Llewellyn's Complete Dictionary of Dreams: Over 1,000 Dream Symbols and Their Universal Meanings

Llewellyn's Complete Book Series #5

by Michael Lennox

Dreams have an intelligence and purpose of their own, allowing your soul to reveal itself. By listening to the wisdom of your dreams, you can increase the satisfaction and success you experience in your waking life, make positive changes for a better future, and find a profound connection to your Higher Self. Llewellyn's Complete Dictionary of Dreams presents more than 1,000 cross-referenced dream symbols and their universal meanings to assist you in analyzing your unconscious mind. Join Dr. Michael Lennox as he explores the basics of interpretation and shows you how to integrate the subtle messages that arise while you sleep. The insights related to the specific symbols in this extensive guide are the keys to creativity, growth, and understanding.

Genres: Witchcraft, Reference, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Occult

277 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2015

Reviews

[Princess Godoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review)

I have never been interested in deciphering my dreams but upon requesting this I anticipated on reading this.

At first, I was just searching about the things I dreamt about but then I got so engrossed with reading because there are meaning also for those out of this world dreams like toothpaste, ukulele and stuffs.

I really enjoy reading this and I recommend it to all.

[Lanae · Rating 3 out of 5]

All of the most common things that you likely dream about can be found here. From Apples to Cell Phone to Zoo. Dream of your television? This book can help you figure out what it means. Sort of…

Some terms can be harder to interpret than others. Say you have a dream about someone lying to you or accusing you of lying. Good luck. I tried various terms and when it got to lies/lying/dishonest and multiple variations of the terms, I could find none using the search option on Kindle. Same with fight. It popped up in sentences but not as a term you can analyze. So this will help you to interpret objects more than actions. While is obviously still a big help but if your dreams leave you wondering what an action means more often than what a symbol means, well, you’re not going to benefit much. If the action has to do with a symbol, you’ll have better luck. Example = the book does explain what both fish and fishing.

While you’ll just likely want to supplement this book with either another book or a website, this does still offer fairly detailed and useful descriptions of the terms it does have defined.

* Disclaimer: I received this book at no cost in order to review it. I offered no guarantee of a positive review, though I only request books I think I'll like because why read a book you think you’ll hate?

[Booknut 101 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Llewellyn's Complete Dictionary of Dreams is another intriguing look into the world of dream interpretation.

Always one to be fascinated by books on this subject, when I saw Llewellyn's Complete Dictionary of Dreams in the Netgalley catalogue I couldn't resist giving it a go!

The book provides a detailed list of key words and/or symbols that crop up in one's dreams, in the format of a dictionary. Although there was some slight repetition and a tendency to narrow the overall scope (e.g. the definitions for 'nieces' and 'nephews' were identical, and next to words like 'mother' there was a note to 'see parents' making it quite a task to find what you're looking for, flipping back and forth through the book), the book was, overall, an enjoyable read :)

[Felice Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the definitions started to sound very repetitive after a while if they all fell under a similar category like a certain type of animal.

Overall, it was great to read through all the different keywords.

[Dawn Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Llewellyn’s Complete Dictionary of Dreams (Over 1,000 Dream Symbols and Their Universal Meanings) by Michael Lennox

312 Pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, Llewellyn Publications
Release Date: May 8, 2015

Nonfiction (Adult), Reference, Self-Help, Self-Improvement, Self-Empowerment, Dreams, Symbolism

I know the title states complete but I did not expect these many entries. I have used it to interpret some of my dreams. I wrote down my dreams and then broke them down elements. I was able to use the book to look up the elements and then decipher the dreams. If you are interested in delving deeper into dreams, this is an excellent book.

[Angela Holtz · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book! I think it's a bit much to say it's a complete dictionary, but no one asked me to come up with the title. It has many little bits in alphabetical order. A little bit of everything.

I've been looking up my dreams in this for a few weeks now. I think it is too simplistic. For example, and here I am sharing my dream. I dreamed my children turned were zombies. I was afraid to be near them but I couldn't be without them either. Then they changed into wolf pups. I felt immense relief. I looked up zombies, and it said I "may be lacking passion or life force...where the process of living is devoid of any joy or vibrant energy." I can see that, I struggle with depression. But there is no any deeper interpretation given being that they were my closest family members. Seems to me that just a random zombie vs. my children would be very different meanings.

