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: 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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RAPES : Rapes in dreams can mean many things. Obviously if you have
been raped then the dream could be taking you back to that moment. Rape sometimes
link to sexual feelings in another way. If you are sexually inexperienced
the dream maybe about you exploring your own sexual feelings and preparing
to enter a sexual relationship. They may also link to issues of trust e.g.
can you trust someone to look after your child?
But rapes often are just metaphors for abuse and a sense of powerlessness.
They may link to people who have lied and cheated to you and taken advantage
of you. They may refer to a boss who has taken advantage of you or treated
you badly. If no obvious link to the dream appears just try to think about
your life right now and what is the bad thing within it?
KEY WORDS(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially
of the day before the dream) :
- "I am a virgin and feel awkward sexually"
- "it was sexually inappropriate"
- "yesterday he acted in a way that was really quite sexually intimidating"
- "he just uses women"
- "I feel a lot of anger towards men in general"
- "at the time I loved my ex but now all those special moments seem so
degrading"
- "I felt totally humiliated"
- "I feel so powerless and abused"
- "I felt sick"
- "They lied and cheated and took advantage of me"
- "It was the worst thing that could have happened to me"
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INTRUDERS : Intruders are difficult symbols in some ways as they have
several different meanings. They can link to an unsettled feeling inside you
as you have maybe been thinking and feeling uncomfortably. Maybe your routine
has been upset. Intruders may also represent moments when you feel as if you
have been personally confronted and criticised. If you are the stranger in
someone else's home then it may mean that you are trying to understand someone
and examine their actions in great detail.
KEY WORDS(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially
of the day before the dream) :
- "upset my routine"
- "really disrupted everything"
- "this thought crept into my head"
- "very intrusive and personal"
- "getting inside his mind and knowing exactly why he thought that"
- "very personal criticism"
- "a real fear of burglars"
KIDNAP : A kidnapper usually will link to some aspect of your personality
being unable to express itself. A kidnap involves you being forced into something
that you do not wish to do.
ESSAYS
RAPES
in dreams : A detailed essay on the symbolism of rapes and molestation's in
dreams.
INTRUDER
in dreams : What is the symbolic meaning of intruders in real dreams
KIDNAPS
: Kidnapping in dreams
Dream
Dictionary : An A to Z of symbolic meanings with every meaning for each symbol
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DREAM STUDIES : Dreams about rapes, kidnaps and intruders
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THE DREAM I have been dreaming of getting raped!
THE REALITY The dreamer had been pressured by a guy she works with. He keeps
telling her that he likes her and that she is pretty. He is Mexican and is
married with a child. The dreamer told her friend who has threatened to beat
the man up. Before that she was uneasy with him because he looked weirdly
at her. The dreamer felt worried because she is working in a building with
him alone for much of the time.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I feel pressured sexually by a Mexican guy at work. I think he can
behave in a sexually inappropriate way. He looked at me and I thought he was
going to kiss me. I do not want to cause trouble and get him fired though
because he has a wife and child back home in Mexico".
THE INTERPRETATION These dreams seem to be linked to a situation with a man
at work. Dreams are linked to issues of judgment. It is a very difficult task
to tell when sexual banter between men and women crosses the line and becomes
sexually inappropriate. Often women feel that they should put up with sexual
comments because its part of a group culture. If people around them accept
this then they will be pressured into putting up with inappropriate behavior.
It seems that these dreams link to the man who was making sexual comments
towards her at work. They started after an incident were she felt he was going
to kiss her. Since then she has become worried because she works on her own
with this man so feels vulnerable. However, she does not want to cause trouble
for him because he has a wife and child back home. So quite clearly she feels
torn. She feels uncomfortable yet does not want to over react.
Symbolic Meanings
RAPE : "The dreamers dilemma. She feels sexually harassed by her coworker"
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DREAM TIP : Dreams often feature rapes,murders, and all kinds of terrible
things. But remember that dreams are about our feelings. Often we feel much
worse than is the case in reality. We FEEL as if we are fighting a war. We
FEEL as if we have been raped. So look for the emotions that link with a symbol
and see how they express your own strong feelings. Think especially of the
day before the dream. What events took place then and what thoughts were alive
in our minds.
