ON-LINE BOOK
: Hundreds of real dreams
A BASIC INTRO to what dreams are about
BASIC
TECHNIQUES to interpret dreams
DREAM
DICTIONARY A to Z of symbols complete with essays on symbols in everyday real
uses
BASIC SYMBOLISM - DREAM
SYMBOLS : Basements
- Your boss
- Best friend
- Babies/pregnant
- Brothers
- Cafes
- Cars
- Castles
- Children
- Creative dreams
- Clothes
- Churches and cathedrals
- Deaths
- Demons,witches and goblins
- Dogs
- Drink and drugs
- Farms, gardens and plants
- Factories
- Fathers
- Faucets/taps/pipes
- Food
- Earthquakes and volcanos
- Foreign Countries
- Grandparents
- Guards
- Guns and knives
- Horses and animals
- Hauntings
- Hospitals
- Hotels + huge buildings
- Houses
- Locks
- Men(unknown)
- Military -
Money
- Mothers
- Monster
- Mountains
- Movies
- Music
- People
- Police
- Phone
- Politics
- Planes and flying
- Prison -
Rivers
- Rapists and intruders
- Railways
- Roads
- Schools
- Sea
- Sex
- Shops
- Sisters
- Skies in dreams
- Skyscrapers and tall buildings
- Snakes and spiders
- Space
- Sports
- Street
- Teeth
- Tidal waves
- Time
- Toilets in dreams
- Towns and streets
- Trees
- Water
- Weddings and engagements
- Windows
- Work
OTHER
SUBJECTS: external
causes of dreams : Music
in dreams :
Premonitions :
Telepathy : Specific
dreams :
Synonyms in dreams :
Children's
dreams and dreams about your child :
Recurring dreams CASE STUDIES :
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PLANES : Some dream symbols can be best translated into a single word
in English. Planes and helicopters generally mean that you want something
to happen quickly. That may of course have many varied uses. It may relate
to a project which you want to achieve quickly. In that sense it relates to
your priorities and changes within them because often a wish to achieve something
quickly means that you put less effort into something else. But planes can
relate to more long term goals such as your ambitions and careers. Finally
a plane may simply suggest that you are realising that things in general can
happen very quickly. Problems can occur quickly. For instance it maybe associated
with the fears about a young child who is capable of getting into trouble
very quickly
KEY WORDS(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially
of the day before the dream) :
- "get moving quickly on this"
- "get a project off the ground"
- "a change in priorities"
- "my ambitions"
- "it could happen very quickly"
- "very sudden"
- "I am going to travel by airplane very soon and need to make preperations"
ESSAYS
PLANES
in dreams : A detailed essay on the symbolism of planes and helicopters in
dreams.
BIRDS
in dreams : What is the symbolic meaning of birds in real dreams
SKIES
: The skies in dreams and their symbolic meaning in practice
STORMS
: The meaning of storms in real dreams
Dream
Dictionary : An A to Z of symbolic meanings with every meaning for each symbol
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DREAM STUDIES : Real dreams with planes in them
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THE DREAM I was flying in a gyroscopic manner around lower Manhattan
only it wasn't really lower Manhattan but somehow all the architecture (pre-9/11)
was morphed with Egyptian block sculpture (though the figures in my dream
had more movement to them than the original works of stone) of the Ramses
III period. For example some buildings had half a statue coming out of the
side of the uppermost half structure. As I was flying around the buildings
becoming sickened by the spinning I began to wonder how the structures were
created and believed they were simulated with computer software as I did not
see a reflection of myself and the camera in the glass.
I landed and became enraptured with a dark feline, normal house cat, I followed
the animal while my mother called for me. I found another cat and it was a
small, very unnaturally small kitten almost but more adult in its physicality,
which was a dark gray and black tabby hiding behind some type of foliage.
At this point I called for the animal which came warily to me and found it
accepting my kindness and allowed me carry it into my room. I wrapped the
animal in a T-shirt and left it to sleep on my bed. As I went out into the
hall way and began to walk down the stairs I heard my mother again. When I
turned around I noticed there were two ant trails in my house, one originating
in my bed room and the other from the attic. I called my mother over who had
a hard time seeing them, after several attempts she saw the trails which had
a sheen to them but not the ants walking along them, for they scared easily
if you took notice of them. She found them unimportant and I went back into
my room to show her the cat, which she was equally unimpressed by. As I walked
out into the hall again I saw the ants moving down their paths and tried to
startle them in my frustration. They scattered easily when I jumped at them
but when my mother walked over them she did not see them and they were crushed
and some killed but the rest continued on their way as if nothing happened.
As I began to wake up my dream shifted to a plane ride over Bogota, we were
hit by a missile and were going down over the jungle, I found no one else
on the plane acting and made my way to the cock pit where I took control over
the wheel and at that point several scenarios played out: 1) I do not know
what I am doing and make things worse, or 2) I don't know what I am doing
but innately am in tune with the world and bumpily guide the plane to a very
rough dangerous landing though many people survive, in two scenarios I am
one and in another scenario I am not. I woke up thinking I want to learn how
to fly a plane.
