Easter brings thoughts of chicks and eggs, and although there is an obvious connection between the two in real life, there is little to none in dreams.

Since I'm a proponent that chickens came before eggs, lets take a look at the little biddies first.



WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF, CHICKEN?
Chicken dreams, when interpreted, always give me one of those "Aha!" moments. So far, without fail, every time I hear a dream that has chicks, chickens, fried chicken, chicken salad, and any other way the Colonel brings them to the table, the dream is addressing fear. It's one of those slang things the Lord likes to do in dreams; He's saying you are currently being "chicken" about something.

Even if the chicks are adorable little creatures, and you love them in the dream, that doesn't make them a good thing. It just means you think the fear you are dealing with is a good thing.

You'll note that chickens are usually yellow in color also, and yellow is another slang expression that means fear. In dreams, they don't necessarily have to be yellow, but they still symbolize fear.

EGGS SYMBOLIZE NEW IDEAS OR THOUGHTS
Now let's look at dreams that have eggs in them. Think about it: what would eggs symbolize? They are the potential for new life, about to hatch. They symbolize new ideas, new thoughts. 

The new potential can be good or bad. Let's talk about the negative aspects first. For example, if you are going through a rough spot in life, and make a bad decision, you might have a dream about eggs. The eggs could be dark, black, or even (yuck) snake or lizard eggs. This would mean your new idea is definitely not a good idea.

Or, the eggs could be brightly colored, or white. In Dream Interpretation Toolkit, we discuss practically every color in the Easter basket, and you need to consider the color of the eggs in your dream. For example, since white can mean both right thoughts or attitudes as well as religious ones (Jesus called the religious people of that day "white-washed tombs"), white eggs in dreams can symbolize either new, godly ideas or new,religious ones.

Have you had a recent dream of chickens or eggs? Leave a comment and tell us about it.

Happy Easter!

As Kermie says, green can mean a lot of things, and that's certainly true in dreams. Let's take a good look at the color green, bearing in mind that the Lord loves to use slang expressions in dream-puzzles. 

For example, when we say someone is green it can mean they are new at a certain thing. Or we might say they look "green around the gills," meaning they look sick. Another way we use the color green--and so does He--is "green with envy." If you're wearing green clothing in your dream, ask yourself, "Was I envious about anything yesterday or maybe the day before?" If so, you can figure that's likely what the dream, and the Lord of the dream, are addressing.  

Many times, colors have the same symbolic meanings as they do in the Bible. For example, grass green or evergreen means life, as in the following Scripture:

            "And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in 
            the sky, and all the small animals that scurry along the ground--everything that 
            has life."  - Genesis 1:30 (NLT)



COLORS CAN HAVE OPPOSITE MEANINGS, TOO

As with almost all symbols used in dreams, a color can be used for good or bad, and the dreamer must consider the other symbols and actions being done in the dream to determine the correct symbol definition. 

Just as green can mean life, it can also mean death:

           "I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death."
            - Revelation 6:8 (NLT)

Green can also signify the works of the demonic:

            "They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles (used to worship a demonic god) 
             at the top of every hill and under every green tree." - 2 Kings 17:10 (NLT)

Colors of clothing, vehicles, buildings, and any other way color shows up in your dream is always a symbol, and a big clue given by the Lord to help you understand the message He is attempting to convey through it. Always consider every color, and be careful to assign the correct meaning to it, depending on its use being positive or negative.

Sweet dreams!


Read more Colors in Dreams.

Sarah had a long, tough day that got increasingly worse. When it was finally over, she climbed into bed depressed and downtrodden, excited to escape to sleep.

Instead, she had a terrible dream that she was in the ocean and a huge wave crashed over her. She couldn't get back to the surface as wave after wave pounded her down. She was fighting, losing, drowning. 
She awoke her heart racing. It felt so real. "Great, just what I need," she thought. "Misery in the day and nightmares at night."

As depressing as it is, these type of dreams are about your depression or your being overwhelmed with life's difficult circumstances. They aren't foretelling natural or other disasters. There is no need to buy three month's supply of beans, bullets and bottled water and run to the hills, and really (don't get religious on me, now) no need to pray against the "disaster."  You do, however, need to pray about the "disaster" that's going on in your life. 

