What does a Cactus mean in a dream?

A Cactus in a dream can represent:
Survival and adaption.
Are you feeling crowded in? Do you need to establish your own boundaries?
Are you feeling prickly and irritated?   Is this your defence mechanism?
Do you need to adapt to the less than comfortable circumstances you find yourself in?

What does a Cage in a dream mean?

A Cage in a dream can represent:
Feeling trapped
Your inhibitions
Confinement
Restraint and restriction
A Cage can also represent protection.
A Cage can also represent a loss of freedom.
It may indicate that you are in a self imprisonment through your own fears.
Can be a symbol of controlling animalistic instincts, desires and rage.
Are you feeling trapped in your life or by a certain relationship?
Have you locked away a part of yourself that you have trouble accepting?

What does a Cake in a dream mean?

Cake in a dream can represent:
Indulgence
Celebration
Are you trying to ‘Have your cake and eat it too'?
Have you been indulging a little too much in something?
Perhaps your dream cake was about celebrating something good in your life.

What does a Calendar in a dream mean?

A Calendar in a dream can represent:
Organization
Planning and preparation.
Are you waiting for an important even to take place?
Do you need to remind yourself of an event coming up?

What does a Camel in a dream mean?

Camels in a dream can represent:
Endurance
Perseverance

What does a Camera in a dream mean?

A Camera in a dream can represent:
Capturing or retaining memories
Holding on to the past/living in the past
Are you ‘picturing the situation'?
‘A camera doesn't lie' - are you looking for the truth? 
Do you need to ‘focus' on something important to see it more objectively?

What does a Camp in a dream mean?

Camp in a dream can represent:
Camp usually reminds us of when we were young.
Being at camp often gives one the sense of belonging and feeling connected.
Camp is about making friends and being social.
Is there a particularily memorable event from camp that the dream is reminding you of?
Dreaming of a concentration camp may point to feeling of restriction, imprisionment and persecution.

See also 'Camping'

What does Camping mean in a dream?

Camping in a dream can represent:
Usually a fun, relaxing and social experience.
Being at one with nature.
Are you feeling the need to be more in touch with nature or for a simpler way of life?

What does Cancer in a dream mean?

Cancer in a dream can represent:
Something is eating away at you - emotionally
Cancer is also one of the 12 astrological signs.

What does a Candle in a dream mean?

A Candle in a dream can represent:
A light in the darkness
Celebration
Romance

What do Candy/Sweets in a dream mean?

Candy/Sweets in a dream can represent:
Rewards
Enjoying the 'sweetness' that life has to offer.
Sugary indulgence.

What does a Canyon in a dream mean?

A Canyon in a dream can represent:
Abyss
Echos
Awe and grandeur

What does a Car in a dream mean?

A Car in a dream can represent:
A car in a dream represents your journey through life.
The condition of the car, where you are going, who is driving, all point to how you are handling life
Can represent our physical bodies – notice the condition of the car

What do Cards in a dream mean?

Cards in a dream can represent:
Is someone 'playing games with you?'
What kind of cards were they? Playing cards, Tarot cards?
Was it a face card?If not, look up the meaning of the 'number' on the card.
What suit was the card?
Some meanings associated with each suit.
Spades- conflict, air, nobility/aristocracy.
Hearts - matters of the heart, water, clergy/church.
Clubs - difficulties, fire, pheasants.
Diamonds - money, earth, soldiers.
Are you living in a 'house of cards' - one that will come crashing down easily.

What does a Carnival in a dream mean?

A Carnival in a dream can represent:
Fun
Craziness
Chaos

What does a Carpet in a dream mean?

A Carpet in a dream can represent:
A plush carpet in a house can represent warmth and richness.
If it is a magic carpet, perhaps you feel the need to just escape and be free of your worries?

What do Cartoons in a dream mean?

Cartoons in a dream can represent:
If something is being presented as a cartoon in your dream it may indicate a sense of fun, humour and easy going attitude or approach.
If you or someone else is portrayed as a 'cartoon character' in a dream, it can represent that you are 'making light' of a situation or not being 'real' enough regarding something important.

What does a Castle in a dream mean?

A Castle in a dream can represent:
A castle is a stronghold
Protection -keeps you safe
Perhaps you are ‘living in a fairytale’?

What does a Cat in a dream mean?

Cats in a dream can represent:
The feminine power
Freedom
Independence
Intellect
Spiritual protection
Concealed secrets
Intuition
A black cat - superstition

What does a Caterpillar in a dream mean?

Caterpillars in a dream can represent:
A potential inside of you that you may not be aware of yet.
Transformation
Changes

What does an Cave in a dream mean?

