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Dream dictionary

Pages sorted by theme. Each explains a symbol and what Artemidorus, Ibn Sirin, Zhou Gong and Jung said about it.

How these pages are written: the methodology

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Expand a section to read the short guide and open symbol pages. Thumbnails use each article’s cover when available.

Animal symbols115

Animals appear in dreams as messengers: instinct, fear, desire, or wild parts of the self. The same creature may suggest protection, threat, or freedom depending on your life story. Browse the entries below for classic threads in dream psychology and symbolism, then test them against what you feel when you wake up.

Place symbols188

Houses, roads, water, mountains, or night skies often sketch inner space: boundaries, transition, shelter, or exposure. A dream place may stand for a relationship or life stage rather than geography. Treat these articles as guides to recurring motifs, not as fixed labels for your private experience.

Objects and elements298

Keys, bridges, fire, water, tools, or machines often condense a possible action, a block, or a wish to change. They also tie collective stories—myths, tales, faith—to your personal scene. Use the interpretations here to ask better questions: what does this object do in your plot, and what real-life tension might it echo?

Body and people symbols192

Teeth, hair, pregnancy, wounds, or familiar faces sit at the heart of intimate dreams. They may speak to self-image, vulnerability, attachment, or felt change in the body. Read these pages as lenses, not diagnoses: the same image can point to fear, care, or memory work, depending on context.

Recurring motifs309

Falling, being chased, flying, exams, or scenes that return again and again: such scenarios cross cultures and eras. They often touch autonomy, control, guilt, or role change. When a motif repeats, note the emotional tone and details—that is where interpretation becomes truly personal.

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