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DREAM DICTIONARY : : This dream dictionary makes the claim that it is better than any other. Why? It works on the assumption that if something very big and important happens the day before then you will surely dream about it. This dictionary collects together such dreams and has meticulously studied their meanings. Try to study the definitions and questions below and see how they relate to real life right now.

GRANDMOTHER : Grandmothers can of course simply link to themselves and so if some important issue is involving them right now then you maybe thinking about them. But they can also be symbolic. They can link to the passage of time in some way. A grandmother may link to your assessment of how well or badly your experience of something has been going. Its essentially then symbolic of some review of your experiences.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Have you been ill or run down?
- Has something simply gone on for too long ?
- Have you been wondering how things have progressed over a period of time?

KEY WORDS : my experience, far too long, illness, fumbling

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "I am feeling old and tired"
- "I have been thinking over all the time I spent there"
- "This has gone on far too long!"
- "time has passed since it happened"
- "just when will it happen"
- "taking my time"

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SEE ALSO : Unknown Men : Sisters : Brothers : Fathers : Mothers : Little Girls
DREAM STUDIES : Grandparents : Sisters : Brothers : Fathers : Bosses : Unknown Man : Unknown Woman
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Below you will see a series of quotes. Each quote represents the meaning of a particular dream(these are all dreams where the meaning is understood totally). For instance one dream may have meant that the dreamer was having trouble at work. In that case the quote may simply be "There is a bad atmosphere at work". Some information is included about which dream symbols were included in the dream(within the squares brackets). Often a sample dream is included which shows you how the dream interpretation was reached.
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ESSAY : What is the symbolic meaning of grandmothers in dreams?

If there is a real life issue that involves your grandmother then the dream may simply link with that. E.g.

"My granny is coming to stay. She drives me mad but this time I am determined not to let her get to me"[Dream Dictionary - grandmother][the dream on which this quote is based is featured in full at the end of this article]

"There is an issue involving my grandmother right now as she blames me for something that happened"[Dream Dictionary - grandmothers house]

"I felt so scared about my grandmother yet in reality she coped with the storm without any problems"[Dream Dictionary - tsunami and grandmother]

"my granny told me of this scream during the night. She said it was like someone was being murdered. It scared the life out of me"[Dream dictionary - grandmother]

Grandmothers can symbolise some intuition which is connected with the passage of time. Maybe you have been thinking over your feelings since something happened. E.g.

"I have been thinking about my ex and I think that he has definitely given up on our relationship now"[Dream Dictionary - ex boyfriends grandmother whom I do not recognise]

"When I first joined the forum I received such abuse. But I thought I would stick around for a little while to see what it was all about. It turned out that they abuse everyone when they first join"[Dream Dictionary - grandmother]

"I have just got pregnant and me and my husband have been trying for ages. Now we can start to put the miscarriage behind us"[Dream dictionary - husbands grandmother]

"I waited for ages but she did not turn up. I guess I was stood up" [Dream Dictionary - grandmothers house]

Grandmothers can link to your feelings about how something has been going. E.g.

"I have just got a new bible and have been thinking how I live up to this practically. I know I have a tendency to swear"[Dream Dictionary - grandmother]

"Maybe things are not so great now but I know that my crush is the one for me. Given time I am sure we will get together"[Dream Dictionary - grandmothers friend]

"I have given things TIME but its clearly not working. I had this vision of what it would be like by now and really things are just not happening. I have got to think of something else. My current approach is clearly not successful "[Dream Dictionary - deceased grandmother]

Grandmothers can link to your reflections about how something has been going. Especially it may link to something that has been going on for too long. E.g.

"there is some building work going on around my home. Its been going on for ages and they are taking advantage of me." [Dream Dictionary - Grandmother]

"My baby has been crying for a long time. I should wake up and attend to him."[Dream Dictionary - Grandmothers house]

Grandmothers can be a symbol of a particular side of the family. E.g.

"my husbands sister asked for money. I feel sympathy but do definitely not want to give her money."[Dream Dictionary - Cross between my mother and husbands grandmother]

A grandmother dream may link to your feelings about something in light of your own experiences. E.g.

