Dream Symbols

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last updated: 2/2/06

JACKET Concerned with formalities / A facade, cover-up, or protective shell / (see CLOTHING)
JACKPOT Beating the odds; achieving success / Gambling that something will pay off
JAIL Self-punishment / Limiting or restricting yourself; fear of being trapped emotionally or physically; getting involved with someone or something that is likely to cause trouble; isolation
JAM Wanting to preserve something; caught up in a sticky situation / An unworkable plan; forcing yourself, or others, to do something; feeling stuck or crushed / Something that obstructs your flow of energy; sending mixed signals; being on the same wavelength as others
JAR Trying to contain or preserve something / Shock or discomfort
JAZZ Brightening something up, making it more interesting or appealing / Being attuned or in concert with your inner rhythms; soulfulness; ability to improvise / (see MUSIC)
JEWELS Things you treasure in yourself or others (the color or type of jewel suggests what area of life you give value to) / Something rare, precious, or hard to come by; love given or received / Pretensions; wanting to be noticed
JOKE Not taking people, situations, or emotions seriously; diminishing the value of something / A release of tension; needing to ‘lighten up’ about something / Feeling ridiculed or teased; playing the fool
JOURNEY Your direction in life; new undertakings or experiences being met / Self-exploration; an excursion to survey what is possible, rather than a quest to achieve it / (see DAY, NIGHT, CAR, SHIP, AIRPLANE, HILL, etc.)
JUDGE The standards of society or parents that you impose upon yourself; wanting sufficient knowledge or skills to assess something meaningfully / Self-condemnation; judging others
JUICE Power, current, energy, vigor, vitality / Something tantalizing or appealing / (see FUEL, ORANGE, LEMON)
JUMPING Being impulsive or daring; taking a risk; feeling excited; accepting something gladly; immersing yourself in something fully; sexual desire / Evading a situation; acting prematurely; feeling frightened, edgy, or unsettled; being disloyal, forceful or subservient / Experiencing a big growth curve; at the starting point of a new journey
JUNGLE Your instinctive, wild side; non-socialized feelings or urges / Feeling entangled, overwhelmed, or out of control
JUNK Indulging in something that does not nourish the body or soul; cluttered thinking / Discarding or releasing something; scrapping an idea
JURY Self-judgment; feeling guilty about something / Feeling that you’re being judged by others; peer pressure / Debating an issue to establish the facts