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THE DREAM The dream took place in some sort of sporting event, in an
arena with food vendors. There was a forum very much like Internet forums.
I could click on the subject and then I could see everything in that subject.
I was in my grandma's neighborhood (she passed several years ago and her house
was sold). There was a guy there to see who I would say was me (but I was
watching from 3rd person). He was talking to me about what was wrong with
his life and blah blah about some other woman. Then I went somewhere with
him. He stopped somewhere and forced me into the back seat and raped me.
Then I was back at the forums arena where I had to go get a hot-dog for someone(a
woman I was with). Then I get back to the forum and there is a new post by
the woman that was raped and she changed her story that she wasn't raped and
she was in love with him.
THE REALITY The dreamer had recently joined a Hockey forum. There was an "adult
section" and the dreamer entered this believing that the "adult" was an area
where more mature and civilized discussion would take place. However, the
forum was filled with rude and sickening posts. When the dreamer made a post
she was bombarded with sickening abuse. She however, decided to tough it out
and continued in the forum. On the day before the dream she found out that
this was just an "Initiation ceremony". Every new member is bombarded with
abuse.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I recently joined a Hockey forum on the Internet. Everyone was insulting
me though and using the worst language. I realise now that this was some perverse
initiation".
THE INTERPRETATION In dreams its important to make connections. Try to establish
some link to something that is happening in your life. In this case the dream
featured a forum so simply she must ask herself if the dream could link to
any issue involving an internet forum. In this case there was an issue. So
the two could easily be connected. In real life the dreamer had joined a forum
and had been horribly abused by the other members.
One of the main symbols is rape. Rape can link to sexually inappropriate behavior
but it can also be symbolic of all kinds of abuse. So we have a second strong
link. The rape symbolised the abusive treatment she was forced to endure.
The dream also features a sports arena which seems to be another link to real
life as the forum that the dreamer got abused on was a sports forum. The dream
seems to have captured her own views because she like the woman in the dream
changed her mind about the abuse. Its that switch in feelings which gives
away the meaning of the dream. That feeling of abuse has been transformed
by real life because she has realised that this was an initiation ceremony.
All newbies are treated like this.
Symbolic Meanings
ARENA : "symbolises possibly the combative nature of the forum"
ARENA : "maybe a simple link to sports - the subject of the dream(a sports
forum) "
FOOD : "an issue that feeding your mind - food for thought"
RAPE : "the dreamer feels violated by the comments made against her"
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DREAM TIP : Often women fear rape dreams because they worry it maybe
a premonition of some terrible attack. Yet the rape within the dream maybe
symbolic of something that has already taken place. Take for instance a girl
who loses her virginity to a boyfriend. Later they split up and everything
that happens previously is seen in a new light. That boyfriend may have pledged
his ever lasting love at the time yet now he has been revealed as a cheat.
That sexuality act which was previously so special is now seen as sordid and
disgusting. The girl thinks back and feels as if she was raped.
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THE DREAM I dreamt that I was walking to work. Its about a 4 block
walk and I had four little girls with me. They were all about 5 to 7 years
old. I think they were all my nieces except they really range in age from
2 to 21. Anyway, we turned up this alley that I usually take as a short cut
and up ahead we saw the child molester. The little girls became very frightened
and ran to hide behind this tall wooden fence. Well, I became angry. I wanted
to yell and yell at that old man. Just vent all the anger and hatred I had
toward him over the things he did to my niece and all the other children he
ever touched. I walked up to him and opened my mouth, only nothing came out.
I tried and tried to yell or scream, anything, and finally a little squeak
came out. This made me even more angry and I finally found my voice but instead
of screaming at the top of my lungs, I could only whisper.
THE REALITY The dreamer had this dream about this child molester who lives
in her neighborhood. Fourteen years previously he molested the dreamers niece.
Since then he has served his time and been released. Just recently he has
been coming in the dreamers restaurant. Her boss made her serve this man even
though she knows what she thinks about him and the history with her niece.
The dreamer was mad with her boss because she refused to help out and serve
him when he walked into the dreamers section. The dreamer felt this was unreasonable.
Her boss could help out yet she choose not to.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I recognise a guy who has just come into the restaurant. He is the
pedophile who assaulted my niece years ago. I juts cannot bear to deal with
him. My boss insists that I serve him but he is revolting".
