Teeth Falling Out : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Teeth dreams  - "My Teeth Are Falling Out"

Teeth dreams  - "My Teeth Are Falling Out"

Dreams that your teeth are falling out are the most common dreams we here at Dream Moods receive. Common dream scenarios include having your teeth crumbling in your hands or your teeth falling out one by one with just a light tap. Such dreams are not only horrifying and shocking, but often leaves the dreamer with a lasting image of the dream. So what does it mean?

One theory is that dreams about your teeth reflect your anxiety about your appearance and how others perceive you. Sadly, we live in a world where good looks are valued highly and your teeth play an important role in conveying that image. Teeth are used in the game of flirtations, whether it be a dazzling and gleaming smile or affectionate necking. These dreams may stem from a fear of your sexual impotence or the consequences of getting old. Teeth are an important feature of our attractiveness and presentation to others. Everybody worries about how they appear to others. Caring about our appearance is natural and healthy.

Another rationalization for these falling teeth dream may be rooted in your fear of being embarrassed or making a fool of yourself in some specific situation. These dreams are an over-exaggeration of your worries and anxiety.

Teeth are used to bite, tear, chew and gnaw. In this regard, teeth represent power. And the loss of teeth in your dream may be from a sense of powerlessness. Are you lacking power in some current situation? Perhaps you are having difficulties expressing yourself or getting your point across. You feel frustrated when your voice is not being heard. You may be experiencing feelings of inferiority and a lack of self-confidence in some situation or relationship in your life. This dream is an indication that you need to be more assertive and believe in the value of your own opinion.

In the latest research, it has been shown that women in menopause have frequent dreams about teeth. This may be related to getting older and/or feeling unattractive and less feminine.

Traditionally, it was thought that dreaming that you did not have teeth, represent malnutrition which may be applicable to some dreamers.

Other Perspectives

A scriptural interpretation for bad or falling teeth indicate that you are putting your faith, trust, and beliefs in what man thinks rather than in the word of God. The bible says that God speaks once, yea twice in a dream or a vision in order to hide pride from us, to keep us back from the pit, to open our ears (spiritually) and to instruct and correct us.

In the Greek culture, when you dream about loose, rotten, or missing teeth, it indicates that a family member or close friend is very sick or even near death.

According to the Chinese, there is a saying that your teeth will fall out if your are telling lies.

It has also been said that if you dream of your teeth falling out, then it symbolizes money. This is based on the old tooth fairy story. If you lose a tooth and leave it under the pillow, a tooth fairy would bring you money.

Source: http://dreammoods.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Teeth Falling Out , Dream Dictionary Teeth Falling Out )

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House, Building : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - House, Building

A House/building

 A building in a dream may be one you know or an imaginary place. What kind of building is it - what purpose does it serve? Here are some examples

• A Church - Beliefs, religion, spirituality, soul
• Post Office - Communication
• Bank - Money, values
• Grocery store - What is feeding you? What are you lacking?
• Factory - Mass production, work, monotony, repetition,
• Railway Station - Where are you going? What track are you on?

 This may vary depending on your own personal living arrangements but here are some general ideas

• Bedroom - Often the most private room, the hidden/private self, sexuality, sleep, the subconscious
• Living Room - Day-to-day life, work
• Bathroom - Cleanliness, needing to be cleansed
• Toilet - Relief, letting go, privacy v. exposure, getting rid of things that are unwanted,
• Kitchen - Nourishment - emotional, psychological, and physiological
• Cellar - What is just beneath the surface of the subconscious
• Attic - What we are aware of but don't use/want. Also can be what we are trying to achieve or work up to.
• Study - Work, knowledge

Source: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/dreams-faq

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation House, Building , Dream Dictionary House, Building )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Falling : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Falling or drowning

Falling or drowning

Falling is one of the most common nightmares among people of all ages, and may be a reflection of feeling insecure, helpless or of having no support or solid grounding. Some people may actually fall from their beds during this dream.

Dreaming about drowning is less frequent, and often occurs when a person feels overwhelmed.

Both scenarios involve life-or-death situations and can be traced to prehistoric origins. Garfield says that dreams of falling reflect a time when our ancestors took risks when climbing trees. Falling dreams of modern day often take place from high buildings, elevators and rooftops.

Likewise, dreams of drowning go to our inborn need to breathe for survival.

People often awake to "escape'' the danger in the dreams.

A person's age and medical circumstances can influence these dreams. Toddlers and young children, as well as older people, are prone to more falls in waking life. People with heart conditions that cause fluid buildup in the lungs or those with severe colds may dream of drowning.

Have you had that feeling of zooming through the air, feeling free, unhindered?

