Dream Meanings

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Eagles
Seeing an eagle in your dream, symbolizes nobility, pride, fierceness, freedom, superiority, courage, and powerful intellectual ability. Eagles also indicate self-renewal. You will struggle fiercely and courageously to realize your highest ambitions and greatest desires Seeing a nest of young eagles in your dream, indicates your advancement up to the top of the social ladder. Dreaming that you killed an eagle, indicates your ruthlessness. You will let nothing stand in your way of ambitions and obtaining your goals, even if it means hurting those around you. If someone else kills an eagle, then it demonstrates that your fame, fortune and power will be ruthlessly taken from you. Dreaming that you eat the flesh of an eagle, shows that you're strong and powerful character will lead you to great wealth and influence.

Earphones
*Please see Headphones.

Ears
Seeing ears in your dreams, suggests that you need to be more responsive or receptive to guidance and assistance from others. You may be relying too much on your own judgment and intuition. You need to listen more closely to what you are being told. Alternatively, it indicates your immaturity and lack of experience. Dreaming that you are cleaning wax from your ears, suggests that you are not listening to those around you. There may be something that you are refusing to hear. Are you turning a deaf ear? Dreaming of pain in your ear, demonstrates that you will be receiving some bad or offensive news.

Earrings
Dreaming that you or someone is wearing earrings, suggests that you need to listen more carefully and pay attention. Seeing broken earrings in your dreams, suggests that you are being talked about. Dreaming that you are buying earrings, represents your desire for acceptance and affection.

Earth
Seeing the earth in your dream, indicates wholeness and global consciousness. It may also symbolize the sense of being "grounded" and your need to be realistic.

Earthquake
Dreaming of an earthquake, suggests that you are experiencing a major "shake-up" that is threatening your stability and foundation. The dream highlights you insecurity, fears and sense of helplessness. If you find cover from the quake, you will overcome these challenges. If you become trapped or injured during the quake, you will suffer loss of your business and assets.

Earwig
Seeing an earwig in your dream, indicates unpleasant news that will affect you and your business and family relations.

East
Dreaming that you are headed east, represents inner wisdom and spiritual enlightenment. You need to devote or dedicate yourself to your goals, family, career, etc. The direction east also symbolizes the sun. Since east is related to the direction right, it can suggest that you are headed in the right direction.

Easter
Dreaming about Easter, suggests that the worst of your problems are over. You will experience joy again after a period of darkness and sadness. You need to walk with your head held high and stop being ashamed. Alternatively, the dream symbolizes resurrection.

Eating
Dreaming that you are eating alone, indicates loss, loneliness, and depression. You may feel rejected, excluded, and cut off from social/family ties. Eating may be a replacement for companionship and provide comfort for you. Alternatively, eating alone may reflect independent needs. Also consider the pun, "what's eating you up?" in reference to anxiety that you may be feeling. Dreaming that you are eating with others, means prosperous undertakings, personal gain, and joyous spirits. Dreaming that you are over eating or not eating enough, indicates your need and lack of spirituality and fulfilment in your waking life. Food can represent love, friendship, ambition, sex or pleasure in your life. Thus, food is seen as a metaphor to fulfil and gratify our hunger of love and desires. Dreaming that someone clears away the food before you finish eating, foretells that you will have problems and issues from those beneath you or dependent upon you.

Ebony
Dreaming of ebony furniture or other articles of ebony, indicates distressing disputes, grievances and quarrels at home. Dreaming of ebony nights, indicates despair and sadness.
Echo
To hear or make an echo in your dream, symbolizes your need to repeat yourself in order to be heard and for others to believe you. You should also pay attention to the power and impact of your own words. You are waiting and hoping for a reaction from those around you. It is also symbolic of the soul.

Eclipse
Dreaming of an eclipse of the sun, forewarns of enjoying life in excess. Too much partying and too much drinking will lead to major health problems. You will experience temporary failure in business. Dreaming of an eclipse of the moon, indicates that some hidden aspect of your self is coming to the surface.

Ecstasy
Dreaming of feeling ecstasy, indicates happiness and much joy with friends and family. Dreaming of feeling ecstasy in the wake a disturbing dream, indicates much sorrow and disappointments. You may be on the mend from a broken heart.

