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ABACUS

To dream of an abacus means you are taking an account of your life in an outdated way. You might need to reexamine your approach and reassess a situation in a whole new light.

ABANDONMENT

To dream that you’ve been abandoned indicates that you will have difficulty in framing your plans for future success. If you dream of abandoning others, you will see unhappy conditions piled thick around you and you will despair of overcoming them.

If it is your house or business being abandoned, you will soon come to grief by taking too many risks.

If you abandon a lover, you will unexpectedly come into a sizable inheritance.

If it is religion that you abandon, you will come to grief through your attacks on prominent people.

If you dream of abandoning children, you may lose your fortune through lack of calmness and judgment.

Abandoning your business in a dream may warn of upcoming quarrels or suspicion.

ABBESS

To dream of an abbess who is smiling and benign tells you that you will be surrounded by true friends and pleasing prospects.

ABBEY*

To dream of an abbey in ruins foretells that your hopes and schemes will end badly.

To dream of an abbey not in ruins foretells of blessings.

*See Church, Priest.

ABBOT*

To dream that you are an abbot augurs that plots are being laid for your downfall. To dream of an abbot in prayer forewarns you of flattery and deceit.

*See Church, Priest.

ABDOMEN*

To see your abdomen in a dream indicates that you have great expectations, but you must curb excess and redouble your energies, for too much pleasure threatens to do you harm.

To see your abdomen shriveled means that you will be persecuted by false friends.

A swollen abdomen warns of tribulations—but you will overcome them and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

To see blood oozing from the abdomen foretells an accident or tragedy in your family.

*See Belly.

ABDUCTION

To be abducted or kidnapped in a dream is a warning that you must leave a situation in your life that no longer serves you, and you should do so regardless of your desires at this time.

To be abducted by a stranger means that a current situation will end no matter what you do. You will be spirited away from the situation, person, event, or decision that is no longer in your best interest. This will occur at the hand of an unknown source.

To be abducted by someone you do know means that someone who is familiar to you will be instrumental in helping you get out of your situation.

Conversely, if you abduct someone, you are seeking help to clear up a problem or situation in your life. If you abduct someone you do not know, you are desperately seeking anyone who can help you.

To abduct someone you do know indicates the same need for help but in this case you know who it is you want that help from.

ABHORRENCE

To dream that you abhor a person predicts that you will experience strong dislike for someone and your doubts about his or her honesty will prove correct.

To dream that you are abhorred by others foretells that your best intentions may devolve into selfishness.

ABILITY

To dream that you have the ability to perform a task or duty—whether physical, mental, or otherwise—without any training or experience means that a situation is coming up in your life that you may not think you can master.

Conversely, to lack the ability to do something that you know you can do very well reminds you that it’s time for you to reevaluate your skill and expand your current knowledge. Something is missing for you to be able to complete your task and bring a current situation to a logical and successful end.

ABJECTNESS

To dream that you are abject suggests that you will be the recipient of bad news. You may be unsuccessful in your attempts to become prosperous.

To dream of others who are abject is a sign of bickering and false dealings among your friends.

ABODE*

To dream that you can’t find your abode means you may completely lose faith in the integrity of others.

If you have no abode in your dreams, you will be unfortunate in your affairs, and lose by speculation.

To dream of changing your abode signifies that you will undertake a sudden journey.

*See Home.

ABORTION

To dream that you have had an abortion signifies that you are contemplating an enterprise that, if carried out, will bring disgrace and unhappiness.

ABOVE

To dream of anything hanging above you, and about to fall, implies danger. If it falls on you, you may experience ruin or sudden disappointment. If it falls near you, but misses, it is a sign that you will narrowly escape losing your money or will avoid other misfortunes. Should it be securely fixed above you, so as not to imply danger, your condition will improve after a threat of loss.

ABROAD (FOREIGN TRAVEL)

To dream that you are abroad, or going abroad, foretells that you will soon find it necessary to absent yourself from your native country or habitual state for a sojourn in a different place, either physical or mental.

ABSCESS

To dream of an abscess that seems to have reached a chronic stage indicates that you will be overwhelmed by a misfortune of your own or that your deepest sympathies will be enlisted to help ease the misfortunes of others.

ABSENCE

To grieve over the absence of anyone in your dreams indicates that repentance for some hasty action will be the means of repairing your friendships. If you rejoice over the absence of friends, you will soon be rid of an enemy.

ABSENTMINDEDNESS

To dream of being absentminded or forgetful means that you have or will have a clear and precise grasp of a problem.

ABSINTHE

To come under the influence of absinthe in dreams suggests that you are likely to waste your energies in pleasure.

ABUNDANCE

To dream of abundance foretells that you will have no occasion to reproach fortune, and that you will not need her future favors.

