In the dream a picture is usually the illustration of a part of life. Image (photography, painting) often leads to the expression, that seeks greater self-knowledge, to complete the picture of yourself or to correct it.

• Dreaming self-painted picture, then this can go to this very deep feelings and thoughts about relation with a person or a life circumstance.
• A painting of an old master in the dream, so it may be an indication of the attitude which the dreamer has to the past.
• In the dream the images of known people (like parents, friends) can announce quick and useful assistance in the trouble or news, according to the interpretation of ancient dream books.
• Dreaming many pictures, promise an upcoming honoring, appreciation, admiration or more prestige and respect.
• Dreaming a portrait of a person, you want to get or become such a person, as a picture of someone who you see in the dream, you may want to be himself.
• Dreaming a caricature, then the unconscious plays over a certain psychological perplexity or mental confusion in the waking state.
• Your own image framed nicely and beautifully standing in front of you, this has something to do with our vanity.
• You hang a picture in a dream, you will get a long missed recognition.

Psychological Meanings:

Reflection of reality As a dream symbol a pictures is a reflection or subjective consideration of the reality. Sometimes such a dream is a warning before making “a false picture” by someone, and to respond to this (only according to this misunderstanding). It is very important to remember who or what was shown in the picture! The condition of the picture as well as its colors can be very important. (see “colors”).

Spiritual Meanings:

An icon or a description goes with spiritual significance.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Disadvantages if considering a picture in a dream – This dream shows and indicates an unfavorable circumstance and reduction of success;
• Respect if hanging up a picture in a dream – Dreaming that you are hanging up a picture, this announces a honor for you, you deserve this because of your hard work;
• Weak spirit if hanging in your own home – Signifies that you have a weak mind and spirit, this shows that you can be easily dissuaded from the path;
• Anger if remove a picture – Anger is inside you, this will not let you to move forward;
• Worries if one or several pictures fall from the wall – This announces that misfortune or something unpleasant is coming to you. Sometimes this may be a separation or bereavement;
• Serious illness if pictures of a relatives or known people fall off the wall with no reason – Very bad omen, an announcement of disease or even a death of that person;
• Infidelity if break a picture – In the dream you break a picture, this dream marks about unfaithfulness;
• False friends and a warning if appears a picture – In the dream a picture suddenly appears, from your fellows you can expect deception and bad intentions. Warns about insidiousness of people whom you trust;
• Success and joy if seeing your own picture and giving away – In the dream you see your own picture and give it away to somebody, it depends on your own appearance – health or disease. Also a sign of selfishness but this will bring great success and happiness;
• Luck without other’s help if see your own family tree and your picture appears and disappears in your dream – You will be prosperous and happy. But when searching for friends who will understand your ideas and plans, you will disappoint that nobody wants to help;
• News if seeing children, women or acquaintances – This dream brings you very interesting news;
• Liberation if dreaming deceased parents or friends pictures – This is a signal that you will liberate from an oppressive situation, assistance and support;
• Insecure if see people with pain in their faces in the picture – Dreaming suffering people in the picture, means that you feel insecure and nervous;
• High respect if see lots of pictures in the dream – This dream announces honor for you;
• Losses if paint yourself in the picture – You will participate in matters which will  involve heavy losses;
• Desires for success if you are surrounded by the images of the great ancient and modern masters -You have an insatiable urge and desire for something higher. In contrast, your current success will be miserably.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Irritation if see a male in the picture – This dream symbol will bring you annoyances;
• Love if seeing a good-looking, beautiful man in the picture – In your dream you see a beautiful man in the picture, means that you’ll fall in love;
• Happy marriage if see a picture – Very good omen about good marriage;
• Anger if see an ugly picture – This dream announces anger and malice;
• Good future if view at beautiful landscapes in the picture – Symbol about bright future;
• Bad luck if dreaming and seeing damaged or soiled picture – In the near future you will have misfortune;
• Respect if hang up a picture in the dream – This symbol shows that your merit will bring you respect and recognition;
• No relaxation if taking off a picture from a wall – Unpleasant events robs your rest and quiet;
• Long life if look at or draw your own picture – This dream when drawing your own picture announces you a long life;
• New life if buying a picture – This dream shows that you’ll start to build and to create your own home;
• Worries if destroy a picture – The warning that you are in front of trouble;
• if see the groom or the bride in the picture – In the dream you see a groom or a bride in the picture, this announces that you will engage;
• Sorrow if worship a picture in the dream – You will have grief in near future;
• Displeasure if give away a picture – In the dream you give away the picture to somebody, this marks anger and sadness;
• News if seeing a picture of children, women and friends – You will hear good news.