Education
Dreaming you are anxious to obtain an education, symbolizes your desire for knowledge will put you on a higher level than your associates. You will be distinguished amongst your peers. *Please also see School.

Eel
Dreaming that you cannot hold onto a slippery eel, foretells that your fortunes will slip away from you. Dreaming that you can maintain your grip on an eel, indicates good fortune. Seeing a dead eel, indicates that you will overcome and defeat your enemies.

Eggs
Seeing or eat eggs in your dream, symbolizes fertility, birth and your creative potential. It demonstrates that something new is about to happen. To find a nest filled with eggs in your dream, indicates some financial gain; the more abundant and bigger the eggs, the more significant the gain. Seeing cracked or broken eggs in your dream, means that you will suffer from many disappointments and misfortunes. It is indicative of a fragile state in your life and feelings of vulnerability. Alternatively, you may be breaking out of your shell and being comfortable with who you are. Seeing bright coloured eggs in your dream, symbolizes celebration of a happy event. Dreaming of rotten eggs, indicates loss. You may have allowed some situation to take a turn for the worse. Seeing fish eggs in your dream, represents an idea that has emerged from your unconscious.

Egypt
Dreaming of Egypt, demonstrates the roots and core of your own emotions and spirituality. It suggests of a time in life where things may have been simpler.

Elbows
Seeing your own elbows in your dream, demonstrates that you need to make a space for yourself. Your dream may express hesitance or fear in creating your own space for fear of being scrutinized. Dreaming that your elbow is wounded, suggests your inability to function in some waking situation. It may also refer to some sexual anxiety. The right elbow relate to moral and ethical issues while the left elbow represents passiveness and your undeveloped characteristics.

Elderberries
Seeing elderberries in your dream, symbolizes domestic bliss and comfort.

Elderly
Seeing an elderly person in your dream, represents wisdom or spiritual power. Pay attention to the message or advise that they are conveying you. They help provide life answers and solutions to your problems and try to guide you toward the right direction.

Election
Dreaming that you are at an election, foretells that you will engage in some controversy which will adversely affect your social or financial standing.

Electricity
Dreaming of electricity, indicates a sudden change to your personality will not afford you either advancement or pleasure. Dreaming that you are shocked by electricity, forewarns of danger. Seeing live electrical wire in your dream, indicates that enemies will interrupt your plans giving you much anxiety.

Electrocution
Dreaming of an electrocution, indicates that the current course of your actions will lead to disaster, even death.

Elephant
Seeing an elephant in your dream, indicates that you are laying a solid groundwork for wealth and success. You hold a position of honour and dignity. If the elephant was wild or untamed, than it demonstrates tyranny and uncontrollable forces. Seeing many elephants in your dream, symbolizes tremendous prosperity, strength, power, memory, and intellect. Elephants also possess an introverted nature which may describe your personality. Dreaming that you are feeding an elephant, means that you will elevate yourself in your community through your kindness. Dreaming that you are riding on the elephant, indicates good news from afar and your future travel plans will be fruitful. But Dreaming that you fell off while riding it, indicates that enemies are looking to harm you.

Elevator
Dreaming that you are ascending in an elevator, indicates that you will quickly rise to status and wealth. You may have risen to a higher level of consciousness and are looking at the world from an elevated viewpoint. Descending in an elevator, means that misfortunes will crush and discourage you. The up and down action of the elevator may represent the ups and downs of your life go emerging out of and submerging into your subconscious. Dreaming that the elevator is out of order or that it is not letting you off, symbolizes that your emotions have gotten out of control.

Eleventh Hour
Dreaming of the eleventh hour, indicates that time is running out for you. This may be an approaching deadline for a project or a decision that needs to be made by you.

Elf
Seeing an elf in your dream, refers to some imbalance and disharmony in your life. The elf often serves as a guide of the soul. Alternatively, it suggests that you need to be more carefree, worry-free, and light-hearted.

Elk
Seeing an elk in your dream, symbolizes strength and endurance. It is an indication that you need to spend more time with friends and eat healthier.

