Dream Symbols

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last updated: 2/2/06

VAGINA Female energy; receptivity, openness, warmth, intuition, creativity / Repressed sexual memories; sexual guilt or anger at a partner / If dreamer is male: Feelings or fears about meeting a woman’s full sexuality; unresolved issues with your mother
VALLEY Fertility; comfort; security; getting down to earth; working hard for what you want / Depression; hitting a low point
VAMPIRE Sucking energy from others or having your energy drained
VANISH Someone or something you have lost sight of; fear that something or someone might disappear from your life / An autonomous part of self that you cannot yet direct
VARNISH Covering or concealing something unpleasant / ‘Glossing over’ the facts
VASE Showcasing your inner beauty; receptivity; being open to suggestions / A container for your heart’s desires; displaying your feelings
VAULT Guarding your inner treasures; fortifying or protecting your wealth / Shifting your perspective; rising to the occasion; taking a leap of faith
VEGETABLE Health, nourishment; inherent goodness (the type of vegetable offers further clues) / Feeling brain dead, unable to think or function properly; being dull or inactive / (see FOOD)
VEHICLE Your body or physical ‘vessel’ / Looking for a method to get to where you want to be / (see CAR)
VELVET Smoothness; feminine sensuality; luxury; honor / Wanting to distinguish yourself, or act honorably; feeling vulnerable
VENTILATION Airing your concerns or feelings; exposing something, bringing it out into the open / Allowing life to flow; refreshing yourself or your knowledge
VICTIM Feeling helpless; failing to take responsibility for creating your own reality, holding others responsible for it / Seeing the world as the enemy; adopting an habitually cynical or negative stance / Self-doubt
VICTORIAN Concerned with morals and virtue; properness
VIDEOS Memories; reviewing your past; wanting to re-experience good times; trying to learn from previous mistakes; wanting to pause or stop something / Recording your thoughts or feelings; approaching current situations more objectively
VILLAGE Your childhood; past values or traditions / Quiet, homely feelings; wanting a simpler, less complicated life; lack of sophistication
VINE Growth; fruitfulness; your connection to family or ancestors; ambitious thoughts or ideas / Clinginess; something you’re entwined in
VIRUS A hostile inner conflict that is poisoning your soul; spreading negative energy / Parasitical or destructive behavior
VOICE Your inner voice; feelings, intuitions, realizations, or fears that you have detached yourself from and need to pay attention to
VOLCANO Long-term anger or emotional suppression that is finally being expressed; purging your body of things that no longer serve it / A volatile situation