Dream Interpretation Quest | Dream Meanings
Searching for self in all the wrong places; look within.
1- The Hero’s Quest is an archetypal image (see Archetypes) which can appear in many guises in dreams.
To be searching for something usually indicates that we arc aware that we must undertake a frightening task in order to progress. Many fairy stories and mythological tales have as their main theme the search for something rare or magical (e.g. Jason and the Argonauts). Such themes can be translated into dreams in a personally applicable way.
2- Often, the trials and tribulations we have to go through in achieving something we feci to be important are translated in dreams into a quest or search.
The way these events are faced is as important as the actual achievement itself.
3- The pursuit of the Spiritual and undertaking a spiritual quest Is a way of developing oneself spiritually.
Dreams of a quest are a sign that it is time for you to courageously engage upon your mission and connect with your higher vision. Perhaps you’ve already begun courting your higher attributes and fulfilling your most noble destiny.
An attempt to achieve something very important, almost biblical in character.
To dream of being on a quest suggests that you have reached a stage in your life where your regular routine is no longer interesting, and you need to find new challenges to excite you.
A quest indicates an attempt to achieve some kind of goal.
The dreamer may have reached a stage in life where the status quo is no longer acceptable and some adventure is beckoning.
Undertaking a spiritual quest in order to understand our place in the world and the pursuit of spiritual knowledge is a way of developing our own personal attributes.
Psychological / emotional perspective: Often, the trials and tribulations we have to go through in achieving something we feel to be important are translated in dreams into a quest or search.
The way these events are faced is as important as the actual achievement itself.
Material aspects: Many fairy stories and mythological tales have as their main theme the search for something rare or magical (e.G. Jason and the argonauts). Such themes can be translated into dreams in a personally applicable way. We eventually find the rare and magical within ourselves.
Gives gender - specific: The hero’s quest for both men and women is a fundamental pattern of human experience which can appear in many guises in dreams.
It is a rite of passage and usually signifies some kind of initiation.
To be searching for something usually indicates that we are aware that we must undertake a frightening task in order to progress.
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The keywords of this dream: Quest
Black or dark horse: Passions that have not been acknowledged; fear of the unknown or threatening changes.
Blinkered horse: Not allowing yourself to see what is happening around you; anxiety and worries about life.
Controlling the horse, or fear of it: Trying to control your feelings of passion and sexuality. These natural drives can motivate you or drag you along unwillingly.
Dead horse: Serious loss of energy or motivation which could lead to illness or depression; an old and dying set of habits and motivations or way of life.
Falling off horse: A sign that you are relating badly to your basic urges and needs.
If you continue to deny these, poor health could be the unwelcome result.
Grooming and caring for a horse: Taking care of your basic needs such as food, shelter and sex.
Horse and carriage: The natural processes of life that carry you from birth to old age; natural forces that can move you forward either from within or as natural events.
Horse dragging the dreamer along: Impetuosity of feelings; feelings dragged along by natural urges.
Horse being playful or affectionate: Feelings of warmth and strength from within.
Horse race: The events of everyday life and your relationship with people; everyday competition and where you rate yourself in the race; what happens in the race shows how you are relating to opportunities or how you feel about your accomplishments.
Horse running freely: Allowing your emotions or sexuality free rein; a symbol of the love of life.
Horse unwilling to move or carry: Your dreaming mind is telling you that you are uncertain about the direction in which you are trying to go.
Mare: Symbol of femininity, receptiveness and fertility.
Newborn horse or pony: Symbol of refreshing energy or new motivations.
Old or worn-out horse: Current state of your feelings. You may be feeling worn out or overworked, or feel that a particular relationship has run its course.
Riding or leading horse easily: A symbol of a good relationship between your personality and your instinctive drives.
Running away from a horse or from charging cavalry: Fear of sexuality, including anxieties towards the responsibilities of parenthood and relationships; you may be avoiding the need to direct or control your feelings and urges.
Sick or dying horse: loss of health, energy and enthusiasm for life.
Stallion: Symbol of masculinity, power and virility.
Strange or unknown horse or horseman/woman: Message from the unconscious; a new opportunity or event.
Struggling to control the horse: Fighting your urges and natural drives. You may be having problems controlling your emotions or sexuality.
Tied-up horse: A symbol of inhibition. Your dreaming mind may be telling you that it is time to release your feelings and give free rein to your creativity.
Training a horse: This suggests that you are learning to direct your sexual and emotional energy.
Uneasy on ride: If this image appears in your dreams you may feel as if you are being taken for a ride or feel that your emotions are taking over your life.
White horse: An image of transformation or meeting with an expanded awareness of ourselves.
Winged horse: Shows how you can rise above your basic needs and urges to discover awareness and fulfillment beyond personal memories and experience.
Working horse: The energy or motivation needed to work. The condition of the horse will tell you how you feel about yourself in relation to your work. Do you feel you are only a workhorse or that you are being treated as such?... The Element Encyclopedia
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