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Personal power, your motivating drives, ambition, personal mobility, or the power to direct your life. If someone else is driving, then they may be driving the direction of your life. A crashed car may indicate failure or self-destructive, or reckless, behavior if you are driving the car.

Looking in the mirror could mean what you are seeing that you left behind. Running out of fuel could indicate weakening motivation. With your headlights off, you may lack awareness of what is happening in your life. A parked car might suggest that you need to turn your energies elsewhere or to put your life in drive and get on with it whatever "it" is.

The type of car can also aid in the interpretation e. Making a game of life and not taking it seriously. Taking a chance or a risk on something or someone. What do you hope to win? Going nowhere in life or in some job or relationship. Limits to your creativity, or a denial of your power, or your sexuality. A fear regarding your sexual drive, or rejection especially by the opposite sex. The feminine aspect, the independent self. See cat in the animal section. Life changes; getting ready to emerge as the new you. Hidden issues; things from the past. Has also been interpreted as female sexuality.

An entrance to the unconscious mind. What is it inside you that you want to explore? The primordial aspect of self; in other words, what is basic to your nature. Also see telephone below. A place of endings, where things from the past are put to rest. Note any emotions associated with the dream cemetery. During Halloween it can be seen as the place where the dead and the living can come together. What binds you or restricts you. What connects you with others. Does the same problem keep coming up again and again? Are you being bullied? If chasing; what are you pursuing? Being dishonest with self or another person.

Something that is not right or a betrayal of trust. It can also refer to a sense of abandonment, or not being attended to. Sometimes when there isn't enough romance in a relationship this image can show up. Innocence, something within you developing. This may also be about your feelings or thoughts about your childhood and family relationships. In many myths and religions it is a child that reunites Heaven and Earth Man and God.

There seems to be an universal urge to seek paradise either in the form of spiritual growth and transformation or as in the case of Shambhala, a physical world of perfection. To see either a child or heaven or paradise in a dream can suggest a seeking for innocence, or perfection of the spirit, or perfect happiness. You may also be trying to escape the difficulties that you're experiencing in life. A powerful dream symbol not necessarily connected with the historical Jesus.

It is a powerful influence on one's personality. It can also represent one's universal connection see archetypes. Spiritual belief, moral codes. What is holy in your life? Also see synagogue below. A mandala see mandala that might represent the soul or your inner self, positive change or inner peace. Concentric circles might represent layers of your inner self or of your own complexities or the complexity of some project, situation, or relationship see onion.

Culture, a civilized order, or one's interaction with the society he or she lives in. One's sense of community. If lost, you may be uncertain about your place in society or lost your direction or purpose see ruins. On the edge of something, danger. It can also be a challenge to aspire. Sometimes the standing at the edge of a cliff is to face your fears.

Aspiration, growth, and achievement. What are you trying to get to or escape from? A sense of urgency or plenty of time could be interpreted through clocks or watches.

The ticking of a clock could represent your life passing by or the beat of your heart. A stopped clock may indicate the death of something or if it is racing, a sense of urgency. It can also be about the restrictions we place on ourselves i. With a door, it could mean you have closed yourself off to something or someone. The stance we take in social situations. It is our identity and our self-image. What we put on to the rest of the world see face. It is also what we put on to hide our real selves as well as a cover up or a symbol for hiding something.

May be about the upper versus. Might have something to do with opinions or thoughts. May indicate the private self and your sexual identity. Indicate one's grounding and connection with the world. Would be mysterious or suggest something hidden or to be revealed. Depending on whether it is a bright or dark day, they could either be uplifting or depressing.

What contains the end of something or someone, a reminder of your mortality. To put someone into a coffin might suggest that you want to get them out of your life. Something of small value; things of little concern. Missed warmth or holding back of emotion. There is a feeling of neglect in this symbol, as in "being left out in the cold. Emotions, especially when they are vibrant. The vitality of something or of the self. Separation, the unconscious, evil, depression, the shadow side of the self.

Depression if it is dark; intuitive awareness, almost spiritual in nature if it is light blue. Something of great worth. Sometimes symbolizes the soul. Can also be an aggressive color as with anger. Lightness, vitality, hopefulness but also cowardice or cautionary, depending on context. Color meanings are a bit iffy. You should be especially careful to interpret their meanings based on the resonance and meaning for you.

Color interpretation is also cultural in nature. The above meanings are western in nature. Leadbetter also created a chart in his book, Man Visible and Invisible that doesn't seem to follow any of the current cultural or western definitions. A similar color chart was used to interpret Auras, or what the Theosophist's Annie Besant and Leadbetter described as "Thought forms" believing that thoughts are things, radiating vibrations and floating forms.

