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Tony Crisp

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FOR FEATURES ON DREAMS SEE DREAM ENCYCLOPEDIA

SELL/SELLING/SOLD This sometimes links with a difficult parting or loss, as for instance selling a house. In this case it might point to change, or feelings about change. It can also reflect business or financial concerns, positive or negative.

SEMEN Usually symbolises manhood, or potentials, the essence of life or personality, It is stored power. Obviously it can also link with pregnancy or parenthood. See: Seed.

SEPTIC Infected by an opinion or fear.

SEVEN The symbol of seven is the Triangle above the square. It relates to the cyclic expressions of time in the cosmos and in man’s life. It is an outer expression of an inner spiritual principle. Thus at seven a child loses its milk teeth, at fourteen develops sexuality, at twenty-one enlarges the faculties unfolded in the teens, at twenty-eight stabilises them etc. There are said to be seven chakras, or centres within man’s body, which are foci of the spiritual forces acting on his body and soul. These are expressions of different levels of consciousness, and different forces or principles, such as growth, reproduction, and sensation. Thus it represents the influence upon the physical, of the invisible rhythms within man, the cosmic keyboard of harmonic vibrations or energies. The zodiacal sign is Libra the manager. It rules the kidneys, and the seventh house rules marriage. Seven is the number of initiation, and there are seven colours in the spectrum, seven notes in music. See: Numbers.

SEW/SEWING Creating a new attitude; changing old habits; healing a hurt, or tear in a relationship if mending. See: Darn.

SEWAGE See: Cesspool.

SEX Sexual dreams usually express hidden desires; the way we would like to express sexually, or problems in this area. Although sex is symbolised in many dreams, where it appears directly it shows that the dreamer is able to more easily accept their sexual urges and hurts. What is then important is to attempt an understanding of what setting or drama the sexual element occur in. Our psychological and sexual nature, like our physical, never stand still in development unless a pain or problem freeze them at a particular level of maturity. Therefore, our sexual dreams, even if our sex life is satisfactory, show us what growth, what new challenge, is being met.

SHADE/SHADOW Feelings of being in the shade, or obscured by somebody else. It may be wife, husband, or parents who make us feel inferior, and in their shadow. Usually something is standing in our way, in the sense of not enabling us to see the light, or gain understanding. A shadow is also a symbol for the unconscious activities that sometimes control actions. So a shadow can depict inner feelings seldom expressed. A shadow can also be a sign of coming events, the shadows cast from the future. This is because we often see someone’s shadow before we see them.

SHAMAN See: Guru.

SHAMPOO This symbolises the effort to forget, or get over something or someone. To be rid of longings, ideas or emotions. To cleanse sexual feelings. See: Hair.

SHARK A trickster, swindler, or desire to swindle. A threat from within, such as a desire to hit or hurt someone that will or may destroy us, our self respect. Fear of death; fear of the collective unconscious, or loss of self in the impersonal Whole or All; the power of the unconscious - so also its protectiveness; someone who is a 'shark' or unscrupulous.

SHARP See: Razor.

SHAVE See: Hair.

SHEEP See: Lamb; Sheep.

SHELL/SHELL FISH/SHELLSSometimes represents self or inner self. Or the shell we crawl into for protection against the world. See: Oyster; Clam.

Shell as in armament: A possibly explosive situation; stored anger or violence that can be launched into an attack.

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SHEPHERD - Being in contact with instinctive or feeling reactions in self and caring for them. It also represents the Self. See: farmer; archetype of Christ under archetypes.

SHIELD Desire for protection, or to protect.

SHINE See: Glow.

SHIP This often represents your feelings about your journey through life and what you meet. It can also show what is happening in a relation-ship. In some dreams it may show hopes of change, new things. See: Boat.

Shipwreck is personal breakdown, being unable to cope with life.

SHIRT This frequently portrays what are your prevailing feelings, emotions or passions, your public image of yourself. The colour in particular is important. See: Clothes.

SHIT/SHITTING See: toilet.

SHIVER/SHIVERING Conflict, fear, or repression. Sometimes it shows great excitement, as with sexual passion that may be held back.

SHOES These very often link with your standing in life, your role, or situation. They might particularly point to the life skills you use to deal with the rough places of life.

Taking off shoes: This might show that you are leaving much of your past way of life and attitudes behind. Or you might be changing your role.

Walking without shoes: You may be feeling that life is hard going at the moment, or be feeling sensitive to the external world. But it might also mean that you are leaving conformity and restraints behind you. See: Clothes

SHOP/SHOPPING Often represents the possibilities in life, the decisions you can make, the variety of attitudes or activities you can choose from, or something you are searching for.

SHOOTING/SHOT A hurt received, or given. Fears or worries about death. The destruction of a part of yourself by another which is demanding energies in an aggressive way.

SHOULDER Strength; ability to support self or others. To let someone cry on our shoulder is to support or help them to unburden themselves through the strength of sympathy and the ability to help. Shoulder to the wheel also represents putting influence, strength or weight into something. Ability to take the burdens of life.

SHOVEL/SPADE Digging in to your unconscious; the techniques you are using to uncover your past experience or what is unconscious and therefore buried.

SHOWER A way of changing or shifting ones feelings; cleansing irritations or emotions that cloud ones inner life. See: bath.

SHRINK Losing power and impressiveness, changing relationship with things. Possibly shows a return to childhood feelings or perspective.

If other things shrink: They are becoming less threatening or interesting, or play less important part in ones life; are seen as connected with the unconscious, aspects of which are often seen as of 'little' significance, yet are full of the sort of power which motivates or undermines our resolves.