ABUSE

To dream of abusing a person indicates that you will be unfortunate in your affairs, losing good money through overbearing behavior in business.

To dream of yourself being abused suggests that you will be troubled in your daily pursuits by the ill will of others.

ABYSS*

Looking into an abyss in a dream means that you will be confronted by threats of seizure of property. You may experience quarrels and reproaches of a personal nature that will render you unfit to meet the problems of life.

*See Pit, Precipice.

ACADEMY

To visit an academy in your dreams suggests that you will regret allowing opportunities to pass you by through idleness and indifference.

To dream that you head an academy or are a member of one suggests that your aspirations are easily defeated. You will take on knowledge, but be unable to rightly assimilate and apply it.

To dream of returning to an academy after you’ve finished there signifies that demands will be made that you’re unable to meet.

ACCELERATION

To accelerate in a dream means you will be moving quickly into or out of a situation or event, and this quick movement will be beneficial to you.

ACCENT

To dream that you speak with an accent means the words that are coming out of your mouth may not ring true to your ears.

ACCEPTANCE

For a businessperson to dream that a proposition has been accepted foretells that he or she will succeed in making a trade that previously looked doomed.

To dream that you’ve been accepted by your sweetheart indicates that you will happily wed the object of your admiration.

ACCIDENT

To dream of an accident warns that travel of any kind may, for a short period, put your life at risk.

ACCLAIM

To dream that you are being honored or praised for something suggests that an event or situation in your life will bring you good fortune and recognition.

ACCOMPLICE

To dream of being or needing an accomplice for any act, illegal or otherwise, means you fear you won’t be able to complete the task on your own. You need someone’s assistance to finish what is before you.

ACCORDION

If you dream of hearing or playing the music of an accordion, expect to engage in amusement that will free you from sadness and remorse. You will thus be empowered to take up your burden more cheerfully.

ACCOUNTS

To dream of having accounts presented to you for payment suggests that you will find yourself in a dangerous position. You may have to resort to the law to disentangle yourself. If you dream of paying these accounts, you will soon effect a compromise in some serious dispute.

To dream of holding accounts against others speaks of disagreeable contingencies arising in your business, marring its smooth management.

ACCUSATION

To dream that you accuse anyone of a mean action indicates that you will quarrel with those under you, and your dignity will be compromised.

To dream you are accused means you may be gossiping in a sly or malicious way.

ACHES

To dream that you have aches means that some other person is profiting by your ideas. If this dream has an actual physical cause, however, it is of little significance.

ACID

To dream of drinking acid represents much anxiety.

To dream that you are taking psychedelic acid means you will soon have to account for a misdeed that you previously thought you could hide.

To see poisonous acids in your dream indicates that some treachery against you may come to light.

ACORN

Acorns are a powerful portent of pleasant things ahead.

To dream of gathering acorns from the ground suggests success after weary labors. To dream of shaking them from the trees indicates that you will rapidly attain your wishes in business or love.

To see green-growing acorns or to see them scattered over the ground suggests that affairs will change for the better. In contrast, decayed or damaged acorns symbolize disappointments and reverses.

To dream of pulling them green from the trees indicates that you will injure your interests through haste and indiscretion.

ACQUAINTANCE

To meet acquaintances in your dream and to converse pleasantly with them foretells that your business will run smoothly, as will your domestic affairs.

If you seem to be arguing or engaged in unpleasant talk, then humiliations and embarrassments will engulf you.

If you feel ashamed of meeting an acquaintance, or if you meet him or her at an inopportune time, this signifies that you will be guilty of illicit conduct, and other parties will let the secret out.

After dreaming of acquaintances, you may see or hear from them.

ACQUITTAL

To dream that you are acquitted of a crime indicates that you are about to come into possession of valuable property, but there is danger of a lawsuit before you do so.

To see others acquitted foretells that your friends will add pleasure to your labors.

ACROBAT

To dream of seeing acrobats suggests that you will be prevented from carrying out bold schemes by the foolish fears of others.

If see yourself as an acrobat, your existence will be made almost unendurable by the ridicule of your enemies.

ACTOR

To see an actor in your dreams indicates that your present state will be one of unbroken pleasure and favor.

If you dream of yourself as an actor, you will have to work for subsistence, but your labors will be pleasant.

If you dream of being in love with one, your inclination and talent will be allied with pleasure and not toil.

To dream of a dead actor warns that your good luck will be overwhelmed by misery.

To dream of an unemployed actor foretells that your affairs will undergo a change from promise to failure.

ADAM AND EVE

To dream of Adam and Eve tells you that many blessings are coming your way.

ADAMANT BEHAVIOR

To dream of being adamant indicates that you will be troubled and defeated in some desire in your life.