Elopement
Dreaming of eloping is generally unfavourable and indicates disappointments in love. Dreaming that your lover has eloped with someone else, symbolizes their unfaithfulness and infidelity. For the married, Dreaming of an elopement indicates that you hold positions that you are unworthy of.

Eloquent
Dreaming that you are giving an eloquent speech, indicates pleasant news.

Email
Dreaming about email, demonstrates that you need to reach out to people who may not necessarily always physically be around. It could also very well mean that you have been spending too much time in front of the computer and this has carried over into your dreams.

Embankment
Dreaming that you are driving along an embankment, indicates the threat of trouble and unhappiness. Dreaming that you are riding a horse along an embankment, means that you will fearlessly meet and overcome all obstacles in your road to wealth and happiness. Dreaming that you are walking along an embankment, indicates your weary struggle for elevation and higher status.

Embarrassment
Dreaming that you are embarrassed, indicates hidden weaknesses, fears and lack of self-confidence. This dream also suggests of insecurities about your sexuality.

Embrace
Dreaming that you are embracing your lover, foretells of quarrels, disagreements, and accusations arising from infidelity. Dreaming that you embrace a stranger, indicates of an unwelcome guest. Dreaming that you are embracing relatives, indicates their sickness and unhappiness.

Embroidery
Dreaming that you are embroidering, symbolizes your ability to make the best of everything that comes your way.

Embryo
Dreaming of an embryo, symbolizes the emergence of a fresh idea. Also, your unconscious feelings may be surfacing. Alternatively, it may refer to your feelings of vulnerability and your need to be protected. However if you are pregnant, it is quite common Seeing the embryo in your dream.

Emerald
Seeing an emerald in your dream, indicates that you will inherit some property that will cause problems with others.

Emotionless
Dreaming that you are emotionless, suggests that you are closing yourself off from those around you. You may be neglecting your own feelings and should start paying more attention to them.

Emotions
Emotions expressed in dreams are a way for people to act out their feelings which they would not normally express if they were awake. This provides a "safe" outlet for these emotions instead of letting them be pent up.

Emperor
Seeing an emperor in your dream, represents completion and creativity.

Employment
Dreaming of losing your employment, means that you will have no fear of losing your job for you are a much desired help. Dreaming that you are giving employment to others, indicates loss for yourself.

Empress
Seeing an empress in your dream, indicates that you will be honoured highly, but your pride will make you very unpopular.

Emptiness
Dreaming of emptiness, indicates fruitless labour or that something is missing in your life. There is nothing to show for all the effort that you have dedicated to a project or development.

Enchantment
Dreaming that you are under the spell of enchantment, forewarns that you will be exposed to some evil in the form of pleasure if you are not careful. Dreaming that your are trying to enchant others, foretells that you will fall into evil. To resist enchantment, indicates that your good advice and counsel will be much sought after.

Enclosure
Dreaming that you are in an enclosure, demonstrates that you are in defensive mode. Some situation in your waking life has put you on guard and arouses the need to protect/defend yourself. Dreaming that you are in an enclosure that is shrinking, demonstrates that you feel restrained and confined in some circumstance. It represents actual or perceived limitations. You need to start testing out your boundaries in order to grow. Dreaming that you are in an enclosure made of glass, suggests that you are too critical about a person or situation.

Encyclopaedia
Dreaming of seeing or searching through encyclopaedias, symbolizes your pursuit for literary knowledge and the fine arts. Although these pursuits may not be financially beneficial, you are enriching you mind.

Enemy
Seeing your enemy in your dream, represents opposing ideas and contradictory attitudes. It also demonstrates something that you are in denial about or someone whom you are rejecting. Enemies may also represent the enemies within and your inner conflict with yourself. Dreaming that you are dealing with the enemies, represents a resolution to some inner conflict or waking life problem.

Engagement
Dreaming that you are engaged to be married, represents sexual or relationship needs. You may be trying to resolve your feelings of loneliness. Dreaming that you break an engagement, means a hasty and unwise decision in some important matter. Dreaming of a business engagement, indicates concern and worries in an area of your work.

Engine
Seeing an engine in your dream, represents your heart and its power. Dreaming that you engine is blown or disabled, demonstrates that you have been betrayed.

Engineer
Seeing an engineer in your dream, indicates weary journeys and joyous reunions.

