Journey Dreams and Transport

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(Bicycle/Boat/Energy/Journey)

(Visiting other countries)
(Machinery/Railway) 
Transport/Travel

If you make any kind of journey in your dream then the dream is usually showing you the next stage of your own journey through life, any obstacles that you come up against can be translated and help to forewarn you of the pitfalls that may obstruct your way forward. 

You may or may not know the destination in your dream, sometimes when we are unaware of an actual destination it is because we do not set ourselves goals and just go wherever life takes us. 

Journey dreams are a natural way for you to pre 'know' the next chapter of your life, if the journey in your dream is smooth and faultless you can think positively about your present encounters because it should be a smooth ride forward and in the right direction.

If the journey you make is full of obstacles and obstructions then the next phase will not be quite so straight forward, incidentally, it is only when we are challenged that we make any real progress spiritually, this, unfortunately, is how progress works, all things in moderation brings real balance for the soul and accepting the difficult times are what help us appreciate the good times in our lives. 

When you dream of getting from one place to another easily, it is usually because you have experienced that road before and therefore find it easy to negotiate any obstacles that you come across, flying over obstacles is a way to show you that you have previous experience dealing with that type of problem, so you will fly through it this time. It is when we come across new types of problems and have no previous experience to draw from that we dream of struggling to make progress on our journey.

The way in which you travel in your dream can give you further information as to your progress in all different sections of your life and not just your spiritual progress, the mode of travel used can give you clues to the energy and power available for you to use, from your own stores and from the people around you that are willing to help.

Transport is used to transport you from one place to another and can be considered as a symbol for an external source of help, engines distribute energy and can represent your own energy or drive or the energy you get from other people. (Negativity drains your energy and positivity propels it.)

Transport meanings can be helpful with your translations as follows:

Airplane

A plane needs the dreamer to have faith and take-off into the unknown, putting your trust in someone else to help you reach the heights you wish to reach, an airplane lifts us up and exhilarates us while taking us on long exciting journeys, and this can symbolise a project takin- off or you need a goal to aim for, even if it seems so far out of reach. Much effort is needed to reach the heights and distance that you want to reach but flight is possible for anyone who has the right attitude and motivation.

Any problems with the flight you take in a dream highlights the obstacles that could get in the way of you reaching your overall destination or goal. Plane crashes are an easy way for you to understand how your dreams have come crashing down; you have lost faith in yourself or in other people or you have lost sight of your dreams. 

Boats

The type of boat will be important in your translation so see individual entries as well, but boats help us on our passage through emotional journeys; the ride you take on a boat can give you clues about what you might expect from emotional attachments whilst on that journey. Boats provide support from drowning in emotional feelings and so symbolise the overall support that is available to you from the people around you, but sometimes strength comes from unknown quarters of even from yourself.

Bus

Travelling with other people reminds you that you are not alone on your current journey and assistance will be there for you if you need it, but when we use transport that requires a fare to be paid it helps you to acknowledge that you feel like you always end up having to pay for what you achieve in another way. Forget karma as its a man-made notion, but trying to make progress in one area can draw the energy from another and leave it depleted, or if you give attention to one area of your life another area suffers neglect. Allowing other people to help you make progress will even out the balance and ensure there's enough energy to go round for all the things you want to do. 

If you do not have the fare in your dream then you must consider that things are not balanced (It's not fare) or maybe you do not have the means to continue with the plans that you have made. If you have to get off the bus before the stop that you want, then you may need to continue the next part of your journey alone or without assistance because other people have their own journey to make and have chosen a different route. This type of dream also happens when you do not have everything you need to continue on your chosen course, you are halfway there but not quite.

Cars

The car can sometimes be used as a substitution for our body in dreams, so the condition of the car should be noted, because if there is something wrong with it the dream might be referring to how your body is running, sometimes we need an MOT the same way as our cars do. Petrol can symbolise our energy stores and an empty tank literally means you have run out of energy to move forward, the progress you want to make isn't equal to the time and energy you can give. Most people feel like they are running on empty at some time or another and this type of dream wants you to understand that there are times when you need to do nothing, and enjoy some rest, as it is equally important as making fast progress.

Tyres can also depict how tired or deflated we feel, and a vehicle’s brakes will symbolise our stopping ability, being able to stop something, especially if it isn't good for us, addictions are sometimes brought up in a dream this way but so too is any situation that is out of control. The steering wheel dictates how we steer ourselves past obstacles or control the direction our lives are taking and it also links with our ability to control situations, people or events. 

