Spill

To dream of spilling something represents feelings about losing control over something you first felt was contained. Embarrassment of losing control of something in your life. Carelessness or an embarrassing display of lacking responsibility. Inconsiderate attempts to control people who end up embarrassing you. Feelings about wasted opportunities.

Alternatively, spilling in a dream may reflect a powerful display of release after a long period of trying to contain something. Letting go of secrets. A powerful display of truth telling.

Example: A man dreamed of spilling a big bowl of soup. In waking life he was trying to control his son and his son humiliated him in front of the whole family.

Spinach

To dream of spinach represents feelings of effort for personal growth, nourishment, and self-improvement that you are certain is good for you or makes you stronger. Feelings about an experience that feels certain that it's good for you, while not wanting to think of it too much, but certain too much will only make you stronger. Feeling that you have to act more grown-up than you usually do to solve a problem because it's good for you or safely encourages personal growth to make you stronger as a person. Embracing or challenging yourself to opportunities for personal growth and development.

Negatively, dreaming about spinach could represent feelings of pressure or obligation to improve yourself or your life. Feeling that personal growth or self-improvement that's empty about having to think about it too much.

Example: A man dreamed of hearing the word "spinach." In waking life, he was confronting the US Government in a corruption case and felt that due to the difficulty of the case, he might have to take on additional legal options to protect his right to file documents. In this case, the spinach may have reflected his feelings about believing that the effort of taking on additional legal work would encourage personal growth and self-improvement that would be good for him as an attorney.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of scooping out ruined feta cheese on spinach from a microwave to eat. In waking life, her boss told her that the company was considering not renewing her contract next year. In this case, the ruined microwaved spinach may have reflected her feelings about her failed attempt to get her contract renewed quickly by making an offer that required her to challenge herself to do more work than usual while being comfortable that the increased work was good for her personal growth professionally.

Spine

To dream of a spine represents the ability to withstand difficulty or "stay put" with difficult choices. Stamina and strength of character. The courage of conviction or to maintain integrity in the face of arrogance. How well you keep your responsibilities or promises. Having "backbone."

Negatively, a dream with a spine may reflect a lack of moral character or responsibility. You "caved" on an issue or lowered yourself.

Spinning

To dream that you are spinning uncontrollably represents feelings that a situation is out of your hands. A loss a control over a situation. Losing your grip or feeling that failure is beyond your ability to stop.

Spiral Staircase

To dream of a spiral staircase represents slow or incremental progress in a situation that sees itself persistently turning away from a current state to increase or decrease progress in confidence, awareness, or intelligence. Making progress in some way towards an outcome that is confident about the steps without having to see it directly. A journey, progression, or a direction in life that involves cycles, repetition, or stages.

Positively, dreaming of a spiral staircase may represent your ability to adapt and overcome challenges in your life. You are taking a step-by-step approach to overcome obstacles and achieve success that experiences yourself "turning away" from each step. Evolution, advancement, and positive transformation. This dream can also reflect a sense of curiosity and a willingness to explore new aspects of yourself or your life. A sense of incremental progress, where each turn leads you closer to your goal, but it requires understanding, patience, and perseverance. It may indicate a period where you are continuously learning from your experiences, building upon previous knowledge, or rising to a new level of consciousness. Not feeling desperate to wait for the incremental stages of your goal to complete. Enjoying multiple visits to a plastic surgeon while being confident about the final outcome.

Negatively, a spiral staircase may represent feelings of wasting your time believing that a cycle of small changes will never be enough or ever satisfy you. Feelings of confusion or being trapped in a repetitive cycle of small changes that aren't helpful. Addiction to small incremental changes with a feeling of being better off than before. Impatience with the stages of a goal or outcome not being direct.

Example: An older woman dreamed of a house with a broken spiral staircase. There are other stairs, but she longs for the money to repair the broken spiral staircase. In waking life, she had a baby when she was a teenager and felt that she ruined a perfect body. Now that she was middle-aged 40 years later she saw signs of aging and wished she could repair her body with plastic surgery, but couldn't afford it. In this case, the spiral staircase may have reflected her feelings about visiting a plastic surgeon as the first step in a series of appointments to improve her appearance with the potential for further plastic surgery.

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Spirals

To dream of a spiral represents some sort of repetitive or ongoing situation in your life. A situation that never seems to end. It may also reflect a circular mindset or going in circles emotionally.

Negatively, a spiral may represent psychological or emotional exhaustion. Doing something until you don't care any more or until you can't stand it any more.

Spirits

To dream of spirits represents feelings about spirit of character or strength of character. The spirit of morality. The spirit of purpose. The essence of who someone was. Feeling that someone can't be with you physically needing to trust you. A memory or wisdom that lingers with you. A state of mind that needs to do the best you can do to resist something difficult, controlling, or negative. Ideal to live up to because you are on your own.

