Dream Symbols: 50 Common Dream Images Decoded

Blood

Passion, excitement, desire

Exhaustion or stress (if you are losing blood)

An emotional cry for help (if another person is bleeding)

Boy

Boy

Your inner child or “Child” archetype, which represents a longing for innocence

Motherhood/fatherhood

Masculine aspects of your character

Also see entry for Person

Bugs

bugs

Anxiety about problems you’re not facing

Something creepy or scary

Sexual thoughts

Depends on the type of bug – For example, ladybugs are said to symbolize good luck, while spiders, and the webs they weave, often symbolize manipulation.

Candle

Candle

Good luck, hope, and enlightenment (if lit)

Rejection, disappointment (if not lit)

Car

Ambition and drive – Your “vehicle” for personal transformation

Control over your life – Are you driving the car or is someone driving you?

Cat

cat

Femininity – Your own feminine sexuality, or another feminine spirit

A cat-like person in your life – Could be a seductive, cunning person or a “catty,” spiteful person

Independence

Bad luck

Survival – Cats have “nine lives” and “always land on their feet.”

Also see entry for Animal

Circle

circles

Perfection, wholeness of spirit, immortality

Being stuck in a rut or an endlessly repetitive situation