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Acting
Dreaming of being an actor/actress - or any dream in which you were acting - means you have been dishonest, with others or yourself. If it's a pleasant dream, lying has worked in your favor, but it could have bad consequences. Meeting an actor warns of a false friend coming into your life. Also see "Celebrities", "Rehearsal", "Stage" and "Understudy".
Action Hero
To dream about an action hero, represents your admiration of a their physical traits, bravery and other virtues. Maybe you wish you could be more heroic in your own life. If you were an action hero in your dream, this signifies your inner strength and weaknesses. It may be representative of how you are bravely facing your own personal challenges.
Actor / Actress / Acting
Dreaming of being an actor/actress means you have been dishonest, with others or yourself. If it's a pleasant dream, lying has worked in your favor, but it could have bad consequences. Watching actors in a dream means you feel out of control. Meeting an actor warns of a false friend coming into your life. Also see "Celebrities", "Rehearsal", "Stage" and "Understudy"
Acupuncture
If you dreamed of receiving acupuncture, you are in need of emotional and spiritual healing. The dream signals your need to mend a personal relationship or situation that is currently causing you distress.
Adam and Eve
To dream about Adam and Eve symbolizes an occurrence in your life that will cause you to have a crisis of hope. You will doubt your chances of success - but don't stop believing in yourself!
Addict / Addiction
To dream that you are an addict, indicates that you are no longer in control of a situation. You have surrendered your power and denied responsibility for your actions. The dream is also representative of low self-esteem issues and insecurities. If you dream of encountering an addict in your dream, you feel like someone else is getting all the attention or taking the control in a real-life situation.
Address Book
If you see or use an address book in your dream, this is a lucky time for flirting with someone who catches your eye! To see a specific phone number in your dream may suggest that you need to make contact with someone and reach out for help. If you couldn't find something in your address book, you need to start being more independent and responsible. If you wrote a new address or phone number in it, be careful with money - you will be prone to losing it on bad investments and unsatisfying purchases for the next little while. If the address book in your dream belonged to somebody else, this is a warning to be more discreet in confiding your personal affairs to others.
Admirer
To dream that you have a secret admirer, signifies that you will achieve a rise in social status, without causing resentment among your present circle. You will remain much admired and well-loved.
Adopt / Adoption
To dream that you or others are adopting a child indicates that you are taking on something new and different. Ask yourself what is missing in your life that would make you happy. If you dream that you are adopted (and you aren't in real life), you are feeling out of place in some real-life situation. You may also suspect that those closest to you have been lying to you. If you dream of giving up a baby for adoption, there is some aspect of yourself or your personal life that is changing, and you are feeling a sense of loss. You may have made a decision you can't take back, or be sad or anxious about moving on to a new stage. You may also be having trouble making a new personal goal or project happen. Also see "Baby"
Adventure
To dream about an adventure suggests that you need to slow down and be careful of the way you are acting, or you may suffer a loss of reputation.
Advertisement
To dream that you are looking through advertisements in a magazine, suggests that a message is being conveyed to you via your unconscious. To dream that you are putting out an advertisement, indicates hard work is needed to achieve your goals. Dreaming about a billboard is a sign or message that you need to take note of in your path toward your goals. Consider what advice the billboard is trying to convey to you. If you dream that you are watching TV commercials, this signifies your tendency to jump from one thing to another without completing your initial responsibilities and tasks.
Advice
To dream that you are receive some advice, signifies that you have good values. If you dream of giving advice, you will have quarrels with friends.
Aerosol Can
If your dream featured an aerosol can, there is something in your past that you need to hold on to and preserve. The dream may also symbolize how you "can" do something. Don't underestimate your abilities and talents. If you dreamed of spraying the can, you will soon get some good news or learn some secret knowledge. However, if the can in your dream was empty, discarded, or you threw it away, you may have serious money troubles ahead - start saving!
Affection
To dream of affection - whether you are showing affection, or receiving it from someone else - suggests your contentment and happiness with a current relationship. It may also indicate your need to be more affectionate to the ones you love and care about.