* Please, see meaning of photograph, gallery, painting.

Memories, pictures, past, experience, facts of distance.

Question:

How much I would like to be involved into something? What is real about me?

General Meanings:

The main function of the camera is it’s ability to capture the moment. It also represents the past and memories out of it. Usually when the dreamer uses the camera to capture the moment it represents his desire to hold on some things. Sometimes the dreamer is captured by somebody which means that everything he does have a mirror effect. Everything you do will come back to you, no matter good or bad was done.

Psychological Meanings:

The camera is used to make memories and make the time stop, therefore when the dreamer uses the camera it shows the things, which he is longing for or things he created using the imagination. It is known that camera holds our dearest things – memories, family and friends. Consider, of not holding too much to the past, because the life moves forward and you should do so also.

Spiritual Meanings:

Spiritually camera in dream denotes to awareness. The dreamer should look out and be open-eyed for the things that is happening around him.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

According to European dream explanation, camera shows your desire to live in the past. Alternatively, i could show you wish to concentrate on one particular subject.

• Refusal if camera is broken – if the camera broke, it shows that you are ignoring some facts and do not want to take responsibility to sort them out;
• Attention seeker if other taking pictures of you – to see many cameras, that are taking pictures of you shows that you feel unappreciated and need attention from one or more people;
• Somebody is analyzing you if you dream of hidden camera – such dream indicates that you feel someone is taking a very close look at you, which might be both good and bad omen.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Fake friends if took the picture of yourself – if the dreamer takes a picture of himself, then such dream suggests to look closer to your friends, make sure which ones are real and which ones are not.

* Please, see meaning of photography, photo.

– Working on expressive power, attack and defense, aggression.

Question:

Where in my life I can be more pen and more receptive?

In general:

Weapon generally stands for aggressiveness, recklessness, strong desires and immature sexuality (especially young males). It may also warn of disputes with rivals. The useless weapon suggests that it will solve problems only with prudence, not by force. The dream of weapons usually refers to the desire to hurt someone or something. The dreamer has internalized his aggression, and it is perfectly acceptable that he dreams of weapons and against other people in the dream begins, instead of actually act out his aggression. The type of weapon may provide an indication about where the real problem is hidden in the life of the dreamer.
– An arrow means that one is imbued with a strong sense or is verbally and physically of someone or injured by his actions. The dreamer, it is necessary to turn his attention inward, so that he finds it more comfortable.
– Rifle and pistol according represent conventional interpretation of male sexuality. Dreams of a woman, be shot, this is an indication of their desire for or dread of their sexual aggression.Shoot yourself, then he is perhaps his manly assets for self-defense.
– A knife represents the ability to penetrate the damaged tissue and ablate what are the dreamer torments . With the knife, the hypocrisy will “cut out”, which dominated the situation.
– The sword has different meanings. Handle and blade, which together form a cross, symbolizing a strong belief system. In addition the sword of spiritual energy, which is enabling people to give up unnecessary.
The sword in the scabbard is a symbol of the dwelling in the body self.

Psychologically:

With all kinds of weapons are dream pictures, en represent the masculine, aggressive motive force. The sexuality is seen as a purely physical process, mental or emotional areas, how they should happen in any partnership you have to ignore. Immerse them in the dream, you will repel them with something that could interfere with the psychic powers. Is a weapon directed against the dreamer, then he should obtain clarity about the extent to which he contributes his aggression to others. Maybe he did it against themselves. Possibly the dreaming has in a given situation and voluntarily renounced in the victim role.

