Dream Dictionary

I started writing Dream Dictionary in 1970. It has been a lifelong work to add to it in length and quality. And remember it is constantly upgraded and given new entries. So if there is something you do not understand or is missing, tell me.

Cripple

Difficulty in fulfilling ones potential. The parts of your body usually represent the psychological functions they play. So a leg would represent your ability to stand up for yourself, to be independent, etc. Therefore being […]...More

Crocodile

See: Alligator or crocodile....More

Cross

Difficulties or tribulations we carry, perhaps unnecessarily. It can also indicate human life and its whole spectrum of physical experience, sexual, mental emotional, cosmic – painful and delightful. The body, upon which consciousness is nailed […]...More

Crossing

As with a road or river. This usually depicts change, but sometimes with difficulties, depending on the dream. For instance if the river or bridge is difficult to cross, then it suggest you have fears […]...More

Crossroad

You may be confronting a time of decision in your life. This may be caused by a convergence of events, different desires or interests, and the need to choose a direction. The crossroads often appears […]...More

Crow Raven

Being carrion birds, and so often seen near corpses or roadside kill, so they are often linked with death or feelings about death; bad news; fear; unconscious feelings. Some people see them as associated with […]...More

Crowd

In many dreams being in the crowd shows your response to socialising. The crowd may indicate social pressure or what you feel is the common direction or response – as when we say ‘follow the […]...More

Crown

This usually denotes importance, power or authority – either as you feel it in yourself or in someone else. It can also depict rulership – what rules you or controls you – or what you […]...More

Crucible

The centre of our turmoil, tension or spiritual life. In it our nature is changed....More

Crucifixion

Depending on the context in the dream, this can indicate either that you are facing a life situation in which you feel nailed to the physical needs of life, perhaps torn apart by desires, fears […]...More

Crutch

This might say you are feeling incapable or weak in some way, or needing support at the moment. It might be something you are using for support because your real strength is not functioning – […]...More

Cried Cry Crying

The release of sorrow, grief, guilt, misery, loss, memories that have been held back, knowingly or unknowingly, during the day or even over years. It may be the release of any type of emotion, from […]...More

Crypt

This often depicts your unconscious memories or feelings. But it may indicate repressed parts of you, or family influences from the long past. It may also show feelings emerging from the unconscious, or fear of […]...More

Crystal

The human sense of the eternal, so a symbol of your core self. But a crystal can also depict rigid views or emotions, crystallised opinions, thus habits. A crystalline form is often a symbol of […]...More

Cube

Matter, physical existence. It is symbolic of the number 4, and thus stands for stability, strength, material expression, the body. The square or cube is an enclosure in three dimensions, like our body, that in […]...More

Cuckoo

Sexual promiscuity, the egg laid in another nest or woman. Wanting to, or feeling your partner is, having sex outside your relationship; pregnant with child from another man than ones partner. Cuckoo can also mean […]...More
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