Life Jacket

To dream of a life jacket represents security and reinforcement while confronting uncertainty or negative situations. A backup plan or insurance that you can't fail or be overwhelmed by a negative situation. Knowing that no matter what happens to you you'll make it through a serious problem. Preparing for the worst or feeling that a situation is headed towards a crisis.

Negatively, dreams of a life jacket may reflect putting too much trust is something protecting you or helping you through a difficult situation. Not being critical enough of advice. It may also reflect feelings of being stupid for having trusted something.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a dog wearing a life jacket that was so amazing that she dropped all her belongings in a bog. In waking life she trusted the advice of a doctor that gave her a bad diagnosis which ended up making her medical problem worse. She refused to work with the doctor ever again, but then ended up having to go to the hospital to fix her problem and felt completely controlled by the new doctors.

*Please See Drowning

Life Saver's Candy

To dream of Life Saver's candy represents an experience or choice of enjoying taking your time savoring something special for as long as possible before it runs out.

Lifeboat

To dream of a lifeboat represents a backup plan or secondary route to deal with uncertainty or negative situations. A way around an excessive amount of adversity. It may also be a sign that you are prepared to use simpler methods to deal with problems or difficulties if your original plan doesn't work. A safe way to walk away from your troubles. Having a backup plan or safe way to escape trouble in case someone doesn't help you in a crisis.

Example: A woman dreamed of getting on a lifeboat and having some difficulties doing so as someone almost tried to push her out of the boat. In waking life she went on maternity leave and feared getting replaced at her job when she left work. In this case the lifeboat mot likely reflected her sense of job security she got from taking maternity leave.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of having a lifeboat. In waking life she was very concerned about having an easy way to end a relationship if she didn't like dating the man anymore.

Barbie Dolls

To dream of a Barbie Doll represents feelings about pretending to be perfectly idealized attractive with a problem-free life with everyone liking you. A wish to be noticed perfect all the time so people will like you. Social idealism and conformity. Always wanting to fit in or be what other people want you to be. Feelings about yourself or someone else being exceptionally beautiful or "perfect" in some way. Ideals, superficiality, or societal standards of beauty and femininity. Imagining oneself or one's life according to higher standards or expectations of attractiveness with everyone liking you. Imagining yourself or "toying with the idea" of being attractive enough to date someone and have a perfect life. Personal goals and aspirations related to beauty, fashion, or social status.

Negatively, dreaming of a Barbie Doll may represent struggles with idealism and what other people think of you being attractive, problem-free, and popular that's empty about nothing upsetting it. You may be trying too hard to meet other expectations. An unrealistic ideal you or someone else has. Feelings of inadequacy, superficiality, or pressure to conform to unrealistic beauty standards or societal expectations. Concerns about self-image, identity, or the fear of not measuring up to idealized notions of beauty or femininity. An ongoing struggle with self-esteem and the perception of beauty, feeling as though she can never quite 'own' or embody the level of attractiveness or social desirability you need. Insecurities about losing weight, body image, or male partners being more attracted to other women. Feelings about being unable to get back at a woman because she is too attractive, problem-free, and popular for anyone to take your side.

Alternatively, Barbie may reflect your feelings about a female who is prettier, richer, and more popular than other people like it's an impossible life. Feelings about other girls' have more "perfect" or "ideal" appearances compared to your own.

Example: A teenage girl dreamed of playing with old Barbie dolls. In waking life, she spent a lot of time thinking about a boy she liked at school. In this case, the Barbie dolls may have reflected her idealized fantasies about romance and relationships, where she imagined herself as perfect and attractive like the Barbie dolls, hoping that the boy she liked would notice her in the same way.

Example 2: A woman had recurring dreams of wanting to buy Barbie dolls, but whenever she got close the purchase didn't work out. In waking life, she liked a guy at work. Before that, she liked a guy she couldn't have. In this case, the recurring dreams of Barbie dolls that are never purchased may have reflected repeated attempts to refrain from playing with the idea of deserving to be pretty enough to attract the men she is interested in.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing her boyfriend making out with a Barbie-like blonde woman. In waking life, she was insecure about her boyfriend liking other girls. In this case, the Barbie-like woman may have reflected the woman's feelings of inadequacy or insecurity about not measuring up to the perceived ideal of beauty represented by the blonde woman, leading to fears of losing her boyfriend's affection.

Dolls

To dream of a doll represents a person or situation in your life that innocently molds or complies to your wishes. Using your innocence to get others to do things for you. It may also reflect waking life situations where you are talking to someone that never disagrees with you.

Alternatively, a doll may reflect your own tendency to be perfect for someone else. Feelings about yourself being well behaved and perfectly compliant. Acting like a "perfect little girl."

Negatively, a doll may reflect your expectations of other people doing what you want because you are innocent or young. Feelings about other people naively or passively doing exactly what you want them to. Children may dream of dolls to reflect their expectations of the parents doing things for them because they are so little. Arrogantly assuming that someone else is too stupid or little to think for themselves. Talking to others like you are too innocent to have to confront anything difficult.

