Dream symbols beginning with J

43 symbols beginning with J. Each one is read four ways, and every source is named so you can check it.

  • Job InterviewDreaming of a job interview usually stages the pressure of being assessed and the wish to prove you are equal to what is being asked.
  • JumpingJumping in a dream often reflects a decision to take a leap, whether a risk you are weighing, a change you long for, or a fear of the gap below.
  • JackalAn animal that eats what others leave makes a specific dream figure, and the reported feeling is unease rather than fear.
  • JacketAn outer garment that can be put on and taken off makes a plain dream object, and the reported detail is usually that it belongs to somebody else.
  • JackpotA sudden win in a dream is rarely simple pleasure, and the reported detail is usually the difficulty of collecting it or the sense that it will be...
  • JadeA stone valued for hardness rather than sparkle makes an unusual dream object, and the reported detail is usually the cool of it in the hand.
  • JaguarA jaguar often stands for concealed power, a confident command of your own ground, or a force that moves unseen until it chooses to act.
  • JamFruit preserved in sugar makes a homely dream object, and the reported detail is usually the labelling: whose handwriting, and what year.
  • JanitorA janitor in a dream often represents quiet maintenance, clearing away what is no longer needed, or unseen but essential work, rather than a litera...
  • JanuaryThe month named in dreams more often than any other, and the reported feeling is usually flatness rather than renewal.
  • JasmineJasmine often pictures sweetness and allure, a small white flower whose night scent is long tied to love, grace, and tender attraction.
  • JawA jaw often points to determination and what you bite down on, the strength to hold firm, or tension carried silently through clenched effort.
  • JazzMusic built on departure from a written line makes a specific dream sound, and dreamers frequently report being unable to follow where it is going.
  • JealousyJealousy in a dream usually points to something you fear losing or feel you lack, and the rival in the dream is often worth reading as a mirror rat...
  • JeepA jeep often pictures rugged travel off the made road, the ability to keep going over rough or uncertain ground.
  • JellyfishA jellyfish often points to a drifting, formless feeling, or a soft-looking thing that can still sting when touched.
  • Jet SkiA jet ski often pictures fast, exposed travel across water, skimming the surface with thrill and a little risk.
  • JetpackA jetpack often pictures personal, powered flight, lifting off by your own strapped-on force with both thrill and risk.
  • JewelryJewelry often stands for what you value in yourself or a bond you wear openly, so notice whether it felt treasured, gaudy, or lost.
  • JokerA figure licensed to say what nobody else can makes a sharp dream character, and the reported feeling is usually that they know something.
  • JournalA private written record makes a distinctive dream object, and the reported trouble is usually that somebody else is reading it or that the entries...
  • JudgeA judge in a dream often represents your own conscience or sense of being measured, the part of you weighing right and wrong, rather than a literal...
  • JuiceJuice often points to refreshment, vitality, and the pleasant essence drawn out of something good.
  • JulyHigh summer arrives in dreams as heat and length rather than as a date, and the reported detail is usually the light lasting too long.
  • JuneThe month when the light is longest arrives in dreams as anticipation rather than as heat, and the reported feeling is usually of something about t...
  • JunkAccumulated things nobody wants and nobody throws away make a quiet dream subject, and the reported detail is usually recognising something in the...
  • JasperAn opaque stone that was valued for centuries and then quietly demoted, which makes it a good record of how taste decides worth.
  • JavelinA weapon that survives only as a sport, thrown now for distance by people who will never throw it at anything.
  • JigA dance tune in a hurry, and one of the few musical forms most people can recognise without being able to name.
  • JockeyAn athlete whose sport requires them to weigh almost nothing, which makes the job partly a lifelong negotiation with food.
  • JuniperA tree whose berries are not berries, used to flavour a spirit that was once blamed for the collapse of a city.
  • Jumping jackA flat figure with strings behind it, so that pulling one makes all four limbs fly out at once.
  • JesusA figure who arrives in dreams for believers and non-believers alike, and who carries a different weight in each case.
  • Jewellery shopA shop where the goods are locked away and brought out one at a time, which changes buying into being shown.
  • JugA vessel with a lip, which is the only thing separating it from a vase and the whole of what it is for.
  • JackdawA small crow that takes bright objects and nests in chimneys and church towers, living closer to people than most wild birds manage.
  • JettyA structure reaching out from land into water so that a boat can be met without either party having to wade.
  • JerboaA desert rodent that stands and travels on two legs, with a tail longer than the rest of it used as a counterweight.
  • JoinerA woodworker who makes things fit together without nails, so the strength is in the shape of the cut rather than in anything added.
  • JonquilA narcissus with rush-like leaves, which is one of several names people use for daffodils without agreeing on any of them.
  • JuryTwelve people with no training, asked to decide a thing the professionals in the room are not allowed to decide.
  • JigsawA picture cut up so that putting it back together becomes the entertainment, which means the finished state is where the interest stops.
  • Jack in the boxA toy whose only content is a shock, delivered to a child who has wound the handle themselves and knows exactly what is coming.

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