ADD (ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER)

To dream that you have ADD, or that a loved one does, predicts that you will be very focused when it comes to solving a current problem.

ADDER

To dream of seeing an adder strike indicates that you will be greatly distressed over the ill luck of friends. It also threatens a loss to yourself.

ADDICTION

To dream you are an addict means that no matter how hard you try to release yourself from a situation, you will always be enslaved by some quality of it. The situation is most likely a negative one and will be extremely difficult to overcome.

ADDITION

To dream of pondering an addition problem indicates that you will struggle to overcome difficult situations. These will soon assume formidable dimensions in your business transactions.

To find some error in addition symbolizes overcoming enemies by discerning their intention before they have executed a plan.

Adding figures with a machine implies that you have a powerful ally who will save you from much oppression. If you fail to read the figures, however, you will lose a fortune by blind speculation.

ADDRESS

To dream of a specific address, whether on a house, a letter, or otherwise, tells you to bet the numbers in the lottery.

ADIEU

To dream of bidding cheerful adieus to people indicates that you will make pleasant visits and enjoy much social festivity; but if they have a sad or doleful tone, you will endure loss and sorrow.

If you bid adieu to home and country, you will travel as an exile from fortune and love.

To throw kisses of adieu to loved ones or children foretells that you will soon have a journey to make, but there will be no unpleasant accidents or incidents connected with this trip.

ADMIRATION

If you dream that you are the object of admiration, you will retain the love of former associates though your position takes you above their circle.

ADMONISHMENT

To dream that you admonish a person or a pet means that your generous principles will keep you in favor.

ADOPTION

If you dream of yourself as adopted, and you’re not, look for a birth announcement or a pregnancy that will seem like a miracle.

ADORATION

To adore someone or something in a dream means that the object of your focus has a special place in your life and will bring you much happiness.

ADULATION

To dream that you seek adulation indicates that you may pompously expect an unmerited position of honor.

If you offer adulation, you will deliberately part with some dear belonging in the hope of furthering material interests.

ADULTERY

To dream of committing adultery foretells that you will be arraigned for some illegal action or will be embarrassed socially.

ADVANCEMENT

To dream of advancing in any endeavor suggests a rapid ascendancy in career and in affairs of the heart.

To see others advancing foretells that friends will hold positions of favor near you.

ADVENTURER

To dream that you are victimized by an adventurer augurs that you will be easy prey for flatterers and designing villains.

ADVERSARY*

To dream that you meet or engage with an adversary suggests that you promptly defend yourself against any attacks. Sickness may also threaten you after this dream.

If you overcome an adversary, you will escape the effect of some serious disaster.

*See Enemy.

ADVERSITY

To dream that you are in the clutches of adversity represents failures and continued bad prospects.

To see others in adversity portends gloom. Someone’s illness may produce grave fears in you.

ADVERTISEMENT

To dream that you are paying for advertisements indicates that you will have to resort to physical labor to promote your interests or establish a fortune.

To read advertisements means you will find stiff competition in labor.

ADVICE

To dream that you receive advice tells you that you will raise your standard of integrity and strive, by honest means, to reach competence and a new moral altitude.

To dream that you seek legal advice suggests transactions of dubious merit and legality.

ADVOCATING

Advocating any cause in your dreams speaks to being faithful to your interests, trying to deal honestly with the public, and being loyal to friends.

AFFAIR

To dream you are having a romantic or sexual affair means you are being deceitful to yourself and those around you.

AFFECTION

To dream you are lavishing affection on someone is an indication that you need to show more affection in some situation or to someone in your life.

Conversely, to be lavished with affection in your dream means you are in need of more displays of affection in your life.

AFFIRMATION

To dream you are seeking affirmation for an idea you have means that it is something you will have to do alone. If you dream you are affirming something for someone else, you will have help.

AFFLICTION

To dream that affliction lays a heavy hand upon you or others and brings your energy to a halt warns that some disaster is surely approaching you. You may soon have troubles to deal with.

AFFLUENCE*

Dreaming of affluence suggests fortunate ventures and pleasant associations with people of wealth.

*See Wealth.

AFFRONT

This is a bad dream. You are sure to shed tears and weep over a friendship.

AFRAID, FEAR

Feeling afraid to proceed with an affair or journey implies that you will find trouble in your household, and enterprises will be unsuccessful.

To see others afraid means that a friend will be deterred from performing a favor for you due to his or her own difficulties.

AFTERBIRTH

If you dream of an afterbirth, a death is coming in your life.

AFTERNOON

To dream of a sunny afternoon corresponds to friendships that are lasting and entertaining. A cloudy, rainy afternoon implies disappointment and displeasure.

AGATE

To see agate in a dream signifies a slight advance in business affairs.

