kapala emitting double dorje or vajra from skull cap. offerings to those who left this physical incarnation. you will be remembered and loved. though i miss you i will not forget you or feel only sadness when i think of you. art by jamie macpherson www.digitaldemigods.com
Broadly speaking, it is an emblem of the mortality of man, as in the
literary examples of Hamlet and Faust. However, like the snail’s shell, it is in
truth ‘what survives’ of the living being once its body has been destroyed. It
therefore comes to acquire significance as a receptacle for life and for thought, it
is with this symbolic meaning that it figures in books on alchemy, where it is
represented as the receptacle used in the processes of transmutation (32). A great
many forms of superstition, ritual and—indeed—of cannibalism, are derived
from this idea.
To see a skull in your dream, symbolizes danger, evil or death. Alternatively, a skull represents the intellect or secrets of the mind. You are keeping certain things hidden.
To dream that a skull is talking to you, suggests that aspects of yourself that you have suppressed or rejected is starting to come back to the surface. These aspects will not be denied any longer and must be dealt with on a conscious level.
To dream that a skull is trying to swallow you, indicates that you are literally being consumed by some danger.
To dream of skulls grinning at you, is a sign of domestic quarrels and jars.
Business will feel a shrinkage if you handle them.
To see a friend's skull, denotes that you will receive injury from a friend because of your being preferred to him.
To see your own skull, denotes that you will be the servant of remorse.
Seeing a skull in your dream, symbolizes danger, evil and death. Alternatively, it represents the secrets of the mind. You may be keeping things hidden.
Every case of duplication concerns duality, balanced symmetry and
the active equipoise of opposite forces. Double images, the symmetrical duplication of forms or figures—such as the supporters in heraldry—symbolize precisely that. But any case of duplication based upon a horizontal axis, in which the
upper figure is the inverse of the lower, has a deeper meaning arising from the
symbolism of level. A dual being is often found in cabbalistic emblems, the upper
figure being known as Metatron and the lower Samael; it is said of them that they
are inseparable companions for life (57). It may well be that beneath this image
there lies a symbol of the essential ambivalence of all phenomena, or, rather, that
it refers to the great myth of the Gemini.
To see your own double in your dream, suggests that you are attempting to recapture the past and the good old times. Alternatively, the dream may indicate that you are needlessly working twice as hard or doing double duty.
To dream of the direction left, symbolizes the unconscious and your repressed thoughts/emotions. It is an indication of passivity.
To dream that you are left behind, represents feelings of rejection or not fitting into a group. It may also highlight fears of not being able to keep up. You are questioning your abilities. The dream may be telling you that you are not utilizing your full potential. If you left something or someone behind, then it indicates that you are ready to let go of the past or move forward.
Dreaming of the direction left, symbolizes the unconscious and your repressed thoughts/emotions. It is an indication of passivity.
To see a cap in your dream, signifies informality and ease. It also suggests that you need to be more tolerant of others.
For a woman to dream of seeing a cap, she will be invited to take part in some festivity.
For a girl to dream that she sees her sweetheart with a cap on, denotes that she will be bashful and shy in his presence.
To see a prisoner's cap, denotes that your courage is failing you in time of danger.
To see a miner's cap, you will inherit a substantial competency.
Seeing a cap in your dream means informality and ease. It also suggests that you need to be more tolerant of others.
Dreaming that you keep forgetting, is your subconscious manifesting itself in your dream that you may have forgotten an appointment or date.