subject: Marriages In Trouble In Dreams [print this page] To better learn how to find the meanings of dream of a marriage in trouble and how dreams affect your life or someone you know, you must first look into what is happening or changed in your marriage or another's for whom the dream may be intended regarding the marriage, relationships, health, career, finances and family members affected by the marital relationship.
After the dreamer has identified the reason for receiving the dream and to whom the dream is intended, the next step is to ascertain if the dream is a message or a warning for the person for whom the dream is meant.
Please note-Dreams have many essential parts: each symbol, color, condition/style of clothing, people body language with all objects the dreamer sees, feels physically, emotionally, hears, smells, touches, experience, tastes, does and each action taken by and against the dreamer or to another in the dream has meaningful import and definition. Therefore, to receive the most thorough, comprehensive positive and negative meaning of the interpretation of dreams, all parts of the dreams must be closely scrutinized and studied well.
Several articles could be written defining in-depth interpretations of the following dream example; however, to keep the article brief, yet reveal the total meaning of the dream, we focus on the most crucial Actions and Key Words of the dream.
DREAM EXAMPLE OF MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE
A married woman dreams she's nude standing in the den of an old house. On the walls of the den are huge pictures that cover most of the walls. On the floor, the young woman sees a white sheepskin rug. She walks over, picks up the sheepskin placing it over her bare shoulders wrapped over her upper body.
The woman slowly looks around the room; her eyes focus on a large door in the corner of the room. Curiosity aroused by the unknown just beyond the door, the woman walks over to the door, frozen, pauses and stands in front of the door feeling puzzled. Getting her confidence back, she reaches down, grabs hold of the doorknob still not altogether understanding the emotions she's feeling. The woman slowly opens the door. Inside the door, she sees steps leading down into a small dark room.
In the room, the woman sees the hazy shadow of a man smoking a cigarette; he is dressed in dark clothing standing in a superior body language pose in the far corner. He motions her to come down the steps toward him. Her eyes focus on the man; the woman is hesitant. She lets go her grip on the sheepskin and it falls to the floor revealing her nakedness. She slowly starts down the steps. She wakes up just before she reaches the bottom step of the wood floor in the dark room.
DREAM KEY WORDS: Nude Body, Old House, Den, Pictures, Den Walls, White Sheepskin, Bare Breast / Bare Shoulders, Door, Doorknob, Steps Leading Down, Dark Room, Hazy Shadow Of A Man, Cigarette, Dark Clothing, Wood Floor of Dark Room,
INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM AND KEYWORDS: Nude Body in the dream represents the young woman's vulnerability to give in to the temptations of her heart and flesh. In this dream, that the woman is nude in a strange house represents her involvement in an affair outside of marriage.
Old House represents memories, an old habit, past relationship or a lifestyle that the woman who's having the dream has returned to.
Den represents temptation, danger, lies, adultery, and the desires of the world that involve an old habit of relationship. The fact that the young woman is exploring the den represents that she is in the home of the individual, who's luring her back into the lifestyle relationship and betrayal of a loved one. The den in this dream also represents the woman's willingness to be a part of the secret love affair.
Pictures covering the Den Walls represent the conscience of the woman having the dream, while the pictures hanging on the walls represent lies, deception, secrets, betrayal and a hidden agenda, even though the pictures are on the walls of someone else's home. Because the pictures are large and nearly cover all the den walls, the pictures also represent the habitual affair is deeply rooted and is much more serious.
Soft White Sheepskin Rug represents the woman's innocence in the way her life used to be, a soft comforting memory. In covering her upper body with the sheepskin represents the woman is trying to cover up her guilt by using lies and deception in her real life.
Bare Breast and Shoulders, the woman's bare breast and shoulders represent the inner secret and emotions the woman feels and her lust, desires, worldly thinking and the excitement for the unknown. Her bare shoulders represent the vulnerability she feels were her involvement and secret being discovered. The bareness of her shoulders also represents worrying about her identity and keen awareness of the possible damage to her reputation.
Door represents a decision the woman is about to make concerning her secret love affair.
Doorknob represents her reluctant decision. Yet she took the action to turn the doorknob to enter into the situation. When she opens the door and enters through represents she has made that decision, despite guilt and fear. The door being large also represents the decision the woman has made can be life-changing.
Steps Leading Down to the dark room represents danger, deception, the unknown and betrayal. When the woman released the sheepskin skin from her body allowing it to drop to the floor represents the woman giving over to her strong desires. Because the woman wakes up before she reaches the foot of the stairs represents sorrow and guilt, but the willingness to continue her secret lifestyle, for now.
Dark Room Below represents the unknown and the other side of the woman's life and personality. Because she revealed her naked body in the dark room, the room represents the secret place where she feels free to commit her deception.
Cigarette Smoke, Hazy Shadow of Man standing in the corner of the dark room, motioning for the woman to come to him represents the adulterous lover she cannot give up and her temporary escape from reality from her normal life. The man appearing as a hazy shadow represents that though involved with this man, she doesn't see him as he truly is. She does not realize the extent of his control over her.
The man's body language of standing represents his confidence in the control and affect he has on the woman. The cigarette smoke that fills the small room demonstrates her emotional blindness which adds to her confusion.
Dark Clothing the man in the dark room is wearing represents an illusion of reality and a hidden agenda designed to deceive the woman or someone close to the woman. This deceit can involve the woman's marriage, a relationship or a family member. In this dream, the intent to deceive is by a betrayal directed at both the woman and her husband. This is shown by the fact that though the woman by her free will has entered into the dark room where the man is waiting, the shadow of the man represents an illusion of the man taking the affair seriously. His dark clothing is symbolic of deception, lies, secrets and betrayal he uses on the married woman.
Wood Floor of the Dark Room, the wood floor represents a long-standing stronghold the man has on the woman and the dangerous adventure he's leading her into.
THE OUTCOME OF THE DREAM: The married woman having the dream is involved in an extramarital affair that will come to no good. This is a warning dream with a message for the woman to regain control of her emotions, break off the affair and get her life and marriage back in order. After hearing the accurate interpretation of the dream, the woman verified there had been an affair going on. The woman did wake up before she reached the bottom of the stairs representing she would end the affair before she her secret was made known.