Other examples include tidal waves and tsunamis. Common ones I hear are "A tidal wave was headed straight for me." Or "The tsunami hit my town and wiped it away. Only me and my children esacped. It was horrible!" 

Remember, dreams are messages from the Lord, and surprisingly often come in slang. This type of dream, about drowning and tidal waves, is saying something like, "You are drowning in debt," or "That last wave of depression knocked you off your feet," or "You are overwhelmed with negative emotions and drowning in sadness," etc. That's the disaster the Lord is addressing and the one He wants you to deal with and work through in a godly manner.

Category: People in Dreams, Nightmares

Dreamers often get creeped out when they dream of someone who has died, such as their parent or grandparents. Sometimes they think they have done something wrong, because the Bible speaks of a sin called "necromancy" which means talking with the dead. 

Others think their dear family member is coming to them in a dream, bringing a message, and want to know what the deceased person is trying to communicate to them. Dreaming of someone who is no longer alive can be an upsetting experience, for sure.

Let's look at how to interpret dreams of a loved one who has passed away. One of the first things to consider is that the Lord uses symbolism in dreams. The people in your dreams are likely symbolic for something going on in your life. 

For example, my mother went to Heaven some years ago, but I dream of her on a regular basis. Mother was an incredible woman and a strong Christian, but she dealt with fear her entire life. From time-to-time, when I am struggling with fear myself (fear of any kind, including worry) I dream of Mom. Often in these dreams, she has come back to life. This has happened so many times now that in my dreams I think, "Has Mom gone or not? Has she come back to life again?" 

You see, Mom often symbolizes the part of me that is struggling with some kind of fear. Even though I may have effectively prayed against fear previously (meaning my fear "died"), before you know it, a situation will trigger my old way of thinking. Then I find myself either worrying about something (which is fear of the future) or looking under the bed for hobgoblins, and I have a dream that Mom (who symbolizes the fearful part of me) is alive again.

Another common symbol God uses in dreams is a dreamer's grandparent or great-grandparent. These dreams often they symbolize the dreamer's spiritual inheritance, whether blessings or curses. If you dream of your grandparent, think of the stories you've heard about them and what they could mean as a symbol in your dream.

When you dream of someone who has died, remember the guideline for all people in your dreams: they usually represent a part of you, a characteristic that you have in common with that person. So don't be afraid or concerned if you dream of family members or others who have passed. Just interpret the dream to get understanding of the Lord's message to you through it, and deal with it as you should--in prayer, actions or both.

What about you? Do you have dreams of loved ones or others who have passed away? Tell us in the comments. 


Sweet dreams!

If you're like me, one of the last things you want is to be in the middle of a great night's sleep and dream of a snake chasing you. Since the topic or characters that show up in our dreams is not our choice, let's take a look at why snakes slither into our sleep and what they mean when they do.

The Bible tells us, in the first book through the last, that snakes are symbolic for our enemy, the devil. In Genesis, it was a serpent that showed up as the tempter in the Garden and deceived Eve, and in Revelation he was called "the serpent of old." So, we know it's not a good thing when we dream of snakes. As a matter of fact, you can pretty well assume that when you dream of the nasty buggers, snakes are symbolic for some kind of demonic influence going on in your life.

The color and kind of snake in your dream, and the actions they are taking, help you determine how the enemy is attempting to mess with you. For example, a white snake often indicates a religious spirit working in your thinking, causing you to act or react in a religious manner rather than by fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, and peace). A yellow snake indicates a spirit of fear; a rattlesnake symbolizes anger or a mean-spirited attitude; a python means a spirit of divination; and a snake with a man's face is symbolic for a man-pleasing spirit. (Learn more about what colors in your dreams mean. Colors are included in the symbol dictionary of Dream Interpretation Toolkit.)

If the snake is chasing you, it means the devil is chasing after you. If there is one at your door, then the enemy is hanging around waiting to see if there is a way he can get into your life. If it bites you in the dream, it symbolizes you have succumbed to its influence.

