BATTLES IN DREAMS:Understanding dreams is not so difficult. In practice dream symbols translate into certain words within the English language. For instance a "battle" dream may simply translate into the word "struggle" and the dream captures the previous days feeling that you are "battling with a tough project".

BATTLE DREAMS SYMBOLIC MEANING
In practice battle dreams have several symbolic meanings. Try to think how the following words and phrases link into your feelings right now. Then try to write down sentences which capture your key feelings and intuitions right now.Here is the full list of key words.
- "a massive struggle" (Did you face a huge struggle yesterday?)
Simply ask yourself how you would use the word battle in real life e.g. "I will have to battle through this tough period."

- "real effort" (A dream about a battle may seem totally unrelated to real life but we use the term battle in many ways which do not involve soldiers and warfare. We "battle" with a workload or battle to meet our targets.)
- "terrible illness" (Often dream symbols translate into very specific things. Sometimes its important to list these specific meanings because they occur over and over again. A battle is such a common symbol to describe a terrible illness. Have you been battling with cancer or battling with arthritis. Have you been thinking about your own illness. The dream probably translates directly into your emotions about this illness right now. Battling often implies that you are finding thing really difficult. It may even mean that a health problem is getting on top of you)
- "volatile situation" (Dreams use symbols because they feature identical sets of emotions. In a battle you are constantly on edge and expect the unexpected. This can refer to any volatile situation because you will feel a similar sense of nervousness. So a battle in a dream may simply mean that you felt a situation was very volatile yesterday.)
- "involved situation" (We use the term battle in many senses and a highly involved situation could be the trigger of your dream. Did you have to battle through something yesterday? Do you worry about having to battle through something?)
- "having to prove yourself" (The phrase "having to prove yourself" is easily linked to the word battle. You just rearrange the words - "its a battle to prove yourself". Has such a theme been relevant in your life right now? If so then that's the likely trigger of the dream. Look for little connections like this)
- "Fight for a relationship" (Battle dreams often link into situations where we are trying 100 percent. Fighting for a relationship is a situation which triggers battle dreams regularly. Battle dreams often imply that things are not going well and that you are fighting against all the odds.)

Dreams can use symbols in unpredictable ways. The obvious symbolic meaning is that you are struggling or battling with something. But think of the ways in which you use that word e.g. "Life has not been so tough recently. I am not having to battle through."