What is this wonderful dimension that is so near and yet so far? To understand the real meaning of dreams we must delve beneath the surface to the purpose of it all. Throughout recorded history humankind has valued the dream. A source of guidance, inspiration, prophecy, prediction abd problem solving, dreams are a common experience to us all. They know no boundries between young and old, rich and poor, races, religions and nationalities. In every culture we find some version of "sleeping on problem" before making a decision.
~ from Betty Bertards- The Dream Book: symbols for self-understanding
I'm currently taking a 3rd year psychology course on dreaming, and one of the things which is stressed is that you cannot rely on others dream symbol to be representative of your own mind. I have placed a list of dream symbols and their meanings here but they are just for reference, not to be assumed to be a guide to your own psyche. To really understand your own symbols, you've got to start with a dream journal and figure out what means what for you. Good luck!
The Delaney Method Dream Analysis