Not having the correct paperwork to drive a car in a dream or driving a car without a license or insurance etc. helps you to acknowledge that the journey you are on is detrimental and will lead to complications in the long run.

Train

Trains have a similar translation to a bus, but they are more connected to a fixed route or destination. Trains are mostly used to express the idea that some journeys and events are predestined or pre-ordained or that there is nothing you can do to change events that have been set in motion. Train tracks symbolise the tracks that were laid down to ensure that you meet important people, reach important milestones or fulfill certain tasks to benefit your own spiritual progression. They can also help you understand when you have come off track or deviated from your plans. It can also explain how your life has de-railed or you have gone off the rails. Trains do stop at stations and this creates a chance for you to get off and change direction but these chances only arrive at certain times in your life, sometimes these ‘chances’ do not come along often and this is when trains are more appropriate as a symbol in your personal journey dream. Going past the station that you wanted to get off helps you understand missed opportunities.

Stations are also important in their own right because it is here that we meet people who will be important to us in the next stage of our journey. Stations act as signposts to the future, they remind us that we are merely passing through a stage and that change is always just around the corner. Train stations also provide a symbol to explain the people who turn up in our lives sporadically, they are not in our life the whole time but are no less important than those who are, we often have a deep connection and recognise the person immediately, spiritual guides or people that we have loved in the past are perceived this way. The station represents a meeting point or a cross-line which can be accessed by people from different places in the universe or different levels of existence.

The carriages of a train represent the different sections of your life and how they all fit together to create the overall experience. They also help you to understand the people who you share a particular experience with, or who you share a part of your journey with, these people are important to you for different reasons, they might share a common goal or they are central to your own overall plan, it is not uncommon to share a carriage with people who you don’t know, but this explains how your own life is affected and designed by the influence of people who are in the background or who you haven’t actually met, and yes this can also mean people who are in the spirit world.

Electric trains provide the motivation and energy needed to for you to move forward and excel very quickly, especially if you are trying to fulfill a life plan or do something that is important to your destiny, whereas an old steam train will help you to understand that to make real progress you must change your perception or your own way of thinking about things, being positive and open to change will speed up your progress.

Trucks

Trucks provide a similar translation to cars but the emphases are on the access baggage and responsibilities that you carry along with you.  The precious cargo can symbolise your loved ones and how you feel as though you need twice the strength to transport everyone through a difficult phase or a particular patch of life. Sometimes we use a truck when a car would suffice meaning that you use heavy force when a gentler form of getting what or where you want might be more appropriate, perhaps you are carrying everyone else’s baggage.

The Destination of Your Journey 

The Destination of your journey holds important symbolic information which you should always consider when you have a journey type dream because reaching a destination helps you to understand when you have fulfilled part of your own destiny, or you have experienced what you needed to in order to become an enlightened, experienced individual. You have reached a milestone if you like, a time when you are able to leave the past behind and make new choices and choose new routes to take.

When you are unaware of the destination in your journey dream it is because you are not quite there yet and have a way to go to get through the cycle you are in, this is an unknown equation because everyone takes as long as they need to get through the different phases of learning and experience, one person can learn something very quickly and another will keep making the same choices that lead them down the same road over and over again. Trains and buses especially help relay this message, they run on a route which is cyclical; life moves in cycles and it is difficult to notice the progress that you have made when you keep going over old ground but rest assured that the cycle you perceive is, in fact, a spiral.

The other problem with destinations is that they can change because a person’s free will always dictate the route that they choose. The final destination will always be the same for everyone and all that really matters is that you ‘took part’ in the experience; learning is learning no matter what route you chose. 

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Buildings in dreams

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(Buildings/Furniture/Home/House) 

A lot of symbolism can be gained from buildings in dream language; they can help you understand the strength of the things that you are building around you, they can help to explain how your life is structured and the support network that you have in place.  Buildings have also been used in dreams to explain the past and your connections to specific times of importance or how your life was structured then, in comparison to now. 
Buildings require care and attention to stay upright and protected from the elements and this will help you understand your own defense systems and your ability to be unaffected by outside interference.  
Buildings are used to emphasize restrictions like when hallways become narrow or when you have to climb through shrinking gaps. The type of building often links with a section of your life eg, your home with your home life, or a workplace with your job, etc so you may need to link up the building with the section of your life the dream is referring to and they may overlap just like they do in life, 

Overall, buildings will be used to explain how something is structured and how strong and sturdy that structure is. Damaged buildings or buildings that are falling down provide a good example for when you feel that a part of your life is run down or falling apart, these types of dreams help you to incorporate new ideas so that you can upkeep and support your own future. Dreams about decay need you to consider if something is falling apart through neglect or if time has worn down somethings' viability. In contrast to this, new and elaborate buildings show a positive outlook for you, with things improving and changing for the better. 

