Symbols in dreams

A symbol is an image produced by the psyche in dreams and visions. Symbols are particularly fascinating when experienced in a dream and often produce psychological and emotional effects on the individual. The psyche (unconscious) uses images as a language to convey meaning and information. Not every image is a symbol but all objects and processes in dreams [...]

The seven dreams

The following seven dreams are all by the same person. This dreamer, a fifty six year old woman had been living in Egypt for eleven years when her father fell very ill, so she came home to England to help her mother to nurse him. He died shortly after her return. Shortly after her father’s death her [...]

Lying in a Coffin

The following dream was had by a 78 year old woman who’s husband had recently died. Dream:  Lying In a Coffin. I am in my bedroom in an open coffin which is on my bed and I am wrapped up in bandages like a mummy. It is dark and gloomy. Two women come into my room [...]

The African Trip

Dream:  The African Trip I went to Cape Town to visit Merv with a girlfriend of mine- not sure who she was. I had an awful time with Merv. He ignored me and left alone in his home and I got very angry. My friend was a boring old friend who I wanted to show around. [...]

The Honey Mask and the Buddhist Mansion

Dreams and the Interpretations: No dream can be fully interpreted accurately in isolation. I need to know a certain amount about the dreamer and the dreamer’s life.   If people appear in the dream that the dreamer knows, then I need to know what the dreamer thinks and feels about these characters. Much more could be [...]