A movie actor or actress indicates that you are a channel / medium The words a movie star says in a movie are given to them. In a similar way the words a channel passes on are also given to them.

A TV actor or actress indicates that you are clairvoyant. You have clear vision as symbolized by the television which is used to view them.

If you are having an affair in a dream, you are being asked to get intimately in touch with your male side if you are having an affair with a man, or your female side if the affair is with a woman. Having an affair with a person of the same gender means the same thing. We all have male and female aspects to ourselves which have their own unique traits. For example, compassion, listening, leadership and your philosophy of life work through your female energy. Confidence, belief in yourself, feeling worthy of the space you occupy, career, ambition, sex drive and spiritual healing work through your male energy. The dream may be triggered due to an imbalance which is affecting your ability to develop or move forward in an aspect of your life.

To dream of your partner having an affair is not a prediction or confirmation. It merely means that your dream is trying to get you to work through your feelings for your partner. It can be triggered if you had or considered an affair in this or a previous relationship?

Africa, being the origin of the human species, is about getting to the root of an issue. This meaning does not hold if you are from Africa.

Anger commonly shows up in dreams to do with patience and the digestive system. Eating while angry is very bad for your digestive system. Emotion charges the food you are eating like a homeopathic remedy. Eating in a positive frame of mind programs the food to heal your body. Eating while angry or depressed programs the food to cause problems.

An angry man in your dream can indicate your dad was an angry person. Similarly an angry woman indicates your mother was angry.

Air bags symbolize your lungs.

An air blower symbolizes your lungs.

Heart, circulatory system, emotions. See Pumps.

An air vent symbolizes your respiratory system and is common in dreams of asthmatics.

If smoke is getting into the air vent the dream is asking you to cut out smoking or remove yourself from smoking environments.

Airplanes, being lofty, can indicate being up in your head or too logical with regard to how you go through life or with regard to the subject matter of the dream. Come down out of your head and let your heart have a say in decisions too.

An airplane arrival or landing signifies your birth - your arrival onto the planet.

An airplane crash signifies a difficult birth - one that was either emotionally traumatic or life threatening.

An airplane departure signifies the beginning of a new project or phase of your life. Often these dreams show what is holding you back from the new project. For example, to dream of your partner forgetting your passports for the flight signifies there are problems in your relationship and you are blaming these for not taking the jump.

A fighter plane indicates you are an angry person – ready with a verbal arsenal to win arguments and defend your space. The dream will likely say how this came about and will be encouraging you to soften up.

An airport signifies the start or end of a phase of your life journey. Arrivals commonly signify your birth and departures signify a new project. See Airplane.

Dreams that draw attention to an aisle, particularly, but not confined to, a church, indicate you are a channel. You can communicate with spirits. Puns on the word aisle also indicate this.

An alarm system is a symbol for the immune system. The immune system is constantly on alert looking for intruders (germs).

Trying to reset an alarm can indicate MS (Multiple Sclerosis) or other autoimmune disease. It is thought that MS results from attacks by an individual's immune system on the nervous system. Resetting the alarm is a symbolic attempt to restore the immune system to its proper function.

If you have never lived in Alaska to dream of it means that you are emotionally cold towards yourself and others. You need to be warmer.

An oil pipeline symbolizes that you are a hands-on healer. The huge quantity of oil flowing through the pipeline is a great source of power. Like the pipeline you have a source of power within you. This power can be channeled into others by placing your hands on them and letting the energy flow.

Alcohol is commonly referred to as spirits and can indicate your spirits or your spirituality. For example, a dream with a nail where the nail is on a bar stool is a pun on denial (the nail) of spirituality (bar).

Drinking alcohol in a dream is about repression of feelings as drinking suppresses your sensitivity.

Aliens, the extra terrestrial kind, when helpful, remote, friendly or in authority signify your guides or guardian angles. They show up as aliens in your dream because you are not quite sure that you are the same as them. When you become more comfortable with the fact that you are, dreams of them as aliens will diminish. The only difference between you and them is their state of awareness and the fact that you currently inhabit a body.

Aliens, when threatening, signify entities such as malicious spirits or illness. Going to bed in an angry mood can trigger dreams where you are fighting off aliens when you end up on a low level of the astral plane.

To dream of an alligator indicates that you are either too assertive (your bite is too large) or the opposite; you need to drop your timid nature and stand up for yourself. You will know which applies to you. This dream is healing and intends for you to get renewed strength to get a grip on things. Sharpen your teeth and like the alligator do not let go once you have sunk your teeth in. You should only bite off in life what you can chew but the first part is also to be able to take the bite at life. See teeth for more.

An alligator in a swamp represents your colon. Here the alligator symbolizes a health warning so look to the other symbols in the dream to indicate what you need to do to prevent it.

An amusement park is healing for depression or a request to enjoy yourself. Parks symbolize your heart so an amusement park is trying to put a sense of fun and amusement back into your heart.

Angels in dreams represent your guardian angels (guides) in reality or a positive guiding force in your life. They are the only infallible character in dreams so always follow their advice. Quite often they remain silent, preferring you to figure out what they deem is important. This can be indicated by what they are doing, what they are wearing, what they are carrying or by who is with them in the dream.