Spiritually:

Different weapons can symbolize different levels of spiritual power. The dreamer should use this power with due caution.

Traditionally:

European (Judeo-Christian)
– Almost exclusively sexual meaning: the use of “weapons” is desired hopes, fears;
– See: words of caution and notice of dispute or enmity;
– (Bayonet etc.) promised happiness and honor;
– Broken: hint at bad times, against serious trouble trying to defend themselves in vain.

Hindu (Hinduism)
– See various kinds: you will suffer damage;
– See: you has a proud spirit;
– Have: you will get armed;
– Hear jingle: you’re scary;
– Practice in their use: you’ll get to honor;
– See forge: cloudy periods;
– Break: you’ll be powerless over your enemies.
– Otherwise like (Arabic).

Arabian (Islamic)
– The signify fearlessness weapons against the enemy and the war-tested craft men.
– Dreaming the ruler that he prefers in full armor in the field, he will crush his strongest enemies and acquire great fame in the fight;
a common man or a poor man will come in any case to make in his business assets and something capable, if the weapons are made of iron.
– To see someone i known in arms, that is prepared for battle, the men will have great pleasure and about winning a landslide victory;
but it is unknown to him and the dreamer will be a mighty lord, his enemies hard reset; For all that is unknown means enemies.
– Practice the one under the eyes of the people in the javelin, he will gain name and reputation, if he is unerringly in this sport; shatters the spear, his reputation will fade, and he will lose a loved one through death.
– Dreaming one, he may find or put on a breastplate or leather jerkin, he will rejoice over the downfall of his enemies and so rich as the breastplate is heavy.
– Dreaming a woman, she’ll take a gun in his hand, a spear, a sword, a dagger, or arrows, she will give birth to a boy when she is pregnant, the bow is on the interpretation of Egyptian wife or daughter.
– Dreaming of the emperor, he and all his army and deceiving weapons feel proud about it, he will have joy of his soldiers and they will cast a foreign people.
– He does not carry weapons, but looks with pride his troops under arms, he is a happy message that he desires to obtain; he looks but his troops without weapons, it will take the fear and trembling before the enemies.
– Look or wear: lucky and honors in prospect;
– Threatening act: suggest always indicates disputes in professional and private life;
– Break: deprive yourself of his defense.

* Please, see meaning of armament, rifle, war, Machine Gun, knife, sword, etc.

If the dream of revering something, for example, a person, an object or an image, it opens its influence. If the dreamer is not particularly religious, but he sees himself in the middle of a rite, he should ask himself how he handles with a widespread doctrine of the faith or principles. Veneration (of people or object) suggests that he should be more critical opposite foreign influences, may not only simply submit to them.

Psychologically:

From time to time appears to the dreamer, when he moves towards a higher level of being, this shows him the position of revered. In this case, he should ask the question, whether he appreciates its importance perhaps excessively high estimates or whether he just learns to accept this part of himself, which is held in high esteem from other. An object to revere, has nothing to do with religion, this could mean that the dreamer pays too much attention to the object. Such a dream could show that, the dreamer attaches too much attention to materialist or sexuality importance.

Spiritually:

An act of the veneration is an acknowledgment of the force of the belief.

Traditionally:

European (Judeo-Christian)
– In the dream you pray to God: you will be able to make up for a committed mistake;
– Idols: you will become rich or famous slowly, because you can be deflected by matters of minor importance;
– You are dreaming that you venerate somebody: you can be led by another people, to be checked accurately without value;
– You are revered: it remains former the favor, even if one takes socially a higher position.

Hindu (Hinduism)
– In the dream you enjoy the veneration: do not fall for flattery, nobody likes such a people, you have to be equitable and impartial.

* Please, see meaning of religious pictures, worship.

Looking for yourself The counterpart as a dream symbol often shows that you are searching for yourself at this moment in order to understand yourself better. In other words, the dreamer is looking for a new identification of his own ego. This dream interpretation can be good help and a good sign in deeper self-knowledge.