AGE

In dreams, age represents good health and vitality.

AGONY*

This is not as good a dream as some would wish you to believe. It portends worry and pleasure intermingled, more of the former than of the latter.

To agonize over the loss of money or property indicates that disturbing and imaginary fears over your affairs or the illness of a dear relative will persist.

*See Weeping.

AIR*

To dream of air denotes a withering state of things, and bodes no good to the dreamer.

To dream of feeling hot air suggests that you will be influenced to evil by oppression.

To feel cold air denotes discrepancies in your business and incompatibility in domestic relations.

If you feel oppressed with humid air, some curse will fall on you that will cloud your optimistic view of the future.

*See Humidity.

AIRCRAFT*

To dream about aircraft means that you are trying to get from one place to another by flying, either spiritually or literally. This could also be a prophetic dream: you might be taking a trip by aircraft in the future.

*See Airplane, Hang glider, Helicopter, Jet plane.

AIRPLANE

In dreams, an airplane symbolizes flying to loftier places.

AIRPORT

To dream you are in an airport echoes the comings and goings of situations and events in your life. It can also be an anticipatory dream if you are planning to travel or take a trip.

AISLE

To dream you are traveling down an aisle tells you—depending on the length of the aisle—how long it will take you to find an answer to a pending question.

ALABASTER

To dream of alabaster foretells success in marriage and all legitimate affairs.

ALARMBELL

To hear an alarm bell in your sleep indicates that you will have cause for anxiety.

ALBUM

To dream of a photo album suggests you will have success and true friends.

ALCOVE

When you dream of being in an alcove or crawling into one, you are trying to hide away and reassess a situation.

ALEHOUSE*

Dreaming of an alehouse tells you to be very cautious of your affairs.

Enemies are watching you.

*See Bar, bartending.

ALGEBRA

If you dream of trying to solve an algebra problem and you have mastered it without difficulty, whatever is troubling you will also be resolved easily.

However, if your dream involves working at the problem diligently before you finally solve it, this means the answer will take time, but you will indeed have success.

To dream of an algebra problem you cannot solve means that you will have to get help with a problem or abandon it entirely.

ALIEN/EXTRATERRESTRIAL

To dream of an alien from another planet foretells a visit from someone unknown to you.

ALLEY

To dream of an alley tells you that your fortunes will not be as pleasing or promising as before. Many vexing cares will present themselves to you.

ALLIGATOR

To dream of an alligator, unless you kill it, is unfavorable to all people connected with the dream. It is a dream of caution.

ALLOY

To dream of an alloy means complications in your business.

ALMANAC

To dream of an almanac indicates variable fortunes and elusive pleasures.

Studying an almanac’s signs foretells that you will be harassed by small matters taking up your time.

ALMOND

Almonds are a good omen that wealth is in store. However, sorrow will go with it for a short while.

ALMS

Alms will bring evil if given or taken unwillingly. Otherwise, this is a good dream.

ALPHABET

If you dream of writing specific letters of the alphabet or writing the entire alphabet, this means you are taking your time and being diligent and meticulous in events in your life.

ALTAR

To dream of seeing a priest at the altar denotes quarrels and dissatisfaction in your business and home.

To see a marriage at an altar represents sorrow to friends, or succumbing to old age.

To witness a sacrificial offering on an altar denotes the coming of good fortune.

ALUM

Alum seen in a dream portends frustration of well-laid plans.

Tasting alum suggests secret remorse over some evil you’ve done to an innocent person.

ALUMINUM

To dream of aluminum represents contentment with any fortune, however small.

AMATEUR

To dream of seeing an amateur indicates that you will see your hopes pleasantly and satisfactorily fulfilled.

If there is any indistinctness or distortion in the dream, you are likely to meet with quick and decided defeat in some enterprise apart from your regular business.

AMBIGUITY

To be doubtful in your dreams means that in your wakeful state, you do not believe what you are seeing, hearing, and feeling.

AMBUSH

To dream that you are attacked in ambush warns of a danger lurking secretly near you; you will soon be set upon and overthrown if you disregard this warning.

If you lie in ambush to avenge yourself, you will stoop to debasing actions to defraud your friends.

AMERICA

High-ranking officials who dream of America should be careful in state affairs. Others can expect some trouble after this dream.

AMETHYST

Amethyst represents contentment in business. It can also be a dream of healing.

AMMONIA

Ammonia symbolizes the displeasure you feel at the conduct of a friend. Quarrels and the disruption of friendships will follow this dream.

AMMUNITION

Dreaming of ammunition foretells the undertaking of some work that promises fruitful completion. To dream that your ammunition is exhausted denotes fruitless struggles and endeavors.

