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Stingrays

To dream of a stingray represents an aspect of yourself that passively accepts itself as dangerous. Feeling that something could be dangerous at any time, but isn't right now. Feeling that a passive situation or person has the potential to be lethal.

Alternatively, a stingray could reflect feeling about "sting" operation. Passivity that could strike at any time.

Example: A young woman once dreamed about a stingray. In real life she felt intense regret for having cheated on her ex-boyfriend that she believed hated her. The stingray in this case may have reflected her feelings about talking to her ex being an emotionally dangerous because he might remind her of her cheating at any time.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing a stingray. In waking life she was concerned that her boyfriend writing letters to his ex-girlfriend over a child could potentially lead to cheating possibly ending her relationship. The stingray in this case may have reflected her feelings about the potential cheating being passively dangerous to her relationship.

Stinks

To dream that something stinks represents your feeling that a situation doesn't feel right. Distaste or bad feelings.

To dream of other people noticing something stinking that you can't represents indifference to others perception of right and wrong. You don't think anything is wrong when others do.

*Please See Smell

Stitches

To dream of medical stitches represents an area of your life that is responsible for keeping a situation or relationship intact. Habits or factors that maintain balance or civility.

To dream of medical stitches that come loose represents a reconciliation that has failed. Old habits and conflict are returning. Progress has been lost.

Consider where on the body that the stitches are for additional significance.

To dream of stitches on clothing represents choices, beliefs, or moods that are being keep intact by some other factor.

Stomach

To dream of a stomach or abdomen represents your ability to process and digest the experiences or situations in your waking life without anything bothering you. A reflection of how well you can accept and deal with emotions, situations, or information that you are confronted with. Your level of sensitivity or insensitivity about accepting criticism or difficult situations. How vulnerable you are to having your feelings hurt or allowing something to upset you. The state of the stomach in your dream can reflect your level of comfort or discomfort with the way life is taking you.

Positively, dreaming about a stomach may represent a good ability to cope with or accept new situations. Confidence with your ability to accept criticism or what life throws at you in a healthy manner. Resilience and the strength to face challenges without being overwhelmed. Confidence about your abilities or appearances that isn't afraid to talk back to other people about having less confidence than you do. Confidence about yourself not being a lazy undeserving person.

Negatively, dreaming about a stomach problem may represent difficulties in dealing with life's challenges. Emotional issues that are hard to digest or accept, feelings of unease or unrest with a particular situation, or the inability to process and move past negative emotions. This dream could also highlight fears, insecurities, or a sense of vulnerability in facing what life throws at you.

To dream of a perfect stomach or perfect abs represents a confident carefree attitude about accepting and dealing with various situations in life without anything bothering you. Perfect confidence about never being a loser no matter what anyone said about you. Imperviousness to criticism or insensitive comments you receive.

To dream of a potbelly represents feelings about excess, overindulgence, a lack of self-discipline, laziness, or unhealthy habits while not minding what it looks like. Problems with believing in yourself being perfectly confident. Sensitivity about criticism or insensitive comments you receive.

To dream of your stomach or abdomen being attacked, injured, or sick may represent feelings about experiencing difficulties in processing and dealing with certain situations, leading to feelings of discomfort or unease. Vulnerability, insecurity, or distress related to your currently accepted choices and beliefs.

To dream of having a dog attack your stomach may reflect your heightened sensitivity about issues you feel other people are criticizing you about. Feelings of insecurity or vulnerability regarding your beliefs or choices, especially if they are being challenged or criticized by others. Feelings about someone protective attacking you for your comfortably accepted beliefs or choices because they don't believe that you are safe. Vicious personal attacks on issues that make you very sensitive. Fear that something is wrong with you.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing an enemy with a disgustingly obese potbelly. In waking life, he experienced his enemy being caught committing a crime and telling disgustingly obscene lies to explain the situation as though nothing was wrong with it that looked stupid being confident. In this case, the potbelly may have reflected the dreamer's perception of his enemy as morally corrupt who was grotesque with excess and dishonesty.