Negatively, dreaming of a spirit may reflect feelings of lost relationships or relationships that aren't as perfect as they used to be. Memories or issues that are lingering from the past. It may also reflect memories of people from your past. Something good that feels like it doesn't matter anymore.

To dream of being a spirit may reflect feelings about yourself not being physically important to someone else. Parents having feelings about children not needing them anymore physically in their lives. Feeling that you need to trust people to remember your advice or believe in you without being physically involved.

Negatively, dreaming about yourself as a spirit represents feelings about yourself not mattering or not being as important as you used to feel. Not feeling physically relevant or not having any sense of importance when it comes to "presence."

To dream of evil spirits represents negative experiences or issues from your past that are unresolved. Bad memories that linger. Feeling the need to resist something negative that wants to get you back. Sensing something is wrong in a situation.

To dream of spirits of dead relatives or friends may represent your feelings about their death. It may also reflect your intuition or foresight about impending death. A memory or haunting reminder. Feeling that the "spirit" or personality of someone who has passed survives with you in some way.

Dreaming of a dead loved one may possibly have no connection to their death at all and simply reflect an aspect of your personality based on the memories or feelings that stand out the most about them. For example, if a person dreams of their dead father it may simply reflect an issue they have with their conscience or decision they made.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing the spirit of her 14 year-old daughter moving towards her. In waking life she felt that her relationship with her daughter was permanently changed because she had moved in with her grandmother and only came over to ask for money. The spirit coming towards her may have reflected her feelings about her daughter not caring about her anymore or feeling emotional traces of who her daughter used to be as she now only visited to get money.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of herself in spirit form along with seeing evil spirits. In waking life she felt that her marriage was over because her husband was too controlling and was conflicted about whether or not to remain in the relationship. The spirits in this case may have reflected her feelings about the "spirit of the marriage" remaining without any real psychological, emotional, or physical substance.

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Spiritual

To dream of spirituality or a spiritual situation represents feelings of focusing exclusively on the conflict between being a good or bad person. Feelings about whether or not God's respect is deserved. Feelings about questioning whether or not you are a bad person. Thoughts about the meaning or purpose of life. Feelings of transcendence, overcoming, or oneness. Philosophical questions. Feelings about needing to protect yourself from evil.

Negatively, dreams of spirituality maybe a sign that you are too worried about pleasing god or that you can never be forgiven by him. Excessive concerns for being good or bad person. Giving too much of your time and focus on religion instead of confronting problems directly. Excessive focus on religion to "save up" to be a good person or make God happy again. Fears of not being accepted by God. Excessive feelings about needing to protect yourself from evil. Dedication to religion that may be negatively impacting your relationships or personal life. Excessive feelings that God has abandoned you. Reliance purely on spirituality as though it's all you need when it doesn't seem to help you.

Spit

To dream of 'spit' or 'spitting' often represents feelings about rejection, disrespect, or disdain. Spitting is a universal sign of contempt and disrespect, and in a dream, it may symbolize negative feelings, attitudes, or behaviors that you or others are displaying. This dream could reflect your thoughts about a situation where you feel disrespected, overlooked, or devalued.

Positively, dreaming about spit might symbolize the need to rid oneself of something that is not desired or respected. It may reflect a conscious choice to reject certain principles, habits, or relationships that have proven to be negative or harmful over time. It could also be indicative of your assertiveness and strength in standing up for yourself, especially in situations where you feel undervalued or disrespected.

Negatively, dreaming about spit could represent feelings of disdain, disrespect, or crude behavior. It might symbolize a lack of consideration for others' feelings or disrespect for established norms and values. Perhaps you're struggling with situations where you're the subject of scorn or disregard, or you might be expressing your own negative feelings or attitudes in a way that is harmful or disrespectful to others.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing someone spit inside of a bucket. In waking life, she felt that her last sexual experience with her husband was empty. In this case, spitting in the bucket may have reflected her feelings about how empty it felt to have her husband ejaculate in her with disdain as though she didn't matter as a person he cared about.

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Splash

To dream of a splash represents feelings of situations being unpredictable or dangerously volatile. Unexpected surprises. A person or situation that has done something that is not supposed to happen. Feeling that a situation is being needlessly aggravated.

Dreaming of a splash of water may also represent a negative or uncertain situation that have caught you off guard. Feeling insulted or disrespected. A messy resolution to a problem.

Negatively, a splash may reflect feelings that someone or something doesn't like you. It may also reflect feelings about people or situations being careless or irresponsible. Feeling that a person or situation is dangerously not believing that something serious matters.

Positively, dreaming about making a splash may reflect waking life situations where you or someone else is being playful. Taking a big risk and not caring what anyone else thinks about it. Situations where it was important to surprise, shock, or "wake people up."

