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| PACKAGE | Feelings you are ‘wrapped’ up in that have yet to be explored; an impression you want to give out to others, or impressions you receive from others but do not fully understand / A surprise; acquiring new information; the revelation of a secret |
| PACKING | Attempting to organize your thoughts and feelings in preparation for change, or the next stage of life / Giving up; letting go of emotional baggage; trying to contain yourself / (see LUGGAGE) |
| PAINTING | What ‘colors’ your view of things; showing or not showing your true colors; the impression you give to others; wanting to add color to your life; changing your tone / If artistic: Creativity; a desire to express yourself; a picture of your inner situation / (see ART) |
| PAN | Being receptive to new ideas or feelings; something that has succeeded or ‘panned out’ / Something that is unlikely to last; trying to maintain focus while things are in motion; being severely critical of something or someone |
| PANEL | Dealing with surface issues rather than facing potentially greater, underlying truths / Seeking support or connection |
| PANIC | Lack of control; confusion; inability to make a quick or accurate decision |
| PANTIES | Your private self; things you keep hidden from the general public; your sexual identity; intimate sexual feelings; seduction |
| PANTS | Being in charge; dominance (who ‘wears the pants’); masculinity; socialized sexuality; protecting your standing / Something carried out to the extreme; exerting yourself; having a frantic desire for something or someone |
| PAPER | Communication; looking for a means of self-expression or something that establishes your identity / Coming to an agreement; formalizing a plan; having a theory that has yet to be tested; flimsy ideas; finding evidence of a pattern / If blank: Unexpressed sentiments or ideas; feeling a lack of communication with someone / If wrapping paper: Depending on the color or quality, how you feel others see you; the exterior impression you are getting or giving in a relationship / (see LETTER, BOOK, WRITING) |
| PARADE | Trying to establish your identity by displaying assets, skills; celebrating your achievements / Being a showoff; having fun at someone else’s expense; spoiling the show |
| PARALYSIS | Extreme fear, guilt, indecision, etc. that prevents you from moving forward in life; avoiding responsibility; adopting a stance of extreme resistance to something; withdrawing from life |
| PARASITE | Something draining your energy; interactions that makes you feel uncomfortable or ashamed; selfish behavior; feeling that others are leeching off you; feeling that you are, or someone else is, too needy or dependent in a relationship |
| PARENTS | (see MOTHER, FATHER) |
| PARK | A temporary respite from reality; needing to meditate or renew your energy; readjusting after a serious personal conflict or the ending of a passionate affair; something or someone classified as high maintenance / If lost: Struggling with relationship or other issues; feeling alienated by someone |
| PARKING LOT | A period of indecision; trying to find your place in life; feeling stuck in daily routines; lack of movement / (see GARAGE) |
| PARTY | Your social skill; how you relate to people in groups; social pleasures; cheerfulness / Being involved in something willingly or unwillingly (being a party to it) / If hosting: Your relationship with different aspects of self; what you offer others / If the guest of honor: Wanting social acclaim or love; feeling loved |
| PASSAGE | (see CORRIDOR) |
| PASSENGER | Letting circumstances carry you along, either because you are passively allowing them to or because you feel powerless to change / Handing your responsibilities over to others; being dependent on or motivated by someone else’s viewpoints; allowing a secondary part of self (such as pride) direct your decisions |
| PASTELS | Revealing a lack of maturity with respect to the emotion associated with that color / A new emergence or revival of a feeling associated with that color (see individual colors) |
| PATH | Your approach to life, relationships, work, etc. (the condition of the path offers further clues) / A course of action or line of thought you are currently following / If a garden path: Feeling misguided or deceived |
| PATTERN | Habits or patterns of behavior that need altering / Trying to create order out of chaos; coming up with a cohesive plan or model from which to operate / The detail and form of the pattern may offer further clues |
| PEACH | Something wonderful / Health, wholesomeness; your inner glow / (see FOOD) |
| PEARL | Inner wisdom; transforming long-term irritations into valuable life lessons / Cultivating your inner treasures; polishing your skills; a bright idea that is worth cultivating / Pregnancy / If enclosed in a shell: Hidden beauty; self-doubt |
| PEDESTAL | Placing a great deal of importance on something; being in a position of importance or superiority / If observing someone on a pedestal: Feeling dominated or inferior / If you’re on the pedestal: Wanting to be noticed or considered important |
