There was a woman who had an identical twin sister with a psychological illness… she was plagued with guilt--believing that she was to blame for everyone else's Karma. Her twin, however, chronically failed to see her causation role in the Karma of others. They were exact polarities. A journal was discovered belonging to the guilt-ridden sister. Within was found a drawing of a very anorexic looking woman with extremely long hair which wrapped around the words on the page. This sister’s journal caused many people to worry about her and she felt obligated to explain herself. Her speech was full of several unintentional insults, but we forgave her, knowing she was coming from a place of ignorance rather than malice.
To dream that you are in the Victorian period, indicates that you are feeling sexually repressed. You feel you are unable to full express yourself. If you are wearing Victorian style clothes, then it means that you are feeling confined or restricted in some way. The dreaming mind likes to play word games and so the dream may point to someone in your life who is named "Vicky" or "Victoria". Or it can signify victory!
To dream about karma, represents your relationships and what you give and receive from others. Consider if the feel of the dream is a positive or negative one.
In anthropology, woman corresponds to the passive principle of
nature. She has three basic aspects: first, as a siren, lamia or monstrous being who
enchants, diverts and entices men away from the path of evolution; second, as the
mother, or Magna mater (the motherland, the city or mother-nature) related in
turn to the formless aspect of the waters and of the unconscious; and third, as the
unknown damsel, the beloved or the anima in Jungian psychology. In his Symbols
of Transformation, Jung maintains that the ancients saw Woman as either Eve,
Helen, Sophia or Mary (corresponding to the impulsive, the emotional, the intellectual, and the moral) (33). One of the purest and all-embracing archetypes of
Woman as anima is Beatrice in Dante’s Commedia (32). All allegories based upon
the personification of Woman invariably retain all the implications of the three
basic aspects mentioned above. Of great interest are those symbols in which the
Woman appears in association with the figure of an animal—for example, the
swan-woman in Celtic and Germanic mythology, related to the woman with the
hoof of a goat in Hispanic folklore. In both cases the woman disappears once her
maternal mission has been completed and, similarly, the virgin qua virgin ‘dies’ in order to give way to the matron (31). In iconography it is common to find parts
of the female figure combined with that of a lion. The Egyptian goddess Sekhmet,
characterized by her destructiveness, had the body of a woman and the head (and
therefore the mind) of a lion. Conversely, a figure with a lion’s body and a
woman’s head appears in the Hieroglyphica of Valeriano as an emblem of the
hetaira (39). The inclusion of feminine, morphological elements in the composition of traditional symbols such as the sphinx always alludes to a background of
nature overlaid with the projection of a concept or of an entire complex of cosmic
intuitions. In consequence, the Woman is an archetypal image of great complexity
in which the decisive factor may be the superimposed symbolic aspects—for
example, the superior aspects of Woman as Sophia or Mary determine her function as a personification of science or of supreme virtue; and when presented as
an image of the anima, she is superior to the man because she is a reflection of the
loftiest and purest qualities of the man. In her baser forms as Eve or as Helen—
the instinctive and emotional aspects—Woman is on a lower level than the man.
It is here, perhaps, that she appears at her most characteristic—a temptress, the
Ewig Weibliche, who drags everything down with her, and a symbol comparable
with the volatile principle in alchemy, signifying all that is transitory, inconsistent, unfaithful and dissembling. See also The Loved One and Sophia.
To see a woman in your dream, represents nurturance, passivity, caring nature, and love. It refers to your own female aspects or your mother. Alternatively, a woman indicates temptation and guilt. If you know the woman, then it may reflect concerns and feelings you have about her.
To see an old woman in your dream, indicates your concerns about aging and growing old. Alternatively, the old woman may be an archetypal figure to symbolize feminine power.
To see a group of women talking in your dream, refers to some gossip.
To see a pregnant women in your dream, symbolizes abundant wealth.
Seeing a woman in your dream, represents nurturance, passivity, caring nature, and love. It refers to your own female aspects or may also represent your mother. Alternatively, it may indicate temptation and guilt. If you know the woman, then it may symbolize the concerns and feelings you have about her. Seeing an old woman in your dream indicates aging and growing old. Seeing a group of women talking in your dream, refers to some gossip. Seeing a pregnant women in your dream, symbolizes abundant wealth.