Castles

Your home is your castle and it needs to be at the forefront of your motivation for success. It represents your defenses and how well you protect yourself and your loved ones from negativity or attack. You should take note of the condition of the castle in your dream and its ability to withstand battle should it commence. The walls of a castle are built to defend from intruders, to protect the inhabitants from the outside world or from real life and what it throws at you. Castles link with strength and protection from the outside world. 

Church/Cathedrals/Temples

Places of worship can symbolise the spiritual journey that you are on. There is a need to start recognising that you should develop your spiritual self which is equally important as concentrating on the materialistic side of your life. 

To seek the divine or the higher power you would visit a place of worship and also gain help when all else has failed.

·          A sanctuary for solace and prayer and a place to begin a spiritual journey.

·          Your body and mind are a temple.

House

When you dream of your own house the dream is referring to your own personal environment and the way it is structured at any given moment in time. Dreams can bring information to your mind that you haven’t considered.

The state of the house is important and helps you to process and recognise your current situation. A messy house, for example, is a simple way for you to understand that you need to clear up chaotic situations that become a burden to the setup and layout of your life.

Houses are often used in dreams to show us obstacles that can affect our home life, the doors are too narrow or the windows won't open for example and this is so that you realise there are certain restrictions for you to negotiate before you can become content with your lot. 

People often have a dream where they are exploring different rooms in a house, in this case, the symbolism might be about your own different experiences, ones which you have been through before and are revisiting for some reason. Houses can present as some sort of obstacle course whereby you have to go through something specifically just for the experience itself. The ups and downs, the easy bits and he difficult bits all connect with your life experiences. 
Sometimes rooms contain scary manifestations of negative experiences that you have had in the past, and you might do an about-turn and not enter that room again. In a way, you are saying I've been through that before and I'm not about to do it again. You are actually acknowledging the fact that you do not plan on making the same mistakes again. 

Visiting a property from the past happens because you feel as though you have left something of yourself there, it might be happy or sad memories which changed your life and forced you to grow up. You will also visit a childhood home in a dream because you need to find the child within you once again; it was a time when you were not bogged down in responsibility. Perhaps you wish to recapture a sense of freedom that your childhood contained. 
An empty house can represent the emptiness you feel inside, the loneliness or a lack of physical comfort. Lots of people in a house or home helps you acknowledge when your life is overcrowded, you might crave time alone. 

The rooms in the house can symbolise the different sections of your life and how they all fit together. You might notice that there are obstacles between one section of your life and another, perhaps your work life does not merge very well with your home life.
An old house will be used to represent the past or past situations.
A new house will be referring to the future and new situations. 

Living room

How you live now and where you are supposed to relax. 
Problems with this room in your dream relate to your everyday life.

Bedroom

The relationship room, rest, sleep and your personal space and who you choose to share it with.

Kitchen

The kitchen is viewed as the workroom and can be used to symbolise the work that you do for others and what you create in the way of fulfillment, and if or not you can keep up with the demands of family life. It is here that you clean away the negativity that builds up and where you cater to the family as a whole.

The kitchen symbolises the way families work together and the energy you all contribute to create order.

Bathroom/Toilet

This room links with the emotions and getting rid of negativity. Flushing the toilet symbolises getting rid of waste and negativity. This type of symbol could also highlight problems with your physical plumbing, your kidneys, etc.

Walls

The walls in your house are built to protect you from the outside world and the condition of them in your dream can help to explain how well you are protected from the environment created by other people, and how secure you feel within that environment.

Other types of walls simply represent barriers or obstacles to overcome, the condition of the wall might give you some clues as to how easily you will break down or overcome the barriers that you face. A wall that is crumbling or broken reminds you that defenses can be broken down; time itself wears down stubborn barriers. It may, of course, be your own defenses that are wearing thin.

