Dream Dictionary

Before we can nourish others, we first need to nourish ourselves. Making sacrifices is human, but when we do too much for the world and not enough for ourselves, we are left feeling neglected and weak. Martyrdom is not fun and martyrs are at times annoying. This dream may be suggesting to you that you need to prioritise. Eliminate things in your life that are not necessary and continuously drag you down. Also, consider the fact that whatever is constantly requiring you to make personal sacrifices may not be in your best interest or conducive to your health or happiness. Superstition based dream interpretations say that dreaming about sacrifice is a dream of the contrary and that you will be enriched in the near future.

Dreaming about saints usually has spiritual implications. You may have travelled to another plain and are having a wonderful, very meaningful spiritual experience. For those that cannot accept this possibility, your unconscious may be relaying some feelings of pressure or possibly the need to sacrifice on some level in your daily life.

Salt is one of the most abundant chemicals on Earth. Dreaming about it suggests that you may be thinking about or desiring those things that are dependable and, at the same time, exciting. If you associate an individual with the salt in your dreams you may be giving that person these attributes.

Seeing or interacting with the devil in your dreams may have several different meanings and the interpretation depends on the details of the dream. However, it almost always points to something negative and disturbing in your personality, daily life, or environment. You may have dark thoughts or have engaged in negative actions and now are experiencing guilt, fear, and anxiety. Dream interpretations based on folklore say that seeing Satan in your dreams may be a warning about poor health, and if the dream persists, you should get a physical check-up.

Saturn is a Roman deity representing the Golden Age. He is associated with the Greek god Cronos. Cronos was a Titan, the son of Uranus and the father of Zeus (Jupiter). Cronos dethroned his father and was later dethroned by Zeus. Thus, from a psychoanalytic point of view, dreaming about Saturn may be symbolic of some aspects of the Oedipus complex. It may bring up the desire to challenge authority and gain personal power and identity. Astrologically, Saturn represents a wide range of positive and negative attributes. He represents barriers, misfortune, fixation and impotence, as well as loyalty, righteousness, consistency, knowledge and self-denial. Saturn symbolises man's ability to recognise the difficulties of life and to confront the impulsive and passion motivated lifestyle. Dreaming about Saturn may be an unconscious message regarding self-restrain and a need for a more intellectual, moral and spiritual life. Also, Saturn's influence has a way of amplifying reality. If there is melancholy or despair, it remains fixed. Thus, dreaming of Saturn might call your attention to unpleasant aspects of life or to self-negating emotions. However, the psyche may be providing you with knowledge that can be used to motivate and transform current reality through hard work and self-discipline.

A scar can represent an old emotional wound that you haven't dealt with.

This dream may be interpreted on several different levels. If you are the student you may be feeling inadequate or lack self-confidence. Either way, going to school or attending class in a dream is your unconscious reminder that there is a need for new learning and that you may have not learned an important lesson. School may not always be a positive experience, but it is always necessary. Ask yourself what do you need to learn more about? If you were a teacher in your dream, you may be dealing with issues of authority. From a spiritual point of view, some believe that in the dream state an individual may travel to an inner plane or the spiritual realm, where they can attend classes that assist in spiritual growth and development.

Scissors can represent independence - cutting away old ties or people or things that are no longer helpful.

Dreaming about a scorpion may be symbolic of something in your environment which is hurtful, dangerous, and "stinging." It may represent bitter words and very negative attitudes. Superstition based dream interpretation books say that a scorpion may constitute a warning. It further states that if the scorpion in your dream bit you, you will overcome your problems. However, if you killed the scorpion, be exceptionally careful around people that are not your friends, or are false friends. Some believe that the scorpion is a symbol of transformation.

If you dream that you are making or looking at a scrapbook, you are reviewing old memories.

Dreaming about a sculpture can be a sign that you are very concerned about the image that you project, or that you find it hard to accept the truth about things. If you are the sculptor, you are trying to discover the truth about yourself.

Water generally symbolises the emotions and the unconscious. Water could also represent the collective unconscious or your soul experiences. All dream interpretations depend on the individuals’ personal belief system and life experiences.

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Because seals are very well adapted to their environment, dreaming of a seal can be a sign that you are content with the life that you are living. If you dream of an injured seal, however, you may be dissatisfied with your life.

Very often most of your dreamtime is taken up with you searching for something. You may be searching for:

• A tangible object
• An emotional succour
• A long cherished goal
• An old memory
• A old friendship
• Solution to your particular problem

Did you know that the composition of benzene was based on the fruition of a dream?

There are other instances of inspiration in dreams, which have led to scientific discoveries.

When you locate the object of your search it could be a logical conclusion you had passed over when you were awake, which has resurfaced from your subconscious mind.

A dream may also have you looking for something you may not find. Is that dream also a well meant advice to you that you are probably looking too much into the past, and should rather be getting on with things?