Dream Symbols

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last updated: 2/2/06

ICE Blocked or unexpressed emotions; rigidity; inhibition / Being cold emotionally or sexually; feeling numb or unsure; wanting to hold off on something for awhile (put it on ice); wanting to ease an uncomfortable situation (break the ice)
IGNORE Avoidance; refusal to confront something within
ILLEGAL Feeling guilty about something / Adopting a nonconformist attitude; feeling above the law
ILLNESS Painful memories or feelings that have been held inside; discomfort or nervousness; a collapse of confidence; unhealthy behaviors or fears that have given rise in you / May point to a physical condition that requires attention
INARTICULATE Feeling a lack of power or authority when confronted by others; inability to sufficiently define ideas or express feelings; fear of saying something stupid or being criticized for your opinions
INCONTINENCE Feeling out of control, not being able to keep your ‘shit’ together / Releasing or cleansing wasteful thoughts or feelings
INFECTION Negative thoughts or emotions that are festering inside you; taking in behaviors or attitudes from others; imposing your beliefs on others; aggravating a situation
INFIDELITY Looking for outer pacifiers rather than resolving relationship conflicts; releasing sexual feelings or desires; feelings of sexual inadequacy or guilt
INJECTION Something of substance you need to incorporate within yourself / Feeling the influence of other people’s opinions or will being forced on you; social pressure to conform or be obedient; sexual intercourse / (see DRUG)
INK Communication, documentation; seeking a permanent solution; something that has left a mark on your character / Murky thoughts or emotions / (see PEN, WRITING, BOOK)
INSECT Something irritating or ‘bugging’ you / Feeling insignificant; feeling ‘stung’ by a person or event / (see PARASITE, BEES, SPIDER, etc.)
INTERCOURSE (see SEX)
INTERNET Your connection with other people, or humanity as a whole; being plugged in to life and all its possibilities
INTOXICATION Loss of control; lack of reason; abandoning yourself to irrational or repressed urges
INTRUDER Inner fears or difficult emotions that need to be challenged and released / A sense of needing to ‘defend’ yourself; an invasion of privacy; feeling vulnerable / If female: Could be repressed desire for a male partner or desire for a better sexual relationship
INVENTION Personal insights; creatively addressing an issue / Concocting something; contrived behavior or excuses
INVISIBLE Something that is beyond your scope of perception or that you choose not to see / Embarrassment; feeling emotionally transparent
IRON Determination; being strong-willed or unbending; pressing forward with a plan; attempting to ‘iron out’ a situation or address something you’ve neglected; taking on too many things at once
ISLAND Feeling stranded, lonely or isolated; mistrusting or ignoring others; feeling safe from the world by introversion / If swimming to an island: Moving towards independence; becoming self-sufficient
ITCH Impatience; having the urge to do something / Feeling agitated over something minor; scratching the surface of a problem
IVORY Purity, strength, natural beauty / Something precious to you, possibly gained through exploitation / Lofty attitudes; preoccupation with remote considerations rather than practical everyday life / (see ELEPHANT, WHITE, PIANO)