Whether you celebrate Christmas, Yule, Channukah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice or no holiday at all, it's likely that your dreams around this time of year may highlight symbols related to the season. Here are some symbols that may appear in your dreams:

Decorated with lights or covered with snow, the evergreen is a symbol of strength and endurance while snow is a symbol of purity:

Trees, Forest
Snow

Stars have a multitude of meanings, including the shining light of guidance:

Star
Stars as Shapes

Religious symbols in our dreams point to spiritual issues:

Angels
Religious Figures
Rituals

Symbols related to the Christmas story may also appear:

Hotel,Inn
Mother
Pregnancy
Cow
Horse
Sheep
Gift

Everyday items such as bells, candles or a fireplace may also be part of your dreams:

Bell
Music
Fire

While the holidays bring together family and friends, this sometimes results in negative events or stress. If anyone over-indulges, please take their keys, have them spend the night or take advantage of free transportation services offered by some businesses this time of year:

Family Fighting
Drink, Drunk

Or maybe you're taking a ride with Santa and his elves!

Flying and Falling
Dwarf

May visions of sugarplums - or diamond rings and new cars! - dance in your head, and may all your dreams come true!

Parthena Black is a professional social worker and ordained minister with experience in tarot and runes. For private spiritual counseling and intuitive readings via e-mail, please visit her at oymygoddess.com.

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