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Eagle
As a dream symbol, the eagle embodies an
archaic image of god, of lofty, high-soaring thoughts, but also
of devouring spiritual passion.
First and foremost, the eagle symbolizes a positive spiritual situation.
A sexual significance can be traced in Greek myth, where the eagle
symbolizes the procreative function of Zeus, who approached the
star goddess Asteria as an eagle. The image of the union of eagle
and goddess symbolizes the union of two opposites - psyche and the
material world. The image of an eagle which is unable to fly well
signifies limitation of spiritual freedom or neglect of spiritual
interests. |
Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros is the god
of love. His bride is psyche, the soul. He can symbolize the spiritual
relationship between man and woman. |
Eve
Eve with the apple is generally taken as
an image of seduction. This is not so in dreams, however. Here,
she indicates woman's emotional capabilities and motherliness. |
Evening
Evening indicates to the dreamer that he
is about to approach the area of the unconscious. For older persons,
evening in a dream can signify the 'twilight years'. |
Excrement (faeces)
In primitive belief, excrement as well
as saliva, urine, sweat and hair
were magic substances. We must not forget that in earlier times
fields were fertilized with animal and also human excrement. Excrement
is thus connected in popular belief with money and wealth.
Psychoanalysis regards the image of excretion in a dream as a castration
symbol. Freud was of the opinion that a child experiences excretion
as a loss. He found that over emphasis on cleanliness in the upbringing
of small children sows the seeds of neuroses and sexual aberrations
in latter life. Experience in the field of psychotherapy has confirmed
this opinion. The basic cause, however, is no longer seen as anal
eroticism on the child's part, but as the loss of affection the
child experiences as a result of such an exaggeratedly strict upbringing. |
Eye
The eyes are commonly held to be the mirror
of the soul. The ancient Egyptians regarded the sun and moon
as the eyes of the heavenly gods; fro shakespeare, the sun was "the
beauteous eye of heaven". In a dream, the eye acquires the significance
of an organ of consciousness. Impaired vision, for example, would
mean that a particular problem, or the possibilities that a life
holds, are not being seen correctly.
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