Flying often becomes a person's favorite dream. These can inspire the dreamer, lifting him to spiritual heights or filling him with creative notions. Pleasurable swimming may mean freely exploring your depths; dreams of dance may be a metaphor for moving freely through your life.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Falling , Dream Dictionary Falling )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Dead : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Menaced by the Dead

Menaced by the Dead

Definition: The deceased curses or otherwise berates the dreamer.

Examples:

• Deceased mother berates daughter for having divided her belongings too soon (the day of her death)

Drowned sister's skeleton chases and punishes dreamer (dreamer actually caused sister's death by negligence)

Source: Patricia Garfield, Ph.D., President of ASD

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Dead , Dream Dictionary Dead )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Hair : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Hair

Hair - Represents knowledge, most often conscious knowledge (or the lack of). Abubdant hair may signify virility or male sexuality (Freud). Cutting hair may symbolize los of virility, or castration. Loss of hair may express a fear of getting old or being unwanted.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Hair , Dream Dictionary Hair )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Death : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Being injured, ill or dying

Being injured, ill or dying

One myth about dreaming is that if you die in your dream, you die in life.

That's not true, of course, but dream deaths do occur. They involve deaths of famous people, your parents or children, a lover and even yourself. Garfield believes that when you dream about an accidental death of any person, that person's death symbolizes something in you that is no longer functioning.

One of the more common scenarios under this theme is of teeth falling out or crumbling.

This might have a physical origin in people gritting or grinding teeth during sleep. Freud suggested that dreams of teeth falling out are related to fears of castration, but women have this dream as often as men, Garfield says. She believes the tooth troubles in dreams are related to anger, with a dreamer acting out the clenching of his teeth. Other psychologists believe the dream reflects anxiety about appearance and how others perceive you.

Rare, but good, this dream often accompanies a new start, a new job or first day of school. Sometimes dreaming of rebirth represents your hopes for a loved one who has died.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Death , Dream Dictionary Death )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Clothes : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Clothes

Clothes - Clothes may represent your persona, how you look at yourself and how you feel others may see you. Old and worn out clothes mat symbolize anxiety about your attractiveness or you need to discard some habitual way of thinking.

Changing your clothes may indicate a change in your lifestyle (past, present or future). Clothes in a dream being worn by someone else may suggests that there is some part of you that you relate to in that particular person. See naked listed below.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Clothes , Dream Dictionary Clothes )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Transport : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dream: I have missed a boat or a plane

Dream: I have missed a boat or a plane

Description: You are rushing to catch a bus, train, ship, airplane or other public transport, only to miss it, usually by a fraction of a second. The dream may involve various misadventures en route to the transport. You often feel frustrated rather than afraid in these dreams. You may be lacking vital papers, such as tickets, passport or visa. In a variation of this theme, you arrive too late for a performance in which you are supposed to participate and find that the play, musical production, sports competition or other event has already begun. (Dreams in which you are having trouble during a performance are classified with "I fail on a test or perform poorly.")

Frequency: Missing the boat dreams are moderately common. Some people have them often, others rarely. They usually arise when you feel anxious about making an important connection to one of your waking goals.

Usual meanings: You feel you've missed some opportunity in your waking life; you're too late; you can't make a connection, that you need to pull yourself together to make the connections you desire.

Questions to ask yourself:

If missing the boat or performance variation:

• Where are you going in your dream?
• Why are you going there?
• What is it that makes you feel you are "too late" or that you don't have what you need to take your part on the stage of life? If missing documents variation:
• What are you currently trying to accomplish in your waking life?
• What's missing for you to do your job properly or to get what you want?
• How can you better prepare yourself for what you want to do?

Source: http://health.discovery.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Transport , Dream Dictionary Transport )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Baby : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Baby

Baby - may symbolize vulnerability, or your need for love. Also your pure, innocent, true self (other than the ego). It may represent some new development in your life. A baby commonly appears in the dreams of pregnant women and may be a straightforward expression of pregnancy.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Baby , Dream Dictionary Baby )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Falling dream : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Falling dream

Falling dream: Am I feeling heavy, unsupported, worried about something? How can I feel freer, lighter? Also: do I need to be more grounded? (ideal outcome: feeling safe, landing, floating or flying)

Source: http://www.dreams.ca

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Falling dream , Dream Dictionary Falling dream )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Crash : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Crash

Crash: Any kind of crash heralds a big achievement. The bigger the crash, the more you'll achieve.

Source: The Illustrated Dream Dictionary by Russell Grant

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Crash , Dream Dictionary Crash )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Back : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Back

Back

 The back and spine are often used in association with courage.

• Spineless - weak or cowardly
• He/she gets my back up! - to be irritated or annoyed by someone
• Put your back into it!