A woman or women generally represent intuition, creativity, nurturing, and love. At times they can also represent the negative attributes that are given to women and include physical and emotional weakness, gossip, martyrdom, passivity, moodiness, temptation, and guilt. The content of the dream is to be considered, as well as the emotional tone. If the dream is sexual in nature, look up sex. If the woman in your dream was a stranger and you are a man, she could be symbolic of your feminine side or your attitude about women. If you are a woman, this stranger may be symbolic of different parts of your character or personality. The woman is that force or current inside of you that nudges you on and inspires you. It is your intuition and the knowledge that in not necessarily attached to words.
In representations of the sacrificium mithriacum, the two dadophori,
Cautes and Cautopates, are very frequently shown, one with his torch pointing
upwards and the other with his turned downwards: the one is alight, the other
extinguished. Cumont considers that they symbolize life and death. Sometimes
one dadophorus has the head of a bull and the other that of a scorpion, confirming
Cumont’s conclusion. They also signify the two essential aspects of the sun: its
alternate appearance and disappearance—day and night (31). A careful study of
Primitive traditions and of the mythologies of the more advanced cultures has
enabled us to draw the conclusion that most of them incorporate the symbol of
the twins, such as the Vedic Asvins (or Ashwins), Mitra and Varuna, Liber and
Libera, Romulus and Remus, Isis and Osiris, Apollo and Artemis, Castor and
Pollux, Amphion and Zethus, or Arion and Orion. On some occasions the addition of a third figure (brother or sister) permits of further associations, as, for
example, Castor and Helen, or Osiris and Set. They are always mythic beings
born of an immortal father and a mortal mother. The respective characteristics of
their parents—expressed in landscape-symbolism by the dualism of the mountain (representing heaven) and the valley or water (representing earth)—are not
fused in their offspring, but discrete. Thus, one brother may be a fierce hunter,
another a peaceful shepherd (50). In sum, these beings are usually beneficent
deities (17). Through the influence of totemism or of animalistic symbolism, they
appear fairly often in the symbolic guise of animals: as birds (35)—the myth of
oviparous human birth is a parallel manifestation of this; or as lions (that is, the
wild lion and the tame lion, or day and night) (4); or as horses, one white or
chestnut, the other black. The twin Indian Ashwins (or Asvins) are depicted in
this latter form, one in light and the other in darkness, as if the chariot they draw
is ever running along the borderline of dusk. But most commonly one of the twins
signifies the eternal side of man, his inheritance from his celestial father (as a
reflection of the hieros gamos), or, in short, his soul, and the other twin indicates
the mortal side (40). However, they also symbolize the counterbalancing principles of good and evil, and hence the twins are portrayed as mortal enemies. This
is what lies behind the Egyptian myth of Osiris and Set and the Persian myth of
Ahuramazda and Angramainyu (or Ahriman) as well as the Iroquois myth of
Hawneyn and Hanegoasegeh and the Slav myth of Bielbog and Chernobog (or
Zcernoboch) (the ‘white god’ and the ‘black god’) (35). Since the life-principle is
usually allied with evil, the principle of good has to fall back upon ascetic spirituality; it follows then, that, in order to achieve immortality, it is essential to
accept the maxim ‘Deny thyself’. In India, such duality is precisely exemplified
in the two names of Atman (or individual soul) and Brahman (world-soul); up to
a point, they are pantheistic in tendency. Friedrich Nietzsche exactly described
the mystic message implied in this partial negation necessary for the salvation of
the spiritual essence of Man, with his advice: ‘Cast into the abyss that which lies
most heavily upon you. Let man forget. . . . Divine is the art of forgetting. If you
would raise yourself—if you yourself would dwell among the heights, cast into
the sea that which lies most heavily upon you’; yet Nietzsche, as a Westerner,
does not succeed in escaping from self.
To dream of seeing twins, foretells security in business, and faithful and loving contentment in the home.
If they are sickly, it signifies that you will have disappointment and grief.
To see twins in your dream, signify ambivalence, dualities or opposites. It also represents security in business, faithfulness, and contentment with life. It may also mean that you are either in harmony with or in conflict between ideas and decisions.
To see twins fighting in your dream, represent a conflict between the opposites of your psyche. One twin signifies emergence of unconscious material and suppressed feelings, while the other twin represents the conscious mind. There is some situation that you are not confronting.
