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Emotions & situations
Explore Emotions & situations in dreams, with reflection prompts and historical sources.
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506 symbols to explore
Symbols
Emotions & situations
Abandoned
What stops being available gives abandonment its particular shape.
Emotions & situations
Accepted
Being chosen can bring relief and a new choice.
Emotions & situations
Accident
An unplanned event and what happens next.
Emotions & situations
Anger
A strong feeling can name a problem without deciding how to respond.
Emotions & situations
Anxiety
A feeling can remain unsettled even when the scene has not named a danger.
Emotions & situations
Argument
The disputed issue and the way it is handled can change separately.
Emotions & situations
Crying
Strong feeling becomes visible, with or without the response you need.
Emotions & situations
Dead reviving and dying again
A return opens time that the dream closes again.
Emotions & situations
Death
An ending can be present before its meaning feels settled.
Emotions & situations
Death of a Friend
A particular friendship imagined through its absence.
Emotions & situations
Divorce
An ending can change an arrangement before every feeling has settled.
Emotions & situations
Drawing
An unfinished picture can still make an idea available to understand.
Emotions & situations
Dressing
Preparation has a sequence, and the destination may keep changing.
Emotions & situations
Engagement
A proposed commitment and the terms around it.
Emotions & situations
Homesick
Missing something familiar without losing the present.
Emotions & situations
Hug
Closeness becomes tangible, showing comfort, reconciliation, or a boundary.
Emotions & situations
Infestation
What keeps arriving, and who has room to respond.
Emotions & situations
Jealousy
A wanted connection can feel uncertain before the dream supplies any evidence.
Emotions & situations
Lottery
An uncertain result can make the need behind a hoped-for change visible.
Emotions & situations
Love
How affection becomes an experience.
Emotions & situations
Marriage
The arrangement beyond the ceremony.
Emotions & situations
Mortification
A moment can feel as though it has become your whole account.
Emotions & situations
Mourning
Giving absence a place in feeling and shared life
Emotions & situations
Numbers
A precise-looking figure can still depend on what is being counted.
Emotions & situations
Offer of Marriage
An invitation can matter before an answer or a settled future exists.
Emotions & situations
Pardon
Forgiveness can change the verdict while leaving room for judgment.
Emotions & situations
Partnership
A shared plan needs terms that fit its purpose and participants.
Emotions & situations
Password
The condition attached to access.
Emotions & situations
Privacy
Access can have a person, purpose, timing and limit.
Emotions & situations
Proud
Pride can appreciate an effort or place people above and below.
Emotions & situations
Reading
Making use of words already present
Emotions & situations
Success
A result can be impressive without supplying what you wanted.
Emotions & situations
Temptation
Wanting something and choosing its terms are different acts.
Emotions & situations
Vow
A stated commitment has words, an audience and a practical reach.
Emotions & situations
Will
A formal account can differ from the meaning people give it.
Emotions & situations
A day repeating in a loop
A looping day puts repetition into the dream’s plot. The revealing detail may be what you attempt differently on each round.
Some dreams are remembered as a feeling or a situation: embarrassment, exclusion, uncertainty, or being unable to finish something. Explore the scene as well as the emotion. These prompts help you describe what stayed with you without treating a dream as a diagnosis.
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- Sleep paralysis and dream scenes: how to describe the difference
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- False awakenings: dreaming that your day has already begun
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- Vivid dreams: clarity, emotion, and what you actually remember
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Every symbol in Emotions & situations, A to Z
A complete index of all 506 entries, including those on later card pages.
