Cage
This dream symbol suggests that you may be experiencing inhibition and powerlessness in some areas of your life. Additionally, you may be feeling restricted and have concerns about your personal freedom. (Who holds the key to the cage in your dream?) Consider all of the details in the dream and look for its possible source (i.e. family life, relationships, thoughts and/or feelings, or work life).
Mystical Meaning - If you dream of being put into a cage of wild animals, it warns that you are in danger of an accident.

Cake
It may symbolize the sweet and pleasurable parts of life. The dream may be interpreted according to your interaction with the cake in the dream.
Mystical Meaning - Ancient rites involved making man-shaped cakes, which were eaten to gain the power of the god of the corn. The story of the gingerbread man may have originated from these ancient traditions.

Camera
This often represents a desire to cling to the past or preserve it forever. However, it may also represent the way you "picture the situation."
Mystical Meaning - Undeserved disappointment.

Cancer
Dreams are symbolic and not literal -- most of the time. Cancer tumors in dreams represent a variety of unprocessed psychological and emotional materials that the dreamer may be obsessing on. They represent all of those things that bother, disturb, anger, or hurt us and that we never directly deal with or let go of. The dreamer's mental, psychic or emotional problems may be proliferating and infecting many areas of thought and function. You may be experiencing anxiety and fear as a result of a bad habit or a certain situation in your daily life. However, if you are very worried and cannot get it out of your mind, go for a physical. When is the last time you did that anyway? In more superstitious interpretations, dreaming of cancer may be considered a dream of the contrary, but also of warning!

Candle
They symbolize light and where there is light, there is hope. A lit candle suggests that you are unconsciously seeking comfort and some sort of spiritual enlightenment. An unlit candle suggests that you may be feeling rejection and disappointment or can't see anything positive or "light" in a situation or in yourself. If in your dream you watch the candle burn down to nothing, it suggests that you may have fears of getting older and dying. For men it may connote a fear about waning sexual abilities.
Mystical Meaning - If the flame burns steadily, your friends will support you. If it flickers or goes out, enemies will do you harm. In times past, a whole system of fortune telling was invented based on the flicker of a candle'ss flame.

Cannibalism
This dream may reflect dark, destructive and forbidden desires or obsessions. Cannibals literally consume other people's lives and, along with it, their energy. When interpreting this dream, consider those things which consistently drain you and take away from your enthusiasm and the general quality of your life. It may be any number of things, such as career or a relationship. However, realize that you are not a victim of life, but rather its creator. Thus, make changes which will increase your energies, but not take away from others. Some believe that dreaming about cannibalism is a dream warning the dreamer to stay away from things that are destructive and less than honorable.

Car
The car in your dream may symbolize the physical self or ego development and ego function. In that, it represents the way that you travel through your life's journey. Consider all of the details in the dream, including its emotional content (e.g. difficulty of the road, identity of the driver, direction of the incline). Recurring car dreams usually deal with life's major themes that may include issues of control and sensibility. By carefully examining this dream, you may gain insight into important areas of life, including to how well you are navigating from one stage of your life to another, if you are assertive and take charge or are passive. Dreaming about traveling in a car is a very, very common dream theme that provides valuable information in regard to a specific part of or long-standing theme in your life's journey.
Mystical Meaning - The ancients didn't have cars but they did have carts, and the meaning is much the same. One source claims that to ride a vehicle is a sign that there will be changes at home or in business. If your mode of tansportation is broken, news from a friend tells of trouble.

Cards
A successful game of cards relied on bothe luck and skill. Similarly, a successful life depends on these same qualities. Your dream may show that you should use the skills of bluff, strategy, and timing in everyday life. A game such as blackjack may show that it's time to take a chance, whereas a game of patience may show the need for patience in your dealings with others.
Mystical Meaning - Diaminds indicate wealth, clubs indicate work, hearts mean you will be happy in love, but spades indicate trouble ahead.

