– Chest: fullness of life; Generosity. Female: nourish; Female sexuality; Maternal love.

Question:

– Chest: What kind of experiences do I want to savor fully? – Female: What do I feed? Which part of me wants to be loved?

General Meanings:

Need of Mother’s love – It is assumed that this part of the body is mostly common dream; The breasts of a woman, are the symbol of food and motherly love. If a man dreams of mother’s breasts, this represents his unconscious longing for his mother or care.

Need for security and care - Breast often indicates that you are looking for a close people to lean on, to rest and to cry, where you can feel safe;  It often happens to lonely people.Also the feeling of the unshakable inner security, from which you confidently solve all problems. Breasts of the woman frequently point  to suppressed sexual needs, to which you should pay more attention. Other interpretations arise from the following accompanying circumstances in the dream:

• Happiness – As an old dream books interpret, the beautiful woman’s breasts announce a joyful event.
• Personal immaturity – The breasts points to an immature personality which longs for the infancy, for the security and care of mother and do not want to assume any responsibilities.
• Success and Losses – Big breasts often promise material success, while slack breasts can warn about financial losses.
• Luck – A baby suckling at the breast is a general symbol of good luck.

Psychological Meanings:

Need for mother’s love – Although most people deny the mind’s need for mothering or “suffocating love”, this request appears on the psychological level, especially when one is under stress. From Freud understood as a sexual symbol in early childhood which suggests of sexual feelings towards the mother and the baby, by whom he is suckled.

Spiritual support – Naturally the dream of the breast reflects the maternity, life-preserving, feeding, but also the spiritual food, which is good for the soul budget.

• Who is hurt(violated) on the breast, perhaps searches for mental agreement or has grief at home.
• It is also possible that a beautiful women’s breast can point to a heartening love affair and the breast of an old woman - the fear of lack of power.
• In the dream the breast almost never has a sexual character.

Spiritual Meanings:

On a spiritual level, the breasts go for motherhood, protection and love.

Traditionally:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Good and bad sign If wounded – For the young people this dream is a good sign, but for old ones it is a bad sign;
• Surprise If see – The dream announces you a pleasant surprise, which makes your life happier;
• Love If see a beautiful woman – In the dream you see a beautiful woman with gorgeous breasts, it is a sign for lovers, someone will confess love to you;
• Fulfillment If see beautiful girl – When you are dreaming the beautiful girl, this dream announces you, fulfillment of the most secret wishes;
• Beauty If see excessively big – The dream promises a time of appearance prosperity and well-being;
• Fortune If excessive girl’s breasts – The dream promises great fortune, because you deserve this;
• Winning If hairy men’s chest  – When you are dreaming that you see hairy man chest, this means that you get lottery prize and it’s time to buy a ticket;
• Worries If improbably flat or withers – In the dream your breasts(chest) improbably flat is considered to losses, concerns, poverty;
• Happiness If see child on the mother’s breasts - This points to a lot of happiness in personal and private affairs;
• Homesickness If only hold a child near the breast – In the dream you see that somebody holds the child near the breasts, shows you really miss your home and family;
• Friendship If sit on someone’s chest – This dream is a sign that you will have true and real friendship.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• The breast of the people points to the strength of his cleverness;
• Strength If wide (for man) – If the man dreams, his chest is wide and powerful, he will be broadminded, generous and incredibly strong in his decisions and way of life;
• Weakness and Aggression If narrow – The man dreams that his chest is narrow and became smaller, he will be narrow-minded and hated because of his conceptions.