- A day repeating in a loopModern life
- A dream within a dreamModern life
- A newly learned skill appearing in a dreamModern life
- AbandonedCore reflection
- AbhorHistorical archive
- AbjectHistorical archive
- AboveHistorical archive
- AbsenceHistorical archive
- AbundanceHistorical archive
- AbuseHistorical archive
- AcceptedCore reflection
- AccidentCore reflection
- AccountsHistorical archive
- AccuseHistorical archive
- AcquaintanceHistorical archive
- AcquitHistorical archive
- ActionHistorical archive
- AdditionHistorical archive
- AdieuHistorical archive
- AdmireHistorical archive
- AdmonishHistorical archive
- AdulationHistorical archive
- AdulteryHistorical archive
- AdvancementHistorical archive
- AdversityHistorical archive
- AdvertisementHistorical archive
- AdviceHistorical archive
- AffectionModern life
- AfflictionHistorical archive
- AffluenceHistorical archive
- AffrightedHistorical archive
- AffrontHistorical archive
- AfraidHistorical archive
- AfternoonHistorical archive
- AggressionModern life
- AgonyHistorical archive
- AlbumHistorical archive
- AlmsHistorical archive
- AmbitionModern life
- AmbushHistorical archive
- AmorousHistorical archive
- An apology that is not heardModern life
- AnecdoteHistorical archive
- AngerCore reflection
- AngryHistorical archive
- AnnoyHistorical archive
- AnxietyCore reflection
- ApplauseModern life
- ArgumentCore reflection
- Arranged marriageModern life
- ArrestedHistorical archive
- AsceticismHistorical archive
- AssistanceHistorical archive
- AtonementHistorical archive
- AuraHistorical archive
- AuthorityHistorical archive
- AwakeHistorical archive
- BanishmentHistorical archive
- Bass VoiceHistorical archive
- BeamHistorical archive
- BeatHistorical archive
- BeatingHistorical archive
- Beating and HatredHistorical archive
- Being attackedModern life
- Being cheatedHistorical archive
- Being excluded from a gatheringModern life
- Being ignoredModern life
- Being judgedModern life
- Being scapegoatedModern life
- Being trappedModern life
- Being watchedModern life
- BequestHistorical archive
- BereavementHistorical archive
- BetHistorical archive
- BetrayalModern life
- BetrothalHistorical archive
- BigamyHistorical archive
- BiteHistorical archive
- BlackmailModern life
- BlasphemyHistorical archive
- BlowsHistorical archive
- BlushingHistorical archive
- BoastingHistorical archive
- BorrowingHistorical archive
- BreakHistorical archive
- BurdenHistorical archive
- Buried AliveHistorical archive
- BusinessHistorical archive
- BuyingHistorical archive
- CalledHistorical archive
- CalmHistorical archive
- CalumnyHistorical archive
- CampaignHistorical archive
- CarjackingModern life
- CatechismHistorical archive
- ChallengeHistorical archive
- CharityHistorical archive
- ChastiseHistorical archive
- CipherHistorical archive
- ClairvoyanceHistorical archive
- ClimbingModern life
- CollisionHistorical archive
- ComfortHistorical archive
- CommandHistorical archive
- CommandmentHistorical archive
- CommerceHistorical archive
- CompassionModern life
- CompletionHistorical archive
- ConfessionModern life
- ConfidenceModern life
- ConflagrationHistorical archive
- ConjuringHistorical archive
- ConscienceHistorical archive
- ConspiracyHistorical archive
- ContemptHistorical archive
- CopyingHistorical archive
- CountingHistorical archive
- CourageModern life
- CourtshipHistorical archive
- CreditHistorical archive
- CremateHistorical archive
- CriesHistorical archive
- CroupHistorical archive
- CrucifixionHistorical archive
- CrueltyHistorical archive
- CryingCore reflection
- CunningHistorical archive
- DangerHistorical archive
- Dead reviving and dying againCore reflection
- DeathCore reflection
- Death of a FriendCore reflection
- DebtHistorical archive
- Debt, the Creditor, and the hirerHistorical archive
- DeedHistorical archive
- DelayHistorical archive
- DelightHistorical archive
- DemandHistorical archive
- DespairHistorical archive
- DevotionHistorical archive
- DifficultyHistorical archive
- DisappointmentModern life
- DisasterHistorical archive
- DiseaseHistorical archive
- DisgraceHistorical archive
- DisgustModern life
- DisinheritedHistorical archive
- DisputeHistorical archive
- DistanceHistorical archive
- DividendHistorical archive
- DivingHistorical archive
- DivorceCore reflection
- DoomsdayHistorical archive
- DowryHistorical archive
- DrawingCore reflection
- DreamsHistorical archive
- DressingCore reflection
- DrowningModern life
- DunHistorical archive
- EcstasyHistorical archive
- EducationHistorical archive
- ElectionHistorical archive
- ElopementHistorical archive
- EloquentHistorical archive
- EmbalmingHistorical archive
- EmbraceHistorical archive
- EmploymentHistorical archive
- EmptinessHistorical archive
- EnchantmentHistorical archive
- EngagementCore reflection
