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How to Interpret Dreams: A Practical Guide
Learn how to decipher the meanings behind your dreams with this engaging new guide.Everyone dreams. But how do we know what our dreams mean? How to Interpret Dreams will show you how to remember your dreams and understand them. It includes simple instructions to help analyze dreams and a dictionary of symbols so you’ll know what all those colors, feelings, objects, and places that pop up in your dreams actually mean.The brain does some of its most fascinating work while it’s at rest. This book can show you what you’ve been missing.
305 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 7, 2017
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January 13, 2020
sounded like a bunch of not very well researched non scientific bs
November 13, 2025
1. Dreaming of going abroad predicts positive new situations you’ll soon encounter. It also foretells luck in business and the opportunity to meet wonderful new people.!!!!
2.
Animals can relate to various sides of your animal nature—a guardian spirit, wisdom, innocence, predatory tendencies, or sexuality, depending on the perceived nature of the animal. An animal can also represent the physical body, or appear as a metaphor for an illness within the physical body. If you’re not scared of the animal in your dream—if you’re intrigued by it—this may be your totem, or personal animal guide.
so horse, puppy, kingfisher...
3. the appearance of a bird in a dream could relate to a wish to be free, to fly away, or to flee from something. A bird is a good omen. Birds can also be spiritual symbols. Among certain Native American tribes, an eagle symbolizes spiritual knowledge. If a woman dreams of birds with beautiful feathers, it means she will soon find a good partner in love.
4. black
The color black in a dream may indicate transformation and the canceling out of negative energy. It can be a good sign, depending on how you felt toward the black object. The color black can also signify boredom, but the former translation is usually correct.
5. butterfly
Butterflies are peaceful, tranquil creatures. To dream of them signifies upcoming happiness, but be careful of fickleness among friends and coworkers.
6. cage
A cage represents possession or control, and what you see in the cage is the key to interpreting this sign
7. climbing
Climbing up in dreams represents a longing for more knowledge. It can also signify that you want more challenges, yet emotionally you may feel drained. You’re searching for a belief system for your ideals.
8. cloak
A cloak hides your true intentions. It protects your secrets. Are you feeling guilty about something you’ve done? If someone else is wearing the cloak, chances are you’re feeling left out of the loop.
9. escaping
If you dream of making an escape, consider whether you are avoiding or need to get away from something in your life. Examine who the people are in your dream. Are you trying to get away from them? Have they done something that you need to confront them about?
10. Flowers in a dream can symbolize love and beauty. Flowers can also be a symbol of the inner self. New blossoms suggest the opening of the inner self.
11. God
If you hear the voice of God, honorable people will soon praise you for your unselfishness and generosity. To see God in your dreams indicates exceptional happiness soon to come. If God is angry with you, it means you are unhappy with a choice you’ve recently made.
A horse symbolizes strength, power, endurance, majesty, and virility. A man dreaming of a horse might desire virility and sexual prowess; a woman might be expressing a desire for sexual intercourse. Riding a horse suggests one is in a powerful position. White horses represent purity
yard
Dreaming of a yard may relate to your childhood—a time when you played in the yard. The dream may symbolize a longing for a carefree time, more personal space, or something to fill the vacancy of the yard
woman
The appearance of different types of women can symbolize different things in a dream. A dark-haired woman with blue eyes and an upturned nose may represent withdrawal from a matter at hand. A brown-eyed woman with a hooked nose may suggest that you will be lured into a speculative venture. A woman who appears with auburn hair alludes to your anxiety over an issue. A blond woman is symbolic of a favorable or pleasing outcome.
teeth
Losing teeth may symbolize a loss of power or face.
saint
A saint in a dream indicates that you’re being guided or are seeking guidance from a higher source. Pay attention to what he says or does, and take his advice
mountain
A mountain represents a challenge. If you’re climbing the mountain, you’re working to achieve your goals. Descending a mountain suggests that things are easier now; your success may ensure your future.
initiation
Initiation suggests that a new path is opening for you. It could be a career change or advancement. Often, initiatory dreams relate to a spiritual quest.
snow
Snow can represent purity if seen in a pristine landscape. Since snow is a solidified form of water, it can also stand for frozen emotions. If the snow is melting, the suggestion is that frozen feelings are thawing. To find yourself in a snowstorm may represent uncertainty in an emotional matter or sorrow in failing to enjoy some long-expected pleasure. Dreaming of snowcapped mountains in the distance suggests that your ambitions will yield no advancement. Eating snow symbolizes a failure to realize ideas.
2.