Arabian (Islamic)

• The chest is the protection and defense of human life and health.
• Good life If wide – In the dream a broad and wide (breasts) chest promises equally full long life and wealth.
• Illness If feel pain –  If you dream, your breasts(chest) are narrow, weak or became sore, you will go through many diseases, your life will be short and poor, a lot tormented. This is a warning that you have to pay attention to your health if you want to avoid such a living.
• Happiness If beautiful breasts – The breasts mean daughters without any doubt. Beautiful, lush breasts predict joy for the daughters.
• Illness If hurt – In the dream you see that the breasts are affected by disease or they hurt, so the disease threatens to the daughters; If the dreamer has not got any daughters, misfortune will hit nearest female relatives.
• Illness If have wounded – This is a warning that you have to pay attention to your health, because this dream announces you an illness;
• Friendship If see wounded – When you dream that the breasts are wounded, this means that you will have or already have true and faithful friendship;
• Welfare If covered with hair (for men) – This dream says that you will have health, happiness and profits;
• Illness If covered with hair (for women) – In the dream you  see breasts covered with hair, this announces a  disease for the husband;
• Success If beautiful – When you see beautiful breasts in your dream, this mean that you will have luck and joy in love. This mean that you will find your soul mate;
• Happiness If with an infant – This dream brings you joy and peace in marriage.

* Please, see meaning of body, mother.

The end of a cycle; The end.

Question:

What is it that already over?

General Meanings:

The dream has a lot to do with the death ,when it wants to frighten the dreamer. The main thing is that people know about the death, that it exists, but does not realize it and when they dream of the death, it overwhelms them. They experience how short life actually is, and it can be over any time, any second. Usually the death in dreams symbolizes the big changes and/or the end of something in dreamer’s life. However, the changes and the end might be a good thing, where you can start everything from the beginning.

The death of someone
It depends on who died in a dream, as for example if someone that is closed to you died in the dream, then such dream shows the fear of losing of that particular person. It also could show that you feel guilty of not giving enough of attention to that person, therefore you dream of his death, where you lose any contact with him for good.

The death of your own
If the dreamer sees his own death, then the dream shows that maybe some part of you is dead and not alive anymore, which shows that you are changing as a person, as individual. The other meaning could show that the dreamer is not taking care of himself, which means that he needs to start looking more after himself instead of the others. The dream could also have a good meaning, where the end of something old that lies within you is no more the part of you, and you are becoming better person, having only positive features. This dream could be called as a process of rebirth and new beginning.

Psychological Meanings:

In reality the death has only negative impacts, however in dreams it is only a symbol transformation and not a signal of actual death. Consider, that what dies in a dream it is replaced with something new. Dreams of death very often shows the aspects of your personality which you do not like in yourself and maybe trying to get rid of them. The death of your own scares a lot, as the death is something unknown and not understandable, out of the mind. The fact that everything will be over when you die feels unacceptable. The end of your life gives some thoughts, which might change your view to the life. Therefore when dreaming about the death might want to tell you that you should make some cardinal changes and decisions in your life. There is a possibility that the dreamer is trying to take mind and body apart.

In the traditional interpretation of dreams the death is explained as a birth of new life or the conditions of life will be changed. Death was always associated with severe anxiety, therefore it symbolizes things which will never will be as it used to be. The ancient Indian dream theory foretells that the dreams about death denotes to vitality and health.

Spiritual Meanings:

On the spiritual level death in the dreams is part of human’s life, which is indicated as omniscience, rebirth, resurrection and reintegration.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• News of someone’s birth if heard of someone’s death – to dream that somebody you know or not necessarily know has died, signifies that someone will give a birth;
• Long life if see someone dying – to dream of someone’s death that you see happening, denotes to long life for you or the person that died;
• Will overcome difficulties if see the unknown death – such a dream shows that you will be able to cope with harsh situations in your life;
• Suffer and agony if buried alive – to dream of your own death, where you were buried alive signifies to misery you will suffer;
• New message from relatives and friends if dream of those you knew that are already dead – to dream of your deceased relatives and friends, signifies something new you will find out;
• Sad news if touched or kissed a dead person – to dream of kissing or touching the person that is already dead, promises gloomy and tearful news you will receive;
• Will suffer the hard period in life, but will recover soon if see an open grave – to dream of the open grave, signifies that the dreamer will struggle while dealing with difficulties, however he will be able to get back to the state he was before;
• Will leave the past behind if dream of dying – to dream of your own death, shows that the dreamer is ready for the changes in his life, where he will move forward instead of looking back. The mistakes that were done and the lifestyle that he lived before will be in no matter, as everything depends on the presents. It means that the dreamer is ready for better, brighter and happier future. The death is the beginning of new chapter in life.