Example 2: A woman had recurring dreams of a vicious dog attacking her stomach (belly, not organ). In waking life, she felt her family and work life were more important than a medical check-up which she suspected she needed. When she finally did get a checkup she was diagnosed with stomach cancer (organ, not belly) and died three months later. In this case, the dog attacking her stomach may have reflected her feelings about someone protective (family, medical reminders) emotionally attacking her decision to comfortably accept her job and family as more important than her health.

Example 3: A teenager dreamed of seeing himself and his friend with their shirts off revealing their perfect abs. In waking life, he was having issues comparing himself to his friend about who was better looking and didn't mind insensitive comments about comparisons. In this case, the perfect abs may have reflected his feelings about the confidence and carefree attitude about his and his friend's physical appearance despite the comparisons.

Stonehenge

To dream of Stonehenge represents disbelief or awe at how powerful an achievement was in your past. Wondering "How the heck did I do that?" or "How did someone else achieve that?"

Stonehenge may also reflect the perception that you or someone else did something amazing in the past that they are impotent to repeat.

Example: A man dreamed of visiting Stonehenge. In waking life he visited a gorgeous girlfriend from his past and wondered how the heck it was even possible to have had her liking him at all back then since she showed no interest in him at all anymore.

Stones

To dream of stones represents a situation or aspect of yourself that is unyielding. You or someone else that compromises nothing at all. Strength, permanence, or an unchanging attitude. Unyielding beliefs. Confidence or actions that will stand the test of time.

Negatively, a stone may reflect painful memories, hate, guilt, or jealousy that can't be overcome. Bitterness or revenge that is powerful and calculated in it's ability to cause harm. Certainty that you are going to permanently hurt someone.

Positively, a stone may reflect love or trust that can't be broken. Alternatively, stones may reflect your sense of permanence regarding issues of moral judgment or guilt.

Consider the shape, texture and color of the stone for additional meaning.

To dream of a stone wall represents feelings about being totally secure in your position in some area of your life. Feeling that is extremely difficult for enemies or problems to embarrass you again. A strong barrier to loss. Feeling comfortable knowing that you are too strong to easily override. Negatively, a stone wall may represent situations or behavior that's unyielding in it's attempt to stop you. A distraction that can't be avoided that isn't easy to override.

To dream of your legs or arms turning to stone may represent feelings about life situations that feel permanently stuck or on hold. Abilities that are usually easy for you may suddenly feel impossible. Feeling paralyzed in your abilities by others actions. Problematic stagnated situations that are so awful that you can't do anything at all to change them.

Dreams about limbs turning to stone are common to people experiencing actual physical paralysis in their limbs.

To dream of throwing stones represents feelings intentionally terrible actions taken against another person. Intentionally trying to make someone feel stupid. You or someone else that intentionally wants to make someone else feel bad as hard as you can. Powerful jealousy, anger, or bitterness directed towards someone else. Intentionally emotionally dangerous actions. Hurtfulness. Hoping to cause others permanent damage. Disrespecting others with damaging actions or creating bad memories. Negatively throwing a stone may reflect a selfish or arrogant attempt to hurt someone. Ignorantly causing others pain or embarrassment.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing small beautiful stone walls in the front of a mansion. In waking life his rich controlling father had died and he finally felt like a grown man who could never be humiliated again by being talked to like a loser.

Example 2: A woman had recurring dreams of seeing members of her family turn into stone statues. In waking life, she soon developed catatonic schizophrenia and her whole body became frozen with rigidity.

Example 3: A person dreamed of turning into a stone statue stuck in world of stillness. In waking life shortly after this dream the person became ill with sleeping sickness.

Example 4: A man dreamed of being turned into a pillar stone, watching the world get old, an then experiencing himself withering away. In waking life the man was quite old and died shortly after having this dream. The pillar of stone in the dream may have reflected his feelings about himself growing into a strong adult.

