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Common Themes

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taking tests

see studying. (pliskin)

teeth

symbolize aggression. false teeth represent insincerity. (ackroyd)

losing teeth in a dream may allude to a fear of getting old and impotent. (ackroyd)

telepathy

dream telepathy can be used to alert people with whom you are close that there are issues worth talking about while you are awake. (pliskin)

telephone

a ringing telephone means the unconscious has something important it wants to tell you. (ackroyd)

if you're afraid to answer the phone, you may be afraid to listen to the unconscious. (ackroyd)

thirteen (13)

symbol of evil and bad luck. (ackroyd)

threat

whatever is threatening you in a dream could be internal or external. internal things could be emotions and sexuality. external things include relationships and events. (ackroyd)

if you do the threatening in the dream, it could be an expression of self-assertion. (ackroyd)

three (3)

symbol of completeness, or something that can contribute to personal fulfillment. (ackroyd)

Jung:three signifies something almost but not quite complete. what's lacking can only be supplied by part of the unconscious self that you find too scary to use. (ackroyd)

thunder
(see storm)

symbol of anger or an emotional outburst. in Greek mythology, thunderstorms were fights between Zeus and Hera. (ackroyd)

a thunderbolt could be a warning from the unconscious to pay more attention to its messages. (ackroyd)

tiger
(see animal)

a figure of masculinity. it may alsp represent someone or something that scares you, like an instinct or urge. (ackroyd)

tomb

represents death, literally or figuratively. it could also be a symbol of rebirth. if the tomb is womb-shaped, it could express a desire to return to the womb. (ackroyd)

tongue

you may have been talking too much or too little lately. Freudians think the tongue represents the penis. (ackroyd)

train

could have sexual connotations: the train is the penis, and its going into a tunnel represents intercourse. (ackroyd)

Freud: missing a train means missing death or an opportunity. perhaps you feel guilty in accepting what is offered to you. (ackroyd)

tree

symbolizes the power of growth. as a tree reaches high into the sky because of its strong roots in the earth, in dreams it may mean that spirituality can't be reached without roots in the unconscious. a dying, withered tree represents someone who dwells too much in the material world, rather than in the spiritual world. (ackroyd)

triangle(s)

an upward or downward pointing triangle represents the vagina. where the points overlap is a symbol of intercourse. (ackroyd)

tunnel

sexually, it represents the vagina. see train. could also symbolize the unconscious. thirdly, it could represent death if there is light at the end. (ackroyd)

two (2)

the number 2 is a symbol of conflict, most likely between 2 parts of yourself (conscious/unconscious, anima/animus). it could also represent a union between the conflictors. (ackroyd)

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