SICK As in vomiting: The feeling of having thought, felt, or expressed things that do not agree with your real feelings. Discharge of disturbing but usually unconscious feelings.

If sick in the sense of illness - See: Illness.

SIDE Something on the side is something that is not real pleasure, or real work, not your greatest aim or goal. It is not directly confronting you, but may be a support in some way. A side issue.

SIDEWALK See: Pavement.

SIGHT See: Eyes.

SIGN/SIGNED/SIGNATURE Your agreement. The mark you leave in the world, or what you will to happen. The influence you put into operation, perhaps out of sight of yourself.

SILENCE Uneasiness; unspoken feelings; expectancy; being unable to voice your feelings; condoning; absence of life - death; the silence - non existence or void - out of which personal life emerges. An opening to intuition.

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SILVER Old precious or sad memories or intuitions. Things from the past that can be precious or tarnished.

Silver cord: A great deal has been written about a silver cord that is supposed to link the physical body with an astral or spirit form. As in the manner of all dream imagery, this is a symbol representing the connection or harmony of the two, and should not be taken to be a literally real thing. It has arisen out of the view that we have a distinctly seperate physical and astral body, a view that arose out of our materialistic view of life. Recent investigations of this show that we create, when we are in this image mode of our inner experience, what is called a residual image of who we are. This means we create out of our beliefs, an image representing ourself. This has no validity outside of our own beliefs, self image and concepts. See: out of body experiences. See: Moon.

SING Sense of harmony with others or self. An expression of some inner harmony.

SINK/SINKING The feeling of losing your control of circumstances or a relationship. Loss of confidence or feeling overwhelmed by emotions.

SISTER Relationships and feelings concerning a sister. She may represent qualities in yourself, but which ones depends upon how you feel about her, what age she is in relationship to yourself, and whether you are her brother or sister.

So she may depict your feeling self, or the lesser expressed part of self; rivalry; feelings of kinship.

In brother's dream - younger sister: Vulnerable emotions; rival for love of parents. Older sister: Capable feeling self.

In sister's dream - younger sister: One's experiences at that age; vulnerable feelings; rival for parents love. Older sister: Capable feeling self; feelings of persecution.

SIX The symbol of this is the double triangle, or circle divided in six. It represents symmetry, unity of spirit and body, the visible and invisible. It is the harmonious relationship between man and God, spirit and body, the eternal and the transitory. Its sign is Virgo which expresses as craftsman or critic. It is a sign of service and rules the intestines. The sixth house rules health. See: Numbers.

SKATE/SKATINGSense of balance and proportion in life. Skill in keeping balanced in a difficult circumstance. See: Ice.

SKELETON Death, fear of, desire for. Hidden fears. The past. Secret annoyance.

SKIN Your contact with the world and what tactics you use to deal with others. Your strength or vulnerability in feeling the impact of other people, their remarks and actions.

Rough skin: Rough expression outwardly.

Burnt skin: Hurt in relationship with outside world or people.

Shed skin: Like a snake, changing your old way of life; old attitudes.

Spots, blemishes, moles: Feelings about personal failings or some sense of not being as good or acceptable as other people; a feeling that other people see you as unattractive or can see failings in you; shyness; difficulties about facing or being in the company of people.

SKIRT Very often refers to sexual feelings, sexual desire, or what of those feelings you are covering up. How you express your sexuality or femininity socially. See: Clothes

SKY This represent your mind and the unexpected things that can come from it. It also implies moods by its brightness or dull quality. Things in the sky that are threatening or strange depict the things on your mind that distress you or stimulate anxiety.

The sky is also huge and can show what an immense potential you have.

In some dreams things come from the sky, or there are beings in the sky who influence us or offer something. This may depict the subtle influences that play in our life. For instance our ancestors influence us unconsciously through te genes they passed on to us, but also in other ways such as behavior passed down through the generations, and also in actual physical surroundings. After all, in general our ancestors, whether personal or national, build the framework and superstructure of the world we live in today. See: Ancestors.

SLED OR SLEDGE Letting go of control, pleasurable risk, exhilaration, childhood pleasure, or even going downhill.

SLEEP To dream of being asleep, is to be unaware of something. It is literally saying there is something you are asleep to, something you are not aware of.

SMELL This is rather like colours, depicting special feelings or moods. But smells often link more fully with memories of some past event, or a person. They can also suggest the goodness or badness of something or situation. So this point to how you are reacting to something or someone. See: Odour.

SMOKE Smoke in a dream may suggest an intuition of danger, or intuitions about something - something in the wind. It can also suggest passions that are ready to burst into flame.

SMOKING - Often this relates to attitudes or habits, or the drug itself, that you use to deal with anxiety. It can indicate that something other than your conscious decision is controlling you.

Some smoking dreams connect with hidden sexual desires, with a comforting friend or a change in mood, such as might occur when we meet a friend. In some cultures and situations it would show connection with others and a special time of togetherness, such as the smoked pipe in the Native American ritual, or when smoking a joint in company. When there are two or three people smoking it could also suggest a clique atmosphere, a togetherness that excludes others on in which, perhaps because you are allaying anxiety by smoking, you feel included.

Defining smoking dreams, Christopher Evans, in his book Landscapes of the Night, says typical dreams are of puffing away in a crowded place such as a party, showing how linked smoking is with anxiety about dealing with being sociable. If they give up smoking, the programming is so deeply etched that they frequently dream of smoking, perhaps without meaning to, but this gradually lessens as time goes by.

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