Scrabble

To dream of playing scrabble represents a struggle of competing ideas. Wanting your take on a situation to be stronger. It may also reflect competing rhetoric. You may be fighting or at odds with someone about what to define something as.

Example: A woman dreamed of playing scrabble. In waking life the doctors told her that he father had no chance to recover from his coma. She didn't want to accept this and believed it was better to give her father time to recover. The scrabble game reflected her competing view with the doctor about how to define death.

Scratch

To dream of getting scratched by a person or animal may represent feelings about people not liking you. Feeling that someone's hostility or unfriendliness is intentional. Someone in your life that you believe wants to you feel unliked or hated. Feelings about being unable to leave a situation unscathed. Bitterness. Wounding comments. A situations that is acrimonious. An angry person in your life.

Alternatively, a scratch in a dream may reflect feelings about a minor problem or conflict that has the potential to get worse.

Negatively, being scratched may be a sign that you feel stupid for having ignored someone else's hostility or warnings. Jealous conflict in your life that is beginning to feel serious or dangerous. Feeling that someone jealous wants to erase what you have created or achieved.

To dream that you are scratching someone else may reflect jealousy, bitterness, or anger at being ignored. Hostility or making insulting comments.

To dream of a scratched object may reflect situations where you feel terrible that something will never be perfect again. Perfection or innocence lost. Unpleasant feelings about having to remember a stupid mistake you made.

To dream of scratching an itchy body part may reflect feelings about minor irritations, annoyances, or frustrations.

To dream of scratching something valuable may reflect feelings of something terrible happening that ruins being perfect. Nothing is perfect anymore. A mistake that ruins a good situation. A situation to terrible it never stops making you remember something perfect or important being ruined.

Example: A man dreamed of fearing being scratched by a tiger. In waking life he was fearing having to speak to a very aggressive woman who was hostile to him.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing her fiancee badly scratched by a lion. In waking life she had experienced her fiancee getting into a very bitter angry fight with her daughter.

Example 3: A man dreamed of seeing someone drive a minivan and very close to scratching the minivan against a telephone pole. In waking life the man was trying to repair an old friendship when he got very close to experiencing a mistake that would all attempts to repair that friendship.

Screaming

To dream of screaming represents a desperate need for attention or expression of strong, overpowering emotions that are not being acknowledged or heard in waking life. Feelings of fear, anger, stress, or frustration that you are unable to express openly or effectively. This dream may be a call for help or a release of pent-up emotions that you are having difficulty conveying in your waking life.

Negatively, screaming in a dream may suggest that you feel unable to express yourself adequately in a situation or relationship, or that you are experiencing high levels of stress or anxiety. Feeling ignored, overlooked, or not listened to by those around you. Shock or disbelief at how negative a situation in waking life is. A scary situation that has taken you by surprise. A desperate need to address a problem. Your sense of helplessness and frustration with some situation.

Dreaming of screaming may also reflect your perception of someone else's desperate need for help.

To dream that you can't scream represents mixed feelings of desperation and futility. Feeling that nothing can help you. Feelings of being trapped, powerless, or unable to express your true feelings or concerns. A situation where you feel you are not being heard, your opinions are being overlooked, or your pleas for help are being ignored. A deep sense of frustration or fear that you are unable to vocalize or express. Feeling silenced or unable to assert yourself in a situation that requires your voice.

Example: A young man dreamed of hearing a terrifying scream. In waking life, he was shocked to realize that he was losing his hair which at the time was beautiful. In this case, the terrifying scream may have reflected his own internal shock and despair at noticing his hair loss.

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Screws

To dream of loose screws represents feelings about the option to adjust an area of your life secured. Feeling that you could secure an area of your life in the current moment and adjust it later if you wanted to. Issues with keeping a relationship secure with room for adjustments. Excessive concerns about needing to make secure adjustments to others people's problems or lives.

To dream of something held with screws represents feelings about some area of your life intentionally holding strong, but adjustable. An area of your life that is secure and don't want anything else to happen with it in the current moment. Something held with screws may also reflect temporarily secured changes or a temporarily secured problem that you are working on a permanent solution for. Security that is customizable or adjustable.

To dream about a secured screw in an unusual location may reflect feelings about "screwing" yourself with a secure decision you are maintaining.

To dream of hitting a screw into something similar to a hammer and nail may represents feelings about not listening to the need to make slow or intelligent adjustments in a situation. Forcing a situation to be held secure due to anger or frustration that may not work.