| PEDESTRIAN | Making slow but steady progress / Something that is dull or lacking in originality |
| PEN | Desire to communicate more effectively; expressing yourself in an assertive or confident manner; seeking a permanent solution / Feeling restricted or hemmed in; confining yourself to certain ideas or beliefs |
| PENCIL | Expressing thoughts or ideas, knowing they can be retracted or changed / Sharpening your skills; something that is being pointed out to you; wanting to erase a bad decision or mistake |
| PENIS | Drive, power, potency, strength, ambition, confidence, ego / Sexual flow; creative expression / If female: Your relationship with, or desire for, a mate; relating to your masculine side / If small or flaccid: Low self-esteem; feeling emasculated or sexually incapacitated; being too passive; experiencing sexual guilt / If enormous: Being egocentric, shallow, or overly aggressive |
| PENNY | Your thoughts / Being cautious with money / Handling small issues wisely and large ones foolishly / (see COINS, MONEY) |
| PEOPLE | Interaction with aspects of self; humanity as a whole / Loss of individuality; an abdication of personal responsibility by going along with the majority / If several people: Involvement of many aspects of self; social ability / If a large crowd: Enormous involvement of self in an issue; feeling of being scrutinized or on display |
| PEPPER | Wanting to add a little spice or zest to your life / Being hot-tempered or irritable |
| PERFUME | Feminine energy; something alluring; indulging in pleasures |
| PET | Desire for companionship, affection, or loyalty; feeling dependent upon someone else’s wishes, or ‘trained’ to behave a certain way; natural drives that have been tamed or domesticated; reevaluating your object of affection / Sulking over something ‘petty’; wanting to be pampered |
| PHOTOGRAPH | Memories; a longing for the past; wanting to be remembered or noticed; wanting things to stay the same; your self-image or the image you have of others; the way you see things / If taking a photo: Developing awareness; taking notice of something; events that you want to distance yourself from or are focused on / (see BLACK & WHITE) |
| PIANO | Inner harmony; getting in tune with yourself; recognizing a ‘key’ issue; being tolerant / Discordance; off-key remarks; seeing things in ‘black and white’; feeling strung out |
| PIE | A need to be humble or feeling humiliated; accomplishing something with ease (easy as pie); something that is unrealistic (pie in the sky); having a stake in something (finger in the pie); sensual enjoyment; sexual openness / The type of pie offers further clues (e.g. apple pie may remind you of home) / (see FOOD) |
| PIERCING | Getting to the point of a current situation; penetrating thoughts or emotions coming through to you; exposing something for what it truly is |
| PIG | Overindulgence; greed; being directed by physical needs rather than spiritual ones; stubbornness; uncouth behavior; something that is in a poor state and needs to be cleaned up / Something that makes you happy despite its flaws; being content |
| PILE | Collection of thoughts and feelings that need to be processed, sorted out, or discarded (what the pile contains offers a clue) / Hoarding; stacking the deck in your favor; taking on too many things at once |
| PILL | An experience you are making yourself meet because you think it’s good for you; something you ‘swallow’ (pride, opinions of people, etc.) in order to make peace / An attempt to heal internal feelings through external means; taking preventative measures / (see MEDICINE, DRUG) |
| PILLAR | Support; strength / Counting on someone else to provide your strength or support / Moving from one problem to another |
| PILLOW | Comfort; support; looking for more intimacy with your partner / A need for rest, tenderness, or softness |
| PINK | Affection, health, freshness / If very pale: Baby feelings, weakness; superficial feelings, pleasantness |
| PIPE | Channeling your energy, or blocking the flow / Speaking up, being heard, expressing yourself / An impossible goal; coming to terms with the truth; making peace |
| PLANET | Needing to extract yourself from a situation in order to see the bigger picture / A desire to escape from your current circumstances / Being self-absorbed, oblivious to others (living on your own planet) |
| PLANK | Depends what it is used for in the dream. Can imply security if part of a floor, or loss of support if unattached to anything / If for making something: Potential; ‘making something of yourself’ / If attached above: Feeling threatened; setting up your own demise in work or a relationship / (see PANEL) |
| PLANTS | Personal development or productivity; areas of progressive change in your life; ideas or beliefs that are taking root inside / Falsely incriminating someone; laying blame on others / If dead or dying: Loss of vital enthusiasm; dying pleasure; stagnation |
