Safe
A safe may be a symbol of the things you hold dear. It may represent the innermost qualities of your true self, the treasure that lies within you. It could also represent a secret. Is there an aspect of your character that you want to hide from the world?
Mystical Meaning - Dream oracles are clear about this one. If you dream that you are breaking open a safe, you will no marry the person with whom you are now in love. An empty safe indicates an early marriage and a full one predicts a late marriage.
Sailor
A sailor represents the adventurous side of your personality. It can represent your desire to explore the unknown reaches of the unconscious as symbolized by the sea or may simply represent your desire to travel.
Mystical Meaning - As well as the straightforward interpretation of travel, dream oracles advise that dreams of sailors on shore predict a new romance. If they are aboard ships, there will be news from far away. It is unlucky for a woman to dream of being a sailor.
Saints
Dreaming about saints usually has spiritual implications. You may have traveled to another plain and are having a wonderful, very meaningful spiritual experience. For those that can not accept this possibility, your unconscious may be relaying some feelings of pressure or possibly the need to sacrifice on some level in your daily life.
Mystical Meaning - For a devout Christian, this dream may be a direct encounter with the spirit of one of the saints who are claimed to help sincere worshipers through dreams. Similarly, in India it is said that a living quru, and also those who have passed into the next life, can help the devotee through dreams. As a spiritualist medium, I believe that advanced souls can use dreams as guides.
Salt
Salt is one of the most abundant chemicals on Earth. Dreaming about it suggests that you may be thinking about or desiring those things that are dependable and, at the same time, exciting (salt = spice of life). If you associate an individual with the salt in your dreams you may be giving that person the attributes that were just mentioned.
Mystical Meaning - Slat has also been used as a symbol for enlightenment. If salt is mixed with water, what becomes of it? The salt crystals are gone, but taste the water and you'll know it's still there. It is the same when the self merges with Nirvana. The individual is gone but the essence remains as part of the One.
Satan
Seeing or interacting with the devil in your dreams may have several different meanings and the interpretation depends on the details of the dream. However, it almost always points to something negative and disturbing in your personality, daily life, or environment. Carl Jung called such dark figures "the shadow" and said that they represent the negative ego personality and qualities which are painful and regrettable. You may have dark thoughts or have engaged in negative actions and now are experiencing guilt, fear, and anxiety. Dream interpretations based on folklore say that seeing the Satan in your dreams may be a warning about poor health, and if the dream persists, you should get a physical checkup.
Saturn (Cronos)
Saturn is a Roman deity representing the Golden Age. He is associated with the Greek god Cronos. Cronos was a Titan, the son of Uranus and the father of Zeus (Jupiter). Cronos dethroned his father and was later dethroned by Zeus. Thus, from a psychoanalytic point of view, dreaming about Saturn may be symbolic of some aspects of the Oedipus complex. It may bring up the desire to challenge authority and gain personal power and identity. Astrologically, Saturn represents a wide range of positive and negative attributes. He represents barriers, misfortune, fixation and impotence, as well as loyalty, righteousness, consistency, knowledge and self-denial. Saturn symbolizes man's ability to recognize the difficulties of life and to confront the impulsive and passion motivated lifestyle. Dreaming about Saturn, may be an unconscious message regarding self-restrain and a need for a more intellectual, moral and spiritual life. Also, Saturn's influence has a way of amplifying reality. If there is melancholy or despair, it remains fixed. Thus, dreaming of Saturn might call your attention to unpleasant aspects of life or to self-negating emotions. However, the psyche may be providing you with knowledge that can be used to motivate and transform current reality through hard work and self-discipline.
Savage
This dream may allude to your sexuality. The savage represents your primitive urges. In addition, the savage may be a shadow figure representing the aspects of yourself that you reject or banish to the jungles of the unconscious.
Mystical Meaning - Sometimes the shadow can appear in a helpful quise. For example, in one of the oldest mythical stories in the world, Gilgamesh is helped by the dark Enkidu, lord of the forests.
School
This dream may be interpreted on several different levels. If you are the student you may be feeling inadequate or lack self confidence. Either way, going to school or attending class in a dream is your unconscious reminder that there is a need for new learning and that you may have not learned an important lesson. School may not always be a positive experience, but it is always necessary. Ask yourself what do you need to learn more about? If you were a teacher in your dream, you may be dealing with issues of authority. From a spiritual point of view, some believe that in the dream state an individual may travel to an inner plane or the spiritual realm, where they can attend classes which assist in spiritual growth and development.
