THE DREAM The following are short summaries of dream which all contain 'execution'. I have tried best to isolate the symbolic meaning of 'execution' in each dream.

Watching an execution dream linked to the dreamer being unable to pay her water bill. She was trying to negotiate a payment plan. The death sentence symbolised the terrible deadline approaching when her water might be cut off.

A dream when the dreamer was hanged linked to him having a virus in real life when he had an interview for a job in just a couple of days. The death sentence this crucial deadline the dreamer had to achieve.

A dream awaiting execution linked to the dreamer suffering from cancer. She was due to go in for chemotherapy in a few days. This treatment was always very gruelling and the execution was symbolic of this horrendously difficult treatment which the dreamer was really not looking forward to.

A dream about a black man executed linked to the dreamer agonising about telling her mother that she had cancer and was going to die. The execution was symbolic of the dreamers mother knowing that she was going to die - untreatable cancer is a death sentence just like hanging (both know that they are going to die).

A death sentence dream linked to the dreamer thinking about saying something the day before about a work colleague. However, he realised that this was not the right thing to say as the person had too many friends and would be very offended. The death sentence was symbolic of him nearly saying something which would have caused mortal offence - he would have instantly been outcast.

A dream where a baby is ordered to be executed was linked to the dreamer starting a new relationship. She recognised how bad this was and realised that she needed to end it straight away. The death sentence in the dream symbolised her feeling that this should be ruthlessly ended.

A lethal injection dream linked to the dreamer thinking about his own mortality since the dream.