To dream that a doll comes to life may represents feelings of surprise that someone passive or easy to control is thinking for themselves.

To dream of a doll turning into a dinosaur or monster may reflect your feelings about passive or complaint people turning on you. Gentle or innocent people beginning to assert themselves or stick up for themselves. Conflict with people who don't like to be patronized or spoken to like they are stupid. Total embarrassment that you have thought too highly of yourself with someone.

Example: A young girl dreamed of her doll becoming mean to her. She feared and hated the doll in the dream. In waking life she was going through puberty and having issues with her mother no longer treating like like a little girl anymore.

Flower Of Life

To dream of a single flower of life represents the beautifulness of a spiritual awakening with the belief, capability, and ease of talking to God through hallucinations. Additionally, due to the flower's 6 petals, it also indicates an awareness that liking it or talking about a spiritual awakening with hallucinogenics might get back at you (6 sides) with bad trips or people thinking you've lost your mind for telling stories about it.

To dream of a larger multi-instance flower of life symbol with 6 sides represents the beautifulness of a spiritual awakening with the belief, capability, and ease of talking to God through hallucinations with friends that understand it with you. Additionally, due to the flower's 6 sides, it also indicates an awareness that liking it or talking about it too much that might get back at you (6 sides) with bad trips or people thinking you've lost your mind for telling stories about taking drugs with other people to outsiders. Spiritual awakening with a group of people.

The flower of life in its 6-sided multi-instance pattern can be viewed from a 3-dimensional perspective as a cube. This cube symbolizes the belief in God being stable no matter what happens in your life because you've formed a direct relationship with God as opposed to blind faith. The frontal view of the 3-dimensional cube shows the side of the cube with 3 angles (left, right, and top). This symbolizes your new solid belief in God offering the choice of listening/morality (left) or not listening/immorality (right) while God is always there for you (top).

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a yellow multi-instance flower of life symbol. In waking life, he had experienced a powerful spiritual awakening with ayahuasca and was gifted the ability to have visions every day. He shared the visions with other people who also understood what ayahuasca was.

Life Review

To dream of a life review represents remembrance of everything that has happened to you before you decided to move on. You may have made a big decision or experienced a big change and are looking back over your old life. You may also be looking for mistakes you made before a change happened.

Alternatively, you may be nostalgic about everything that has happened to you before starting a new chapter of your life.

Example: A man dreamed he died of a gunshot to the head and then experiencing a life review. In waking life he finally decided to move away for a new job and was remembering everything that happened to him that lead him to this decision

Life Saver

To dream of using a life saver represents an opportunity or last chance to spare yourself from being overwhelmed by difficult situations or uncertainty. You or someone else may have been saved from a jam or embarrassing loss.

Positively, a life saver may reflect feelings of being lucky to have another chance or an opportunity to walk away from a problem. Taking advantage of an opportunity before it slips away. Feeling that someone was looking out for you.

To dream of an unused life saver may reflect a backup plan or safety measure. Hoping that you won't have to do something unless you absolutely have to.

Lifeguards

To dream of a lifeguard represents behavior that responsibly prevents others from going overboard or becoming overwhelmed by an uncertain situation. Keeping others from hurting themselves. An emotional backup plan or safety net to stop you from "drowning in your problem." Correcting a situation if it doesn't stay safe. A choice or option that allows you to escape emotional hardship. Objectivity that never allows you to completely succumb to a problem or feel that something permanent. Confronting an uncertain or negative situation responsibly. Making sure someone else doesn't do too far or get embarrassed by facing their problems. Awareness of potential dangers. Precautions being taken.

Negatively, dreaming of a lifeguard may also reflect you or someone else that is responsibly allowing others to break the rules without going overboard. Making sure dangerous behavior.

To dream of expecting a lifeguard to save you may reflect your expectations that someone will responsible intervene on your behalf if you get overwhelmed by a problem.

Example: A woman dreamed of an attractive lifeguard that she ended up rejecting. In waking life she had just broken up with her boyfriend, considered getting back with him because she felt so bad about it, but then realized it was for the best to avoid her ex for good. The lifeguard represented her emotional back up plan or way out of her heart ache by knowing she could talk to her ex again if she wanted to.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a lifeguard. In waking life she was pregnant and taking Lamaze classes. The lifeguard may have reflected her feelings about the Lamaze classes giving her the confidence to handle herself when the day she would give birth finally came.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of talking to a lifeguard. In waking life she felt that she had to be careful as she entered a new relationship.

*Please See Swimming

Past Life

To dream of a past life represents your memory of an earlier time period of your life or remembering who you were before you made a big change.

Example: A woman dreamed of a past life where she went into the forest to die. In waking life she had moved to a heavily forested property in the jungle of Brazil and her life was completely different now without any children.

