MOTHERS IN DREAMS: Understanding dreams is not so difficult. In practice dream symbols translate into certain words within the English language. For instance a "mother" dream may simply translate into the word "welcoming" and the dream capture an everyday thought such as "they made me feel very much at home yesterday. It was a very friendly and warm welcoming. In that way your dream picks out one features of mothers - that they make a home warm and welcoming.

KEYWORDS LINKED TO MOTHER DREAMS Here is the full list of simple key words and phrases which link to mother dreams. Try to think which of these are relevant in your life right now. If you can think of anything then your dream may simply tap into that theme within your life at the moment.
- "support" (Did you recognise someone's need for support yesterday? If yes then the dream portrays the mother inside you.)
- "concern" (Did you show concern for someone yesterday? A mother dream maybe your minds way of expressing this concern as you are taking on the role as mother.)
- "homely" (Was someone welcoming yesterday? Were you struck by a warm and welcoming atmosphere? If so you have recognised this homely atmosphere.)
- "reassuring" (Were you in need of reassuring. If so then the your mother dream could symbolise your need for motherly type qualities in settling you down)
- "worried" (Mothers are famed for their worrying. How did such a quality feature in your life yesterday? Did you worry about something? Were others worried? Your dream will represent some key thought concerning this worry. For instance you may believe that someone is worrying too much and perhaps just fussing. Maybe you think that there is a need for people to worry and many are ignoring the problems? You maybe touched by someone's worrying or you are trying to show your concern for others. Any key feeling like this could generate your mother dream)
- "sensible" (Have you been trying to be very sensible and think very responsibly? If so the "mother" in you in trying to dominate your decision making)
- "closure" (Do you need to get closure to something? Is an issue constantly troubling you or someone close to you?)
- "feeling sorry for yourself" (Have you been feeling sorry for yourself? If so then the dream shows your need to be mothered and made to feel special and loved in your time of need)
- "sympathy" (Did sympathy feature in your thoughts yesterday? If so the dream of a mother maybe portrays that sympathy. The dream might portray and link to some key thought concerning this sympathy such as "he needs to show sympathy", "I should show more sympathy" or even "sympathy is a good quality and shows a person of quality")
- "empathy" (Trying to understand someone and see things from their point of view is very much a quality of a good mother. Did you empathize with someone? Did you need to show more understanding?)
- "a mothers perspective" (A mother dream may indicate you have been thinking about some random issue from a mothers perspective. Have you been thinking through some political issue from a mothers point of view? Did something shock you and make you think of the "mothers perspective?" For instance maybe you saw a film on gangs and thought of the effects on people and society and worried about the effects on the youth of today. In such a case you were thinking about things from a mothers perspective and your dream portrays these feelings from a mothers point of view)
understanding with someone yesterday? Do you feel people do not understand the pressure or emotional problems you are facing right now? If so then the dream pinpoints this need for understanding)
- "help" (Mothers in dreams can be your minds way of saying "I need help")
- "your own mother" (Have you been thinking about your own mother? Have you been thinking about how good or bad the relationship with your mother is?)