Sweeping

To dream of sweeping with a broom represents the clearing of problems or emotional and mental clutter. You may be getting something out of the way or putting the finishing touches on something. An area of your life that you don't want to deal with at all in the current moment. Wanting something in your life cleanly out of the way.

Negatively, sweeping may reflect a hasty attempt to temporarily clear up or hide a problem. Wasting your time try to clear a serious problem with a temporary solution.

To dream of sweeping something out of the way with your hands may represent a problem in your life that needs to be cleared up manually or the hard way.

Alternatively, sweeping may reflect a new stance or fresh attitude toward a situation. Old ways don't matter anymore.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a rich woman helping him to sweep up leaves. In waking life he had decided to deal with 2 bad habits so that he could begin to start a new business. The sweeping in this case may have reflected his feelings about clearing or getting his bad habits out of the way.

Swelling

To dream of a part of your body swelling up represents problems in your life that are too big to actively address at current moment. A requirement for a timeout before continuing. A issue that only patience, rest, or passivity can fix.

Consider the part of the body for additional meaning.

To dream of hands being swollen may be a sign that you or someone else has taken their liberties too far and has to take a break. Feeling that your skills or abilities have been used to the point of going overboard. Exhausting one's self having done what you love. Negatively, swollen hands may reflect harsh punishment that is forcing you to take time off.

To dream of swollen feet may reflect an exhausting adherence to morals or fundamental principals.

To dream of a swollen face may reflect feelings about having arrogantly enjoyed noticing your own personality too much. Feeling screwed over or embarrassed for having noticed yourself behaving in a certain way too much that other people didn't like. Exhausting yourself having acted in a certain way. Positively, a swollen face may reflect professionalism or dedication to good appearances that is exhausting you. Having to be nice or polite to the point where it's breaking you.

To dream of someone's head swelling in a non-injurious manner may reflect your feelings about someone else's ego increasing.

Swimming

To dream of swimming represents your ability to navigate or manage uncertainty. Your ability to handle yourself during a difficult situation or feeling emotionally overwhelmed. How adept you are at getting through an uncertain or negative situation on your own. Struggling to keep up when you don't know what will happen next. Dreams of swimming may also reflect a wish to challenge yourself or explore possibilities you have never explored before. Trying new things for yourself. The dreamer may feel confident and capable, able to handle any obstacles that come their way.

Alternatively, swimming may also reflect exploration of difficult emotions. You are trying to figure out what your problems are with a relative level of comfort and objectivity. Swimming may reflect your wish to change or a big effort you are making to do something by yourself.

Negatively, swimming may represents feeling emotionally overwhelmed or out of control. The dreamer may be struggling with a difficult situation or experiencing intense emotions. This may indicate a need for the dreamer to take a step back and assess their emotions, or seek support from others.

Swimming in dreams is common for people going through therapy or who are soul searching for help or insights into their problems.

To dream of being a good swimmer or enjoying swimming represents your skill and confidence in dealing with difficult, uncertain, or very emotional moments. Negatively, enjoying swimming may be a sign that you are enjoying negative or dangerous behavior. Carefully or responsibly "playing with fire." Being adept at navigating or avoiding your emotions, rather than confronting them directly.

To dream of swimming lessons represents waking life situations where you are learning to deal with difficult situations all on your own. It may also reflect learning to handle or manage your problems on your own. Embrace new experiences and challenges, and to have the courage to take risks and try new things. Developing the skills and confidence needed to navigate challenges on their own, the dreamer can achieve greater independence, self-reliance, and personal growth. Preparing for the worst, learning to cope, or learning to fight. It may also symbolize your attempts to learn to accept yourself for who you really are. A common dream symbol to people recovering or coping with injuries.

Example: A woman dreamed of swimming. In waking life she had decided to temporarily cutout her boyfriend from her life to punish him for lying to her. The swimming in this case may have reflected the her feelings about handling herself living life all on her own while feeling the uncertainty about being while independence and self-reliant.