Mystical Meaning - Some dream superstitions claim that to dream of teaching at school is a sign of good fortune. However, you will experience setbacks in business if you dream of being a pupil. These will be particularly bad if you dream of forgetting your lessons.
Scissors
Percise cutting indicates control and decisiveness in your waking life.
Mystical Meaning - Dreams of scissors are usually interpreted by superstition dream lore to indicate that an enemy will do you harm. However, if they are clean and bright you have nothing to fear.
Scorpion
Dreaming about a scorpion may be symbolic of something in your environment which is hurtful, dangerous, and "stinging." It may represent bitter words and very negative attitudes. Superstition based dream interpretation books say that a scorpion may constitute a warning. It further states that if the scorpion in your dream bit you, you will overcome your problems. However, if you killed the scorpion, be exceptionally careful around people that are not your friends, or are false friends. Some believe that the scorpion is a symbol of transformation.
Sea
Waters generally symbolize the emotions and the unconscious. They could also represent the collective unconscious or your soul experiences. All dream interpretations depend on the individuals personal belief system and life experiences.
Searching
What are you trying to find? Your dream search may symbolize the quest to find something physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual. You may be searching for a new way to solve an old problem. If you dream of searching for someone you know, you may be anxious about your relationship with that person and may want to end the emotional separation. Are you sure that this search is worthwhile, or is the dream relecting your feeling of hopelessness?
Mystical Meaning - Perhaps your dream is a spiritual search. Myths such as the quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur's knights may be describing the inner process of spiritual transformation.
Seed
Seeds symbolize new opportunities and new beginnings. Just as a seed is the beginning of a new life (or its earliest stage), your unconscious may be telling you that the ideas you have planted are beginning to germinate. Additionally, your past experiences and hard work may be leading to new opportunities or possibilities.
Sex
It is very difficult to name just a few possible interpretations for this dream. It is so complex that interpretations vary with each dreamer and situation in the dream. A sexual dream may be about physical pleasure, but it may also be about power, control, manipulation, virility, and effectiveness. It may be a form of wish fulfillment or a memory, or compensation for a lack in daily life. In most cases, it is not a prediction of things to come in the near future.
Mystical Meaning - An odd superstition claims that if a man or woman dreams of visiting a brothel, there will be an improvement to domestic life. And good news for cross-dressers: there will be success within the family if you dream of changing sex.
Sharks
Please remember that the water in your dreams may be a statement about your emotions and the unconscious. Sharks, water-dwelling animals, could represent unpleasant emotions or difficult and painful materials coming up from the unconscious. You may feel some emotional upset, and the shark could be the symbol of the perceived emotional danger. Old dream interpretation books say that sharks may represent dishonest friends or reflect financial troubles.
Ship
As mentioned in all relevant dream symbols, bodies of water represent your unconscious, your emotions, and your accumulated soul experiences. The ship in your dream could represent you and the ways in which you navigate thought these parts of yourself. When interpreting this dream, consider the kind of voyage and the type of ship. Some dream interpretation books say that if the voyage is calm you should go forward with your plans. However, if it is a very stormy voyage, get ready for an emotional upset (or challenge).
Mystical Meaning - A ship in dock or on a calm sea is claimed by the ancient seers to promise happiness in love. If there are storms, happiness will be delayed. There will be worrying news if you dream of a shipwreck.
Shirt
Any type of clothing, especially shirts, generally represent our worldly appearance or status. At times, they may represent our attitudes toward ourselves and others. Mostly, they represent the way that we appear to the world. They are not symbolic of our private self but rather of our public self. A poor man wears a different shirt than a rich man. A doctor wears a different shirt than a carpenter. The type of clothing that we wear varies form situation to situation. The type of shirts being worn will give you clues to the meaning of the dream and to your unconscious ideas about yourself and others. If you are putting on many shirts, it suggests that you are somewhat confused about what you want to be or how you want others to see you.
Mystical Meaning - The Gypsies believe that the more colorful the shirt you dream of, the luckier you will be.
Shoes
First consider if you are currently having problems with your feet that are being carried over into the dream state. Otherwise, we only wear shoes that fit us well. Thus, you may be expressing unconscious feelings of self assurance or confidence. You may have issues concerning your self-identify, but if the details of this dream are supporting, you may be reassuring yourself that you are on the right path and have mastered a degree of self awareness.
