May symbolize something of value with regard to your personal development. May symbolize the feminine (silver has associations with the moon) which would represent intuition; or the unconscious.

New life, rejuvenation, healing. The snake sheds its skin and grows new skin; shedding the old, new growth.

(1) In Western societies the snake is seen as evil. In Eastern mythologies the snake (or serpent) is a symbol for healing, new life.

(2) A snake may symbolize sexuality; psychic energy, or the power of Nature; intuitive wisdom; the unconscious.

(3) Is the snake guarding something? If so, it may symbolize either your true and total self or something you need for the next stage of personal development.

Reference: Eric Ackroyd

May represent the unconscious. Putting out to sea therefore would symbolize exploring the unconscious. May be the mother symbol, either that of Mother Nature or your own mother. Drowning would symbolize a fear of being suffocated by a dominating mother or mother-attachment. may symbolize the feminine, or any aspect of it (e.g intuition, receptiveness, ). For a male dreamer it would symbolize getting acquainted with the feminine side of his psyche -

anima. - May symbolize creative potential.

May represent mother; the unconscious; intuition; instincts; nature; personal growth.

Right/left symbolizes consciousness/unconsciousness. Movement from left to right may signify an increase of conscious awareness. May also represent intellect/intuition or thought/feeling; masculine/feminine; activity and assertiveness/passivity and receptiveness. In mythology left symbolizes the path to adventure, the road of danger and trials. The hero/heroine always takes the left hand path to accomplish desired results.

Sun

(1) The sun may be a symbol of the self (i.e. your true and total self), or of the conscious ego.

(2) It may symbolize intelligence, as distinct from intuition.

Moon

From prehistoric times the moon has been regarded as the source of all fertility. It governs ocean tides and rainfall, menstruation and birth. (Even when seen as male, the moon has been associated with fertility: for example, in Australian aboriginal tradition, the moon makes women pregnant.) It therefore symbolizes (the possibility of) personal growth.

Reference: Eric Ackroyd

The left side of the body represents the heart, emotions, intuition. Moving right to left symbolizes moving from reason to intuition.

Learning how to be skilful. Conscious aspects needing guidance from the unconscious; learning to use instincts and intuition.

The belly symbolically holds repressed emotions and unexpressed feelings. Your dream may also be telling you to trust your gut feeling and intuition. Dreaming that you are stroking or touching a belly indicates that you are coming to terms with certain feelings. You are slowly confronting and acknowledging your repressed emotions. Dreaming of your belly may indicate that your are processing and integrating your ideas and feelings from the unconscious to the conscious level.

May symbolize something of value with regard to your personal development. Silver has associations with the moon, and may therefore symbolize the feminine; intuition; or the unconscious.

Basic meaning: Older, wiser, more experienced part of feminine self aspect; the unconscious; intuition; natural and instinctive life; your relationship with your mother.

(1) A dream about your mother may be telling you something about your relationship with your mother. Mother-attachment may be so strong that the development of your own individuality has been prevented. Inner independence of mother is the first great step towards realizing your true self.

(2) In a mansdream, mother may symbolize the feminine side of his psyche.

(3) Mother may symbolize the unconscious; intuitive self; natural instinctive life; the source of nourishment and growth for the psyche.

Mother

Basic meaning: Older, wiser, more experienced part of feminine self aspect; the unconscious; intuition; natural and instinctive life; your relationship with your mother.

(1) A dream about your mother may be telling you something about your relationship with your mother. Mother-attachment may be so strong that the development of your own individuality has been prevented. Inner independence of mother is the first great step towards realizing your true self.

(2) In a mansdream, mother may symbolize the feminine side of his psyche.

(3) Mother may symbolize the unconscious; intuitive self; natural instinctive life; the source of nourishment and growth for the psyche.

Father

Basic meaning: Wiser, more mature masculine aspect of self; straightforward representation of your father.

(1) For men, father may be a conscience figure. If this is the case, bear in mind that your father's prohibitions and commands will probably represent either conventional moral options which may have no relevance to your true nature or "destiny", or irrational fears and feelings of guilt that began to take shape in you in earlychildhood.

(2) For a woman, father may figure in a dream as one who generates affection.

(3) The presence of your father may be a straightforward representation of him, or of the way you see/remember him (which may owe more to your subjective distortions than to what your father actually is or was). In any case, the reason for your father appearing in the dream will be shown by the part he plays in the dream story.

(4) If your father features in the dream as a protector, it may be that you need to "grow up" and rely on your own resources. After all, life can hurt you only if you let it, only if you identify with your emotional self instead of with that deep layer of yourself that is immune to life's pains and perils.

(5) Father may be an animus figure (see Glossary of Jungian Termnology), representing a womans(unconscious) masculine qualities. In this case, the dream may be suggesting that she should cultivate this countrasexual side of her nature.

(6) Frequent appearances by eithet parent, or both, in dreams may be a sign that you have not thrown off an infantile over-dependence on them. Jung cites a young man's dreamin which the mansfather appeared as a drunken driver, smashing his car into a wall. This is the exact opposite of the real father, who was a most respectable person, rightly - but too too much - respected by the son. What the unconscious was doing through the dream was dethroning the father in order to enable the son to achieve a proper sense of himself as a person in his own right, with his own unique destiny and values.

Reference: Eric Ackroyd

Your intellectual abilities, perhaps relying too much on intellectual thinking and too little on intuitive feelings. Your problem solving abilities, or lack of. Being an organ of the body, it may symbolize an aspect that is thought to be the highest self but in reality is subordinate to the heart chakra. Too much thinking and not enough giving.