Dream Dictionary 1 | Page 366

Shopping Cart Shredder all the time. To dream of an empty shopping cart may reflect goals you are serious about achieving, but haven’t completely decided on. You’re seriously looking, but unable to find exactly what you want. 
 Short Hair To dream of short hair on someone whom it is unusual, or to see long hair cut short represents a sacrifice of power, or the freedom to think freely. Some aspect of yourself is conforming or less powerful than before. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Shorts To dream of shorts in a dream represents a relaxed, worry free, laid back, or carefree attitude during a negative situation. Showi ng yourself or other people that you aren’t letting problems get you down. Black or red shorts represents a laid back or care free attitude that is negative or excessive. You are too comfortable or relaxed about a situation that you should be more conservative about. It may also reflect showing off, bragging, or a neglectful attitude when a problem arises. Shotgun To dream of a shotgun represents the power to make a decision that is significant, powerful, or has lasting consequences. A shotgun symbolizes choices that are dramatic. Dealing with a problem with one final shot. If bad people in a dream hold a shotgun it represents negative personality traits with the power to make dramatic choices that could sabotage you, or “burn bridges.” It may also reflect your own wish to get back at someone powerfully. To dream of a sawed-off shotgun symbolizes you or some aspect of your personality that can make very powerful quick decisions. Big choices made on the spot. If a bad or evil person in a dream has a sawed-off shot gun this can symbolize very powerful short term rash decisions. 

 Shoulders To dream of shoulders represents feelings about how strongly you believe in yourself. Self-confidence in your own abilities. How strongly you feel about yourself being able to reject others or negate alternative ideas to your own. Refusing to allow others to pressure you. Negatively, shoulders in a dream may reflect feelings about projecting an attitude of not needing others at all. Arrogantly refusing to listen to other people at all. Rejection. To dream of someone forcefully grabbing you by the shoulder may reflect situations where you feel forced to respect or acknowledge someone against your wishes. Feeling forced to listen to someone regarding issues you don’t want to be involved with. Jealous people in your life that don’t want you ignoring them. Feeling forced into situation or social 
interaction that you feel is dangerous. To dream of a hand being gently placed on your shoulder may reflect feelings about being encouraged to belief in yourself or feelings of being encouraged to acknowledge your own capabilities. Ideas you are having that encourage you to belief in yourself. To dream of a dislocated shoulder may reflect problems with believing in yourself without assistance. Feelings about temporary problems that limit your confidence in yourself. Feeling that you need help to restore some area of your life that enables you feel secure. Feeling that temporary problems need to be fixed in order to make other people confident in you again. Feeling that you can work out a problem on your own. Worrying that other people will not work out their problems on their own. To dream of a bird on your shoulder may reflect feelings of confidence in yourself based on people or situations you can permanently ignore if you want to. Confidence in yourself based on your ability to “leave idiots or jerks behind.” Consider alternative meanings if the bird 366 species is specific. To dream of looking over your shoulder may represent difficulty being 100% confident or secure in yourself. Feeling that you can’t fully believe in yourself yet. Concerns that someone or something that you overlooked may embarrass. 

