Back
The back of the body, the back of an object, stage, or building symbolizes parts of yourself hidden from view. The back may also represent secrets you keep from other people or aspects of your personality you would prefer not to think about. If the dream gives you a feeling of unease, these hidden traits may have negative connotations. You may have pushed away feelings of guilt, shame, fear, or self-digust.
Mystical Meaning - Traditionally, evil is said to stand behind us. The preacher may say "Get thee behind me, Satan." People who believe spilling salt brings bad luck throw some over their left shoulder and into the eye of the devil. Your dream may point to an aspect of your life that is now over, a situation you have "put behind you." Maybe your dream contains some other play on words: Is something getting your back up? Do you feel you need a pat on the back?

Backward
To dream of walking or moving backward means you are taking retrograde steps into your life. What you seek from life appears to be moving away from you. You may have a feeling of failure, an inability to achieve your goals and aspirations. Alternatively, the dream may be telling you that the best policy at the moment is to retreat. Why exhaust yourself in a fruitless struggle? Rest and gather your strength so that you can try again later with renewed vigor and self-confidence.
Mystical Meaning - Some tribal societies believe that evil spirits can be thwarted by a dramatic change in routine. Walking backward is one way to confuse demons that bring bad luck. To dream of walking backward therefore indicates that better luck is on its way.

Bag
The bag represents psychological qualities you carry through life. For example, if the bag is full of junk, it may represent attitudes and worries you burden yourself with. In this case, your problems are of your own making, consider ways to unload your problems. Perhaps you can lighten your load by adopting a cheerful attitude. Similarily, the bag may represent responsibility. The dream may be suggesting that you share the burden you presently carry on your own. If the bag is filled with food or items of value, the dream may be showing that you are gathering ideas or new knowledge in your waking life.
Mystical Meaning - Dream superstition says that dreams of paper bags forecast financial bad luck, cloth bags bring business success, and leather bags forecast unexpected journeys. The heavier the bag, the more success you'll have.

Baking
When we bake, we transform matter. We take raw materials and make them into something nutritious and pleasing. Dreaming about baking is a positive dream image. It suggests that you are feeling optimistic and productive.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of baking brings good luck, say the old superstitions. Unfortunately this dream prophesy only applies to men.

Baldness
Some believe that dreaming about baldness is a warning about poor health. However, baldness symbolizes a lack of something, just like those who are bald lack hair. Hair represents feelings of personal power and beauty. Consider if such issues are currently relevant in your life.
Mystical Meaning - European and American cultures hold that to dream of being bald is a signal of financial loss. However, this belief is reversed in the Batoro tribe. Fertility and prosperity are guaranteed the Batoro bride only if every hair on her head and body is shaved befor she marries. The bride is then covered with copious quantities of oil. To dream of being bald is therefore an auspicious sign.

Balloon
If the ballon flies freely in the sky, this dream may be expressing your desire for freedom or escape from an oppressive situation. You seek to rise above the conflicts of daily life. Festive balloons can also represent a celebration of some kind or a personal achievement. However, the dream can also have a negative connotation. Do you have an inflated opinion of yourself? Be careful, for a balloon full of wind can easily burst, and so can your ego.
Mystical Meaning - Traditional interpretations say that to dream of traveling in a hot-air balloon warns of an unfortunate journey. Alternatively, it may indicate that you can see the way ahead. Look at the landscape. Does it represent the landscape and pathway of your future.

Bananas
Freud suggested that all such objects have phallic implications. However, all types of food bring up issues of nourishment. In the world of classic or superstition-based dream interpretations, eating bananas suggests a period of hard work but little reward. Spoiled fruit usually suggests "spoiled" situations or friendships.

Bank
A bank, and particularly the vault, represents your inner storehouse of psychological potential. Your unconscious is telling you to start using your inner reserves of skill and energy. It's no good locking your talents away. The dream symbolism may be more literal than this. The dream may show your practical need for financial security. You are being shown that your circumstances are more secure financially than you fear. However, if you dream of robbing a bank, it may suggest that you are expending too much energy and are in danger of depleting your inner resources.
Mystical Meaning - If you dream of putting money into the bank it means money is coming your way. If you dream that the coffers are empty, it forecasts financial doom.

Baptism
The baby or adult being baptized is you. The next stage of your life, your plans, and your hopes are all being blessed by your higher self. You are being reborn into something new and better. A baby baptized may represent a new way of being, a new attitude toward life, or a new approach toward others. Immersion in water represents death, and emergence represents resurrection and new life. The old, negative, you has died, and it is likely that this new you will be successful. Your new attitude will bring positive things to you. The dream may also be spiritual. Your faith in God has been renewed and you are coming closer to self-realization and spiritual fulfillment.
Mystical Meaning - If you dream of drinking water from a baptism, you will be a great and famous singer.

Bar/Pub
In a theology book it is said that a monk on a mountain top and a man with his bottle of wine are really trying to get to the same place. That "place" translates to peace and a genuine feeling of being connected to the rest of the universe. Dreaming about being in bars and drinking may symbolize a need that you have for some type of a meaningful transformation. On the other hand, this dream may be a form of wish fulfillment, and you are escaping into a pleasurable environment where daily cares and concerns are meaningless. If you rarely allow yourself to relax and socialize, this dream may be compensatory in nature.