Example 2: A man dreamed of swimming in a pool with a shark. In waking life he was controlling a difficult illness that doctors had dismissed that he felt could overtake him at anytime. In this case the swimming may have reflected the man's need to handle or manage himself with his uncertainty of his illness no matter how difficult or dangerous it felt.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of swimming in a pool. In waking life she was uncertain and insecure about whether a guy she liked would ever want to date her. The swimming in this case may have reflected her determination and unwillingness to give up trying to get closer to the guy she liked while having no idea what her future prospects were. The swimming also reveals her wish to "stay in the relationship game" while feeling unsure about what her future prospects with the guy really were. She was handling herself as a single person in an uncertain dating situation.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of having swimming lessons. In her waking life, she was recovering from a serious hand injury and was working on regaining the use of her hand. In this case the swimming lessons may have reflected her willingness to take proactive steps toward recovery while also learning to manage herself with an injury until she is recovered.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing her father trying to swim in freezing cold water. In waking life she had recently moved and was experiencing herself trying to survive financial uncertainty on her own. Tn this case the swimming may have reflected her attempts to navigate and survive uncertain conditions without help.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of trying to struggling to swim to keep her above water. In waking life she was undergoing a divorce and custody battle while having very little money to afford it. In this case, struggling to swim may have reflected her anxieties about her ability to cope with the situation.

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Swimming Cap

To dream of a swimming cap represents a wish to maintain composure or objectivity while facing a negative situation. Not allowing uncertainty to influence your mindset. Keeping unemotional or focused. Not letting problems you are facing to get to you.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing people with swimming caps on. In waking life he was preparing to make a lot of money that he knew he had to hide from a greedy family member. The swimming cap represented his wish to never allow his success to influence him at all so that he could keep the secret away from his greedy family member by pretending nothing had happened.

Swimming Pool

To dream of a swimming pool represents feelings of believing that controlled temporary uncertainty isn't a problem in a waking life situation. Not minding, being comfortable, or having acceptance of uncertainty with other people in a waking life situation. Liking talking to someone while controlling yourself when there is something uncertain between you in your relationship. Enjoying yourself in a situation where you never believe that anything wrong can happen because everything uncertain is under control. Feeling that you can never be in trouble because the uncertainty of a situation never has to stop being under control. Enjoying a respite from your troubles. Enjoying a moment of uncertainty with someone with the confidence that you can walk away from it whenever you want. Having fun with someone temporarily while you never know what is going to happen.

Negatively, dreaming about a swimming pool may represent awareness of yourself thinking about temporary uncertainty like it's not a problem when it is a problem. Having a good time never saying a problem is a problem. Confidently putting up with someone who might cause a problem or make you nervous for a short period of time because it's only temporary. Relaxation and diversion from stressful or troubling situations.

To dream of owning a brand new swimming pool may represent a new sense of control over some temporary uncertain area of your life because you can always walk away from it whenever you want. Confidence in managing a new situation with temporary uncertainty despite the unknowns.

To dream of a swimming pool full of feces represents feelings about a controlled moment of temporarily putting up with other people's problems with the confidence that it won't last long. Feelings of disgust or frustration about having to temporarily deal with messy, unpleasant situations that you feel shouldn't be your responsibility. Wasting your time putting up with people who do nothing you want.

Example: A man dreamed of standing beside a swimming pool. In waking life, he was considering meeting up with an old friend while there was still minor uncertainty from their past. In this case, the swimming pool may have reflected

Example 2: A woman dreamed about being at a swimming pool party with her husband and friends. She was invited into a newly built house by a friend. As she walked towards the house she noticed her husband was gone. In waking life, she was legally separated from her husband for 4 months after being physically abused. In this case, the swimming pool party may have reflected her feelings about herself socializing with her husband and friends while ignoring the physical abuse where considering leaving him was only a passing thought.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of standing in a swimming pool filled with feces. In waking life, she was temporarily involved in a group therapy session with other people who weren't interesting to her. In this case, the swimming pool filled with feces may have reflected her feelings about putting up with the group's problems and uninteresting discussions while feeling confident that it was only a temporary situation that she didn't have to put up with for long.

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Swimsuit

To dream of a swimsuit represents an aspect of your personality that is totally focused on confronting uncertainty or a negative situation.

The symbolism is based on water reflecting uncertainty or negative situations. The swimsuit then reflects your personality as it deals with this.

The color of the bathing suit is very important. Blue represents a positive outlook, red is negative, and white symbolizes purification or genuine intentions. If you see polka dots on a swimming suit it reflects awareness of yourself dealing with a problem all the time.

Example: A man saw a woman in a blue polka dot swimming suit by the beach. In real life he was confronting a life threatening health condition. The polka dot swim suit reflected his personality constantly struggling to confront his problem. Something he had to do all the time to improve his health.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of trying on bathing suits she was considering buying. In waking life she had gotten pregnant and was considering the best way to tell everyone.

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Swing

To dream of swinging represents a back and forth attitude. A back and forth decision. Negatively, it may reflect problems making a final decision.

Positively, a swinging may reflect happiness or satisfaction with your ability to quickly change decisions. Feeling that you have nothing to be desperate about.