Psychological Meanings:

To correct the appearance of your own image in the dream then, this means that you are concerned about the extent of your own person. This dream denotes a strong, sometimes exaggerated search for the self. Very frequent dream of counterpart may be a sign of a serious personality disorder.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Warning if see your own image – Your own image in the dream stands as a warning against intemperance and displays immoral acts and intentions.

* Please, see meaning of image, pictures, mirror, wasp.

– Transition & confusion: sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

Question:

– Through what do I experience?

General Meanings:

Expression of feelings – Clouds in a dream can have two meanings, they depend on the dream circumstances. They perhaps point to edification or religious feelings or show that the dreamer feels overshadowed of a person or an object. Maybe clouds in a dream are a warning of possible troubles or dangers. Firstly, all storm clouds can expect setbacks that can destroy the livelihoods. Secondly, fleecy clouds promise joy, delight and pleasure.

Spiritual Meanings:

Divinity – It is said that clouds are the carriers of the divine powers.

Psychological Meanings:

Emotions – The cloud is a vision for the current mood of the dreamer. Sunny or white clouds symbolize serenity and positive thinking. Dark clouds in the sky – they’re pictures of depressive or pessimistic thoughts. Possibly, the dreamer has a hidden depression with which he can deal only after it will accept a tangible form in the dream. Storm clouds symbolize that the dreamer will probably soon have a violent emotional outburst. They impose us the success of heaven.

Traditional Meanings:

Arabian
– Illness If sees heavy clouds – You are dreaming that a single cloud becomes hard wet or falls into a dark cloud: you will become ill accordingly to the wetness and the darkness of the cloud.
– Pleasure If sees bright clouds – To see bright or mild clouds, you will spend pleasant days;
– No worries If sees grey – If clouds are gently silver or grey: a life without much troubles;
– Variety If they are moving – Quickly moving or migrating clouds announce you a varied life;
– Peaceful If little ruffled - peace and happiness in your life;
– Misfortune If dark clouds –  Dreaming of heavy or dark clouds you will have strife, conflict and misery in prospect, and it threatens a disaster;
– Worries If Yellow clouds - In the dream you see yellow clouds, this shows bad company.

European
– Attention If the sky gets darken – You are dreaming that the sky from the clear sky is getting darker: means, that you should pay attention to a clear situation, because it may change soon;
– Pleasure If sees white clouds – In the dream you see white clouds, the next period will be very pleasant;
– Hard days If dark and black – This dream announces anxious days, misfortune and bad management;
– Illness If it rains – You are dreaming that you see rain falling from clouds this means trouble and illness;
– Happiness If  moving clouds – The clouds are passing by in your dream, you can expect a better future;
– Award If the sun shines through the clouds –  Dreaming of bright transparent clouds through which the sun shines announces success after troubles;
– Wonderful life If sees light clouds – To see bright and mild clouds in the dream announces joy and happiness, beautiful, quiet and dreamlike hours;
– Relaxation If stars are seen – Bright, paired with shining stars clouds promise you a fleeting pleasure and little progress;

Hindu
– Wisdom - In general clouds symbolize it.If you dream, you seize a piece of a cloud, you will attain the wisdom according to the size of clouds.
– No worries If sees clouds – In the dream you look to the sky and see clouds, a disaster will pass by you;
– Grow better If sees dark clouds – Dreaming of dark or even black clouds, your life will get better soon;
– Misfortune If sees moving – If clouds are pulling quickly in your dream, you will suffer a loss, but you’ll recover;
– Good man If sees curled clouds, you have a good character;
– Luck  - In the dream you see clouds high in the sky: do not be sad, your plan will succeed.
– Wisdom – If you dream that the clouds cover you up and led you where you want, you will reach the Summit of wisdom, if you belong to those who seeks of wisdom; You seek worldly things, you will attain wealth.

* Please, see also meaning of lightning, flash, thunder, thunderstorm, cloudburst, heaven, weather, wind.