Hindu (Hinduism)

In Hinduism culture the death means not only the loss of faith, but also the long life.

• Bondage and tribulations if been buried alive – if the dreamer was buried, but still saw himself alive, then such a dream shows misery and troubles;
• Will become more alive than ever if dreamed of being dead, but wanting to be alive – for a dreamer to say in a dream – ‘’i’m not dead, but alive’’ means that after such dream he will rethink his life and will make changes where they have to be done. However, if the dreamer liked being dead, then such a dream shows that things will get worse, because the dreamer does not want to change for the better and he might get depressed and fall into deeper negative state of the mind;
• The others still have the respect for the dreamer when he is dead in a dream, but still thinks that is alive and lives among the others – such a dream shows that people around this person still care about him and nothing is lost yet. The dream shows that the dreamer should try harder while communicating with others, especially if he wants to be noticed for the good things he has done;
• Repentance if shoveling your own grave -for a dreamer to see himself shoveling his own grave, denotes to repentance. The dream shows that the dreamer feels guilty and sorry for whatever he has done;
• A serious lesson needs to be learned if the dreamer dreams of being imprisoned – to dream that you are imprisoned in some place, where nobody knows where is it and you know that you will die here at this imprisonment, signifies that there are things to which you should pay more attention and learn the things you should learn. Take the meaning of this dream as serious lesson of life what is right and what is not right;
• Will increase in health if something going out of dead man – such a dream shows that the dreamer will obtain goods, especially in health;
• Will get wiser if talking to dead man – to dream of seeing yourself speaking to the person who is dead, signifies wisdom and intelligence you will obtain;
• Loss of money if dead person eats or drinks – to dream of the dead person, that is eating or drinking, symbolizes the losses especially the ones that are related to money;
• Dishonest richness if carrying the dead man – to dream of seeing yourself carrying the man that is dead, signifies to money and other luxuries. However these things will be earned in dishonest and unfair way;
• Long but unhealthy life if the dreamer was kissing or touching the dead man – such a dream promises long journey through life, but it will be the life leaded by sickness and diseases;
• Danger in life if lying with the death person – to dream of seeing yourself lying next to the person that is dead, denotes to dangers that you are surrounded by. Consider to stay careful with these people;
• The dreams will come true if the dead person woke up as never died before – to dream of yourself or somebody else that wakes up from the death and looks healthy and very alive, shows that the dreamer’s desires and wishes will come true;
• Will get another chance if woke up from death more than once – for a dreamer to die and wake up more than once, shows that he will have more chances at things he is doing;
• Illness if the death tries to talk you into dying – such a dream shows weak health of the dreamer;
• The dreamer will die if death person asks to go along with him into his grave – such dream shows the upcoming death of the dreamer. However, this will not happen soon, only some day in the future;
• Difficulties in the future if the dead person follows you – to dream that the dead person was following you, but then later left you by yourself, shows that you will face the barriers in the life. Do not worry as things will be sorted out by you or by itself;
• Short life if was following steps of dead person – such dream shows that you will have a very meaningful, but short lifetime;
• Will be rewarded if died, because protected someone – when the dreamer tries to save someone from the death, then such dream gives a signal of how great the dreamer is and for the good intentions he will be rewarded in his life;
• Peace if death was smiling to you – if you dreamed that you were facing a death as a person and stayed calm and happy, then such dream shows how balanced and wise you are as a person. The death is just another chapter that is impossible to avoid, therefore you are absolutely calm and tranquil about that;

Arabian (Islamic)

In Islamic death has either good meanings, either bad omens in the dreams. It all depends on who was dreaming of the death – was it female or male. It also has a huge difference between your own death and other people. There are some main explanations of dreams, which are related to death:

