Similar
To dream of something or someone being similar represents feelings of recognition, familiarity, or commonality in your waking life. Feelings about subtle differences of situations you are experiencing. A sense of connection or shared characteristics between different elements or individuals. Thoughts about the importance of finding similarities, parallels, or common ground with others. An inclination to compare, relate, or draw parallels between various aspects of your life or the people around you.
Positively, dreaming of something or someone being similar may represent your ability to identify patterns, draw upon past experiences, or make associations that help you navigate situations more effectively. A sense of unity, mutual understanding, or empathy with others. Your capacity to find commonalities and build bridges of connection. Recognizing shared values, interests, or qualities that bring people together. A sense of togetherness, belonging, or realization that you are not alone in your experiences. Thoughts about learning from others, feeling validated in your emotions or thoughts, or forming bonds based on shared principles or struggles.
Negatively, dreaming of something or someone being similar may represent an excessive focus on comparisons or sameness to the point of overlooking individual uniqueness. Feelings of monotony or boredom in a situation where everything seems too similar or predictable. A reluctance to embrace diversity or celebrate differences, leading to missed opportunities for personal growth or meaningful relationships. Feelings of redundancy, lack of individuality, or fear of losing your sense of self. Discomfort with too much commonality, leading to predictability or a lack of excitement. Feeling that your unique traits are being overshadowed or that you are involuntarily blending in with others. A fear of confrontation, where agreeing or focusing on similarities might be a way to avoid addressing deeper issues or differences.
Example: A young woman dreamed of being in a house that was similar to her house with her mom worrying. In waking life, she recently found out that a man she's dated for the last 2 years lied about his age, hurt her relationship with her parents, and was now trying to restore her relationship with her family after cutting off contact with the lying ex-boyfriend. In this case, being inside a house that is similar to her house may have reflected her feelings of familiarity and connection to her family and home environment, yet with subtle differences brought about by recent events.
Simpsons Cartoon
To dream of The Simpsons cartoon family represents feelings about experiencing a situation that is ridiculous about seeing itself as family life that's absurd about believing nothing it does is deserving to be told it's a problem until it goes overboard with everyone else seeing it is. A sense of dysfunction or chaos within your own family dynamics or social circle, where humorous or absurd situations are the norm. Alternatively, it could reflect a perception of your own life as being filled with comedic or exaggerated elements, where serious issues are often trivialized or ignored until they escalate into significant problems. Dysfunctional family life humor that's trivializing serious issues.
Example: A young woman dreamed of the beginning of the end of the world and heard The Simpson's theme song playing all around the earth. In waking life, she was experiencing a major cellphone outage and lots of messages on her social media account were talking about it as the start of the end times. In this case, The Simpson's theme song may have reflected her perception of the absurdity and over-the-top reactions of people beginning to overreact to the cellphone outage as though it were the end of the world because of people's dependency on cellphones was revealing itself as too serious for the first time.
Single
To dream of being single may represent your feeling of being open to change a new opportunity. Feeling that you can do whatever you want. Not feeling tied down to a situation. Wanting to try something new.
Negatively, being single may reflect feelings of being unlucky or that you are not cared about. Feelings of loss or disappointment. You may also feel that certain habits or situations are not as helpful as they used to be. Alternatively, dreaming of being single reflect fears of losing your partner.
*Please See Unmarried
Sirens
To dream of sirens represents a sense of urgency to deal with a problem at hand. You or someone else that feels attention must be drawn to an issue. A situation that you feel is an immediate priority. Being alerted to a problem.
Negatively, a siren may reflect feelings of stress, frustration, or too preoccupied with planning for an emergency.
Example: A woman dreamed of hearing sirens. In waking life she was pregnant and having anxiety about the day she would go into labor.
Sister-In-Law
To dream of a sister-in-law represents a compromise in your life that you are sensitive about or feel forced into. It may also reflect a compromise you've made with someone that leaves you feeling competitive, yet at a disadvantage.
