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2,Was at a busy what i thought was a zoo.There were many people outside of a lions cage,a little boy was playing near the bars,when the lion which was Black managed to break free.The lion was very menacing and scary and was approaching the little boy.All of the people were standing watching with fear.There was a spade in a mound of earth,i know that i had to pick up the spade and rescue the boy.Was walking towards the spade when i woke up!
Thanks for taking the time to read this message,hopefully you can help.
Yours sincerely,Paul.

Meaning
Dreaming of a zoo usually suggests that there is a situation in your waking life where you are trying to keep your natural creative instincts under control. Although you want to be able to understand and display your innate talents, you are concerned that expressing them will result in some wild and uncontrollable behaviour that might cause chaos for you. The little boy symbolises your growing awareness of your own artistic potential.

The lion represents your pride in your ability to perform and to express yourself confidently.  Its black colour suggests that you have not fully recognised your  own creative potential and you are still exploring it. As the lion approaches the little boy, it shows that you are afraid about appearing too confident about your abilities and are concerned that you sometimes might be seen to be just showing off.

This makes you consider how you can honestly and authentically express yourself and you realise that the only way is through hard practical work. The spade reflects your need to dig down deeper into your own talents. The more groundwork that you do now, the easier it will be for you to establish a solid foundation for expressing your true creativity.

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Hello Ian!
On reading your section on dreams in the sunday mail newspaper,was wondering if you would be able to bring some clarity to a couple of dreams.
1,one of my girlfriends whom has just split from her boyfriend,appeared in my dream she was wearing a red dress and looking very beatifull,i remember seeing a crystal in the dream,my friend also smiled at me,i awoke feeling very happy.

Meaning
When a man dreams about a woman he is usually reflecting on his own intuitive nature and his creative abilities.  An independent woman appearing in your dream shows that you are becoming consciously aware of your talents and these are becoming more apparent and tangible in your waking life.  The red dress that she is wearing shows that you are passionate about your artistry and this realisation fills you with energy and excitement.

Her beauty reflects your awareness that you now have the imagination and opportunity to personally create beautiful work.  The crystal shows that your creative ideas are precious to you and that you are beginning to gain clarity into how bring them to life and realise their true value. Your ability to focus and display your creativity is reflected by how the crystal can absorb and transmit light.

The girl smiling at you shows that you are happy and optimistic about exploring your creative urges. Although you are passionate about your innate talents, you are often unsure of the best way to express and display them. You can sometimes find them a bit overwhelming and this shown in your other dream about the escaped black lion at the zoo.

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I have recurring dreams about train stations. The train stations in my dream are not familiar and i always feel in great danger. If the station is underground i usually have to go through the tunnel to get away from the danger but at the same time am scared that the train will come. I  am 25 and have been having this dream for about 6 or 7 years. Thank you.
Suzanne
Alexandria

Meaning
When we dream about trains we are often reflecting on how our career is progressing in our waking life. Different trains represent different career opportunities and the train stations symbolise how you can embark on those opportunities. The unfamiliar stations show that you are unsure of the best way to actually enter into a career that you would find personally fulfilling.

This uncertainty causes your feelings of anxiety because you feel in danger of letting your unique individual talents go to waste.  You would like to move on from your current job which you find unfulfilling but this requires traveling into the unknown. The tunnel represents this unknown path but you are scared to go through with it because of the weight of expectations that you feel you have upon you.

You are also concerned that if you take this unknown path then a real opportunity that you have been waiting for in your current job will come along and you will miss your chance to get fully on board with it.   The best way to get your career on track is to decide what work you would find most professionally fulfilling and then make a timetable to land your dream job.

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Hi Ian
I have a recurring dream in which I have a baby girl who can walk and talk although she is very small please could you tell me what it means.   I also have a recurring dream about a toilet flooding I would be grateful of your advice.
Thanks
Margaret

Meaning
Dreaming about a baby girl suggests that you are working on some creative idea or plan in your waking life. This idea is something that is very close to your heart and you are keen to nurture it and help it to grow. The fact that the baby girl can walk and talk shows that your idea has legs and that you can clearly express its value.  Although the idea is a very small at the moment you know it has the potential to grow into something much larger and more valuable.

