Symbols can be viewed as the ‘words’ of our dream language. Archetypal symbols tend to have consistent meaning. For example, ‘water’ almost universally represents the unconscious and/or emotional realm. However, water, like most dream symbols, carries other meanings - especially depending on how it occurs in your dream. Also, you may have strong personal experiences with water that could change its meaning for you.

At some point in the interpretation of a dream, symbols begin to illuminate each other. For example, a snake next to a hospital supports the meaning of the snake as ‘healing’, so then the actions of the snake can be interpreted in the light of healing.

The symbols, categorized below, are added and modified as site users share dreams and visions that mention those symbols. This way, each symbol's meaning emerges directly from our actual experiences.