- EnglishHistorical archive
- EnvyHistorical archive
- EpitaphHistorical archive
- ExchangeHistorical archive
- ExecutionHistorical archive
- ExplosionHistorical archive
- FablesHistorical archive
- Faction or SeditionHistorical archive
- FailureHistorical archive
- FaithlessHistorical archive
- FameHistorical archive
- FamineHistorical archive
- FarewellHistorical archive
- FastHistorical archive
- FatigueHistorical archive
- FaultHistorical archive
- FavorHistorical archive
- FearsHistorical archive
- Feeling embarrassedModern life
- FigureHistorical archive
- FollyHistorical archive
- Forgetting your lines on stageModern life
- FormHistorical archive
- ForsakingHistorical archive
- FortuneHistorical archive
- Fortune-tellingHistorical archive
- FraudHistorical archive
- FrightenedHistorical archive
- FrustrationModern life
- FutureHistorical archive
- GainHistorical archive
- GeographyHistorical archive
- GloomyHistorical archive
- GoodHistorical archive
- GossipHistorical archive
- GrammarHistorical archive
- GratitudeModern life
- GreekHistorical archive
- GriefHistorical archive
- GrinHistorical archive
- GroansHistorical archive
- GuiltModern life
- HandwritingHistorical archive
- HangedHistorical archive
- HappinessHistorical archive
- HateHistorical archive
- HelplessnessModern life
- HiddenHistorical archive
- High Estates and DignitiesHistorical archive
- HissingHistorical archive
- HistoryHistorical archive
- HomesickCore reflection
- HomeworkModern life
- HomicideHistorical archive
- HoroscopeHistorical archive
- HugCore reflection
- HumiliationModern life
- HurtHistorical archive
- IdealHistorical archive
- IdleHistorical archive
- IgnominyHistorical archive
- IllnessHistorical archive
- IlluminationHistorical archive
- ImageHistorical archive
- ImitationHistorical archive
- ImpertinenceHistorical archive
- IncantationHistorical archive
- IncestHistorical archive
- IncoherentHistorical archive
- IncomeHistorical archive
- IncreaseHistorical archive
- IndecisionModern life
- IndependentHistorical archive
- IndifferenceHistorical archive
- IndistinctHistorical archive
- IndulgenceHistorical archive
- IndustryHistorical archive
- InfestationCore reflection
- InfluenceHistorical archive
- InheritanceHistorical archive
- InjuryHistorical archive
- InquestHistorical archive
- InsaneHistorical archive
- InsanityHistorical archive
- InsecurityModern life
- InsolventHistorical archive
- IntemperanceHistorical archive
- IntercedeHistorical archive
- IntermarryHistorical archive
- Interpersonal trustModern life
- InterrogationModern life
- IntoxicationHistorical archive
- IntrigueHistorical archive
- InvasionHistorical archive
- InvectiveHistorical archive
- InviteHistorical archive
- JealousyCore reflection
- JeopardyHistorical archive
- JollyHistorical archive
- JoyHistorical archive
- Judgment DayHistorical archive
- JumpHistorical archive
- JusticeHistorical archive
- KidnappingModern life
- KillHistorical archive
- KissModern life
- KnockingHistorical archive
- KnocksHistorical archive
- LaborHistorical archive
- LamentHistorical archive
- LatinHistorical archive
- LaughterHistorical archive
- LawHistorical archive
- Law, and places of Pleading; and of PhysitiansHistorical archive
- LazyHistorical archive
- Leap YearHistorical archive
- LearningHistorical archive
- Leaving during an evacuationModern life
- LecheryHistorical archive
- LegacyHistorical archive
- LendingHistorical archive
- LibertyHistorical archive
- LicenseHistorical archive
- LonelinessModern life
- Lord's PrayerHistorical archive
- LossHistorical archive
- LotteryCore reflection
- LoveCore reflection
- Love triangleModern life
- LovelyHistorical archive
- LuckHistorical archive
- LuckyHistorical archive
- LuxuryHistorical archive
- LyingHistorical archive
- MadHistorical archive
- MadnessHistorical archive
- MagicHistorical archive
- MaliceHistorical archive
- MannersHistorical archive
- ManslaughterHistorical archive
- MarchHistorical archive
- MarriageCore reflection
- MeannessHistorical archive
- MedicineHistorical archive
- MelancholyHistorical archive
- MemorialHistorical archive
- MerryHistorical archive
- MessageHistorical archive
- MetamorphoseHistorical archive
- MiseryHistorical archive
- MisfortuneHistorical archive
- MistakeHistorical archive
- ModelsHistorical archive
- MoroseHistorical archive
- MortgageHistorical archive
- MortificationCore reflection
- MourningCore reflection
- MovingHistorical archive
- MurderHistorical archive
- MysteryHistorical archive
- NeedHistorical archive
- NewsHistorical archive
- NightmareHistorical archive
- NoiseHistorical archive
- NostalgiaModern life
- NumbersCore reflection
- NursingHistorical archive
- OathHistorical archive
- ObedienceHistorical archive
- ObituaryHistorical archive
- ObligationHistorical archive