The toilet in your dreams reflects your ability to fulfil your own needs in waking life and to let go of the things that you no longer need.  The flooded toilet indicates that you are neglecting your own emotional needs as you spend much of your time looking after the needs of others.

This means that you have less time to devote to nurturing your own idea and you are finding this frustrating. Like bringing up a child, your project  is quite a time-consuming activity that demands your full attention. To ensure that your idea will grow healthily and successfully, you must put your own needs first.

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Ian
I have the weirdest re-occuring dream:-
I am walking along a beach – it’s a beautiful day.  I’m talking with someone but I don’t know who it is.  Suddenly a World War 2 areoplane, Spitfire or something similar, comes flying towards us….. not firing its weapons or anything, just flying straight for us – we both run.  The aeroplane crashes onto the beach and I an hit with dedris from the crash – it’s always at that point I wake up.  WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
I always thought “that is how I dead in a previous life” but hopefully you’ll be able to tell me what It really means.
Alan Holmes

Meaning
Dreaming of walking along a beach on a beautiful day suggests that you are feeling relaxed and fulfilled after successfully navigating an event in your waking life that was causing you some personal upset. Although you seem to be beyond it now, you are worried that tensions from this past conflict will suddenly reappear and begin to threaten you again.

These tensions may have been in some relationship or in the workplace and are symbolised by the World War 2 Spitfire which represents a particular memory of this old conflict. The fact that it is coming straight towards you shows that it is still seems to have the power to upset you but you know it can not harm you because it is not firing its weapons.

You are worried that this fear will materialise in reality and are afraid of  continued fallout from the previous situation.  However, you successfully navigated your way through this situation before and you are now looking at ways to move on from it. Although this is not a memory of a previous life in the sense of a reincarnation, it does show that you are laying a particular chapter of your life to rest and learning from it.

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Dear Ian,
I have twice had the same dream and I was wondering if you could tell me what it means. My dream is that it is a beautiful day and I am inside the head of an eagle flying higher and higher into the sky, when I look out of his right eye I can see a beautiful lush green valley with the grass blowing in the wind but when I look out of his left eye I see the same valley only this time it is barren and bare and there are no leaves on the trees.Afterwards the eagle return me to what looks like an old church and then I wake up.
Yours
Robert

Meaning
Being inside an eagle’s head suggests that you have been thinking about your philosophies and beliefs in waking life.  The eagle symbolises your philosophical far-sightedness and the acuteness of your spiritual vision.  You are rising above the apparently mundane activities of everyday life and as you soar to a wider and higher viewpoint you begin to become sharply aware of some wider perspectives.

The valley represents your receptiveness to new ideas and ways of cultivating your fertile mind. The lush valley reflects the richness of your spiritual life and the barren valley shows how empty your life might be if you did not have this awareness. Seeing the green valley out of the right eye shows this as what you see as being right for you and the barren valley is left behind. Your lofty viewpoint enable you to see both sides of the situation so that you can put them in perspective.

The old church symbolises the fundamental spiritual principles by which you have been living your life. Your flight with the eagle shows that although you may have strong traditional beliefs you are very open to any other ways of thinking that will increase and expand your awareness.

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Hi Ian
My dream is being in a big house and finding more and more rooms as I walk around.  Feeling overwhelmed as I realise I have to clean it all myself.  My children are young again and I have to try to get them to help me but they make excuses and I wake feeling frustrated tense and in a hot sweat.
Ronni

Meaning
Dreaming of a big house shows that you are thinking about potential opportunities for becoming more personally fulfilled in waking life. As you walk around discovering more rooms, you are beginning to realise all the unrealised talents and ambitions that you possess. You are keen to put these talents to work and make a living from them and are currently exploring all the possibilities for doing this.

Although you are naturally talented, you realise this will require quite a lot of work to reach the point where you can begin to make a viable career from your skills. At the moment, all your talents seem like young children to you as they feel very precious and require almost constant attention. You are hoping that as you develop your talents, they will naturally begin to help you achieve a more fulfilling lifestyle.