Example: A man dreamed of holding a drill and screws, but never using them. In waking life he had just experienced a big breakthrough at work on a major problem. The screws in his hand in this case may have reflected his first feelings about needing to secure his changes with adjustability before realizing his breakthrough worked.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing a field covered in screws. In waking life she had a big argument with his fiancee that nearly broke up their relationship. The screws in this case may have reflected her feelings about all the problems brought up in her fight with her fiancee needing some adjustment to secure their relationship from further conflict.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing a screw stuck in her son's head and kept looking at it. In waking life the dreamer and her husband were both sick choosing to stay in a hotel waiting for the illness to pass believing it was a good idea. The screw in the head in this case may have reflected her feelings about how unusual it was to remain secure in a hotel while having an illness. She may have felt that she was "screwing" herself deciding to remain in the hotel.

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Scribbling

To dream of scribbled writing may reflect feelings about being unable to be certain about a "message" or "sign" you feel you are getting. Difficult to "read" signals.

Negatively, scribbled writing may reflect feelings about other people being too hasty or ambiguous with communicating a message or signal to you. Feeling that someone was not careful enough communicating to you. A sign that you need to ask for clarity. Anxiety about speaking up and demanding more clarity on an issue.

Alternatively, scribbled words in a dream may reflect feelings about ideas that aren't being taken seriously. Ideas that aren't carefully cared about.

Scribbled words in dream are common to people who believe that God is giving them a message or sign in life that is difficult to decipher.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing scribbled words on a door. In waking life she was very religious and was uncertain about whether or not God was giving her a message about whether or not it was a good idea to leave her cheating husband.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing scribbled words stand up and run away from her. In waking life she had ideas for her future of which she never seriously pursued and then experienced opportunities for those ideas "walk away from her."

Scripture

To dream of scripture represents feelings about wanting salvation or that salvation will come if you rigidly stick to rules. Feelings about specific wisdom, guidance, and moral values that are important to listen to. Feelings about specific fundamentals of a belief system that feel important to listen to. Feeling that if you do something all the time that you will never have a problem.

Alternatively, dreaming of scripture may reflect the dreamer's religious or spiritual beliefs, and may reveal their level of commitment or doubt towards their faith. A search for spiritual or philosophical answers and insights, or a desire for divine inspiration and protection. A search for meaning, purpose, and a sense of connection with something greater than yourself.

Negatively, dreaming about scripture may represent an attitude that is too serious about the rules" and not open to questioning or interpretation, leading to rigidity and inflexibility in your beliefs and behaviors. It may also suggest a fear of being judged or punished for not adhering to certain religious or moral codes, leading to feelings of guilt or shame. Your belief that religious dogma doesn't make sense or doesn't apply to your life. Feelings about seeking salvation being a waste of time. Questioning why bad things happen to you in waking life when you feel it's not supposed to, while feeling you need an explanation. Naively believing that if you do something all the time that you will never have a problem.

Example: A woman dreamed of reading scripture with God talking to her, but never being able to remember what God is saying. In waking life she wanted salvation. In this case the scripture may have reflected her uncertainty or doubts about finding the answers she was looking for, despite her strong desire for spiritual fulfillment.

Example 2: A man dreamed of being lectured by his mother about scripture related to homosexuality. In waking life, he had recently deleted all the porn off his computer and was trying to overcome his addiction to it. In this case, the homosexual scripture from the Bible may have reflected his feelings about fundamental morality regarding porn that views it as difficult to accept immoral behavior. In summary, he felt that porn was metaphorically "gay" to keep watching if he believed in himself as a good Christian and need to be serious about sticking to his values to stay away from it.

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Scroll

To dream of a paper scroll represents feelings about the power or authority to dictate. Feelings about not needing to think hard about or second guess judgment as important. Fundamentals or rules that dictate. Feelings of importance associated with having something that ensures you won't ever need to look stupid. Authority to dictate terms or rules. Feelings that judgement or authority is so important that it's a requirement to listen to it.

Negatively, dreaming of a scroll may reflect feelings of jealousy of others authority or power to dictate. Jealousy of losing power or authority to dictate to others. A dislike of listening to others dictating power or authority. Assuming judgment, authority, or dictation.

To dream of a scrolling motion represents feelings about skipping anything except what you think is important. Feeling in control of skipping things that are not as important as what you feel is most important. Skipping behavior to avoid wasting time. Bypassing with a focus on importance. Not wasting time on anything except what you think is important.

Scuba Diving

To dream of scuba diving represents close observation of a negative or uncertain situation while doing nothing about it.

