Nightmares & Dreams

Oak Tree
To see an oak tree in your dream, symbolizes longevity, stability, strength, tolerance, wisdom, and prosperity. To see an oak tree with acorns, signifies a promotion or increase in the social ladder.

Oar
To dream that you are using oars, symbolizes disappointments and your tendency to sacrifice your own desires to please others. To dream that you are paddling with one oar, signifies your need for help or assistance. To see a broken oar, signifies failure in your endeavours.

Oasis
To dream that you are searching for an oasis, symbolizes inner fears, insecurities, and overwhelming conditions. To dream that you are resting at an oasis, signifies success in business and financial matters. You may also be in need of a vacation.

Oath
To dream that you are taking an oath in your dream, signifies strife and disharmony in your present situation. To dream that you refuse to take an oath, denotes an immediate change for the better.

Oatmeal
To dream that you are eating oatmeal, suggests that you are well-grounded. To dream that you are cooking and serving oatmeal, signifies that you have control over the destiny of someone close to you.

Oats
To dream that oats are being fed to a horse, denotes luxury and ease entering your life. To dream that oats are being refused by the animal, signifies a poorly-made decision regarding your finances or living conditions. To see decayed oats denotes poverty or great sorrow coming your way.

Obedience
To dream that you are obedient, symbolizes that you are a good worker who will go far in your occupation. To dream that others are obedient towards you, signifies good fortune and success in your business.

Obelisk
To see an obelisk in your dream, signifies your cold, stern nature and the need to warm up to others and soften your nature. To see an obelisk in your dream may also have phallic implications.

Obsidian
To see obsidian in your dream, suggests that you are well-grounded or that you need to be more grounded.

Obese
To dream that you are obese, denotes lack of self-esteem and overindulgence. It may signify your hopelessness and helplessness to express and assert power and authority. This dream may also mean that you are trying to insulate yourself from your surroundings. You want to protect yourself from any involvement in a situation. *Please see also Fat.

Obituary
To see your own obituary in your dream, signifies that you are in grave trouble. To dream of reading an obituary in the newspaper, foretells of news of a death.

Obligation
To dream that someone is obligated to you, means that you will succeed to soaring heights in your personal life and business undertakings. To dream that you are obligated to someone, signifies thoughtlessness.

Observatory
To see an observatory in your dream, signifies your high goals and aspirations.

Occultist
To dream that you are influenced by an occultist, signifies your generosity towards the ones less fortunate and the strive to elevate their socially and economically.

Ocean
To see an ocean in your dream, represents the state of your emotions and feelings. It is indicative of some spiritual refreshment, tranquillity and renewal.

Octagon
To see an octagon in your dream, indicates a spiritual reawakening.

October
To dream of the month of October, signifies gratifying success in your endeavours.

Octopus
To see an octopus in your dream, signifies that you are entangled in some difficult matter or situation. Or it may mean that you are overly possessive and too clingy in a relationship.

Odours
To smell an odour in your dream, indicates a memory or past experience. Your dream is trying to convey your personal feeling and associations with that odour.

Offence
To dream of being offended, signifies of error in your conduct which has caused you to stand up for yourself. To dream that you are giving offence, foretells of struggles and obstacles toward your goals.

Offering
To dream that you are bringing or making an offering, signifies hypocrisy.

Office
To dream of your work office, indicates that you cannot seem to leave your work at the office. You may be overworked or have too much on your mind. Alternatively, it symbolizes your status, accomplishments and your place in the world. To dream that you hold public office, symbolizes that your aspirations may lead you to a dangerous path, but your courage will be rewarded with success.

Offspring
To see your offspring in your dream, symbolizes cheerfulness and joyous moments.

Ogre
To see an ogre in your dream, signifies self-criticism and discipline.

Oil
To see oil in your dream, suggests a need to have thing run more smoothly. You may need to show more love and compassion in your life. To see baby oil in your dream, indicates that you need to soothe the child within you. You need to release that child in you once in a while. To see crude oil in your dream, signifies great wealth and riches. Alternatively, you need too socialize more.

Ointment
To see ointment in your dream, signifies a healing process. It also implies the forming of new friendships that will prove beneficial and enjoyable.

Olives
To dream that you are eating olives, symbolizes contentment and faithful friends. To see an olive branch, signifies reconciliation, peace, and hope. You may also find a resolution to your conflicts and have a burden lifted off you.

Omelette
To see an omelette in your dream, signifies betrayal, deceit and flattery that will be used against you.

One-Eyed
To dream that you have one eye, indicates your refusal to accept another viewpoint. It suggests that you are one-sided in your ways of thinking.

Onions
To see onions in your dream, signifies that you will be a target of jealousy, spite, and envy as a result of your success. It may also mean that there are deep layers you need to get through and discover regarding an issue or situation at hand. To dream that you eat an onion, symbolizes that you will overcome all oppositions. To see cooked onions, denotes minor gains in business. To dream that you are cutting onions, signifies your defeat by your rivals.

Onyx
To see onyx in your dream, represents spiritual and mental balance. It also symbolizes peace of mind.

Opal
To see an opal in your dream, refers to your libido and sexual desire. The dream indicates that you need to be more passionate in your love life

Opening
To see an opening in your dream, signifies a new influence or new-found inspiration entering your life.

Opera
To dream of attending an opera, foretells of pleasant visits by friends.