• Will be made rich by someone above him if dream of his own death – to dream of your own deaths, signifies to rich and wealthy life, however, the death represents the bad view towards you from the others;
• Will receive the money if the dreamer was buried – to dream the death and being buried signifies the huge gain of money;
• Wealth if became ill – to dream you will become ill and have been abandoned by everyone, promises wealth, but limited one;
• Will make lots of money, but will lose the respect if been dead, but then became alive – such dream shows that when you get something, you also have to give something away. In this dream you will lose the power and respect from others, however will be granted with riches for that;
• Long life but loss of the horses if the emperor died – the death of emperor will bring joy and long life, however you will lose all of your horses;
• Worries and sorrow if mother dies – to dream of the death of the mother signifies the wishes that will not be fulfilled;
• Will avoid the evil if the son dies – to dream of the death of the son, signifies the relief from bad things that is surrounded;
• The joy if the daughter dies – to dream of the death of the daughter denotes the change from unhappiness to happiness;
• The brother will die if he is already sick – such dream shows real possibility of death of your brother, if he is really sick in reality;
• Richness if the wife dies – to dream of the death of your wife usually has a good meaning, which promises better and wealthier life;
• Will have a healthy baby if pregnant women dies – to dream of the pregnant woman’s death, means that she will give a birth to healthy beautiful baby boy;
• Marriage if bachelor dies – to dream of the death of the bachelor, shows that very soon he will marry the one he chose;
• Unexpected worries and troubles if death came out of nowhere – to dream of the death that was very quick, unexpected shows that the dreamer will face barriers while dealing with obstacles;

Artemidorus Meanings:

The death in dreams for unmarried people announces the wedding. If the woman is unmarried, then such a dream could pronounce of engagement she will be offered to. For the man to dream of the death could symbolize the proposal he will make to someone, however, the dream might show the wedding he will attend to, but not necessarily will be a groom in it. According to Artemidorus, the slaves who dreamed about death, were set free, so according to this, the death in the dreams can have many meanings depending on what situation the dreamer actually is.

Medicine Wheel Meanings:

Keywords

Change, transformation, rebirth.

Description

Death is the end of one phase of life and new beginning of another.

General Meaning

Very rarely – the actual death of you or another person; Very often – notice of changes; The dream suggests to allow the new aspects in your life and leave the old ones behind. Basically, the dream asks to welcome the transformation in the future.

Association

The end of all life.

Transcendent Meaning

The journey into new unknown places, without being afraid and letting the novelty into your life.

Wish for a child For younger woman the dream of a wet nurse appears in the dream as a desire to have a child. Dream of a wet nurse who suckles a child, this announces that the project or work you do will develop successfully.

Psychological Meanings:

Repressed maternal instinct The wet nurse who suckles a child in the dream, this dream signifies restrained desire for own motherhood, fertility, because of fear or unreadiness to be mother. Also this may mean the fear of sexuality.

Trustful friends To see a wet nurse indicates that we have to trust and to use your fellows and rely their help in your real life.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Sorrow and bad news if see as a child – In the dream you are a child and see a wet nurse, this denotes sorrow and grief, unpleasant events or news.
• Pregnancy if see a wet nurse (for a young woman) – This dream indicates pregnancy or desire for mother luck;
• Desire to have a child if see in action – In the dream to see suckling wet nurse, this marks imminent  need for child;
• Success if see a suckling child – This dream will bring you great success in the current situation;
• Good news if drink from their own breasts – You will get an unexpected success or pleasant news which will change your life to better;
• Solving worries if be a wet nurse – In the dream you are a wet nurse, then this  means that you have to work on on your problems by yourself;

Hindu (Hinduism)

• Invitation if see a wet nurse – When you are dreaming of a wet nurse, then this indicates that you will be invited for dinner with really important people. And this may give you an opportunity to show your talents;
• Free man if be a wet nurse – This denotes that you are independent person.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Inconvenience if see a wet nurse – In the dream you see a wet nurse, this shows that you will experience discomfort in near future;
• Take care of a child if be a wet nurse – This dream indicates that you will become a widow or you have to take care of little children;

* Please, see meaning of midwife.

In General the sexuality of human beings develops at very early age. When the baby starts discovering his own body, he discovers senses and pleasures that never felt before. At this stage of his life, he learns which parts of the body has to be touched if he wishes to feel the pleasure. Sometimes, when parents notice babies touching themselves they are afraid of such actions, therefore the babies are punished in many various ways. Because the child has been traumatized in his childhood, he has more dreams that are related to sexuality than any other ordinary man. These feelings are suppressed, but in dreams they occur more and often.

