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

A dream in which the dreamer hides behind a friend who is a guard linked to the dreamers thoughts about that friend. She had had a dispute at school the day before but her friend offered her no support whatsoever. The guard was symbolic of her feeling that her friend should have protected and defended her.

A dream where a security guard wanders off linked to the dreamer thinking about his family. He thought that they were good at protecting him but also thought that they could not be there all the time. So he was now thinking that he should stick up for himself. The guards wandering off were symbolic of the worry that his family would not be there to protect him.

A dream where a soldier guards a hangar linked to the dreamer realising that he had to guard against going totally crazy. He had become unemployed and was on the verge of losing it.

Being arrested by a guard was symbolic of her need to respect and fear her boss. He had just fired someone the day before and she needed to stop taking liberties with him. The guard was symbolic of the need to respect authority and fear the consequences of breaking rules at work.

A guards on a fortress wall dream linked to the dreamer feeling undervalued and defensive.

A dream with her friend surrounded by three guards linked to the dreamers friend suddenly becoming very political. He was talking about human rights and the dreamer could not talk to him properly. The guards symbolised the wall he was putting up - she sensed that something was wrong with him.