Dead

To dream of being dead represents feelings of loss or total failure. If your death takes on a more positive theme it may reflect positive changes or transformation. The end of friendships, relationships, or some important part of your life. A fear of change. Difficulty with a transition. The end of an era.

To dream of seeing dead people represents aspects if your personality that have completely changed or lost all power. It can also reflect your projection of other people that have changed or lost power. You or someone else may have experienced a noticeable change.

To dream of seeing dead loved ones who actually died in real life most likely reflect an aspect of your personality based on your most honest feelings about them. The fact that they are dead is most likely irrelevant unless it's the most powerful quality about them. For example, seeing your deceased father most likely symbolizes your conscience just as it would if he were alive.

If loved ones have recently passed away or you've been spending a lot of time remembering them then they may represent your grief or desire to be with them again.

Example: A woman dreamed of holding a dead baby in her arms. In waking life she had just received news from her doctor that she would be unable to ever bear children. The dead baby may have reflected her dead hopes to have a baby.

Example 2: A young boy dreamed of his mother being dead. In waking life his mother began to date again after divorcing his father and he feared losing his mother because as she began dating her personality started to change.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing dead people he was trying to hide. In waking life he contracted a disease that was causing his hair to fall out and was desperate to hide it from everyone he knew by wearing hats.

Example 4: A young man dreamed of seeing his ex-girlfriend dead. In waking life he was very concerned about losing his friendship with his ex-girlfriend after he broke up with her.

Example 5: A man dreamed of seeing a dead bird. In waking life he accidentally met up with an ex-girlfriend whom he had strong feelings for and learned that she had moved on leaving him with no choice to get back with her. He realized all hope was gone to ever have a relationship with her ever again. The dead bird may have reflected his feelings about accepting the potential for reconciling be impossible.

Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing a dead bird. In waking life his brother died of cancer and all hope for recovering from the cancer was lost.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing dead people. In waking life she was spending a lot of time thinking about and old friendship that she lost.

Example 8: A woman dreamed of seeing a dead dog. In waking life she realized that her relationship with her boyfriend was over.

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Defecation

To dream of defecation in a toilet represents cleansing of negative emotions, beliefs, or situations. You may be finished with something in your life. Getting rid of a problem once and for all.

To dream of defecation in an obscene or improper manner represents spoiling something good or creating a problem. It suggests thoughtlessness, and inappropriate thoughts and behaviors. You may be getting rid of a problem in a manner that careless, rude, or irresponsible. Getting rid of a problem in such a way that it creates other problems.

To dream of defecation in front of other people may represent pressure you feel being placed on you to deal with a problem. It may also reflect feelings of embarrassment as you deal with problems out in the open.

To dream of defecating out mice or rats may reflect your attempts to pass your problems off on to other people. Creating problems, the need for lies, underhanded behavior, or conflict because you preferred help yourself get rid of a problem without any consideration for others. It may also reflect problems you are creating for yourself by not getting rid of a problem honestly.

Example: A woman dreamed of her deceased sister defecating on the floor. In waking life she was experiencing her engagement being cancelled by her fiancee and many of her friends starting to turn on her because of it. The defecation on the floor may have reflected the insensitive manner in which her relationship ended creating a mess for her socially.

Example 2: A teenage girl dreamed of defecating in her pants. In waking life she tried to get close to her crush and felt that things she said or did created an embarrassing problem that might make the crush thing something is wrong with her.

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Degree (University)

To dream of having a university degree represents feelings about having endured a very intensive or anxiety filled experience. Experience gained from a powerful crisis or fear-filled situation. A long period of time of intense worry or seriousness that has left you exceptionally skilled or more intelligent than you were before.

Negatively, a University degree may reflect strong feelings of jealousy at having to endure a powerfully scary or stressful time that was unnecessary. Having to "learn the hard way" why certain actions or behaviors are a bad idea. Having survived a crisis or prolonged humiliating embarrassment and learned a lot from the experience.

Example: A young man dreamed of standing at an intersection and having to choose which road to turn at. He chose to risk turning right with full awareness that it would require getting a University degree. In waking life he was warned by a business partner about how dangerous a choice was and took it anyway which ended up in years of trouble to restore his life.