A Cave in a dream can represent:
Caves are a 'Symbol of the womb'.
Can represent the universal mother.
A cave can be a symbol of the birth canal and the female vagina.
Caves are associated with deep mind meditation and the unexplored parts of ourselves.
These dreams may be indications of deep mental links and the unconcious.
Have you been trying to get into the depths of a problem?
Caves are sometimes associated with premonition dreams.
Caves can also represent seclusion and hiding out.
Alternatively a cave can provide warmth, safety and also shelter.
Caves often appear in dreams of creative transformation, self evaluation and self awareness.

What does Celebration in a dream mean?

Celebration in a dream can represent:
Joy and recognition of your successes.
The 'Joy of life'.
Are you celebrating because you are proud of where you are in life and your accomplishments?
Celebrating is an indication that you are living life to the fullest!
Is there something in your life that you need to give celebration too?

What does a Celebrity/Famous Person mean in a dream?

Celebrities/Famous People in a dream can represent:
How do you feel about this person? What do you admire or dislike in them?
What does this celebrity represent to you? Do they remind you of something special?
Do their attributes remind you of similar ones in yourself that you like or dislike?

What does a Centaur in a dream mean?

A Centaur in a dream can represent:
Greek mythologicl race of creatures who are part human and part horse.
Symbols of the 'knight and the horseman'.
Being ruled by your instints instead of mastering them.
Sometimes seen as symbols of violent lust, adultery, brutality, vengefulness, heretics, and the Devil.
Can represent the struggle within each of us between: good/evil, moderation/excess, passion/propriety, forgiveness/retaliation, belief/unbelief, god/beast.
Being caught between two natures/worlds.

What does a Cerberus in a dream mean?

A Cerberus in a dream can represent:
Numerous faces, all hellish
Gatekeeper to Hell
Merciless prison warden

What does a Chainsaw in a dream mean?

A Chainsaw in a dream can represent:
Do you need to separate something - cut it in half.
Chainsaws can be dangerous.
Often used as a frightful and scary image in movies etc.

What does a Chameleon in a dream mean?

A Chameleon in a dream can represent:
Adaptability
Flexibility
Changing
‘Showing your true colours'

What does being Chased in a dream mean?

Chasing in a dream can represent:
Fears that are plaguing you
You need to stop and face your fears.
What you are being chased from is what you fear.
Unresolved circumstances or situations .
Emotions you are afraid of giving expression to.
Are you avoiding something such as a bad situation or a conflict in your life?

What does Cheating in a dream mean?

Cheating in a dream can represent:
Self guilt
Regret
Indiscretions
Compromising your own beliefs or morals.
Cheaters usually lose their integrity and respect from others.
Dreaming of being cheated on can be an indication of your own insecurities in a relationship or your fear of being left alone.

What does a Cheek in a dream mean?

Cheeks in a dream can represent:
Good Health
Being a ‘Cheeky Monkey'
Turning the other cheek - being passive or forgiving towards someone

What does Chewing in a dream mean?

Chewing in a dream can represent:
'Chewing the fat' - to have a long, relaxing conversation with someone.
'Bite off more than one can chew' - taking on more than you can handle.
'Chew something over' - to think over a problem for a while.
Are you 'chewing someone out' - yelling at them?

What does a Chicken in a dream mean?

Chickens in a dream can represent:
Being a ‘chicken' - cowardly/fearful/timid
‘Don't count your chickens before your eggs hatch' -prematurely counting on something.

What does a Child/Children in a dream mean?

A Child/Children in a dream can represent:
Joy
Exuberance
Innocence
Vulnerable
Dependant
Fun
Immature
Potential

What does a Chimera in a dream mean?

A Chimera in a dream can represent:
A monstrous entity made up of different parts of animals.
Sum of nightmarish traits
Unrealistic fantasy
Unbelievable combination

What does Choking in a dream mean?

Choking in a dream can represent:
Having something “shoved down your throat”.
You may be having communication issues.
Are you afraid of saying how you feel?
'Choking on your own words'
Suppressing your feelings

What does a Christian mean in a dream?

A Christian in a dream can represent:
Making commitments of faith
Religion

What doesChurch in a dream mean?

Church in a dream can represent:
A church is a sacred place.
Church is where you are free to experience spiritual growth and nourishment.
A church in your dream may represent your need to connect to the Divine.

What does a Circus mean in a dream?

