THE DREAM ENCYCLOPEDIA

Dream symbols beginning with E

Explore 79 dream symbols beginning with E, with reflection prompts and historical sources.

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79 symbols to explore

Symbols

Work & digital

An embarrassing old post

A record of an earlier self enters your present audience.

Modern life · draft
Work & digital

An endless social media feed

There is always one more item, but no natural place to stop.

Modern life · draft
Movement

An escalator reversing direction

A reversing escalator changes the rules under your feet. Notice the balance between your own effort and the system carrying you.

Modern life · draft
Animals

Eagles

Height and scale can offer a view while changing what is within reach.

Reflection draft
Objects & events

Earrings

2 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Body & self

Ears

Receiving a sound and making room for a message are different experiences.

Reflection draft
Nature & elements

Earth

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Nature & elements

Earthquakes

What moves and what remains can need different responses.

Reflection draft
Animals

Earthworms

2 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Animals

Earwig

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Movement

Eating

Receiving nourishment, sharing a place, or taking in more than you want.

Reflection draft
Objects & events

Ebony

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Objects & events

Echo

3 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Nature & elements

Eclipse

5 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Emotions & situations

Ecstasy

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Emotions & situations

Education

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Animals

Eel

5 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Food & plants

Eggs

A fragile whole, an interior you cannot yet see, and a choice about opening it.

Reflection draft
Body & self

Elbows

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Food & plants

Elderberries

4 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Emotions & situations

Election

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Nature & elements

Electricity

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Animals

Elephant

Size, presence, and the space a substantial task requires.

Reflection draft
Places

Elevators

Choosing a floor, sharing the ride, and waiting for a door that opens where you expect.

Reflection draft
People

Elf

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Food & plants

Elixir of Life

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Animals

Elk

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Food & plants

Elm Tree

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Emotions & situations

Elopement

5 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Emotions & situations

Eloquent

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Work & digital

Email

A message must take a particular form and reach particular people before it can do its work.

Modern life · draft
Emotions & situations

Embalming

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Places

Embankment

1 historical account to explore.

Historical archive
Emotions & situations

Embrace

4 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Objects & events

Embroidery

2 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive
Nature & elements

Emerald

2 historical accounts to explore.

Historical archive

Every symbol under E

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