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Swing Sets

To dream of a swing set represents feeling good not having to make a final decision. Enjoying playing with a possibility or big decision. Liking talking about how you might do something without ever having to. Enjoying not having to care about something other people do. Feeling satisfaction with your freedom of choice. Liking not having to be desperate or jealous at all.

Negatively, a swing set may reflect arrogance that is using the possibility of something happening to play with someone else's feelings.

Alternatively, dreaming of seeing others on a swings-set may reflect your jealousy of someone "back and forth" attitude about a subject that makes you jealous. Experiencing someone play with your feelings about something that you don't like. An area of your life that switches from total confidence to total jealousy.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing her boyfriend and a girl from a class at his school on a swing set in the distance. In waking life she was jealous of this girl and the stories she heard from her boyfriend about the friendship he had with the girl. The swing set may have symbolized her jealous feelings reverting back and forth when hearing stories about the female friend having a good time with her boyfriend while believing it could lead to a romance that could end her relationship.

Swiss Rolls

To dream of a swiss roll represents feelings about an experience of indulging in deserving something being easy to deal with without an argument because someone already did all the hard work for you.

Consider the flavor for additional meaning.

Switchblade

To dream of a switchblade represents conflict with an issue in your life that wants to be noticed for how dangerous it is. A problematic person or situation that demands attention to it's seriousness.

Example: A girl dreamed of men with switchblades wanting to kill her. In real life she was experiencing enormous pressure from school. The switchblades reflecting her teachers and deadlines that were always reminding her about the possibility of failure.

Swords

To dream of a sword represents strength, empowerment, willpower, and protection. Aggression, power, courage, and struggle. A sense of valor. The ability to persevere in the face of opposition, or to stay competitive. The strength of your integrity. The ability to defend oneself or others, assert boundaries, or confront challenges with courage and determination. Your readiness to face challenges, defend your beliefs, or cut through obstacles and problems in your life. Swords often appear in dreams when you are fighting for something important, standing up for your values, or needing to assert yourself in a situation. A sword in a dream may also represent a righteous cause or the pursuit of justice, suggesting you are fighting for what you believe in with honor and integrity. A struggle with internal conflicts or moral dilemmas.

To dream of a sword fight may represent a conflict of integrity, willpower, or moral strength.

To dream of a broken sword symbolizes losing strength, empowerment, or willpower.

To dream of an evil or bad person with a sword may represent the strength and protectiveness of a negative aspect of your personality, an enemy, or a bad situation. Confrontation with a bad habit that you feel may be stronger than your willpower.

To dream of an evil or bad person with a broken sword symbolizes triumph over negative thinking patterns or a negative situation. Integrity and willpower have overpowered a negative aspect of your life.

Example: A woman dreamed of having a sword fight, enjoying it, and telling herself that she should have more sword fights more often. In waking life, she was practicing arguing her points with someone and was considering whether to go to law school. In this case, the sword fight may have reflected her readiness to engage in verbal battles or debates about upholding the law.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing someone holding a sword. In waking life, she was having an extra-marital affair and strongly considered ending the relationship even though her enjoyment of the sex made it incredibly difficult to do so. In this case, the sword may have been a sign that she knew that respecting her marriage and ending the relationship was important to consider.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing himself preparing to stab an intruder in the stomach with a sword, but felt it may be too difficult to have the willpower to carry the stabbing out. In waking life, he inherited a lot of money and noticed that a beautiful girl from his past was trying to seduce him for the purpose of stealing his money. He felt that the girl may be too beautiful to rudely reject. In this case, the sword may have reflected his desire to maintain his integrity and boundaries while resisting manipulation.

Symbols

To dream of symbols represents feelings about the perception of meaning that doesn't have to say what it is. Meaning that doesn't need to be talked about. Feelings about needing to figure out the meaning of something on your own. Meaning about something when you don't know exactly what that meaning is. Feeling that something is telling you something without wanting to. A sense of purpose that must be figured out on your own. Hints that don't want to tell you directly. Feeling that something doesn't have to tell you what it means.

Negatively, symbols may reflect feelings about the perception of meaning from something that scares you, is dangerous, harms you, or doesn't like you. Perception of negative meaning that doesn't need to be talked about. Feeling that someone or something doesn't like you while needing to figure it out on your own. Something is dangerous, but you can't figure out exactly what it is. Feeling that someone or something doesn't want you to figure out something important or serious means. Feelings of someone thinking they are better than you without having to say they are.

To dream of strange symbols on a door may reflect feeling that something might be warning you about what to do with a choice. Feelings about not being sure if you should try something or not. Figuring out whether or not it's a good idea to try something.

