P

Pacifier

Being soothing or needing to be soothed
Are you trying to 'pacify' a situation?
Are you in need of comfort?

 

Pacing

Uncertainty
Over thinking and analyzing a situation
Take time to still your mind
 

Package

Sending a package - releasing something into the universe - giving of a part of yourself to another
Receiving a package – acknowledging an unrecognized part of yourself

 

Packing

Preparation for changes in your life
 

Pail

Useful tool
Carrying one thing to another
What is it filled with?
A full pail - full of possibilities

 

Paint

Making new
Instant gratification
Changing the way something is viewed by others
Self expression
How does the colour make you feel?
Putting a 'fresh coat of paint' on something - New lease on life

see also 'colours'
 

Pairs

Balance
Ying/Yang
Opposites
Completeness
'Two by two'
 

Palace

Your own sense of your true magnificence
 

Palm

Holding the world in the palm of your hand - success is yours for the taking!
Openness
Your destiny
Life's pathways laid out
Palms up - surrender/release
Palm reading - finding out where you want to be heading in life/how your life will be laid out
 

Pan

Greek God - Joy in nature
Cooking something in a pot can represent incubating an idea
Parachute
Soaring
Feeling protected to be able to soar to new heights
 

Pandor's Box

Curiosity
Be careful what you wish for
'Curiosity killed the cat'
 

Panther

Feminine power and protection
Sensuality
Solitude
Stealthness - are you stalking a situation or person?
Stamina - are you prowling a situation or person
Patience - are you ready to pounce when the time is right?
Black Panther - dark mysteries

 

Paper

Communication -is someone trying to tell you something?
Self-expression
A blank peice of paper - a clean slate/fresh start
 

Parachute

Are you about to bail out of a situation?
If the parachute has failed, perhaps someone has let you down in a difficult situation?
 

Parade

‘Parading yourself around’ - showing casing your abilities/showing off
 

Parents

Father – can represent an authority figure in your life – yang energy
Mother – can represent the person who nurtures you in your life – yin energy
 

Parrot

Imitating/copying
Speaking without thinking about what it is you are saying
Intelligence / Mimicry
Exotic beauty / Charm
Color / Splendor
See "Birds"
 

Party

Celebration
 

Passenger

‘Along for the ride’
‘Being taken for a ride’
Don’t be a passenger in your own life…
 

Passport

Your ticket for change and for creating new experiences in life
 

Path

Progress towards a goal
‘Staying on the right path’
‘The path of least resistance’
What was the condition on the path?
Example:
A straight and narrow path – You are in alignment with and making progress with your life’s goals and purpose.
A crooked path – You are wondering off course and are not sure what direction to go.
 

Pavement

‘Paving the way’ – smoothing the road ahead.
Pedestal
‘Putting someone on a pedestal’ – Seeing someone as above you
 

Peacock

Pride
Vanity
Confidence
Show off
Ego
 

Pegasus

Freedom
Inspirational
Soaring above
Magical
 

Pen

Expressing yourself
Fluid communication
‘All penned up’ – Feeling restricted
 

Pencil

Unrestrictive self communication and expression
 

Pendulum

Uncertainty
Weighing out of several choices
Needing a balance in your life
 

Penis

Potency
Power
Sexuality
Projecting energy
Impotence
Yang energy
‘He's acting like a real dick/acting like a prick' - Full of himself/arrogant

 

Penis

Projecting energy
Power
Potency
Yang energy
 

Pepper

Spicy emotions
Stimulating
‘Peppering the truth’ – Manipulating the truth for your own benefit.
 

Perfume

Expressed sensuality
Sensual attraction
 

Petal

‘He loves me, he loves me not’ – Uncertainty about someone’s feelings towards you
   

Photography

Memories from the past
Objective observation of a situation
Freezing a moment in time
 

Piano

Being out of tune or in tune with yourself
 

Pie

‘Getting a piece of the pie’ – Getting an opportunity
 

Pig

Selfish
Messy
Overindulgence
‘Pig sty' - dirty and messy
‘Pig-headed' - Stubborn
 

Pillar

‘Pillar of strength’
 

Pin

''Getting pinned down’ – Held fast or immobile
 

Pine

‘To pine away for someone/something’ – Longing
Excellent cleanser and purifier
 

Pipe

As a musical instrument- joy and freedom
As a peace pipe- holiness, reverence and unity with the spirit
 