There can be good news about snake dreams, though. Killing a snake in a dream makes it a good dream! This symbolizes that, in reality, we saw the enemy's attack against us and dealt with him rightly. In these dreams, the Lord could be showing us that the attack is over and we handled it well. Sometimes after praying for deliverance or healing, we will have a dream that we killed a snake, or that a very attractive, muscular good guy (the Lord) killed it for us. 

When you dream of snakes, ask the Lord to help you see what exact kind of demonic influence is attacking you and how to handle it. Sometimes you will need to repent, or get some inner-healing, and other times you'll need to pray and take a stand against the attack. In any case, the Lord's intention in giving you the dream is to help you see what's going on behind the scenes, so you can be free of every kind of demonic influence and attack, that you can live the free and abundant life He died to provide for you. 

How about you? Do you have snake dreams, and does this help you interpret them? Tell us in the comments.

Sweet dreams!

Some say a dream is from God if it's in vivid color, but not so if it's black-and-white. Our God is a masterful artist who uses unlimited color as He paints the world. His palette isn't limited to vivid, drab or lack of color in anything He does, including painting dreams. I've interpreted thousands of dreams for hundreds of people and I've never heard one, regardless of its intensity or lack of color, that didn't have His signature brushstroke.

Colors are one of the first and easiest keys to understand as you begin to interpret your dreams. It's all so logical, the way He uses symbols such as colors in dreams. Each color has a different meaning, and we've included the most popular in the Symbol Dictionary of Dream Interpretation Toolkit. (For more on symbols and their meanings, read our post on the Principle of First Mention). 

Take pink, for instance. Pale pink symbolizes innocence, like an infant baby girl. But change that pink to bright, hot pink and guess what we've got? Right, sensuousness. 

Let's consider the color red for a moment. Red is a study in itself. When you think of Jesus and bright red, what do you think of but His blood, shed for us on the cross? So, if you dream of a really nice guy wearing a bright red shirt and doing good things in your dream, it's going to symbolize the Lord working in a situation in your life. But put that same red shirt on a bad guy who is doing questionable things in your dream, and the red likely symbolizes anger, or one who is calling attention to themselves and is perhaps arrogant. A woman with flaming red hair could indicate the dreamer or someone in their life was dealing with anger issues, and likely the day or two before the dream. 

The color white, which the Bible says is the color of Jesus' clothing in his glorified state, certainly seems to symbolize righteousness. If you dream you are wearing a white shirt (a key here is that the color is next to your heart, which in dreams shows your motives and attitude, your "heart") it would definitely indicate you were acting, reacting or thinking in a righteous way in the particular situation the dream addressed. 

However, the Bible also tells us that religious spirits are like "whitewashed tombs," so white can mean a dreamer is dealing with a religious spirit, but the color white will show up somewhere other than the dreamer's shirt. It will likely appear on another character, one who is doing questionable actions in the dream. That doesn't mean the dreamer is innocent, per se, but it indicates the dreamer is being influenced by an outside source, a religious spirit.

A favorite color used in dreams is black, which is never a good color. It always indicates negative things. "There were bad guys dressed in black chasing me," is a line I hear all the time. "The woman was dressed in all black and sitting across the table from me," or "I had on a black sweater and was smoking a cigarette. But I don't smoke!" All these are parts of dreams I hear in my interpretation- world. Black means things like sin, lack, famine, poverty, disease, and the works of the demonic against us. Remember, in dreams, clothing worn next to the heart shows the motivation and attitude of the heart, so black clothing is always a negative symbol.

Every color and every shade has meaning. Orange, light blue, bright blue, dark blue, purple, burgundy, beige, brown, grass green, sage green, neon green...there are so many, too many for one post. I'll write some more next time. Until then, write your dreams and pay particular attention to the colors when you interpret them because they are one of the main keys to consider as you interpret your dreams.

What colors do you have in your dreams? Let us know in the comments. 

Sweet dreams!

We've been writing about scary dreams of remarrying your ex-husband or wife, and I think it's time we talked about dreams that, on the surface, seem to be the most wonderful kind: dreams of your future spouse. 

The key word here is "seem." 

Over the years I've heard stories of many who felt the Lord was revealing the ultimate secret to them in their dream, that He was telling them His choice for their marriage-made-in-heaven.

