THE DREAM - I am suddenly in my own childhood. I see myself with the poor clothes I had on and having to make do with the old books that I had. Everywhere around me was filth and poverty.

THE REALITY The dreamer had just had a child and was filled with thoughts of his own childhood. He was determined that his own child would not go through the hardship he had to face.

DREAM SYMBOLISM The dreamer associated his own childhood poverty with the birth of his son. He interpreted his own dream . Clothes often symbolise our image and reputation - how other people see us. Also the dream simply meant that the birth had set off a mood within him - how he was reflecting on his own childhood. Big events make us think in a bigger way. We tend to remember things from long ago and see the wider perspective in life.

Symbolic Meanings
POOR CLOTHING : "the dreamers own poor upbringing. This is linked to his own present situation with his son"

DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer - "The birth of my son has made me think of my own childhood. I want to make life easier for my child"

See how the symbolic meanings represent a key thought connected to birth of the dreamers child.