Dream Meanings

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UFO
Seeing a UFO in your dream indicates your desires to find your spiritual purpose in life. Alternatively, it demonstrates that you are feeling alienated from those around you. The dream may also be a metaphor suggesting that you are a little "spacey" or have "spaced out" attitude. You need to be more grounded and come back to reality. *Please see also Spaceship.

Ugly
Dreaming you or others are ugly, indicates aspects of yourself that disgust and repulses you. These may be feelings you have rejected or repressed.

Ulcer
Seeing an ulcer in your dream indicates withdrawal from or loss of friends and loved ones.

Umbilical Cord
Seeing an umbilical cord in your dream represents your lack of individuality. You may be expressing some anxiety about supporting yourself. Dreaming that you are cutting an umbilical cord, means that you need to be self-sufficient and stand on your own two feet. You need to pull yourself back up and get back into the swing of things.

Umbrella
Seeing an umbrella in your dream means a shield against your feelings. It also symbolizes financial protection and security. Seeing an unopened umbrella in the rain, demonstrates that you are opened to your own feelings and emotional needs as you let the rain drench you. Seeing an opened umbrella in the rain, indicates fortune and good luck in your endeavours. Seeing a leaky umbrella in your dream means quarrelling with loved ones. You are also unprepared to face your problems.

Uncle
Seeing an uncle in your dream represents some aspect of your family heritage and traits. It may also symbolize new ideas and emerging awareness.

Unemployed
Dreaming that you are unemployed, represents your lack of self-worth or lack of inspiration. You may feel that you are going no where in life.

Underground
Dreaming that you live underground, symbolizes loss of fortune and reputation and the desire for greater security and peace of mind. You may be pushing thoughts and issues into your subconscious mind. Dreaming that you are riding in an underground railway, indicates anxiety and distress arising from a peculiar activity.

Underwater
Dreaming that you are underwater, suggests that you are feeling overcome with emotions and are in need of greater control in your life. You may be in over your head regarding some situation. Dreaming that you are breathing underwater, represents a retreat back into the womb. You want to return to a state where you were dependent and free from responsibilities. Perhaps you are feeling helpless, unable to fulfil your own needs and caring for yourself. Alternatively, you may be submerged in your emotions.

Underwear
Dreaming that you are in your underwear, indicates a situation that has created a loss of respect for you. Alternatively, is symbolizes some aspect of yourself that is private. If you feel ashamed of being seen in your underwear, then it demonstrates your hesitance in revealing your true feelings, attitudes, and other hidden habits/ideas. Dreaming that someone is in their underwear, indicates an embarrassing and inexplicable situation. Alternatively, you may see that person for who he/she really is. Seeing dirty or torn underwear, suggests that you are not comfortable in your own skin and have feelings of inadequacy. You may possess negative and critical feelings about yourself. You may also feel uncomfortable about your sexuality. *Please see also Panties.

Undress
Dreaming that you are undressing, means scandalous behaviour and possible separation from a loved one. Seeing someone undress, indicates bad luck and loss of love and money. Dreaming that someone is undressing you, indicates dangerous flirtations and stolen pleasures.

Unfortunate
Dreaming that you are unfortunate, indicates a turn of good luck will come your way. Dreaming that another is unfortunate, indicates failure for this person.

Unicorn
Seeing a unicorn in your dream symbolizes high ideals, hope and insight in a current situation. It also symbolizes power, gentleness, and purity. Alternatively, it may represent your one-sided views.

Unicycle
Dreaming that you are riding a unicycle, indicates that you are in total control of a situation and exercising authority in both personal and business matters.

Uniform
Seeing a person in uniform, demonstrates that you may be conforming too much and living in too much of a regimented manner. Also, you may need to fit in and stop going against the crowd. Seeing people in strange uniforms, indicates disruption.

Unknown
Dreaming that you are an unknown person, means of evil or bad luck coming your way.

Up
Dreaming of being or moving up, suggests that you are emerging from some depressing or negative situation. You may be feeling high or euphoric. The dream may also compensate for your waking feelings of sadness. Alternatively, it indicates that your ego is inflated. According to Jung, some material or repressed thoughts may be emerging from your unconscious.

Uproot
Seeing uprooted plants in your dream demonstrates that you are out of balance. You may be feeling disconnected or distant from others. It could represent broken family connections or failed attempts in re-establishing familial ties.

Urinal
Seeing a urinal in your dream indicates disorder in your personal relationships.

Urination
Seeing urine in your dream indicates feelings you have rejected. Dreaming that you are urinating, symbolizes a cleansing and release of negative or repressed emotions. Urination is symbolic of having or lacking basic control in your life. Dreaming that you are urinating in public, symbolizes a lack of privacy in your affairs or your need to make a public apology or confession.

Urn
Seeing an urn in your dream represents feelings that have burned out or that you are feeling burnt out and exhausted. It also symbolizes the past.

Utensils
Seeing utensils in your dream demonstrates innovation. It also indicates your willingness to help others and lend a hand.