Entertainment
Dreaming of an entertainment filled with music and dancing, means health, prosperity, and pleasant tidings of the absent.

Entrails
Dreaming of human entrails (your own or another's), indicates horrible misery and despair and little hope for happiness. Dreaming of the entrails of a wild animal or beast, means the defeat of your enemy. Dreaming that you tear the entrails of another, indicates your own cruel intents to further your own interest and gain. *Please see also Intestines.

Envelope
Seeing envelopes in your dream, indicates anticipation or opportunity. Seeing unopened envelopes, demonstrates sorrow news and missed opportunities.

Envy
Dreaming that you are envious of others, indicates that you will make warm friends by your unselfish deference to the wishes of others. Dreaming that you are being envied by others, means inconveniences from friends who are over anxious to please you.

Epaulet
Dreaming that you meet a person wearing epaulets, indicates unwise attachments that may result in scandal. Dreaming that you are wearing epaulets, indicates temporary disfavour, but will eventually be acknowledged for your honours.

Epicure
Dreaming that you are an epicure, indicates that you will cultivate your taste to the finest and highest potential. Dreaming that you are sitting at the table at epicure, indicates that you will enjoy some fine distinction, but will be surrounded by people of selfish means. Dreaming that you are trying to satisfy an epicure, indicates that you will have a distinguished but tyrannical lover.

Epidemic
Dreaming of an epidemic, indicates worries of bothersome tasks.

Eraser
Seeing or use an eraser in your dream, suggests that you need to clear up some mistakes that you have made.

Ermine
Dreaming that you are wearing an ermine, indicates your quest for wealth and wants will lead to misery. Seeing others wearing ermine, means that you will be associated with wealthy people who have a distinct taste for art and literature.

Errands
Dreaming that you are running errands, indicates harmony and mutual understanding in your domestic sphere. Dreaming that you are sending someone on an errand, indicates that you will lose your lover through your indifference.

Eruption
Seeing an eruption in your dream, indicates a forceful and jolting outpour of repressed thoughts or urges. You may also be experiencing an upheaval in your life.

Escalator
Seeing an escalator in your dream, demonstrates movement between various levels of consciousness. If you are moving up in the escalator, then it suggests that you are addressing and confronting emotional issues. You are moving through your spiritual journey with great progress and ease. If you are going down the escalator, then it implies repression and descent back into your unconscious. It may be indication of a setback.

Escape
Dreaming that you escape from jail or some place of confinement, indicates your need to escape from a restrictive situation or attitude. On the other hand, it may mean that you are taking an escapist attitude and are refusing to face up to problems that are not going away. Dreaming that you escape from injury, from an animal, or from any situation, indicates your good health and prosperity. You will experience a favourable turn of events.

Estate
Dreaming that you become an owner of an estate, indicates that your inheritance will be disappointing and not as you expected.

Eucalyptus
Seeing a eucalyptus in your dream, represents protection and the need to feel protected.

Europe
Dreaming of travelling to Europe, indicates a long journey which will give you some financial gain. Alternatively, it demonstrates original thought or old ways of thinking.

Evacuation
Dreaming of an evacuation, suggests that you are isolating yourself and holding back your emotions. Dreaming that you are in a town that has been evacuated, demonstrates that you are feeling rejected by those around you. You are feeling unaccepted.

Eve
Seeing Eve in your dream, symbolizes your hesitance in accepting this biblical story as authentic and you will encounter opposition in your social and business circles. Dreaming that you impersonate Eve, forewarns you to be careful when it comes to the persuasions of the opposites sex.

Evening
Dreaming that evening has arrived, means the end of a cycle, aging or death. It may also be symbolic of unrealized hopes.

Evening Gown
Seeing or wear an evening gown in your dream, represents enjoyment, social pleasures, grace and culture. Alternatively, it suggests that you are seeking or trying to attain some sense of happiness. Consider the colour of the gown for additional significance.

Evergreen
Seeing evergreen in your dream, indicates wealth, happiness, immortality and knowledge. Additionally, it may also mean that you will find hope in the midst of despair.

