Formal rite & Ritual.

Question:

How deep am i ready or want to take obligations?

General Meanings:

Success The ceremony as a dream symbol may be a sign that you will have personal or professional success. In the dream you are attending a ceremony or a religious ritual, then the dream indicates that you need to be aware of a new project or task because your attitude or skill need to be conscious. The ritual ceremony announces an important change in life.

Psychological Meanings:

The dream of ceremony or ritual may prophesy that you will have major change in life which will a profound impact on the dreamer.

Spiritual Meanings:

Energy and inner feelings Ceremonies and rituals are used for initiations, to gain a deeper awareness and to initiate a new order. On the spiritual level, in the dream the ceremonies and the rituals are for the concentration of energies.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Stress if attend ceremony or religious ritual – In the dream you attend ceremony or religious ritual then this dream denotes that you should work on your commitments, because of them you will be soon very stressed.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Boring if see or attend in a ceremony or religious ritual – The dream may indicates that you’ll have a lot of boredom very soon.

* Please, see also dreams about examination, wedding & religious images.

Sexuality Epee is often in men’s dreams for an aggressive form of sexuality that is trying to force if necessary, what they will do not receive free, which can be understood as a warning. Epee as a dream symbol stands for an aggressive form of sexuality. Such a dream for men, this usually has an exaggerated emphasis on the sexual drive. A rusty sword in the dream indicates injured manhood.

Need for partner For women, the sword often is a fear of sexuality, but also the desire for a strong (but not aggressive), protective partner.

Protection of reputation Sometimes the epee embodies the personal honor which may be damaged and may need to protect reputation or prestige more.

Psychological Meanings:

Sigmund Freud explains the sword or dagger in the dream as a male phallic symbol. Today the sword is explained as an approaching (or feared) separation. When women dreams of a sword then in her real life she may have exaggerated sexual desires. The drawn epee in a dream may indicate a drastic experiences and an unpleasant event. The rusty or broken epee in the dream may indicate a lack of power or an illness.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Divorce if see a sword – The man sees a sword in his dream denotes that he will experience really feared separation;
• Happiness if have an epee in hand – In your dream you have an epee in your own hands then this promises fame, glory, joy;
• New experience if be attacked with an epee – When you were attacked with an epee in the dream, then this announces that you will have a decisive experience which may change something in your life;
• Warning if have a razor – In your dream you have a razor then this dream denotes that you have to be attentive because there is a danger near you;
• Fight with slander if fight with a sword – You are fighting with a sword against someone in your dream, then in your real life you will fight with gossip well;
• Damaged respect if epee is rusty – When the sward is rusty in the dream then this indicates about desecration of the honor.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Changes if see a sword – In the dream you see a sword then you may expect some changes in your life and this will not make any harm to you, because you will learn from it.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Be yourself if have a sward – You have a sword in the dream, then this marks that you have to keep your own beliefs;
• Demotion if sword in the sheath – The dream of sword in the sheath announces humiliation in your dream;
• Anger if pull out a sward of the sheath – In your dream you see that you pull out a sward of the sheath then in near future you will have quarrels and disagreements;
• Happiness if have an expensive sword in your hands – The expensive sword in the dream announces you joy, honor because of your trust and hard work;
• Warning if see a damaged epee – This dream has a negative meaning which marks that you have to take care of your health because there are really serious danger;
• Lost opportunity if broken sword – The broken sward as a dream symbol shows that you will have mischance because of your pride;
• Event if sward with large gilded handle – The dream when you see a sward with large gilded handle then you may expect some kind of ceremony or a happy event in near future;
• Loss if lose a sword – In the dream you have lost your sword then in near future you will have poverty and loss;
• Wealth if being self-wounding with a sword – In the dream you hurt yourself with a sword then you will have prosperity, high patron;
• Experience if be attacked with a sword – You were attacked with a sward one has to expect a drastic experience in his life.

* Please, see meaning of knife, sword.

Generally the collar in dreams stands as a symbol of keeping up with the rules and orders. Collar may also indicate unfavorable circumstances that lead to failures, especially when the dreamer tries to iron or finds it difficult to put it around the neck.
Alternatively, in these days it is very popular to wear a collar as a jewelry, therefore it shows the desire to be beautiful.

Psychological Meanings:

Psychologically the collar can be interpreted as a symbol of sexuality, which shows hidden desires and secrets the dreamer has. Alternatively, the dream shows the major affair in your waking life which is not sexually related.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Will have a new acquaintance with someone if man wears a collar – such dream shows new contacts, friendships and/or relationships;
• Anger towards males if ironing the collar – for a woman to iron the collar, signifies the displeasure and hard feelings she has for men or just for particular one;
• Will get invitation to special event if tie round the collar – for a dreamer to bind a collar shows that he/she will be invited in some kind of special event or ceremony;
• An urgent problem has to be solved immediately if the one is unable to bind / tie around the collar – if the dreamer is unable to put on the collar, it denotes to specific matter that has to be sorted out as soon as it is possible;
• Will be honored if wearing a collar – for a dreamer to wear a collar means that that he will receive special attention or even the prize;
• Have lots of admirers if a woman wears a collar – for a woman to wear a collar as a jewelry in her dream, symbolizes men that fall for her. However, none of these men will have serious intentions, that’s why you should try to stay away from them;

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Will be held back if wearing a collar – which means that anything you do you will face difficulties doing it on time, will have to deal with obstacles also many things might be in delay, which will not depend on you.