A Circus in a dream can represent:
A circus is full of crazy and chaotic people and acts.
Is your life resembling a 'circus' lately?
Circus shows are all about excitement and adventure - perhaps you feel the need for more of that in your life at present?
The expression 'it's a circus act!' is about there being too many things to going on at once - are you having trouble 'juggling' all the different things going on in your life?
Consider the actual 'acts' you are witnessing in the circus in your dreams, they may be a clue to the interpretation and represent your relationships or situations in your own life and how they are progressing etc.

See 'Clowns'

What does a City in a dream mean?

A City in a dream can represent:
Opportunity
Social atmosphere
The 'lights of the big city' - excitement and adventure.

What does a Class in a dream mean?

A class in a dream can represent:
Education
Learning
Life lessons
Can be a pun for not having enough 'class' in your mannerism and behaviour.
A class is a group of people with a common goal of learning something.
May represent the 'working class' status in society or 'blue collar' workers.
We also put things into different 'classes' to identify them more efficiently.

See also 'School' and 'Teacher'

 

What does a Cliff in a dream mean?

A Cliff in a dream can represent:
A feeling of vulnerability.
Are you feeling a loss of control?
Are you feeling on ‘edge’ about something?
A cliff can represent that you are on the precipice of knowledge.

What does a Climb in a dream mean?

Climbing in a dream can represent:
Success
Recognition
Achieving goals
A struggle to attain a goal or purpose
Attaining higher knowledge
Getting through the struggles of life in order reach success.

What does a Clock in a dream mean?

A clock in a dream can represent:
That you are feeling like you are 'running out of time'.
Do you have a deadline to meet?
Perhaps you feel the 'tick tock' of your biological clock?

What does a Close mean in a dream?

Possible interpretations of Close in a dream:
Right beside or near something.
Not much space in between.
Can represent an emotional closeness or intimacy as well as physcial.

What does a Closet in a dream mean?

A closet in a dream can represent:
Being 'confined'.
Are you 'hiding in the closet' - afraid to acknowledge a part of yourself?

What do Clothes in a dream mean?

Clothes in a dream can represent:
Self image
Public persona
Clothes are a necessity/vital to our survival.
How others percieve you - look down on you/respect you.
People judge a person based on their clothes - 'judge a book by it's cover'.

What does Clothing in a dream mean?

Clothing in a dream can represent:
Clothing can represent your 'outward persona'.
How other’s see or judge you.
How you do or do not fit in with the rest of society.
Anxiety over ‘fitting in with society’.
'Looking the part'
Making a statement about what you believe in or who you are.
Clothing is a representation of who you are on the inside.
Don't 'judge a book by it's cover'...

What do Clouds in a dream mean?

Clouds in a dream can represent:
What do the clouds look like?
White, fluffy clouds may represent a positive outlook on life and a feeling of happiness.
Dark and stormy clouds may signal a troubling time to come.
Are you trying to see shapes and figures in the clouds as a child does? Are you trying to get in touch with your inner child?

What does a Clown mean in a dream?

Clowns in a dream can represent:
Clowns are about putting on an act - perhaps you are trying to disguise yourself or your intentions?
Are you afraid to be yourself and so hiding behind a 'mask' or putting on 'an act' to distract yourself and others from who you really are?
Clowns are traditionally either 'happy clowns' or 'sad clowns' and wear their 'faces' accordingly - is the clown in your dream a reflection of how you are feeling these days?
Clowns are frequently seen preforming silly acts and we often call people a 'clown' when they aren't acting very serious as in 'he's clowning around'.
A lot of people have a fear or phobia of clowns - is it perhaps because they fear someone pretending to be somethign they are not / or being taken advantage of by someone who is fake and insincere?

See 'Circus'

What does a Coat in a dream mean?

A Coat in a dream can represent:
Protection
May represent your 'outer' persona - what kind of coat is it?
A lush, fur coat may represent wealth and luxury.
A worn and threadbare coat may indicate low self esteem.
A raincoat may show your need for self preservation admist emotional trials.

What do Cobwebs in a dream mean?

Cobwebs in a dream can represent:
Usually associated with things that are old and unkempt.
Can symbolize scary places and unknown dangers.
Places that are not longer inhabited are usually filled with cobwebs.

See also 'Spiders' and 'Web'

What does a Colon in a dream mean?

A Colon in a dream can represent:
Elimination of toxins.
A colon in the english language is used to separate things in a sentence.

What do Colours in a dream mean?

Colours in a dream can represent:
See 'Colours'

What does a Computer in a dream mean?

A Computer in a dream can represent:
That you are connecting with others.
Organization of parts of your life.
Perhaps you feel the need for more social contact
Lack of real emotion/face to face contact.

What does Construction in a dream mean?

