Dream Dictionary
A dictionary from the Spellbook — symbols A–Z, and themes from Alphabet through Wedding.
The symbol list and themes follow the Dream Moods A–Z dictionary and theme pages. The readings here are written for the Spellbook. A symbol is a reading, not a prediction.
Y
Y
The letter Y is a decision, a fork where you must choose a path. It also puns on why: something needs a question.
Yacht
A yacht is wealth, pleasure, and ease. It also says give more time to recreation.
Yak
This animal is uniqueness and reliability. The name puns on talking too much when you should listen.
Yam
Yams stand for sensuality and virility.
Yantra
A sacred diagram is cosmic energy and a consciousness coming into view, plus stability in your life.
Yard
A neat yard is how well you organize work and social life. A messy one means those outer affairs are out of hand.
Yard Sale
A sale on the lawn means you are reusing old skills and making the past productive.
Yardstick
A measuring stick is a rigid personality, or sound judgment and acceptance.
Yarmulke
This cap stands for Judaism and Jewish faith, or for shielding yourself from a higher force.
Yarn
Yarn is connection and creativity, or a rut of the same tired pattern. Tangled yarn is emotional confusion.
Yawning
A yawn means too little emotional and mental stimulation, and low vitality.
Year
A year is time passing, and a cycle of growth and maturity.
Yearbook
A yearbook is old friends or old flames you lost, or a return to a lighter time. Messages written in it can be advice.
Yearn
Longing shows a gap in waking life, a habit or a need you deny yourself. What you long for is what wants filling.
Yeast
Yeast is a spiritual search and self-improvement, or growth and fresh enthusiasm for a project.
Yelling
A shout is anger that needs to come out. If no one hears, you feel overlooked.
Yellow
In a pleasant picture, yellow is energy, happiness, and wisdom. In an unpleasant one, it is deceit, cowardice, and sickness, plus fear of deciding.
Yellow Bird
A yellow bird is a positive outlook on your work.
Yes
Saying yes confirms a condition or a decision, and can be permission for something you have been doubting.
Yesterday
Yesterday says stop reliving what is over and look ahead. It can also be regret.
Yeti
This figure asks you to balance reason with instinct.
Yew Tree
A yew stands for mourning and death as a symbol of ending. The name can also pun on you, the dreamer.
Yield
Giving way means you will trade authority to keep peace at home. A yield sign says loosen a rigid way of thinking.
Yin Yang
This symbol is balance of opposites: feminine and masculine, spirit and body, feeling and reason.
YMCA
This place is spiritual and physical strength. The letters can pun on why, a question you need to ask, or recall a song and the memory tied to it.
Yodel
Hearing a yodel is a coded message; listen to the tones. Doing it yourself links mind and heart.
Yoga
The practice is unity, calm, and command of mind and body. It can also mean you are overwhelmed and need a pause.
Yogurt
Yogurt says learn the manner that fits each situation you enter.
Yoke
A yoke is refusal to conform to other people's customs. Yoking an ox is acceptance, and a reason to heed advice.
Yolk
An egg yolk is life, ideas, and creativity.
Yorkshire Terrier
A small terrier says do not underestimate someone because of size. It can also mean you are too loud and should listen.
Young
Young people are a fresh outlook, or a youthful side that wants more play. Being young again can mean childish behavior, or regret you should stop rehearsing.
Yourself
Seeing yourself reflects how you act awake. What you do and how you feel in the picture add the meaning.
YouTube
Watching videos is thoughts flowing through the mind. A how-to means you want new knowledge; a music clip may parallel waking life.
Yoyo
A yoyo is life's ups and downs, or a habit of treating problems as trivial.
Yucca
This plant says think past the usual frame, and bend a little so you can move toward the goal.
Yule Log
A Yule log is a positive turn in the year ahead. Burning it warns you not to aim higher than is realistic.