Afterlife
If you dreamed about having a life after death (being a ghost/spirit), this suggests that you are feeling disconnected in some way from life and society. This dream may be a calling for you to move on and abandon your outdated modes of thinking and behavior, and make a positive change in your attitude.
Affair
If you dream of cheating on your boyfriend, it means you will be entangled in a situation that is not in your best interest, perhaps even illegal. You may have behaved in a way that compromised your values. To dream that you are cheating with your boyfriend's friend means you are feeling neglected by your boyfriend. To dream that your sweetie is cheating on you, means you are scared of being abandoned. You may feel some lack of attention in the relationship.
Age
To worry about your age in a dream, or to dream you are or have aged beyond (older than) your actual years, indicates you should see a doctor - there may be a health problem. But to see aged people in a dream is an omen of great good luck. If they are poor or ragged, you may have some difficulties ahead, but you can easily overcome these by positive bold action.
Air Conditioner
To dream about an air conditioner refers to changes in your life. It may suggest that you need to calm down after a highly charged emotional situation or state of mind. If you felt cold air blowing on you in the dream, you may not be in touch with reality in a certain situation.
Air Freshener
A dream that features air freshener is sending a clear warning from your conscience. Do not allow yourself to be drawn into any bad or immoral behavior, no matter how fun or tempting it may seem.
Airplane / Airport
Airplane dreams usually represent creativity, freedom and health. Dreaming of a plane crash or turbulence means a project will be delayed. Airport dreams mean you are in a stage of transition.
Alarm
To hear an alarm bell in your sleep signifies a situation that is giving you much anxiety.
Alaska
Dreaming about Alaska (if you do not live there), suggests that you are feeling stuck in some way. You may be lacking a flow of ideas and thoughts, or feeling emotionally paralyzed. You need to let your feelings be known.
Albino
To see an albino (a white faced, pink-eyed person) in your dream, represents purity. You need to be more accepting and tolerant of others - not everyone has to fit your exact standards. To dream that you are afraid of the albino figure, suggests that you are needlessly concerned about the well-being of a loved one. It may also mean you are in denial about something.
Alcohol
To dream that you are drinking alcohol suggests that you are seeking either pleasure or escape. If you dream of drinking alcohol in excess, however, this signifies feelings of insecurity and regrets. You worry that people will discover who you really are. If you dream of hiding your drinking from someone, especially from a parent, it means you have been keeping a secret that is going to end up hurting you if you don't let it out. Also see "Hangover"
Algae
To dream of algae is a warning of possible difficulties due to careless planning.
Alien
Dreaming of an alien or aliens means you think someone is invading your personal boundaries. If you dream that you are an alien, it symbolizes the undiscovered part of yourself. Dreams of this nature also symbolizes your creative ideas and wild imagination. They may also be your way of "escaping" from reality. To dream that you are being abducted by aliens indicates your fears that your surroundings are going to change, or your fear of losing your home and family. You might feel that your space and/or privacy is being invaded.
Alien Invasion
To dream of an alien invasion symbolizes your feelings of being pressured or outnumbered in a real life situation. You may also be feeling guilty over self-indulgent behavior. Alternately, the dream could suggest that you are feeling upset over unwanted sexual attention.
Allergic / Allergies
To dream that you have allergies, or an allergic reaction, signifies your sensitivity to some situation. You may feel that you are physically or emotionally restrained from doing something. Also see "Hives" and "Rash"
Alley
An alley tells the dreamer to be cautious when making a life transition.
Alligator
A dream of an alligator is a strong warning. It foretells that you will be deceived by your warmest friends.
Alone
To dream that you are standing alone, or feeling scared of being alone, symbolizes temporary and fleeting worries that will soon pass. You may feel that you don't have a lot of support from friends and family when you have to go through a problem situation.
Alphabet
To see letters of the alphabet in your dream, symbolizes something that your mind is associating with or those particular letters - it might be an object, a place, or a person in your life. For example, the letter "T" may refer to your friend Tina. If you dream is about the whole alphabet, you may be trying to understand some concept or emotion that is still in the primitive stages.
Altar
Dreaming of an altar represents renewal and letting go of old habits and attitudes.