Demons

To dream of a demon represents an aspect of your personality that's intent on causing suffering, corruption, failure, or loss of control. People, situations, or aspects of yourself that feel relentlessly hostile, manipulative, or opposed to your well-being. Behavior that is intentionally antagonistic to anything happy, moral, successful, positive, or independent. Problematic people, situations, or your own bad habits that are totally motivated by negativity. Your own shadow self that prefers negative choices. Destructive addictions you can't resist. Feelings about people or situations being evil in a manner that interferes with your goals. An area if you life where you are experiencing torment.

Negatively, dreaming about demons could represent feeling consumed by fear, guilt, anger, jealousy, addiction, obsession, or emotional instability. A situation that feels evil, malicious, cruel, or impossible to reason with. Feeling tormented by persistent problems, trapped by destructive habits, or overwhelmed by people whose behavior seems intentionally harmful. A demon may also reflect people or situations that never allow you to break free of a problem. Jealousy or bitterness that seems personal. Ignorance, distress, or meanness. Feeling as though someone feeds off your suffering or jealousy.

Feelings of powerlessness against negativity, fear of losing control of yourself, or anxiety that destructive influences are becoming stronger than your ability to resist them. Believing that someone is completely hostile, corrupt, or beyond redemption.

To dream of being possessed by demons may represent feelings about being overtaken by negativity, destructive thinking, unhealthy impulses, addictions, jealousy, anger, bitterness, or behavior that feels out of your control. Feeling that an aspect of your personality has taken over and is influencing your decisions in ways that are harmful to your happiness, relationships, success, or well-being. Feeling unable to resist bad habits, compulsive behavior, emotional instability, or destructive choices that seem stronger than your willpower. Awareness that you are acting unlike yourself. Feelings about negative influences are controlling your actions and judgment. Feeling that your worst qualities are beginning to define who you are.

To dream of fighting a demon represents confronting negativity, destructive influences, fears, addictions, bad habits, toxic people, or aspects of yourself that are working against your happiness, success, or well-being. A conscious effort to stand up to something that feels relentlessly hostile to your goals, values, or independence. A powerful struggle in your life, frustration that a problem refuses to go away, or exhaustion from constantly battling negativity.

Example real-life situations that may inspire demon dreams may be racism, abuse, children that won't behave, revenge, intense fears, addictions, or bullying.

Dreaming of a demon may reflect real-life feelings about spiritual warfare or that evil is following you. Highly religious people may have issues with their faith being so strong that they perceive anything wrong or losing in their life as demonic conflict. In these cases, strong faith may be a problem because it interferes with new ideas.

Example: A man dreamed of being accused of being a demon. In waking life, he felt at fault for serious problems within his family. In this case, being accused of being a demon may have reflected his feelings of guilt, self-blame, and fear that other people saw him as the source of conflict, suffering, or dysfunction within the family.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her ex-husband as a demon. In waking life, she was having issues dealing with her ex-husband's abusive behavior. In this case, seeing her ex-husband as a demon may have reflected her feelings about his behavior being intentionally hostile, cruel, manipulative, and destructive to her well-being.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing a demon. In waking life, her husband was being threatened with deportation and she felt that the immigration authorities were "out to get" her husband by interfering with all attempts to keep her husband in the country. In this case, the demon may have reflected her feelings about how intentionally evil or mean the immigration authorities felt to her.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of demonic angels. In waking life, she felt that issues with her past mistakes would never leave her alone. In this case, the demons may have reflected how evil it felt to never be able to escape her past mistake.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of seeing a man with a sacred secret that she felt was a demon. In waking life, she became aware of her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor secretly drinking alcohol. In this case, the demons may have reflected her feelings about her sponsor being overtaken by temptation, corruption, and hypocrisy while influencing her.

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Desks

To dream of a school desk represents your focus on evaluating a problem, figuring something out, or considering options. A designated role towards thinking, caring, or worrying about an issue. Feeling that it's your role or job to listen or learn about a subject. There may be an issue that you are interested in paying close attention to as though it's your job.

To dream of sitting at a school desk bored, or not concerned with anything serious may reflect an uninteresting or unimportant situation you feel forced to think about. It may also be a sign that you need to be more serious or try harder to deal with problems.

To dream of sitting at someone else's school desk represents your interest in thinking, caring, or worrying about an issue through a different perspective, or specific aspect of your personality. Consider what thoughts or feelings stand out most about the other person whose name is on the desk when you think about them for additional meaning.