Cartoons
Seeing a cartoon world in your dreams or seeing cartoon-like people suggests that your unconscious is sending up messages which are telling you something about the way you perceive the world. The cartoon people, or cartoon characters, suggest that you may perceive yourself and those around you as comical or as not having much validity or seriousness. Your perceptions may be somewhat off due to your inability to look at the way things really are. Your mind's eye distorts things so that you are more comfortable with what is going on around you. If your world is full of stress and this dream made you laugh, consider the compensatory nature of it. In your dream you may be able to obtain moments of lightheartedness and fun.

Castle
A castle in a dream may be symbolic of the "cavern of the heart." It represents the home of the human spirit (yours) and the natural self. Dreams with castles in them may come from deeper levels of the unconscious, or the collective unconscious. They may represent spiritual transcendence and the mysterious and intangible force that seems to quietly, but firmly, direct our lives. A castle in a dream may also represent feelings of security, protection, isolation or remoteness. You may have a castle dream when you have realized a desire or accomplished a goal. Darkened castles may be symbolic of unconscious or unfocused desires, at times, black castles represent our failures and white, or lighted castles, symbolize achievement and awareness.
Mystical Meaning - The castle can represent the mandala, a symmetrical pattern that symbolizes the psyche. For example, in the story of Sleeping Beauty the whole castle sleeps because its masculine and feminine halves cannot relate, resulting in a stage of stagnation. The castle is also surronded by impenetrable throns, showing that it is difficult to get to know the inner self as it is to storm a castle.

Castration
You may have fears that you have lost your virility or you may feel sexual pressure.
Mystical Meaning - The myth of Saturn castrating his father may represent the fear of maturity and the conflicting desire to supplant the father.

Cat
Cats have both positive and negative connotations. You need to consider all of the details in the dream in order to obtain accurate interpretation. The cat can be a symbol of sexuality, femininity, prosperity and power. A cat is also an independent animal, and in your dream you may be associating yourself or someone else with these characteristics. Usually the dream is telling you about yourself and not others. Historically black cats have been symbols of evil and bad luck. If you are a cat lover and have one as a pet, the symbolism may not apply to your dream. Old, superstition-based dream interpretations say that a cat is a bad omen and that you can expect deceit from those that you trust.
Mystical Meaning - In mythology, cats were associated with old pagan fertility gods. The were a symbol of the Earth Mother and represented the power and wisdom of nature. Cats were sacred to the Egyptians as custodians of the sould of the dead. Only with the advent of Christianity were they deemed to be the evil familiar of witches. Because of this, most dream books consider it unlucky to dream about cats.

Caterpillar
This bug may represent a stage in your own personal growth and development. The butterfly is a symbol of transformation; it represents a level of individual achievement. The caterpillar, on the other hand, may indicate that you are on your way but have not reached your goal. You may be in earlier stages of accomplishing a real-life goal, a relationship goal, or even a spiritual goal. The caterpillar may represent a specific area of your life or may be symbolic of the larger you.

Cave
Caves are rich and thought-provoking dream symbols. At times, a woman with reproductive issues may have a cave dream, in which case it represents the womb. The cave, as the womb, can represent new life, creativity, warmth and safety. The cave can be a general symbol of a safe place, a sanctuary or a refuge. If you are experiencing much anxiety in daily life, in your dream state you may retreat to a warm cave where you cannot be disturbed by worldly demands. The cave could also represent the mysterious and unexplored parts of ourselves. It could be symbolic of the unconscious mind, which could be a pleasant or a frightening experience. Your personal associations and experiences with caves, as well as the details and the emotional content of this dream, need to be carefully considered before making an interpretation.
Mystical Meaning - Mythological dragons and monsters often lived in caves and sometimes guarded great treasure in their fiery lair. This is a symbol that shows that first it is necessary to overcome the fear of the unconscious before winning spiritual treasures. In some cases the monster that guards the cave represents a traumatic childhood experience that has been banished from consciousness.