Tree of Life

To dream of the tree of life represents a situation that is unrelenting and that requires total moral adherence. Difficult life situations that allow you make choices, but always offering the possibility of temptation or failure.

The Tree of Life perfectly symbolizes life in that like the tree, life is always difficult with the option of good or bad.

Video Games

To dream of a video game represents feelings about a challenging experience you are having to see how far you can get doing something without failing. Testing how far you can challenge something pushing limits. Enjoying a challenging experience to test limits or to avoid failure. Feuding or competition. A win or lose situation. You also may be experiencing a situation where you need to do everything right in order to achieve a goal. Competition that feels casual. Two opposing forces trying to prove they are better than each other. A competition where you are enjoying trying to overcome a challenge faster than someone else. Attempting to prove yourself to yourself with increasing difficulty or risk. Surprise or disbelief that nobody will stop you from taking a situation as far as you can. Escapism that challenges itself in order to avoid boredom.

Alternatively, dreaming about a video game may represent a challenging experience in your waking life to achieve the best improved time or highest count in some area of your life. A challenging experience with others to see who can do the most, highest, or longest with a record. A challenge to outdo someone else's reputation or best performance.

Negatively, a video game may reflect an attitude that is arrogant about challenging itself to see how far you can go with certain behaviors without failing. Testing a situation or person too far. Ignorantly not understanding that other people don't like you testing how far you can take a situation. A reckless or dangerous attitude about testing something with how far you can take it. Issues with thinking you are better than someone else and needing to test it. A competition between people who want to get back at each other. A deadly or serious challenge to see how far a situation can be taken without failing while ignoring the deadly or serious nature. Petty feuding or teenage competition. A cold or casual view of a competition with big stakes. Childish or petty competition. Not taking a serious conflict seriously while having a casual attitude about competing. Passive aggressiveness that chooses petty attacks instead of discussing the problem or negotiating. Childishly wanting to get back at someone more than they are getting back at you. Seeing how far you can dishonesty push a situation or get away with something. Wasting time competing with others over petty achievements or goals. "Playing games" with trying see how far you can push people or put up with an obstacle to your goals. Childishness that plays games with a situation instead of being serious.

Alternatively, a video game symbolizes an escape from your problems, instead of confronting them. Intentionally wasting time. Competing in your head without competing for real.

To dream of a "level" in a video game may represent feelings of progression or advancement in a situation where you are challenging yourself to see how far you can take it. Increasing amounts of difficulty as you test yourself in a situation with how far you can take it. It may symbolize the attainment of new skills or knowledge, as well as the overcoming of obstacles or challenges. It could also indicate a need for a sense of accomplishment or fulfillment in one's endeavors.

Consider the type of video game character, video game, or video game system for additional meaning.

Example: A man dreamed of stealing 2 video games from someone who didn't like him. In waking life, he was running a business and confronting a dishonest person who was trying to compete with him illegally. The dishonest person who was trying to compete with the dreamer illegally had a very casual attitude about competing even though there was a lot of money at stake. The dreamer had to strategically take action to cut off the illegal competitor, but the competitor just kept trying to compete anyway. In this case, the dreamer trying to steal video games from someone may have reflected his attempt to abruptly stop someone from illegally competing with him in the first place to make the person go away.

Example 2: A man dreamed of playing video games. In waking life, he was forced to endure a challenge from a coworker to see how long he could walk back and forth along a path without getting tired. The dreamer kept defeating old times as the challenge lasted for months.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of playing an old video game on a CRT television. In waking life, he had a job interview scheduled. In this case, the old video game may have reflected his practicing answering questions for his job interview to challenge himself to become more confident during the job interview.

Example 4: A young woman dreamed of seeing a video game being created. In waking life, she was trying to find escapism from life in general.

Example 5: A young woman dreamed of playing a video game that involved being strategic about matching things. In waking she was aware of a guy she liked sharing things with her, but couldn't get him to answer any of her texts. In this case, the video game may have reflected her attempt to challenge herself to keep improving her relationship with the guy she liked by seeing how many things she could get him to do similar to her. She was playing games trying to get the guy to interact with her and respect her.

Example 6: A young man dreamed of seeing himself on a screen as though he was in a video game. In waking life, he was challenging himself to be the best he could be at being an expert at out-of-body experiences.

Example 7: A young adult dreamed of a video game-like scene where spider crabs came out of the wall and having to shoot them like it was a video game. In waking life, the dreamer was reluctant to accept a sister back into the home after the sister returned from a mental health facility. In this case, the video game-like scene may have reflected the dreamer's competitive tendency to try to turn people against the sister when nobody else in the family thought the same.

*Please See Pac-Man

*Please See Super Mario

*Please See Legend Of Zelda

*Please See Tetris

*Please See Grand Theft Auto

*Please See Sonic The Hedgehog

*Please See Nintendo

*Please See Xbox

*Please See Sony Playstation

*Please See Sega Video Game System

*Please See Computer Games

*Please See Arcade

*Please See Cellphone Games