To dream of an office desk represents feelings about being focused on work, productivity, organization, or decision-making. A mindset with a structured approach to tasks, dedication to your goals, or being well-organized. Readiness to tackle challenges and responsibilities, or perhaps that you feel well-prepared for upcoming tasks. The state and surroundings of the desk could reflect your current attitudes toward your work, academics, or even how you deal with personal matters.

Negatively, dreaming about an office desk represents feelings of stress, obligation, or confinement. A cluttered desk may represent disorganization, overwhelm, or procrastination. Feelings of being overwhelmed by responsibilities or decisions. Feeling as if your work-life balance is askew.

A cluttered or disorganized office desk might indicate procrastination, poor management skills, or even emotional turmoil.

Example: A man dreamed of being asked by a female to sit at a desk near her desk to write a school English exam, but he didn't see his name on the desk. In waking life, he was in love with a woman who didn't feel the same way about him. She just wanted to be friends. In this case, the desk without his name on it may have reflected his feelings of not having a designated or recognized place in her life in a romantic sense while wasting his time trying to prove or demonstrate he was good enough for her in the first place since she only wanted to be friends.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a desk with a piece of paper on it while a light beam shined through the window on the paper. In waking life, he was considering beginning to take the idea of writing a book seriously. In this case, the desk may have reflected his feelings about the structured, focused effort required to undertake such a project like writing a book.

Devil

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Diarrhea

To dream of a diarrhea represents a sense of urgency to deal with a problem that sidetracks you from your real goals. Feelings about how terrible it is to be forced to cleanse something from your life. Removing something negative from your life faster than you feel comfortable with. You may be feeling a lack of control over how a problem is confronted. An urgent need to deal with a problem quickly and completely.

Negatively, diarrhea may reflect feelings about an embarrassment never stopping. Feeling uncomfortable having to get rid of a problem. Issues in waking life that make you feel stupid for believing that they weren't going to be serious or have consequences. Urgency to avoid looking guilty or cover up your guilt. Regretting indulging or enjoying yourself too much. A fear of humiliating yourself looking like novice or inexperienced idiot. Embarrassment of having to face your problems harder than anyone else.

Positively, dreaming about diarrhea may reflect feelings about your choice to uncomfortably get rid of a problem faster than other people. Feelings about removing negativity from your life the fast and hard way.

Example: A man dreamed of having severe diarrhea that got all over his clothes and wouldn't flush. In waking life he had spent a lot of money on a new house and was having problems balancing his finances due to all the unexpected expenses. The diarrhea may have reflected the sense of urgency and embarrassment at having to reduce spending so quickly in order to stabilize his finances.

Dictators

To dream of a dictator represents an aspect of yourself that is all-controlling. Negatively, it may reflect you or someone else that is repressive or totally uncompromising. Dictators in dreams can also represent people or situations that are not allowing you to do anything you want. Possibly an over controlling parent or father figure.

To dream that you are a dictator represents situations where you are all-controlling. A sign that you need to be more flexible and open-minded in your thinking and in your decision making. You may be too controlling.

Dildos

To dream of a dildo represents feelings about having a private pleasurable assertive experience that feels exhilarating and as good as it can get without having to talk about it to other people because it might look strange or immoral.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing his ex-girlfriend in the backseat of his tow truck using a dildo while she had no legs. In waking life, he began talking to his ex-girlfriend again. In this case, the dildo may have reflected his feelings about his ex-girlfriend enjoying private conversations with him without wanting anyone else to know about it because it may look strange to people since they had already broken up.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing black and white drawings of a penis, followed by color photographs of a dildo, followed by color photographs of a fake vagina. In waking life, she was studying to pass her high-school equivalency test while considering cheating to pass because a certain part was too difficult. In this case, the color photographs of dildos may have reflected her feelings about remembering herself secretly enjoying being a cheater about obtaining her high school equivalency diploma which would look strange and immoral if she ever told anyone she cheated.

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Dinner

To dream of eating dinner symbolizes what you are thinking or feeling as you reach the end of a phase or last stage of a project. Experiencing the end of a situation.

Dinner dreams are common when a death is expected, possibly reflecting feelings about a last opportunity to speak to someone while they are alive.

Example: An elderly woman dreamed of having dinner with her adult children. In waking life she was on her deathbed and died shortly after.

Diploma

To dream of a diploma represents your wish for recognition for overcoming problems or concerns. It may also reflect your wish for recognition for an achievement you've made.