Cellar
Buildigs represent the mind, and the cellar represents its deepest levels. It is a dark, damp, and sometimes frightening place where lurk creatures that sun the light of day. A cellar may be the symbolic repository where you discard all the fears and problems you do not want to deal with. In this clandestine world, you will discover your repressed fears, worries, and feelings of guilt and shame. One you acquaint yourself with these fears and bring them into the light of day, the will no longer have power over you.
Mystical Meaning - Superstition says that to dream of a cellar full of wine means you will receive profits from a dubious source.

Cemetery
A cemetery is a collection of dead organic matter. It is a sad and depressing place that doesn't reflect any joy, and reflects even less hope. Dreaming about cemeteries may be a reflection of your mood or unresolved grief. It may literally represent sadness that comes from losing someone that you love, or it could represent your past and long-gone experiences.

Chains
If you dream of being chained, some part of you is being forcefully held in check. You need to liberate the part of you that wants to express itself. If someone you know is chained, consider what aspect of yourself this person represents. Similarly, if an animal is chained, think about what aspect of your animal nature is being restrained. A bull may represent an aspect of yout sexuality, a growling dog may represent your anger, and a chained elephant may show that you are unable to utilize your natural strength and wisdom.
Mystical Meaning - Superstition says that to dream of being in chains means that an injustice will be dont to you.

Champagne
A freshly opened bottle of Champagne is often considered to be a symbol of ejaculation and represents the sexual act. Of course it may also symbolize a celebration or a personal achievement that you feel pleased about. The effervescence of Champagne may denote a new burst of creativity or the "bubbly" side of your personality.
Mystical Meaning - Dreaming about Champagne forecasts financial difficulties ahead but predicts a happy romance if your dream is set at a wedding reception.

Chase
Folklore interpretations say that if you are looking at a chase or participating in it, you will have a comfortable old age. Although this may be comforting, there is a more realistic understanding of this activity in a dream. If you are being chased, maybe you are running away from or trying to escape those things that are frightening and unpleasant (possibly your own habits and negative behaviors). If you are doing the chasing, it may be that you are expressing some aggressive feelings toward others or are pursuing a very difficult goal. On the deepest level, if a stranger is chasing you it may represent your chasing a part of yourself, the unconscious attempts to catch up with the conscious in order for you to become more aware of yourself and your own multidimensional nature.
Mystical Meaning - Native Americans believe that if you dream you are being chased, you should face your pursuer, wrestle him to the ground, and then unmask him. Follow this wise counsel and you may discover that your fears are not as terrifying as you thought.

Chest
It is with the chest that you breathe in life-giving air, so the chest may represent the center of your vitality.
Mystical Meaning - A large chest warns that you may run into debt, say the auguries of old.

Chewing Gum
The dreams are almost exactly the same and involve the dreamers' inability to get rid of chewing gum. The more they attempt to remove it from their mouths the larger and more unmanageable it becomes. In the dream they become frustrated and panicky because the harder they try to pull, the larger the mass becomes in their mouths. This dream suggests that the dreamer may experience frustration in daily life due to a large scale or standing insolvable problem that leaves them feeling powerless. The dream represents an inability to digest or to process information or a dilemma. It also suggests that the dreamer is not able to express him or herself effectively and that repetitive and ineffective verbal expressions are typically used. Chewing gum in dreams may be a sign of childlike behaviors, vulnerability, powerlessness, and a need for nourishment.

Chickens
This flightless bird may be pointing to personal characteristics and needs that you may not necessarily want to look at. Consider the activities in the dream, as well as the mood, and then attempt to make a good interpretation. Chickens can represent cowardliness, gossip, excessive talking, and powerlessness. They are not known for their intelligence or beauty, and their presence in your dream could be an invitation to get more serious and better focused. The more positive suggestion in this dream is in that chickens lay eggs. Eggs are symbolic of something new and fragile. They represent life and development in its earliest forms and as such, their possibilities are limitless.

