Mrs J Harlow, Essex

Dear Mrs Harlow
You would be surprised how many people have dreams of this type. Their meaning, though, varies according to individual circumstances and other readers should not assume that they are having them for the same reason as you. Dreams which keep recurring over such a long period have an important message concerning an unresolved issue which generally needs attention.

You tell me that you were severely and consistently bullied by your brother as a child. As a result, you lost all your self-confidence and grew up feeling insecure. Although you are now 44 and happily married at last, you have never been able to confront your brother and you still feel a lot of hatred towards him.

Your dreams of being naked suggest that a part of you is determined to strip away all pretence and expose your real self. Yet to another, intensely vulnerable part of you, this would be like letting the world know your innermost secrets. For many years you have concealed some very deep-rooted and powerful emotions, afraid of the results of exposing them to the public view.

Your dreams clearly indicate that this is a fear you must overcome. Until you express your true feelings, they will not go away. Your dream is urging you to face up to your brother and, in the process, reclaim your sense of personal authority and integrity.

(Sun Taurus, Moon Scorpio)