Operation
To dream that you are in operation, suggests that you need to get something out of your system. Perhaps you need to let go of something or change your habits. You need to cut something out of your life. To dream that you are operating on someone, denotes that you are facing and dealing with some deep issues or repressed thoughts. *Please see also Surgery.

Opium
To dream of opium, foretells that strangers will obstruct your chances of improving your fortunes, by sly and seductive means.

Opossum
*Please see Possum.

Opponent
To dream that you have an opponent, signifies an aspect of yourself in which you are in conflict with.

Oral Sex
To dream that you are giving or receiving oral sex, signifies your willingness to give or receive pleasure/joy. It is symbolic of your creative energy and reaffirms that you are headed in the right direction in life. The dream may also be a pun on talking about sex. You may need to communicate with your mate about your sexual needs and desires. Perhaps you are acting out your sexual wishes.

Oranges
To see orange trees in your dream, signifies health and prosperity. To dream that you are eating oranges, denotes negative vibes, dissatisfaction in your business circles, illness in the family, or separation/loss of a lover.

Orang-utan
To see an orang-utan in your dream, signifies unfaithfulness in a lover or that some person is manipulating for their own advancement.

Orca
To see an orca in your dream, signifies distrust and suspicious motives.

Orchard
To dream of passing through a blossoming orchard, signifies a happy home life, longevity, faithfulness, and loyalty. To see a storm-swept or barren orchard, signifies unwelcome guests or duties or lost opportunities.

Orchestra
To dream that you are in an orchestra, represents inner integration and harmony. It also indicates resolution. To hear the music of an orchestra, denotes that your knowledge of humanity will prove you to be a much-liked person.

Orchids
To see orchids in your dream, symbolizes gentleness, romance. Beauty and sensuality. It may suggest that you need to give some special attention or care to a situation or may represent a special occasion.

Organ
To hear the grand anthems of an organ in your dream, symbolizes long lasting friendships and well-grounded fortune. To see an organ in a church, denotes sad separation of families. To dream that you are playing an organ, signifies that fortune will fall on your and social distinction will be given to you.

Organist
To see an organist in your dream, signifies that the hasty actions of a friend will create much inconvenience for you.

Orgy
To see an orgy in your dream, signifies repressed desires of your own sexuality and passion.

Oriole
To see an oriole in your dream, represents the sun, light and happiness. It may denote the season of summer.

Orphan
To see an orphan in your dream, signifies fears of abandonment and feelings of loneliness and rejection.. To dream that you are condoling with orphans, symbolizes that the unhappiness of others will touch your sympathies and cause you to sacrifice much personal enjoyment.

Ostrich
To see an ostrich in your dream, suggests that you are not facing reality and living in a world of your own. You may be in denial or unwilling to accept a situation. Alternatively, the ostrich can symbolize truth and justice.

Otter
To see otters in your dream, symbolizes happiness and good fortune. You will find ideal enjoyment or unusual tenderness with your loved one.

Ottoman
To dream that you are relaxing upon an ottoman and discussing the topic of love, signifies that envious rival will seek to defame you in the eyes of your lover.

Ouija Board
To see an Ouija board in your dream, indicates that some relationship or situation will fall apart. It may also mean that nothing is going to go according to planned. To dream that the Ouija board fails to function, symbolizes complications caused by substituting pleasure for work or what needs to be done.

Outer Space
To dream of outer space, represents your creativity. It may also indicate that something or someone has just come out of nowhere.

Oval
To see an oval in your dream, represents the vagina, womb and female qualities. It also symbolizes your aura and your spiritual energy.

Oven
To see a red hot oven in your dream, symbolizes you will be loved by friends and family for your devotion and unselfish nature. Alternatively, it symbolizes the womb. You may be in anticipation or fear of having children. Consider the phrase " a bun in the oven". To dream that your oven is broken, signifies many vexations from children.

Overcoat
To dream of an overcoat, signifies others indifferences towards you. To dream that you borrow an overcoat, denotes that the mistakes of strangers will affect you and cause you misfortune.

Overall
To dream that you are wearing overalls, represents your sloppy attitudes and incoherent thoughts.

Owl
To see an owl in your dream, symbolizes wisdom, insight and virtue. The owl is also synonymous with death and darkness. To hear the hoot of an owl, denotes disappointments and forewarns that death creeps closely in the wake of joy and health. To see a dead owl, signifies a narrow escape from desperate illness and death. Death in this sense may also represent a symbolic death, as in an important transition in life.

Ox
To see an ox in your dream, signifies that you will be a distinguished person in your community attracting many admirers. Consider also the familiar metaphor, "as stubborn as an ox". To see a dead ox, symbolizes bereavement. To see a pair of yoked oxen, symbolizes a strong commitment to your lover or a happy and wealthy marriage.

Oxygen
To dream of oxygen, symbolizes life, your inner spirit, and creative energy. To dream that you do not have enough oxygen, suggests that you are feeling suffocated or smothered by a situation in your life.

Oysters
To dream that you are eating oysters, indicates sexual urges and gratification. Signifies that you will lose all your senses and morality in the pursuit of low pleasures and indulgences. To see oysters in your dream, symbolizes beauty, humility, wealth, wisdom, and a laid-back atmosphere. It may also indicate that tend to shut others out. To see oyster shells in your dream, signifies that you will be frustrated in your attempt to secure the fortune of another.