aggressive or masculine items, such as a bull, lance, or club. A very common sexual metaphor in dreams involves keys and locks, with the key representing the male and the lock representing the female. Frequent dreams of being unable to unlock a door can indicate frustration with your sexual life. Snakes can also be a sexual symbol, often relating to intimacy. Fear of the snake in your dream indicates trouble with intimacy or problems with it, whereas holding the snake or being generally unafraid indicates a sort of ease and happiness with intimacy.

Actions that take place in dreams can have sexual connotations as well. For instance, dreaming of fighting can often indicate sexual conflict. This can be conflict between you and your partner, being torn between multiple partners, questioning sexuality, or any number of things. Flying in your dreams, on the other hand, can indicate sexual release or freedom.

Virtually any aspect of dreaming has meaning, sexual or otherwise. Everything you particularly notice has some significance, from color to shape, from where the dream happens to whom or what is present in the dream. For example, the color red is often an indicator of sexual feelings, whereas blue symbolizes calm. While the possibilities are endless, we will give a couple of examples of more common themes in dreams that can have sexual connotations.

Where the sex or lovemaking is taking place in your dream is often an indicator of your relationship as a whole. If in your dream you are making love on a boat or in the water, it can signify harmony with your partner, whereas if the boat were to capsize, it would indicate quite the opposite, instead signifying conflict or differing paths. If you are on a train while having sex, it often indicates that your relationship is on track, or where you want and need it to be. If the train derails, then it can be an indicator of trouble in your relationship. Having sex in front of or near a fireplace can indicate a strong sex drive, or a sense of fulfillment and sexual satisfaction. It is important to take note of the details and nuances of your dreams. Whether the things you see are prominent or background objects indicates the significance of what they represent. For example, if you only remember after a few minutes of thinking that the train in your dream derailed then there is less trouble signified than if your dream is filled with fear or pain when the train derails. The same holds true for colors. Did you notice something red or blue? Did it stand out, or do you know it was blue because