Archive: The Dream Dictionary

Most dreams where you see labor performed is considered a good dream. Animals heavily burdened shows that you are to become very prosperous but should treat your help with more respect. To see men at work means you will soon engage in a profitable enterprise or your health will improve.

A laboratory is a place where experiments are conducted. The implication is that the dreamer is unsatisfied with a present situation and experimenting with something new. The dreamer might also be testing a relationship with someone.

A dream of a labyrinth may indicate that you feel trapped in a situation or a relationship and are looking for a way out. It may also refer to the intricacies of a spiritual journey.

If you see a ladle in your dreams then will children become your greatest source of joy and pride in their accomplishments. Should you be served from a broken ladle you will suffer a grievous loss of job, home, power, or loved ones.

Lagoons symbolize doubt and confusion over an emotional matter or a stagnant situation.

In the Freudian interpretation, a lake is symbolic of the vagina. In the Jungian world, lakes and other bodies of water stand for the unconscious or emotions. In one interpretation, the dreamer who dives into a lake is returning to the womb. In the other, the dreamer explores the unconscious. But if neither interpretation fits, examine the other elements in the dream. Is the lake clear or muddy? The former suggests lucidity and strength of purpose, while the latter may represent muddled feelings and an unsure direction in a matter at hand.

A lamb may stand for gentleness or vulnerability, as in a lamb to the slaughter, or it may be a spiritual symbol as in sacrificial lamb and lamb of God. However, a dream of a lamb may simply symbolize a general love of animals.

A lamp, like a lantern, represents light or illumination and suggests the dreamer is searching for truth.

If you are arriving late, your unconscious may be telling you to be more perceptive and to use more foresight when making plans. Lateness suggests that the dreamer may be feeling unprepared and distracted in a particular situation in daily life or in regard to long term goals.

Dreams of legal matters suggest the dreamer is being judged.

If you dream you meet a lawyer at a social event this is an omen that you will be involved in a scandal. If you dream that you are a lawyer, this is an omen that you will rise to prestige in your chosen profession.

Whether it is a leaky pipe or a bottle of soda, any type of a leak is usually a waste of energy and resources. If you are dreaming about leaks, you may want to consider where you are wasting energy and resources ( be it in your daily life, emotional life or thinking). Additionally, look carefully at the entire dream and see if information is being leaked from the unconscious to the conscious. The leaking water may represent emotions, thoughts, or insights entering slowly into the conscious experience of the dreamer.

Leeches are nightmarish creatures that suck blood. Is there someone in your life who is draining you of energy?

To dream of legal matters must be correlated with the entire dream as this is more a state, or condition of, a situation, rather than a dream symbol or action. Legal matters, and all things to do with the law, should be viewed in a warning context unless the rest of the dream tells you different.

Legs in various states of health and appearance are frequently seen in dreams and open to many interpretations depending on the context. To dream of admiring well-shaped legs suggests a loss of judgment; to see misshapen legs represents unsuccessful endeavors and ill-tempered friends. A wooden leg represents deception to friends, while a wounded leg suggests a loss of power and standing. A dream of ulcers on your legs suggests a drain on your resources to help others. A young woman who admires her own legs indicates vanity, and if she has hairy legs then it may indicate feelings of domination over her mate. Dreaming that your own legs are clean and well shaped represents a happy future with faithful friends.

A dream of lightning indicates a flash of inspiration or sudden awareness about the truth of a matter. Lightning can also mean a purging or purification, or fear of authority or death.

A light shining out of the dark, or a flashlight beam, shows that you will finally find the truth in a situation or the answer to a personal problem that you have been searching for. If the light is dim, you will only find part of the solution.

To dream of a lion signifies that you are driven by a great force. Subduing a lion indicates victory in a matter. If you are overtaken by the lion, the dream suggests that you may be vulnerable to an attack of some sort. A caged lion may mean that you will succeed as long as the opposition is held in check.

In the pop culture lips are usually symbols of sexuality and sensuality. They are also symbols of communication. Old dream interpretation books say that if you see beautiful lips in your dreams, expect happy events to occur, but if you see ugly or deformed lips, look out for trouble! Who knows?

To dream of a,lottery signifies chance or throwing your fate to luck. If you dream of holding the winning number, then luck and good fortune in a matter at hand may follow. To see others winning in a lottery may suggest that many friends will be brought together in a pleasing manner. A young woman dreaming of a lottery may indicate a reckless attitude.

If you dream you see a couple in love and expressing it to each other, this denotes that your present undertaking will meet with success. If you are expressing a true and tender love for another then it shows that you will find happiness and contentment in your life. To see someone expressing a low type of love, lust, then will you meet with failure and discontent.

Luggage stands for your personal effects or what you carry with you on a journey. What happens to the luggage? Lost luggage might be a concern about your identity or about being prepared for the journey. Stolen luggage might suggest that you feel someone is interfering with your attempt to reach a goal.