GIRL

In male dream: emotions; sexual feelings; daughter. Exam­ple: I was away from home somewhere and was helping and encouraging a young Japanese girl, who was pregnant, to come back to England to have her baby here. I felt a lot of care for her’ (Dave L). Dave processed his dream and discov­ered a lot of sexual pleasure in connection with the girl. He had held himself back in this area most of his life and, as he was learning to allow his sexual feelings (not simply genital sex), he found a deepening in his caring also.

In female dream: oneself at that age, whether older or younger, feelings about sister or daughter, the aspect of one­self ponrayed by the girl, as in following example: ‘I was watching and at the same time I was a young girl sitting on a lawn’ (Honey J).

Another girl with your man: how you deal with your sense of being wanted; anxiety about not being attractive or lovable; suspicion, a side of yourself which relates you differently to your man.

A stereotypical characteristic of girls.

A responsibility in your life.

Your inner child.

Your playfulness or need for fun.

A child or adult you know in real life, or the role that person plays in your life (friend, girlfriend, daughter, etc.).

Your vulnerability or need for support or empathy.

Consider also the context of the girl and your feelings about her.

See Child, Baby, Daughter, Person You Know, Person Unknown, Female, Woman, Romantic Partner

If the girl is known to us we probably are aware of those qualities, but need to explore them as though we were approaching them from the girl’s point of view.

If she is unknown, we can acknowledge that a fresh approach would be useful.