Mystical Meaning - Superstition says that to dream of losing a show predicts an illness. This may originate from an old English rural superstition that says that burning a smelly old show in the home helps avoid infection in the house. Dusty shows indicate an unexpected journey, and shiny ones mean happiness in love.
Shooting
Shooting someone or being shot yourself is a fearful and violent dream experience. It may reflect aggression, powerlessness, release of strong and dangerous emotions, and/or symbolize a conclusive event in a particular situation or relationship.
Mystical Meaning - If you dream of enjoying the shoot, there will be good fortune, but if you are filled with fear there will be difficulties. Shooting stars are universally regarded as good luck and their appearance in dreams is auspicious.
Shopping
For most of us shopping is not simply a necessity but a favorite pastime. It is a source of pain, pleasure, recreation, and, at times, "quality time" with family or friends. Depending on the details in the dream and its emotional background, dreaming about going shopping may have several different connotations. Generally, if shopping in your dream is not a source of great stress and confusion, it suggests that those things which you need are available to you. Your environment may have readily available emotional, psychological, spiritual or physical support. However, you may need to learn exactly where to look, how to select what you need, and when to make a wise investment. This dream calls upon you to know yourself. Before you can ask for or get what you need, you first need to accurately identify it.
Shower
A shower may symbolize spiritual energy and cleansing. You have been cleansed, your worries are washed away, and you can begin afresh.
Mystical Meaning - A shower may be a symbol of healing.
Sibling
It is very common for us to dream about all different types of people. Siblings are a fantastic source of dream material. Our siblings are important to us emotionally and psychologically. We are bound to them on some level throughout our lives; thus, they will appear in our dreams in may different forms. We learn important lessons about ourselves through our brothers and sisters. They are a reflection on us, and we can not escape their presence and their love, hate or any other emotion . If you have many unresolved issues with your siblings, it is likely that they will frequently appear in your dreams.
Silver
Silver represents something you value. This may be something such as your financial needs of your own inner emotional resources. There may be an allusion to the moon and therefore to the feminine qualities of intuition and feeling.
Mystical Meaning - To dream that you have silver in your purse is a sign that you will lose money. It is not considered a lucky metal to dream about.
Singing
Your dream is expressing your current feelings. The nature of the music and the words of the song may say something about you and your situation.
Mystical Meaning -
Singing can be an expression of spirituality. Consider your dream in light of this quote from the Rabindranath Tagore: "God respects me when I work, but he loves me when I sing."
Sinking
You may fear being overwhelmed by your emotions or worries about a situation. You may fear that something of importance in your life is ending. For example, you may be concerned about a failing relationship or businees enterprise. It could be a symbol of despair. You may have a choise: sink or swim.
Mystical Meaning - An acclaimed astrologer and phrenologist claims that this dream means you're been spending too much money shopping!
Sitting
Your dream may indicate that you are taking a passive position about something. Perhaps your inaction is causing problems. Instead of "sitting on the fence," you may need to act.
Mysitcal Meaning - If you dream of sitting on a high seat, your luck will be good, but if the seat is low, expect disappointments.
Skeleton
You can't get around the fact that bones are symbols of death. If you are dreaming about a skeleton it does not necessarily mean that you are dreaming about physical death. This is a good dream because it is telling you that you may need to begin "filling up" with feelings, adventures, work, or general enthusiasm for life. It may be that your style of living and relating to people has been "bare to the bone" and your soul can't take it any more! So, lighten up psychologically; eat the fruits of life and fatten up!
Skin
Skin is the outermost part of yourself. Your dream may be saying something about the way you present yourself to others. A skin rash may be a play on words, indicating that you are making a rash decision. Or it may simply highlight your worries about your physical appearance. Perhaps you don't like to show your emotions. Are you think-skinned?
Mystical Meaning - The Baluchi women of Oman believe that to dream of pale skin indicates that a person will receive many jewels.
Skull
Carl Jung decided to become a psychologist after dreaming of discovering a skull in a deep cellar under his house. The skull represented his desire to probe the secrets of the mind. To dream of a skull may also symbolize morality and your spiritual contemplation of the meaning of life and death. It may also refer to finality and the things of life that cannot be avoided.
Mystical Meaning - To the Gypsies, a skull represents wisdom derived from their ancestors. To drink from a skull means sharing in their wisdom. In Ireland, it can be a symbol of truth, for it is believed that if a man takes an oath on a skull but is lying, he will die soon after.