Psychological Meanings:

One of the instincts human beings have is the sexuality. On the psychological level, the sexuality is dreamed of usually when it is suppressed in reality. There are many different reasons, why the sexuality is suppressed, as for example the childhood, where the dreamer interpreted the sexual act as a sin.
On the positive note, the sexuality is the primal need for intimacy and the way to find the union with another person. Those who have no sexual partners in their lives have more of sexual dreams, than those who have the sexual partners in their lives, because of the mental state of their mind is occupied with the thoughts rather than feelings. The energy that is hidden deep in their mind is expressed through the dreams, therefore something must be done, as it is not healthy to suppress your needs.
The negative aspects of your dream might indicate the ego of the dreamer. There is a possibility that the dreamer is overconfident by his ability to perform not only sexually, but in many various ways either. The overconfidence brings negativity in the life, when others starts to reject him. The dreamer must adapt himself in community being confident, but not too impudent. The other dream explanations can be interpreted depending on the tendency of the dream:

Bisexuality – every human being has both female and male sides of his personality and one of it is usually more seen, depending on the gender. Bisexuality in dreams can show the actual bisexuality of the dreamer. Alternatively, the dream might indicate the conflict the dreamer has between inner and outer world.

Ejaculation – the attitude of the dreamer to his sexuality is often seen in these dreams. Ejaculation in a dream may be an attempt to understand negative feelings. It could also be an indication that the dreamer has the need for relaxation and to satisfy his sexual desires. The ejaculation may represent the abandonment of old fears and self-doubts or symbolize sexual potency.

Fetishism – could be explained as the fear the dreamer has. There is also a possibility that fetish symbolizes the lack of mature of capability to perform. It is known that Fetish is inherent from some particular objects. As the example, is the child who can not sleep without his toy. The sexual energy that is expressed by adults using the certain objects is known as Fetishism, therefore the dream shows the hidden desires or fears the dreamer has.

Sexually transmitted disease – is dreamed by those who have fears to be misunderstood or of the fact that their secrets will be sorted out. The dream could also represent the actual fear of catching the disease which is transmitted by sexual act. The fear is coming from the distrust of your partner or because of huge variety of sexual partners you have.

Cuddling/Having sex – if the dreamer was having sexual intercourse or simply cuddling with someone, then such dream indicates the communication you have or wish to have on the intimate level. The dream might also indicate the hidden desires that are unexpressed on many levels.

Hermaphrodite – in dreams symbolizes the balance between two opposites, which means that the dreamer is able to even the things in his life. Alternatively, the dream could show your actual confusion of who you are on the sexual level.

Homosexuality – is dreamed by those who support the homosexuals or are one of them. The dream of homosexuality also symbolizes the stronger aspects of femininity or manliness depending of who you are. Alternatively, the dream simply shows your liking to particular person as a friend.

Incest – in dreams represents the guilt the dreamer has to his parents, brothers, sisters or other relatives. Maybe there is something you’ve done that you felt sorry for, therefore you feel guilty about that.

Sexy clothing – represents hidden sexuality or desires and wishes. Maybe the dreamer is very shy person, but has an imagination of performing in life better than he actually does. Alternatively, the dream could show the shame about his appearance.

Masochism – the dream which includes the acts of masochism symbolizes the need for the extreme lifestyle. Alternatively, the dream may indicate your manner to be good for everyone even if you have to suffer from it. Maybe at some point you are enjoying at sacrificing.

Masturbation – is the act to get the sexual pleasure by yourself. The dream in which you masturbate denotes to the comfort you are giving to yourself. Alternatively, it might show the shortness of sexual experience in your life.

Perversion – such dream points to the fact of the avoidance to take responsibility and/or do the things the opposite way.

Penis – is the symbol of masculinity, creativity, aggression, fertility. The penis also shows the sexual needs of the dreamer, especially if she is a woman. The dream may also show the doubts of your ability to perform sexually if the dreamer is the man. Alternatively, it could show his confidence, depending on the feelings in the reality.

