Baker
Professions
generally represent a comparable psychic process. The baker provides
the daily bread. He transforms unpalatable grain into a nutritious
food. The baker is the symbol for that inner aspect of the
dreamer which is responsible for spiritual nourishment. |
| Ball
Like
the sphere, the ball is a symbol of totality; when we think of expressions
like 'the terrestrial globe' or 'the orb of the sun', it becomes clear
that the ball can be an image of concentrated psychic energy. It
indicates processes of alteration and change. |
| Baptism
(bath)
Baptism
is the symbol of spiritual cleansing. The dream image of baptism
indicates that it has become necessary to liberate oneself from old, obstructive
and incorrect attitudes. After liberation from such obsolete attitudes,
the consciousness can take a new direction. |
| Bath
This
has the same significance in dreams as in almost all myths and fairytales,
that of a symbol of change and cleansing. The image of a bath or
bathroom occurs particularly before decisive turning-points in the dreamer's
life. The water in the dream bath symbolizes spiritual energy.
Should the bath be a pool in the open air, for example, it is a thoroughly
positive image. A modern swimming-pool, on the other hand, indicates
the obstacle modern civilization poses to psychic cleansing and change. |
| Bear
The
bear appears mostly as a helpful, motherly, earthy animal. In a woman's
dream, the bear can appear as an indication of the neglected motherly side
of her character. On the other hand, the bear embodies a powerful
natural force. |
| Bed
Generally
speaking, the dream images of a bed assumes an erotic significance.
A bed which fills the whole room means that the dreamer awards sexuality
too much significance in his life. the reverse is true when the bed
is too small or too narrow. |
| Belt
The
man's belt has long been a symbol of male strength. Vital energy was thought
to stem form the loins and the kidneys; in the past, vitality and sexual
potency were always synonymous. For women, the belt is a symbol of
virtue and purity. |
| Bird
Birds
live in the air, the world of the pure intellect. Birds in a dream
symbolize intellectual matters. |
| Birth
The
process of birth in a dream is a sign for the beginning of something new.
Its symbolic meaning is, however, extremely rarely that of a real birth,
even in the dreams of young women. If men dream of childbirth, it is an
allusion to the origination of new ideas, career prospects, etc. |
| Blood
Blood
is a symbol of vitality. There still exists a general popular belief
in blood's magical powers. Blood also symbolizes love and passion.
Loss of blood can indicate loss of love, but can also indicate a necessary
spiritual sacrifice. a blood transfusion can be seen as spiritual
enrichment. |
| Bluebeard
In
the fairytale, the knight Bluebeard is a man who gives his wife the keys
to all the rooms of his castle. He warns her, however, not to open one
particular door. When she defies the warning and opens the door in
Bluebeard's absence, she finds the corpses of his previous wives.
Bluebeard catches her in the act, but she escapes death. Dreams like
this, in numerous modern variations, are not uncommon.
According
to Jung, this dream images is one of the many manifestations of the archetype
for which he coined the expression Animus. In simple terms, this
means the male element in the female personality. In this dream,
with its figure of a woman-killing villain, an unconscious aspect of the
female dreamer's personality is shown - i.e. suppresses masculine traits. |
| Bombs
& Explosions
Things
of this nature are to be regarded as danger signals. they can conjure
up past war-time experiences. They can indicate events which have
caused shock. |
| Bread
Bread
symbolizes 'the staff of life', and also spiritual invigoration. Bread
always assumes a positive significance in dreams. |
| Bridge
Whenever
a bridge appears in a dream, the psyche is signaling that a difficulty
can be reconciled or bridged over. however, not every bridge is traversable.
The method of construction - if for example the railing is missing or the
bridge is incomplete - indicates possible dangers to the dreamer. |
| Bull
the
bull is the symbol of male strength and potency. Sexuality requires
domination by the male intellect. During cult festivals in Crete,
it was usual that youths would grab a bull by the horns, swing onto its
back and ride it. the symbolic meaning of this sport is unmistakable.
In Spain, it has been preserved up to the present day in the form of bullfights.
The image of a bull is not unfavorable, as long as the dreamer sees it
as an indication that corresponding psychic energy should be tamed. |
| Burglars
We
frequently find dreams in which burglaries occur or burglars appear.
With this image, the dream is expressing the invasion of the dreamer's
imaginative sphere by unconscious elements. What is being referred
to here is something which has been overlooked or suppressed in everyday
life. |
| Burial
A statistical
evaluation of well over a thousand dreams showed that dreams of burials,
dying and the dead are the most frequent of all. The dream symbolism
corresponds to the real-life experience that it is often necessary
for unfulfillable wishes or matters of conflict to be 'buried' once
and for all. Of course, the image of a burial can also indicate painful
experiences. The decisive factor is the further development in the
dream. For the psyche, death represents a process of change.
Frequently something new replaces that which has been symbolically buried. |
| Butterfly
The
butterfly appears in a dream as a symbol for a mind which is going astray.
the modern analogy of a woman's butterfly mind, her flightiness and
inconstancy, is very pertinent here. Woman cannot find peace of mind
unless she has experienced sexuality's spiritual significance in the union
of man and woman.
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