjusting core values or beliefs. You may be avoiding the consequences of your actions. It may also be a sign that you are mentally or emotionally ill-equipped to confront your problems. Having to change may be a low priority for you.

To dream of being caught escaping a mental hospital represents consequences or repressions that you can't avoid. You are being forced to change core beliefs or values. You may feel that change in unavoidable and limiting you.

To dream of an abandoned mental hospital is sign that you given up trying to change yourself. It may also reflect a disciplinary action that no longer imposes itself on you.

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