Basement
The house generally represents your psychological and emotional self. Each part of the house may deal with a different part of you. The basement is built first. It is often below ground (or at least some parts of it), and is essentially the foundation of the house. Dreaming about a basement and understanding the dream, may provide you with valuable information which may lead to greater self-awareness. A recurring dream about basements (i.e. being in a basement, cleaning a basement, furnishing a basement, etc.) should not be ignored. These dreams may be symbolic of your unconscious, instincts and intuition, and degree of awareness of a current situation or a problem. The look of the basement may provide you with clues about your current feelings and state of contentment. If the basement is a mess, and you see great disorder and clutter, it suggests that you may be experiencing confusion and that it is a very good time to "sort" things out emotionally and psychologically. At times, the activities which are going on in the basement of your dream may be based on past experiences or childhood memories. As with all dreams, their main purpose seems to be to bring the dreamer to higher consciousness so that he may deal with his current issues more effectively, rather than to dwell on the past.

Bat
Most bats are nocturnal predators and just thinking about these mysterious creatures gives most people an uneasy feeling (unless you are a bat lover, which is rare). Bats may be considered mysterious and unpredictable. When you are interpreting this dream, look carefully at the details and your emotional reactions to the events in the dream. This dream may be related to discrete or covert behaviors. Your unconscious mind may be relating feelings to you in regard to behaviors which you or someone else prefers to keep a secret.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of one of these universally loathed creatures is a portent of disaster. They are considered omens of injury or death. Because of their blindness, bats are also considered prophecies warning of danger to the eyes. Fortunately, superstition also has an antidote for these terrible dreams: Carry a bat bone in your pocket and you'll come to no harm. In parts of Europe people believe that a bat's right eye carried in a waistcoat pocket will make a person invisible.

Bath
Taking a bath in a dream may represent your need to undergo some form of cleansing. If you are currently changing things in your daily life, or if you have freed yourself from bothersome emotions, this dream may be an affirmation of that. Taking a bath represents a cleansing of the outer self, the washing away of those things that are difficult or disturbing and relaxing for a while. The deeper meaning may be that the bath represents the letting go of old and useless ideas, opinions or prejudices. Often this dream is a call to relax, to free your mind of daily troubles, and to put your problems away for a while.
Mystical Meaning - It was once believed that the act of washing cleansed a person not only of the dirt from the body but also of the sins from the heart. But to dream of bathing is a mixed blessing, for in many countries it is believed to wash away your good luck.

Bathroom
Bathrooms are most valuable in our daily life. In our dreams bathrooms may be equally valuable symbols. They suggest that there is a need for emotional and psychological cleansing. You may need to get rid of emotional and psychological baggage. It is difficult to be carefree and happy when old issues keep "bringing you down." The bathroom is a good dream symbol. Consider all of the details in your dream. Make an effort to cleanse mind and spirit by putting useless thoughts and feeling behind you.

Beard
Beards are usually associated with masculinity, wisdom, strength; and the men who have them typically command respect. Moses, Jesus, Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln all had beards. Old dream interpretation books say that dreaming of bearded men is a good omen, and good luck will follow. On the other hand, dreaming about woman with beards is said to be bad luck. It's no wonder, a woman who is strong, wise and commands respect is a very threatening creature (to some). If you are a woman dreaming that you have a beard, you may be dealing with your own issues of power. You may be using more masculine energy than you would like to or that is necessary.
Mystical Meaning - An Arab will not than you if you pull his beard, for this is considered a terrible insult. Wars have been waged over lesser sins. Similarly, in Europe and America to dream of a beard signifies a fierce battle ahead.

Bed This is one of the most valued pieces of furniture. It's where we sleep, rest, restore our minds and bodies and engage in sexual pleasure. The bed is symbolic of all of these things. The bed could also symbolize the bridge between the conscious and the unconscious (i.e.our daily lives and the great unknown, our spirit and our psychological undercurrent). The quality and the cleanliness of the bed in our dreams, may say something about the way we feel about ourselves and our relationships. In reality we "make our own bed," so the dream may reflect that bed and remind us that we have to either change it or lie in it. If there were things hiding under the bed in your dream, it may symbolize secrets that you or others are keeping.

Bicycle
All vehicles symbolize our passage through the journey of life. Since the bicycle is usually acquired earlier in life than a car, it could be pointing out some of your adolescent tendencies. If you are a teenager, then it may be a routine way of getting around. Riding a bicycle in your dream may symbolize a need for balance and hard work in order for you to succeed in a current endeavor. Some think that the bicycle could also represent your need for some type of assistance. Consider all of the details in your dream, including whether you are traveling up or down the road.