Watch the play on the word "back" as it could be asking you to back up or go back or back down

Source: http://seekers.100megs6.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Back , Dream Dictionary Back )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Machine : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dream: A phone or machine malfunctions

Dream: A phone or machine malfunctions

Description: You are trying to operate mechanical equipment when it malfunctions. Many of these dreams involve difficulty with a telephone: trouble dialing, getting disconnected or making a faulty connection. Computers lose their connection with the Internet, data gets deleted, a virus destroys your files and so forth. Other machines jam, break or sometimes become actively malevolent.

Frequency: Machine malfunction dreams are only moderately common. Some people have them often, others seldom. They usually arise when you feel anxious about making an emotional connection; sometimes they refer to mechanical difficulties with your body.

Usual meanings: You feel as though you can't seem to connect, can't reach him or her, that you keep losing touch. You can't reach someone on an emotional level, or feel that something in your body is not working properly.

Questions to ask yourself:

Unable to communicate variation:

• Who are you trying to reach in your dream?
• Who does this person or agency represent?
• In what areas of your life are your efforts to connect with someone not working?
• How can you improve your efforts to communicate with this person?
• What aspect of your health concerns you at the moment?
• Are you having difficulty communicating with someone?

Machine malfunctioning variation:

• What kind of a machine are you trying to operate?
• What is this type of machine used for? (define it, even if it doesn't exist in the waking world)
• Precisely what goes wrong?
• What situation in your waking life does this dream problem resemble?

Source: http://health.discovery.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Machine , Dream Dictionary Machine )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Audience : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Audience

Audience: If you ask for an audience with the Pope or Royalty, you may be getting yourself into difficulties you will find hard to overcome.

Source: The Illustrated Dream Dictionary by Russell Grant

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Audience , Dream Dictionary Audience )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Clothes : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Clothes signify how the dreamer is expressing Self

Clothes signify how the dreamer is expressing Self.

Clothes indicate the part of the Self others view. Many cultures describe the three-fold nature of Self as: the person we show to others, the person we believe ourselves to be, and the person we truly are. Clothes signify what we allow others to see.

Source: The Dreamer's Dictionary

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Clothes , Dream Dictionary Clothes )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Examination : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Poor performance on a test or other situation

Poor performance on a test or other situation. This common dream can occur throughout lifeÑusually when you feel youÕre being tested. It can involve forgetting your lines on stage, for example. To analyze this, you need to think about where you might be feeling unprepared for some challenge in your waking life.

Source: Patricia Garfield, The Universal Dream Key.

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Examination , Dream Dictionary Examination )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Teeth : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Loosing Teeth in a Dream

LOSING TEETH IN A DREAM

Did you know that this is a very common dream? In fact various theories of interpretation have been put forward for this.

It is a dream where you suddenly find that you do not have teeth, or that they keep falling out, suddenly. Certainly bizarre, this dream can be interpreted as a readiness for change.

• Just as you lose milk teeth while moving from child to adulthood, so also this dream is telling you that it is time for a massive change in your attitude to life, or asking you to adapt yourself to new circumstances. This is one of the classical interpretations.
• At a more ground level, it could just mean that you are insecure about certain aspects, or
• It could just mean you are afraid of losing your teeth!

How far do you think the first interpretation is relevant?

Source: http://purpleshaman.com

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Teeth , Dream Dictionary Teeth )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Finding a New Room : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Finding a New Room in Your House

Finding a New Room in Your House

Opening a door in your ordinary home to discover a whole new room is an uplifting variant of Discovering New Spaces. Some dreamers find incredible treasures they didn't realize existed in the attic of their dream houses.

Source: Patricia Garfield, Ph.D., President of ASD

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Finding a New Room , Dream Dictionary Finding a New Room )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Love : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Embrace or Love

Embrace or Love

The mirror opposite of dreams of fleeing from a dangerous pursuer are those in which the dreamer happily embraces another. These figures may be animal or human (celebrities, movie stars, politicians, royals), angels, imaginary people, or the boy or girl next door. The defining element of this category is pleasurable physical contact.

Source: Patricia Garfield, Ph.D., President of ASD

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Love , Dream Dictionary Love )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary

Chased : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Being chased

Being chased.

You might be trying to avoid something. Can you identify the chaser? This might clarify what youÕre trying to avoid.  If the person or thing chasing you is identifiable as a part of yourself, the dream might involve a fear from within, such as an unhealthy relationship or unhealthy behavior.

Source:  Dr. Gail Saltz, http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4961404/

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Chased , Dream Dictionary Chased )

For more dictionary entries, see » Day Dream Dictionary