Child
Some people have reoccurring dreams about a small child, while others, from time to time, dream about unfamiliar children. The child in your dream could represent your inner self, or the child within. The dream could be based on childhood memories, and it may carry a specific message or bring up long-buried issues. On the other hand, the dream could simply be a pleasant memory. Children in dreams could symbolize a need and an eagerness to learn, simplicity, intuition, new endeavors and many other positive attributes of childhood. Occasionally, the child in your dreams may be pointing to your own childish ways. Therefore, consider all of the details and the tone of the dream before making an interpretation.
Mystical Meaning - A recurrent theme in mythology is the "divine child." This theme occurs in many mythologies. The mystical figure is often a hero or savior. For example, the childhood Hercules strangled two threatening snakes, and the baby Jesus became the Christ who saves humanity from damnation. The divine child is the symbol of the true self, both vulnerable and possessed of great transforming power. In your dream it may represent your divine self growing to its full spiritual potential.

Christ
The figure of Christ may have many personal associations for you, influenced of course by you attitude to traditional religion. As well as the redeemer, the symbol of Christ can represent perfection of the self, martyrdom, worldly suffering, or resurrection. Perhaps you feel like a martyr or believe you suffer as Christ did on the cross.
Mystical Meaning - There are many valid paths to spiritual truth, and the religions of the world express the many ways God is made manifest in people's lives. Perhaps the figure of Christ is using the language of the heart to bring you to God.

Church
Dreaming about being in a church is more common than most people realize. This may be so due to the fact that most of us went to church as children. From a very early age we had to go to church and were taught that there was a God. This was important in our life and to our families. Dreaming about churches, cathedrals, synagogues, or any other place of worship may represent our childhood associations with religion. At times, the dream may be a muddled childhood memory. The church could represent a need for greater spirituality in the dreamer's life. It may express religious beliefs, everyday occurrences, issues of safety, security and strength through community and religious expression. None of us can escape the age-old questions, "Who am I?" and, "What is the meaning of life?". Coping with our own physical mortality is a very big deal. Both our conscious, and unconscious minds are continually working and bringing issues of relevance and concern into our awareness. Think about the details of your dream and make an attempt to honestly understand its meaning.
Mystical Meaning - Holy architecture is usually built according to sacred geometry that symbolizes the unity of the soul with God. In psychologial terms, such buildings are mandalas representing the wholeness of the psyche.

Cigarettes
The interpretation of this symbol, as with all others, depends on your relationship with cigarettes. If you are a smoker or are surrounded by smokers, cigarettes may be a regular part of your daily life which has been brought into your dream state. Cigarettes could represent anything from phallic symbols and symbols of pleasure to tools of destruction. Generally, the cigarette is an object which carries social and emotional significance. When we are teenagers, we associate them with being "cool," daring, and defiant. For some adults they become a way of life where all emotions seem to be punctuated with cigarettes. Finally, as adults come into touch with their own physical mortality, cigarettes become dreadful objects, and smoking becomes a terrible burden and curse. When interpreting the dream with cigarettes in it, ask yourself what cigarettes mean to you.

Circle
A cirlce is the perfect mandala. It represents the perfection of the self and wholeness. You are identifying with the very center of yourself. Hold on to this inner source of strength and well-being.
Mystical Meaning - The Chinese consider circles to be good feng shui. It is therefore fortunate to dream about them.

City
Cities usually represent community and your social enviroment, including family and friends. If you dream of visiting a town that feels desolate or you feel isolated from the bustle of activity, it may reflect the way you feel about your role in society. Do you feel rejected by society or by people around you? Alternatively, if you dream of a walled city it may show that you want to protect yourself from society. You may feel that in your waking life you need to create a little time and space for yourself. A ruined city may show that you are neglecting your social relationships. To dream of being lost shows that you feel you have lost the direction in your own life. The city may also be a symbol of yourself. Entering the city can symbolize your intention to explore your unconscious. A city on a hill may show your lofty ambition to rise in the world, whereas an underground city or one beneath the sea may symbolize a neglected self.
Mystical Meaning - Mythological cites are sometime pictured having eight gates, with one of them sealed. Each gate represents a turning point in life, and the sealed eighth gate is the final journey of death.