AMNESTY

To be granted amnesty or to grant amnesty to someone else indicates a dream of promised forgiveness.

AMOROUSNESS

To dream of being amorous warns you against personal desires and pleasures that threaten to engulf you in scandal.

AMPLIFICATION

If you dream of amplifying anything, it means you want more of something or you need to see the larger picture.

AMPUTATION

Partial amputation of limbs denotes small offices lost; the loss of entire legs or arms portends unusual economic depression.

AMULET

If the amulet is sparkly and new, it means the power you have over a situation or person is for the good. If it is dull and old, this power is misguided.

ANCHOR

To dream of an anchor indicates travel, change of residence, or good fortune. It’s a favorable omen if the seas are calm.

ANCIENT THINGS

If you dream of something very old or ancient and it’s pleasing to you, the old way of doing things is just fine. But if it is disturbing, then you will have to rethink an approach to a situation or event in your life.

ANDIRONS

If andirons seen in a dream support burning logs, they denote good will among friends; if they are in an empty fireplace, loss of property and death are signified.

ANECDOTE

To dream of relating an anecdote signifies that you prefer cheerful companionship to intellectual effort; your affairs will prove as unstable as yourself.

ANGEL

To dream of angels is prophetic of blessings, good fortune, and spiritual well-being.

ANGER

To dream of anger implies disappointments in loved ones and broken ties. Enemies may make new attacks upon your property or character.

To dream that friends or relatives are angry with you suggests that you will mediate between opposing friends and gain their lasting favor and gratitude. To be angry or find someone angry at you in a dream predicts much happiness in a current relationship.

ANGLING*

To dream of catching fish is good. If you fail to catch any, it will be bad for you.

*See Fish.

ANGUISH

To be in anguish over a loved one or an event means you are feeling hamstrung in your waking life about helping someone or being able to do anything about a situation. You may need to find alternative ways to offer help.

ANIMALS*

A dream about a friendly, calm animal is positive. However, to dream of an animal that you are afraid of, or you fear might attack you, is negative.

*See specific animals.

ANKLE

If you dream of a healthy, normal ankle, your own or someone else’s, you will be able to walk away from an event or person in your life that is bothersome to you.

If you dream of an unhealthy ankle, then the help being offered to you may not be to your benefit. Additionally, you may not be able to walk away from a difficult situation or person.

ANNOYANCES

This dream suggests that you have enemies who are at work against you. Annoyances experienced in dreams are apt to find speedy resolution in the trifling incidents of the following day.

ANSWER

To receive an answer in your dream to a question or dilemma you have in your waking life is usually a prediction. This answer should be heeded.

ANT

The dreamer of ants should expect many petty annoyances during the day. You’ll be chasing little worries and finding general dissatisfaction in all things.

ANTAGONISM

To antagonize or be antagonized in a dream means that you are being pushed into something that you do not want to or should not do.

ANTARCTICA

Dreaming of the Antarctic can have a positive meaning because of the pureness of the snow and vastness of the landscape, which would tell you that things are fresh and clean in your life. Alternatively, it could mean that your life is cold and sterile.

ANTELOPE

Seeing an antelope in a dream foretells that your ambitions will leap high, but they may be realized only through great energy.

ANTIBIOTICS

To dream of taking antibiotics means you are curing a sickness or a general feeling of being unwell in your life.

ANTIDOTE

To dream of needing or taking an antidote for a poison means your problem will be solved just in the nick of time.

ANTIQUES

To dream of buying or selling antiques implies dealing with reminders of the past. Buying antiques denotes the acquisition of things from the past that feel comfortable and secure. Selling them implies ridding yourself of reminders of the past that no longer serve a purpose.

ANUS

To dream of this orifice means that you need to eliminate waste from your life.

ANVIL

To dream of a hot anvil with sparks flying represents pleasing work; to the farmer, it suggests an abundant crop. It’s a favorable dream for women.

To dream of a cold anvil predicts small favors may be expected from those in power. The means of success is in your hands, but to obtain it you will have to labor under difficulty.

If the anvil is broken, it foretells that you have, through your own neglect, thrown away promising opportunities that you cannot reclaim.

ANXIETY

A dream of this kind is often a good omen of favorable circumstances coming your way.

APARTMENT COMPLEX

To dream of an apartment complex tells you that you want to feel safe, surrounded by many people.

APATHY

To dream of being apathetic about a situation, person, or event means that you need to make an important decision in your life.

APE

This dream denotes fun and happiness; you can anticipate good times to come.

APOLOGIZING

To apologize, or be apologized to, denotes a dream of forgiveness. It foretells that you will be forgiven or you will be forgiving of an ill committed against you.

APPAREL*

In dreams, apparel represents enterprises that will succeed or fail, depending on whether the garments seem to be whole and clean or soiled and threadbare.