Sky
If the sky is a dominant image in your dream, you may be thinking about the spiritual meaning of life and the purpose of human existence. The daytime sky represents cosmic consciousness, as opposed to ordinay awareness. It is usually associated wiht God. A star stuffed night sky may represent the world of the unconscious.Jung saw the night sky as the most suitable place for man to project unconscious content. The symbolism of the constellations and the zodiacal signs are archetypal expressions of the inner world of the unsconscious.
Mystical Meaning - Most dream superstitions agree that to dream of a blue sky brings good luck, but cloudy skies spell misfortune. Some authorities claim that to dream of a red sky forecasts that a terrible disaster will befall the nation.
Sleeping
Dreaming of being asleep may indicate that part of you needs to be jazzed up a bit. You may have become complacent or dull. From a philosophical standpoint, it mya represent the nature of the human predicament. Ignorance is sleep, but to understand reality you have to awaken.
Mystical Meaning - Many people report dreaming of seeing themselves asleep in bed. This phenomenon is known as astral traveling.
Smell
At times you may experience the sense of smell in your dreams. The smell could be environmental. If there is a strong smell in your sleeping environment, you may perceive it and incorporate it into your dream. Otherwise, the smell in your dreams is triggered by a memory. You may be associating your dream experience with a pleasant or unpleasant order. For example, if you are dreaming about your mother, you may smell the aroma of a food she once cooked. The smell may trigger emotions and reflect the general quality of the experience in your dream.
Mystical Meaning - Each smell has a specific meaning. Here are some examples: camphor, scandal; ginger, a love affair; jasminie, a true spiritual experience; lavender, a happy relationship; nutmeg, deceit.
Smile
Your dream may be expressing your approval of decisions you have made. You may feel pleased with your successes and achievements. There is a promic of happiness. Enjoy this nice, smug feeling.
Mystical Meaning - Perhaps your dream is telling you to cheer up a bit. The Indian guru Paramahansa Yogananda in his book Man's Eternal Quest encourages his followers to be smilie millionaires: "My smile comes from a joy deep within my being, a joy that you also may attain. Like a fragrance, it oozes out from the core of the blossoming soul. This joy calls others to bathe in waters of divine bliss."
Smoke
Smoke is caused when a fire is stifled. ask yourself what part of your self needs to come to expression. Let your true self shine.
Mystical Meaning - A bad omen. Smoke brings disappointment unless you dream that it annoys you.
Smoking
It is very common for ex-smokers to dream about smoking. This type of a dream could be called wish fulfillment or a compensatory dream. The smoker misses smoking. He can not smoke during the day, and therefore he smokes in his dreams. If you are dreaming about being surrounded by other people's smoke, you may be experiencing some confusion and anxiety in daily life or in regard to a particular situation. Smoke or smoking usually depletes people of energy and hampers ones ability to think clearly and act directly with the issues at hand.
Smothering/Strangling/Choking
Dreaming that you are having difficulty breathing and are in danger of dying as a result may carry important messages for the dreamer. This type of a dream experience is usually very frightening, and at times people are awakened from their dream due to the fear. This dream may have several different explanations and the catalysts may be forces from either within the individuals emotional and psychological makeup or circumstances on the outside of the individual. The suffocation is either do to internal forces or an external situation. The dreamer may experience great difficulties when it comes to free self expression. They may have difficulties in expressing their fear, anger, love, or any other powerful emotion and are literally choking on them in their dream. Choking in your dream suggests that you are having problems in communicating your thoughts, needs, and feelings. Additionally, smothering may imply that the dreamer can not accept certain situations in their life and is feeling suffocated by a current problem. To interpret this dream accurately consider all of the details in it, think about your daily life and those things that cause you great stress and restrict your freedom. Finally, try to connect your dream with your daily life experiences and unlock the symbolism that the dream holds for you.