THE REALITY The dreamer had just graduated from "art college". She was due
to fly to South America soon. Career wise the dreamer felt pressures from
parents to be corporate minded and professional. The dreamer was more interested
in finding her true vocation in the arts. She was not quite certain in which
direction to take in the arts - fashion, fine arts, performance art, or creative
writing.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "My mother wants me to take a very conservative career path. I want
to go my own way and do what I want. But my choices are less commercial than
hers. I am under a lot of pressure to do what she wants"
THE INTERPRETATION Planes are often symbols of our hopes and ambitions. In
this case there was an obvious issue in the dreamers life which involved her
hopes and ambitions. She wanted to forge her own career and pursue a course
of education which was of her own choosing. Yet her mother was quite against
this. She wanted her to follow a more traditional course which was more commercial.
Its worth assuming that the dream could link with this and then trying to
see how other symbols may fit this issue.
The ants appear in the dream and they are often symbolic of conformity and
a need to fit in with what is expected. Thats certainly a theme as far as
this issue is concerned. The dreamer feels pressured to conform to what society
expects. Her mother is pressuring her to take a traditional line.
In the dream she wants to learn how to fly a plane. That shows how she wishes
to take control and pilot her own life. She wants to choose her own path and
not simply fit in with what her mother wants.
Symbolic Meanings
ANTS : "conformity - in this case a need to follow an education path
that will be commercial - also which conforms to her mothers wishes and societies
expectations"
CAMERA : "the situation as it stands now"
FLY : "wanting to do something quickly - put ambitions into practice"
MISSILE : "the dreamers hopes and wishes are shot down by her mothers decision"
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DREAM TIP : Dreams do not have to be about events. Dreams are about
the things within your mind. A dream can be linked to fantasies within your
life. If you suddenly become upset with a crush then thats enough to generate
a dream. Dreams are about the stuff that is in your mind and it really does
not matter if that is real or simply paranoia or fantasy.
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THE DREAM I am on the top of a skyscraper. Then a helicopter appears.
I get onto the helicopter and descend on that helicopter down the elevator
shaft. It a bumpy ride on the way down but we get to the bottom without too
many problems.
THE REALITY The dreamer was attempting to get a project off the ground. He
was making great strides to make changes to a website. In doing this his other
work was suffering slightly. But the damage in these other areas was not so
great. The night before the dream the dreamer had been thinking of these very
thoughts.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I am under pressure to complete the changes to the website. But the
energy I put into this means I have less time to devote to my normal duties.
I am trying to strike the right balance. The website changes will not be completed
unless I devote extra time to them."
THE INTERPRETATION The skyscraper symbolised the high standards of work in
the dreamers other projects. The descent down the skyscraper linked to the
wish to get something else moving very quickly.
Helicopter generally will link to a wish to get a project off the ground.
This corresponded to the dreamers real life so thats a fair assumption that
the dream links to this very issue. The dream emphasised the controlled descent
linking to the real life way in which the dreamer reduced his focus on other
projects. This was in order to make major strides on the new project. Otherwise
the new project would not have got off the ground at all for weeks.
Symbolic Meanings
ELEVATOR : "quality going up or down "
HELICOPTER : "high ambitions - doing something very quickly in the near future
- fast progress"
SKYSCRAPER : "a high building symbolises confidence over others"
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THE DREAM I am at a roundabout. Suddenly I see a helicopter. Orlando
Bloom is in the helicopter.
THE REALITY A temporary standstill in one part of the dreamers life allowed
him to devote more time to other interests. This thought was on the dreamers
mind the night before.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "Well my illness means I can devote time to other things"
THE INTERPRETATION The helicopter linked to the dreamer wishing to get some
new interests off the ground. The name of the celebrity was a play on words.
The name Orlando Bloom was a very bad synonym - "alternative land is
blooming". Or is a word which suggests a priority. So the dream is about
one thing taking priority over another.
The roundabout was symbolic of a junction and hence a turning point. A junction
is where your life turns one way rather than another. Its a simple metaphor
Symbolic Meanings
HELICOPTER : "getting something off the ground - the dreamer is off work due
to illness so has time to devote to other things"
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DREAM TIP : During the day we store everything that happens in short
term memory. Then atnight we work through these new feelings. At the same
time we reshape our emotions and integrate these new feelings into long term
memory banks. Finally we clear short term memory banks ready to start the
whole process again. This is very important to understand dreams. They represent
the ways in which our feelings have been reshaped by the previous day.
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THE DREAM I am in some building. There is my sister there. I tell her
that I have won the lottery. I try to make sure that the ticket is safe. Everything
is already won yet I have to get past the weekend. Later I am in some building.
My grandparents are there and later there is a helicopter which appears to
be upside down and then I realise that it is crashing.
THE REALITY The dreamer had been working on a project. This was a major achievement
and would improve things at work making things a lot simpler in the long run.
However, the dreamer felt that he had had this sense that things would get
better very shortly for a long time. He was really getting caught up in delays
and needed to get back to work.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I keep hoping my ideas will make things a lot simpler for me at work.
