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DREAM INTERPRETER

Dream meanings - enabling you to interpret your own dreams

Tony Crisp

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ABYSS Usually the abyss represents the unknown, and perhaps infinite, of your own mind or consciousness. The fear of falling into the abyss represents your attempt to control your feelings and what emerges from within yourself. It also frequently refers to feelings about, or fear of, death. The positive side of the dream is that it links your conscious mind with the immense potential you hold within yourself unconsciously. Part of this potential is an experience of going beyond opposites, of resolving paradoxes, of moving beyond the limitations of the rational mind and emotional responses. In these ways it is similar to the dream images of the Sea; void.

The abyss in a dream gains its meaning largely from how you respond to it. It suggests a situation you might fall into or be lost in, but it is also space, infinity, a situation or state of mind not limited by form or smallness.

Sometimes the abyss is the same as a void, suggesting the formless spirit of life lying within and at the core of all physical formed life. Therefore it might link with the transcendental or the spiritual life of death.

If feared: Fear of losing control; loss of identity; fear of failure; meeting with those dark fears or worries we hide in our depths; lack of confidence; death in some form; the unconscious. Having these fears in no way suggests the external or internal world warrants anxiety. But lack of confidence will obviously hamper performance in dealing with the difficulties represented by the abyss.

Without fear: Being able to take risks, not be afraid of illness and death in a paralysing way. It suggests going beyond the boundaries of one's own limitations, concepts, present experience. It represents the enormous personal potential lying beyond already formed conceptions and experience. It is the aspect of human consciousness existing beyond the opposites such as good and bad, right and wrong. Access to this gives tremendous liberation to the dreamer, freeing them from restricting rigid concepts or habits of thinking, responding and relating. See: death; falling; pit; void; archetype of the void.

Useful questions are:

Am I frightened of the abyss?

If so what is my fear about?

What does the abyss offer me if I enter into it?

What holds me back from it?

What have I found in meeting it?

ACCELERATOR This depicts your ability to govern your expression of energy or speed of advance in work, a relationship or life..

If pressing down on accelerator: It may show frustration, or your 'drive' to succeed. Desire to reach ones goal or desire quickly; frustration; ability or 'drive' to succeed.

Lack of response from accelerator: No inner enthusiasm for tasks or goals; a sense of getting no response from something you are involved in.

Useful questions are:

How am I relating to the accelerator?

What feelings are involved and where am I meeting those feelings in everyday life?

How is this depicting my desire to control things, or speed up things in my life?

ACCEPT/ACCEPTED/ACCEPTING - To be willing to admit or receive what is represented in the dream. If somebody else if accepting something from you, then it is about feelings of being acceptable, or having something to give. See: giving; gift.

Useful questions are:

Am I willing to admit or receive whatever is being depicted?

What am I giving of myself?

What is involved in the relationship with whatever or whoever is giving or receiving?

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Dream meanings - enabling you to interpret your own dreams

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ACCIDENT/ACCIDENTAL/ACCIDENTALLY In your dreams there are no accidents or chance events. In one way or another, you create the whole dream. Therefore to dream of an accident may mean you sense attitudes, or events, are leading you toward whatever is depicted in the dream. This is in no way a prophecy, but it might occasionally depict a self-fulfilling incident. In which case it is wise to be aware of any events suggesting what is portrayed in your dream. You can then avoid the final moves creating the accident.

The dream may also be showing feelings of stress or tension that could lead to events best for you to avoid. The event might be a relationship break-up, a work crisis, or whatever is suggested in a dream.

Again, defuse the situation by being aware of the tensions or stress contributing to the dream accident. Deal with the stress of tension, and thus avoid its possible consequences.

An accident in a dream may also suggest feelings of being out of control, or not being able control events occurring around you, perhaps heightened stress.

Sometimes this simply suggests the feelings it gives rise to, as shock or fear. Perhaps something has shocked and hurt you.

Many people have strong feelings of anxiety about any dream which shows them having an accident or being injured. If we could have a record of every dream each person had, we would see everyone dreams again and again of being injured, murdered, killed. Because these are common themes, some dreams are going to coincide with an actual accident or plane crash. Because these dreams are common themes, many dreamers attempt to link the dream with a later event. But such dreams are usually about psychological injury or anxiety. Nevertheless many people do have warning dreams.

Defuse the dream situation by using visualisation to change the dream imagery - See: taking the dream forward; esp in dreams.