Windows and Doors

Windows also create a barrier to the outside world and are sometimes used in dream language as a symbol for what you can see from your own perspective. If there is something wrong with the windows or they are dirty then you do not have a complete and clear view of what is going on in the outside world, perhaps you fear to leave the safety of your private and protected cocoon. Widen your horizons and do some research before taking new routes. Dirty or broken windows can also help to explain how your view is obscured by the passing of time; you are not seeing things clearly because time has obscured your clear thinking regards relationships.

Doors also create a barrier and can be viewed as an obstacle, particularly so if there is something preventing you from opening or closing a door in your dream. If the door is open then you are being shown a way out of a situation, you are being reminded that the door is always open for change to begin. If however, you cannot close a door it will represent the fact that you find it impossible to close the door on someone who you feel ‘needs you’. Or perhaps you find it difficult to close the door on the past and move forward.

Doors help you to understand how the different sections of your life integrate, how you manage to combine your work life, love life, and family life, they can also represent the past present and future. Interactions between all of these things can be described using the door scenario. Locking windows or doors is done to keep intruders at bay; you are protecting yourself from negative people and their actions, or perhaps you wish to be alone and are locking life itself outside.

The condition of the house

Problems with the house in your dream can help you to acknowledge problems that you are currently experiencing; mending, redecorating or cleaning brings your attention to the fact that you need to spring clean your life, get rid of old and outdated ideas or anything that has a negative impact on you and your home life.

A house that looks beautiful and is full of nice things reassures you that times will change and you are heading for a more comfortable and secure time at home. 

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Dreaming about an ex

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Unfinished business 

I often hear from people who dream about their ex-partner, and on some level it might be because there is unfinished business in one or both people's minds,  maybe you think about them now and again or maybe they still take up a large percentage of your daily thoughts. 

The connection is still being made, so your dreams will react as if they are still in your life. The images and symbols might link with getting you to resolve issues in your mind so that you can let go of the link you have with them. It's like free psychotherapy, you will think through the dream and its images and scenarios and in doing so you will consider your own thoughts and feelings about them.
Some people say that they don't want to dream about their ex-partner but they keep popping into their dream, like an unwanted ghost, and that's exactly what they are, a ghost whose presence still lingers long after their physical presence has left your life. 
Firstly, it's important to decide if you want the ex in your dream or not? if you really don't then the likelihood is that they still have a connection with you rather than you with them. They are the ones working out what they need to resolve, you are also involved in this process if you allow it, but this is all done on a subconscious level. 

If your own feelings for them are still prevalent then you may dream about them until you have resolved your issues or moved forward and let them go. A lot of people wonder what if! what if things had been different or if we hadn't acted in a certain way, could we have worked things out? When some time has passed it is easy to get caught up in the idea that someone is still the right one for you, even though a relationship has shown you that they weren't.  Ex's often turn up in a dream when your connection can't be broken. for example, when you have children together or when you still see each other regularly for another reason. This makes it harder to move forward with your life and your dreams about your ex might reflect this. 

One lady I spoke with who had a particularly difficult break-up with her ex kept dreaming about him even though she has broken all contact with him, in the end, she mentally told him to stay out of her dreams, she said "I banished him from dreams! I sent 'out' the message that I didn't want him in my dreams for any reason." The cosmos must have heard me because the dreams stopped from then on. She said from her perspective she didn't have any unfinished business with him, it was he who wouldn't let her go. He was controlling and she had no freedom in the relationship, it seemed like after physical contact was severed with him he then started turning up in her dreams and she was having none of it, and asked the cosmos for help.

On a subconscious level we can dip in and out of other people's dreams, we may or may not be aware that we are sharing their dream experience, sometimes people share a dream and mention it aloud in the waking life but often people don't say anything and consider that it was their dream alone. Family and close friends will dream of each other all the time, so it's natural that their dreams are linked, perhaps they have shared different aspects of the same dream, each taking what they needed from the same story.

This is how the shared collective consciousness works. When people break up it can take a while for the collective consciousness to acknowledge the fact that you now want independence from the other person, especially when your natural thoughts are still focused on them. The bond will be broken eventually when you are not thinking about them anymore and they are not thinking about you. 

I dreamed about my ex-boyfriend and I was waiting for him to come out from school to have a meal in a restaurant but I ran out of mobile battery, so I decided to have a coffee somewhere. I was sat inside a truck and I saw him walking on the street. He was holding hands with another girl but I understood that she was just a friend, he usually calls his girlfriends ‘friends’. I went to say hello and tried to kiss him but he didn't respond. However, he looked surprised and glad to see me. His eyes looked alive. I stood there waiting for him to go and drop his friend somewhere, then I took a taxi. The taxi first dropped a woman in Greece. I asked the driver (who looked like he had suspicious eyes) where we were, on ‘Greece street’ or Greece the country? He said both. I asked because everything outside looked green and beautiful.

