Dream Dictionary

A dream dictionary is a tool you can use to interpret the images in your dreams. Dream dictionaries interpret these images as symbols which you can then connect to your life. Sometimes you can have a dream, especially a recurring one, and you’re just insanely curious about what they mean. No need to consult any experts, psychics, or whatnot. Nowadays, you can just go online and search through online dream dictionaries to look up the symbolic meanings of your dreams. Here’s how to use them.

First, write down as many vivid details from your dream as possible and highlight the key ideas you want to have interpreted. Next, choose an online dictionary online and use its search tool to look up every item on your list. Write down or better yet print out all the meanings and interpretations you’ve collected. Read and go over them one by one. Highlight or underline those interpretations that have most meaning to you, selecting those that strike a chord. Try to piece them together.

Do they almost tell a story? Does it feel right and almost creepy? Follow your instincts and use your intuition to determine whether the interpretation is right. Symbols may have more than one meaning so there is a possibility that it cannot particularly be associated to your dream. Here’s an example.

Interpreting a Dream

Lets assume you dream of a house. At Dream Moods.com there are several possible interpretations for seeing a house in your dreams. The image of the house can represent yourself, or the inside of your soul. Under this interpretation, each room within the house may be representative of a select component of your personality.

If you are cleaning your house, on the other hand, this may mean something different. Cleaning may indicate that you need to change your ways or clear your mental clutter. Likewise, a run down house is also representative of old ways of thought or old beliefs. Finally, however, if your dream involves someone breaking into your home, you may feel violated.

Finding a Dream Dictionary

With multiple interpretations for an image, you can use your intuition to determine which is best. If an interpretation it feels right and timely, good for you. If not, simple ignore it. Dream dictionaries are interesting tools to use but ultimately, you still are the captain of your ship. Whatever the case, it can be quite fun to use a dream dictionary, and to help you in doing so, here’s a list of links to online dictionaries you could use.

• Dream Moods offers a very comprehensive dictionary for dreams. Their search engines make the dictionary easy and intuitive to use.
• The Curious Dreamer contains a dream analyzer, dream dictionary, and glossary, as well as description of symbols and dream types.
• Aside from an online dictionary, Sleeps.com also offers dream interpretation services.
• Dream Dictionary has a full list of dream symbols. You can either use their search tool or you can just browse using the alphabet to find the symbols in your dreams.
• Dreams-Dictionay.org  provides a comprehensive compilation of dream interpretations from various standpoints. It puts together the psychological and physiological aspects of your dreams with the allegorical and divinatory elements.
• Mystic Board offers the MB Dream Dictionary Software, which is a program with an extensive collection of interpretations of dream symbols.
• Paranornamility's dream dictionary includes a wide range of subjects which any person might dream about and explains what meaning each dream might hold for you.  It is an easy to use A to Z guide of dream meanings taken from the "10,000 Dreams Interpreted" work by Gustavus Hindman Miller.
• Sleeps.com includes definitions and interpretation for dreams and nightmares as well as dream induction, remembrance, answers to why we dream, and services for altering mental states.
• Dream Hawk contains alphabetized symbols for easy usage.
• Astrology offers a well-organized dictionary with several added features. It is a very user-friendly website. Search for your dream meaning either by category, letter, or keyword.
• Dream Interpreatation Guide's online dictionary covers thousands of dream images to help you attain a better understanding of yourself, the world you live in, and your life in general. You will then be able to understand your dream’s emotional content, and its symbolism.