Common Dreams

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House

Your life, or your family and/or household.

Being chased or attacked

Persecution, hostility, aggression, criticism, boundaries being threatened.

Falling

Helplessness, loss of security.

Flying

Freedom, happiness or joy, positive attitude.

Teeth falling out

Physical, mental, or life imbalance.

Late

Neglecting responsibility, avoidance, fear of losing control, passive-aggression towards authority.

Driving a car

You, moving forward through your life experiences.

Losing an item

Losing in your life whatever that item represents (e.g., losing keys = losing your identity).

Pregnant/having a baby

Your relationship with your inner child, or exploring having a child or a responsibility.

Phone problems

A need to communicate.

Naked

Vulnerable or exposed, especially to other people's opinions and judgments.

Death

The end of a phase in life before a new one begins, or feeling tired or weak.

Insects/Animals

The primary characteristic of that animal (e.g., frog = "making leaps forward in life").

Sex/Physical intimacy

Emotional relationship, or closeness or familiarity between two people.

Disaster

(natural, plane crash, etc.) Fear of the unknown or of losing control of circumstances.

Test/Exam

An actual test, or something in your life that feels challenging.