In order to decode our dreams, we need to understand their symbols.

1. DREAMS, SYMBOLS
AND MEANINGS

2. CG MINISTRY
LEARNING TO PROPHESY
Marco Lafebre

3. INTERPRETATION OF
DREAMS AND VISIONS
SEMINAR

4. SYMBOLS
AND
MEANING

5. Symbol | Definition by
Merriam-Webster
• 1 : something that stands for
something else :
• emblem <The eagle is
a symbol of the United States

6. Symbol | Definition by
Merriam-Webster
• .> 2 : a letter, character, or sign
used instead of a word to
represent a quantity, position,
relationship, direction, or
something to be done
• <The sign + is the symbol for
addition.>

8. Symbols and meaning
• It is very important after
writing down your dream, to
register the symbolism of
each one of the Important
elements in the dream.

9. Symbols and meaning
• Example:
• “I dreamed of losing my
wallet.”

10. Symbols and meaning
• What I carry in my wallet:
• Driver license.
• Health Card.
• Pass card for my house/work.
• Bank card.
• Credit card.

12. Symbols and meaning
•Aeroplan card.
•Hudson’s Bay CO. card.
•Club’s membership card.
•Busyness cards.
•Cash.
•Pictures.

13. Symbols and meaning
• ID items:
• Driver License
• Health Card
• Club membership
• Busyness class
• Etc.

14. • Losing wallet = losing identity
• I have lost my Identity!
• Losing money = losing wealth
• I have lost a way to prosper!

15. • Losing home card access
=
• Blockage to access home, to
my place of rest, to my family.

16. • Losing credit and bank cards
=
• My economy is risk, others can
take advantage.

17. Auto analysis
• Questions that we need
to make ourselves
about our dreams.

18. Auto analysis
• How is my
emotional state
when awakening?

19. Auto analysis
• What did
I ask to dream
before going
to sleep?

20. Auto analysis
• What very important
thing is going on In my life
At this time?

21. Auto analysis
• What colors appeared
in my dream?

22. Auto analysis
• What are
the symbols
in my dream?

23. Auto analysis
• How many times
have I dream
something similar?

24. Auto analysis
• What did
I eat
last night?

25. Auto analysis
• Why this dream
comes to me
in this moment
of my life?

26. Synthesis
• What this dream
is telling me?

27. ASPECTS OF THE
DREAM

28. Aspects Of The Dream
• Action, Activity:
• The dreamer, another person or
a thing makes something
unusual or impossible in real
life.
• Like walking and speaking
under water,
• Or the common example of
flying.

29. Aspects Of The Dream
• Setting, environment:
• The place or situation in the
dream is estrange.
• Being in a place or in a
situation in which the
dreamer would not normally
be.

30. Aspects Of The Dream
• Form, changes:
• The dreamer, another person or
a thing, changes form, or has a
strange form, or it transforms
into another thing.
• This can include clothing,
abnormal sizes, estrange
sounds or voices. etc.

31. Aspects Of The Dream
• Conscience, feelings:
• A particular thought,
• An unusual sensation,
• A strong emotion,
• Or altered perceptions.

32. Aspects Of The Dream
•Sequence, switching,
transportation:
• Sometimes the dreamer can
suddenly show himself in a
completely different place,
never matter where, without
any transition between the
two places.

33. Aspects Of The Dream
• Time, hours changing:
• In the dream, the dreamer can
experience changes of time.
• First is day and all a sudden is
night, or vice versa.

34. Aspects Of The Dream
• Many cultures, see a dream
as a prophetic message, a
coded message from divine
origin that needs to be
decoded or interpreted.

35. Aspects Of The Dream
• This believe is founded in
the Bible, where Joseph
interprets the dreams of
Pharaoh: Genesis 41:1-36.

36. ACTIVATION #2
Genesis 20 (NKJV)
Abraham and Abimelech
READ CHAPTER 2O
WE’LL USED IT TO
DISCUSS THIS DREAM

37. Activation # 2
Genesis 20
• Dream Analysis
• What wrong did Abraham do?
• What were Abraham feelings and
emotions previous this dream?
• What were the consequences of
Abraham’s mistake?

38. • The warning.
• How God compares to King
Abimelech?
• What is the reason for this?

39. • The interactive part.
• Abimelech presents his case:
• Questioning God.
• Defending himself.
• Presenting his innocence

40. • God reply.
• I know your heart.
• I withheld you from sin.
• Command and promise.
• Consequence of disobeying.

41. • Abimelech follows God’s orders:
• Informs his people.
• Confronts Abraham.
• He presents his righteousness.
• Abimelech inquires of Abraham.
• What was your plan?
• Abraham presents his case.

42. • Abimelech restores Sarah.
• He lets her go free and pays the
Vindication.
• As a consequence the feelings
and emotions of Abraham
change, no more fear no more
lying

43. • God has used this happening to
transfer wealth from the heathen
to the righteous.
• Proverbs 13:22 (NKJV)
• 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s
children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the
righteous.

44. Recommended Books
• Understanding Dreams &
Visions.
John Paul Jackson
• Dream Dreams
Steve & Dianne Bydeley

45. Righteousness
• God considered Abraham a
Righteous man.
• Through the blood of Jesus you and I
are considered by God a person that
is Righteous.
• Abraham, even that was righteous,
did several mistakes.
• In spite of this, God kept protecting
and blessing Abraham

46. WHY?
• Because when God blesses a
man, Goodness and Mercy will
follow him, all the day of his life!
• The blessing of the LORD, it
makes rich, and he adds no
sorrow (Proverbs 10:22)

47. You are not an
exception!
• Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)
• Redemption in Christ
• 3 Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the
heavenly places in Christ,

48. • Galatians 3:14 (NIV)
• 14 He redeemed us in order that
the blessing given to Abraham
might come to the Gentiles
through Christ Jesus, so that by
faith we might receive the
promise of the Spirit.

49. Recommended Books
• Understanding the Dreams you
Dream.
Biblical Keys For Hearing God’s
Voice In The Night.
Ira Milligan

50. Recommended Books
• How to Interpret Dreams,
Visions & Symbols From a
Biblical Perspective
Dr Barend Delport

51. INTERPRETATION OF
DREAMS SEMINAR
• Notes for Module 1:
• http://www.slidesharenet.org/MarcoLafebre