Primary interpretation
Core meaning
The penis, and moving up the ladder, symbolize sexual intercourse
Interpretive tone
Key themes
Word interpretation
Symbol in the reading of Freud
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Primary interpretation
The penis, and moving up the ladder, symbolize sexual intercourse
Interpretive tone
Key themes
Primary interpretation
The penis, and moving up the ladder, symbolize sexual intercourse
Interpretive tone
Key themes
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A ladder, like a kind of staircase, symbolizes the penis, and moving along the ladder symbolizes sexual intercourse.
If a man confidently and calmly moves up the ladder, he has no problems either with potency or with making contacts with women.
If a man is afraid to move on a ladder, he has serious problems with potency, and every sexual contact is accompanied by additional worries and fears about his inability.
If a woman confidently and calmly moves down the stairs, she lives a rich and harmonious life, and almost all of her sexual contacts end in orgasm.
If a woman is afraid of moving on a ladder, she either very rarely or never reaches orgasm, and she is also afraid of unwanted pregnancy.
If a man fell from a ladder into water, it symbolizes his fears of being unable to have sexual intercourse in the future.
If a woman falls from a ladder into water, she longs for lesbian love.
If you observe the movements of other people or porters on the gangway, you will envy the ease with which other people enter into sexual contact.
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A selection of symbols from the same dreambook with close themes, tone, or meaning that helps refine the reading.
They symbolize female genitals or sexual intercourse
They symbolize sexual intercourse
Symbolize proposals for sexual intercourse
They symbolize sexual intercourse, but not a simple one
They symbolize sexual intercourse