The Dream Dictionary from A to Z [Revised edition]: The Ultimate A–Z to Interpret the Secrets of Your Dreams. Theresa Cheung

out for special recognition. The spiritual interpretation is that you need to be accepted, not just as yourself, but as part of a greater whole.

      Buttons on clothing hold things together and are used to open and close garments. In your waking life, are you opening or closing yourself to others? See also FASTENINGS.

       BUYING

      See SHOPPING.

       BUZZARD

      See BIRDS.

      

      CAGE A symbol of psychological entrapment, a cage in your dream may represent some kind of frustration in your daily life. There may be feelings of inferiority or a desire to break free from social conventions.

       CAKE

      See FOOD.

      CALENDAR A common dream symbol, calendars may be referring to your past or your future. If a date is highlighted in a calendar in your dream, consider first of all whether or not the date has any significance to you; if it does, it is simply reflecting your interest or anticipation. If the date has no significance for you, it might be worthwhile checking your calendar to see if you have forgotten something. If this also is not the case, then calendars and dates in dreams may be drawing your attention to the speed of time, and therefore are urging you to focus on achieving your goals before it is too late. If you come across an old calendar in your dream, this suggests nostalgia for the past, while pages torn from a calendar represent the passing of the years. When you write in a calendar you are recording your experiences and making a record of your past. If you dream of finding a calendar, your dreaming mind may be urging you to make the most of every day. If your dream calendar or diary highlighted an important day, anniversary, birthday, or holiday, your dreaming mind may simply be reflecting your anticipation or your dread of the occasion. Your mood in the dream will help you decide on the significance of the message. If the date of your birthday is highlighted your dreaming mind may be reminding you again that your days are numbered. Alternatively it could be reflecting your desire to be noticed or made to feel special or your discomfort with being in the spotlight. If an anniversary is highlighted in your dream and your mood is positive, your unconscious may have been congratulating you on your past successes or reflecting pride and pleasure at having achieved a personal milestone. If the mood is negative, the opposite would apply. Special days like New Year, Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or other holidays can communicate several meanings and it is important to take your waking associations with that day into account.