Dreams often are not literal translations but are a metaphor of communication. As a result, the symbols used in a dream are a way to help the mind accept the information or message coming from a spiritual realm, such as from the astral plane or from your higher self, or your personal spiritual guide.

For example, you may have a dream about a colleague who has the name of "MARY" and it seems the dream is so odd and unusual, as you have never been close to this person. The dream, more than likely, is not about your colleague Mary at all but may be the name of your guide, Mary, and you dream of the name Mary as a way to bring back the memory of learning the name of your spiritual guide.

The symbols used in dreams need to have meaning to the person who is having the dream. So when you are reviewing and analyzing your dream, ask yourself what does that dream symbol mean to you?

Flying in a Dream

When you dream of flying, it usually is associated with astral travel. Flying is a universal image used in dreams to depict astral travel/astral projections.

Water in a Dream

Water in a dream is often a message about spirituality or messages related to the spirit or emotions. Water is often symbolic of the life force energy. Clean water is usually something positive about spirituality or positive feelings and emotions. It is about being nourished. Dirty water may be a message about something that needs to be cleansed or a message about something that is not pure.

Being Naked in a Dream

Being naked in a dream is symbol about exposure. It doesn't necessarily mean being physically exposed. It can be related to exposing your emotions, or feelings, or aspects of your life that are usually not shared.

Sex in a Dream

Sex in a dream is usually related to creating or transforming spiritual energy or creating something new. When sex in a dream is positive, it is giving you a positive message. When sex in a dream is unfortable or negative, the message is similar to a warning message.

When sex in a dream is associated with a friend, colleague, co-worker, or associate, this may indicate a spiritual connection. Sometimes it may be related to a connection beyond friendship. Sometimes it may be related to a desire for a sexual connection and union.

Dream of Family Members, Friends

Often dreams that include family members may be a metaphor about the family role. For example, a dream about your sister may be something about someone who seems like a sister to you rather than a personal relative. Look at the whole context of the dream to see if the dream is related to that person or if is the ROLE of that person.

Sometimes you have dreams about people and recall a persons name in the dream. Sometimes this recall process is the way the mind recalls a name you picked up on an astral travel.

Sometimes a dream about someone being old or someone being a child or an infant may refer to the soul of an individual.

Babies

Sometimes a dream of a baby can mean that a new idea, or a new project, or a new concept has been given birth.

Food in a Dream

Sometimes food in a dream is about nourishment.

Colors in a Dream

Colors in a dream are often associated with the chakras of the spiritual body

• Red = 1st chakra
• Orange = 2nd chakra
• Yellow = 3rd chakra
• Green = 4th chakra
• Blue = 5th chakra
• Violent = 6th chakra
• White = 7th chakra

Other times the colors are associated with the five elements:

• Red or Orange= Fire
• Black or Blue = Water
• Yellow or Brown= Earth
• Green = Wood
• White or Gray= Air

The Location of the Dream

Sometimes the location in a dream is a metaphor and doesn't mean the city or location of the dream but the representation of what that city means. For example, a dream about the city of Philadelphia may be a representation about the "birthplace of USA freedom"rather than the actual city and location of Philadelphia.

Houses in a Dream

Houses are often about roots, talents, or a foundation. A house is often a representation of your foundation or "home".

Death in a Dream

Often when you dream of death it is a representation of something ending rather than death itself. It is usually a metaphor about change.

Coins

Coins in a dream usually is a metaphor about something of value and something that is treasured.

Snakes, Rats, other animals

Often animals are in dreamsare based on what the animal represents to you.

Ask yourself "what does that animal mean to you? For example, if you dream of a snake, what does a snake represent to you? and in what context was the snake in the dream? Was it a metaphor about someone who is a snake of a person? Or was it related to a change of energy, such as the snake often depicted in the coiling and release of energy similar to a kundalini experience or sometimes it is a metaphor for the penis or for sex? So the key to determining the answer as to what that object means in the dream is "how was that object used in the dream", and "what does that object represent to you".

Dinosaurs in a Dream

Often dinosaurs can be the metaphor to represent something that is very archaic or very old and obsolete.

Being Harmed in a Dream

A dream about being harmed may be a warning dream. For example, a significant of someone stabbing you in the back may be a warning that someone desires to do you harm in some way. It may be emotional harm or harm to your representation. It does not necessarily mean physical harm.

Being Lost in a Dream

Being lost in a dream can be a message that the path you are currently on is not getting you to where you need to be. It is a call to try a new path and make go in a new direction.

Related Topics

• Dreams
• Dream Interpretation Process
• Help in Recalling Your Dreams