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Stool

To dream of a stool represents feelings about comfort with interim decisions. "Staying put" with choices that you don't believe will last forever. Choosing to temporarily use a person or situation because you know something better is coming in your life. Temporary decisions that are useful for other things in your life.

Negatively, a stool in a dream may reflect wasting time with a short-term mentality that will never change. Feeling empty about relationships or situations that you are temporarily using. Putting up with a person or situation you don't like at all because you feel it will only be temporary. Short-term risks you are comfortable taking.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a child standing on a stool to reach for sunglasses. In waking life she was trying her hardest to put up with her husband's passive aggressive behavior for the interim time because she was planning on leaving her husband. The stool may have reflected her feelings about temporarily staying in her relationship while using to try to get he resources needed to enjoy her life somewhere else.

Store

To dream of a store represents ideas or choices we are considering. The choice or opportunity to think differently. Considering making a lifestyle choice. Some area of your life where you serious about doing something different. "Talking to yourself" about a potential change or new idea. You may be "shopping" for various choices before making a final decision. Recognizing that a change may be needed in your life and making an effort to pursue that change.

Negatively, dreaming about being in a store may reflect feelings about making a change in your life being mandatory. Believing a change is needed when it really isn't. Not liking yourself enough they way you are. Allowing yourself to be influenced in ways that may not being helpful or good for you.

To dream of a salesperson trying to convince you to make a purchase in a store may reflect your own attempts to weigh the benefits of a choice. Your attempt to convince yourself or "sell" yourself on a choice or belief. It may also reflect someone in your life trying to influence you to change.

Example: A man dreamed of walking into a clothing store. In waking life he was considering making big changes to his personality believing it would improve his life if he tried it.

Example 2: A man dreamed of walking into a store to buy a book from an expert and discovered that they first book he picked up was red and unsuitable. In waking life he was considering getting very serious about his studies of a personal hobby and realized that the first few books he looked at for the topic were written by incompetent people.

Example 3: A woman dreamed about her mother taking her to a store. In waking life he brother had moved out of her home and she was considering ideas on how to change the relationship to strengthen it.

*Please See Department Store

*Please See Convenience Store

*Please See Book Store

*Please See Grocery Store

Stork

To dream of a stork represents an aspect of yourself that is aware of itself not listening to others. Feelings about yourself or others intentionally thinking other people don't matter first.

Negatively, a stork may reflect you or someone else that is acting like a snob. It may also reflect complete awareness of yourself intentionally not listening to anyone else's advice. Jealousy of someone who never needs to listen to you ever again.

Example: A young woman dreamed of a black baby stork. In real life she had gotten pregnant and didn't want to tell her parents because they had warned her about the dangers of unprotected sex. The black stork may have reflected her fear of confronted her parents with the reality that she didn't listen to them and had sex anyway.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing wedding bells ringing with a giant stork standing on top of the building. In waking life her brother notified her that he was getting married and she was hoping she could avoid the wedding because she didn't like her brother or the bride to be. The stork may have reflected her feelings about herself thinking the relationship is a huge mistake that and that nobody listened that her brother isn't interested in listening to her advice about what a good partner is.

Storm

To dream of a storm represents a situation that is noticeably turbulent. You are noticing yourself experiencing turmoil, rage, or anger. You or someone else may be very upset about something. It may also reflect a chaotic situation. The current state of a situation or relationship feels like it's "up in the air" or that anything could happen. Feeling the potential for everything in your life to get terrible.

To dream of expecting a storm represents feelings about potential conflict or arguments. You may feel that telling someone something unpleasant is going to cause a fight or cause serious problems. Anticipating trouble.

Positively, a storm may reflect rapid change or progress. Caring about nothing or no one else as you move forward in a situation.

To dream that you take cover in a storm represents patience or solitude during an a noticeably unpleasant or chaotic situation. Waiting for someone else's anger to settle.

