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Saw
To see or use a hand saw in your dream, indicates that you need to quit doing something. The dream may also be a pun on something you saw or are seeing. To see an electric saw in your dream, signifies your ability to get down to the core of the problem. You know how to get to the point quickly.
Saxophone
To see or play a saxophone in your dream, indicates that there is something you need to express from deep within your soul. Perhaps you have made a deep connection with someone.
Scab
To dream about a scab means you are thinking of something that has hurt you in the past. If the scab was healing or dry, you are moving on from your past hurts. However, if the scab was sore or otherwise bothering you, this suggests that your past still has some influence on your life.
Scale
To see a scale in your dream, may symbolize a preoccupation with body and weight issues. On a deeper level, to dream of a scale signifies a decision that you need to make. This dream also suggests that the dreamer needs to take a balanced view of a situation and not get too emotional. Don't be so black and white and consider the other aspects of the situation. Also see "Weighing."
Scales
To dream of fish scales is a prediction of good financial luck - you will have an increase in material wealth.
Scandal
To dream of being involved in a scandal suggests that you should clear your conscience regarding something you regret. However, if the scandal in your dream concerned only others (and not you), you can expect to have to cope with a challenge to your values and/or reputation.
Scanner / Scanning
To see or use a scanner in your dream represents your lack of originality and tendency to copy other's ideas and/or beliefs. You need to start thinking things through for yourself. Alternatively, this dream could indicate a desire to share some idea with others.
Scar
To see a scar in your dream, symbolizes struggles and/or painful memories which may have never entirely healed in your mind. It suggests that your past still has some influence on your life.
Scarab
To see a scarab in your dream, symbolizes your ability to survive, adapt and change. The scarab also represents immortality. You may be experiencing anxieties about death and/or aging.
Scarecrow
A dream that features a scarecrow represents a lesson poorly learned, something from the past that you should have heeded more carefully. If the scarecrow has a recognizable face, it's time to get to know that person better. Your conscious mind may have misjudged them.
Scared
Feeling scared in dreams signifies that your achievements may not be as successful as you had hoped. You are having anxieties in certain circumstances of your life, possibly related to people who you are not able to trust. However, your worries will be temporary and short-lived. If you know exactly what scared you in your dream, check out that dream symbol in this dictionary to get an even deeper interpretation.
Scarf
To see a scarf in your dream symbolizes self-restrictions. You may be too controlling of your emotions instead of expressing them. Or you may feel that your voice is being muffled. To dream that you are wearing a scarf, suggests that you are separating your mind from your body. You may be relying too much on how you think, rather than how you feel, or vice versa.
Scavenger Hunt
To dream about a scavenger hunt suggests that you are trying to recapture something from your past. Alternately, this dream can signify that you need to explore your hidden talents.
Schedule
To dream about your schedule is positive, suggesting that your worries (and the reasons for them) will gradually disappear.
Scent
To smell something in your dream, indicates your past experiences and feelings with that particular smell. Your dream is trying to convey a feeling by associating it with a familiar smell or scent. Alternatively, the scent may be part of your real environment which you have incorporated into your dream.
Schizophrenic
To dream that you are schizophrenic, symbolizes your conflict between two ideas, opinions or ways of approaching life. You could also feel stuck between two people or groups in your life who want different things from you. You are feeling torn apart by this conflict - you must make a decision about the person who you want to become, and then act accordingly to make it happen.
School
Dreams about being at school often mean you are feeling inescure about your social status, your abilities or your performance in a situation. A dream that takes place in school may also be a metaphor for the lessons you are learning in your life.
To dream of ditching/skipping school may indicate that you have skipped something important or avoided your responsibilities - have you done the right thing in a situation?
If you dream about the first day of school, you could simply be nervous about returning to school in real life. Or, this dream may also be a warning to pay closer attention to your responsibilities.
A dream about the last day of school can be a straight-forward reflection of reality, meaning you are looking forward to school being over! This dream may also represent how much you have learned from your experiences, and your readiness to go forward with a new phase of your life.
If you dream of visiting an old school, your unconscious mind is telling you that you have come a long way. Try to consider the lessons you learned in the past, and apply them to your current challenges. Your mind could also be trying to teach you what worked or didn't in the past, so you can change your behavior and be happier in the present.
Also see "Boarding School", "Expelled", "Principal", "School Trip", "Suspended" and "Teacher"
School Dance
To dream of attending a school dance represents feelings of freedom, sexuality and a positive attitude to life.
School Trip
To dream of being on a school trip signifies that you will make new and fun friends and have many adventures.