Your ex-boyfriend is in school which is where people go to learn, so it seems that while you haven’t been together he has learned a lot of things, maybe about life and relationships. Perhaps your previous relationship ran out of energy while you were waiting for him to grow up and learn a few lessons about love. This is common in relationships, by the time a person has developed and grown enough to have a decent relationship the other person has given up waiting for changes, and the relationship has run out of steam.

A mobile phone which often replaces the telephone in dream imagery is symbolic of communication and therefore also provides a representation of the communication that was needed in your relationship. The fact that the battery died explains how communication had died between you both. Also, the fact that you are in a truck gives you some more information, instead of driving your message home to him gently you used a truck which is a symbol for when you use more force than is needed. In contrast to this, it could mean that you should have used more force to get your point over to him.

(hard to say without knowing your personal circumstances) 

Did you ever tell him what you wanted from him? It looks like he has moved on now, although you seem to be of the opinion that they are only friends and this may or may not be true. The eyes are the windows to the soul and you say that his eyes looked alive, perhaps he is in a good place right now and has moved forward and learned a lot about life and love. 
Maybe this is just how you are viewing him now but it doesn't mean its true. You wait for him while he drops off his friend, maybe you are waiting for him to finish with this new relationship so that you can rekindle your own relationship with him on a better footing than before.

Let’s think about Greece for a moment and the symbolism it is trying to relay to you. It is a beautiful country for sure and a wonderful place with warm and amazing people. But underneath the surface of this, they have been struggling for quite some time to manage a collapsing economy. You might be forgiven for thinking that the grass is now greener on your ex-boyfriend's side of the fence and that he has learned a lot from your time apart but please consider that there might still be issues underneath what you can't see on the surface. 

The taxi driver describes someone in your life who takes you where you need to go, in this case, you will be once again in unknown territory, meaning that the relationship can still take twists and turns that you don’t expect. You could end up feeling as though there are some positives and some negatives to the relationship and you are actually no better off than you were last time around. You don't trust the taxi driver anyway because you know that you could end up in a situation that on the surface looks wonderful, but is it?

Then I dreamed that I was talking to an ex-boss of mine. I had been promoted and I could see my new contract in my current job, plus I had a pay rise. But I was still doing the same job. The company had only changed the title of my occupation and it was misspelled on the contract. I was happy about the pay rise but a bit frustrated because I hadn't actually got a better job. However, the company seemed benevolent and I was telling the ex-boss of mine that I had a pay rise every year anyway.

This is another way of explaining to you that you might think that you are getting a good deal when in actual fact it’s the same deal as you had before. This might relate to the ex-boyfriend, perhaps he acted like he was your boss, I wonder if he tried to control you last time around? It could also relate to work of course and literally represent another situation where you want to do better but other people don't deliver what they say they can.

The last dream I remember, I was with a group of people inside a flat. I think we were having a party. Then I went outside and I saw the upper level of the building burning, they were big flames. Everybody went outside and we thought we were lucky to have noticed in time. Then I remember a huge explosion that didn't damage anything. That’s all I remember.

This last section of the dream is making you aware that forewarned is forearmed, you can make better choices if you have more information. It seems to me that you have been given more information through these dreams, you have been warned that things will not necessarily be any different this time around where your ex-boyfriend is concerned. At the moment you are enjoying life, having a party so to speak, you are enjoying freedom and friends. You can avoid those explosive situations and you can avoid the damage that can be done by being up-close to situations or people that are volatile. 

Buildings symbolise how your life is structured, how it is built upon solid ground, a life where you have support from your friends and family. They keep you upright. The explosions and fire represent how your secure set up can be destroyed if you don't listen to your own instincts. 

Fire is often used to represent passion and how it can get out of control, sometimes we are overcome with passion even when we know that it isn't the best course of action. I would like to add that you mention that the huge explosion didn't cause any damage, maybe you feel that the explosion of passion you feel won't cause any damage. 