Sadism – usually indicates the anger which is repressed. Mostly these feelings were caused in the childhood of the dreamer. Consider not to be so drastic to yourself and do not punish for what has happened in the past.

Sperm – the symbol of masculinity and fertility. In dreams it is not necessarily the symbol of sexuality as it might also signify the development of your resources or ideas.

Rape – if the dreamer has been raped in his dream, then it suggests to look deeper into your relationships with other people. Maybe you feel the pressure from someone and doing things you do not like. Make sure you find the solution while communicating with those people. Maybe you should end the particular relationships or simply sort out the problem that is depressing you.Dreams of rape are also very common for those who actually been raped in the reality.

Spiritual Meanings:

Sexual activity is either the highest expression of love between two people or it is simply the nature of human-beings.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Satisfaction in personal relationships if dream of sexuality – such dream indicates the joy and happiness in your and your significant other communication;
• Longing for the deep feelings if watching others having a sexual experience – to dream that you are watching other people having sexual intercourse, shows the lack of love in your life. You wish to have someone to experience those things the others were doing in your dream.

* Please, see meaning of sexual intercourse, penis, kiss.

Energy; Sexuality; The serpentine power of Kundalini, an unconscious, instinctive and libidinal force.

Question:

What is the energy, that I am willing to express? Or to understand?

General Meanings:

The snake is the ancient symbol of dreams and should always be thoroughly analyzed by individual associations. The result of deep analysis will give you an important insight into your personality. For the start there is a lot of examples what a meaning of a snake dream can be.

Hidden worries or unmasked dangers – Dreaming of a snake indicates secret fears and hidden worries. These are threats for you. In this case, a snake in the dream might be an alert to wake up and see what is going around you, that is not already discovered. Alternative interpretation of the snake dream is the contradiction. Its meaning foretells the discovery of a threat. So, in this case a snake is an indication that a raunchy person or such situation is revealed in some way. Maybe it is a situation where you can not trust a person, or a person whom you know and can not keep it under control.

Taboo and temptation or fear of sex – Snake is often interpreted as a phallic symbol, that embodies sexual needs. Accordingly, snake can symbolize taboo – dangerous and forbidden sexual feelings. Or snake can represent temptation. Maybe even it shows that these sexual needs and desires are haunting you. But if you are afraid in the dream because of the snake, then it indicates your fears of sexual intercourse, close friendship or commitment.

Positive symbolism – In general, the interpretation of snake in positive way has symbolism of healing, freeing, protecting augury. Also as a positive symbol, snake symbolize knowledge and wisdom. Other meaning of snake as good omen foretells self-renewal, spiritual independence or rebirth, along with any other kind of positive transformations.

Psychological Meanings:

Importance – Snake is most important archetypical character of dreams. According psychiatrist C.G. Jung a snake demonstrates something significant in the subconscious. It can be dangerous or can bring salvation. Since the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the snake is most commonly met with fear.

Good or bad – Because of snake mysterious nature, it is seen as the carrier of deepest energetic forces of the soul, but snake also is seen often in a conflict, so snake dream has both meanings – positive and negative. Therefore snake can show splitting subconscious into one of two directions – good or bad. Two-headed snake – Especially the snake with two heads, one on each end, in the dream represents that the dreamer is being forcefully pulled in two different directions. Maybe there is too big load for you, too many things to carry. And that makes you not going anywhere. In this case your actions are having the opposite of the desired effect. Also two headed snake can be seen as a symbol of love affair or love triangle. The bicephalic snake (two heads on one side) in the dream represents parenthood or indicates your strong feeling of wanting to have children. Alternative interpretation of the two-headed snake indicates any kind of relationship and teamwork. Maybe you need to be more cooperative to achieve outstanding results.

Secret – A snake, that emerges from the darkness, signifies the fear of losing something special. As example, it represents closely guarded secret, that could be snatched from the dreamer.

Temptress – A snake in men’s dreams can appear as the symbol of a seductress and then often embodies a cold, calculating woman. Thus, it also has a warning function.