Snakes
In some cultures snakes are highly regarded and symbolize the ability to transcend into higher levels of consciousness or into areas of knowledge that exist outside perceived time and space. In the pre-Christian days, snakes were considered symbols of fertility, healing, and nurturing (the healing serpent representing a god). Post Adam and Eve, snakes are often considered symbols of temptation and evil, anger, and envy. Snakes emerging out of the ground may represent your unconscious or repressed materials coming to your conscious mind. Freud thought that the snake was a phallic symbol. It is amazing how many people have snake dreams! Most snake dreams seem to be disturbing and they leave the dreamer feeling anxious and afraid. There are no simple interpretations to the snake dreams. Each dreamer must consider their own situation and all of the details of the dream. Sometimes snakes may be phallic symbols and other times they represent negativity in our lives that hampers our progress and constantly threatens us. In the long run the snake may be a positive symbol; it may represent difficulties that lead us to the center of personality and result in feelings of completeness.
Mystical Meaning - Entwined snakes appear on the god Mercury's caduceus, which is the symbol of the medical profession to this day. The Greeks attributed healing powers to the snake. Similar symbolism may be found in Indian Kundalini yoga, where it represents the life force that rises up the spinal chord. In particular, the cobra is a symbol of divine enlightenment and is associated with the god Shiva.
Snow
Snow symbolize chilled and unexpressed emotions or emotions which have been repressed for an extended period of time. The snow in your dream suggests that you or someone else is emotionally cold, unresponsive, and indifferent. Clean, white snow may represent innocence, truth, peace and relaxation. Virgin snow, as you may see it covering a beautiful landscape, may represent new beginnings or a new way of seeing things and dirty snow may represent guilt. In literary works such as "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls," snow represents death.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of watching falling snow indicates that a letter will arrive shortly. Some superstitions claim it will be from the person you will marry. The truth is that most oracles consider this dream to be one of good luck.
Soap
Some dream symbols are more difficult to interpret than others. Using soap in a dream seems to have obvious connotations, a need for cleansing and purification. Consider all of the details of your dream and think about what needs to be cleaned or refreshed. Washing with soap in your dream could refer to the cleaning up of your physical environment, your thoughts and feelings, or the resolution of a particular situation in life.
Soldier
Associated with aggression and conquest, a soldier may represent the way you impose your feelings on others. You may be preparing to do battle over an issue in your waking life or may feel the need to defent yourself from an emotional attack. Be careful how you use your power.
Mystical Meaning - For a man, this dream means a change at work. For a woman, it's a warning about a casual relationship. Some oracles believe it means a lawsuit, whereas the Gypsies say you will soon receive honors.
Son
A son may represent the youthful part of yourself. He may also represent your own potential. Perhaps you recognize in him the ideal and hopes that you once had. The son may of course have no symbolic meaning at all, and the dream may simply be about your own son. Are you worried about him?
Mystical Meaning - According to superstition, it is fortunate to dream about your son. If you dream he is getting married, there'll be family worries.
Sounds
Loud sounds can indicate that the unconscious is trying to draw your attention to an issue. A bugle being blown may show a call to arms, suggesting that you must become more alert to problems of pressing importance. A whistle may indicate that someone has exposed your clandestine plans ("blown the whistle") or it can show that you are being obedient, like a dog responding to its master's call. To hear muffled or indistinct voices indicates that you must listen more carefully to your wise inner voice. Sometimes dreams incorporate sounds such as the alarm clock of traffic outside your bedroom into the dream and weave them into the symbolism of the dream.
Spider
Some believe that the spider is symbolic of an unkind and sneaky individual. Are you the spider building a web, or are you being dragged into one? A spider's web might represent entanglement and the general complexities of life. Depending on the details of the dream, it could also symbolize a smothering individual. Ironically, very old dream interpretations say that the spider is an omen of good luck! Alternatively, Carl Jung felt that the spider's web was a symbol of wholeness due to its formation (circular shape), construction and complexity. He called circular symbols "mandalas" and said that they hold valuable meaning for the dreamer. The spider and his web may be calling for an integration of the dream's personality leading to greater self-awareness and resulting in feelings of completeness. Therefore, the spider and his web may be considered profound and spiritual dream symbols that call for greater self-understanding and encourage us to derive meaning and satisfaction from the intricate framework and interplay of life.
Mystical Meaning - Arachnophobia may be an instinctive fear that originates from primordial times when poisonous spiders were common. Your dream draws upon these ancient memories to express the fear you have about something that is upsetting you. Superstitions dating back to the Middle Ages claim that it is luck to dream of spiders.
Spit
You may wish to be rid of something that is a part of yourself. Perhaps you feel the need for inner cleansing and spiritual healing. Spitting may represent anger and contempt.
Mystical Meaning - Superstitious people agree that if you have a bad dream you can rid yourself of any bad luck by simply spitting three times as soon as you wake up. Please note, this technique can also cause problems in relationships.