However, trying to put your developing talents to work is making you feel frustrated and tense as you are probably trying to do too many things at once. Choose the talent that makes you feel most personally fulfilled and put it to work as soon as you can. This will then provide the resources to develop your other skills.

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Hello Ian,
I have a recurring dream of sorts.  I have a very old dog who has arthritis has had a stroke is both deaf and blind.  In short he needs a lot of tender loving care. My dream is either someone is hurting my dog he is being kicked by a big man wearing hob nailed boots or we are in some sort of great difficulty (a flood).  Whatever the dream I have to save my dog.
Yours, Kerry

Meaning
When we dream of dogs, they often represent our capacity for loyalty and love.  Your dream suggests that you feel that your own capacity for tenderness and caring is being abused and it feels like somebody is tramping all over it in hobnailed boots.  You are probably in a situation in waking life where you feel badly let down by a romantic partner.

The flood  indicates that this is a very emotional situation for you and it is making you anxious that you will be overwhelmed by your feelings.  The overriding desire to save your dog suggests that you are keen to maintain your own dignity and self respect. Although you would like to kick out at the person who is causing you this hurt, you are putting your values of love and loyalty above all else because these are the principles you hold most dearly.

Your dogged determination to remain faithful to your deeper principles demonstrates that your capacity for love and loyalty is stronger than ever.  Even though you feel these powerful qualities are currently being abused, they will give you the ability to bounce back and share your love and loyalty with a person who will truly appreciate them.

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Hi Ian
I had this horrific dream where my family was in our house when a nuclear bomb hits it.  The house and land is obliterated as well as our clothes but we live. Ours is the only house hit.  We leave on an arduous journey to my parent’s house trying to find clothes along the way accepting anything.  After a week or so I finally realize what I’ve lost especially photos and memories and cry exhaustingly (not physically just in the dream). Soon after this we journey back to our former home only to find that it has reappeared the way it was everything included.
Thanks for your help,
Moira

Meaning
Dreaming of a nuclear bomb exploding suggests a sudden and powerful change in your personal life such as the end of a long relationship or leaving your old job. Your house symbolises your own identity in the dream and as your house is the only one to be affected, it seems you are  experiencing a major shift in how you personally see yourself in waking life.

Your clothes are how you present your identity to other people and so their loss shows that you need to honestly express your true feelings to others in order to survive this change. Journeying to your parent’s house indicates that you are trying to regain some stability in real life and be more accepting and open with other people. The loss of your photos and memories reflects that you are missing your old way of life.

Crying in the dream shows how you are allowing your emotions to come to the surface and that you are finding the courage to say what you really feel about your new situation. By speaking from the heart and openly stating your needs to other people, you will soon be on the way to being your old self again.

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Dear Ian
I dreamed last night that there was an awful plague in the world which had been caused by raw meat. I was looking after some people in a hospital who had not been infected as they had not come in contact with the meat but I was forced by some people in authority to go around and wipe all these poor people with some infected meat so they would all have the disease. It was very distressing as there was complete anarchy with looting and rape because everyone knew they were going to die. The streets appeared full of people selling raw meat and people were buying it as they had no hope of getting well and may as well consume the meat.
Yours, Gary

Meaning
Dreaming of raw meat usually suggests that certain circumstances in waking life are compelling us to act immediately. Rather than thinking the situation through and cooking up a plan, you feel the need to make a move straight away. However, the plague indicates that your actions will be driven by festering anger and resentment about a particular issue in your life.

Although this issue has been plaguing you for some time, you feel that you might cause a lot of unnecessary suffering and pain if you act without any further thought. The people who you are looking after in the hospital indicate that you would prefer to take this action in a clean and clinical manner, but you are being forced to act immediately by events that appear to be beyond your control.

You are anxious that you will not be able to control your anger and that this will cause a number of other people to become very angry as well. You feel that this will result in the complete breakdown of some close relationships with no opportunity for reconciliation. Instead of letting your resentment spread out of control, focus your anger on a single issue to ensure a healthy outcome.