Dream Dictionary

If a woman dreams about a vagina, she may be considering her desire for a mate, her desire to nurture or her need to connect with other woman.

If a man dreams about a vagina, he may need to thrust himself forward mentally or physically.

A bleeding vagina in a dream can represent anxieties about sexuality or femininity.

Vampires, for most people, represent powerful and evil creatures. Dreaming about vampires suggests that the dreamer may be feeling overwhelmed in some areas of his or her life and is struggling with negative thoughts, feelings, and actions. You may be currently concerned about ethical or moral issues and are experiencing anxiety as a result. The vampire represents personal attributes or negative habits that drain energy and resources or cause emotional exhaustion. If a vampire is attacking you, you may perceive yourself as a powerless victim. Interpreting this dream's message may help you to identify the source of your negative feelings and helplessness.

A vase as a dream symbol usually represents something personal that has value and beauty. It is a holding vessel for water and flowers, which are both deep and meaningful dream symbols. If you are dreaming about a broken vase, you need to consider the areas of life that seem to be falling apart and need mending. It may be your love life, family relationships, career, or any other highly valuable area of life.

Food represents nourishment and pleasure. Interpreting the symbolism of vegetables in your dream depends on how you feel about them in daily life: whether you like them for their taste and nutritional value, or find them dull and boring. You may be projecting a need to feed your body or soul or reflecting on a dull and not very satisfying part of life. The shape and type of vegetable and the overall content of the dream need to be considered when making interpretation.

Dreaming that you are a ventriloquist can be a sign that you are being deceptive in waking life. If you see a ventriloquist, you may feel that you are being deceived.

Venus, the planet may be seen rising in the east along with the sun and is known as the Morning Star. It also sets in the west and is the Evening Star. Due to the way this plant travels across the sky, it is often a symbol of death and rebirth. It is associated with the sun and considered to be the sun's messenger and an intermediary between the sun and mankind. In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love. The love that she represents is not of the emotional and fruitful kind, but rather lust, sensual pleasure and raw animal attraction. Aphrodite was able to stir sexual feelings in both animals and mankind and often represents the perverse side of human sexuality. She is the goddess of the house of prostitution. Aphrodite may represent our basic sexual nature before it is tamed and humanised by emotions and spirit. In order to understand the symbolism of Venus in a dream, some reflection is required. Are you full of lust and/or has your sexuality been ignored? Aphrodite may be stirring your basic sexual nature. If you are feeling drained by life, the planet Venus may be a representation of the ability to regenerate and begin anew. Seeing Venus in a dream may be a reminder that there is an abundance of internal energy and resources accessible to all who tap into it.

A dream about any type of vermin can be a sign that you feel that someone or something has invaded your space.

If you are the victim of violence or another negative action in your dream, you may be feeling guilty about something and using your dream to punish yourself. Your dream could also be a sign that you feel vulnerable.

Is your attacker someone you know in waking life? If so, your dream may may warning you of a threat that they pose.

Weapons are often sexual symbols. What kind of weapon was used to attack you?

Has the attack left you injured? If you end up bruised and battered, your unconscious mind may be trying to kick-start you into taking action about something in your waking life. However, if you have very serious injuries, you may be suffering from deep emotional wounds.

If you dream of being in front of a firing squad, you may feel that you are being victimized in your waking life.

If you are the victim of an animal attack, pay attention to the type of animal that attacked you. It may represent an aspect of yourself that you want to control. An animal can represent your animal nature, and this dream can be a way of telling you that you are neglecting a basic instinct or urge.

Theories of evolutionary biology say that dreams about animal attacks are designed to teach us how to ward off real animal attacks in our waking lives, which humans would have had to do millions of years ago.

Research shows that most dreams are unpleasant. Violent dreams are relatively common and may be a reflection of the confusion and conflict that the dreamer experiences in daily life. Dreams with violent themes suggest that the dreamer has unconscious negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, and anger. If you are not dealing with these feeling consciously, your dreams are compensating and bringing into awareness the need for honest reflection and emotional balance in daily life.

Playing or hearing a violin can be a sign that you are good at expressing yourself creatively. However, if the music sounds unpleasant, it can be a sign that you are having difficulty expressing yourself.

Because a violin is also called a fiddle, playing a violin in a dream can be a message that you have ben "fiddling around" and need to get serious about something.

A violin can also symbolize sexual intercourse or masturbation.

Volcanic eruptions in dreams usually represent our erupting emotions. Feelings that you may be harbouring during the day might take the form of a volcanic eruption in a dream state. The unconscious psyche might be releasing positive or negative feelings in a safety of a dream; e.g. Strong sexual feelings, passion, anger, rage, and fear. Superstition-based dream interpretations say that pouring lava is a warning about poor health.

Vomiting in a dream may represent those things in life that cause you emotional stress, repulse you, and make you ill. This dream suggests that you are rejecting a thought, idea, feeling, or circumstance and that fast and, almost violent, cleansing is required. Examine your daily reality and try to identify matters that would cause such a strong physical reaction. Superstition-based dream interpretations say that vomiting in a dream symbolises reversals; so if you are short of money you may have a stroke of good luck and your financial situation may improve.

If you dream of a vulture, you may feel that others are taking advantage of you.