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All About Dreams – A Martha Jette Column

March 20, 2007

Martha Jette, friend and author will now be taking over the dreams column formerly presented by Parthena Black of Bella Online.  Many of you know Martha and will agree that her columns are always fresh and exciting.  Martha explains the unexplainable with style and grace.

Analyzing your dreams can be insightful and fun

The other night, I had a very strange dream. I was at a party, but remained for the most part in the kitchen cleaning up. On the counter, I found a long lock of brown hair. To ensure that it didn’t get scattered all over the place, I frantically looked for an elastic band to tie it up. However, each time I found one, the band broke in my hand. Finally, I gave up, put the hair in a plastic bag for safekeeping and tied it up.

Now, what could all of that mean? Traditionally, long hair denotes not only vanity, but also a woman’s sense of her own powerful femininity. And I have to tell you that I’m figuring this one out as I write and it makes perfect sense to me.

You see, I have been on my own for a very long time, with no male companionship, comfort or support. I believe this dream expresses the fact that I have placed both my own vanity and femininity on the shelf, so to speak. I have tied them up and basically put them away for safe keeping, as I no longer have need of them.

In the same dream, I eventually went to the living room where the party was in full swing. One woman brought up the subject of Donald Trump and said she’d like to make love to him. Eeeew! Anway, I pulled the woman aside and told her not to bother even thinking about it. I told her I’d already done so (which of course, I haven’t) and he’s a real bore in bed!

Okay, I hear you all laughing and rightly so. Well, I didn’t need to look this one up, as I’d watched “The Apprentice” the night before. Obviously, I’d somehow managed to bring this stuffy businessman into my dream. And believe me when I tell you: he is definitely not my type!

Here are some dream interpretations related to various types of clothing:

A)    Tight Clothes: Wearing tight clothes in a dream symbolizes a feeling of being constricted at work, self-conscious in public or inhibited in an intimate relationship.

B)    Loose Clothes: Wearing loose clothes might mean you may be attempting to conceal your true form (or identity). However, it could also denote a desire to be free of constraints and inhibitions.

C)    Other People’s Clothes: Dressing in other people’s clothes suggests difficulty accepting who you really are.

D)    Shabby Clothes: To find yourself in shabby clothes or rags denotes feelings of inferiority or low self-esteem. This may be a warning against falling into feelings of self-pity.

E)     Dress or Skirt: Since many women now wear jeans or trousers, this dream may indicate a desire to be more feminine.

F)     Cloak: A cloak denotes a desire to hide something – to conceal a secret about yourself.

G)    White Gloves: denotes a preoccupation with purity or calm. Taking them off indicates a desire to be honest when dealing with someone else.

H)    Pullover: If you dream that your pullover is unraveling, it indicates a growing sense of disillusionment with someone you previously admired.

I)       Hats: Jung believe a hat symbolized thought and that dreaming of changing hats indicated a person was at a stage in his or her life where their views, outlook and direction were changing.

J)      Tartan: this plaid has long been associated with the kilt and long shawls of traditional Scottish male dress. More recently, we saw tartan as a sign of strength and virility in the film Braveheart. To dream of the tartan indicates a need to draw upon the more masculine aspects of yourself.

K)    Turban: Devout male Muslims and Sikhs wear turbans as a symbol of dignity, strength and authority. Turbans also make one think of Eastern mysticism that is more indicative of one’s spirituality. To dream of a turban may therefore indicate a desire for more authority or a need to delve further into one’s spiritual side.

L)     Belt: Symbolically, a belt is used to hold up one’s trousers and may mean you feel anxious about keeping up with your public appearance. A belt, of course, can also be restrictive, so loosening your belt may indicate feelings of guilt about being “caught with your pants down” so to speak.

M)  Mask: If you find yourself wearing a mask in your dream, it suggests you are putting a false face on for others. A pair of masks, on the other hand, symbolizes your duality – the opposite forces of light and darkness.

N)    Boots: To see boots in a dream may indicate your desire to “give the boot” to someone or something that has been dominating your life. Changing boots suggests a change in status or personal fortune.

O)    Fur: Freud associated fur with public hair. (Weird!) Anyway, to dream of being wrapped in fur suggests a desire to return to the security of life in the womb.

P)     Underwear: To dream of under garments indicates a need to keep certain feelings “under wraps.” If you find yourself in public in your underwear and feel ashamed, it means you fear letting others know your true opinions.

Q)    Armor: If you find yourself dressed like a knight, it suggests a need to protect yourself against life’s “slings and arrows.”

R)    Chains: If you are bound in chains in your dream, it indicates unhappiness with current commitments to work or a relationship. Broken chains suggest needing to confront your own discontent.

S)     Lipstick: Freud of course, related lipstick to sexuality and the actual lipstick as a phallic symbol. However, if the lipstick is smeared on the face of body, the dream expresses a fear of sexual violence.

T)     Jewels: These valuables relate to the qualities you value the most in yourself and others. For instance, Diamonds represent clarity, integrity and perfect wisdom, while sapphires symbolize hope, joy and high aspirations. Rubies evoke the hot blood of passion and ecstasy, and emeralds – the stones of fertility and regeneration.

U)    Pearls: Pearls have become a symbol of femininity, love and marriage. Freud viewed pearls as a symbol of female sexuality. Jung, on the other hand, saw pearls as a need to transcend earthly matters and reach for higher spirituality.

V)    Ring: A ring is a symbol of matrimony, commitment and completion. Hence, dreaming about a ring may indicate that you have found closure or have accepted the end of a relationship or other loss.

Reference: 1001 Dreams by Jack Altman

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