Weird, alien, or unusual symbolism that you have never seen before may best to feel out and try to match your feelings about the symbol's design with waking life situation. Consider how the direction or shape of the symbol.

For dreams of symbols such as shapes (triangles, rectangle, etc) Please See the themes section for shapes

Synagogue

To dream of a synagogue represents an area of your life where you need to feel like everything you are doing is perfectly positive. A situation may motivate you to make a good impression, or follow rules exactly.

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Syringes

To dream of a syringe represents feelings of being influenced by something or emotional immunization against weakness or dependency. A person or situation has the power to influence your choices, beliefs, or feelings. Positive or responsible changes that bring out positive change. Changes made that "immunize" you from problems, blame, or anxiety. A desire to heal, improve, or transform oneself.

Negatively, a syringe may reflect feelings of unwanted influences. Feelings of being forced to do something you don't want to do, or being subjected to a situation that feels unpleasant or invasive. Responsible or positive changes that scare you. Feelings about parents or authority figures forcing change on you. Alternatively, a syringe may negatively reflect bad influences or exploiting people's weaknesses to change their minds. Actions taken to "immunize" yourself from blame or responsibility.

To dream of syringe injections that don't work may reflect ineffective attempts to change your life or influence people. Feeling that nothing you do works as you attempts to fix a problem you have.

To be injected with a syringe represents a person or situation that is influencing your choices, beliefs, or feelings. Feeling that a change being made reverses or alters your thinking style. Feeling spared from difficulties or that your life has been made easier in some way. Feeling "immunized" from your troubles.

To dream of being injected with a clear fluid represents habit or situation that influences a more transparent outlook. Something or someone is making you see a situation clearer. Feeling "immunized" from troubles due to a better understanding of a situation.

Example: A man dreamed of his ex-girlfriend injecting him with a syringe. In waking life, he was struggling to move on from his current relationship and found himself frequently thinking about his ex-girlfriend. In this case, the syringe may represent his attempt to numb or escape from the emotional pain of the breakup by indulging in memories of his past relationship. In this case the syringe reflected the emotional influence that thinking of his ex had over him as he tried to get over his romantic feelings for his current girlfriend.

Example 2: A young girl dreamed of her dog needing a shot from a syringe. In waking life, she was feeling frustrated with her parents' constant interference in her hobby and their insistence that she always behave perfectly responsibly. In this case, the syringe shot may have reflected her need for a responsible influence from her parents' to help her keep up with their expectations.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing someone sitting around with a pile of syringes that didn't work. In waking life he felt that he had exhausted himself trying to fix an embarrassing health problem and restore his life to normal. He felt that nothing did worked. In this case the pile of syringes that didn't work may have reflected his frustration and disappointment with various attempts and methods that did not seem to bring any positive influence on his health issue.

T-Shirt

To dream of a t-shirt represents the personality being casual and informal approach to life that doesn't require sophistication. The personality behaving comfortable and relaxed without needing to do anything too serious. A reflection of the dreamer's ability to let go of stress and enjoy the simpler aspects of life.

Consider the color or design of the t-shirt for additional meaning.

Negatively, dreaming about a t-shirt represent feelings about yourself or lifestyle being too casual, information, or lacking sophistication. Overing doing casual behavior when it might not being appropriate. Feeling as though casual and informal demeanor is inappropriate in certain situations or that you are not living up to others' expectations. A casual attitude with a lack of discipline. Feeling that you are inadequate or not sophisticated enough for a situation or relationship. Unhealthy reliance on casualness or informality, leading to complacency or stagnation in personal growth. A warning to the dreamer that they may need to take a more serious and disciplined approach to certain aspects of their life.

Example: A man dreamed of wearing a t-shirt and shorts and being looked at by a hotel desk clerk with disgust while seeing his girlfriend dressed in a stunning outfit. In waking life, the man felt that this girlfriend was too good for him because she was beautiful. In this case, the t-shirt may have reflected his feelings about himself being used to himself being casual, informal, without needing sophistication compared to his girlfriend's more polished and sophisticated appearance, which led to feelings of inadequacy and insecurity in the relationship.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of herself dressed in a t-shirt and jeans while her husband was dressed in a green suit. In waking life, she wanted to move out of the house temporarily to support her drug addicted son in a separate apartment to keep him away from other family members with the drug habit. In this case, the t-shirt may have reflected her feelings about herself having a more casual or informal approach to marriage with the option to temporarily move out of the home while dealing with the son's drug addiction, while the husband's business suit may have reflected a more professional married family life personality.