Dream Dictionary

People often dream about being in a plane crash, witnessing a crash, or being bombed or shot at from planes. Aeroplanes, like all other vehicles, symbolise a portion of your life's journey. The part of your life that is represented is usually a memory, material from your unconscious mind, or something that is physically far away from you. Since we use planes to travel to places that are far away, the logical progression of this interpretation is that the aeroplane is symbolic of an event, individuals, or emotions that are either in the past, physically apart from you, or deep in the unconscious and far from conscious thought. Disturbing dreams in which you are being bombed or where you see a bloody crash scene may be trying to bring up issues and feelings that have been buried in the unconscious mind (from the past or the present) but are still powerful and disturbing to the dreamer. The more powerful, vivid, and disturbing this dream is, the greater the necessity to interpret and obtain a satisfactory meaning.

Traditionally, a dream about seeing a plane or being on a plane means good luck. However, tradition also says that a dream of a plane crash foretells bad luck.

If you dream of having an affliction, you are becoming aware of a situation in your life that needs to change.

Having an affliction can mean that you are concerned about whether that the partner you chose is right for you.

See also Illness

Dreaming about old people or your own aging may have several different meanings. An old man may symbolise wisdom and forgiveness while an old woman may represent life and death. In general, aging may represent the wisdom that a person acquires through experience. The dream may also be giving you a message in regard to life's lessons. This may be a good time for you to apply some of your experience and knowledge to a current situation. This dream may also be a reflection of your concerns about aging. If you are thinking about your mortality and do not welcome maturing and age, the dream may be bringing out some of your worries and/or vanities.

Air in a dream can symbolize freedom or clarity.

Traditionally, a dream about air means that you will have an enjoyable trip, or that you will find money that you have lost.

Dreaming of an alarm clock can be a message from your unconscious that you need to be more prudent, that you need more discipline, or that you need to have more willpower.

If you are a lucid dreamer, an alarm clock in a dream may be a reminder that you need to wake up.

Understanding the symbol of alcohol in your dreams depends on the relationship you have with it in daily life. If you drink regularly, you need to look at the other details of your dream more carefully. However, if you drink rarely or never, then this dream could represent a need for you to escape from your daily stress and your desire to get quick relief. The alcohol could be suggesting a need for healing and getting in balance. Your unconscious mind may be suggesting outrageous things in hopes that you get the message to "have fun, dream dreams, and get out of your own head!" The message in the dream about alcohol is most likely not encouraging you to drink but it may represent a need to feel better or get better.

See also Drunk

Occasionally, people will have dreams about UFO's and aliens. What these dreams symbolise, collectively or individually is difficult to explain and understand. Meeting and talking to aliens may suggests that significant changes are coming into your life and, at the moment, things feel strange and foreign to you. If you dream that you are the alien, it suggests that you may feel detached from some parts of yourself and from others. You may be a stranger in your immediate surroundings, and some self-evaluation and familiarisation is suggested.

This cold-blooded animal could hold several different meanings in your dream. It could symbolically represent something from your memory, emotions, or a current situation or individual in your life. Some think that the alligator represents verbal power used in a destructive way (angry and hurtful words). Others believe that it represents an enemy, and may be a warning to watch out for an enemy before they can do you any harm.

Consider the details in your dream and your level of fear. This dream symbol should encourage you to look at some of your more "dangerous" emotions, memories, and experiences. The alligators in your dreams will begin to lose the power to frighten you as your understanding increases.

If you dream of eating almonds, you may be feeling unsatisfied about something.

A dream about someone else eating almonds can be a sign that you feel that a project you are undertaking is going to be successful.

A bitter almond in a dream can represent an obligation that you feel is weighing you down, while a sweet almond can symbolize temptation.

If you dream about a roasted almond, you need to pay attention to things more closely.

If you dream that you are in front of an altar, or that you are receving communion, you are feeling at peace with yourself.

In old dream dictionaries, dreaming about an ambulance could be labelled as a dream of warning. In more modern terms, your unconscious mind may by attempting to convey information that you have been unwilling to deal with consciously. Pay attention to your physical body and see if your health is an issue. Otherwise, this dream may be pointing to some urgent situation in your life. Consider all of the details in your dream. Examine your daily life and make an attempt to see if there is something that requires your immediate attention.

See Kidnapping

See Cleaning

See Poison

This is a frightening dream that may be due to anxiety and fear. It suggests feelings of frustration, anger, and powerlessness on the part of the dreamer. It an represent a danger or a risk that you feel that ou cannot control.

This dream may also be related to a radical removal of something from one's life. Some believe that you are trying to get rid of something that is no longer desirable or necessary or that the limb or the part being amputated has lost its power. According to New Age thinking, the right side of the body is usually associated with the ability to give emotionally, psychologically and physically to your self and others, while the left is linked with the ability to receive.

This dream may be pointing to one of your perceptions about life or be symbolic of life itself. You may see some parts of your life as lively, interesting, adventurous and entertaining. On the other hand, depending on the details of the dream you may see yourself as being on a wild ride, where nothing is terribly serious and life is a perpetual "roller coaster ride." If you have been dealing with a significant amount of stress in your daily life or have been overworked, this dream may be a form of compensation. The dream's message may be to encourage you to find time for fun and relaxation as well as to remind you that life is full of ups and downs and that a light-hearted attitude may be a refreshing change.

Amusement parks in dreams can also symbolize a distraction, something that is using up your attention too much and stopping you from doing what you are supposed to be doing.

If the amusement park is closed for business, or shut down, it could signify that you need to take yourself more seriously.