Cliff
Standing on the edge of a cliff could be a frightening, but at the same time an exhilarating experience. Dreaming about cliffs generally indicates that the dreamer has come to a point of heightened understanding and awareness. An increase in the level of consciousness may have occurred. Through hard work and perseverance, the dreamer may have reached a vantage or plateau of understanding.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of climbing a cliff augers well for all projects you undertake.

Climbing
Going upward, or ascending, is always a positive dream symbol. Whether you are struggling on a difficult rope or ladder or walking up an easy slope, this dream suggests that you are moving in the right direction. If the climb in your dream is extremely difficult, it may be pointing to some obstacles that you need to overcome before reaching your goals. Consider all of the details in your dream, and if you recently completed a difficult task, achieved a goal (e.g. graduating), this dream may be reflective in nature.
Mystical Meaning - The dream oracles say that to climb a ladder to the last rung means you will succeed in business.

Cloak
To dream of wearing a cloak can represent self-protection or protective warmth and love. Freud considered it a symbol for envoloping female sexuality. A cloak can also designate illicit concealment and secrecy. are you hiding something from yourself or from the world at large? What is it that you cloak in secrecy?
Mystical Meaning - To dream of wearking a cloak forecasts a period of uncertainty ahead. If it has a hood, be warned, for someone you trust is deceiving you.

Clock
Carl Jung called all circular images a "mandala." It is one of the most important dream symbols which represent the psychic center of personality. It is symbolic of wholeness, completeness, and unity of the self. The clock is a mandala that revolves and it may represent immortality. On the lighter side, when you are dreaming about a clock, time is an obvious issue. You may be currently experiencing anxiety in regard to a time-sensitive situation. For example, people worry about their "biological clock" running out, or they are concerned about not being "on top of things." In general, however, this dream may be a reminder that you need to speed up your actions and that time is an important factor. Old dream interpretations say that if you hear a clock strike, (or alarm go off), positive things will happen to you, and if you are winding a clock, you will fall in love! When interpreting this dream, try to remember the time and then attempt to understand how those numbers are meaningful to you.
Mystical Meaning - To hear a clock chime augers bad news, say the dream oracles.

Closet
The closet in your dream may have emotional, psychological, or physical connotations. Closets are used to store good things that we need as well as useless stuff. Emotionally they hold memories, secrets, precious emotions and valuable thoughts. Consider all of the details in your dream and try to see the message clearly. Do you need to clean out the closet, come out of the closet, or share the things that you have stored in that closet?

Clothes
Clothing generally represent our worldly appearance or status. At times, it may represent our attitudes toward ourselves and others. Mostly, it represent the way that we appear to the world. Clothes are not symbolic of our private self, but rather of our public self. A poor man wears different clothes than a rich man. A doctor's attire is different from that of a carpenter. The type of clothing that we wear varies from situation to situation. The type of clothes that you are wearing in the dream will give you clues to the meaning of the dream and to your unconscious ideas about yourself and others.
Mystical Meaning - Early dream dictionaries say that to dream of seeing a naked woman is lucky. It foretells that some unexpected honors await you. It was also deemed unluck to dream of having too may clothes, for this meant you lacked the necessities of life. To dream of new clothes mean that you will have a domestic tiff.

Clouds
Clouds are made of air and water, two of the four basic elements. Some would say that the soul is represented by air and spirit by water. Your positive energy and idealism could be represented by white clouds and your more negative personal characteristics, and private thoughts, by dark storm clouds.
Mystical Meaning - Many mystical traditions advise clearing the "clouds of ignorance" so the light of enlightenment may shine. Similarly, clouds protected the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus. Only your intuition can penetrate the highest knowledge.