Pirates/Piracy

Freedom and Independence
Defying of authority
Excitement and adventure
The 'lure of the sea'
Acts of depravity
Vulgar and careless behaviour
Stealing and pillaging
 

Plants

Is there nurturing of the potenial growth of a situation or person?
Do you have a 'Green thumb'?
Plants need a caring and nurturing environment

 

Plastics

Artificial
Capacity to be molded are shaped
 

Platform

Taking a stand concerning your beliefs and principles
 

Play

Joy
Spontaneity
‘All the world is a stage’ – you can choose the script
 

Playground

Place where fun is allowed and you can be carefree
A place where you can get in touch with your inner child/self
A place to escape and let loose
 

Poison

Something destructive or harmful
‘A poisonous attitude’ – Being judgmental and fearful
 

Police

See officer
 

Pond

Emotion
Intuition
Calm and clear pond suggests calm and clear emotions, the opposite would suggest problems.
Pool
Deep, intuitive inner realms of the self
 

Porcupine

‘Prickly situation'- a situation you need to tread carefully through
 

Port

Home
Safety
 

Portrait

How you see yourself or how you think others see you
 

Postman

Messages or news coming to you
Information from an outside source
 

Pot

‘Stirring the pot’ – creating a disturbance
Something you are created
 

Potato

Feeling lazy ("couch potato")
Feeling unclean ("growing potatoes")
Standard, low-value filler ("meat 'n potatoes")
Feeling connected to the Earth
 

Pottery

Molding something in your life
 

Praise

You have earned something
 

Pregnancy

Giving birth to an idea, feeling or emotion
A new creative project
A powerful dream symbol
A new direction in life
 

Premonition

Is it a real premonition dream or a symbolic self-growth dream?
Some of these things can usually be found in a real Premonition dream:
Bright colours
Rounded or round object (this is the energy of the prophecy, of premonition)
A symbol repeating itself three times
If you are not sure, interpret the dream both literally and symbolically until the meaning becomes clear
 

President

Control
Leadership
Guidance – showing the way
 

Priest

Religious beliefs
Spiritual guidance
Authoritative or parental type dictatorship
Can be seen as condeming
Can represent chastity/ or the immorality of being sexual

 

Prince

The most divine masculine part of yourself
Yang energy in the universe
 

Princess

The most divine feminine part of yourself
Yin energy or the feminine force in the universe
 

Prison

Self imposed limits and confinement
The only person who can imprison you is you

 

 

Prisoner

Feeling trapped / "boxed in"
Feeling isolated / abandoned
Bored with life
Being suppressed
See "Prison"
 

Prop

Something supporting you until you can gain your own wisdom, judgment or strength
 

Prophet

Guidance
Teaching
Divine direction
Mystic
Visionary
Master
Listen to what the prophet has to say to you…this is a powerful dream symbol of guidance
 

Prostitute

‘Prostituting yourself’
Using your creative energy inappropriately
Misusing your creativity
Latent draining of sexual energy
 

Prune

Shriveled up
Dried up
An old person
Cutting away that which is no longer neccessary
 

Puddle

Can represent a small emotional annoyance or nuisance that is bothering you
 

Pump

Sexuality
Power
Strength
Potency
Priming a pump can indicate opportunities ahead
Using a breastfeeding pump-taking of yourself to nourish another
Water flowing freely from a pump can represent easy, free-flowing emotions

 

Pumpkin

‘Turned into a pumpkin’ - your true self revealed or an opportunity being taken away from you
 

Puppet

Giving away your power; not remembering that you are in control
Manipulation
Are you manipulating others?
Are you being manipulated?
 

Purse

‘Tied to another’s purse strings’
 

Puzzle

‘Not seeing the whole/big picture’
‘Feeling puzzled’
Lacking clarity or feeling unsure
Each part of your life is a piece of the puzzle
A completed puzzle indicates unification
 

Pyjamas

Getting ready to rest
Being comfy/cozy
Relaxed
If worn in the wrong 'setting' can indicate that you are unprepared for the circumstances around you
 

Pyramid

Inner unification and alignment
A symbol of initiation
Moving to a new level of awareness or understanding within yourself
 

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