Example: A woman dreamed of being in the middle of a violent storm. In waking life she was heavily pregnant and had a huge fight with her husband. The storm may have reflected her feelings about the powerful emotions expressed during the fight.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a storm outside her house. In waking life her father had just died and she was worried about her financial future and potential legal problems she was about to endure.

Example 3: A man dreamed of sunny day that suddenly turned into violent storm. In waking life he was happily retired and suddenly became very ill and believed it may cost him severely with his finances.

Example 4: A man dreamed of s storm developing. In waking life he was fearing the day that his pregnant wife would go into labor.

Example 5: A young boy had recurring dreams of a storm that he felt was coming. In waking life he father had left the family and family life started to become very "turbulent." He kept believing that his life was going to become very dangerous and difficult.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of expecting a storm that never came. In waking life she was in a constant state of concern about losing her job and confronting financial challenges.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of needing to survive a storm with her new boyfriend. In waking life she felt it was important for her and her boyfriend to be committed to stay together no matter what problems came up in their relationship.

*Please See Tornado

*Please See Hurricane

*Please See Rain

Story

To dream of a story represents thoughts about making others believe that something happened. Remembering something that happened. Recollection of events. Being careful with what you tell someone or "getting your story right." Thoughts about being believed or not believed. Remembering. Hearing something about someone else. Thoughts about people hearing something about you. Believing everything you are hearing.

Negatively, dreaming about a story may reflect issues with believability, telling believable lies, or caring too much about being believed. Wanting to show off more believably impressive than you actually are. Rumors. Believable excuses. Fabrication. Not liking hearing what people say about you behind your back. Concerns with keep your reputation or being believable enough to stay out of trouble. Not believing everything you are hearing.

Example: A man dreamed of a newspaper story about him being in the newspaper. In waking life he was concerned with his ex-girlfriend hearing things about him based self-importance and how he imagined himself being look at by her. In this case the story in the dream may have represented his feelings about rumors or made up lies being believable to his ex-girlfriend.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of trying to figure out what story to tell police. In waking life was being careful about what the best way to say something to someone was. In this case the story symbolism may have reflected her feelings about being careful being believable to avoid trouble.

Example 3: A man dreamed of writing a story about this inner feelings. In waking life he was openly talking about the story of his life with health problems to others.

Example 4: A man dreamed of being confronted by someone who didn't already know his story. In waking life he was making excuses to his girlfriend about his drinking problem because he didn't think it a was a problem at the time.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of a lady giving her story to someone else. In waking life she was very concerned about thee believability of her recollection of events with a previous employer who forced her to resign while trying to get a new job.

Stove

To dream of a stove represents your thoughtful focus on progress, momentum, or getting something done. Slow, careful, or long term preparations. Preparing something important or special in your life. Confidence that you can prepare to do something if you want to. Carefully putting your plans together to make something happen.

Cooking on a stove represents projects, plans, or ideas that are underway. Getting ready for a certain type of experience. Something you are expecting something to happen soon.

Example: A woman had recurring dreams of putting something on a stove and moving it around from the front to back burner. In waking life she was constantly delaying making a career for herself. He kept putting ambitions "off on the back burner."

Example 2: A woman dreamed of being jealous over her stove not being fixed. In waking life she was having a jealous argument over her home renovations.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing Greg from Greg and Dharma the TV show standing beside a stove leaning to the side to tell someone acting deranged he had no interest in any dealing with him at all wanted to move on to other things. "Too personal" he says. In waking life he was preparing to tell someone he thought was criminally irresponsible that he had no interest in any business dealings with him whatsoever. He was much more interested in thoughtfully preparing his own business plans.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing her stove with another smaller stove inside the oven and got her husband to check out the smaller stove which he said worked fine. This caused the woman to cry. In waking life the woman was capable of preparing to leave her husband to start a new life and didn't like that the relationship couldn't be fixed. In this case the stove inside the stove represented her capability to thoughtfully prepare to move away and leave her husband which would allow her to plan a new life once she did. This scared her.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of a bird that was loose in her home burning his feet on her stove. In waking life was experiencing some relationship frustrations with the man she was dating. In this case the stove that bird burns it's feet on may have reflected her feelings about herself thoughtfully making plans in her life unrelated to her relationship that caused jealousy with the man she was dating with moving in together.

