Ex Husband/Wife/Partner

Unresolved feelings or issues may come up in dreams of past relationships. You may be missing the companionship of the person in the dream, or you may be longing for some aspect of the person not present in yourself.

Eye

Known as the "window to the soul," the eyes when bright and open may suggest happiness and health, while closed, red, or tearful eyes signify a need to examine your troubled souls.

Falling

Causing stress and anxiety for the dreamer, falling may symbolize insecurity, loss of control, or feeling threatened. Falling may also indicate a need to let go and trust the flow of life.

Father

Your relationship with your father may help to interpret this dream. Your father may indicate warmth and security or strength and power, for example. Issues of discipline and structure may be brought to the surface. Dreaming of a deceased father may indicate unresolved issues or simply a sense of loss.

Fire

While Freud believed fire symbolized male power, it more often represents passion, desire, or anger, Fire may also be a symbol of cleansing and purifying and may represent a desire for a new beginning.

Fireworks

May symbolize a special occasion or have overtones of passions and desire.

Flowers

Represent pleasure, relaxation, beauty and peace. Often a symbol for the self and the heart, flowers may indicate a gesture of love. Jung felt flowers symbolized emotions and love.

Flying

Desire for freedom, need to rise above current limitations, release of creative energy and ideas. Flying dreams are one of the most common categories.

Getting Lost

May symbolize searching for the solution to a troubling problem.

Ghost

Appears mainly in children’s dreams and may signify nighttime insecurity. In adults, a ghost may represent something or someone who is gone but not forgotten.

Grandparent

Dreaming of a grandparent may symbolize a strong bond. If the grandparent has passed on, the dream may be somewhat reassuring, it may be telling you that you have inherited some of the lost relatives traits.

Hand

The hand may symbolize a person’s whole life. Injury to the hand may refer to an inability to accomplish a task or move forward. According to Freud, each finger on the hand is a phallic symbol.

Heaven

May signify a good mood and happy spirit. Ethereal dreams are often highly uplifting. Freud looked to heaven as a place where wishes are fulfilled, while the I Ching speaks of heaven as the "creative father"

Hell

Seen as a symbol for sin and ultimate punishment. You may be dealing with inner feelings of guilt. Dreams of hell are somewhat uncommon today.

Hiding

What ever you are hiding from in your waking hours will appear to you in your dreams. As with facing your fears, if you face up to the situation, your feelings may be resolved.

Husband/Wife

Usually spouses don’t appear as themselves in dreams, unless you are distanced from your spouse or are having difficulties in your relationship. A negative dream may be an early warning of problems ahead.

Ice

As with water, ice represents your emotions. Frozen water may symbolize a cold emotional state and an ability to deal with complex feelings. Skating on ice may symbolize tremulous emotions, while falling through the ice may signal a total collapse. If ice is thawing, you could be on the verge of change.

Infidelity

May refer to the act of being unfaithful or a strong desire to pursue another in your waking life. Or, you may feel you are not being true to an idea or belief and may be struggling to come to terms with your own inconsistency.

Island

A lush and peaceful tropical Island may symbolize a need for tranquility and solace in your life. You may be longing foe independence or simply for change. A deserted island dream with sad overtones may indicate loneliness or a desire to be alone, while contentment likely signals a desire for solitude.