Pulling out teeth in dreams: Representation of painful transitions Dreams of having teeth pulled out may come during times of significant transition. The dream imagery symbolizes how painful or difficult the experience is for you as you go through changes. The changes in your life may be experienced as an aggression or be emotionally painful. Perhaps it’s like extracting…
Maria Mavroudi , Ph.D. (1998) in Byzantine Studies, Harvard University, specializes in cultural history focusing on bilingualism and the transmission of the occult sciences in the Greek and Arabic Middle Ages Readership Those interested in the cultural contacts between Byzantium and the Arabs, the interaction between Christianity and Islam and the transmission of…
When you dream about snakes, chances are that the meaning of what you just dreamed about is related to challenging issues and feelings that you’re facing in your daily life. According to Freud’s classic dream interpretation theory, a snake featured in a dream represents a phallic symbol that could relate to a male figure, male energy or how you experience your sexuality…
Let’s start by debunking a myth about dream meanings: Myth: Dreams are random collections of images that are seen throughout the day. They have no meaning and no purpose. Dreams are simply your brain’s way of “emptying the trash” at night. Fact: Dreams do have meaning. They are messages from your Higher Self (or subconscious mind) and their purpose is to communicate…
To dream of a poisonous snake represents feelings about corruption or contamination. Snakes in dreams also tend to reflect a person s fear of total failure or serious losses. Feelings about a person or problem totally permanently ruining you. A dangerous or tricky problem you want to avoid. Areas of your life that spoil everything associated with them. People that…
Dreams about being pregnant are an extremely common dream theme at bedtime, especially for women. If you or a loved one has been covering this ground at night, you may have questions about what it all might mean. As part of a Huffington Post series on dreams and their meanings, we spoke to Ally Mead, who has studied dream analysis at the Jungian Institute of Los Angeles…
Dreams about teeth falling out are a common theme at bedtime. If you or a loved one has been covering this ground at night, you may have questions about what it all might mean. As part of a Huffington Post series on dreams and their meanings, we spoke to Richard Nicoletti, J.D., a Jungian psychotherapist trained at the Jung Institute in Boston, to get expert advice…
In a snake dream, the color of the snake provides clues about how to interpret its meaning. Dreaming of a yellow snake symbolizes emotions and values associated with the color yellow. Typically, the meanings of a dream about a yellow snake are linked to representations of your intellect and intuition. Dream Meaning Summary Ability to think clearly, intellect Your…
Many people dream about teeth falling out in some form or another, but what is this common dream really telling us? A teeth falling out dream can have a number of meanings and we re going to take an in-depth look at this below. 1. Transition Waking up from a dream about teeth falling out leaves a horrible feeling in the mouth for most people, and yet it is one of…
I feel that often times people mistake Istikhara for having a different meaning than it truly does. For the most part, this consists of people assuming that seeing a dream from Allah, regarding the situation being good or bad is a vital part of Istikhara. However, this is not the case. For this post, I decided to explain to you what Istikhara is, starting from…
Dreaming of being bitten by a snake is one of the most common and striking snake dreams. While the dreamer is likely to wake up scared or confused about the meaning of such a dream, a general interpretation considers snake bite imagery in dreams as a precious warning or wake up call regarding your waking life. A snake biting you symbolically signifies that you need…
For the last couple of years, I keep dreaming that I am moving back in to the first home that my husband and I ever owned. Despite the fact that we have “moved on up” in the quality of the home we now own, I am always super excited in my dreams to be moving back in to this old fixer-upper. *Yes, that is the actual house I dream about -> It’s actually pretty…
Last night’s dream circle had a theme; it was vulnerability. And of course, I woke up this morning feeling very vulnerable. I couldn’t remember any of my dreams, which left me feeling all the more at sea with regard to how to approach my morning practice. After meditation, I found myself feeling even more deeply the sadness that humanity can bring with it and I found…
A reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. Snakes are mostly long and slender, and move partly by bending the body into undulations or folds and pressing them against objects, and partly by using the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the ground, some burrow in the earth, others live…