Spleen

To dream of a spleen represents feelings regarding conflict where you believe every single detail matters even though it's not serious to do so. Feeling that it's inappropriate to not respect even the small details of a situation or relationship. Putting your foot down for small issues out of respect, courtesy, or tradition. Your ability to feel like a total winner with even the small details being respected. Feeling that it's inappropriate for your partner to be friends with someone of the opposite at sex.

Negatively, dreams about the spleen may be a sign that you need to lighten up and making a big deal out of a small issue.

To dream of having your spleen removed may reflect your inability to stand up for small issues of respect, courtesy, or tradition. Uncontrollable annoyance or jealousy with a seemingly innocent situation that you feel is harmless, but still inappropriate. Sensitivity about details requiring to be absolutely perfect in order to be feel respected or powerful.

Example: A man dreamed of having his spleen removed for an experiment. In waking life he allowed his wife to eat dinner out with a younger male student of hers. He thought it was inappropriate even though it seemed harmless. He couldn't control his jealousy after the having allowed the dinner date to occur.

Splinter

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Split

To dream of an object something being split in half through damage represents feelings about an imperfect or dangerous division. Objects splitting in unusual ways may also reflect unexpected flaws or problems. Fear or disappointment of some area of your life no longer working normally.

To dream of pants splitting in the rear end may reflect feelings of embarrassment about discipline being too uptight or strict.

To dream of a tree split down the middle may reflect feelings of division in some established area of your life. Family division. Relationship division. Employment insecurity.

To dream of doing the splits in the style of gymnastics represents feelings about an exceptional feat of independence. Fearlessness that you could ever be stopped. Scaring other people with how comfortable you are with dangerously extending yourself to maintain stability. Feelings about being dangerously capable. Feelings about being exceptionally comfortable in an unusually demanding situation. Being an expert that does't fear one thing stopping you. Enjoying doing something comfortably that other people think is too dangerous.

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Spooning

To dream of spooning represents feelings of comfort, closeness, and supportiveness. A desire for connection, affection, or a sense of security and protection. Thoughts about the importance of emotional bonding, shared warmth, and tenderness in a relationship. Close bonding that feels good being supportive that doesn't have to think about anything being wrong with it at all. Listening or caring about someone else's feelings when nobody else ever would. Listening or caring about someone else that feels good never getting back at them.

Positively, dreaming about spooning might symbolize the experience of mutual understanding, emotional support, or a loving and caring relationship. A conscious desire to nurture and be nurtured, to give and receive affection, and to feel emotionally safe and secure. A deep and intimate bond between you and another person.

Negatively, dreaming about spooning could represent feelings of emotional dependence, vulnerability, or a fear of being alone. A need for reassurance, comfort, or validation from others. Feeling an over-reliance on your partner for emotional support, or you might be experiencing a fear of rejection or abandonment. It can also indicate feelings of being smothered or crowded in a relationship. Feelings about someone being unafraid to be close to you, but never wanting to pursue it further.

To dream of being the person spooning the other person from behind represents feelings of wanting to provide comfort, support, or protection to someone else. Your readiness to provide emotional support, security, and affection to others. It may reflect your nurturing nature or a sense of responsibility and protectiveness over someone.

To dream of being the person who is being spooned from behind represents feelings of being cared for, supported, or protected. It might signify a yearning for emotional connection, affection, or a sense of security and protection from someone else in your life. This could be a reflection of your desire for emotional closeness, shared warmth, and tenderness in a relationship.

To dream of spooning sex represents feelings of exhilaration with an experience of comfort, closeness, and supportiveness.

Example: A man dreamed of spooning a woman he had just met. In waking life, he was sharing his artwork with this woman over the Internet and she always had something good to say about his art. In this case, the spooning may have reflected his feelings of emotional connection, warmth, and mutual understanding with this woman, as they shared and appreciated each other.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being in bed spooning with a man who never got sexually aroused. In waking life, she had just met a man and was uncertain about his feelings because they had bonded, but he said he had to get his finances in order before choosing to be in a serious relationship. In this case, the spooning may have reflected her feelings of emotional closeness and intimacy with this man, while the man's inability to be sexually aroused points out the uncertainty and vulnerability she felt due to his reluctance to fully commit to the relationship due to financial concerns.

Sports

To dream of sports represents issues that you are struggling with. The opposing teams represents mental or emotional conflict between positive and negative aspects of your personality. The ball represents the a specific issue.

To dream of playing sports at school represents anxieties or personal issues that you are struggling with. You have concerns or interests that are presenting challenges to you in your life. You may have anxiety or concerns about being the best that you can.

The different kinds of sports all symbolize different perspectives of a struggle mentally or emotionally.

See the themes section for sports for a more in depth look at sports symbolism.