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

A dream where the dreamers friend was protecting her linked to her thoughts about that friend. The previous day the dreamer had been annoyed and angry and was looking for support yet her friend was not very reassuring or helpful.

A dream where the dreamer was protecting his child linked to the dreamers country actually being at war at the time. So protection was simply about the overwhelming need to protect his child during a time of conflict.

A dream where the dreamer tries to protect a little girl from flying off into the air was linked to the dreamer moving into her first flat. Protecting her was symbolic of the great stresses on the dreamer at the time and her need to feel safe and reassured during this difficult time.

A dream about protecting kittens linked to the dreamer thinking about men. She was especially wary of them after her boyfriend cheated on her and it absolutely destroyed her.

A dream where the dreamer protects herself linked to the dreamer having trouble with health and anxiety at the time. The protection was symbolic of her need to overcome her high levels of anxiety and feel safe and secure in the world.

A dream where the dreamer was wrapped in spiders webs for protection linked to the dreamer having lots of problems. However, he was pleased with his own response - protection in the dream was symbolic of his own resilience and ability to fight through.

A dream about protecting her daughter linked to the dreamers thoughts the day before about her sister in law. She had had to spend time with her and disliked her callous and ruthless nature. Protecting her daughter was merely a symbol of her extreme mistrust and dislike of her sister in law. It was expressing the feeling that everyone should be protected from people like that.

A dream about a being protected was very much triggered by a woman who had been posting on internet forums the day before. She had been horrible and vicious and this had shocked the dreamer.

A dream where 'she said she would protect me' was linked to the dreamer thinking about her crush. She was starting to think how she felt much more reassured around her crush when his mother was there. The protection was symbolic of her thinking about her own nervousness and situations when she felt more reassured.

A dream were the dreamer cannot protect her ten month old son linked to her strong need to protect him. She tried to do as much as she could but could not do everything. She was starting to realise that he was moving about more and she needed to watch him all the time because he was constantly finding trouble in the way that young babies do.

A dream about protecting her son from a gunman linked to the dreamers ex husband being extremely abusive to her in front of him. Protecting him symbolised her wish to shield him from the problems between her and her ex husband.

A dream where everyone tries to find things to protect themselves linked to him thinking about faith and religion. He thought that sometimes people went overboard in expressing their faith and this was perhaps covering over some serious doubts. Protection here was symbolic of his thoughts about how people get through life and deal with their doubts and insecurities.