Clown
A clown mocks the absurdity of pretentiousness. He is a trickster whom psychologists identify as being a symbol for the first, rudimentary stage in the development of the hero myth, in which the hero is intinctual, uninhibited, and often childish.
Mystical Meaning - The Fool in the Tarot cards, who becomes the joker in ordinary playing cards, represents the unconscious side of personality with all its potential for transformation.

Cockroaches
Seeing and at times just thinking about cockroaches makes a person feel squeamish and repulsed. When dreaming about these dreaded insects, the unconscious mind may be hinting to the dreamer that he needs to reevaluate and reassess a major part of his life. There is never just one roach; thus, the areas of life that need cleansing and renewal may be deep and wide. The negativity or contamination that is represented by the roaches may affect a great deal of your life. Thus, this may be a call to clean your psychological, emotional, and spiritual self. (Also, examine your motives!) On a less dramatic note, cockroaches in our dreams may be associated with food and uncleanliness, so don't leave the dishes for tomorrow!

Coffin
This dream symbol most likely evokes fear, but before making quick interpretations, carefully consider all of the details in this dream. The coffin could symbolize a lack of energy or vitality in the dreamer. It could represent the death of one stage of life and movement into another. (Not necessarily physical death! In fact, some cultures believe that if you see a person dead and in a coffin, he will most likely live a long and healthy life!) When dreaming about coffins, we may be contemplating the nature of the death experience and may access the state of consciousness that is attuned to the spiritual world. Most simply, and most likely, the coffin in your dreams may represent feelings of confinement and lack of freedom.

Colors
Most people dream in colors, but at times some stand out more than others. Colors are symbolic and their symbolism is part of culture. We communicate with color and relate ideas with them. For example, a bride wears white and black is worn at funerals. Colors also represent energy. The meaning that you give to the colors in your dreams depends on the meaning that you give to those colors in daily life. If you "see red" when you are angry, then red symbolizes anger and not passion for you. Some generalizations have been made as to the meaning of colors in dreams. They are as follows:
Black: depression, sadness, despair. Some believe it symbolizes hidden sexual desires.
Blue: spirituality, optimism, positive thoughts, communication. Some believe that when you see it in your dreams, you may be in the presence of your spiritual guide.
Green: money, jealousy, health concerns, love.
Red: passion, sexuality, anger, warning.
White: purity, transformation, cleanliness, dignity.
Yellow: inspiration
Orange: cleansing
Purple: clairvoycance
Brown: stability
Mystical Meaning - Psychics see colors in the aura, the energy field that surrounds living things. The dream meaning of colors may relate to the spiritual values traditionaly associated with each color.

Compass
Your unconscious may be showing you the way. You may need to reconsider the direction your life is going or may need to take time out to get your bearings. This is a hopeful dream that promises to end your feelings of disorientation.
Mystical Meaning - In fen shui, the eight compass directions symbolize different qualities. South relates to fame, fortune, and recognition of reputation. Soutwest relates to marriage, romantic happiness, and partnerships. West relates to children and creativity. Northwest relates to helpful people, mentors, and networking. North relates to career and business and success. Northeast relates to knowledge, study, and introspection. East relates to family, elders, authority figures, and health. Southeast relates to wealth and prosperity.

Cooking
If you dream of preparing food for other people, it may indicate that you have a desire to influence others. You may want people to like you or become dependent upon you. Cooking can also symbolize your need to transform a realization of a raw truth or emotion into something more palatable. Finally, the dream may represent your awareness of plans in preparation; i.e, "something's cooking."
Mystical Meaning - The dream weavers of old say that to dream of cooking means that many friends will visit you in the future.

Corner
Perhaps you feel frustrated by events that you can do nothing about. You feel trapped. You feel cornered. You are being forced to make a decision and now you must take control of the situation. However, to dream of turning a corner suggests that things have taken a turn for the better and you have taken a new, and perhaps better, direction.
Mystical Meaning - Corners are usually considered places where negative energy accumulates. You need to be more positive.