THE INTERPRETATION The dreamer felt the exact same feelings towards this man
as in the dream. In real life she was not allowed to vent her feelings on
him. She was forced to serve him and felt really resentful. Inside she really
wanted to tell him what she thought of him. She felt like telling her boss
she could keep her job. Yet the dream probably captured her need to swallow
her frustration and accept her bosses decision. After all the dreamer had
two children and so needed the job so in this case she had to go against her
instincts. Inside she felt a bitter rage to this man and had not forgiven
him for what he had done to her niece. But the dream is probably more about
her boss and the unreasonable way that she acted.
Many dreams help us unwind our emotions. We go to bed constantly thinking
about a nagging problem. When we wake up we feel refreshed. The problem seems
to have gone away - or at least much off the bitter feelings. Some dreams
take the sting out of such issues which are revolving round and round in our
minds.
The way the dreamer whispers in the dream maybe links to the way she dealt
with the issue. She wanted to shout at the man but had to make do with just
ignoring him. She did not serve him other times when he came into the restaurant.
She could not say anything but at any opportunity she refused to serve him
, delayed his order and treated him badly. She had to stop short of shouting
and actually showing anger as that would be inappropriate and her boss ddi
not seem helpful and sympathetic to her cause.
The fence in the dream is maybe a symbol of the dreamers work station. The
dreamer wished that he would choose another work section so another waitress
could deal with him. If he came into her section she hoped that she could
swop sections as that would help her avoid dealing with him.
Symbolic Meanings
ALLEY : "limited options and circumstances"
FENCE : "a barrier - a need to keep this sex pervert out"
HIDE : "hide your feelings"
LITTLE GIRL : "the dreamers feelings of protection towards vulnerable children"
MOUTH : "things said"
WHISPER : "the dreamer cannot openly say what she wants to this pedophile
as he is a customer."
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DREAM TIP : Rape dreams can often link to issues involving sex. Take
for instance a girl who is a virgin. She has never experienced sex and so
any sexual contact would feel awkward and uncomfortable. So a dream of rape
may simply link to that sexual inexperience. So the dreams may simply link
to how she is exploring the idea of sex and yet still feels uncomfortable.
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THE DREAM In my dream, I was walking down a road (densely wooded) and
I turned around and saw there was a group of guys behind me. I started to
walk faster, so did they. The wind slightly blew up my dress (it was short
and casual style) and exposed the lower part of my rear. I overheard one of
the men saying to the others about easy access and let's get her. When I turned
around, I saw the man who said it was dark-haired, nice looking, in his twenties
wearing jeans and a black leather jacket. I also noticed more men than the
first time I looked. I was very afraid of being gang raped.
I don't know how I managed to get away from them, but I saw an office building
and went inside. It was an Allstate Insurance office (I recently changed my
insurance to them). I told the people not to let the men know I came in there
and I looked for a place to hide. I told the office workers to call the police.
I think I may have tried myself, also. I remember walking into different offices
trying to find the best place to hide. I tried hiding under a bed, I realized
they would look there and moved on. I decided they would find me, so I needed
to find a better place to hide. I believe one or more of them may have come
into the office looking for me. A woman from the office left with me. We ran
across the parking lot into another building. We ran to the bottom floor.
I saw metal railing. We got in the elevator. I wanted to go to the top floor.
I pressed the button for the sixteenth floor. As the elevator door was closing,
one of the men stuck his hand and body between the doors to keep them from
closing. I kept pushing the "close door" button on the panel. We managed to
get the doors closed. I felt relieved and felt glad that I pushed the 16th
floor as they could not run up the stairs faster than the elevator. Then I
woke up.
THE REALITY The dreamer was trying to sell her home. Her house had been flooded
twice due to the developers next door. They said they would rectify the problem
but continually lied and did nothing. They had to be forced at every possible
stage. In order to sell the house the dreamer was dependent on builders sorting
out the problem. The dreamer was fearful of rainfall and had been losing sleep
over the issue for months.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I have been trying to sell my home for ages. It is proving impossible.
There are contractors in next door and pipes have been burst and the whole
area is flooded. They have said they will fix things but they lie and continually
cheat. I feel so powerless. I am starting to stand up to them now though.".
