Dream Dictionary

An oasis in a dream can represent temporary relief from difficulties.

See also Desert

The interpretation of this dream depends on you. You may be concerned about your looks and fear that you are becoming fat. Be realistic in regard to this area of your life. If you are very thin and cannot stop worrying about your weight, you should see a doctor. Psychologically speaking, obesity usually is a sign that the individual has issues with self-esteem and personal power. In dreams about obesity fat emotionally insulates us from others and isolates us physically.

Obscenity in a dream can represent your instinctive, animal nature.

It traditionally represents our great unconscious, memories, emotions, and individual soul and collective experiences. Look at all of the details in this dream. Is the water clear or murky? Is it calm or turbulent? Are you catching fish, or are you stranded and afraid? Look, listen, and try to comprehend the messages in this dream. No one is in a better position to give meaning to your dreams than you can. Concentrate and learn for yourself.

If the dream makes you happy, it implies that you may be involved in many different activities or adventures. If there is a negative emotional reaction to the dream, it suggests that unhealthy attachments and entanglements are present in daily life.

The content of the dream will tell you if its message is about wealth, religion, spirituality, or sex. Traditionally, oil is used as a part of many religious sacraments. It represents wealth for people who own it, and it also may have sexual connotations. What does it mean for you?

Old people in dreams represent wisdom and maturity. They may appear in our dreams at times of confusion and lack of direction, or when we need consultation and help in decision-making.

Singing in an opera can be a sign that it is becoming easier for you to express your emotions in waking life. If you dream that you are taking part in an opera, but not singing, your waking life may need more drama. Watching an opera can mean that you are already surrounded by drama.

The colour orange corresponds to the second chakra and, at times, may be associated with our reproductive system. The second chakra is said to be responsible for our reproductive health and has something to do with our sexual expression. It is very difficult to make any correlation between its symbolism and a particular area of life. Consider your sexual and reproductive health and then make other associations in order to obtain a personal interpretation of the colour orange.

An orchestra can signify the aspects of your personality that have work harmoniously in order for you to function. Dreaming that you are conducting an orchestra can be a sign that you need to take control of something. Being a member of an orchestra is a message that the work you are doing is an important part of a larger task. Whether you are in tune or out of tune with the orchestra is an indication of how well you blend in with the people in your life.

An organ can symbolize harmony between different aspects of your personality or your life.

If you associate an organ with a house of worship, then a dream about an organ can have to do with the way you feel about religion.

For English-speakers, the word "organ" can be a slang term for penis, so a dream about an organ can have sexual connotations.

If you dream that you are an orphan, you may feel that you have been rejected by the other members of your family in waking life. You may feel that you did not receive unconditional love and attention from your parents when were a child, and that you had to find your way in the world without their guidance and support.

Dreaming that you are an orphan can also indicate that you feel like an outsider among your family. You may feel that they have excluded you, or that you have little in common with them.

If you dream that you are caring for an orphan, you may be attempting to heal a part of you that feels unloved.

A dream about being an orphan can also be a message from your unconscious that you need to be more independent and self-reliant.

The orphan child who knows from birth that they are different from their family and community, and has to survive alone in the world, is an archetype that is found in many children's stories, such as Bambi and Snow White.

An ostrich can represent denial or a desire to avoid responsibility.

An otter in a dream can stand for the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and to understand what is happening both above and below the surface. Traditionally, otters have been considered to be pure and holy.

The most obvious symbolism is that of a womb. You may be having some fears or anticipation in regard to having children. A warm oven is said to have fruitful, or positive, connotations while a cold oven the opposite. Of course, an oven may simply represent housekeeping and cooking.