| PLASTIC | Something that feels shallow, fake or insincere; artificial beliefs or concerns / The ability to be flexible |
| PLAYING | Acting out a feeling or desire, depending on what the ‘game’ is - can be as simple as a need for fun or suggest something more serious: Playing hard to get, playing dumb, playing fair, playing the field, playing along, playing it cool, playing it by ear, playing your cards right, playing no part in it, playing with fire, playing dead, playing hooky, rough play, child’s play, foul play, etc. |
| PLUNGE | Willing or unwilling descent into the depths of your unconscious / (see WATER) |
| Your personal thoughts or secrets; hidden talents; a sense of ownership; what you possess / Opportunism or betrayal (lining your pockets); a sure bet (in the pocket); being under someone’s control (in their pocket); feeling shortchanged or in debt (out of pocket); spending too extravagantly (money burning a hole in your pocket), etc. | |
| POISON | Something that is sabotaging your well-being (harmful attitudes, emotions, beliefs, etc.) / Unsuitable relationships; toxic behavior |
| POLE | Being held up or holding off / Male sexuality; phallic symbol / Wordplay on ‘poll’ |
| POLICE | Seeking support or protection; a desire to take control, create structure, or adhere to socially acceptable rules of behavior; your conscience; a sense of duty or responsibility; issues with authority / If being chased: Feeling guilty over something you have done; being intimidated by something or someone |
| POLISHING | Cleaning up your act; buffing up your knowledge or skills / Putting the shine back in your life; renewing luster; putting your best foot forward |
| POOL | Your inner world of thoughts, fantasies and feelings / Lack of a spiritual outlet (man-made or conventional ideals are restricting your spiritual flow) / Gathering your resources / (see WATER, SWIMMING) |
| PORCH | Your social personality; how you portray yourself to others / If enclosed: A tendency to distance yourself from others; a desire for privacy / If open: Having an outgoing nature or welcoming attitude |
| PORNOGRAPHY | Lack of intimacy; shallow unions / Fear of exposing part of yourself; sexual guilt |
| POT | Filled with enthusiasm, excitement, or ideas; trying to maintain focus while things are in motion / Anger or frustration; reaching a ‘boiling point’ / May be a reference to marijuana |
| POTATO | Being lazy or inactive; feeling ‘fried’ / A delicate or awkward situation; a ‘half-baked’ plan; carrying a ‘chip’ on your shoulder / (see FOOD) |
| POTTERY | Drives or opinions you are being shaped by; something that you need to ‘shape up’ |
| PREGNANCY | Gestating a new idea; manifesting a desire / A desire or fear of becoming pregnant |
| PRESENTS | Your present concerns; needing to be fully ‘present’ or focused on the moment / Presenting yourself or an idea to others / (see GIFT) |
| PRESIDENT | Leadership, authority issues; political concerns / Character traits or feelings you associate with the person depicted in the dream |
| PRISON | Feeling confined to a situation; limiting or restricting yourself / Self-punishment |
| PROMENADE | Concerned with social formalities in interpersonal relationships / Dancing around an issue |
| PRONE | Needing to relax or let go of activity / Feeling injured; afraid to stand up for yourself; feeling weak or tired; introversion; retreating from the world; non-involvement; waiting; sex / Having a tendency, being ‘prone’ to certain feelings, reactions, etc. |
| PROPELLER | Gaining momentum; the driving force behind something / Going in circles |
| PROSTITUTE | Fantasizing about being sexually uninhibited; wanting to break away from moral restrictions; sexual neediness unconnected to feelings of care or respect; being indiscriminate / Selling yourself short, or out / If dreamer is male: Being ill at ease about sexual practices; wishing a woman was more available, easier |
| PUB | (see BAR) |
| PULLING | Being drawn to something; doing something about a situation; getting your act together; making it through a difficult time; doing your share of the work; cooperating with others / Deceit; trickery / If being pulled: Being influenced by something or someone; feeling unsupported; parts of your own nature that are at odds |
| PURSE | Your identity; what you value and try not to lose; your inner resources; generosity / Concerned with financial security or wealth / Expressing doubt or dissatisfaction |
| PUS | Perpetual negative thoughts that are poisoning your outlook; being infected by fear, anger, self doubt, jealousy, etc. / Inner seething over something that needs to be vented |
| PUSHING | Taking charge; being positive in what you want; exerting your will; being pushy; challenging yourself; saying or doing the right things to get what you want (pushing the right buttons) / If being pushed: Feeling coerced or taken for granted; needing encouragement; feeling stressed |
| PUZZLE | Confusion; seeking a solution by putting all of the pieces together / Reaching a logical conclusion |
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