THE INTERPRETATION
Dreams about rape can have sexual causes but in many cases rape symbolises
abuse in a wider sense. Dreams link to your own real life feelings so rape
should really be very easy to spot. In this case the dreamer was experiencing
a strong sense of abuse in a situation in her life. She had been troubled
by a building site next door for months. She had been trying to sell her house
but unable to do so because of drainage problems caused by the builders.
So here we have a situation which can obviously link to the dream. How exactly
do the symbols portray and express her emotions?
Well in the early part of the dream she is in fear of gang rape yet in the
later stages she runs away and fights them off. So actually this dream symbolises
her own changing approach towards these builders. She is realising that its
maybe something about how she is acting that maybe is encouraging this. They
maybe feel that she is a typical woman who knows nothing and therefor is easily
taken advantage of. Yet in the later stages of the dream she escapes them.
That symbolises how she has learnt to resist the builders and learnt to stand
up to them.
Skyscrapers can be seen in dreams as a kind of gauge to measure something.
In this case the higher she goes up the skyscraper the stronger she is resisting
and standing up to the builders.
Symbolic Meanings
ACROSS : "a transition to a new emotional feeling - a new mood within you"
BED : "a very personal symbol - the dreamer feels that it is something within
her that the builders take advantage of"
ELEVATOR : "the dreamers confidence and self belief in standing up to the
builders"
HIDING : "deceiving yourself / running away from the truth"
OFFICE : "the dreamer is organizing the issue in her mind"
OVERHEAR THEM SAY ITS EASY ACCESS : "what you overhear you know to be true.
The builders think she is an easy touch"
PARKING LOT : "at a standstill - a need to get things moving"
PEOPLE : "generalisations on how you should behave - in this case how to behave
in the building industry to get things done"
POLICE : "the dreamer feels that they are not keeping to their contractual
obligations "
RAPE : "a sense of your feelings being violated - being taken advantage of"
TOP FLOOR : "The dreamer realises she has to appear confident and strong in
front of the builders"
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DREAM TIP : Dreams are about our intuitions. In their minds women often
associate rape with strange and digusting men whom they have never met. Yet
rape in dreams probably deals more with sexual issues involving men whom you
already know. Rape refers to sex without consent. Sometimes a woman will give
in to sex even though inside she does not want sex at that time. Yet those
feelings of abuse maybe registred in the dream. So try to link a rape dream
with any sexually abusive or uncaring behavior.
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THE DREAM I have been having some really freaky weird and scary dreams
lately more than usual. But last night I had a dream that a kidnapper had
kidnapped a whole bunch of people. I rescued them but was captured myself
when I tried to scream nothing would come out. The kidnapper tied me to a
bed naked and started to molest me then I woke up and I was lost. (Saved from
Dreammoods.com)
THE REALITY The dreamer was constantly asked for help. This placed her in
a difficult position as a refusal would leave her appear selfish. But perhaps
the dreamer felt she needed to concentrate on what she wanted for a change.
DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer
- "I am sick of people trying to get me to help them out. I think people
take advantage of my good nature. I just find it difficult to turn them down
though ".
THE INTERPRETATION Kidnapping often is a good symbol to get to grips with
a dream. It usually links to something that you are been forced or pressured
to do. In this way you are acting in a way that is not natural to your personality.
People are often symbols that your behavior is in some way comparable to the
behavior of others. In that way you feel under pressure to act in certain
ways. So in this way the dreamer feels pressured into helping people when
she is asked.
Nakedness can often capture a feeling that you are vulnerable. If someone
asks you to help and you refuse then your feelings are very obvious and open
to view(your feelings are naked for all to see).
But in this case the dreamer was unable to speak and that clearly shows how
she is unable to express certain feelings. She is therefor pressured into
certain actions.
Rape or molestation is often linked with very negative emotions. It shows
that you have been taken advantage.
Symbolic Meanings
BED : "a very personal appeal or approach to you"
KIDNAPPED : "you are been forced in a direction you do not really want to
go - in this case pushed into helping people out"
NAKED : "feeling naked and vulnerable - not wanting to reveal your true feelings"
PEOPLE : "thoughts about what is appropriate behavior"
SCREAM : "recognising the need to address some issue"
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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.