Danger Stations
I have recurring dreams about train stations. The train stations in my dream are not familiar and i always feel in great danger. If the station is underground i usually have to go through the tunnel to get away from the danger but at the same time am scared that the train will come. I  am 25 and have been having this dream for about 6 or 7 years. Thank you.
Suzanne
Alexandria

When we dream about trains we are often reflecting on how our career is progressing in our waking life. Different trains represent different career opportunities and the train stations symbolise how you can embark on those opportunities. The unfamiliar stations show that you are unsure of the best way to actually enter into a career that you would find personally fulfilling.

This uncertainty causes your feelings of anxiety because you feel in danger of letting your unique individual talents go to waste.  You would like to move on from your current job which you find unfulfilling but this requires traveling into the unknown. The tunnel represents this unknown path but you are scared to go through with it because of the weight of expectations that you feel you have upon you.

You are also concerned that if you take this unknown path then a real opportunity that you have been waiting for in your current job will come along and you will miss your chance to get fully on board with it.   The best way to get your career on track is to decide what work you would find most professionally fulfilling and then make a timetable to land your dream job.

Red Dress and Crystal
Hello Ian!
On reading your section on dreams in the sunday mail newspaper,was wondering if you would be able to bring some clarity to a couple of dreams.
1,one of my girlfriends whom has just split from her boyfriend,appeared in my dream she was wearing a red dress and looking very beatifull,i remember seeing a crystal in the dream,my friend also smiled at me,i awoke feeling very happy.

When a man dreams about a woman he is usually reflecting on his own intuitive nature and his creative abilities.  An independent woman appearing in your dream shows that you are becoming consciously aware of your talents and these are becoming more apparent and tangible in your waking life.  The red dress that she is wearing shows that you are passionate about your artistry and this realisation fills you with energy and excitement.

Her beauty reflects your awareness that you now have the imagination and opportunity to personally create beautiful work.  The crystal shows that your creative ideas are precious to you and that you are beginning to gain clarity into how bring them to life and realise their true value. Your ability to focus and display your creativity is reflected by how the crystal can absorb and transmit light.

The girl smiling at you shows that you are happy and optimistic about exploring your creative urges. Although you are passionate about your innate talents, you are often unsure of the best way to express and display them. You can sometimes find them a bit overwhelming and this shown in your other dream about the escaped black lion at the zoo.

Black Lion
2,Was at a busy what i thought was a zoo.There were many people outside of a lions cage,a little boy was playing near the bars,when the lion which was Black managed to break free.The lion was very menacing and scary and was approaching the little boy.All of the people were standing watching with fear.There was a spade in a mound of earth,i know that i had to pick up the spade and rescue the boy.Was walking towards the spade when i woke up!
Thanks for taking the time to read this message,hopefully you can help.
Yours sincerely,Paul.

Dreaming of a zoo usually suggests that there is a situation in your waking life where you are trying to keep your natural creative instincts under control. Although you want to be able to understand and display your innate talents, you are concerned that expressing them will result in some wild and uncontrollable behaviour that might cause chaos for you. The little boy symbolises your growing awareness of your own artistic potential.

The lion represents your pride in your ability to perform and to express yourself confidently.  Its black colour suggests that you have not fully recognised your  own creative potential and you are still exploring it. As the lion approaches the little boy, it shows that you are afraid about appearing too confident about your abilities and are concerned that you sometimes might be seen to be just showing off.

This makes you consider how you can honestly and authentically express yourself and you realise that the only way is through hard practical work. The spade reflects your need to dig down deeper into your own talents. The more groundwork that you do now, the easier it will be for you to establish a solid foundation for expressing your true creativity.