Interpretation of signs and symbols

ah...thanks Peps! Fish, William Shatner represents non-authoritarian leadership, courage, exploration and adventure. Tesco represents domestic situations. Car parks represent waiting. So obviously, you are going to have lead your family on a daunting yet exciting project. However, you will need patience as there will be some waiting for results involved. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

If you go along with Jung's theory, all characters in a dream are parts of yourself. Doctors represents authority and healing Peackocks in chinese mythology they represent divinity, rank, power, and beauty. In sufi and hindu folklore they are Godly messengers and in indian folklore they represent pride and vanity. The doctor chasing you represents you are resisting some aspect of forgiveness and reconciliation in your life. Your pride, represented by the peackock is standing in the way of this healing. The feet of the peacock becoming tangled in your hair means there is a struggle between intellect and emotion. The fact that the Dr caught up with you shows that despite yourself you want there to be a change in the situation. The peacock being dead indicates that ultimately humility and healing will triumph over pride and stubborness. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

Sorry to revisit my thread and 'pop to the top' but today (and I tell no lie) I saw TWO Tony Robinson lookalikes. The one I saw walking down Tottenham Court Road was so convincing, I think it might have been the man himself rather than a look-alike. The second one I met later turned out to be called Richard, but nonetheless it seems significant. I wonder what it could mean. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

I really cannot take the credit for my gift of dream interperetation. I believe the spirit of Rod Hull is channeling messages to me from the spiritual realm. In 1999, two or three days before he died, I had the most incredibly vivid dream about being in Emu's pink windmill with Rod and Emu. I was struck by the coincidence when shortly thereafter he fell from his roof whilst adjusting his aerial and this obviously meant something. The aerial represented receptiveness to signals. But the receipt of messages must be for good and not bad purposes (he was watching Man U Vs Inter Milan at the time) otherwise I could come to great harm. In my dream, Emu represented the mute, repressed, angy and violent side of myself and the need for control. Please keep sending your dreams in readers. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

Forget Freud and Penis envy and LSH, your dream is actually about potency, effect and how you think you are esteemed by society. You have a sure sense of self-worth and a quiet and healthy belief in your own abilities but are looking for a more visible way of expressing and showcasing them. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

Peps, the willies dream indicates that you present many public personas. Each willy represents one of your 'stage characters' which you present in various situations. You do not display the real you so that people cannot hurt you by rejection or ridicule since they are only rejecting or riduculing one of your masques. Pamela Anderson represents your libido...go figure. Ferg, It's cagoule I think! The house break dream is about conflict between your emotional needs and happiness and society's expectations of you. You do not subscribe to the 'norm' of middle- England work-like-a-dog then spend spend spend but have doubts about your life-ethic from time to time.The mini shoes represent the five material pillars the West aspires to own or buy regularly; house, car, holidays, entertainment and mod cons. The Dougie Henshall/ Noel Gallagher dreams are just healthy fantasy. We all have them! jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

I do believe that dreams reveal what's going on in our subconscious. I think the meaning of dreams is often quite obvious. I don't believe in omens or astrology or anything with a supernatural basis for interpretation as a general rule - I cheerfully walk under ladders. However, there are some powerful symbols in sacred texts that merit exploration. There is a marvellous text in the first book of Kings I think. Elijah is ordered by God to spend some time alone at the Wadi (brook) Cherith. The ravens are commanded by God to bring him food. Ravens represent the outcast, the despised and the poor and I think the story tells us something about being reliant on God and that caring for the poor and outcast is as much about us needing them. Similarly, many centuries later, Saint Benedict, father of modern monasticism is also fed by ravens in a cave at Subiaco. My question is were these events truly signs that actually happened or were they added by the authors to drive home the point I have just made. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

"As for a universal 'dream interpretation' dictionary - baloney." Absolutely, you have to know a bit about the dreamer to begin to understand what the dream means. For example Liana's Peacock represents pride and intellect because she is an English woman. If she was a Pakistani muslim, I'd take a completely different line because peacocks in Islamic tradition represent something completely different (the escorted Adam and Eve from paradise) and guard the gates of heaven (I think - can't remember exactly). Knowing what I do about Peps - he takes criticism on the chin, never uses his real name in the forums and expresses a lot about himself in his characters of Larry and Mick - hence my take on his dream! jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net