I am 70 years old. I dreamt of riding a buffalo. It tried to topple me down and trample me. I felt frightened and woke up.

D.P. Sharma: Dharamsala

You have obstinate and powerful enemies. You should use your brains, and not brawn, to tackle them. Try to be diplomatic, that is the only way of getting away from the situation ahead.

I am a 20-year-old medico preparing for civil services examination. A few days ago I dreamt of getting engaged to a person against my wishes. After some time when the person went out to get something from his car, I told my mother that I did not want to get married.When I got back to the drawing room, the man and his mother were missing.Then I woke up.

XYZ, Patiala

You are unsure about achieving your goal. Thus you view marriage as a secure alternative and as a reasonable excuse for not achieving your goal. Don’t let such thoughts weaken you before you have given your best shot.

I am 15 years old. I dreamt of being marooned on an island with animals and birds.

Nitin Garg, Chandigarh.

If the island is green and the animals friendly then the dream stands for prosperity. But if it’s barren and the animals and birds ugly and ferocious then danger and illwill await you.

I am a 21-year-old student. A girl keeps professing her love for me through her expressions but never verbally. A few days ago I dreamt that she said "I love you" to me.What should I do?

Deepak Dabra, Gidderbaha

If you are waiting for her to make the first move then you have a long wait ahead. You will have to take the first step. If your intentions are honourable then go ahead.

In my dream I saw my teeth turning black and my family and friends blaming me for smoking. In reality, I do not smoke.

Avainder Sharma,Hamirpur.

You may not be smoking, but you seem to have an unconscious desire to to smoke. Conquer that desire and the dream shall stop.

— Vinaya Katoch