To see fine apparel that’s out of date means you will find fortune but will scorn progressive ideas.

To see yourself or others clad in white denotes change, and you will nearly always find that the change involves sadness.

To walk with a person wearing white is a message of that person’s illness or distress, unless it’s a young woman or child. In that case, you will have pleasing surroundings for a season at least.

To see yourself or others dressed in black portends quarrels, disappointments, and disagreeable companions; or, if it refers to career, the business will fall short of expectations.

To see many colored garments foretells swift changes and the intermingling of good and bad influences in your future.

To dream of ill-fitting apparel suggests that you are likely to make a mistake.

*See Clothes, Coat.

APPARITION

If you dream of an apparition of someone you know, it usually means that that person is thinking fondly of you in the afterlife or is giving you a heads-up regarding something to come in the near future. If you dream of an apparition of someone you don’t know, analyze the rest of the dream to figure out the message from that unknown person.

APPLAUSE

To be applauded in your dreams means that you will be honored for something you have done, big or small.

APPLE

This is a very good dream. To see red apples on trees with green foliage is exceedingly propitious.

APPLIANCE

To dream about an appliance that is running smoothly denotes an event in your life that will also run smoothly. To dream of one that is in need of repair or running poorly suggests that an upcoming event will have many twists and turns and will need to be fixed before it can unfold.

APPRENTICE

Dreaming that you serve as an apprentice bespeaks your struggle to win a place among your companions.

APPROPRIATION

To appropriate something in a dream means that you will be taking something for yourself that you justly deserve and are entitled to.

APPROVAL

To seek approval from another in a dream tells you that you need to seek acceptance from yourself, not from those around you.

APRICOT

Dreams of growing apricots denote that the future, though seemingly rosy-hued, holds bitterness and sorrow for you. To eat them signifies the near approach of calamitous influences. If others eat them, your surroundings will be unpleasant and disagreeable.

APRIL

To dream of the month of April signifies that much pleasure and profit will be your allotment. If the weather is bad, it is a sign of temporary bad luck.

APRON

To dream of an apron signifies security in your personal and business endeavors.

AQUEDUCT

To see water flowing through an aqueduct means you will be creating channels to make your life easier and flow more smoothly.

ARCADE

To dream of being in an arcade, with all its noise and lights, means you will be in a situation that is very festive and joyful.

ARCH

An arch denotes your rise to distinction and the gaining of wealth through persistent effort. To pass under one predicts that many who formerly ignored your position will seek you out.

ARCHBISHOP

To dream of seeing an archbishop suggests that you will have many obstacles to overcome in your attempt to master life or rise to public honor.

To see one in the everyday dress of a common citizen indicates that you will have aid and encouragement from those in prominent positions and will succeed in your enterprises.

ARCHITECT

Seeing architects drawing plans presages a change in your business that is likely to result in loss to you.

ARGUING

To argue with someone in your dreams means you will have a pleasant conversation with that person.

ARM

To dream of seeing a healthy arm implies that ill health is coming to someone close to you. To dream of an unhealthy arm suggests that good health is on the horizon.

ARMOR

In dreams, armor is protection against slander and vicious rumors.

ARMY

A dream about an army means you will have many friends in your lifetime.

AROMA

Dreaming of pleasant aromas indicates that the dreamer will be the recipient of something pleasurable. If the aroma is unpleasant, it’s a warning that something displeasurable will be coming your way.

AROUSAL

To be aroused in a dream, in any sense, means you need to take time off to relax.

ARRANGING

To arrange things in your dream, physically or psychologically, indicates that things are being put in order for you—or need to be.

ARREST*

Dreaming of an arrest, either yours or someone else’s, means you will soon be making changes.

*See Jail, Prison.

ARRIVAL

To arrive in a grand way in a dream tells you that you need more humility. To arrive inconspicuously means the opposite: you need to put yourself more in the forefront.

ARROGANCE

If someone in your dream is being arrogant, you must face a trait in yourself or another that you have been unwilling to address but that has become problematic in the relationship.

ARROW

Pleasure follows this dream. Entertainments, festivals, and pleasant journeys may be expected. Suffering will cease. An old or broken arrow, however, portends disappointments in love or business.

ARSENIC

To dream of this poison means you will discover that someone has been dealing with you in an underhanded manner.

ARTGALLERY

To visit an art gallery portends an unfortunate relationship at home. You struggle to appear happy but secretly wish to be elsewhere.

ARTERIES

Dreaming of a healthy blood vessel suggests that a health issue you are facing or are about to face will turn out fine. If it is damaged or has no blood pumping through it, expect to face a challenging health problem.