New areas of personality In your dream the discovery of a new room in your own home is an exciting and good symbol because, it says a lot about the state of your own personality. Women more often than men dream of finding new room, especially when they have reached a turning point in their life.

Isolation The dreamer feels trapped in a narrow room, then this dream may indicate isolation of dreamer’s social life, especially when doors and windows are closed in the room.

Psychological Meanings:

Part of dreamer’s life or personality Room is a part of the house as part of personality or part of life. This may indicate closure from those to whom you don’t want to show your plans or yourself.

Chaos in the mind Who moves restlessly from one room to another, the changes of position from moment to moment, usually reveals a change in the mental or psychological arrangements of the dreamer.

Learn the lesson We move from dark room to brightly illuminated one in the dream, means that we go from the unconscious condition to a conscious – the lessons which the dream gives to us should be heeded in waking life.

Decision of changes In the dream the room looks exactly like in reality, signifies that very soon you will be packed by boredom of your life and this moment will lead you to decision to leave your current environment to become more happier elsewhere.

Traditional Meanings:

Arabian (Islamic)

• Solitude if enter into empty room – In the dream you are entering into an empty room, this dream symbol announces that you will live in loneliness;
• Happy life if dreaming beautifully furnished room – In the dream the room is beautifully furnished, signifies that you are going to live as you desired all the time. Your life will be wonderful and full of joy;
• Painful experience if room is dark, sinister and dirty in the dream – You are dreaming dark, sinister and dirty room, this dream will have unpleasant experiences in your life;
• Changes if being in a strange room – When in the dream you are in the strange room means that you can expect changes, possibly with a change of location;
• Warning if being in a known room in the dream – In the dream you feel that you are in well known room, signifies that the danger is near you. You must be aware with people around you.

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Changes if dreaming room or rooms – You are dreaming room or several rooms, this marks that in your life will be some changes, something is going to change. This may be your personal life, position or even lover;
• Fortune if seeing nice, beautiful and cozy room – In the dream you are in a nice and cozy room, means that you will have a sudden fortune, either through an inheritance from unknown relatives or gain through speculations;
• Worries if room is poorly equipped – In the dream your room is poorly furnished, signifies that soon you may be in trouble and you will need help from someone;
• Success if seeing strange room – You are in the strange room in your dream, this indicates success, after you had almost given up with hopes;
• Changing living place if living in a room – In your dream you feel that you are living in this room, this may be that you will change your location in near future;
• Hard work to success if seeing an empty room in a dream – You are dreaming an empty room, marks that in near future you will improve your lifestyle and living conditions, but you must work hard if you want to succeed;
• Good partner if young women is dreaming beautiful room – When a young woman is dreaming a beautiful, clean and well-furnished rooms, then this symbol may announce, that a wealthy man will ask for her hand;
• Marriage if room is simply furnished in a dream – But when the room is simply furnished in the dream, this also suggest marriage, but not with rich partner.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Lost friend if having your own room – In your dream you have your own room, this announces that someone who is closed to you will leave you soon;
• Better position if being in bright room – In the dream when the room is bright, this is a good sign that you can expect a promotion;
• Progress if room furnished beautifully -The room is furnished beautifully in your dream, then this announces good progress in your work or company;
• Hard work reaching goals if room with beautiful paintings – The room is with beautiful paintings or pictures, shows that you have immodest desires, but you have to work a lot very hard if you want to reach them;
• Celebration if lit or switch on the light in room – In the dream you switch on the light in the dream, this dream will bring you big festivities in your family;
• Changes if paint or apply wallpaper in the room – You are dreaming that you are painting  the room’s wall, this dream signifies that you will experience changes in near future;
• Good life if seeing many rooms in a dream – Many rooms in the dream will bring you wealth and long life.

Contexts’ Meanings:

To dream being in the room – In the dream you are in the room, this marks some aspects of personality. Different rooms in the dream shows different aspects of subconscious. Also announces changes in your life. It depends on what kind of room, how it looks like.