Wolf - "When the wolf appears in a dream, you are being guided by very strong forces who know their way around the darker recesses of the psyche." Now that confuses me. I really don't know what to make of that. Does that mean that even though I'm feeling troubled, I have help? Or maybe that I need to relax and know I'll get through whatever is troubling me?

It's an interesting book, but I don't think it's really that clear on dream interpretation. Not when there is so much more going on in dreams than one symbol at a time. Things happen, and this is full of objects, people, places and animals. But don't hold that too much against this book. Most dream interpretation books have this downfall. They give you the symbols and meanings and leave you to put it all together. All in all, I would recommend this if you are looking for a starting point in interpreting your dreams. I would say get this and start keeping a dream journal. Together, it may work beautifully.

[Valerie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This review can also be read at Witch, Wine & Words.

I'd given up on books on dreaming a long time ago. As possibly demonstrated by this review, I have high standards for books on dreams and dreaming.

This book... it wasn't even underwhelming. Dream dictionaries are a dime a dozen. With all of the resources available online these days, it takes something really special to make a book worthwhile. Beyond that, there needs to be something to differentiate a dream dictionary from all of the others on the shelf.

Llewellyn did itself a complete disservice by publishing this book. There is nothing new in the information - not even in the approach. I've never read a dream dictionary that hasn't mentioned teeth, falling, exes, sex, dying... I think you get my point.

According to amazon.com, this book will be selling for almost $20, and comes in at 312 pages. All I can say to that... is what are they thinking? As a quick reference or a symbol refresher, I could see the benefit. I honestly can't see how this is coming in at over 300 pages, and has nothing that makes it worth it's cost. It doesn't stand out one iota from your average dream symbol website - and those are free!

Don't waste your time, and definitely do not waste your money.

[Carrie (The Butterfly Reader) · Rating 4 out of 5]

*From NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*


Who hasn't at least one time in their life woke up from a dream and wished they knew what in the world it meant? I dream almost every night and I find myself wondering what if my own mind is trying to tell me something? I found this book and inside did a little happy dance. I use this book every morning and it actually does help. I've learned a few things about myself and what my mind was trying to tell me. I'd buy a copy for all my friends if I could. Give this book a chance, you will not be disappointed!

[Elizabeth Grieve · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't read this, not sure anyone does with a dictionary, it's more about taking a look at specific listings. I have other dream dictionaries, and while there is usually great similarity in their entries, this one has some modern additions such as the cellphone. However, it is aimed at the US market, so entries such as 'bobcat' and 'bluejay' are not things I would ever see in my dreams as a British person. Nevertheless a good addition to the bookshelf.

ARC provided by the publisher in return for a review.

[Katy Sauer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclosure: I received this free from NetGalley

I thought this was incredibly interesting and fun to look through. I dream quite often - sometimes multiple times in one night. I've taken to glancing through the book when I get up in the morning and have found it fascinating. This is for sure something that would be nice to have for fun as a hard copy to just scan through or for that odd dream.

[Emma Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

As someone who has a lot of vivid and reoccurring dreams this is an interesting book to read, especially the introduction. However, I think most of the entries are a little simplistic but that is always going to happen when you have such a comprehensive list. I think the strength of this book is that it makes you think and analyse the manner in which you subconscious mind is revealed through your dreams.

[Leeann Sheriff · Rating 2 out of 5]

The breakdown to the hidden meanings of things that we dream about in our world of sleep was decent of course not finding many things that I did dream about. There was another section that spoke more historically to the different sleep patterns and I though that was informational.

[Ariadna73 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, complete, well organized. A lot of references to other books. I think that anyone interested will need a bigger shelf to store all those volumes.

[Rosemary Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every culture and epoch has paid high regard to dreams and their meaning. This dictionary is a marvelous 21st Century compendium of dream images that offers thoughtful interpretations and guidance. Besides universal meanings, Dr. Lennox emphasizes personal experience as the foremost approach to unlocking the significance of dream symbolism. He draws from the Jungian concept of the Shadow as a key player in the dream scenario, and offers a considerable range of modern images (i.e., cell phone, mammogram, reality show) that are missing from antiquated dream books. These and hundreds of other figures are given intriguing analysis and fulfill the need of a modern resource for dream work.