These ideas were presented in their treatise, Thought Forms Though in all fairness their definitions were slanted toward his understanding of the spirit world and the concept of auras. My symbol interpretations tend to be somewhat more prosaic. Note that the musical scale is an ascending chromatic scale where the frequencies range from low to high on both the visual and auditory scale.

The zodiac symbols don't follow a consistent pattern, however, in that there are many zodiac color wheels with all being different. This attempt to coordinate color and sound to affect an emotional state is nothing new, both Isaac Newton and Pythagoras created their own scale. There is a story that Pythagoras noted a young man bringing hot coals to the door of his lover's house so as to burn it down as retribution of her having scorned him. A man playing a flute nearby was playing an energetic little song that seemed to be spurring the young man on.

When Pythagoras asked the flutist to play another song that was much more soothing, the young man seemed to come to his senses and removed the coals. It is highly probable that the Greek initiates gained their knowledge of the philosophic and therapeutic aspects of music from the Egyptians. Pythagoras realized the emotional and therapeutic aspects of both music and color.

Also see "music" below. Impending change; birth of something new. It is also a messenger and an awakening or something just passing through. An attempt to find your direction in a situation or in life. Communication or the rational, unemotional mind. A fear of differences an attempt to control what you fear or find distasteful, to keep these uncomfortable feelings out of sight. To work in harmony. Work on yourself or building something new in life.

The way one transforms the unpalatable to the palatable. Where are your decisions and choices leading you? The familiar house of the self. The resolution of conflicts though in some cases it might refer to either justice or injustice, pain or resolution, redemption or loss. A regressive movement that might suggest the taking of one's time. As in a crazy person appears, you might be feeling threatened. As yourself, you might be thinking about controlling your behaviors. There is a loss of control element herewith, perhaps an aspect of falling apart or going out of control.

Being limited or disabled in some way emotionally, socially, physically, or spiritually. For millennia, the cross has been a symbol with special spiritual meaning. The cross has four points symbolizing the four cardinal directions, the four seasons, the four winds, the four archangels, and the four gospels. This symbolism is also seen in the Native American medicine wheel. In Christian tradition, the cross can mean resurrection as it does with the Egyptian Ankh. To be chosen or recognized. The noble side of yourself. A high achievement a 'crowning achievement.

A release or grief. Sometimes if held back during the day, the dream can act as a pressure release. This can be a cleansing or healing. Feelings associated with death. A place of hidden forces and perhaps a connection with the unconscious. Things feelings or thoughts "buried. A substitute for personal support. A sense of weakness or being incapacitated. Feminine aspect of nourishment. A cup, cauldron or the Holy Grail is a ritual object of feminine gender. Bran's life-restoring cauldron and the Grail. In physical essence the cup in ritual is often crescent shaped.

There are many symbolic references to the feminine, the Holy Grael being one of them. Though descriptions of the Last Supper of Jesus speak of a cup in which Jesus poured wine and offered it as his own blood and that they should drink it in remembrance, the famous painting by Leonardo DaVinci shows no cup on the table, only a plate, or dish. Was the plate, or dish the original Grael? Whether a dish or cup, both might represent the feminine aspect of nourishment.

It has a life restoring quality to it. The cauldron is the symbol for the goddess.

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To see a cauldron in your dream, may imply that you are undergoing some transformation, It could also indicate destiny or some magical, spiritual force. Consider the symbolism of what is in the cauldron and its importance. To see a cup in your dream, might also represent love, nurturance and the womb. The cup may also signify healing, rejuvenation, and healing. Alternatively, it could indicate transcendence into a realm of higher consciousness. Is the cup half-full or half-empty?

Do you see life from an optimistic or pessimistic point of view. To see a cup with a broken handle, suggests your feelings of inadequacy and anxieties of being unable to handle a particular situation. Perhaps you feel unqualified or inadequate in dealing with a situation. If the cup is a chalice, it could represent your need for spiritual nourishment.

You are on a search, or quest, for your individual self and for a more meaningful existence. You can either open them to reveal or close them to hide. To sever connections with someone or some feeling or desire. Aggressiveness, anger, force, or hatred. Can also represent a penis. Feeling at one with someone or something or with yourself. In harmony with the world and ourselves. One's dance with life. The unknown, secrets hidden, mystery, potential, or a place of fear.

What is hidden to you? Some person or aspect in your life that has died and you are dealing with it. Dealing with grief of the death a loved one or your own future death and its inevitability. What has ended in your life? Death, suicide and murder could all fit under this symbol. Suicide and murder in a dream can symbolize the need for a conscious choice on the dreamer's part to make a change in their lives, their perceptions, reactions, and circumstances. It's the "active" ending of something. It is the symbol for actively overcoming something.