Arabian (Islamic)

In Islam dream interpretation the collar usually symbolizes the pride and satisfaction.

• Invitation if washing collar – for a dreamer to wash a collar signifies the invitation he will receive;
• Will marry good and wealthy man if woman dreams of wearing an expensive collar – for a women to wear a collar, which is made of pearls or diamonds, as a jewelry promises good omen. The dream shows that the collar represents as much beautiful and happy marriage to a man as the collar is;
• Will marry young eastern man if a woman wears alum collar in a dream – the state of the collar represents the marriage, therefore if the collar is made of alum, then such dream shows that the dreamer will marry a man that is from east and still very young;
• Will marry mean, angry and poor man if woman is wearing beaded collar – for a woman this dream is interpreted as a bad omen. It means that she the man she will marry will be hard to live on nicely and peacefully;
• Suffering and misery if a man wears collar that makes him uncomfortable – for a man to wear a collar that seems uncomfortable and/ or is too small which makes him suffocate denotes to miserable life he is having or maybe just one particular problem that was not solved.

Laughter makes you healthy, often bittersweet joy.

Question:

Do I have to suffer in order to be cheerful?

General Meanings:

Psychological disturbance Clown is interpreted partially as repressed insecurity, inhibitions and feeling of inferiority which lead to the fact that you can make others jesters or even do this at the moment; you must work, partly with the help of a psychotherapist if you unable to cope with psychological disturbance with your own force. The clown maybe express, that you deviates from the standards and maybe, you even been mocked.

Hidden personality Also, it may be that the clown appears as a sign that the dreamer tries to hide his true self behind a mask, to pretend someone to his environment. If we want to interpret closer you must pay attention to the actions of the clown. Old dream books occasionally see in the clown the announcement of an approaching honoring.

Psychological Meanings:

Gestalt psychology between laughing and crying – the feeling of insecurity (can be also interpreted sexually). Women who see themselves in the role of the clown, are the typical funny girl: always so wittily and sweet as possible – driven by fear, the only way to attract anyone, because of the fear to be punished with withdrawal of love. For men clown in the dreams have another meaning: the fear to make himself ridiculous – or the wish to be popular in spite of some weakness and dubious behavior.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Worst feelings if seeing a clown in a dream – The dream shows uncertainty, fear of mockery and feeling of inferiority. Also this dream shows that you will participate in frivolous relations;
• Lack of understanding and Different experience if you are a clown – You will find out that your friends do not understand you, means that other people hold you simple-minded. Also in the near future you will experience periods between deep humiliation and humble existence;
• False friend if seeing a bad clown – In the dream the clown is bad, signifies that someone that seems trustworthy to you, plays a bad double game with you;
• No support if seeing a sad clown – When your clown is sad in your dream, marks that somebody who is close to you, will not take seriously your intentions.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Hidden personality if being yourself a clown – In the dream you are the clown, this means that you want to hide under the mask in certain situation.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Mockery if seeing a clown – In the dream you see the clown this warns that you will be ridiculed by your actions.

Medicine Wheel Meanings:

Keywords

Humor; lightness; happiness; heart; trick artist; confuser; holy; ceremony.

Description

The clown is one of the additional symbols of the medicine wheel, when it comes as a stone or card set with an application. He is associated with the southern quarter of a circle and stands for humor. The clown was a holy being for many earthy peoples. He teaches to take yourself and the life not so seriously, but with humor – also when it is about “holy” moments. He plays an important role in a lot of ceremonies.

General Meaning

Humor; absence of humor; happiness; be tricked.

Association

The sadness of the clown, silly person.

Transcendent Meaning

A trick artist. Duality. Be careful, if the clown appears in your dreams. What he calls on you, may be just the right thing, but as well exactly the wrong thing. Clowns will teach you to trust your intuition.

Contexts’ Meanings:

Being a clown in the dream – This dream symbols shows that you want to hide your real personality from the others. You hide you feelings, emotions under the mask because you do not want to show how you feel at the moment. The other meaning of the clown – You feel that you are funny and not so serious person for others. You may act too ridiculously, like a child and your conscious wants to warn you. You must be more serious and responsible, because this will not help  you to reach your goals. Alternatively, a clown indicates thoughtless or insincere actions.

