Most Common Dream Symbols and Their Meanings That You MUST Know!

Dreams have been recognized as a relationship to the unconscious. They are not trials to cover your real emotions from the conscious mind, but somewhat they expose more than they hide since they are a window to your consciousness.

A team of experts in Kyoto, Japan, who investigated brain scans to recognize the visual imagery of dreams supported this theory. They conclude that both dreams and our waking world in the same manner. Dreams share a close connection in our daily activities.

Did you know that we have a minimum of 5 dream periods that last about 15 to 40 minutes every time we sleep? Most of the time, we forget our dreams as soon as we wake up. But sometimes, we can still remember the things we dreamt about.

Although there are not definite interpretations of your dreams, the following dream meanings offer a sound starting point to learn your own personal dream meanings.

Here are some of the meanings of the most common dreams people have:

1. House

The House represents our mind. It typically pertains to our emotions, memories or personality depending on the state of the house. It also symbolizes security and comfort.



2. Teeth

Often we are afraid of dreaming about teeth due to its traditional interpretation as the death of someone we love.

Rotten teeth symbolizes fear and anxiety. Pulling them out means that something within you needs to come out. While teeth falling out might mean that you will be dealing with a new situation that may cause you trouble or stress.

3. Flying

Flying in our dreams is all about feeling free from the things in your life that weigh you down. Flying is associated with freedom and success. Flying also sometimes pertains to the desire to achieve our ambitions.

4. Death

In the world of dreams, death is perceived negatively by many people. In real life, this death is connected to some dramatic changes that needs to occur within ourselves.

Death means something will end or will change in our lives, particularly when it comes to our emotions.

5. Money

Have you ever experienced dreaming of money then right after you woke up, you’ll search for it? Well, money means luck, value, and self-worth. But it depends on how dream goes.

When you win a lottery in your dreams this means that you need to make big changes within your lifestyle. On the other hand, if you dream of giving money, you are afraid of losing something you value the most.

6. Waterfall

This is a sign of purity and cleansing. It is usually taken as a good omen. Waterfalls symbolize new beginnings and new doors of opportunities will open.

7. Fire

Fire is also perceived to have negative meanings when it comes to dreams. But fire has different explanations based on how it appears in your dream.

When you play with fire in your dreams, this means that you will be involved in some risky activities or a dangerous situation is about to develop. Starting a fire means that you will deal with repressed anger and seeing a distant fire means transformation and desire.

8. Poop 

When one dreams of poop, this is symbolic of a situation which has become rife with stress.

When one dreams of actually touching poop this means that there is a fear of getting lost in an experience which is challenging to the extreme, or even sticky, if you will. When one comes in contact with the excrement or poop, this shows that you have a guilty conscious or feel that you are in fact a dirty person.



To see a toilet overflow with poo can be quite a disturbing site. A dirty toilet signifies difficult people in life. There are hidden enemies that you are aware.

When one dream they are playing with poop, this represents a time for the dreamer when money and financial issues will be taking over the dreamer’s waking life and it is time to get all of that handled as soon as possible.

When one dream that they are not able to flush the poop, this means they fear change, or are feeling as though they are unable accomplish any particular project in their life and pursue it to the end.