Sport
Playing sports may represent some aspects of the way that we run our lives, or may refer to internal struggles where one part of the dreamer's psyche or personality is attempting to "win" over another. At times life is like a challenging sport. We compete, try to win, and attempt to develop our abilities so that we will succeed. In the dream, the outcome of the game may say something about how well we are doing. Do we feel competent and successful; are we playing fair, or is the sport more competitive than what we are comfortable with? In order to understand the dream, consider the details and attempt to identify what in daily life creates similar emotions. All sports and games have specific rules and boundaries. Your performance within this framework may represent the struggle against inner conflicts such individual fears and weaknesses, or may be referring to a pragmatic problem or situation at work or in your relationships.
Stairs
When interpreting this dream, try to remember your feelings upon awakening. Going up and down the stairs could mean several different things. It could represent changes in consciousness, movement from one inner plane to another, or a change in understanding. In a more material sense, it could represent a rise or fall in economic or social status and the general efforts that are required to accomplish life's small and large goals. Climbing may represent an achievement of your ambitions and a movement in a positive direction. Descending may symbolize your doubts or a period following hard work and achievement of a significant goal. Generally, dreaming of ascending a stairway connotes movement in a positive direction while descending is indicative of a down period or negative flow of ideas or actions.
Stalking
Many people have unpleasant dreams of being chased and/or stalked. If the dreamer has these issues in her daily life, then the fear experienced during the day may be entering her dream state. However, most people that have a dream about being stalked are not stalked in reality. The dream is symbolic and brings up issues regarding persisting problems or prevailing difficulties. The dream could represent one side of the dreamer's personality attempting to catch up with the other. For example, if the dreamer is doing something hurtful to himself or has a bad habit or addiction, the stalker in the dream may represent that negative part of the dreamer's personality or life. The dream stalker could represent your conscious, a prevailing problem, or a goal that you have been putting off and unable to pursue.
Stars
Even from a more pragmatic point of view, stars seem to be positive dream symbols. They could represent insight, luck, fortune and the mysteries of the universe. Stars represent those wonderful things that we aspire to but have difficulty obtaining. To follow a star is to follow a dream, an insight, or your intuition to a more desirable location or position in life. Thus, stars in your dreams could also symbolize internal or external guidance and truth.
Mystical Meaning - The ancients believed that when a great person died, he became a star in the sky. To dream of the stars therefore implied that the spirits were quiding you. "Have patience, Candidate, as one who fears no failure, courts no success. Fix thy soul's gaze upon the star whose ray thou art, the flaming star that shines within the lightless depths of ever-being." - Blavatsky.
Statue
A statue or bust often represents the deisre to idealize someone or something. If you do this and put the person on a pedestal, you only increase the perceived feeling of remoteness and unattainability associated with this person or situation.
Mystical Meaning - If you dream of a statue coming alive, it means that you will reform a broken friendship. Some oracles deem sculptors to be auspicious omens. If you see one working or dream of being one, your fortunes will change for the better.
Stealing
People steal for two reasons. If they are poor and feel like they have no other alternative or if they are greedy and do not want to put the time and the effort into earning what they need. (The needs could be emotional as well as material.) Stealing alludes to moral questions in the dream's psyche. Consider all of the details of your dream and try to understand why the stealing is taking place. Are people taking from you without your permission, or are you trying to reap the benefits of that which you did not earn? The message from the unconscious may be that of self-evaluation, neediness, and morality. The understanding of this dream may bring you closer to understanding your deeper needs which will ultimately lead to greater happiness.
Mystical Meaning - Some supersitions say that this dream refers to matters of the heart. You may be infatuated with someone.
Storm
Everything in our life is a reflection on us and this hold true in our dreams. The storm in your dreams may be a reflection of some difficulty in your life. Consider all of the details and notice if you took shelter from the storm or were you swept away by it. Did the storm pass you by, were you safe, or did you suffer? All of us experience difficulties in life and our dreams make an attempt to bring us into awareness and out of denial. Think about the storms in your life, how you will weather them, and what you can do to make them subside.
Mystical Meaning - Superstition says that this is an obstacle dream that indicates separation from what you desire. If your house is damaged by a storm, people with evil intention are nearby.