Corridor
Dreaming of a long corridor that has no end may show that you are desperate to escape a repetitive situation. As well as external troubles, this dream could symbolize repetitive behavior patterns that you need to be free of. In most dreams, corridors represent the passing of one phase of your life to another.
Mystical Meaning - In mysticism, corridors and passage ways are places of where energy moves fast and cannot accumulate. To dream of a corridor may therefore show that you are in danger of losing your energy and vitality.

Couch
Dreaming about a couch could mean that you may have a need for some rest and relaxation. The couch also has other symbolism. For example, it could be an object that brings up warm memories, such as those of your first love, whom you snuggled and first kissed. Additionally, look at all the details of your dream and try to determine if your couch is symbolic of an analyst's "couch," such as Freud had. Old dream interpretation books offer a somewhat strange but curious meaning. They say that the couch may be symbolic of a false sense of security and that you should listen to the advice of those that love you!

Couple
To dream of a couple may symbolize the need to bring together the male and female parts of your psyche.
Mystical Meaning - Alchemy was a spiritual tradition that sought spiritual transformation of the psyche. The Royal Couple is one of the main symbols found in Philosophia Reformata, written by Mylius in 1622. Their coming together and merging to become one being symbolizes spiritual wholeness.

Cow
In our dreams, this simple domestic animal can represent a variety of very important and deeply-felt issues. In some cultures the cow is a sacred symbol, representing divine qualities of fertility, nourishment and motherhood. Consider the details in your dream and make attempts to identify the individual, (it could be yourself), to whom the symbolism applies. Additional characteristics to consider when interpreting a dream with cows as one of the primary symbols are passivity, docility and general contentment with life. The cow is mostly a positive dream symbol, and superstition-based dream interpretation say that grazing cows are symbols of prosperity, contentment and happiness.
Mystical Meaning Cows are sacred to the Hindus because they symbolize the protective, nurturing aspect of the godhead. Krishna taught the cow herders not to worship an unseen god, but their own cows. "There is where your devotion is and where God's blessing to you resides. Worship your cows!" The lessong is clear that "God is your highest concern."

Crab
At first glance a crab seems to be a very negative dream symbol. It could represent a "crabby" or unpleasant personality. The claws could be symbolic of a clinging and hurtful person, or a side of your own personality. There may be too much dependence, clinging and forcefulness in your life. The crab may also symbolize your inability to effectively move forward and address your own difficulties. (Remember the crab often moves sideways or backwards.) Some folklore interpretations say that the crab is an omen of poor health. However, there is a more positive interpretation for the crab in your dream. In some areas of metaphysics, the crab is a representative of the sea and the sky. It represents physical nourishment which can be obtained from the sea and also intellectual nourishment. As with all water dwelling animals, the crab could also represent something in the unconscious and the emotions.

Crocodile
Perhaps the crocodile is you? Are you being snappy all the time? The crocodile can be a symbol of aggressiveness and the shadowy realm of the instincts. Alternatively, the dream may reveal that you have been displaying false emotions and shedding, "crocodile tears" or that someone close to you has.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of a crocodile was believed to mean that your best friends would deceive you.

Cross (crucifix)
A cross can have several seemingly varying connotations, or the interpretation may be multifaceted. It may represent your spirituality and the coming together of all different parts of your personality. It is a Christian symbol and you can think about what it means to you. The other interpretation may be less spiritual and more of a reflection of how you are feeling. A cross is a symbol of pain and suffering. Think if you are feeling as though you are being "crucified" by something that is going on in your life.
Mystical Meaning - In mysticism, the cross symbolizes the fourfold divisions of nature, such as seasons, the four compass directions, and elements. In the ancient world, it was considered the ideal shape of man, the blueprint of his nature. It is also closely associated with the life-giving power of the tree.

Crossroads
Your life has come to a crisis point and you must now choose between a number of options. Each road represents a direction you can travel in your life at this time. The choice may be difficult and painful, but you must make your decision.
Mystical Meaning - Criminals we hanged at crossroads so that the maximum number of travelers would witness the consequences of crime. As a dream symbol the crossroads can therefore represent crime, punishment, and death. However, most old dream books say that dreaming of a crossroads means an important decision ahead.