To be in an empty in the dream – When you are in an empty room in your dream, this dream shows the purity. New beginning or new start changing your life or personality. You are like empty box , where you can put what ever you want. This dream advise you to put all the best character qualities, personality aspects. You will improve your life to better. Now it is time to forget the past and start new present and future.

Dreaming white room – The white room also can indicate the isolation, you want to hide yourself from the others, because you want to make decisions without somebody’s influence. You desire for something new and to start something prosperous. You want to do it by yourself, without help only with your own strength. You will have satisfaction in your life.

Dreaming dark, dirty room – This dream symbol signifies that your mind is in chaos. Your heart, soul or even thoughts are too dark and negative. You are very pessimistic person and everywhere you see only the black side. You must try to overcome yourself to see the positive side of all unpleasant things. Only then you can brighten you mind, soul and thoughts. And after that the things will go even better and better.

To dream beautiful, clean, bright or well furnished room – Such dream symbols announces only good and positive emotions to you. The life will bring you wealth life, good family. But do not forget you have to work for this really hard. Because only after hard work we get the most wonderful things. The well furnished room announces you really rich life and success. You will make a progress in every area in your life.

To dream ugly, dirty, untidy or poorly furnished room – This dream marks that it is very unpleasant period in your life. You have to clean all your dirt from your life. To make your thought brighter and do not be afraid to start everything from the beginning. You have put all the negative thoughts into yourself. You have to get rid of all bad habits to clean your body and soul. After deep clean you will have new you. The dark dirty room warns that your inner world is like that room. Poorly furnished room symbol indicates that you do not put all your effort to make your life or relations better. Each of us are unique people, but some of us are afraid to show this and to rise from the ash.

To dream that you are cleaning/sweeping or painting a room – This is a sign that you are on the way of better life, you have already started to clean all the negative thing and thought in your life. You are painting or drawing new personality. You are making new decisions which will change your life. This is only the beginning which will bring and lead you to new and prosperous life. Keep moving and this will bring you only success.

In the dream to be locked, closed or trapped in the room – When you can not move or go out from the room (locked, trapped, closed) in your dream, this is an indication of yourself. You feel trapped or repressed in your life. This may be your own fears. You are afraid to express yourself freely, you do not trust yourself. You feel that you can not find the way out from unpleasant situation. Somebody in your waking life do not let you to move forward, tries to stop and weaken you. You must confront with your fears or even certain people who do not let you to move toward better life or better position.

To find or discover new room/rooms in the dream – To dream new room in the house/building, this is very good omen. To find new room in the dream, shows that you have new opportunities in your waking life. There is a chance to change your life. This symbol brings changes. This is a sign that you will have new and wonderful emotions, this shows your capability to accept new and unusual things or challenges in your life.

* Please, see meaning of building, house, hall, apartment.

Freedom from oppression.

Question:

In what way I am ready to come out of me and express myself more creatively?

General Meanings:

The need for changes and unexpected help from others When Africa’s pictures appear in a dream, it usually stands for some kind of help that you did not expect on any direction. This also can symbolize the dark parts of the soul, that you should worry about. On the other hand, a dream of Africa can show that the dreamer longs for a simple life beyond civilization, to change his current situation.

Psychological Meanings:

Longing for more vivacious life For many people when Africa gets dark becomes both fascinating and frightening continent, the “dark” symbolizes unconscious parts of our personality and encourage us to explore them more. When the dreamer considers Africa in the Atlas – often means that you long for change, because you are dissatisfied with the current life situation,  you desire for more variety and adventure. It doesn’t mean that now you must travel to Africa, but you should try to make the monotonous life more varied.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Satisfaction if see – You dream Africa, this means that soon you may have travels and experiences, which attracts a stranger and unsatisfied situation but you will overcome them and feel happy after all;
• Need for experiences if study in the Atlas – The dream shows that you are longing for distant and unknown lands;
• Illness if go there or be there – When you are in Africa or you go there in your dream, this can be a warning about upcoming illness which brings fever with it.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Stay on the reality if see – Do not get lost and remain on the ground of the reality – All that glitters is not gold.