There's a big rule about this kind of information coming in a dream: If the dream contains any symbols at all, it can't be taken literally. 

That advice can be irritating to one who has been waiting and believing the dream shows a promise from the Lord. If I stepped on your toes, I'm truly sorry. But believe me, as irritating as this advice can be, it doesn't resemble the outright pain of waiting for a marriage that never happens or marrying the wrong person based on a dream. As a matter of fact, if I save just one person from such tragedy I will be a happy girl.

"Then what does it mean when I dream of marrying a certain person?" you ask. Great question. "Marrying" someone, in symbolic language, means coming into intimate agreement with what the person represents, or it can reveal the secrets of your heart...but not usually the Lord's. 

People in your dreams, especially those you know, most often symbolize a part of you (read more in our What People in Your Dreams Really Mean post). 

Let's say you dreamed of marrying your boss, an extreme perfectionist who works his staff too many hours and puts them under a lot of stress. In reality, your teenager has lately become a "slacker" compared to his younger years, and the two of you are constantly arguing as you push him to do more, and do it better. In this case, the boss in your dream would represent the pushy, stressed-out part of you in relationship with your son. The dream wouldn't be addressing his laziness, but instead your heart's reaction to it. "Marrying" your boss would mean you are in agreement with his stressful perfectionism as it pertains to your relationship with your son.

Or, lets say that boss has been giving you compliments, maybe a bit too often, and the words have begun to spin a dangerous web and your heart is responding. Again, your job is to repent.

So, before you tell your friends about your big news and shop for a wedding dress, consider what dreams are generally all about: creating a pure heart and steadfast spirit in us, and drawing us closer to the Lord.

Listen in as Sylvia, author of Dream Interpretation Toolkit, walks through the Job 33 Scriptural foundations of symbolic dreams and their interpretations. She walks through a few dream interpretation examples and explores the messages God is revealing through dreams--most often messages that help us get our heart motives cleaned up and lead us to inner healing.  

Psalm 51:10  Create in me a pure heart O Lord, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

This can take a few seconds to load on some devices. Skip ahead to 32:00 for Sylvia's interview. 

Taylor Swift was actually right. Regardless of what your dreams imply, you are never, ever, ever getting back together. However, your dream is trying to tell you something. Read more in our post Dreams of Your Ex-Husband or Ex-Wife. 

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More Category Marriage Dreams

Category: Marriage Dreams, People in Your Dreams

If you're having dreams of your ex, you're not alone. It’s everyday stuff in my dream-interpretation world for a divorced woman to have a dream of her ex and tell me, “I keep having dreams of him. Why?! We haven’t spoken in years. He was so mean to me and the kids, but I keep having dreams of remarrying him. I mean, I’m willing to do anything the Lord wants me to, but he’s been remarried for years. Do you think God wants us to get back together; that maybe we were never supposed to have divorced?”

Most always, these women are fraught just thinking of the idea. 

After years of having "ex" dreams and having no idea what they meant, the Lord spoke to me one night as I slept. “Whenever you dream of your ex-husband,” He said, “I’m talking to you about your 'old man'.”

As a quick refresher: Most always, the people in your dreams are symbolic, not literal. They are symbolic for what they mean to you in real life. Take a look at our post What People in Your Dreams Really Mean for a review. 

So, in this case, your ex-husband is likely symbolic for your 'old man'.

Paul wrote about our 'old man' in Ephesians 4:22-24, stating that we should take off our old man (meaning the kind of thoughts and actions we had before we gave our heart to Jesus), renew our minds, and put on the new man (thoughts and actions that are in obedience to the Scriptures) that He is creating in our hearts.

“Marrying” someone in a dream symbolizes coming into intimate agreement with what that person represents to you. Not with that specific person, but with what that person symbolizes to you in real life. 

So, when you dream of your ex, the Lord is telling you in a funny way that you are acting and thinking like you did before you gave your heart to Him. He’s saying you have come into agreement with your old life again.

When you have this kind of dream, you can disregard the sudden panic attack when you awake, and simply ask the Lord if there are areas in life that you've recently reverted back to your 'old ways'. 

Sweet Dreams!

Sylvia