Sisters
*Please See Siblings
Sizes
To dream of the size of something represents how important you feel something is. A reflection of how powerful, competent, or dangerous you feel a situation or person is exerting. A reflection of you feel you "measure up." Your feelings about how big of a deal a problem is.
Big sizes may reflect importance, dominance, or the danger of being overpowered. Feeling that an issue is the most important or too dangerous to be ignored. Feeling that something is impossible to control or defeat. A sign that your anxiety or insecurity may be magnifying a problem in your mind. Your personal history or sensitivity may be making a problem difficult to tolerate. Feeling that problem is growing.
Small sizes may reflect feelings of being trivial, impotent, or the belief that a situation is easy to control. Something that doesn't feel threatening. Feeling annoyed by a small problem.
Medium sizes may reflect feelings that something normal, average, or "just right".
Example: A young boy dreamed of being very small and almost being stepped on. In waking life he was a person with a very small ego and was afraid of being treated as a trivial during a family fight.
Skating
*Please See Ice Skating
Skeleton Keys
To dream of skeleton keys represents feelings about how honest you or someone else used to be. Feelings about not needing to trust anyone as much as you used to. Feelings about the quality of honesty being "quaint" or outdated. Trust that is personal or "just for you." The freedom to do something that doesn't matter anymore. The risky ability to open up old problems or return to old conflict.
Positively, skeleton keys may reflect certainty or confidence that you know the true character of dishonest people and will not allow yourself to fall prey to that dishonesty again. Feeling good being able to trust family and friends with old-fashioned values.
Alternatively, from a positive perspective skeleton keys may reflect old fashioned honesty and trust. Remembering or having pride in how honest you used to be in the past.
Negatively, skeleton keys may reflect feelings about remembering people who used you or exploited your honesty in the past. Feelings about people having revealed their true dishonest feelings to you in the past so that in the future you won't allow yourself to be exploited by them again. Feeling that trusting friends or family is not a good idea anymore. Feeling that you can't trust people anymore.
Alternatively, from a negative perspective a skeleton key may reflect feelings about how easy it is to exploit other people's honesty, naive trust, or old fashioned values. Hopelessly naive trust.
*Please See Keys
Ski Lift
To dream of a ski lift represents patience or waiting for the right moment to face a problem for good. You may be getting ready to make a big change, face a big fear, or completely abandon something risky. Preparing to achieve new heights.
You have control over your emotions. You may be confronting difficult situations or inhibitions.
Skid Pallet
To dream of a skid pallet represents feelings that you have to do something for yourself because someone or something "doesn't have to" help you. Feeling that change won't come until you take action yourself. Feeling that you can't get a favor in a difficult situation. A situation that "sits around" until you take the initiative yourself.
Example: A man who was a business owner dreamed of seeing a skid on his front lawn. In waking life he was hoping a bad employee would end up quitting on his own due to poor conditions that were intentionally created. He soon realized that this employee was never going to leave until he took the initiative his himself to fire them himself.
Skillet
*Please See Frying Pan
Skills
To dream of having enhanced skills or an increased ability to perform certain skills represent feelings about waking life situations where you are performing exceptionally well. Feeling confident, competent, or more capable than usual. Life may feel smoother or easier in some way. Enjoying waking life situations where you are an expert.
To dream that your skills are poorer than usual may reflect feelings about yourself not being confident. Insecurity about your level of competence. Alternatively, poor skills may reflect feelings of embarrassment that someone else is performing better than you are.
Consider what your dream skills are for additional meaning.
Skin Cancer
To dream of skin cancer represents an inability to feel good enjoying yourself again in some manner. Fearing that your ability to feel good is cut off and can only get worse.
A problem may have been created in your life due to too much enjoyment or freedom. Living with the consequences of having enjoyed yourself too much. Caution, anxiety, or careful avoidance of pleasure because you may have abused certain behavior to the point of causing a noticeable problem.
Feeling embarrassed into a conservative moderate mindset after first being rebellious or carefree to you heart's content.
Skin Cream
To dream of skim cream represents situations where you or someone else is using something to help feel better.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing someone using his skin cream. In waking life the man's father was using his vitamins to help himself sleep better.