Construction in a dream can represent:
Building your life, brick by brick
Construction can signify hard work and determination are being shown.
Building a large or tall buidling can mean you are experiencing ambition and renewed energy.
Perhaps there is a 'rebuilding of your life' or a certain relationship?
Construction may represent that you are changing your life in someway.
A ‘face lift’ for your life and who you are.

What do Contact lenses in a dream mean?

Contact lenses in a dream can represent:
Clarity of vision
Irritation
Dry eye
Do you need to pay closer attention to something?

What does a Convict in a dream mean?

A Convict in a dream can represent:
Loss of freedom
Loss of respect from others.
Have you done something recently that you were punished for in some way?

What do Cookies in a dream mean?

Cookies in a dream can represent:
Baking cookies or eating fresh baked usually gives people a warm, happy feeling.
Cookies are also something left on your computer like a 'bread crumb trail' that let people see where you've been on the internet.

What does a Couch in a dream mean?

A Couch in a dream can represent:
Comfort
A place to kick back and relax.
Are you being a 'couch potatoe' recently?

What does Court in a dream mean?

Court in a dream can represent:
Being in court may indicate that you feel you are being judged.
'Court Jesters' were used to lighten up a situation/room.
Is 'the ball in your court'?
Is someone trying to 'court' you romantically?

What does a Crash in a dream mean?

A Crash in a dream can represent:
Collision
A crash is about impact, shock and being jolted.
Something has come to an abrubt halt and is in dissary.
Has something 'biten the dust' or 'collapsed' in your life?
When something has fallen apart in your life we often use the term that 'it just crashed'
When we are very tired and go to sleep we sometimes say 'we're gonna crash' as we get into bed.

What do Crayons in a dream mean?

Crayons in a dream can represent:
Are you 'colouring outside the lines' a little in life?
Are you trying to get in touch with your youthful creative side?
What colour was the crayon?

See 'The Importance of Colour In Our Dreams'

What does a Crime in a dream mean?

A Crime in a dream can represent:
Desperation
Guilt
Are you guilty of something?
Do you feel like something that has happened is almost criminal?

What does a Crocodile in a dream mean?

Crocodiles in a dream can represent:
Trouble or danger just below the surface
Crying ‘crocodile tears' - being fake
‘That's such a Crock!' -someone or something is a lie.

What does a Crowd mean in a dream?

A Crowd in a dream can represent:
‘Lost in the crowd’
‘Following the crowd’- not being an individual

What does a Crown in a dream mean?

A Crown in a dream can represent:
Royalty
Wearing a jewled crown may represent your approval and honour from others.
Are you wearing a crown of thorns and feeling victimized?
A crown of flowers may be a symbol of happiness and youthful blessings.

What does a Crucifix in a dream mean?

A Crucifix in a dream can represent:
A religious symbol
May represent spiritual chains.
Do you feel you are being crucified for something?

What does Crush in a dream mean?

Crush in a dream can represent:
Crush in a dream can also relate to romantic feelings toward others.  We will very often have many dreams of our 'crushes', as by the very nature of a crush, we are infatuated with them and think of them all the time.
Having a crush on someone is usually seen as a fun, light hearted and slightly superficial feeling.  A crush is percieved as something perhaps fleeting and non commital.  Maybe you have been flirting with an idea lately or find yourself enamoured of a exciting propositon.
The person you find yourself having a crush on in your dream, may have certain certain personality traits you 'like' or perhaps their life is interesting to you and so you might desire to be like them in some way.
If someone has a crush on you in your dream, it can indicate that you would like to be thought of as worthy and special by that person or what they represent to you.
A lot of times we have a crush on someone but never let them know it, because we are afraid of rejection and so prefer to remain in the dark, to at least dream about the possibilites/potential.  Is there someone with whom you need to find out your potential for a relationship? You never know unless you ask!

A 'crushing weight' often speaks of something that is too heavy to bear. Is there a situation or emotion that you feel you are 'under pressure' from?

What does Crying mean in a dream?

Crying in a dream can represent:
A 'release of emotions'
Do you need to regain come emotional balance?
Crying is often an expression of frustration or a feeling of hopelessness.
Sometimes we also cry when we are extremely happy. 

What does a Cyclops in a dream mean?

A Cyclops in a dream can represent:
Cyclops are said to be giants with only one round eye in their forehead; huge monsters with frightening features that liked to eat human beings.
In Greek mythology they were minor power gods of the second generation and said to be the children of Uranus and Gaea.
Because of their dreadful features, they were initially locked in the depths of the Underworld by their father Uranus -Zeus decided to release them and they thanked him by giving him the power of thunder and lightning as a gift.