Sexuality and fear of it – Psychoanalytic Sigmund Freud saw in snake dreams a typical phallic symbolism. The snake may have this meaning very well, especially in dreams of young people. It symbolizes the instinctive impulse of human nature. Since snakes relate with sexuality, then maybe you have unresolved problems in this area or the fear of sexual activity. Snake in the bed – Especially, a snake on your bed in the dream represents that you are feeling intense sexual power from someone and that makes you uncomfortable or even sexually threatened. Maybe you are inexperienced, too much nervous or it is just too soon for you.

Snakes and Women

Snakes belong in the female dream’s world like stars in the sky. Snake dreams have younger girls than mature women because they still have a fear of male sexual power. In later years, the snake can refer to the fear of a rival.

Colors and their meanings – The yellow snake in the dream of a woman is the fear of encountering male sexuality and the red is often interpreted as direct symbol of the phallus, because the combination of the color and the form closely related to the penis. The golden snake symbolizes the abundance of wealth and the power of the Spirits. The white snake implies the depth of the soul. Dark, black snakes can alert the dreamer to change his life. Green snakes represent the body energy, which could still be used.

Kissing, touching or any other friendly contact with snakes in the dream, represents the possibility of betrayal and deception.

Healing, freeing and protecting – Together with other symbols this animal can be interpreted very positively and often represents some kind of healing: not for nothing a snake winds around the wand (rod) of Asclepius (Latin Aesculapius), the Greek God of medicine, healing, rejuvenation and physicians. At all times snakes’ deadly poisons was used in small quantities for the cure of certain diseases. Therefore, it is in the dream also as a symbol of change and healing. If snake sheds it’s skin in the dream, since old times such symbol is interpreted as the recuperation, recovery from an illness or a disease, or the liberation of condition, situation. The skin of a snake in the dream is as the safeguard for the dreamer and thus symbolizes protection from diseases or illnesses.

Spiritual Meanings:

Moral corruption or wrongful and criminal deception – On the spiritual level, the snake or the serpent in the dream symbolizes depravity, wickedness, acts of moral turpitude or fraud.

Perfection, energy, power, spiritual independence, rebirth, knowledge – The Ouroboros or Uroboros, a serpent or dragon eating its own tail, symbolizes the perfection, an infinite energy and the power. This ancient symbol appears in the dream when the dreamer is ready to engage with complete spiritual self-sufficiency. Dreaming of the snake eating its own tail has symbolic significance not only as the symbol of self-renewing life, but also as the symbol of the penetrating knowledge and the dragon.

Medicine Wheel Meanings:

Keywords

Mysterious; sexual; alive; transformative; cold-blooded; closed; balanced; sliding; live-giving; forked tongue; extraordinary sensitivity; old powers; messenger; Moon of the first frosts.

Description

The Snake in the Medicine Wheel is the animal totem of the Moon of the First Frosts (October 24 to November 21).

Snakes are limbless reptiles, which bodies consists of many Vertebral notches, at which costal arches are loosely attached, that allows to animals their distinctive spiral movements. Snakes have on their skins a large number of scales (Greek λέπιδ lepid, Latin squama), a small rigid plates, that overlap each other and that allow the movements of the reptiles too. Snakes with their tongues can taste and smell. Snakes are cold blood, but they are able to adapt very well to their surroundings. Snakes are very sensitive to contacts and vibrations. These reptiles are able to change color for camouflage, and they can give hissing noises. Worldwide there are almost 2500 different species of snakes.

Since the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs already became extinct, snakes have spread themselves on the planet. Since humans and snakes inhabit the earth together, the snake has been misunderstood and often feared.

General Meaning

According to indigenous North American culture the snake in the dream represents the exploration of your life and sexual energy;
In the Medicine Wheel the snake also shows that you fathoms the feminine aspects of your being;
In addition, the symbolism of the dream foretells the understanding of your connection with the earth;
The snake is the symbol of increasing balance too.

Association

A person who cheats or deceives others;
Serpent in paradise – Eve and the apple.

Transcendent Meaning

The revelation of the transformation;
Direct message from the Great Spirit.

