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| HAIR | Your self-image / Attitudes, intellect, understanding, strength, potency / Pettiness; shock; being irrational; living in your head as opposed to your heart / If pubic or chest hair: Virility; sexuality / If cut: Denial of sensual or physical drives; changing your image / If long: Freedom; seeking thrills; permissiveness / If light: Awareness; comfortable attitudes / If dark: Suppressed attitudes; dark thoughts; sultriness / If fake: Lack of self-acceptance; hiding the truth; fear of judgment |
| HALF | Feeling divided, incomplete, in between, or in conflict over something / Lack of motivation; not being thorough or totally committed / Something you are only partly aware of; having vague intentions / Sharing expenses or duties |
| HALLWAY | Transitioning from one area or aspect of life to another; connecting different parts of yourself / Group activity; meeting other people, how you allow them into your life |
| HAMMER | Aggression; expending a great deal of energy to break through resistance or break old patterns of behavior; forcing somebody or something to yield or cooperate / Exhaustion (feeling hammered); needing to work something out through discussion or debate (hammer it out); being in hot pursuit of something (hammering away at it); getting caught (nailed) |
| HAND | Self-expression; creativity / Your abilities - to give or receive, help or harm, build or destroy, etc. - as revealed through specific body language (what the hand is doing) / Your grasp of life, getting a handle on things, getting in touch with yourself, letting something go, leaving something alone or untouched, the hold people or ideas have on you, feeling held up, something that is useful or handy, needing a hand, living hand to mouth, reaching for the sky, etc. |
| HANDLE | Needing to come to grips with something, or get a handle on it / Something that requires a delicate or careful approach |
| HANG | Not moving; choking off some type of energy; dependance on others to provide support / Hang-ups; doubts; phobias; being unwilling to do something; feeling suffocated; holding tightly onto someone or something; breaking off communication; needing to calm down / Self-conviction; determination; adapting to something (getting the hang of it); needing to wait (hang on) |
| HAPPINESS | Experiencing happiness in a dream is usually compensatory in nature. You create comfort in order to avoid evaluation of daily reality, or things that are difficult and painful to deal with |
| HARBOR | Safety, refuge / Anchoring or grounding yourself / Holding onto a feeling / (see WATER) |
| HAT | Donating mental energy to something; concealed or repressed thoughts; a role you’ve taken on / Something that has become stale or tired (old hat); asking for favors (hat in hand); deciding to stay where you are for a while (hang your hat); honoring something (hats off), etc. |
| HEAD | Your rational self; having a ‘good head’ on your shoulders / Thoughts, opinions, intellect, decisions, intentions, ego / A situation that has become too difficult to manage (in over your head); feeling overwhelmed or confused (head spinning); being impractical (head in the clouds); needing to make a choice (heads or tails); making poor choices or not thinking things through all the way (being a knuckle head); your direction (where you are headed); a need to get moving or leading the way (get ahead, getting a head start); disapproval or agreement (shaking or nodding your head); tackling something directly (head on); feeling passionate about something or someone (head over heels); something that holds dire consequences (heads will roll); your boss or somebody in charge (head honcho); seeking something or being sought out (headhunting); being overly proud (swollen head); fellatio (giving head); getting nowhere (banging your head); being even-tempered or reliable (level headed); a drug user (headbanger); not wanting to see or acknowledge something (head in sand); thinking something over or questioning it (scratching your head); rushing into something (head first); seeking therapy or psychological assistance (head shrink) / (see FACE) |
| HEART | Big emotions; having your heart in the right place / A loved one; a situation that requires sincerity, compassion, empathy or sympathy (needs to be heartfelt); a need for honest or intimate communication (heart-to-heart); being timid or shy (faint-hearted); lacking motivation or enthusiasm (heart’s not in it); feeling startled, shocked, excited or frightened (heart stops); exhibiting kindness, forgiveness, or generosity (heart of gold); needing to get to the point (heart of the matter); something that warms or pleases you (heartened); wanting to commit something to memory (know it by heart); pursuing somebody or something that is desirable (setting your heart on it); openly expressing your feelings (wearing your heart on your sleeve); feeling sad, upset or regretful (sick at heart) |
| HEAVY | A burden; something weighing you down; needing to lighten up / Endurance, stability; giving weight to something |
| HEIRLOOM | Something linking you to the past; good or bad tendencies that have been passed on from family or acquired from society |
| HELL | Self-imposed misery; feeling damned / Absorbed in difficult, heated emotions; deep guilt / (see DEVIL) |
| HELP | Reaching out, recognizing you may need assistance / Unexpressed desperation / Coming to the aid of someone; working as a team |
| HIDING | Avoiding something you don’t want to see or feel / Secrets; deliberately obscuring an issue (having a hidden agenda); subconsciously using a situation or emotion to hide what is really important; feeling threatened by something or obsessing over it; seclusion; unexposed parts of yourself (hidden talents, attributes, etc.) / Could relate to animals or getting beaten |