Stranger
The interpretation of seeing and interacting with a stranger, or strangers, in your dream depends on the details of your dream and on your personal belief system. Some Eastern cultures believe that the strangers in your dreams are spirits from another dimension. These spirits may be teaching you lessons or giving you specific messages. The more modern approach to interpreting a dream with strangers in it is that they represent different sides or unfamiliar aspects of our personality. The best way to tell is to "check inside" of yourself and simply try to understand the message of this dream. Whether the message is coming from your unconscious or from a different reality might be irrelevant. The lessons gained through a dream are far more important then where they came from. Just remember: The mind that dreamt the dream also knows its source and meaning (and that is YOUR own mind).
Mystical Meaning - Superstition claims that to dream of talking to a stranger means you will hear news from afar. Some oracles claim that this is a dream of contrary meaning that indicates that friends will help you.
Struggle
This dream may represent the frustration you feel about your circumstances of an inner conflict or some kind.
Mystical Meaning - Your dream may be expressing something about the nature of struggle.
Submarine
All vehicles appear to symbolize the way that we maneuver, or get through, a segment of our life's journey. A submarine is a powerful moving machine that travels through deep waters. Deep waters represent our emotions and our unconscious. A submarine could represent the way in which we are navigating through our emotional waters and deal with the materials that are coming up from our unconscious. A submarine can have negative or positive connotations. It could suggest that you are feeling strong and are prepared to aggressively deal with whatever issues and emotional concerns that arise in your life. On the other hand, the submarine as a dream symbol could be suggesting that you are overly guarded and defensive and are currently not open to airing of personal issues.
Subway
Interpretation of subways is based on your experience with this mode of transportation. If you regularly use the subway, you may need to look at the other parts of the dream more carefully. If the subway is not a regular part of your daily routine but is the primary dream image then you can consider it to be symbolic of the way that you navigate through your own emotions and hidden parts of self. The subway is under the ground and represents the unconscious parts of self. All of us interact on conscious and unconscious levels. We have intuitive feelings and unspoken understanding that direct our lives as much as the obvious and fully conscious things. Consider the subway ride in your dream and try to understand what it is conveying to you about your more subtle navigation through ongoing life experiences.
Suicide
At a first glance this dream seems to be all negative. One would think that it connotes self hatred, deep depression, "giving up," and other such negative thoughts and feelings. At times this may be the interpretation. However, there is a lighter and much more positive interpretation of this dream. It could suggest that the dreamer is making progress and is becoming a more "integrated" person. All of us have many aspects to our personality and our character. Dreaming that you are committing suicide may be symbolic of you "killing" of one aspect of your self. Possibly an aspect of self that is hurtful. For example, if you were a smoker and you stopped smoking in your dream you may need to "kill" the smoker in yourself. If you see a stranger committing suicide that may represent another part of you. You may be getting rid of an unnecessary and useless part of self, and you may be starting a new and a better way of doing things. If you see someone that you know committing suicide, the dream may be symbolic of your perceptions and concerns about that individual. Either way, the dreamer may be experiencing stress, anxiety, and doubt, so lighten up and try to have more positive thoughts during the day.
Mystical Meaning - A dream of disappointment, say the dream oracles.
Sun
The sun sustains all life on Earth. When you see it in your dreams, it suggests that you are being nurtured and sustained by your environment and your life choices. It could also represent a spiritual force or the light of God. Sunrise may indicate new beginnings and a new wave of energy while sunsets suggest a period of closure and completion. Sunlight in your dreams is never a negative symbol. Light always symbolizes or indicates consciousness and may connote masculine energy. Its presence, even in the most disturbing dreams, has reassuring quality. Old dream interpretation books say that sun shining on you is an omen of good fortune and good will. "It is the classical symbol for the unity and divinity of the self; source of life and the ultimate wholeness of man" C.G. Jung.
Mystical Meaning - Mankind's first god was the Sun. It drove away the darkness and with it the perils of the night. Invariably it has been considered a symbol of blessing. In the Tarot cards, the sun card represents joy and exuberance. Dream lore generally says the smae: to dream of the sun promises happy times ahead.
Swimming
If you are swimming in your dream you are most likely swimming through the ocean of your unconscious and through the "sea" of your emotions. The ease with which you are doing this activity will give you clues as to how well you are navigating through those very complex parts of yourself. Are you out of your depth or winning a race?
Mystical Meaning - Swimming strongly in clear water means you will achieve great success in love and business. The opposite applies if you struggle or the water is dirty.