 Shovels To dream of a shovel represents waking life situations where your focus is on doing something different. Struggling with all you have to make a change. A quest for a new understanding To dream of digging a hole with a shovel represents your attempt to do all you can to get answers. A quest for new understanding or to get to the bottom of a problem. Negatively, it may reflect a problem you are making worse for yourself. Trying too hard to find the truth to a problem. Shower To dream of a shower represents a renewal, or a fresh start. A shower symbolizes something you are thinking, or something that is happening in your waking life that is allowing you to relieve a burden or stress of some kind. Something may have happened that allows you to stop worrying. If you can’t find a shower, or have difficulty using one it symbolizes a burden or emotional difficulties that are holding you back. Negatively, a shower may reflect negative or dishonest actions that improve your life in some way. Feeling that your social standing changes from a loser to a winner because you did something illegal or took drugs around people who pressured you. Awareness of yourself becoming a winner because you are choosing to change your life with an illegal decision. Shower Cap To dream of a shower cap represents a wish to avoid changing your mindset or thinking style as you undergo some kind of renewal. Wanting to feel better about yourself or look better to others without having to change your attitude, mood, or intentions. Shielding yourself from some emotional situation. Negatively, a shower cap may reflect a stubborn attitude while you undergo a change or renewal. A bad relationship or situation may have improved, but you don’t want to change how you think about it. Shower Curtain To dream of a shower curtain represents feelings about some kind of situational barrier you are using to not embarrass yourself while improving or “refreshing” your life. Using to a situation or factor in your life to maintain privacy or avoid unpleasant revelations about yourself as you try to fix your life up. Hiding embarrassing things about yourself that you are trying to remove from your life. Feelings of personal discretion or having no intrusions into your private dealing while restoring some area of your life. Shrapnel To dream of shrapnel represents feelings about dangerous unexpected consequences or side effects. An explosive situation or temper causing problems in a number of other areas. Insensitive anger that doesn’t care about anyone else’s feelings if it doesn’t get what it wants first. Feeling lucky to escape someone’s anger with minimal lasting consequences. Collateral damage. Feeling that someone’s anger is dangerously petty. Shredder To dream of a paper shredder represents the elimination of plans or ideas. You may be choosing t o rid yourself of certain goals or plans as you decide to move in alternative directions. A shredder may also represent people or situations may be noticeably antagonistic towards your goals or wishes. Plans or goals seem to come undone before your eyes. To dream of a paper shredder working in reverse may represents plans or ideas that are being revitalized after being abandoned or compromised. Shrimp To dream of eating shrimp represents positive feelings that something is too easy. Feeling good noticing how easy something is experience or achieve. Confidence that you can never fail or be contended with. Feeling that you are so powerful or superior that it’s ridiculous to even question it. Feeling totally bigger than someone else. Feelings about your problems or enemies self-defeating in your presence or under your power.
Negatively, eating shrimp may reflect arrogance that is going too far or your feeling that you will never be taken seriously. Feeling that something is pathetically easy to experience or achieve. Over- confidence that something is too easy to the point of risking embarrassing yourself. Shrinking To dream of shrinking represents feelings of growing insignificance, “shrinking: importance, or feeling reduced in power. Feeling slighted or neglected. Feeling abandoned or powerless in an overwhelming situation that overpowers you. Feeling that a situation is too large to deal with or that enemies are too powerful. Shutters To dream of real functioning window shutters represents signals about what you or someone else really feels about a situation. An indicator of mood or openness. Positively, shutters may reflect an unwillingness to be noticed by others in a degrading, risky, or embarrassing manner. To dream of closed window shutters represents an unwillingness to be noticed liking something. It may also reflect closing others off or not wanting to be involved with a situation. It may also point to sensitivity about situations having to feel good all the time. Negatively, closed shutters may represent a childish attempt to avoid noticing something happening that can’t be stopped. Closed window shutters may also reflect you or someone else that is being a prude or snob. Wanting to be noticed by others as being better than them. To dream of decorative window shutters represents a preference to be noticed by others as having a lovely life. Feeling good noticing everything happening in your life is always perfect. Negatively, decorative window shutters may reflect appearances without substance. Trying too hard to appear like everything in your life is perfect. Siblings To dream of siblings represents an alternative or competing perspective. Negatively, dreaming of a sibling may reflect unpleasant feelings about yourself losing. Alternatively, it may reflect feelings or beliefs that are counterproductive to your well-being such as insecurity, second guessing yourself, or self-defeating habits. Intentionally being depressed or choosing to lose. Positively, a sibling may reflect confidence, hope, or someone with more experience than you. A better idea than yours. If you have more than one sibling than each sibling will represent a competing or alternative aspect of your personality based on the one thing about them that stands out the most. Your brother or sister may also symbolize your projection of him or her at the current moment. To dream of a brother or sister that you don’t actually have may represent new ideas or new perspectives that compete with your own. They may reflect new feelings of insecurity or self-doubt. Positively, they could reflect a new sense of hope or confidence. A little kid sister may symbolize feelings of responsibility or annoyance. To dream of a sibling rivalry represents your attempt to overcome your own insecurities or flaws. It may also reflect your struggle to come to terms with alternative opinions or feelings. Alternatively, a sibling rivalry may represent your view of other people competing over different opinions or goals. Sick To dream of being sick represents problems, disappointments, or setbacks that you must wait to pass before getting to do what you really want. Feeling held back by something you can’t control. A constant state of unhappiness in your life due to an issue that you feel is impossible to address. Negatively, being sick in a dream may reflect a sense of hopelessness or impossibility about being able to fix a problem you feel you need to constantly put up with. Accepting problems or unhappiness without taking action. Whining about lingering problems or making excuses for problems you continue to live with. Sickle To dream of a sickle represents conflict in your life that revolves around scaring other people into having to be perfectly honest. Scaring other people that they have to earn everything the hard way. Instilling fear in others that family has to come first. A fear of not working hard enough or being lazy. Fear that other people aren’t impressed with your behavior. Negatively, a sickle may reflect fear and intimidation used to manipulate people into regulating themselves into perfect honesty. Fear of no second chances or mistakes. A fear of being singled out for dishonesty. Alternatively, it may reflect a fear of having to be perfectly honest or do hard work. To dream that you are holding a sickle may reflect your conflicting feelings about enforcing hard work or honesty on difficult people who you feel will not like it at all. To dream of a rusty sickle may reflect conflicting feelings about enforcing hard work or honesty that has been neglected for a while. Difficulty making people change their lazy or dishonest ways after a long period of no discipline whatsoever. A very “ugly” confrontation about hard work or the need for renewed honesty. Sidewalk To dream that you are walking on a sidewalk represents steady progress towards goals. Outcomes that you feel are absolutely certain. Slow progress in some area of your life that you are confident about. A direction in life where you are perfectly confident about your self-worth, strengths, or su ccess. A path in life that is confident. Feeling certain that failure or embarrassment is impossible because your status is guaranteed. Negatively, a sidewalk may reflect arrogance or hubris. Feeling confident while never listening to anyone else’s advice, objections, or feelings. Being so certain of yourself that you ignore potential problems. A cracked sidewalk may reflect minor problems or temporary setbacks that are keeping you from fully achieving a goal or being totally confident. Sifting Screen To dream of a sifting screen represents careful scrutiny of an area of your life that’s being cleansed. Keeping what’s important in your life and removing what isn’t. 

 Sign To dream of a sign represents help, direction, or guidance. A sign may also reflect your intuition about what a situation is signaling to you. A “sign of the times.” Consider what the sign says for additional symbolic meaning. For example, a stop sign may reflect a situation or person that is signaling you to discontinue certain behavior or try another method. To dream of a sign in Hebrew language may reflect feelings about “ominous signs” or signals that being more honest 367 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z