Sunday, May 20, 2012

Dreams: Universal Symbols

The following list provides the basics and gives you an idea of their function. From this you can begin to
develop your own list.

UNIVERSAL SYMBOLS

Abundance: Desire for independence.
Accident: Something unplanned.
Actor/Actress: Desire for recognition.
Adultery: Guilt.
Airplane: See Transportation.
Altar: Self sacrifice.
Anchor: Stability. Sometimes a desire for a permanent home.
Aniffifl.^The feminine aspect of the individual. Guide to the inner world.
Animal: Depends on your feelings for the particular animal (for typical meaning see the specific type). A helpful animal normally represents the instinctive self.
Animus: The masculine aspect of the individual. Uncompromising conviction. Force. The God.
Apple: Desire.
Arrow: Pleasure; festivity.
Auction: Promise of abundance.
Automobile: See Transportation.
Baby: Crying: frustrated plans. Laughing: plans fulfilled. Sleeping: Waiting period; patience.
Ballon: Frustration.
Basement: A place of refuge or retreat.
Battle: Internal conflict. Bells: Fulfillment of plans; joy.
Bicycle: Hard work will bring plans to fruition; also see Transportation.
Birds: Usually transcendence from one state of being to another.
Birth: Transition to new phase, or new aspect, of self.
Bridge: Overcoming difficulties; a change.
Broom: The ability to sweep or clean up.
Bull: Animal nature; stubbornness.
Burial: End of a phase; time to take a new direction.
Candle: Constancy.
Cane or Crutch: The need of support.
Capital (City or Town): The center. Also see Cities.
Castle: Ambition.
Cave: A place of retreat or refuge; a need for time to think and meditate.
Circle: Totality; perfection; infinity; the All; the Collective Unconsciousness.
Cities: Gatherings of consciousness. If significantly placed, it can represent the Anima.
Climbing: The self-mastery process; raising consciousness.
Clock: The passage of time; the need to take action.
Clothes: Attitudes; personality.
Coffin: See Burial.

Colors: The symbolic meaning of color is a fascinating study in its own right. I only wish to touch lightly on the subject here, to give you the basic idea of the meanings of individual colors in your dreams.

The following list is not inclusive but will give you the primary colors:— 

RED—strength, health, vigor, sexual, love, danger, charity
ORANGE—encouragement, adaptability, stimulation, attraction, plenty, kindness
YELLOW—persuasion, charm, confidence, jealousy, joy, comfort
GREEN—finance, fertility, luck, energy, charity, growth
BLUE—tranquility, understanding, patience, health, truth, devotion, sincerity
INDIGO—changeability, impulsiveness, depression, ambition, dignity
VIOLET—tension, power, sadness, piety, sentimentality
Cradle: Potential for advancement.
Crossing the River: A fundamental change of attitude.
Crying: Emotion; usually a sad event.
Crystal: Union of matter and spirit.
Curtains: Concealment; adornment.
Darkness:  The spirit world; the subconscious; turning inward.
Death: The end of something; opportunity for new beginnings.

Dog:
Loyalty; laziness; anger.
Eating: Need for new interests; stimulation.
Evening: Descending into the subconscious world.
Eye: Perception; self-examination.

Falling: Failing to live up to expectations.
Fish: Transcendence from one state of being to another.
Fire: Anger; purification; abundance of energy.
Flowers: Contentment; pleasure.
Flying: See Transportation.
Girl: Immature feminine aspect.
Glass: Perception; being able to see (sometimes into the future).
Graduation: Initiation; completing a phase.
Hair: Thought Grey or Silver hair indicates wise thought.
Hammer: Power to drive forward.
Helpful Animal: The instinctive self.
Highway: The path; the way ahead.


Horse:

WHITE HORSE—Symbol of life (the Keltic Goddess Epona was often depicted on a white mare); prosperity.
BLACK HORSE—Change of fortunes.
WILD HORSE—uncontrolled instinctive urges.
WINGED HORSE—transcendence from one state of being to another.


House:

The symbol of personality and conscious interest from the spiritual view. The particular room represents particular interest:— 

BATHROOM—Cleansing; elimination of the undesired. 
BASEMENT—place of refuge, retreat, concealment. 
BEDROOM—place of rest and recovery. 
DINING ROOM—place of sustenance; refortification. 
KITCHEN—a place to prepare the sustenance. 
LIVING ROOM—place of socializing. 

Ice: Coldness of character; frigidity; rigidity.
Illness: Boredom, delay.
Individual Self: The "real" you; the inner you; the all-wise, spiritual self. 
Jail:  Confinement; frustration; inability to act. 
Journey: See Transportation.
Judge or Jury: Your conscience.
Key: The answer to a problem.
Kiss: Satisfaction; completion. .
Ladder: Ability to climb (note the length of the ladder). 
Left  (as in side or direction): The subconscious side; sometimes the wrong side or direction; the logical side; the scientific side. 
Light: Hope. 
Lines: Broken lines represent the feminine aspect. Solid lines, the masculine 
aspect.
Lizard: Transcendence.  