Some Dream Analysts claim that thoughts of suicide in the waking state are symbolically similar to the sleeping state and can be analyzed in a similar manner. These gestures, or "parasuicides" can, however, lead to accidental death or physical harm. A shocking statistic is that nearly half of all suicides began with suicidal gestures. Anyone spending too much time thinking about death should consider consulting a counselor, or should be referred to a counselor. There's also the section Death and Resurrection on this website. Need to work on communication, as in what do you fear to hear or what are you refusing to hear?

If on you then perhaps you are feeling "shit on" or feeling you're not worth a 'shit' i. A feeling of being or having said something dirty, negative or undisirable. If you're trying to defacate and can't perhaps you are having difficulty letting go of something or perhaps you are too controlling. To find a bathroom covered in feces might suggest that there are some messy feelings that may need to be cleaned up. If it's a public toilet then perhaps you are worried how something may be looking to others see urinate. Past traumas or just getting more down to earth and pragmatic about something.

It can also mean a loss of status or importance. Something being searched for. Something hidden that needs to be revealed, some problem to be solved. Do you rely too much on the opinions of others? Are you being too all knowing? Uncovering the truth or burying it. How about the pun: An outdated idea, or way of being. If chased by one, are you feeling as if you're no longer needed? Need to approach someone, or some situation, with great care and tactfulness. Successful completion of something. A recognition for something done, or done well.

Giving or taking criticism, or accepting or being in authority. Need to assume more control over a situation, or that you already are; is it enough, or too much? Lost your power or direction in life? What part of your body is disabled see body? If people are disappearing this could refer to your fears and anxieties of people leaving you, or dying. These people could also represent aspects of yourself that you have ignored and that are disappearing.

If you're disappearing, are you being ignored, or overlooked? Real life dissapointments, or depression. Thwarted intentions, or expectations. Being trapped or a means of escape, a means for "draining away" your emotions. Emotional or spiritual healing. Something needs patching up. With a large lock, it may indicate defensiveness or some hostility. Locking could also be about your feelings of self-worth what are you hiding? A very small door may be limiting access to yourself.

An open door might represent accessibility and openness. The back door could represent your private life, the front door theefor might represent your public self, while going through the side door could be about escaping or avoiding. Revolving doors could be about how your life is going i. A doorbell ringing could be like a knock at the door i. Dreaming of dreaming might suggest your awakening to an inner reality.

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To be asleep in a dream might suggest that you need to wake up to something because you're not paying attention. Being overwhelmed by emotion. Being out of control, or shutting something painful out.

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A pain in the ear can symbolize bad news. If cut off perhaps you are tired of listening to others or of what they are saying about you or someone else. If they're turning red perhaps you're feeling shame, guilt or embarrassment? If someone is whispering in an ear perhaps you need to pay closer attention to something or perhaps there's a secret that needs to be told? A fly in the ear may represent rumors or something that you don't want to hear or perhaps you've overheard something you shouldn't have? Are you turning a 'deaf' ear? Do you need some peace and quiet?

Or are you isolating your self from something or someone? The image of earwax can also be a metaphor for this. If they are someone elses could they be a memory of that person or is it they that you need to listen to? Can be about listening carefully or that you're the only one who's getting the message or perhaps you're not being heard or it could be about listening to your intuitive sense.

One's roots; your connection with the physical world. A breakdown of anything, such as relationships, attitudes, or points of view. Literally a "shake-up" of your world. They can also represent renewal or the restoration of some aspect of the self. East as a direction: Ancient truths, one's beginnings, the mysteries of the unconscious, renewal, enlightenment, source of life, birth, religious aspect, and inner wisdom.

As with all directions, one might ask, "Where am I heading? What are you eating? Are you overeating or starving? One's potential or any potential, what you may wish to develop as in the seed to something new. A cracked egg may suggest a failure to achieve potential, or if a chicken is being born, it could suggest the beginning of something new see birth , pregnancy. This can suggest a lack of something in your life see death , or killing. Consider the pun "Know it all" smarty-pants or wise-guy. Anything that has the potential to change your life as you know it.

For example, leaving home, menopause, moving from adolescence to adulthoo, having children, loss of a job or someone you love. This can show up as an 'end' to anything such as an end to a path or road also look at trapped, death, west. What's the condition of the engine or motor? This is frequently a denial of something within yourself that you have a conflict with. A part of yourself that you have not accepted and are struggling with. There may be some upheaval in your life. If going up then perhaps you are addressing emotional issues or moving through your spiritual journey, if down, then perhaps you are repressing or experiencing a setback.

The image may also relate to ones transformation or need for it. Ascending might also suggest attainment of a higher way of thinking or experiencing e. Are you refusing to face your problems? A failed escape might suggest that you're feeling trapped or feeling helpless.

If adapting then this image could be about how well you are adapting to some situation. It could also reflect high energy. Be more objective in your evaluation of something or someone. Trying to destroy some aspect of the self that is unwanted. An ordeal or test, self-criticism, or a test of self-value. Missed exams can be about anxiety. A way out of something, like escape.

