Archive: The Dream Dictionary

To dream of an empty table might suggest a concern about a lack or shortage of possessions, while a table covered with food may symbolize a time of abundance.

The appearance of a tambourine symbolizes pleasure in some unusual undertaking about to take place.

Tattoos are associated with the strange and exotic. To dream of seeing your body tattooed suggests that some difficulty will cause you to make a long absence from home or familiar surroundings. Dreaming that you are a tattooist suggests that your desire for some strange experience may alienate you from friends.

Pleasant occupations and average income is denoted by a dream of riding in a cab alone; with others, scandal or gossip will plague your footsteps. Driving one may show you are in a dead end job, doing manual labor with no chance of advancement. It is warning you to find another occupation.

The meaning of this dream depends on your own experiences with teachers or teaching and, of course, the circumstances in your dream. The dream could be addressing your issues with authority and approval. Also, you may have a need for guidance and new learning.

Teeth are what you use to bite. If you lose your bite, you lose power. Losing teeth might also symbolize a loss of face. It could also be a metaphor for loose or careless speech. Note the other aspects of the dream. For example, to examine your teeth suggests that you exercise caution in a matter at hand. To clean your teeth represents that some struggle is necessary to keep your standing. Admiring your teeth for their whiteness suggests that wishes for a pleasant occupation and happiness will be fulfilled. To dream that you pull your own teeth and are feeling around the cavity with your tongue signifies your trepidation over a situation about to be entered into. Dreaming of imperfect teeth is one of the worst dreams to have for it connotes bad feelings about your appearance and well-being.

A telephone might symbolize the attempt to contact the unconscious. If the phone is ringing and no one is answering, the dream might suggest that you are ignoring the call of your unconscious.

A tent provides shelter and is usually associated with camping. A dream of a tent could indicate that you are in need of a getaway, a retreat from everyday life.

Thawing represents the rebirth or return to pleasant conditions. To dream of seeing ice thaw may symbolize that something or someone that was giving you trouble will soon yield pleasure and profit.

Not as uncommon as it may seem, to talk with the President of the United States in a dream may represent an interest in lofty ideals or political matters, or a strong desire to be a politician.

Theaters may be a metaphor for our physical lives. To paraphrase Shakespeare, life is a stage and we are merely trying to make the best of it. Maybe in your dreams you are acting out some of your personal issues and concerns. Think about the details of your dream and what is going on in the theater. Is it a comedy or a tragedy? Are you having fun, or are you very uncomfortable or bored? All of these will give you clues in regard to the meaning of based theater dreams.

A dream in which you are thirsty suggests that you are in need of nourishment, either physical, mental, or emotional. To see others relieving their thirst suggests that this nourishment may come from others.

A thorn may represent an annoyance of some sort, a thorn in your side.

Aggressive and fierce in the wild, to see these animals in your dream may symbolize that you are under persecution or will be tormented. However, if you see yourself fending off an attack, this may mean that you will be extremely successful in all your ventures.

Swift and terrible agents of destruction in nature, a dream involving a tornado suggests that your desire for a quick resolution in a matter at hand may lead to disappointment.

To dream of a seething torrent of water suggests a profound unrest in the emotional state of the dreamer or a person in the dream.

To dream of a tower could symbolize vigilance, as a watchtower, or punishment or isolation as a guard tower. Dreaming of being in an ivory tower indicates that you or the subject of your dream is out of touch with the everyday world.

A dream of a treasure may suggests a hidden talent or hidden abilities that you can now unearth. It could indicate latent psychic abilities.

A tree is a symbol of strength and foundation. It may also symbolize inner strength. A tree exists both below the earth and above it. In that sense, a tree transcends the sky above and the earth below and stands for the realms of nature and the spirit. To dream of a tree in new foliage represents a pleasant outcome to your hopes and desires. Tree-climbing dreams may signify a quick ascent in business. Green trees newly felled augur unexpected unhappiness after a period of prosperity and delight.

A dream of being on trial suggests that you are being judged, or are afraid of being judged. Alternately, a trial in a dream could indicate that you are judging others too harshly.

To dream of triplets indicates success in a matter where failure was feared. For a man to dream of his wife having triplets represents a pleasing end to a situation that has long been in dispute. To hear newly born triplets crying suggests a disagreement that will soon be resolved in your favor.

From a Freudian perspective, a dream of a tunnel suggests a vagina, and a train entering the tunnel represents sexual intercourse. A tunnel may also be a link between two conditions: When you exit the tunnel, you will enter a new state of mind.

While dreaming of a turtle might symbolize slow, painstaking movement, the shelled creature is also a symbol of spiritual development.

A dream of twins may mean that there are two parts to a matter of concern or two aspects of your personality. Seeing twins in a dream symbolizes security in a business matter and faithfulness in a domestic issue.