Anger commonly shows up in dreams to do with patience and the digestive system. Eating while angry is very bad for your digestive system. Emotion charges the food you are eating like a homeopathic remedy. Eating in a positive frame of mind programs the food to heal your body. Eating while angry or depressed programs the food to cause problems.

An angry man in your dream can indicate your dad was an angry person. Similarly an angry woman indicates your mother was angry.

One interpretation for Animals is that they represent your human nature (animal nature). We are animals and part of the animal kingdom. As such we have animal instincts that are part of our nature. Do you suppress part of your animal nature? To dream of an elephant, for instance, means that you hide your sensitivity by displaying a thick skin (see elephant). You are a sensitive animal and there is no point denying it – it is part of your nature so accept it. To dream of a sheep indicates you are timid or don’t do enough for yourself (see sheep). To dream of an alligator or crocodile means that you are either too aggressive and need to stop snapping at others or that you are losing a grip on things (once a crocodile has a grip on you they will not let go) and need to sharpen your teeth so you can take a good bite at life or be assertive when you need to be.

The significant thing is that as an animal your instincts can guide you through a given situation and quite often this is the right thing to do. Our animal side is also instrumental when it comes to having fun. Fun is a spontaneous thing and that’s how instincts work. To dream of a lost dog returning asks you to let your mental guard down and trust your instincts.

To dream of an animal dying can be about letting your animal nature die. It can also be about your body’s immune system fighting off disease. To dream of dead mutated animals, crows, badgers, snakes, worms, or other animals that are carrion is good. Here the animals represent a serious health threat such as cancer and them dying or you killing them in a dream shows your immune system is up to the task of fighting off the threat. To dream of these animals laying eggs or with young, warns of a disease spreading within your body. The rest of the dream will say what is allowing the spread. The good news is that dreams warn of disease before it manifests so there is plenty of time to take remedial action. It also needs to be pointed out that occasionally dreaming of health threats is fine. It becomes serious when you consistently dream these symbols.

Rabbits and animals with young symbolize your reproductive system.

Slow moving animals indicate that you have a slow moving colon and need to do something to speed it up.

Talking animals indicate that you need to express yourself.

Look up other animals by name to discover their meaning.

Antique furniture indicates ideals. It is always good to have ideals and goals, however, if the ideals are not part of your life purpose and are hindering you in any way, your dreams will show this. Moving your parents’ furniture or furniture that looks like theirs into your house is a common theme here. A clash of ideals is indicated in this case, if you find yourself having to be careful not to hit against the furniture, or find yourself moving it around looking for space for it.

Apartments symbolize your heart, circulatory system and emotions. Typically it means that you separate yourself from your feelings. Literally you and your emotions are apart – you are not conscious of them. At least with regard to the subject matter of the dream, you are being too logical and need to involve your heart more in the decision making process.

To dream of an apostle means you are a spiritual teacher / leader. This does not mean in a religious way. Spirituality is expression of the soul so you will teach others to express what is in their core.

Approach in dreams is a request for you to get closer to whatever is the subject matter of the dream. For example, if you dream of approaching a person in body armor, the subject matter of the dream is not allowing others to get close to you. In this context the approach asks you to allow others approach you – allow others to get close to you.

An archway, particularly when cut through a green hedge, is a pun on artery and therefore implies your circulation system.

An arena symbolizes conflict either within yourself or with others.

Protective armor indicates that you do not allow others to get close to you. This is always about your heart and emotions. The idea is that by keeping people at a distance you cannot get hurt. The dream shows you this, to ask you to open up and allow others to get close. It is not healthy for your heart to suppress your feelings over a long period of time. Ideally you are open and honest about your feelings both to yourself and to others.

Armies can indicate the bodies defenses in action against an invading bacteria or virus. They can also indicate conflict either within or with others.

A subversive or underground army can indicate a serious threat to the body such as cancer.

Army uniforms indicate you have a regimented way of thinking that needs to change. In the army troops are trained through boot camp to not question the orders of their superior regardless of the threat to their own life. Green army uniforms ask you to listen to your heart rather than your head.

An arrow indicates you are a counselor as it symbolizes helping someone find the direction they need to take.

An art gallery symbolizes ideals or goals. For example, to dream of arguing with the male owner over a painting indicates a clash of ideals with your father.

An artificial limb, such as an artificial right leg, means you are following convention rather than letting your natural abilities support you.

Astral traveling symbolizes that you have a strong intellect which brings with it the gifts of absent healing, projection and hypnosis. Quite often it is a request to rise mentally above a problem. See Flying.

An attic symbolizes your mind or brain in dreams.

Auburn, being a dark red, indicates frigidity. Red is the color of the base chakra and can indicate sexuality in a dream. Dark shades indicate fear so the combination shows fear linked to sexuality.

Your aunt, as your mother’s peer, symbolizes your mother and female side in a dream. For example, her dying in a dream asks you to let the negative influence of your mother die.

To dream of your sick or deceased aunt receiving a transfusion and coming back to life, asks you to rediscover and nurture your female side.

An author symbolizes you have a creative writing ability and you are being asked to use this in your life as a means of connecting with your inner core. As an author, you will find your distinctive style of expression and expand your understanding of yourself.

To awaken in a dream is very positive and symbolizes having your eyes opened to the reality of your life. This is invariably associated with reaching a level of spiritual awareness that puts you on track for achieving your life purpose.