People may disagree as to whether the idea of dream analysis or interpretation has any real value or significance, as such psychologists as Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Frederick Perls, and others contend they do, but, even if one determines that the idea is without foundation, he or she may benefit from the work that dream analysts or interpreters have done with regard to defining the symbolic significance of specific dream images, for the associations these researchers have compiled have longstanding parallels in literature and language that doesn’t depend upon psychological theory.
- Alien (extraterrestrial) - unknown parts of the personality
- Angel - moral qualities and values
- Blackbird - bad omen; lack of ambition or motivation
- Blood - life, passion, disappointments
- Cannibal - energy drain upon others
- Castle - recognition; self-esteem
- Cave - unconscious mind
- Caveman - uncivilized, instinctive aspects of the self
- Cemetery - end of a habit or behavior; sadness concerning the death of a loved one
- Corpse - discontinued or repressed aspect of the self; unresponsiveness
- Demon - socially undesirable or unacceptable aspects of the self; negative behaviors
- Devil - temptation to do or to continue doing socially undesirable or unacceptable actions
- Dragon - unbridled passion; wild behavior
- Exorcism - attempt or desire to regain control
- Fog - confusion; worry
- Ghost - aspects of the self of which one is afraid; memories; past deeds; alienation
- Giant - overwhelming obstacle or adversary
- God - perfection; higher self
- Goddess - feminine side (females); fear of women (men)
- Gorilla - extreme or wild behavior
- Grave - unconscious mind; death; feelings about death; uneasiness
- Graveyard - discarded aspects of the self
- Halloween - death
- Haunted house - unresolved childhood trauma
- Idol - false values
- Island - relaxation, comfort, leisure; boring routine; isolation and aloofness
- Lightning - revelation; awakening[ insight; purification; shock
- Mausoleum - illness, death
- Monster - grief, misfortune
- Ogre - self-criticism
- Poltergeist - lack of control
- Rabies - anger, hostility, lack of control
- Rat - doubt, worry, fear
- Rot - wasted opportunity, potential
- Satan - evil, wrongdoing
- Serpent - intelligence, deception, temptation, sexual freedom
- Skeleton - undeveloped potential or opportunity
- Skin - ego defenses; superficiality
- Skull - danger, death, evil
- Spirit - death
- Storm - overwhelming experience or emotion
- Thunder - rage
- Tomb - hidden aspects of the self
- Torture - feelings of victimization or need for punishment
- Vampire - sensuality, sexuality, death, drug addiction, dependency
- Werewolf - posturing, insincerity, hypocrisy
- Witch - destructive power of women
- Zombie - emotional detachment
It would be interesting to see what other cultures associate these types of animals and objects with. Good list!
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