Discovering Yourself Through Your Dreams

Finding out what your dreams are saying to you requires you to first understand that every element or object in your dream is of significance. The next step is translating the images and their personalized meaning to you. Listed in this guide are the possible meanings of some of the most common dream symbols. These will aid you in interpreting the language of your dreams.

Colors: The most common colors in dreams are red, blue and green, which is not unusual because those are the colors that make up a majority of what we see.

Red is a color of love and passion, but it can also stand for rage, aggression and impending danger. To alchemists, red is the color of emotions.

Green is the color of nature.

Blue is a color representing water - which is cool and soothing, and therefore symbolizes a need for relaxation. It is also the color of the soul and the
subconscious.

Yellow infers mental instability and could signify annoyances in life. Yellow itself is a happy color, but combined with any other color it signifies negative things
to come.

Unusually bright colors in dreams are there to grab your attention; there is something important about the related item. It seems that the further you go into the night as you sleep, colors in dreams seem to grow more intense. Most dreams are in color, however some require to speak to us in black and white. A gray tone in dreams could signify that the dreamer has a gloomy outlook about life. A dream with color where an object remains in black and white could show a negative feeling associated with the item and its true meaning for the dreamer.

Driving: Dreams of driving usually represent the dreamer and his/her present course on the road of life. The vehicle represents the dreamer them self. For instance, a dream of driving an expensive sports car, but only being able to drive it slow could be trying to point out that while the dreamer is comfortable in their life there is still something hindering their personal growth.

Falling: To dream of falling and receiving no injuries indicates that you will soon overcome some obstacle that is in the way. Dreams of falling could also mean that one is insecure about some event that could be taking place. And if you are hurt when you fall, the dream foretells disaster relating to the situation symbolized in the dream.

Flying: Flying dreams give the dreamer a sense of escape from some uncomfortable situation. Flying dreams show us that we have the ability to rise above the occasion and exceed. I wish to fly when you are awake has also been known to cause these dreams because dreams are influenced by intense wants or wishes.

Hallways: A hallways tells of a feeling of restriction with a longing to be free. The doors present in a hallway are possible solutions. You should try opening the doors and find out what's behind them.

Keys: The key represents ideas for new ways to express yourself. According to Freud, the key symbolizes sexuality. The key in your dream could be trying to tell you to find new ways to express your sexuality.

Monsters: The presence of a monster suggests that you are afraid of your urges and keep them hidden. In your dreams you should try to confront these monsters and find out why they are chasing you.

Nightmares: Nightmares can leave a person confused or upset when they wake up. Try to confront the situation instead of being passive and let it play out in front of you. Use the feelings associated with the dream to tell you how to react. If you are confronted by a strange man in your dream and he is trying to scare you, ask him why instead of leaving the situation. Try talking in your dream and find out what each character of your dream has to say. A part of ourself comes out in these nightmares that wants to make itself known, whether it is to fight for the acknowledgment of it's existence or to give you an important message or insight.

Nudity: Nudity can represent fear of the truth and humiliation. To dream of a person nude in a non-sexual dream says that you are seeing the person in the dream as they truly are.

Pursuit: In dreams of being chased usually the aggressor is some man or group of men that can either be seen very well or not at all, like they are off-screen in a film. Being chased symbolizes that something you have tried to forget is trying to come to the surface and be known. In your dreams your normal daily urges prevail - but try not to run away from the pursuit. During the chase scene, try to confront what is after you. Guilt could also be a reason for one of these dreams to appear. Children seem to have more of these type of dreams, instead being chased by a monster, which sometimes represents a parent.

Repeating/Recurring Dreams: About two-thirds of all people have recurring dreams, more times occurring in females than in males. Most of the times with reoccurring dreams there is some sort of stressful situation that is happening. The dream must be finished and the conflict symbolized by the dream resolved before the dream will stop. These dreams are important, pay special attention to them.

School: Dreams of being in school especially after you have graduated long ago could be trying to make you aware of some tension relating to that time is still present. Also, the symbol of the dreamer as the student being told what to do by the teachers could represent that deep inside there is a fear of loss of control.

Sex and Sexuality: Most adults have some sort of sexual activity or sexual content in their dreams. Such dreams give you the ability to fulfill your secret desires when, in real life, they would go unfulfilled. These dreams are beneficial by allowing the dreamer to experience sexual situations without having to stray from their current partner.

The Shadow: Represents the undefined stranger within yourself. The shadow can represent the past, present or future. If it is visible in your dream then you have begun to get in touch with your darker side. You should try to interact with your shadow in the dream instead of fearing it, after all it is a part of you that wants to be understood.

Snakes: Snakes represent problems with friends or family members and that you should take care not to start a fight. To step over a snake without having fear could mean that you are worrying too much or are letting yourself get stressed out about something trivial. To step directly on a snake without it biting you denotes that you will soon become bored with someone you once found interesting. Dreaming of a snake symbolizes raw fear, especially in women. Almost every woman dreams about snakes. The snakes could also represent the unconscious mind itself being that both are secretive and fear-evoking.

Traveling: To dream of taking a trip shows that the dreamer is actively searching for something. To be in an airport represents freedom. Traveling in dreams, providing all goes well, is a sign of success in life - that you are on the right path. To take a trip on foot could foretell a road of hard work lays just ahead for you.

Violence: Violence or acts of aggression in dreams occurs in over sixty percent of dreams. Violence in a dream tells us of repressed urges and feelings. If you are the aggressor then your dream could be telling you to let go of your inhibitions and you will be on the right track regardless of any opposition. If the aggressor is in your dream then you may need to focus on your manners and exercise some control over yourself. If you lose the fight then many trials are set to consume you. These dreams could continue until you solve the problem making them occur. Try to defeat the aggressor in the dream and become the victor.

Dreaming could be a new kind of step to personal enrichment and well-being. Dreams are there for the purpose of helping us discover things we cannot see with our jaded vision. Once we find out what our dreams are trying to tell us we can begin to better ourselves, not only for our future but our children's future.