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| LABEL | Something that applies to you; a stigma; passing judgment; adhering to a point of view; identifying an issue / What is written or contained on the label offers further clues |
| LABYRINTH | Confusion; a complex or intricate situation / (see MAZE) |
| LACE | Romanticism; sexuality; intimacy; patience / Something that is complicated or intertwined; delicate situations or feelings |
| LADDER | Ascending or descending feelings about reaching your goals; awareness that a series of steps or certain risks are necessary to reach a goal / Your social standing / If climbing up: Slow but steady progress; open to new challenges / If climbing down: Insecurity or declining feelings; retreating into fear |
| LAKE | A reflection of your inner emotional state (calm, serene, stagnant, agitated, murky, drained, etc.); conditional love / (see WATER) |
| LAMP | An inner realization; ‘shedding light’ on a specific subject or area of concern; seeking guidance |
| LANDSCAPE | The moods, attitudes, and feelings that make up your inner life; reorganizing or familiarizing yourself with your environment / If gloomy: Pessimism; self doubt / If sunny: Hopeful; optimistic / If scenes of past residence: A stance you developed from that period of life / If blurry: An inexpressible mood, too complex or vague to focus on |
| LANGUAGES | If unfamiliar: Something that is being communicated to you from within, but is still unclear / If familiar: Your dominant opinions or assumptions about the language or nation provide clues (e.g. Germans are talented engineers or remind you of war, etc.) / May suggest that you need to clean up your language or become more aware of your body language |
| LAST | Falling behind; pursuing something that will not last, or no longer serves you / Reaching closure; allowing something to expire / Durability; something of lasting importance or value |
| LATE | Being inadequately prepared for something; anxiety about a forthcoming event or project; allowing something to deteriorate too far before attempting to correct it / Delaying a decision; getting a slow start on something |
| LAUGHTER | Release of tension; a reaction to something you do not want to accept, making a difficult situation or realization bearable / Feeling ridiculed or judged; embarrassing yourself or others; taking things too lightly; wanting to be more spontaneous |
| LAUNDRY | Cleaning up your act; changing your attitude / Publicly airing personal problems or mistakes; having the dirt on someone; not acting above board |
| LAWN | Part of yourself that needs frequent attention lest it becomes unruly or out of hand; feeling exposed or drawing too much attention / (see GRASS, YARD, GREEN) |
| LEAD | Something that’s weighing you down / Insincere encouragement; feeling manipulated; seeking guidance; following others / Feeling motivated; taking charge; setting an example |
| LEAF | A new beginning; freshness, vigor / Browsing or casually exploring (leafing through something); following someone’s example / If dying: Detachment; lack of vitality / Wordplay on ‘leave’ |
| LEAK | Loss of emotional energy; something that is not stable or particularly reliable / Breaking confidence / (see WATER) |
| LEATHER | Basic responses; instinctive drives; toughness / If wearing leather: Expressing yourself in a fundamental way |
| LEAVING | Letting go; detaching yourself from a situation or person; taking a break / Exclusion |
| LEFT SIDE | The less dominant or expressed side of yourself; passive or hidden parts of your nature / Your unconscious side - the internal world of feelings, memories, creativity, and values / Inward flowing; female energy / The future; having ‘left’ a situation; feeling ‘left out’ / (see RIGHT SIDE) |
| LEGS | Your foundation; what motivates you; your source of confidence; your standing in life / Feeling supported; taking action; seeking balance; giving something your best shot / Feeling worn out; being prepared to sacrifice a lot for something you want badly; feeling nervous or unsteady; fear of moving forward; feeling stuck, etc. |
| LEMON | Bitterness; a sour mood; feeling 'squeezed' / Getting or giving something that is fraught with problems, defective / Something refreshing |
| LENS | Your point of view; the manner in which you view life / Focusing on an issue; looking at something from a different angle / Filtering emotions or information / (see CAMERA, GLASS) |
| LEOPARD | Strength; power; speed; agility; prowess; rivalry; libido |
| LETTER | Message to self; thoughts or intuitions concerning the person the letter is from or addressed to; wanting contact; vibes you you give out or receive from others / Perfectionism; attention to detail / (see WRITING) |
| LIBRARY | Your inner knowledge; wisdom and skills you have gathered / Mental growth; using your intellect; needing to collect your thoughts / Silencing yourself / (see BOOK) |
| LIE | Not being honest with yourself; deceiving others / Not rising to a challenge; surrendering control; giving up / The need for rest |
| LIGHT | Awareness; your ability to see, understand and have insight / Hope; coming to a realization; taking something into account; lightness of heart; releasing yourself from dark feelings; a need to lighten up or soften your stance; making light of something / If very bright: Intuition; enlightenment; intent / If a spotlight: Focusing attention on a specific issue |
| LIMP | Lack of enthusiasm or energy; a reluctance to move forward / Feeling insecure; anxiety regarding sexual performance |
| LINE | Personal boundaries; a dividing force; trying to straighten something out; making a connection / Moving in a fixed direction, choosing the path of least resistance, or going along with the majority; following a line of thought / Being glib or insincere, usually to impress others; something happening down the line, being next in line, putting yourself on the line, acting out of line, learning your lines, reading between the lines, firing line, hotline, etc. |
| LION | Your pride; strength; independence / Aggressive tendencies; feeling threatened / (see CAT) |
| LIPS | Communication; imparting awareness either through a kiss or through speech / Sexuality; sensuality / Feeling annoyed or stifling your feelings (biting your lip); being courageous or composed (stiff upper lip); talking back to someone (giving lip); anticipating something pleasurable (smacking your lips); taking action rather than just paying ‘lip service’; being on edge or on the edge of a breakthrough / (see KISS) |
| LIQUID | Emotions that flow within you; your ability to adapt; situations or events that flow smoothly / In a bottle: Suppressed feelings; being influenced by another person’s emotions; stagnancy |
| LIVING ROOM | Focusing on a central issue or something important within yourself / Everyday life, daily interactions; having the space to be yourself |
| LIZARD | Instinctive drives; being able to adapt easily to changing circumstances / Skittishness; viewing yourself or others as cold or fake / If a chameleon: Desire to fade into the background; needing to change your tone |
| LOBBY | Anticipation; waiting for something; ready to reveal something to others / Trying to influence an outcome |
| LOCK | Wanting to keep something hidden or protected; an inability to express urges or feelings; feeling trapped or unable to progress; stubbornness; sexual tension; being denied access |
| LONG | Something being extended or drawn out; something that happened a long time ago, or is a long way off / Yearning, sadness / Taking a risk that is not likely to succeed (long shot) |
| LOST | Confusion; lack of motivation or ability to make clear decisions; losing focus or direction; placing too much importance on something; feeling hopeless / If losing something: A lost opportunity; losing sight of important things or whatever is depicted; something that is unrecoverable |
| LOUNGE | Relaxing, letting go / Lack of motivation; wasting time / The state of your social life |
| LOVE | A direct expression of that feeling, or a compensation for not receiving it. Consider the way love is symbolically being expressed in the dream |
| LOVER | Your idealized inner self; vanity / Your sexual desires or needs; desire for intimacy or pleasure; familiarity / If your actual lover: Present feelings or fears about the relationship / (see INFIDELITY, SEX) |
| LUGGAGE | The habits, attitudes and emotions you carry with you in life; what you possess / Preparing to leave the past / (see BAG) |
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