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DREAM DICTIONARY : This dream dictionary is based upon hundreds of real dreams and has been meticulously researched. However, the only person who can truly identify the cause of a dream is the dreamer. Use the questions and quotes on this page to help you find out what has triggered your dream.

ANCIENT : Ancient times and stories in dreams that seem epic like often refer to the moments in our life which are similarly epic like and profound. Consider connections with things that seem important and intense within your life. Ancient times can also link to discussions in your mind about religion and philosophy and other profound subjects.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Have you just completed some long and arduous task?
- Have things been very dramatic or intense?
- Do you dislike the total indifference that some people have to your problems?
- Have you been trying to understand some profound or philosophical ieas?

KEY WORDS : Epic struggle, profound, religion, dramatic, intense, insight,brutal

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "I was thinking about RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY yesterday and other PROFOUND things "
- "It has been an EPIC struggle"
- "It has been very DRAMATIC and INTENSE"
- "It was really very IMPORTANT to me"
- "I am really starting to understand these dramatic and PROFOUND IDEAS"
- "They are just totally indifferent to my problems"
- "They are just UNCARING and BRUTAL"

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SEE ALSO : Hiding : Chasing : Chased : Surround : Jump : Fight : Pull : Push
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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 ancient in dreams?

Ancient buildings and cities can often link to thoughts about religion. E.g.

"I am really quite skeptical in life. I am not afraid to go in the opposite direction of everyone else. But so many people claim to have TRUE KNOWLEDGE yet to me they cannot be all right. So many religions seem to offer the true message but they all disagree with each other"[Dream symbol - heading north in ancient lands whilst everyone else is heading south]

"The next day I found a pamphlet for a nondenominational church that had symbols for different religions and the symbol on my hand in the dream was very similar to that of Spiritualism which believes in spiritual influence on earth after death. The dream could be a premonition of that"[Dream symbol - ancient roman city ]

Dreams described as epics often link to emotions that have felt quite dramatic and important. E.g.

"I have been carried along with a sense of involvement in my project. But now all the work is finished and I will have to settle down to a more sedate pace to life. I enjoy throwing myself into work. It was a really EPIC STRUGGLE"[Dream symbol - roman epic]

"I have been depressed and have felt like my emotions will come as if from the ocean and explode in an EPIC proportion"[Dream symbol - ancient city]

"Well, I had the dream Friday night, right after I basically got stood up by this girl I really like, so I guess that could tie in with the ghost thing. "[Dream symbol - ancient Aztec looking ruins are haunted]

"I have been told that my manager is actually a millionaire and just works at Walmart for something to do. I was a bit shocked. It wouldn’t change my attitude towards him as he is a bit dumb and also a total psycho"[Dream symbol - two ancient looking pots full of coins full of valuable gold and silver]

"CULTURE and the theater has always been important to me but I have always kept my interest a secret and personal thing"[Dream symbol - Huge ancient tree trunk ]

Ancient times can relate to your own deep wisdom and knowledge. E.g.

"I am starting to UNDERSTAND my dreams. I was thinking about another dream I had earlier on in the same night. Perhaps this linked to my understanding of this"[Dream symbol - I was walking up these ancient steps ]
Ancient times can relate to the harsh reality of life. E.g.

"I do not like some of the people at work. They do not make any allowances for any of my personal problems. I simply just have to get along with things. They are totally INDIFFERENT"[Dream symbol - I was in ancient medieval times ][This dream is featured in full below]
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SAMPLE DREAM
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THE DREAM I was in ancient possibly medieval times. The atmosphere was rather brutal and harsh.

THE REALITY The previous day the dreamer had been thinking about his problems. He was going through soe difficult personal probelms. yet the people at his work place werre totally indifferent and uncaring about his situation.

THE INTERPRETATION The dream mind is almost like a diary of the emotions that you felt the day before. So any emotions that come through help you trace the specific trigger of the dream. Many dreams simply just mimic exact emotions. In this case the dreamer felt a real sense of indifference coming from his workplace. So its really an exact match up.

One famous philosopher described ancient times as "nasty,brutish and short". So this dream brings together that sense of indifference and brutal life. Symbolic Meanings
ANCIENT : "Nasty and brutal times - capturing the dreamers immediate ood about his workplace"

DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer - "My coworkers are just totally indifferent to my situation. They are not making allowances for my problems. I just have to get on with the harsh reality of my life"

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

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