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| RACE (PEOPLE) | Dreams that focus on a race other than your own suggest that you are measuring yourself against other people or want to find common ground / Could also symbolize the human race; humanitarianism; finding your ancestral roots; believing that success lies in getting ahead of other people; rivalry; equality / (see ACCENT) |
| RACING | Moving too fast; feeling pressure to solve something quickly / Rivalry, competition; believing that success lies in getting ahead of others |
| RAG | Feeling ragged or unkempt / Complaining |
| RAILING | Something barring you from success; wanting support or security / Complaining bitterly; being highly resistant |
| RAIN | An emotional process or outpouring; something that takes away your enthusiasm or spoils your mood; being thrown into something suddenly; postponing an action; sweating it out; wanting to precipitate something / (see WATER) |
| RAINBOW | Harmony, balance; feeling lucky or blessed / New hope emerging triumphantly from a difficult period; having, or wanting, a colorful personality or lifestyle |
| RAPE | Feeling abused, disrespected, violated or drained; feeling anxious about your own sexuality; feeling another person is disregarding your personal needs or feelings; reliving traumatic memories associated with an actual rape / If you are the rapist: Knowingly taking advantage of someone or violating their trust |
| RASH | Feeling irritated; being impatient or hasty; acting without thinking / Something that produced a strong or marked effect on you; an outbreak of unexpected and unpleasant instances taking their toll on you |
| RAT | Pestering issues that gnaw at you; decaying conditions; self-destructive behavior / Betrayal, distrust / Needing to take some time out from the ‘rat race’; adapting to harsh circumstances |
| REACHING | Making contact; attempting to grasp, control, or impact a situation or person / Reaching an understanding; extending yourself; requesting assistance |
| READING | Assessing a situation; scanning internal memory for information; figuring out the hidden meaning behind something; reading too much into something; expanding your knowledge; needing to be heard |
| RED | Passion, heated emotions, sexuality / A warning signal; something that restricts progress (red tape); being in debt (in the red); embarrassment (red-faced); following a bad lead (red herring); feeling appreciated or welcomed (red carpet), etc. |
| REFRIGERATE | Cooling down your emotions; a romance that is cooling off; needing to chill out; being frigid sexually or emotionally / Something you want to preserve or put in ‘cold storage’ |
| REPTILE | Your basic reactions, such as fight or flight, attraction or repulsion, need for food, sex, etc. / Primitive behaviors; survival instincts / (see SNAKE, LIZARD, FROG) |
| RESCUE | Getting yourself out of a bad situation or state of mind / If being rescued: Something or someone who intervenes in your life to change your mood or direction; being reliant on others for your survival needs / If rescuing others: Feeling responsible for another’s needs; taking control of your own needs / If rescuing an animal: The effort you make in dealing with a difficult feeling or relationship |
| RESIGNATION | Abandoning a commitment or hope |
| RESTAURANT | Hunger for company or social interaction; feeling overwhelmed by decisions or choices that you need to make; seeking a nourishing atmosphere / Searching for emotional or sexual satisfaction; wanting controlled intimacy / (see FOOD) |
| REVERSE | A setback; needing to take a step back and rethink your situation / Backpedalling, retracting; wanting to distance yourself from a situation |
| REVOLVING | Going in circles, not making progress / Coming full circle, completing a cycle |
| RIGHT SIDE | The dominant, confident, action-oriented side of yourself / Your conscious side - the external world of activity and environment; sanity; your ability to reason or think logically / The correct action to take (right choice); something that needs to be attended to immediately (right away); needing to correct something (make it right); something you approve of or makes total sense (right on); being conservative or acting in accordance with accepted standards / (see LEFT SIDE) |
| RING | What you are attached to or engaged in; making contact; coming full circle; unity / If a wedding ring: The state of your relationship; your feelings about commitment / If an heirloom: Your family’s influence; vague memories / If a noise: Something that rings true to you; something taking its toll or causing alarm / Wordplay on ‘wring’ |
| RITUAL | (see CEREMONY) |
| RIVER | Feelings that flow through you; being immersed in something (are you floating along, jumping in, drowning, afraid to get wet, resisting the current, channeling your energy, or simply watching life flow past?); wanting unconditional love / If dry: Emotional detachment; a situation that has run its course; lack of positive energy |
| ROAD | The direction or approach you are taking in life, love, work, etc. - Are you at a crossroads? Putting the road behind you? Reaching the end of the road? On the road to recovery? Taking the easy road? Going the wrong way? Sidetracked? Paving the way? / Your method of travel provides further clues (e.g. walking barefooted may represent slow progress or making life unnecessarily difficult for yourself) / (see CAR) |
| ROBOT | Emotional deadness; controlled behavior; lacking soul / Living on autopilot; being mindless or thoughtless; wanting control |
| ROCK | Looking for stability; something you can depend on or is built to last; a solid, dependable person / Needing to make a tough decision and feeling stuck; somebody who is emotionless or impenetrable; keeping things calm or stirring things up (rocking the boat); sinking into depression or reaching a new low (hitting rock bottom); seeking comfort or wanting to be soothed (rocking); physical endurance; creative expression (rock & roll), etc. |
| ROOF | Your frame of mind; seeking protection; something barring you from higher consciousness; extreme anger (going through the roof) / If on a roof: Reaching a high point in understanding; having high expectations; feeling ungrounded |
| ROOM | Your inner contents; particular aspects of your personality or feelings you contain (warm, spacious, cold, sinister, etc.) / Allowing yourself room to grow; making room for others / If finding extra rooms: Discovering previously unknown aspects of self / (see HOUSE, LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM, etc.) |
| ROPE | Feeling tied down or held back; terminating something for good; gathering or holding something together; gaining new experience or skills (learning the ropes); letting someone fail through their own actions (give them enough rope) |
| ROSE | Love, beauty, cheerfulness / Romance (could be ‘thorny’ or in ‘full bloom’); expecting a good outcome (coming up roses); feeling comfortable or at ease (bed of roses); finding your inner beauty or appreciating someone else’s / The color and condition of the rose offers further clues |
| ROT | Allowing something to decay or fall to pieces; neglecting something; losing your moral values / Nonsense, rubbish |
| ROUTE | A decision you’ve made; the road taken / If regularly traveled: A routine; something that is familiar to you / Wordplay for ‘root’ |
| ROW | Organization, discipline, orderliness, neatness / Emotional progress; propelling yourself forward / Inner conflict or strife; a noisy disturbance |
| ROYALTY | A feeling or drive ruling your life; expecting special treatment / Aspiring to fame or greatness; seeking attention or accolades; wanting somebody to bow to your wishes; grandiosity / (see KING, QUEEN) |
| RUBY | Emotions, passion, sympathy / Extending yourself to others / (see JEWELS) |
| RUINS | Self-sabotage; punishment you unconsciously feel you deserve for an act or desire that causes guilt; looking back on the negative areas of your life / Failure of plans; something that is not likely to be successful; deliberately spoiling something |
| RUNNING | If running toward something: Exuberance; feeling easily motivated; wanting to sustain something; trying to keep pace with others; needing to take things in stride; having a ‘run-in’ with someone / If running away: Avoiding your fears; not meeting problems in a way that will solve them; feelings of guilt / If experiencing difficulty running: Feeling worn out; anxiety over situations that are not running smoothly; running out of options |
| RUST | Negligence; something that has deteriorated with age; forgotten or underutilized skills; fear of aging; trying to weather through a tough time |
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