But the improvements seem stuck in delays. No real progress has been made."
THE INTERPRETATION Helicopters and aircraft are very predictable symbols.
They usually will link to day to day wishes to get something moving very quickly.
In this case the dreamer did have a project he wished to get moving very quickly.
Yet although he had made great efforts the finishing touches seemed to be
taking an awful long time.
The weekend maybe links to his realization that he had been resting for a
while and not made major progress in the final stages of this project. He
needed to simply get back to work on the finishing touches.
Grandparents are symbols of the passage of time and so link here to the feeling
that something had gone on for too long. The crash of the plane symbolised
the feeling that indeed that urgency was missing. There really was no priority
and effort being placed on the final stages.
Although the dreamer did feel emotions associated with winning the lottery
- that his life would be changed by the major work he was doing. It would
make his life a lot simpler and easier.
Symbolic Meanings
GRANDPARENTS : "the passage of time(in this case something is taking too long)
- the changes the dreamer is making at work are taking too long. Delays seem
to be dogging everything"
HELICOPTER : "wanting to get something off the ground - the planned improvemenst
at work seem to be crashing down"
LOTTERY : "something that will change your life and make things much easier
- yet the dreamer is realising this eagerly awaited day will not arrive"
SISTER : "think openly and freely on a subject - he is starting to emotionally
accept that things will not change"
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DREAM TIP : Look for dreams which seem to have a very emotional feel
to them. Some dreams simply capture your prevailing mood. You wake up and
you feel good just like in the dream. Or you have a dream which captured the
same sense of fear you had the day before. Such dreams merely reflect and
replay emotions.
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THE DREAM last night I dreamed that I was with my brother and his fiance
in a car on vacation and we were driving by an airport. A delta jet took off
to the right side of the car really close and went almost straight up. I said
"that plane does look right" and then the plane straigt up and down in the
air began to fall forward because it was too straight up and down. Then I
said "It's not going to make it" and it crashed on its top and exploded. I
was going to say kids don't look but it was too late it already became a explosion
by then.
THE REALITY The dreamer had recently had a bust up with her brother. He had
asked her to design some wedding invites for his own wedding. The dreamer
did the best that she could but got a little annoyed at all the continual
changes that her brother insisted on. The dreamer also feels like her brother
thinks he is better than her. Yet she gets annoyed at having to sort out problems
for him. Eventually she just told her brother that he would have to get his
invites done elsewhere. After a series of phone calls she then just hung up
on him and refused to speak. The dreamer often uses the phrase "it doesn't
end unless it ends badly."
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I have been having a real dispute with my brother. He has kept pushing
me and finally it ended badly. I always say in life that 'it hasn't ended
until it ends badly' ."
THE INTERPRETATION Dreams will often use a variety of metaphors to describe
our feelings. Here the dream seems to capture an exact phrase that the dreamer
uses herself to capture her feelings. She often uses the phrase The dreamer
often uses the phrase "it doesn't end unless it ends badly".
The situation with her brother is an exact instance of this phrase in reality.
The argument with her brother ended up in a disaster just as in the dream(an
argument). Yet the dream also captures the protracted nature of the incident.
the brother seemed to want to keep phoning up even though at this stage his
sister just did not want to speak to her. This in fact made the situation
worse.
The dream also features the dreamers brother and his fiance who are the people
linked to this situation. Dreams will often do that(but not always).
Symbolic Meanings
PLANE CRASH : "The dreamers dispute with her brother ends up in disaster"
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DREAM TIP : Some dreams work through issues which involve judgment.
They will tend to be more symbolic in nature because embodied within the dreams
symbols will be deep conceptual thinking. So if you get a highly symbolic
dream then try to link it to some issue you have been trying to clarify in
your mind.
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THE DREAM I keep having this re-occuring dream where I am in an airport,
and I am constantly worried about missing my flight. I get sent from counter
to counter, then get lost, then end up somewhere totally different always
worrying that Im going to be late. The last one I had, I was at the counter,
then they sent me to immigration, then to buy the ticket, then to return the
rent car. Eventually I wanted to draw cash from the ATM machine, and my creditcard
was made out of cupboard and was wet. Its a variation of the dream, different
airports, different situations.
THE REALITY The dreams often occur when the dreamer is about to go on a journey.
This time he was stuck waiting for a visa.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I am due to take an airplane journey soon and need to get everything
sorted. Its vital everything is right"
THE INTERPRETATION Dreams which take place in railway stations or airports
may link to real journeys. So if you are dealing with problems in real life
with a journey or you are having to plan for travel arrangements then thats
simply the meaning. The dream reflects your real life. Its vitally important
to get such arrangements correct.
Symbolic Meanings
AIRPORT : "the dreamer is in real life planning a plane journey and needs
to get everything organised"
IMMIGRATION : "a real life need to sort out visas"
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CONTACT : E-mail me at hairybobby2000@yahoo.co.uk - If you went to
sleep thinking of something that had dominated your entire day then I would
be highly interested in any dreams you had that night.