Lock: Frustration; security.
Man or Male: Animus, the masculine aspect. The age indicates the maturity or lack of it in the individual.
Mask: Falsehood; deception; concealment
Mirror: Need to reconsider.
Mother: Haven; comfort.
Nakedness: Real; true; without false attitudes; exposed; natural.
Night (especially midnight): Greatest strength of the super-consciousness.
Noon: The greatest clarity of consciousness.

Number: 

In interpreting numbers you should first of all examine their
balance or lack of balance.
EVEN numbers signify balance and harmony.
ODD numbers signify imbalance and discord. In considering the following definitions, note that a larger number is made up of a combination of smaller numbers:
ONE—the beginning; the source; the ego.
TWO—duality; the male and female; positive and negative.
THREE—the trilogy: father, mother and child; past, present and future. Completion of the first plane.
FOUR—the material universe; consciousness, reality and law; physical power, initiative, religion and spiritual evolution .It is Three and
One.

FIVE
—the number of Wo/Man. It represents materialism, expansion, change, understanding and justice.
It is Three and Two.
SIX—the number of cooperation and balance. It represents interaction between the material and the spiritual; mental and physical. It signifies psychism, peace and completion of the second plane. It is twice Three.
SEVEN—Completion; old age; endurance; evolution and wisdom. The seven stages of spiritual transformation. Four and Three.
EIGHT—the number of dissolution and separation.The law of cyclic evolution and invention. Five and Three.
NINE—rebirth and reformation. Intuition; travel; karma and completion of the third plane. Three times Three.
ZERO—the circle. Infinity; the universe; the All.
Ocean: Opportunity; spirituality.
Owl: Wisdom; need for further evaluation.
Pearl: Joy. Broken string of pearls—misunderstanding.
Pirate: Suspicion.
Prison: See Jail.

Pyramid:
Thirst for knowledge; seeking.
Railroad: A set path to follow; see also Transportation.
Rainbow: Great happiness; opportunity.
Reading: Learning; gaining in knowledge; perceiving.
Riding: See Transportation.
Right: The conscious; correctness; the artistic side.
Ring: Completion; loyalty.
River: Spirituality; a boundary.
Rocket: See Transportation.
Rocks: The unchanging self.
Rodents: Transcendence or a less-than- nice person; distrust; betrayal.
Roller Skates: See Transportation.
Roses: See Flowers.
Ruins: Failure of plans.
Sacrifice: Overcoming pride.
School: A place of  learning; a need to learn.
Scissors: Distrust.
Sea: See Ocean.
Self-Image The inner or spiritual self. The age indicates maturity or the lack of it.
Sex: Union of opposites; union of male and female principles; satisfaction; completeness.
Shadow: The subconscious; insubstantiality.
Ship: See Transportation.

Skeleton: The basics; the root of a problem.
Snake:  Spiritual wisdom; transcendence into a state of wisdom.
Snake-bite:  Infusion of wisdom (bites are not usually painful in dreams).
Soldiers: Force; power; regimentation.
Spade:  Penetration; cutting; tough work lies ahead.
Sunrise:  Clearing of consciousness; awakening.
Sunset: Need to protect assets.
Swan: Beauty; comfort; satisfaction.
Sword: Penetrating and cutting; conflict.
Table: Support; a platform for presentation.
Telescope: Need to get closer to subject.
Thief: Loss or fear of loss; insecurity.
Thunder. Anger.
Towns: See Cities.
Touching: The manner of touch and your feeling about it is important.
Touching normally represents the laying-on of hands, usually healing. On rare occasions it may mean a curse.
Can be comfort; security.
Trains: See Transportation.
Transcendence: Achieving full realization of the individual self.
Transformation: See Transcendence.

Transportation: 

Spiritual advancement. The more efficient the mode, the more effective and rapid is the advancement. The rocket would be the most rapid and the highest traveling. Crawling would be among the
least effective. A train is forceful and direct, but is confined by narrow tracks. A car is fairly efficient and maneuverable. The airplane is more efficient than the car or train and rises higher than any surface mode of transport. Roller skates are more effective (faster) than walking, but require a smoother surface and more effort; etc..
Traveling: The act of spiritual advancement.
Tree: The life principle; psychic growth and development; success.
Tunnel: Hiding; being afraid.
Turning: Changing or developing. See Left or Right. Turning in a circle represents lack of progress.
Twins: Ego and alter ego.
Umbrella: Shelter.
Veil: Insecurity.
Volcano: Sexual energy; emotions.
Wall: Frustration; inability.
Watch: See Clock.
Water: Spirituality; emotion.
Wedding:  Culmination of plans; happiness; success.
Witch: Supernatural ability; wisdom.
Woman:  The anima. Her age represents maturity Or lack of it.
Wreath: Self-pity.

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