Crabs

To dream of a crab represents am irritable or pessimistic attitude. A "crabby" personality. You or someone else that is in bad mood or talking down about everything. Feelings about yourself or someone else being a choosing to never respect anything positive or uplifting. An attitude that ruins other people's good mood. Feeling that someone is makes you jealous that you can't enjoy yourself with a positive attitude.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a crab in her hair. In waking life she was trying to emotionally deal with multiple deaths in her family with a positive attitude and one family member kept annoying her with a pessimistic attitude.

Example 2: A little girl dreamed of a crab. In waking life she didn't like someone being pessimistic to her and embarrassing her that she is little for a mistake.

Eating

To dream of eating represents the "taking in" of ideas or experiences. Having a certain type of experience based on the symbolism of whatever it is you are eating. Enduring a certain type of emotional situation.

Often times dreaming about eating reflects how you are choosing to nourish yourself emotionally in a situation. For example, eating a living alligator may reflect the ease with which you endure a dangerous or threatening experience where you are overpowering or easily confronting a dangerous or threatening experience.

Positively, eating may reflect feelings of satisfaction or contentment with the type of life experience you are having. Confidently experiencing a situation based on the symbolism of whatever it is you are eating.

Negatively, eating may reflect you or someone else in your life that is arrogantly putting themselves first. It may also reflect feelings of being forced to experience something you don't really like. Alternatively, it may reflect nourishing yourself with negative or dishonest emotions.

To dream of eating too much food may reflect feelings of having indulged in a situation or experience too much. Too much of a good thing.

To dream of being eaten may reflect feelings about a slow humiliating defeat. Feeling powerless to avoid defeat. Feelings of never mattering again while in the presence of someone more powerful than you are. Feeling that being defeated is too easy. Disillusionment with something that gave you hope or a sense of security. Feeling that you are being overtaken by something more aggressive or more powerful than you are.

To dream of eating food that tastes bad may reflect feelings about situations that are unpleasant or disappointing. Enduring a situation to please someone else or a dislike of having to behave out of your normal character.

To dream of eating rotting food may reflect feelings about experiencing or enduring a situation that feels spoiled or wasted.

Example: A man dreamed of eating chicken. In waking life he was feeling very confident after having overcome a fear that had originally made him feel like a coward for fearing. The eating in this case may have reflecting how he was enjoying or taking in" the experience of no longer feeling like a coward.

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Eating Contest

To dream of an eating contest may reflect competitive waking life situations. Competing to see who can do more or experience more of something? It may also reflect you or someone else that is showing off with how much of something they can do.

Consider the food for additional meaning.

Example: A young man dreamed of having a strawberry eating contest. In waking life he was having a bet with a friend on who could sleep with the most girls by the end of the school year.

Barbecue

To dream of using a barbecue represents feelings about a relaxed attitude about nothing being dangerous about having a good time while preparing/planning something without worrying about limits. Enjoying less rules or eased restrictions about making plans to do something than you usually would. Plans or preparations that feel good not needing to be serious. Enjoying planning to do something your own way that doesn't suck. Socializing or celebrating big plans you have because limits or restrictions were taken off you.

Negatively, dreaming about a barbecue represents feelings about overdoing a relaxed attitude about dishonestly enjoying planning to do something your own way that doesn't suck. A possible sign that you are frustrated with a situation that doesn't allow you to easily make plans, spend money, or socialize due to restrictions. A relaxed attitude that is making preparations to do something illegal in private without limits. Jealousy that you can't deserve to have a relaxed attitude about planning something without restrictions.

To dream of a barbecue with no food represents feelings about not yet having a relaxed experience of nothing being dangerous about having a good time while preparing/planning something without worrying about limits. The capability to socialize or celebrate about big plans you have because limits or restrictions were taken off you without doing it yet.

To dream of eating barbecued food represents feelings about experiencing a relaxed attitude about nothing being dangerous about having a good time with plans you made without worrying about limits. A carefree or social experience that makes you feel rewarded for not having to follow strict rules.

To dream of using a barbecue in your backyard may represent a relaxed attitude about having a good time planning for something without limits that you don't like talking about if you don't have to.

Consider the type of food being barbecued for additional meaning.

Example: A young man dreamed of having a barbecue in his backyard. In waking life, he was enjoying himself getting ready for his first year of high school. In this case, the barbecue may have reflected his carefree attitude about preparing/planning for school by spending the money given to him in a way he liked without limits of having to tell his parents.

Example 2: A woman dreamed that her plans for a family barbecue were rudely changed by her ex-husband who chose to go invite everyone on a fishing trip instead. In waking life, she felt that demanding to have a 50% stake in a family business during a divorce was going to be easy and that she would just go start a new life afterwards. The ex-husband was far more difficult to deal with than she expected. In this case, the cancelled barbecue may have reflected her feelings about her difficult ex-husband ruining her plans to enjoy planning an easier life financially while spending the profits from her stake in the family business differently than her husband would choose for her.

Example 3: A man dreamed of a barbecue with no food. In waking life, he was concerned with a custody battle that was stressing him out. In this case, the barbecue with no food may have reflected his wish to feel good talking to his children about making plans for the future without custody restrictions, but wasn't easy to make happen.

Buffet

To dream of buffet represents a situation where you expect everything to be the way you want it all the time. Assuming things should always be your way.

Negatively, it may be a sign that you expect too much.

Example: A woman dreamed of someone eating at a buffet. In waking life she had a lot of permanent changes she was demanding from her mother before ever forgiving her. She expected "all that she wanted" from her mother to ever resuming the relationship.

Dining

To dream of dining represents feelings about respectably enjoying an experience being taken care of for you or made easier for you. A formal or ending experience where nothing is dangerous. Often a symbol for a problem situation being over and new ideas, finalizations, or a sense of accomplishment is accepted.

Alternatively, dining may reflect feelings about an experience you are respectably allowing other people to have a situation made easier for them. Affording the end of a situation being taken care of you.

A fine restaurant or classy table may represents feelings of maturity, sophistication, and deserving to feel like a winner while experiencing a situation ending. Enjoying affording an important or serious problem ending. Feeling good successful never being embarrassed while never embarrassing anyone else.

To dream of seeing a large group of people dining while you are not may reflect feelings about people in your life expecting finality in some area of your life. Telling people you are going to do something important like get married while you still haven't finalized it.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a bunch of people sitting at his work desk dining as though it was a restaurant. In waking life he had made a big breakthrough at work and he may have felt that people were using him or depending on him to complete a work project as though he was doing all the serious work for them.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing a large group of people sitting at a table dining while she walked past the table. In waking life she had a fiance for 7 years and still hadn't finalized the marriage yet. The dining symbolism in this case may have reflected her feelings about people expecting a final formal ending to her engagement.

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Meat

To dream of cooked meat represents situations or experiences that sustain you with a sense of strength, confidence or power. The strongest option to sustain or stabilize yourself with. Choices that let you feel strength with control, leadership, or having your way. A strong choice that sustains you or lets you feel bigger than others. Feelings about being able to be reckless if you want to.

To dream of raw meat represents a situation in waking life where you have the option to take or seize power. Having the option to prepare to be stronger or powerfully sustained.

To dream of eating raw meat may indicate your rush or haste to seize power. Negatively, it may reflect your wish to fail or embarrass people who want to take your power away by "getting the jump" on them. Not wasting any time preparing or waiting for a situation that gives you strength, control or confidence.

Consider the type of meat for additional meaning.

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