"I have been reading a book and I have been thinking about my own life in relation to this"[Dream Dictionary - grandmothers]
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SAMPLE DREAM
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THE DREAM In my dream I was somewhat lost in an abandoned building (looked like my old elementary school) and I ran into another woman who seemed to know a bit more about the surroundings than I did. Then I looked down and found a scrap of paper with lots of pictograms from different cultures all describing a sort of predator. We puzzled over it a minute when the woman I was with disappeared. I knew she had been taken by whatever the predator described on the paper was. Somehow I found it’s home and was invited in by the woman I had been with earlier. She was very frightened and tried to hide in a pile of odds and ends. It didn’t work and I was found when the predator came home. It was a monstrous old woman and I immediately stood up and spoke to it. "Grandmother! I’m glad you are home, I got you two presents but you seem to have found the first already." I pointed at the other woman who looked even more frightened and tried to hide in a corner. "I also brought you this ball, I didn’t know what it was but I thought you might like it grandmother." I handed her my stress-relief squishy ball and she popped it in her mouth, exclaiming that it was horse-meat and told me to set the table. We chatted as I set the table for two and I learned that her name was Baba Yaga, she was the old Russian witch who ate people. I took my chance and seized the fork and got up on the table so I could reach her face and yelled. "Baba Yaga! I am your old enemy and tonight you die!" I stabbed her in the eye and killed her. I woke up just as help was arriving.

THE REALITY The dreamers grandmother(who drives her nuts) was coming to visit for six months because she was suffering from ill health and needed 24 hour care. Coincidentally, the home of Baba Yaga in the dream is identical the spare bedroom the dreamers Grandma sleeps in when she visits.

The dreamer is studying anthropology in real life. She made the following comment about the symbols in the dream "it parallels the traditional fairy tales of the native Americans and the Russians. The young person always respectfully addresses the monster as grandmother or grandfather and in turn the creature is obligated to treat the hero as they would their own grandchildren. Then the monster is usually tricked into killing themselves or giving the hero an opportunity to kill them."

DREAM ANALYSIS Witches tend to be quite predictable symbols. The witch usually symbolises some evil or manipulative female who tries to selfishly get exactly what they want. Its just a matter of asking yourself who the witch is in your waking life. In this case the dreamers grandmother was just about to come to visit for a long stay. Since the dreamer had a quite negative view of her grandmother then its clearly related to that. So now its just a matter of seeing how the symbolism worked.

In the dream the pictogram probably represents the dreamers worst possible view of how things could turn out. Pictures tend to link to things that we are imagining and picturing in our minds. In such cases we tend to exaggerate things and fear the worst.

The dreams draw on the dreamers studies in anthropology and use symbols from native American fairy tales and Russian culture. We draw on symbols that are significant to ourselves. But really the symbols are all standard symbols. We have witch who captures the dreamers feelings about her grandmother and the monster who symbolises her fear that things will get out of control. In this dream they also make a very specific point about the dreamers strategy for dealing with her grandmother as the young person always addresses the monster as grandmother. So maybe it suggests that the dreamer is going to be always respectful to her grandmother so if any arguments take place then she can always blame things on her grandmother.

Also we have hints as to how the dreamer is approaching her grandmothers visit. She stabs the witch in the eye. So thats suggests that she is going to stand up to her grandmothers worst excesses.

Symbolic Meanings
MONSTER : "Some form of behavior that is totally out of control - in this case a wish that her grandmas behavior does not get too out of hand"
PICTOGRAMS : "something that you are imagining in your mind - in this case how bad her grandmas behavior can become"
STRESS BALLS : "The dreamer hands the monster the stress balls because she wants to clearly communicate her views to her Grandmother"
WITCH : "A selfish and manipulative figure - the dreamers grandma tends to drive her nuts"

DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer - "My grandmother is coming to stay as she is ill at the moment. She drives me crazy. I am going to make sure things do not get out of control."

See how the Symbolic Meanings above weave together to form a key insight in the DREAM MEANING

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