Accident at sea: Feelings of threat about relationship. Perhaps a sense there is a problem building up. See: First example under boat. Accident in car: Tension about your efforts to 'get somewhere' or achieve your goals. Take care in driving for a few days. See: car.

Accident in the home: A sense that tension is building up in your home life. Occasionally this means you have unconsciously noticed something might cause an accident in the home. Therefore check whatever it is that produced the accident - i.e. is stair carpet loose if you dream of falling down stairs? An accident to someone else: Could be hidden aggression, but consider what facet of yourself the person depicts and see how an accident links with that. See the entry on people to help with this.

Plane crash: Worries about a project such as business collapsing or not coping financially. See: Aeroplane.

Idioms: Accidentally on purpose; chapter of accidents; a blessed accident.

Example: The other night I had a dream that my ex-boyfriend was killed in a car accident. I was mortified and became hysterical. I can only remember little bits of it now, but I do remember seeing him in his car, dead. I think I started crying in my sleep. I have been thinking a lot about him lately, before I had the dream. I've missed him so much and this worries me. A.R.E. dream.

The woman in the example had actually parted with her boyfriend. The dream is therefore most likely an expression of her deep feelings about losing him.

Useful questions are:

Am I feeling stressed or tense about something?

Is there an attitude I have that could lead to some sort of accident or misfortune?

Is there something I am avoiding doing that is at the root of this dream - i.e. have you noticed the tires on your car are bald, or a piece of electrical equipment needs attention?

What are you worried about?

How can I change the dream imagery to defuse it?

ACCORDION Like most musical instruments, it represents an expression of feelings, a coming into harmony or accord with things or with yourself. It shows some sort of self-expression. See: musical instruments.

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ACCOUNTANT Obviously to do with thoughts or concern over money. Whether it is about anxiety or insights depends upon what is portrayed in the dream; may also depict having to give an account of oneself, revealing the details of your actions or dealings with others.

Difficulty in balancing accounts: A sense of not having been honest or careful in your dealing with others or yourself; worries about money and surviving financially; not remembering events and activities clearly; an unresolved problem.

Negative accounts or arguing with accountant: Worries about money or an inner warning to watch expenditure; a conflict relating to feelings about money or value.

Positive accounts or praise from accountant: You are moving to good fortune and are handling your business and money well - unless there is obvious money worries at the time of dream. In which case it might be a compensatory dream.

Idioms; Account for; an account to settle; be accountable for; by all accounts; call to account; doctor the accounts; of no account; on account; on no account; settle an account.

Useful questions are:

What does money represent for me?

If you have an accountant how do you relate to her or him?

How are you feeling about money at the moment?

ACCUSE/ACCUSED/ACCUSATION/ACCUSER Feelings of guilt, or social or relationship difficulty. If you are the accuser, it may be showing feelings of being victimised or wronged. The feelings may be from the far past.

Accusing someone else: Unconsciously feeling someone is not playing fair with you or you have a feeling you are not expressing to them; or self accusation about something you feel strongly about.

Being accused by someone: Feeling wrongly judged; feeling guilty about something; something you need to be aware of.

Useful questions are:

Have I felt accused lately?

Am I holding back dealing with feelings about someone?

What is the accusation in the dream, and is there a link with my waking life?

ACE A controlling factor in your life, or some vital point. Also, ambiguousness, as the ace can be high or low.

Ace of Hearts: Love and good relationship.

Ace of Diamonds: Financial good fortune.

Ace of Spades: Feeling of success in work.

Ace of Clubs: Wealth, health, love and happiness. A letter concerning money.

ACHE An ache is a warning that all is not well. Perhaps some part of the body has been hard used, or your dream could be using your body symbolically .

An ache is a distress connected with wherever the ache appears in the dream. For instance an ache in the chest probably refers to heartache or unexpressed emotions, and therefore pain about relationship. See: body for the various parts of the anatomy the ache may appear in the dream.

An ache can also show a problem in that are of the body that is not yet acute enough for you to be aware of it consciously. An ache can also suggest a longing for or about something, thus the idiom. Idioms: Heartache.

Example: I continually have a dream that I have an earache. The pain in my dream is excruciating, then I wake up and there is no earache. Any ideas? Could I be grinding my teeth to cause this problem. S.

When questioned S said she did have a slight problem with a tooth at the back of her jaw on the same side as the dream toothache. Such tooth problems can lead to ear infections. So they are worth taking notice of, an done should check out ones health in the area. See the example under body.

Useful questions are:

Is this about a psychological ache I have or a physical problem?

Am I aching/longing for something - if so what is it? See: Arm; Legs; Head.

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