- OffendHistorical archive
- OffenseHistorical archive
- OfferHistorical archive
- Offer of MarriageCore reflection
- OfferingHistorical archive
- OfficeHistorical archive
- Old AgeHistorical archive
- OpulenceHistorical archive
- Own funeralModern life
- PacifyHistorical archive
- PageHistorical archive
- PalmistryHistorical archive
- PanoramaHistorical archive
- ParablesHistorical archive
- PardonCore reflection
- PartingHistorical archive
- PartnershipCore reflection
- PassionHistorical archive
- PasswordCore reflection
- PatentHistorical archive
- PenaltiesHistorical archive
- PensionHistorical archive
- PerjuryHistorical archive
- PestHistorical archive
- Pest or PestilenceHistorical archive
- PileHistorical archive
- PleasureHistorical archive
- PoliteHistorical archive
- PossessionModern life
- PovertyHistorical archive
- PraiseHistorical archive
- PrayerHistorical archive
- Prayers and RequestsHistorical archive
- PresentHistorical archive
- PrivacyCore reflection
- PrizeHistorical archive
- ProfanationHistorical archive
- ProfanityHistorical archive
- ProfitHistorical archive
- PromenadeHistorical archive
- PromiseHistorical archive
- PropertyHistorical archive
- ProudCore reflection
- Public speakingModern life
- PunishmentHistorical archive
- PurchasesHistorical archive
- PuzzleHistorical archive
- QuarantineHistorical archive
- QuarrelHistorical archive
- QuestionHistorical archive
- RageHistorical archive
- RansomHistorical archive
- RapeHistorical archive
- ReadingCore reflection
- ReconciliationModern life
- Recurring dreamModern life
- RegisterHistorical archive
- RegretModern life
- RejectionModern life
- ReliefModern life
- ReligionHistorical archive
- ReligiousHistorical archive
- RentHistorical archive
- ReprieveHistorical archive
- ResignHistorical archive
- ResurrectionHistorical archive
- Returning to a dream after wakingModern life
- RevelationHistorical archive
- RevengeHistorical archive
- RewardHistorical archive
- RichesHistorical archive
- RiddlesHistorical archive
- RiotHistorical archive
- RisingHistorical archive
- RouseHistorical archive
- RubHistorical archive
- SamplesHistorical archive
- SanskritHistorical archive
- ScandalHistorical archive
- ScarcityHistorical archive
- ScaredHistorical archive
- ScratchHistorical archive
- SecretHistorical archive
- SeparationHistorical archive
- SermonHistorical archive
- Shaking HandsHistorical archive
- SicknessModern life
- SiegeHistorical archive
- SighHistorical archive
- SingleHistorical archive
- SlanderHistorical archive
- SlangHistorical archive
- SlaughterHistorical archive
- SleepHistorical archive
- SlightedHistorical archive
- SoldHistorical archive
- SplendorHistorical archive
- StarvingHistorical archive
- StealingHistorical archive
- StillbornHistorical archive
- StingHistorical archive
- StripesHistorical archive
- StrugglingHistorical archive
- SuccessCore reflection
- SuicideHistorical archive
- SupremeHistorical archive
- SurpriseHistorical archive
- SwearingHistorical archive
- TalkingHistorical archive
- TaxesHistorical archive
- TearsHistorical archive
- TeasingHistorical archive
- TemptationCore reflection
- TerrorHistorical archive
- TextHistorical archive
- Theft, Sacriledge, and LyingHistorical archive
- TickleHistorical archive
- TicksHistorical archive
- TipsyHistorical archive
- To be a Foole, or DrunkardHistorical archive
- To be kept and detainedHistorical archive
- To be put out of OfficeHistorical archive
- To cast stones, or to be stonedHistorical archive
- To go out and salute oneHistorical archive
- To say or heare say, FarewellHistorical archive
- To suffer as anotherHistorical archive
- To WatchHistorical archive
- To write with the left HandHistorical archive
- TortureHistorical archive
- TradeHistorical archive
- TragedyHistorical archive
- TransfigurationHistorical archive
- TrustsHistorical archive
- TypeHistorical archive
- UnfortunateHistorical archive
- UrgentHistorical archive
- VexationHistorical archive
- VexedHistorical archive
- ViceHistorical archive
- VictoryHistorical archive
- VillainyHistorical archive
- ViolenceHistorical archive
- VisionsHistorical archive
- VisitHistorical archive
- VoteHistorical archive
- VowCore reflection
- WagerHistorical archive
- WagesHistorical archive
- WailHistorical archive
- WantHistorical archive
- WarrantHistorical archive
- WealthHistorical archive
- WedlockHistorical archive
- WeepingHistorical archive
- WeighingHistorical archive
- WelcomeHistorical archive
- WhisperHistorical archive
- WhistleHistorical archive
- WhitewashHistorical archive
- WidowhoodHistorical archive
- WildHistorical archive
- WillCore reflection
- WisdomHistorical archive
- WitchcraftHistorical archive
- YearnHistorical archive
- YieldHistorical archive
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