Seeing twins in your dream means ambivalence, dualities and opposites. It also represents security in business, faithfulness, and contentment with life. It may also mean that you are either in harmony with or in conflict between ideas and decisions. Seeing twins fighting in your dream, represents a conflict between the opposites of your psyche. One twin means emergence of unconscious material and suppressed feelings, while the other twin represents the conscious mind. There is some situation that you are not confronting.
If your dream entails giving birth to twins, or if you are dreaming about baby twins, please see birth . Twins in astrology represent opposites, and we may use this symbolism to explain our dream. The twins could suggest a duality in thoughts, ideas, feelings, or states of consciousness. The details of the dream will give you a clue to whether or not these varying aspects are in harmony or in conflict with each other. The twins could also represent the balance that is extremely important to our emotional and psychological health. Old dream interpretation books say that dreaming about adult twins foretells of "double trouble followed by double joy."
To see your sister in your dream, symbolizes some aspect of your relationship with her, whether it one of sibling rivalry, nurturance, protectiveness, etc. Your sister may draw attention to your family role. Or the dream may also serve to remind you that someone in your waking life has characteristics similar to your sister. Alternatively, your sister may be a metaphor for a nun. In this case, she may represent some spiritual issues.
If you do not have a sister and dream that you have one, then it signifies feminine qualities that you need to activate or acknowledge within your own self. Pay attention to the actions and behavior of your dream sister.
Seeing your sister in your dream, symbolizes some aspect of your relationship with her, whether it one of sibling rivalry, caring, protectiveness, etc. Your sister may draw attention to your family role and sense of belonging. It may also serve to remind you that someone in your waking life has characteristics similar to your sister. Alternatively, your sister may be a metaphor and actually refer to a nun. In this case, she may represent spiritual issues. If you do not have a sister and dream that you have one, then it means some qualities that you need to activate or acknowledge within your own self. Pay attention to the actions and behavior of your dream sister.
To write or read a journal in your dream, suggests that you are trying to change or rewrite the past in order to suit your own needs. Consider what is written in the journal and how it is similar or dissimilar to actual events in your waking life. Alternatively, the dream symbolizes some memory or event.
To dream that someone is reading your journal, indicates that there is a secret you are keeping. You have difficulties telling others how you really feel.
Seeing or reading a journal in your dream, suggests that you are trying to change or rewrite the past to suit your own needs. Consider what is written in the journal and how it is similar or dissimilar to actual events in your waking life. Alternatively, it symbolizes memories and history. Dreaming that someone is reading your journal indicates that you are keeping secrets. You have difficulties telling others how you really feel.
To dream that you found something, suggests that you are coming into contact with some aspect of your psyche or unconscious. You are recognizing a part of yourself that was previously repressed or undeveloped. Alternatively, it represents change.
To dream that you found someone, indicates that you are identifying new facets of a relationship. You may be taking the relationship to a new level and/or direction. The dream may also be a metaphor for finding yourself.
Dreaming that you found something, suggests that you are coming into contact with some aspect of your psyche or unconscious. You are recognizing a part of yourself that was previously repressed or undeveloped. Alternatively, it represents change. Dreaming that you found someone indicates that you are identifying new facets of a relationship. You may be taking the relationship to a new level and/or direction. The dream may also be a metaphor for finding yourself.
Dreaming that you are speeding indicates that you are feeling compelled and driven to complete something. As a result, you may be pushing people away. You may also be moving too fast in some relationship or situation.
To dream that you are worried about something, is a reflection of waking worry that has carried over to your dream state. You may be harboring some repressed thoughts, some unexpressed emotions, resentments, or hostilities which are triggering your worry dream.
To see people you know in your dream, signifies qualities and feelings of them that you desire for yourself. If these people are from your past, then the dream refers to your shadow and other unacknowledged aspects of yourself. It may represent a waking situation that is bringing out similar feelings from your past relationships.
To see people you don't know in your dream, denotes hidden aspects of yourself that you need to confront or acknowledge.
Seeing people you know in your dream means qualities and feelings of those people that you desire for yourself. Seeing people you don't know in your dream indicates hidden aspects of yourself that you need to confront. Seeing people from your past in your dream, refers to your shadow and other unacknowledged aspects of yourself. It can represent a waking situation that is bringing out similar feelings as your past relationships.