Positively, scuba diving may reflect your attempt to notice everything you can about a problem before doing something about it. Delving deep into a problem for answers before taking action.

Example: A man had a recurring dream of scuba diving. In waking life he was constantly putting up with his wife's snoring and not doing anything to wake her or talk about it with her.

Seafood

To dream of eating seafood represents situations in your life where you feel you can't lose or fail ever again. Feeling that negativity or uncertainty is banished or gone for good. Noticing all your problems going away on their own permanently. A "feast" of winning or progress.

Seafood Sauce

To dream of seafood sauce represents feelings about an experience where it isn't difficult to enhance something new and unusual you learned so that you like why it doesn't embarrass you with being weird. A supportive attitude or simple addition that makes a strange or unfamiliar situation easier to enjoy, appreciate, or talk about without embarrassment.

Seahorse

To dream of a seahorse represents feelings about behavior that impresses you that it doesn't have to do anything except do what you don't expect. Unusual unexpected functioning situations. A seahorse may also reflect situations where you are overwhelmed by uncertainty and still find your life unexpectedly functioning in a way that impresses or surprises you.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a turtle that looked more like a seahorse. In waking life she lost her apartment, was forced to live in client's home, and couldn't believe her life was working at all while always insecure about irritating her client to prevent getting kicked out. The seahorse symbolism in this case may have reflected the unusual and unexpected functioning homelife she had.

Searching

To dream of searching something represents a need to find something missing or needed in your life. A reflection of your waking life search for love, spiritual enlightenment, peace, or a solution to a problem. Looking for a hidden meaning to something or trying to find a quality you want in your life that is not currently present.

To dream of being searched may reflect your concern about someone else discovering a secret or personal information about you. Feeling that you can't hide anything from someone.

To dream of performing a search on someone may reflect your interest in discovering a secret or finding the truth. Examining a person or situation. Having high standards.

To dream of searching yourself may represent your feelings of being on the spot or looking to do whatever you can for the moment. Alternatively, it may reflect your attempt to prove yourself to someone.

To dream of searching for someone may represent waking life feelings about an aspect of your personality that no longer works socially. Trying to find out why certain behaviors or social skills aren't helping you anymore. Trying to find out why someone is mad at you or you are unexpectedly experiencing bad luck. Wondering why you can't do something anymore that you are used to or confident about.

Example: A woman dreamed of being nervous that she might be searched. In waking life she was nervous about her boyfriend finding out that she was going to a concert on her own.

Example 2: A man dreamed of searching through the clothes in his closet for the perfect outfit. In waking life he was trying to discover how he could appear more intelligent to others.

Example 3: A man dreamed of searching out all the exits of a building. In waking life he was trying his hardest to be prepared for any criticism he may get. The searching reflected his wish to discover handy excuses for criticism he got or to avoid the people who were giving it to him.

Example 4: A man dreamed of searching for underwater treasure. In waking life he was in therapy trying to understand why he was so anti-social. He felt that if he learned about himself more that he might find a way to improve his social skills.

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Searchlight

To dream of a searchlight represents an attempt to understand or notice something that isn't doing what it's supposed to. A person or situation may be acting suspicious or out of character and you may want to investigate it for yourself.

Alternatively, a search light may reflect a person or situation that is suspicious of you. It may also reflect investigations into complaints about you.

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Seashells

To dream of sea shells represents positive feelings about becoming aware of people you don't like losing power or protection from trouble. Feeling good noticing people you don't like being totally uncared about or desperate.

Negatively, seashells may reflect an excessive amount of hope or enjoyment in believing someone else is weaker without confirmation. Naively believing someone else has lost power or protection. Enjoying seeing someone innocent lose their guard or become desperate.

Alternatively, a seashell may reflect feeling good noticing dangerous problems no longer having a way to shield themselves from being overcome.

To dream of listening to a seashell may reflect your enjoyment of remembering, thinking about, or discussing how terrifyingly jealous someone you don't like became. Enjoying remembering how an enemy or someone you don't like lost all their power or confronted the worst moment of their lives.

Seat belt

To dream of a seat belt represents precautions you are taking with your decisions. A need for insurance in case you make a mistake. Something you do or tell yourself "just in case" as you take on new challenges or explore new things. Being safe or intelligent with your decisions. An unwillingness to take any risks while you are in control of a situation.

Example: A woman dreamed of wearing a seat belt. In waking life she was having serious financial problems and felt the need to be overly cautious with the remaining money she did have to protect her family.