Eviction
Dreaming that you are being evicted, suggests that a present situation or relationship is making you feel helpless and powerless. You feel that you cannot fend for yourself and have a sense of not belonging. Alternatively, you believe that you are being unfairly treated.

Evil
Dreaming that someone or something is evil, means a repressed and/or forbidden aspect of your self. This part of your self may be seeking recognition and acknowledgment. Alternatively, evil may also be a reflection of your strong, negative emotions like hate, anger, etc.

Ex
Dreaming about your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend or ex-husband/wife, suggests that something or someone in your current life that is bringing out similar feelings you felt during the relationship with your ex. The dream may be a way of alerting you to the same or similar behaviour in a current relationship. What you learn from that previous relationship may need to be applied to the present one so that you do no repeat the same mistake. Alternatively, past lovers often highlight the positive experiences you had with that person. In particular, Seeing your ex-husband/wife in your dream, demonstrates that you are finding yourself in a situation that you do not want to be in. It suggests that you are experiencing a similar relationship or situation which makes you feel unhappy and uncomfortable. Seeing your ex in your dream also indicates aspects of yourself that you have crossed out or neglected.

Exam
Dreaming that you are taking an exam, indicates insecurities, fear of not meeting others' expectations, and fear of failure.

Exchange
Dreaming of an exchange of any sorts, indicates a profitable gain and is seen as favourable.

Execution
Seeing an execution in your dream, means that you will suffer some misfortune from the carelessness of others. Dreaming that you miraculously escape your own execution, indicates that you will overcome your enemies and succeed in gaining wealth.

Exercise
Dreaming that you are exercising, indicates your worries about your health. You may be concerned about fitting into society's ideals of beauty. Alternatively, the dream may also indicate that you need to exercise your rights and power in some situation.

Exile
Dreaming that you are exiled, indicates that your journey will interfere with some engagement and pleasure.

Exorcism
Dreaming that you or others are being exorcised, symbolizes your initiative to regain control and take steps toward the direction of your goals. Alternatively, you may not be taking responsibility for your actions and are looking for a scapegoat.

Explosion
Seeing explosions in your dream, indicates a loss and displeasure in business. It may also mean that your repressed emotions and rage have come to the surface in a forceful and violent manner. Dreaming that your face becomes blackened or mutilated by the explosion, indicates that will be confronted with unjust accusations and may suffer the consequences. Dreaming that you are enveloped in flames or blown up into the air by an explosion, forewarns that unworthy friends will violate your rights and abuse your confidence. To hear the sound of a loud explosion, but you did not see it, indicates that your troubles will soon be replaced with tranquillity after you have overcome some small obstacle.

Eyebrows
To notice eyebrows in your dream, represents expressions of amazement, disbelief, surprise, or doubt. It may also indicate concern or disapproval.

Eyeglasses
Dreaming that you are wearing eyeglasses and you do not normally wear them, suggests that you need a clearer view on a situation. There may have been a misunderstanding or a situation was misperceived and needs to be seen more clearly. Seeing broken eyeglasses in your dream, demonstrates that your vision and perception is impaired. You are not seeing the facts correctly.

Eyelashes
Dreaming that you eyelashes are growing, indicates that good health and fortunes will be with you.

Eyes
Seeing your own eyes in your dream, represents enlightenment, knowledge, comprehension, understanding, and intellectual awareness. Unconscious thoughts may be coming onto the surface. The left eye is symbolic of the moon, while the right eye represents the sun. It may also be a pun on "I" or the self. Dreaming that you have something in your eye, represents obstacles in your path. Alternatively, it may represent your critical view and how you tend Seeing faults in others. Dreaming that you have one eye, demonstrates your refusal to accept another viewpoint. It suggests that you are one-sided in your ways of thinking. Dreaming that you have a third eye, symbolizes inner vision and insight. You need to start looking within yourself. Seeing floating, disembodied eyes in your dreams, foretells of good luck to come. Dreaming that your eyes are injured or closed, suggests your refusal Seeing the truth about something or the avoidance of intimacy. You may be expressing feelings of hurt, pain or sympathy. Dreaming that you have crossed eyes, means that you are not seeing straight with regards to some situation. You may be getting your facts mixed up. Dreaming of dark eyes, means the forthcoming of romance