Foster’s Teaching

Snake in the dream is responsible for sexuality, particularly feminine.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

In western culture a snake is purely sexual ancient symbol. In some old dreambooks serpent stands for susceptibility of disease and depression, but in others is interpreted as sign of good health and good mood. Despite that contradiction, the snake dream is followed by disappointments and frustrations. This reptile can be as a warning of treachery or as an indication that plans might fail. Sometimes dreaming of snake points to evil tongues, bad neighborhood and scheming of treacherous or deceitful persons;

• - To dream snake: warning against the cunning and the malice of a woman;
• - To dream several snakes: should be interpreted as the harbinger of evil;
• - To dream small or young snakes: warning against artificially friendly people, because they might want to make professionally an end to something (by killing – old dream books);
• - To dream bronze snake: announces envy and ruin or bankruptcy;
• - To dream shining (luminous, glowing) or brilliant snake: one will be surrounded by enemies, but one will be able to resist and defeat them;
• - To dream a white snake: it is a bringer of wisdom or secret messages;
• - To see a red serpent: announces strong sexual needs;
• - To see an orange snake: shows a combination of idealism, emotions and sexuality;
• - Blue serpent: stands for religiosity;
• - Purple snake: symbolizes a lot of mental energy;
• - Green serpent: promises a lot of mental energy and newly burgeoning hopes;
• - Skin (snake shedding skin or skinning of snake): the dreamer outgrows himself, because he leaves behind his old existence and personality;
• - The Serpent of Aesculapius: one will be cured soon from his inner conflicts or illness;
• - Standing erected snake or cobra: symbolizes the pursuit of high ideals and spiritual development;
• - Snake in the womb or on the lap: foreshadows humiliation;
• - Snake kills kittens or young cats: you have enemies, that will inflict damage on themselves in attempt to damage on you;
• - Snake kills dogs or puppies: your friend will help you, but without great chances of success;
• - To see writhing (twisting and squirming) snake that attacks another snake: there are financial difficulties and remorse might come into the house;
• - A snake winding around you and licks your face: you may face a disease; you could be in a position where your enemies makes you feel completely at the mercy;
• - To be attacked and bitten by a snake: you will be exposed to an attack on your honor, by deceitful
• and insidious machinations of a woman; you will have inconvenience; there is a danger
• that leans to the negative tendencies; the enemies may harm a business;
• - To see how someone else is bitten by snake: you might offend or hurt a friend;
• - To get over a serpent: one lives in constant fear of disease; selfish people want to make a dispute;
• - To hold a snake confidently in hand: one has tactical skills and will overcome all adversities;
• - Hairs turn into snakes (hair of medusa): minor incidents become larger problems;
• - Abnormal snake or serpent (unnatural form of reptile): announces difficulties, but you will be able to overcome them with peace and willpower;
• - Swimming with snakes or stepping on one in water: an apparent pleasure turns out to be annoying obstacle;
• - Dead snake: you will become master of your enemies;
• - To kill by yourself a snake: you will fully exploit the opportunities and enjoy the deserved triumph over enemies;
• - To dream how children play with snakes: one must separate friends from enemies;
• - Snake on road: it could show that a conspiracy will be discover, directed against you and your friend; or your friend has everything under control;
• - If a woman is attacked and bitten in the dream by a dead snake: she will have to suffer the quarrels of a false friend.
• - If a woman is dreaming that a child puts a snake on her head and she can hear the hissing animal: she will be persuaded to give up a something good that she should keep.
• - If a woman hypnotize a snake in the dream: someone tries to circumcise her rights, but she can count on the help of influential friends.

Hindu (Hinduism)

• - To see a large snake: you will become deceived;
• - Small snake: love happiness;
• - To kill a snake: you make an enemy harmless;
• - See many snakes: discomfort for a short time;
• - Step on a snake: you have false friends;
• - Be bitten by a snake: defamation;
• - Snake with multiple heads: you will be exposed to evil temptations;
• - To see squirming snake: loss of money;
• - Many snakes to see: short discomfort.
• - See more meanings in Hindu.

* Please, see also meaning of apple, reptiles, carnivores, animals.