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Here are some simple ideas regarding dream symbolism. Many people do not see the logic behind dreams symbols. Here are some simple ideas explaining common themes and the logic behind the symbolism.

People : People rarely play themselves in dreams. Mothers can symbolise a sense of love and protectiveness within you at the moment. Fathers can symbolise the need to obey authority whilst sisters can symbolize feelings of harmony and support.

Buildings : Dreams that are in houses are about you. The house represents everything inside you. The different rooms represent different parts of your life.

Water : Dreams about water always symbolize your emotions in some way. Water, just like our emotions, is fluid and constantly moving.

Landscape : Your path in life is symbolized by the landscape around you. If the land is flat with few obstacles in the way then your life is free from problems. Having to climb a mountain could be considered a tough challenge. If the scenery is pleasant with nice flowers and lots of people consider that a good sign but if you see old leaves and abandoned houses then your lifepath maybe quite troublesome at the moment.

Food : Eating in dreams is food for thought. It is when we feed our minds with experiences. Lots of food show our minds our busy. What you eat is very important though. If your tucking into potatoes then your feeding basic needs. If your eating fruit and healthy food then you are feeding your mind with higher spiritual and creative experiences.

Sport : Riding or playing games symbolises our ability and skills. Why? Because when we play sport all of our abilities come together so we can perform our very best.

Snakes : Snakes can symbolise many things suchas enemies, warnings, psychic powers, and creativity. But snakes all have one thing in common. They are all things that are very slippery and on the move - they definitely need to be watched. But if its a dream in water consider an explanation that involves the creative emotions. Rattlers and biters can be seen as bad - but the bite may just be a warning. Snakes in the air maybe have a magical connection or perhaps a connection to your opinions.

Cats : Cats in dreams symbolize our own feminine intuition. Why? Bceause cats are often seen as having a sixth sense and know when something is going to happen.

Emotions : If you have a dream with a young child having a childish fit - do not laugh - its YOU. She symbolizes your own childish reaction to something.

Stairs : Stairs, ladders, steps, and even ropes connect our conscious with unconscious minds. The higher unconscious mind always stays upstairs whilst the conscious day to day mind stays downstairs in the here and now. When we go upstairs we are perhaps trying to figure the bigger picture.

Paths : Roads, paths, cars, buses, trains, and bikes symbolize our journey through life. Such dreams deal with day to day issues

Dogs : Dogs often symbolize people, ideas and circumstances which we hold loyally in our hearts. It can symbolize our own trust in ourselves. Why? Because dogs to are considered loyal and treasured friends. They are known as mans best friend - we can always depend on them.

Skies : Dreams about the skies are dreams about the bigger picture in our lives. Why? Because we are looking up to far distant planets rather than down on the ground were our everyday thoughts live. Dreams in the skies can be about complex concepts. Consider how things interact and they may help you understand better. But above all if you have dreamt about such matters such opinions and concepts will be fresh in your mind. So try to match the two up.

Beds : Beds in dreams symbolize intimate and personal issues which are often - but not always - sexual in nature. Such dreams will be about intensely personal matters.

Death : Deaths in dreams are not such a bad sign. They can symbolize the end of an era. But also they may symbolize the birth a a new fresh start - out with the old and in with the new.

Learning : Classrooms, teachers, universities and schools symbolize something we are trying to master. Universities deal with refining skills we have already mastered very well. Schools perhaps are about issues which we lack confidence in and need to improve at. School dreams are generally not about academic issues - they are about emotional and people skills - lessons we need to learn in life. We are maybe learning how to cope with our emotions.

Music / noise : Noise in dreams can reinforce the general mood of the dream. Music can generally symbolize harmony. If a band is playing then the harmony is within a group of people. If the music comes from a flute then the harmony is perhaps a deep inner harmony within the individual.

Clothes : Clothes symbolize how other people see us. Why? Because clothes define what we think and believe in . If we change our clothes we change the very nature of our image.

Windows : Windows symbolize how we see others and how others see us. Why? Because when we look into somebodies house we are seeing their inner personal world.

Back Yards: Back yards often symbolize hidden parts of our personalities. Why? Because backyards like hidden thoughts and desires are out of sitght at the back.

Dragons / unknown creatures : Dragons, monsters and mysterious unknown creatures symbolize unknown problems within ourselves. Why? because just like dragons we really don't know what they are and how to confront them. They are problems within us that we must confront just like the creatures in our dreams.

Pregnancy : Pregnancy in dreams means new ideas or fresh growth in your life. Why? Because you are literally giving birth to a new phase of your life.

Trees : Trees symbolize family and friends and ideas which are dependable to us. Why? Because such things are firmly rooted in our lives just like the branches of the trees.

Running away : Running away in dreams may symbolize some issue you are running away from. You need to confront this issue. It is not going to go away.

Jewelry : Rings , bracelets and other jewelry symbolize people and ideas which are important to us. Why? Because we hold jewelry close to our heart just like treasured relationships.

Teeth : Teeth symbolize the stable and unchanging things in our lives such as stable relationships and trusted ideas. Why?...because teeth hardly ever fall out.