| HIGH | Getting a wider perspective; reaching a limit; having high hopes; getting high on life; performing at your peak / Feeling superior; being bossy, snobbish or dictatorial; having an exaggerated perception of a problem or obstacle; indulging in extravagant behavior; feeling invincible; feeling stranded or far away from reality; being nervous or easily upset (high strung); escapism or avoidance (getting high) / If below and looking up: Feeling inferior, overwhelmed or intimidated / (see ABOVE) |
| HILL | Minor achievements or challenges; short-term goals / Something that has past its prime or doesn’t amount to much; aging / Feminine sexuality; voluptuousness / (see UP, DOWN) |
| HISTORIC | Reviewing the past; hanging on to old values / The person you were at some period in life; feelings or attitudes associated with a particular period of history |
| HOLDING | Being unable to release or let go of something; wanting to control or manipulate something / Trying to hold yourself together emotionally; trying to ‘grasp’ a situation; a need for contact or intimacy; feeling excited or waiting for something to happen (holding your breath); being held responsible (holding the bag) or apportioning blame (holding someone responsible); withholding something or waiting for better offers (holding out); being self-sufficient (holding your own); possessiveness or unwillingness to bend (holding tight); unreleased anger or resentment (holding a grudge); comparing yourself to others (holding a candle); having a good chance of winning (holding all the cards); reminding somebody of a mistake (holding it over their head); accepting something despite not liking it (holding your nose); etc. |
| HOLE | A void in your life; depression; seeking refuge or a place to hide until things improve; a situation you might ‘fall into’ / Female sexuality; penetration / If hole in clothing or objects: Faults; weaknesses; a story that is ‘full of holes’ / If hole in head: Letting everyone know what you think; gossip / Wordplay on ‘whole’ |
| HOME | Yourself, your internal ‘structure’ / An awakening; something that affects or touches you personally (hits home); tuning in or focusing on something (homing in); the final part of a journey (the home stretch); completing a task or mission (home free) / If a past home: Parts of your character developed at the time you lived there / If a future home: The direction you would like your life to take, or fear it might / (see HOUSE, individual rooms) |
| HOMETOWN | A familiar way of life; the way you usually go about things / Influences from the past affecting your present situation |
| HOMOSEXUALITY | Sexual guilt or imbalance; feelings of sexual inadequacy; unconscious pain in regard to the opposite sex; desire for parental love or self love / Conflict or anxiety about your own sexual preferences |
| HONEYMOON | Any period of romance, joy, friendship, cooperation or unity between two people or groups |
| HOOK | Feeling caught, trapped, connected or drawn to something / A passion or addiction; something with a catch in it / Buying into something without hesitation; not attending to some matter (playing hooky); ridding yourself of blame or responsibility (off the hook) |
| HOP | Being fickle, unsettled / Feeling supercharged, high / Anger, bitterness / Desire to get moving |
| HORSE | Energy, exuberance, power; sexual drive; being a free spirit / Having sound judgment (horse sense); playing roughly (horsing around); needing to wait or calm down (hold your horses); something or someone that is separate or unique (horse of a different color); hard negotiations (horse trading) / Wordplay on ‘hoarse’ |
| HOSPITAL | Self-examination; a need for inner healing; worries about your health; operating in an unhealthy manner |
| HOSTILITY | Direct expression of that feeling. Consider who or what the dream suggests you feel hostile towards |
| HOT | Heated emotions that have left their mark / Feeling anxious, angry, or unsettled (hot under the collar); someone who has a bad temper (hot head); passion or sexual attraction (having the hots); getting in trouble (hot water); somebody successful (hotshot); a showoff or exhibitionist (hot-dog); something that is popular or in demand (hot ticket); fresh news (hot off the press); exaggeration, talking nonsense (full of hot air); etc. |
| HOTEL | An impermanent state of mind you find yourself living in; short-term situations; how you feel you are being received or treated / Retreating from anxiety or stress; escape or separation from primary relationships; activities taking place outside the home |
| HOURGLASS | Watching time pass; wasting time; anxiety over a deadline / A classic figure / (see TIME) |
| HOUSE | Yourself. Different rooms or areas depict different parts of your body and personality or the functions they serve. If the house is recognized, then you also need to define what essential connections you may have to it / If cramped: Feeling restricted or in need of change / If being repaired or renovated: Reassessment, change of attitudes or character; personal growth / If falling: Feeling stressed; letting old habits or attitudes crumble / If intruders outside: Social pressures or response to criticism / If people inside: Accommodating other facets of self / If a row of houses: Other people; social order / (see HOME, individual rooms) |
| HOUSEWORK | Cleaning out nonfunctional, negative attitudes, thoughts or experiences; keeping your internal ‘house’ in order |
| HUNGER | Craving physical, emotional, mental or spiritual nourishment; seeking greater knowledge |
| HUNT | Actively searching for unknown qualities of self |
| HUSBAND | (see SPOUSE) |
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