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A dream about a bungalow, bathroom and a wolf

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So I had an afternoon nap and had the wildest epic motion picture of a dream. We were in a bungalow going through the rooms one at a time - it was then I realized that we had actually bought it. Me, my partner his son and my mum and dad (we have spoken about this for a while - buying a large bungalow together)

This part seems to be about how you feel about your own commitment to your nearest and closest family members, you each have a vested interest in each other, you invest your time, money and love into these people and they return the favour. Buying a bungalow is a way for you to see how you need more space in your life to fit everyone in, or make time for them equally. You would like to make room for them all but perhaps you realise that to have more time for them all, you would have to invest even more of yourself. You say that you have considered and spoken about buying a bungalow and perhaps this is because you think that if you keep everyone under the same roof then you will find it easier to manage your time between them. 

A bungalow is a one-story building that has no upstairs so this could represent how you feel that you have to find a balance between the energy you are able to give to your family and the energy you have to reserve or keep for yourself. This is a direct reference about sharing your energy with other people, and juggling the responsibilities that come from being the main support structure of your family. Buildings are often used in dreams to represent how your life or your own little world is structured. Bungalows reduce the amount of work you have to do so they can be viewed positively, they make life easier for people, although this can mean you have to make cutbacks in order to gain freedom. 

Having everything on one level will mean that you don't have to make the effort of going upstairs, thus saving time and energy. It can also be a reference to 'being on the level' with all the people around you. Being open and honest will also bring you a balance. On a subconscious level, you have probably considered that buying a bungalow for you all to live in together will mean you will ultimately have more spare time and your resources will be shared, therefore the pressure will not be on just one person to keep everything ticking over but evenly divided between the people who need you.

I remember spending a lot of time in the bathroom - looking around it. It was an old bathroom suite - peachy pink and there was a bidet with a shower hose.  My stepson was playing with the hose and splashing the water around. We were laughing but I was telling him off...

The bathroom links with getting rid of negative emotions, getting rid of waste, or all the crap that you are holding on to, things that need clearing out and getting rid of. The old bathroom suite shows how you need to update your way of getting rid of negative emotions. The fact that it is peachy can have significance as well, it might be old but it’s still peachy!

The bidet is a symbol used to highlight your own personal waterworks or reproductive system, perhaps things need a spring clean to get them working at their best, this would be appropriate especially if you were trying for a baby and nothing was happening. Likewise, the shower is an item that helps you to clean and wash away the grime of life.  Baths and showers act as a form of cleansing and regenerating. 

It would seem that your stepchild plays with your emotions, not purposely, of course, highlighted by the fact that he is squirting the water all around and making a mess in the emotions section of your life. I guess you are happy to have him around but he makes you think about having your own child.  

Outside the bungalow, it was very open...

Outside of the tight family unit, things are a bit simpler and more open and easier to deal with on an emotional level.  

To the left, it was very flat and there were other houses and bungalows really well spaced out, but you could see them for a long way off... 

You always tend to look ahead, perhaps you like to know what’s in the future so you can be prepared for all eventualities. This symbol can also show how you like to keep friends and neighbors at a slight distance, not too close and not too far away. The flat area explains that you do not have any problems or bumpy rides with your outer circle of friends, and if you do it's quite straight forward because you are not so emotionally involved with them as you are your close family members. This is why the bungalows in your dream are spaced out, to give you some distance between you and the problems of your wider circle of friends. It seems to me like you have enough responsibilities of your own and your energy won't stretch any further, so you have to keep the outer circle of friends at a safe distance.

There were lots of fields... 

This might symbolize lots of fields of opportunity, the grass is always greener or so it seems. It could be that life outside of the family is a lot less complicated. 

Green grass and a few hills with woods at the end...
A few obstacles and uphill struggles but not that many. 

The woods of trees in the distance can symbolise that you fear the future, you see it as being more complicated. Woods symbolise being in the thick of things. These symbols correspond to your life outside of your close family circle, maybe your work life or career. It could, of course, represent what you envisage in the distant future.

Other families were in their front gardens and the neighbours were getting in their car, they had just packed up and looked like they were going for a holiday...

You stand by and watch as other families get quality time together to relax, unwind and have fun, you think that they are lucky, carefree and going on their holidays like I said the grass always seems greener on the other side doesn't it?  But it’s probably a misconception of yours that everyone else seems to have it all. Actually what goes on in the back garden would offer a truer picture than the front you see. 

I can see exactly what the neighbour looked like and was wearing. No idea why...