Dodgeball

To dream of dodgeball represents a struggle in your life where everything is up for grabs. An all or nothing situation. You can't make a single mistake because everything is at stake. Doing everything you can to avoid total failure. It may also reflect your attempt to totally fail person or problem that is avoiding you at all costs.

Dog Poop

To dream of dog poop represents feelings about the unpleasant consequences of irresponsible behavior due to instinctual or emotional carelessness. A loss of self-control over your instincts and urges. A situation that may require you to fix it or "clean it up." A situation or behavior that has left a mess or a negative outcome due to carelessness or neglect. A sense of disgust, annoyance, or disappointment related to someone's actions or your own. The consequences of negligence, lack of foresight, or the failure to take responsibility for one's actions. Thoughts about dealing with the aftermath of someone else's thoughtlessness or dealing with a messy situation. Problems created by sticking up for yourself too strongly. Excessive fighting with others to defend yourself that has created a much bigger problem. Feeling that you've "stepped in shit" with reckless or irresponsible behavior. Sexual behavior or infidelity that causes problems with new relationships if you get caught.

Positively, dreaming about dog poop may represent your awareness of a problem or issue that needs to be cleaned up or addressed in your waking life. Your willingness to confront and take responsibility for a messy situation, even if it's uncomfortable. A conscious choice to address problems head-on, even if they are distasteful or caused by others. This dream could also indicate your resilience and ability to restore order out of chaos.

Negatively, dog poop may represent feelings of being disgusted, offended, or repulsed by someone's behavior or actions. A sense of frustration or annoyance with yourself for being emotionally or instinctually careless. Feelings about yourself carelessly creating a problem for yourself by not being responsible enough. Poor judgment that has resulted in an embarrassing problem that needs to be cleaned up respectably. Frustration not taking care of a situation properly. A need to distance yourself from a person or situation that is causing negativity or chaos in your life. A disdain for irresponsibility, laziness, or the lack of accountability in others. Perhaps you feel burdened by the need to constantly clean up after someone, or you might be struggling with feelings of resentment or injustice due to being put in an unpleasant situation. A need to consider the consequences of enjoying yourself or proving yourself in a careless way.

To dream of stepping in dog poop may represent a sense of embarrassment or feeling "dirty" as a result of your involvement in a problematic situation. You may feel the need to clean up a mess or rectify an issue to avoid further complications or negative repercussions. Feelings of unexpectedly having to deal with the consequences of your or someone else's irresponsible behavior.

To dream of a dog pooping out an object that is not poop may represent feelings about unexpected or unpleasant results of irresponsible actions or choices. It may also suggest that something valuable or useful may emerge from an otherwise messy or careless situation.

To dream of a dog pooping out fruit may reflect feelings about arguments, fights, or standing up for yourself with people resulting in unexpected pleasantness or surprises. The resolution of a dispute or conflict leading to something positive or enjoyable.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing dog poop all over his house. In waking life, his wife caught him watching pornography. He had to explain himself to her, threw all the porn in the garbage, and prove to her for a very long time that he wasn't going to look at it again. In this case, the dog poop may have reflected his feelings about the messy and uncomfortable situation he created due to his irresponsible behavior (watching pornography) and the extensive effort needed to clean up the situation in his marriage.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of smelling dog poop, but never seeing it. In waking life, she was afraid that her sexual interest in an old romantic partner would create serious problems in her new relationship. In this case, the smell of dog poop may have reflected her feelings about the potential consequences of discussing past relationships with her new boyfriend, fearing that it could lead to a messy or problematic situation. She felt the potential to "step in poop" by talking about her ex-lover to her new boyfriend.

Dolly Parton

To dream of Dolly Parton represents an aspect of your personality that's more incredible than other people (or gets more attention) for feeling good to other people for liking why you are alive for whatever comes your way, being personal about not believing in snobbery, and not asking for anything from anyone without envy.

Dormitory

To dream of a dorm represents common problems with others. Your problems, anxieties, or ideas are out in the open. It may also reflect a lack of privacy while experiencing problems or anxiety issues. Problems that are out in the open or obvious to others. Sharing the same problem as others.

Alternatively, a dorm may reflect intellectual pursuits that involve others such as group brainstorming.

To dream of sleeping in a dorm may represent inaction or an unwillingness to change something that other people are noticing about you.

If you're currently in college living in a dormitory, then this symbol may be a reflection of your current surroundings or hold similar symbolic meaning to a house.

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