Crow
The crow may represent the dark part of your psyche that appears at first to be frightening but contains what you need for spirit enrichment. Crows, like angels, were once believed to be the messengers of the gods. In your dream, they are messengers from your unconscious.
Mystical Meaning - Associated with witchcraft, the crow is siad to have the gift of prophecy. Some people believe that dreams that include crows foretell future events.

Crowd
Your dream may be telling you that you need to make some space for yourself. You need solitude occasionally to reflect on events. In these moment of quiet meditation you can recharge your energy and gain a clearer insight into what it is you truly want from life. Dreaming about a crowd may show that the worries and problems of the world are pressing on you.
Mystical Meaning - Old dream books say it is fortunate to dream of a crowd as long as they are well dressed of wearing brightly colored clothes. It means many friends will come your way.

Crown
A crown made of gold and jewels symbolizes power, honor, and status. It could also symbolize an accomplishment or a passage into higher levels of consciousness or spiritual awareness. When interpreting this dream, pay attention to what kind of crown it is and who is wearing it. This dream may be congratulatory, (i.e. esteem for a job well done). Different types of crowns may have varying meanings (e.g. Jesus had a crown of thorns and was a martyr). All crowns are circular and in that way they bring up issues of completeness and wholeness and point to the center of personality.

Crying
In our dreams we experience a variety of emotions. Crying in the dream state generally has the same meaning as crying in daily life. It is a release of negative emotion, frustration, or fear. On the other hand, you could be experiencing the tears of joy. Due to repression or denial, sometimes people are unable to express their feelings. In the dream state some of our defense mechanisms may relax and an emotional release occurs. Some emotional dreams may be compensatory in nature. Thus, if you never cry in daily life, you may cry in your dreams.

Crystal
The mathematical symmetry of a crystal can represent unity and wholeness. The crystal may represent the quintessence of your self. It is the pure spirit, the divine cosmic plan unfolding in human form. It is the eternal part of you, unsullied by the world. If you dream of gazing into a crystal, this can show that you are looking within yourself to find your true destiny.
Mystical Meaning - Crystals are associated with the healing powers of the spirit. Their vibrations resonate with the life force within the aura and bring peace, harmony, and health. To dream of a crystal reveals that these hidden potentials are also within you.

Cup
The cup is considered to be a classic female symbol. It may also represent something passive from which you can draw a sustenance. If the cup contains wine, your dream may have a spiritual message.
Mystical Meaning - The dream may be referring to the Holy Grail and the search for spiritucal sustenance. A cup can also stand for love and truth. For example, the Tarot card suit of cups symbolizes the inquirer's emotional life and is generally a fortunate augury.

Cupboard
A Freudian psychologist will tell you that cupboards represen the mother and show your desire to return to the secure waters of your mother's womb. However, it may simply represent something you open in order to reveal a truth. Perhaps a skeleton is hidden in the cupboard, something about yourself you do not want to accept or reveal. As a cupboard may contain clothes, the dream may be telling you about the side of yourself you present to the world (your persona).
Mystical Meaing - Dream superstition tells that if your dream of an empty cupboard you will be poor, but if it is full, good fortune will not desert you.

Curtain
To dream of opening curtains can show your readiness to look at what has been hidden, whereas closing cutains may show a desire to hide or repress your feelings. Theater curtains can represent the beginning or ending of something. Death has sometime been called "the final curtain." Perhaps your behavior has been a bit of a performance, but you've changed your ways?
Mystical Meaning - Tradition has it that to dream of curtains mean that an unwelcome visitor will arrive. There may be quarrels.

Cutting
To cute is to sever and separate. Your dream may be an allegory for a broken relationship, a major change in your circle of friends, or the end of an outmoded pattern of behavior.
Mystical Meaning - Dream oracles tell that to dream of being cut means that a friend will betray you.