You are adamant that you have a true clear picture of a person and you can sum them and their situation up. But is this a true picture or the façade they create for you to see? Clothes are symbolic for the façade we put on each day, for other people to see. Being nude is laying it all bare. You are seeing what they want you to see, believe me. 

I went towards the woods to check it out and I saw something - curious I went closer - suddenly I realised it was a wolf - a huge (larger than normal) wolf. It was snarling at me, but I wasn't scared that much...

It would seem that you are confident that you can tame the wildest of beast, which is why you had the confidence to keep pushing forward even though you knew the wolf could possibly bite your head off. You are not scared of a challenge and have the confidence to overcome any opposition.

Wild Animals

Wild animals help you to understand the wild side of your own or of other people’s nature or temperament. The side of a personality that acts of its own accord without consideration for everyone else. Wild animals can also help you to understand your own fears in the face of hostility or opposition and to help you prepare a way forward when you are faced with these things in your life. Animals display characteristics that help you to understand the type of person you have to deal with; they also help you to develop aspects of your own personality.

The wolf has long since been used as a symbol for protection and spiritual strength, this stems from the Native American Indians mythology where the wolf symbolises strength and loyalty and is respected for their hunting abilities. 

My heart was pumping hard, but I went closer towards the wolf telling it shhhhhhhh, it's ok, shhhhhh with my hand outstretched... 

Trying to calm or tame the wolf is a way for you to recognise when you have to keep the wolves at bay, you know the saying when the wolves are at your door, you feel as though something is imminent and going to hurt you, it’s like you are waiting for something to go wrong? You could be trying to tame a personality who is larger than life or quieten a problem that is at risk of getting out of control or both.

The wolf looked at me and for a second I thought it was going to calm down, then I turned and ran. The wolf was behind me, snapping at my heels but it never got to me. At one point I realised it couldn't get me and I slowed down – but the wolf stayed there snapping at my heels as I walked...

This is self-explanatory, to have the wolf snapping at your heels means that the larger than life character is always behind you snapping at your heels and keeping you on your toes. 

The wolf could also symbolise a problem that is snapping at your heels, a problem that follows you around, it could be a combination of both. 

Then I noticed a shed to the side of the bungalow, inside the shed it felt like I was watching a horror film. It was weird - Freddie Krugas red and black T-shirt was hanging up and his knife hand - then I saw lots of clips from different horror films in my mind or I was in lots of situations where there was something that reminded me of a horror film?  

Ironically a shed can symbolise something that has to be shed, like the monster within, in this case, perhaps the wolf character needs to shed its wild nature. The knife represents the ability to cause harm, the wolf has the ability to hurt you and you know it, perhaps you know that if the wolf isn't tamed it will be like a horror movie where the heroine or female character will be massacred. Love has the ability to hurt and change the set up you have pondered upon, i.e. buying a bungalow with your partner, his child, and your own mum and dad. If the wolf is symbolic for your partner and his wild side isn't tamed eventually you envisage there will be problems and your perfect idea of family life could be in jeopardy. The horror film is a representation of the fear you have of how things could turn out if the wolf gets you. 

A shed is also a temporary structure used to store the junk that you don’t want in the house, the stuff you don’t really want to acknowledge.

Then I was on a road and watching a car come towards me, but the car was from a movie – it wasn't real life. Two people were trying to drive it at once....

Being on the road can help you take a look at the path or road you are on from your own standpoint. You view it all as one big movie whereby everyone is just playing out their characters. If you watch a movie you cannot reach in and alter the movie, you cannot change the events that unfold before you. This is how you feel your life is, unchangeable and pre-designed by a director. And you don’t feel like you are the director. Someone else seems to be sitting in the director’s chair.

Two people can’t drive a car at once. This says so much. If you want to make progress you can only choose a direction that suits you. Keep being pulled to and fro will cause problems, you have to have the same aim and direction for it to work in a relationship.

As you can see there are no definitive answers in dream translation, you are still required to make your own choices or perhaps stand back and see how things pan out. Your dream is showing you how you think and feel on an emotional level, and how other people are making you feel. 

This type of dream isn't predictive or judgemental it is merely an example of how you feel at the moment. The minor details represent the smaller issues you are experiencing, and the major symbols like the wolf and the bungalow represent the larger quandaries in your life and how you feel about them.

Some details are giving you extra information, like the need to refresh and clean out the emotional baggage you are holding on to. And the little message about everything being peachy with your inner feminine workings, even though they are a little older than you would like. 

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