The clown appears in the dream or you see it – When you see the clown in the dream, this signifies that people around you is hiding something from you. They are hiding their real faces. The do not take you as serious and responsible person, they only play with you. You have to watch your back if you want to avoid worries and troubles.

To dream that clown performs or acts on to you – In the dream when the clowns is performing to you, shows that he wants to make your life more happier, because at the moment you are feeling sad, you are tired. You must relax and go through some interesting and exiting thins. Try to enjoy the life. The clown in the dream tries to high your soul and mind.

Being attacked or chased by a scary or freaky clown in the dream – This dream signifies that you are trying to escape from the thing that you are afraid of. You are trying to run away from the worries or unpleasant things. You may have deceptive people or painful situation in your life. You are afraid that you may be tricked. You are trying to run away from this, but this is not a decision, you must face with your troubles.

Somebody (brother, sister, mother, friend etc.) is dressed like a clown – In your dream you see somebody you know dressed like a clown has too meanings. The first one, he/she is trying to make you happy, to make your life better, because you had very painful period in your life. The second meaning, signifies that people around you may be hiding their true intentions, trying to cheat you. You have to be very attentive with all your surrounding. Because they can make you serious damage.

Conscience voice Participate in the church: you want to get rid of all your guilt. Here the dreamer’s unconscious also remind his conscience and ask if he had acted correctly in a specific case.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Exemption from distress and anxiety if enjoy – This dream announces that you will liberate from grief and concerns. Also shows that you will work out very positively for all events and decisions of the next day;
• Joy if see – In the dream you see a ceremony of Holy Communion signifies that you will have happiness, blessing and honor.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Happiness if enjoy it – This dream brings luck in business, honor, profit;
• Warning circumstances are not positive if go to communion – In the dream you are going to Communion, it wants to warn you that the conditions are not favorable to your business at the moment;
• Award if participate with others – This dream shows that you are awarded with righteous joy, happiness in the family.

Keywords

Periwinkle; strength; nourishing (physically and mentally); smoking; cleaning; pungent; Western Guardian of the Spirit.

Description

The cedar is the guardian of the Western Spirits, is an evergreen tree. It plays a prominent role in the smudging ceremony for the smoking, because smoke exerts a strong cleaning effect. In earlier times, the earthy Native Americans have used the cedar wood to build houses and canoes, but also for the production of garments, ceremonial and other objects.

General Meaning

The practical aspect of your spiritual nature, a realistic picture of your spiritual nature, a deep cleaning.

Association

Symbol of Lebanon.

Transcendent Meaning

Administration of ancient wisdom, strengthening and help with a disease.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Good future if see many cedars – In the dream you see many cedars then you may have a honorable future because you are respectful person;
• No success if see green cedar tree – You see green, well-formed cedar tree in the dream, then this may be that terminate a pleasing success in a business;
• Bad period if see dead or ill cedar – The dream where you see dead or ill cedar then you may expect a distress, you will not achieve your goals soon.

Need of joy The dreamer perceives grape this points out that he has a need for celebration and ceremony. A dream of grapes shows that the dreamer needs fun and laugh because he is too strict and serious. Best way to change this is to bring creativity into life.

Psychological Meanings:

Need to give When grapes appear in dreams, then this maybe indicate a sacrifice. The dreamer has to give or to make something in order to achieve exactly what he is really looking for. Wine often symbolizes a sacrifice, because of so obvious similarity with blood.

Spiritual Meanings:

On a spiritual level grapes in dream can symbolize wisdom and immortality, because of their connection with the gods (not only of Greek mythology).

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Pleasure if eat grapes – In the dream you eat grapes then this announces pleasure with children, you will spend your free time pleasantly;
• Virtue if press (compress) grapes – In the dream you press grapes then this refers to virtue and good behavior.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Joy if white grapes – Dreaming of white (green) grapes then this announces joy and satisfaction of life. Also you will have several lovers;
• Annoyance if red grapes – If grapes are red in dream then this dream announces anger and anxiety;
• Divorce if cut off grapes – In the dream you cut off grapes then unexpected separation;
• Creation if get grapes as a gift – To receive grape as a gift in the dream, then this denotes that you will make something new and unbelievable.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Health if eat grapes – When you are eating grapes in the dream this indicates improvement of health and life;
• Worries if pluck grapes from the vine – In the dream you luck grapes from the vine then this means that disappointments will haunt you.

* Please, see meaning of raceme (from Latin racemus is cluster of grapes), wine, vitis (grapevines or vine), fruit.

Good sign Bridesmaids in the dream may show your desire of a marriage. They are generally regarded as a sign of a favorable event that causes drastic and pleasant changes in life.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Luck if see bridesmaids – In your dream bridesmaids appear then this promises you success of any kind;
• Crisis if be bridesmaid – You are a bridesmaid during the ceremony in the dream then this means that you have reached a critical period in your life.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Newborn if see a bridesmaid – To dream of bridesmaids then this dream will bring you new family member this indicates birth of a child.