Men (General)

To see men in a dream represents aspects of yourself or areas of your life that are assertive, aggressive, rational, practical, or insensitive.

If you are a woman and dream of being very attracted to an unknown man this represents a desire for something you want in life. Either an experience or a person you are interested in getting to know.

To dream of men that you do know represents aspects of yourself or qualities of experiences based on your most honest feeling or memories of those men. Ask yourself what character traits or memories come to mind first when you think of the man in your dream.

Boy

To dream of a boy represents a masculine aspect of yourself that is developing or inexperienced. Assertiveness, anger, dominance, or insensitivity. A part of your personality or a situation that hasn't reached its full potential yet.

For a young girl to dream of a boy that she's attracted to may represent a desire for something to happen in your life. A goal or experience you want to happen.

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Caveman

To dream of a caveman represents you or someone else that is totally preoccupied with surviving or living in the moment.

Negatively, a caveman may reflect a constant state of fear of serious troubles returning. To much focus on short term living and not focusing on long term living. Dangerously living in the moment.

Example: A man dreamed of being a caveman with an invincible club and invincible penis. In waking life she was experiencing uncontrollable sexual desires after having woken up from a catatonic "sleeping disease" and being put on strong medication. The caveman symbolism may have reflected his fear of not enjoying every last minute of his life that he could having sex or being risky before his disease returned.

Cellphone Camera

To dream of a cellphone camera represents your ability to take the time to notice something is important or interesting for yourself.

To dream of cellphone camera videos represents feelings about experiences that you feel are important to remember having or to want noticed by others as having had. An experience you felt was important to take the time to have.

To dream of a cellphone camera pictures represents feelings about memories that you feel are important to remember having or to want noticed by others as having had. A memory you felt was important to take the time to have.

Negatively, dreaming about cellphone camera photos or videos may reflect your tendency to allow something personal to happen. Allowing something personal to be remembered. Feelings about other people enjoying experiencing or showing off noticing something bad happening to you.

Example: A woman dreamed of a cellphone recording of a shark eating a dolphin. In waking life she was noticing all of her husband's cheating behavior before he left her without doing anything about it.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being recorded on cellphone camera by a lot of people while she was in her underwear holding a box. In waking life he was embarrassed for being single and unemployed and thought that a number of people she knew thought that it was important to enjoy judging her for it.

Example 3: A teenage girl dreamed of people using cellphone camera to record a dangerous situation and not call for help. In waking life she didn't know for sure if her friends liked her. The cellphone camera in this case may have reflected her feelings about friends having the ability to enjoying watching bad things happen to her and not do anything about it.

Elderly

To dream of elderly people represents experience or the wisdom to know better. Having "been there and done that." Re-experiencing a similar situation. Sound advice coming from experience. It may also reflect boredom with something you know too well.

Old women may reflect experience with supporting others or being screwed over. Old men may reflect experience asserting yourself or embarrassing others.

Alternatively, an elderly person may represent you feelings of being old.

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Firefighters

To dream of firemen represents you or someone else that is doing everything possible to deal with a problem that has gotten out of control. A need to restore stability to a situation where negligence, carelessness, or oversights allowed a problem to exacerbate into a serious problem. Preventing a problem from spreading uncontrolled.

Feelings about other people in your life needing to fix your life for you. Jealousy of having been proven incompetent to the point of needing others to restore order for you. Feelings about a hero in your life saving you from a problem. Feelings about God reversing a problem.

Negatively, a firefighter in a dream may reflect feelings of embarrassment that you didn't listen to a warning or advice from an authority figure. Feeling stupid that your enemies or competition is able to contain a problem you created for them.

Example: A young woman dreamed of seeing her brother wearing a firefighter uniform and then later realized that the uniform had been taking off and left on the ground. In waking life she felt that a mentor at work was very helpful to her to solve problems in the workplace, but slowly began to feel that this mentor at work was a fake person who didn't really like her. The firefighter uniform may have reflected her feelings about the personality of the mentor at work feeling obligated to help her fix problems at work while she was training for her job.

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Photographer

To dream of a photographer represents feelings about being adept or intelligent about making anything remembered looking as good as possible. Expertise at projecting yourself or others in a positive light. Intelligence about lasting impressions. Intelligence about making lasting lifelong impressions. An aspect of yourself that is a lasting impression expert.

