Visual representations of common expressions turn up in our dreams all the time.

Imagine a dream where you are holding onto a bulls' horns. Is it telling you to grab the bull by the horns? i.e: go for what you want.

What if you dreamt of being in your garden and were looking under the stones? It might mean "leave no stone unturned".

See if you can spot any common expressions in your dreams. They are often giving us good advice about how to proceed.

Homonyms are words that are spelt and sound the same but have different meanings such as cross, which could mean the christian symbol, being angry or crossing the road.

Homophones are words which have the same sound but are spelt differently and have different meanings. For instance, bee and be.

The way that we recognise if these kinds of symbols are present in our dream is by getting in touch with the word.

If, in your dream, there was the symbol of the cross, what do you feel when you see it in your minds eye? Do you feel cross/angry? Do you feel a spiritual connection? Or something else?

Is the bee that is buzzing around you in your dream telling you, "to just be"?

Words, however they present themselves, will be important in helping you to decipher your dream. Last night I dreamt that I was at a meeting at work with all my colleagues and my boss kept telling me to be quiet when I wasn't even saying anything! A word kept popping into my thoughts - it was "victimization". This had a lot of relevance to me since that's how I have been feeling at work lately though I hadn't yet managed to put a word to it.

That dream had a lot of other important information to tell me but I won't go into that now, it was just a good example of one way that words can present themselves. Other ways are road signs, words written down on paper or on a wall, advertisements or what someone is saying to us.

Does your dream have a theme tune? Really listen to the words of the song to find out what your dream is telling you.

Common Expressions

Written & Spoken Words & Songs

Homonyms & Homophones

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Sometimes we get so caught up in the symbols and amazing story lines of our dreams we forget to listen to the words. What's being said is just as important as what is being shown visually. Really listen to the words in whatever form they take.