Animals can relate to various sides of your animal nature—a guardian spirit, wisdom, innocence, predatory tendencies, or sexuality, depending on the perceived nature of the animal. An animal can also represent the physical body, or appear as a metaphor for an illness within the physical body. If you’re not scared of the animal in your dream—if you’re intrigued by it—this may be your totem, or personal animal guide.
so horse, puppy, kingfisher...
3. the appearance of a bird in a dream could relate to a wish to be free, to fly away, or to flee from something. A bird is a good omen. Birds can also be spiritual symbols. Among certain Native American tribes, an eagle symbolizes spiritual knowledge. If a woman dreams of birds with beautiful feathers, it means she will soon find a good partner in love.
4. black
The color black in a dream may indicate transformation and the canceling out of negative energy. It can be a good sign, depending on how you felt toward the black object. The color black can also signify boredom, but the former translation is usually correct.
5. butterfly
Butterflies are peaceful, tranquil creatures. To dream of them signifies upcoming happiness, but be careful of fickleness among friends and coworkers.
6. cage
A cage represents possession or control, and what you see in the cage is the key to interpreting this sign
7. climbing
Climbing up in dreams represents a longing for more knowledge. It can also signify that you want more challenges, yet emotionally you may feel drained. You’re searching for a belief system for your ideals.
8. cloak
A cloak hides your true intentions. It protects your secrets. Are you feeling guilty about something you’ve done? If someone else is wearing the cloak, chances are you’re feeling left out of the loop.
9. escaping
If you dream of making an escape, consider whether you are avoiding or need to get away from something in your life. Examine who the people are in your dream. Are you trying to get away from them? Have they done something that you need to confront them about?
10. Flowers in a dream can symbolize love and beauty. Flowers can also be a symbol of the inner self. New blossoms suggest the opening of the inner self.
11. God
If you hear the voice of God, honorable people will soon praise you for your unselfishness and generosity. To see God in your dreams indicates exceptional happiness soon to come. If God is angry with you, it means you are unhappy with a choice you’ve recently made.
A horse symbolizes strength, power, endurance, majesty, and virility. A man dreaming of a horse might desire virility and sexual prowess; a woman might be expressing a desire for sexual intercourse. Riding a horse suggests one is in a powerful position. White horses represent purity
yard
Dreaming of a yard may relate to your childhood—a time when you played in the yard. The dream may symbolize a longing for a carefree time, more personal space, or something to fill the vacancy of the yard
woman
The appearance of different types of women can symbolize different things in a dream. A dark-haired woman with blue eyes and an upturned nose may represent withdrawal from a matter at hand. A brown-eyed woman with a hooked nose may suggest that you will be lured into a speculative venture. A woman who appears with auburn hair alludes to your anxiety over an issue. A blond woman is symbolic of a favorable or pleasing outcome.
teeth
Losing teeth may symbolize a loss of power or face.
saint
A saint in a dream indicates that you’re being guided or are seeking guidance from a higher source. Pay attention to what he says or does, and take his advice
mountain
A mountain represents a challenge. If you’re climbing the mountain, you’re working to achieve your goals. Descending a mountain suggests that things are easier now; your success may ensure your future.
initiation
Initiation suggests that a new path is opening for you. It could be a career change or advancement. Often, initiatory dreams relate to a spiritual quest.
snow
Snow can represent purity if seen in a pristine landscape. Since snow is a solidified form of water, it can also stand for frozen emotions. If the snow is melting, the suggestion is that frozen feelings are thawing. To find yourself in a snowstorm may represent uncertainty in an emotional matter or sorrow in failing to enjoy some long-expected pleasure. Dreaming of snowcapped mountains in the distance suggests that your ambitions will yield no advancement. Eating snow symbolizes a failure to realize ideas.
June 5, 2018
This book was very insightful and full of good information regarding various aspects of dreams. However, it did become repetitive in some of the explanations starting around the midway point of the book. I felt like each of the reasoning points were the same for most of the techniques and reasons. Overall I enjoyed learning new information about dreams and will definitely be researching more of the topics in greater detail.
March 11, 2023
I liked this general overview of dreams and the history of dream interpretation. I take issue when they try to suggest that merely visualizing your illnessess to be gone will work better than traditional medicine. I have no issue with affirmations, or visualization, but don't use that to replace existing medicine either.
June 26, 2020
Very interesting and a great reference I look forward to using. Really opened my eyes to the possibilities of dreaming and gave me many other books and materials I’d like to read.
November 28, 2025
The most “written by AI” thing I have ever encountered.
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