Negatively, dreaming about a photographer may reflect an aspect of yourself that is adept or expert at creating lasting positive impressions based on dishonesty. Intelligence about lying to look good or dishonestly make good impressions. Focusing too much on making good impressions instead of being yourself. Doing deed or favors for people so they will always remember you in a good light.

Example: A woman dreamed of using her real life photographer skills. In waking life she was very focused on trying to get a job. In this case the photographer symbolism may have reflected her feelings about her own ability to project or market herself with an excellent resume or make a lasting impression with a job interview.

Pictures

To dream of a picture or photograph represents a memory or mental imprint of an experience you had. How a situation was remembered or is perceived by you after it has occurred. A lasting impression. Ensuring remembrance.

To dream of taking pictures may reflect the importance you feel on remembering current actions at a later time. A wish to remember yourself as having done the right thing.

Negatively, pictures may reflect a bad memory of yourself. Memories of yourself having made a mistake, not stood up for yourself, or having embarrassed yourself. A bad impression of our past behavior or actions. Remembering something bad. Trying to manipulate how an event is remembered. Alternatively, it may reflect an intentional choice to take actions so that something will be remembered in a negative way.

Look to the content of the picture for other symbolism to help you understand what kind of impression certain experiences left on you.

Alternatively, dreaming about pictures may reflect your interest in photography.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a picture of himself and feeling bad about it. In waking life he had made a really bad choice to ignore advice and now had to live with the memory of it.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing an old war photo. In waking life it was the 60th anniversary of V-Day and he had made a stupid remark to someone else while remembering the war.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of looking at photographs. In waking life she was trying to remember treasured memories with a friend.

Example 4: A young woman dreamed of looking at photographs on her computer. In waking life she was remembering seeing her favorite band live.

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Selfies

To dream of a selfie represents feelings about an impressive memory or impression you have of yourself that cares about social approval or acceptance. Feelings about self-image, self-presentation, and the desire for external validation or recognition. How you perceive yourself in the eyes of others. Feelings of having a memory or recollection that makes you look impressive for your experiences or who you met. Acknowledgment of your impressiveness that you can show to others. Thoughts about yourself or others giving an impression of favoritism or endorsement to other people.

Positively, dreaming about selfies may represent self-confidence, self-respect, and a healthy level of self-esteem in that whatever you are doing is impressive to someone else. A sense of empowerment and pride in your appearance, experiences, or achievements. Feelings about your uniqueness or accomplishments being impressive to others.

Negatively, dreaming about selfies could indicate insecurity, narcissism, or an over-reliance on external validation for self-worth. A warning about the potential for shallow or insincere relationships based on image rather than authenticity. Giving off a dishonest impression of favoritism or endorsement to other people. Assuming an impressive memory of yourself will help you. Not thinking of anything except that other people are impressed by you, your experiences, or who you know. External validation with impressive memories, even at the cost of safety. A need for validation or approval from others, indicating insecurity or a reliance on external affirmation. Perhaps you feel compelled to project a certain image that may not align with your true self, or you might be struggling with societal pressures related to beauty and success.

Example: A teenage girl dreamed of taking a selfie of herself and posting it on Instagram. In waking life, she was trying to impress a boy she liked by telling him an impressive story about something she did by herself as a way to keep him interested in her. In this case, taking a selfie of herself may have reflected her feelings about trying to create an impressive memory or impression of herself that she believed would be socially approved or accepted by the boy she liked to keep him interested in her.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of someone asking to take a selfie with her and refusing it. In waking life, she was an employment recruiter who had to refuse someone who wanted special treatment by speaking about the meeting as confirmation of the dreamer's approval to make getting hired easier when speaking to someone else at the company with the power to make a final decision on hiring. In this case, the rejected selfies may have reflected her feelings about not wanting to give the impression of favoritism or endorsement to a potential job applicant. By refusing the selfie, it may symbolize her desire to maintain professionalism and impartiality in her role as a recruiter. The dream could reflect her concerns about how her actions and decisions might be perceived by others, especially in a professional context where her reputation and integrity are important.