ARTICHOKE

Dreams of this veggie mean that you are getting to the heart of a problem and can expect a sweet reward for the effort. As you peel away the outer, hard leaves (the issues), each layer reveals a solution.

ARTIFICIALITY

When you dream of something artificial, something not real or that mimics the true thing, you have replaced something that was real in your life with a substitute.

ARTIST

To dream of being an artist or watching an artist at work foretells to creating something pleasing in your life.

ASCENT*

If you reach the extreme point of an ascent—the top of a staircase, for instance—without stumbling, this is a good sign.

*See Falling, Hill, Ladder.

ASCETICISM

To dream of asceticism says that you will cultivate strange principles and views, rendering yourself fascinating to strangers but unappealing to people who know you well.

ASHES

Dreaming of ashes warns of woe; many bitter changes are sure to come. In business, ashes represent unsuccessful deals.

ASIA

To dream of visiting Asia means change. Good fortune will follow.

ASKEW

If you dream of something that is askew, you may need to straighten your perception of a situation in your life.

ASP

An unfortunate dream. Friends may be working against you.

ASPARAGUS

To dream of asparagus indicates prosperous surroundings and success.

ASPHALT

Standing on hot asphalt or seeing it being applied to the road means that a burning issue in your physical environment needs to addressed.

ASPHYXIATION

To feel you are being suffocated or asphyxiated in a dream means that you need to stop, take a deep breath, and reevaluate an event in your life now or in the near future.

ASPIRIN

To dream of taking aspirin or giving it to another person warns that you need help alleviating physical or emotional pain in your life.

ASS*

To see a donkey in a dream implies that you’ll have many annoyances and delays before receiving news or goods. To see donkeys carrying burdens indicates that, with patience and toil, you will succeed in your efforts in travel, and in love.

If a donkey pursues you and you are afraid of it, you will be the victim of scandal. If you unwillingly ride one, unnecessary quarrels may follow.

*See Donkey.

ASSASSIN

To see an assassin is a warning of losses that may befall you at the hands of hidden enemies. If you are the one receiving the assassin’s blow, you will not overcome your troubles. To see a bloodstained assassin standing nearby another person means that misfortune will come to you.

ASSAULT AND BATTERY

To dream you are being assaulted warns that you need to watch your back. To dream that you are assaulting someone or being charged with assault and battery is a dream of strength.

ASSEMBLAGE

To dream that you are assembling something physically means that in your waking life the pieces that must come together to solve a problem will do so.

ASSEMBLY

To find yourself in an assembly among others in a happy environment means support and camaraderie from your friends and family.

ASSISTANCE

Giving assistance to anyone in a dream foretells favor in your effort to rise to a higher position. If anyone assists you, you will be well-placed, and loving friends will be near you.

ASSOCIATE

To be someone’s associate in your dream speaks of a good partnership in your life, currently or soon.

ASSORTMENT

If you dream of having an assortment of physical objects, you have limited options in solving a problem that has been vexing you.

ASSUMPTIONS

Assuming that you already know an answer to a question implies that you do not have enough information to solve the problem.

ASTER

This starlike flower of many colors foretells a wish soon to come true.

ASTHMA

To dream of having asthma means you need to clean out the pollutants in your life.

ASTONISHMENT

To be astounded in a dream suggests that you will be disappointed in the near future.

ASTRAL, THE

Dreams of the astral mean that your efforts and plans will culminate in worldly success and distinction. A specter or picture of your astral self means you have reached a higher spiritual level.

ASTROLOGY

To practice astrology, or work with someone who practices it, suggests that researching and understanding your astrological chart can bring answers and direction to your life.

ASTRONOMY

To dream of studying the stars tells you to reach beyond your limitations and learn more about yourself spiritually.

ASYLUM

To dream of an asylum denotes sickness and unlucky dealings that cannot be overcome without great mental struggle.

ATHEISM

To dream of being an atheist, if you are religious in your waking life, warns you to examine your belief in yourself.

ATHLETICS

To dream of being an athlete or of watching athletes foretells a period in your life when you will be physically very strong and agile.

ATLAS

To dream you are looking at an atlas suggests that you should study your interests carefully before you make changes or journeys.

ATONEMENT

Dreaming of atonement means you will be forgiven for any mistake or wrong you have done.

ATROPHY

To witness the wasting away of a limb tells you to pay special attention to that body part.

ATTACK

To witness an attack or to be attacked by an animal or a person indicates that you will need much strength in an upcoming situation. To attack someone or something in a dream warns that you might be on the verge of emotionally hurting another person in your waking life.

ATTENTION

To dream of not receiving any attention in your life foretells the opposite: that you will be lavished with attention in the future to an extent that you might not want.

To dream of being lavished with attention means that you are not paying enough attention to the people who care most about you and to yourself.