Sudden and violent change or an explosion of emotional material and its concomitant release of energy such as anger; social upheaval. If you just hear the sound then perhaps something is about to be exposed from your subconscious. Stand up to your weaknesses? Spiritual insight, as in "the eyes are the windows to soul. It can indicate seeing something unseen before or someone or thing watching. The early church in England used to place an eye above the entrance to ward off witches; Greeks created eye beads or amulets to ward off the evil eye.

A closed eye or eyes could suggest that you are shuttng something or someone out see shutters. If your eyes you see in a dream are a different color, then perhaps you need to see something from a different perspective. If you're or someone else wearing an eyepatch perhaps you are being one-sided in your view of something i. There's a message in the fable, a lesson, a moral to be learned. If you are living a fable perhaps you need to face reality more directly, face whatever situation that you need to deal with. If it's torn it could suggest that you need to mend or heal some situation or relationship.

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The image that you put on something, what you want the world to see this can include the facade of a house, or building. It can represent the masks we wear to hide and protect ourselves. One's identity and self-image i. The mask we put on to the world vs. If it's flawed perhaps it's about erupting emotions. Perhaps there's a lie being covered up? Two faces might suggest being two-faced i. What we hide behind see clothes and mask.

It can also suggest that you are feeling better about yourself. What is painted could also reflect your mood in your waking life. An old way of doing things e. Alternatively it could be about your productivity. An empty factory could be about leaving the meaningless monotony of your routine for something new. Perhaps you're managing something badly? Perhaps you need to let your inhibitions go? Are any of the side shows reminiscent of parts or aspects of your personality e.

A nature spirit, a realm beyond the every day. If it's evil, then perhaps some part of yourself needs to be set free? The Celtics included elves and fairies in their concept of the Otherworld, the world of a new beginning, paradise. It is also a symbol for the feminine positive or negative. A fairytale might suggest that you are, or need to, explore your own limits. Do you need to show more of your true self? Some kind of deception? Someone not who they say they are? Perhaps you want to feel admired and are not?

Loss of power, confidence, social standing, or control or the fear of failure, maybe even moral failure. It can also suggest a "falling out" in some relationship.

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This could be about your internal value system. The father is the authority figure representing your ability to manage and control the external world. He can also represent the negative by being dominant and aggressive. Your mother might represent your nurturing, emotional side, and relationship sides, though the negative aspect of domination through emotions may also be present.

Siblings, sons, and daughters often reflect aspects of ourselves. Grandparents in a dream may represent the role that traditions play in your life, though they may also represent the archetypes of the wise old man, or woman see archetypes. An unmet need for spiritual nourishment?

Need for love and attention and emotional support? Alternatively the need to be more realistic or practical. Perhaps it's a goal that you think can't be obtained?

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Perhaps you, or they if it's someone else, need to be more direct? Perhaps you need to look more within. Being in a hurry, impatience, or efficiency. To move something fastforward perhaps you need to slow down or look at the consequences of some planned action. Perhaps you need to be more moderate in actions? Consider the pun, "It ain't over until the fat lady sings. The control of emotions by turning them on or off.

Is it leaking or broken and running water is everywhere perhaps your emotions are out of control or you are losing control. Perhaps you are emotionally overwhelmed or drained? Maybe you desire to be 'wanted'? If you're the agent perhaps it reflects your sense of honor and integrity, and ordiliness. Your own attitude about the FBI will add much meaning to this image as well. How much does it run you? How much control of your emotions do you have? What are you afraid of? Sometime fear can represent unexpressed love.

Anxiety, or fear is probably the most common emotion in dreams. All the events of the day that have vexed you can come up as fearful elements in the dream. Remember that every thing in a dream is an aspect of you. If you're being chased by some monster, it's yourself that you're trying to escape and given that you can't escape yourself you might as well confront this aspect and find out more about it. Start by defining the feeling so you can get clarity on what it is you're avoiding. Sometimes going over the events in your life that may be generating your fears in the waking world can help to difuse the emotion attached to them.

When working with both adults and children I used to have them relax into a meditative state and imagine that they were walking down a long, dark hallway. The problems come when one starts trying to explain what these visions mean. For example, if you start reading New Age books or even supposedly Catholic books about auras and chi energy and start saying, "Yeah.

That's what these things are. That's why I see them. Just say, "Lord, I don't know why you show me these things, and I don't know what they mean. However, that's fine with me. I don't need to know. All I need to know is what You want me to do. That is so strange that kyria and Iona both said they saw auras around their children when they were born. I've heard my dad talk about he saw an aura around me when I was first born. He said it looked like steam rolling off of me, and only he could see it. Personally, I would treat such an experience like one would an apparition.

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