*Please See Oven

*Please See Kitchen

Straight

To dream of something being physically straight represents feelings about situation or behavior that functions properly. No deviation or unusualness. The alignment of something in your life, perhaps in your beliefs, actions, or decisions.

To dream of a straight line represents feelings about a path or process that is unobstructed and clear, reflecting a clear goal or direction. A straightforward approach towards a particular situation or problem. Feelings about a situation having nothing corrupted it. Directness and straightforwardness in your waking life with a clear goal or direction. Feeling that you are on the right track. Feelings about no obstacles, complications, or diversions in your way towards a goal.

Negatively, a straight line might represent inflexibility or lack of creativity. It could suggest that you're sticking too rigidly to a particular path or plan, without considering other possibilities or approaches. A lack of variety, challenge, or excitement.

To dream of a straight road often represents a path in life that is straightforward and predictable. It could symbolize a situation or life phase where you are experiencing clarity, directness, or a lack of obstacles. Predictability, routine, and a sense of stability in one's life. You may know exactly where you're headed, with clear goals, and an understanding of what you need to do to achieve them.

Negatively, a straight road might also represent monotony or predictability to a point of boredom. It may indicate a lack of challenges, excitement, or variation in your life. Feeling that life is easier for someone else. If the straight road appears endless, it could suggest monotony or feeling stuck in a rut.

To dream of being heterosexual, or 'straight,' signifies behavior or the perception of behavior that aligns with norms and acceptability. It suggests feelings of normalcy, fitting in comfortably with others, and not being subjected to any form of snobbery or discrimination. It represents behavior perceived as conventional, without any sense of eccentricity or deviation from what is commonly accepted.

To dream that someone looks you "straight in the eyes" may represent a sense of seriousness about understanding a situation. Awakening to the gravity of the situation. Feelings about not wasting time or have a clear understanding is important. Someone or something is "talking to you" like it matters. An indication of needing to get straight to the point like it's important.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a straight piece of wood, similar to a bamboo stick. Suddenly, the scene transitioned to a view of a beautiful woman's back and waist, bending back and forth as if on a door hinge. In his waking life, the man had visited a chiropractor who had corrected his back problem with a swift procedure that initially frightened him due to perceived danger. In this case, the straight piece of wood might have symbolized the man's desire to have his back or spine straightened, preceding the actual procedure.

Example 2: A man dreamed of a woman looking him straight in the eyes like it was serious. In waking life, he awoke to the seriousness or gravity of a situation with new facts after not first not realizing the severity of the situation.

*Please See Straight Hair

Straight Jacket

To dream of a straight jacket represents feelings about not being able to be dangerous to yourself or anyone else on purpose. Impotence to do anything accept say you aren't crazy. Feelings that nobody thinks your safe enough to do anything else in a situation. Reach and capability are being intelligently limited by someone who thinks you or someone else is not behaving safe. Not believing you are crazy and in disbelief you need to put up with people treating you like you are. Feeling forced to be stuck the way you are feeling like it might be the rest of your life. Feelings of being treated like you are not sane by someone else that makes you do nothing else on purpose. Not being allowed to be dangerous to yourself or someone else. Nothing else being noticed as dangerous until you or someone else is proven safe.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing someone dangerous wearing a straight jacket that was tight, but slightly loose at the arms. In waking life he was experiencing someone he felt was dangerous being intelligently restrained from being dangerous anymore while still having to feel there might be an opportunity for the dangerous to cause him more problems.

*Please See Restrained

Strangers

To dream of people that you never seen before represents thoughts, feelings, or situations that you've never experienced before. Strangers may also reflect inability to confidently trust a person or situation.

To dream of being chased by a stranger may reflect your attempt to avoid something you don't trust.

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