ATTIC

To dream that you are in an attic suggests you are entertaining hopes that will fail to materialize.

ATTIRE

To see yourself in formal attire foretells an upcoming funeral.

ATTORNEY*

To see an attorney indicates that serious disputes will arise between parties interested only in worldly things. Enemies will oppress you with false claims.

If you see an attorney defending you, your friends will assist you, but that assistance will cause you more stress than the trouble your enemies create.

*See Lawyer.

AUCTION

To dream of an auction in a general way is good. If you hear the auctioneer, it means bright prospects and fair treatment in business ventures. To dream of buying at an auction signifies good luck.

AUDIBILITY

To be able to hear something in your dream that you normally couldn’t tells you to pay close attention to your instincts.

AUDIENCE

To dream of standing stagestruck in front of an audience foretells that when you need the right words, you will have them.

If you dream of standing before an audience that isn’t paying attention to you, you need to assert yourself more in certain aspects of your life.

To dream of receiving undying adoration from an audience warns you to be humble.

AUDIT

To dream of having an audit conducted tells you that your finances are in very good order.

AUDITORIUM

To dream of an auditorium filled with people implies personal loneliness. An empty auditorium means your life will be filled with many friends and family.

AUGER

To see augers in your dreams suggests labor and toil.

AUGMENTATION

To dream of having body parts augmented predicts that you will expand your thinking spiritually.

AUGUST

In dreams, the month of August represents unfortunate deals and misunderstandings in love affairs.

AUNT

If this relative appears smiling and happy, slight differences will soon give way to pleasure. If your aunt is upset, prepare for a coming quarrel among relatives or friends.

AURA

To dream of auras denotes the coming of spiritual enrichment.

AUTHENTICITY

To dream of seeking something authentic warns that something you believe to be real and true in your waking life may not be.

AUTHOR

Dreaming that your manuscript has been rejected indicates that, after some doubt, the work will be accepted as authentic and original.

To dream of seeing an author poring over his or her work and perusing it with anxiety suggests that you are worried about a literary creation, your own or someone else’s.

AUTHORITY

To bend to authority in your dream indicates that you are not listening to those around you who truly have the experience to help guide you.

AUTOGRAPH

A dream that you are giving autographs refers to an upcoming contract that will need your signature. Receiving an autograph or watching someone autograph something means you need someone else’s signature to get what you want.

AUTOMOBILE

To dream of riding in a car implies that you will be restless under pleasant conditions and will make a change in your affairs. If a car breaks down, your enjoyment of pleasure will not be as great as you hope.

To find yourself escaping from the path of a car tells you to avoid a rival. To buy or sell a car heralds changes in your finances that you must observe carefully.

AUTOPSY

To dream of conducting an autopsy or of watching one means that you need to examine, dissect, and cut out those parts of your life that no longer serve you.

AUTUMN

To dream of this season means you can obtain property through inheritance or litigation.

AVALANCHE

To dream of watching an avalanche foretells many changes in your life. To be caught in an avalanche is a prophetic dream of changes that you have not anticipated and do not want.

AVENGING, VENGEANCE

To avenge a wrong done to you in a dream warns that you will have a wrong done to you in your waking life.

AVIARY

Dreaming of an aviary full of birds tells you that your thoughts and ideas need to be contained. If the aviary is empty or if you see birds flying out, something you want in your life will be stolen.

AVOIDANCE

To dream of avoiding a situation or person advises you of the need to meet something or someone directly, or a problem will never be resolved. To be avoided in a dream warns that you will not be recognized for your accomplishments.

AWARD

Receiving an award in your dream means the opposite: Someone will steal recognition away from you in your waking life. To give an award, on the other hand, means that you will be recognized for your hard work and diligence.

AWE

To dream of being in awe of a person, event, situation, or object means you are giving too much power to someone or something.

AWKWARDNESS

To feel awkward in a situation or around a person means the opposite: you will have all the courage and confidence you need to face something that previously daunted you.

AWNING

Standing under an awning in your dream represents being protected. If the awning is ripped or broken, the protection you think you have is just an illusion.

AX

Seeing an ax in a dream foretells that any pleasure you find will depend on your struggles and energy. To see others using an ax indicates energetic, lively friends who are a pleasure to be with and who make life good.

A broken or rusty ax suggests illness and loss of money and property.

AXLE

To dream of seeing yourself fixing a broken axle on a motor vehicle means that what you thought was broken will be whole again. To dream of an unfixable broken axle speaks of a goal that should be abandoned.

AZALEA

To dream of an azalea bush or flower is to dream of hope.

AZTECS

To dream of the ancient Aztecs is a spiritual dream. It means that you are balanced and centered in your spiritual life