Hello! I just wanted to take a moment to offer some perspective to everyone on this sub. I am a clinical hypnotherapist and my work often involves interpreting subconscious communication via dreams. With that, allow me to offer a few bits of knowledge and experience:

1. Universal symbolism is bullshit: Dream dictionaries and universal symbol interpretation is absolutely garbage. Our symbols and signs mean a different thing to each of us and using a broad explanation of these symbols is absurd.
2. Not all dreams have value for interpretation: In general, only those dreams that occur before waking, something called 'venting dreams' is useful for analysis. Other types of dreams are generally not an attempt at communication, or more appropriately is your subconscious communicating with itself.
3. Feelings > Symbols: Dream interpretation relies more on feelings associated with events and symbols than those things itself. Pay attention less to the things itself and more what it means or feels like to you.

This is not an offer to interpret dreams for anyone, just some helpful pointers from someone who works with the dream state professionally. I will happily answer any questions you may have, but please refrain from asking for interpretations.