Bird
Carl Jung said that birds represent thoughts while birds in flight symbolize moving and changing thoughts. Birds are generally associated with freedom and abandon. In old dream interpretation books, birds are considered lucky omens (except for blackbirds, which are generally negative). Doves and eagles are generally spiritual symbols. Your dream depends on its details, but if the birds in your dream were flying free, it may be symbolic of spiritual, psychological, or physical freedom.
Mystical Meaning - For centuries it has been considered a good omen to dream of birds. Here are a few od the most commone superstitions: albatross, goof luck coming; buzzard, beware of gossip; cock, if it crows you will receive good news soon; dove, a peaceful solution to your problems will be found; eagle, business success; geese, improvements ahead; hawk, a bright future awaits you; magpie, a change of plan in matters of the heart; owl, beware of disappointment; stork, family problems are imminet; turkey, bad luck unless you dream of killing or eating it. Birth
For a woman, dreams about birth may simply reflect your thoughts and feelings regarding motherhood. As a symbol, birth can represent the possibility of a new begining or a period of personal growth. The same imager is used in everyday language: "giving birth to a new idea," you may refer to a project as your baby. Sometimes bringing something new into your life can be a painful process.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of giving birth brings good luck to married people but trouble to single women.

Bite
Young children sometimes bite in order to express aggressiveness. You may have unexpressed, perhaps childish, feelings of anger or resentment that need to be recognized and perhaps expressed. If you are the one being bitten, it may illustrate that you feel pestered by a problem of difficulty. If an animal bites you, consider what aspect of your instinctive nature it represents. The dream may also point to an outer problem, For example, being bitten by a shark may be a play on words telling you something like "be careful of that loan shark."
Mystical Meaning - To dream of biting means you will suffer a loss because of an enemy, or so they say.

Blindness
Those that are literally blind cannot see the world around them. They can only perceive images with their mind's eye. When the dream is about being blind, the message is of a psychological and spiritual nature. Blindness in a dream suggests that the dreamer may be unwilling to see some aspect of his life. There may be a blind spot in the mind, heart and/or soul. The dreamer is threatened by the unconscious material being processed by the dream, and he cannot bring it to his conscious attention. The good news is that dreams are cyclical in nature. A message that cannot get through at the current time will repeat itself at a future date. The very central point of dreams is to make us aware of all aspects of ourselves and our lives. Enlightenment and integration of unconscious and conscious components take time and desire. What you cannot see in a dream currently will become visible when you are more able to effectively cope with the message. This definition also applies to darkness and sleep as dream symbols.
Mystical Meaning - In mythology Wotan sacrificed an eye to get the runes. Similarly, the visionary Tiresias in ancient Greece was blind. Blindness as a mystical dream symbol represents swapping outer vision for inner vision. The dream may therefore represent wisdon and self-knowledge.

Blood
It is the life-giving, vital part of our physiology and it may symbolize our strengths and weaknesses and our physical and mental health. If you are currently experiencing a very difficult time in your life, you may have dreams with bloody and frightening images. Don't worry, you may be venting your fears! Some believe that when you see blood in your dream, the distressing situation in your life which is at the root of the dream has come to an end, and the worst is over. Consider the details and the relationships between of all the symbols in your dream before making an interpretation.
Mystical Meaning - In many ancient rituals, participants drank the blood of sacrificial animals. This represented sharing the power and strength of the gods. Similarly, to dream of drinking blood may be a grisly symbol for recieving new vitality.

Boat
As mentioned in all relevant dream symbols, bodies of water represent your unconscious, your emotions and your accumulated soul experiences. Depending on the content of the dream, several different interpretations could be made. The boat in your dream could represent you and the manner you navigate through your emotions. It could symbolize the voyage of your life, an adventure and exploration of your unconscious, or a connection to the people in your dream by pointing out something that all of you have in common ("in the same boat"). When interpreting this dream, consider the kind of voyage and the type of boat. Superstition-based dream interpretation books say that if the voyage is calm, you should go forward with your plans. However, if it is a very stormy voyage, get ready for an emotional upset (or challenge).
Mystical Meaning - In muthology, boats such as the ferry across the river Styx, could represent the transition from this world to the next. As a symbol, it may represent the passing from one phase of life to another. You may be making a clean break with the past.

Body
Dreaming about your body generally suggests that you are dreaming about your personal identity. Who we are is wrapped around what we look like. Our self-esteem and self-worth are too frequently dependent on our physical appearance. This dream may be pointing out some of the difficulties or pleasures in daily life that are the result of self-identity and based on attachment to our physical bodies. The body in general is the symbol of self, and the details in the dream will lead you to further interpretation. Additionally, if you are dreaming of a specific body region, or part, consider your health status.

Bomb
The dream may be telling you something about a potentially explosive situation you have to deal with in your waking life. Alternatively, it could be something within yourself, such as a desire to explode with anger about an issue that's affecting you. Similarly, the bomb could represent repressed desires and drives that are likely to explode if not dealt with. Proceed with caution and exercise inner calm. Why not take up meditation? It will help defuse this inner time bomb.
Mystical Meaning - A heated argument will have a happy ending if you dream of a bomb, says a dream superstition.

Bondage
If you dream of being tied up it may indicate that aspects of your psychological life are too tightly controlled. You may be restricting your need for self-expression or feel that you are a prisoner of your circumstances. You may have hidden potential you refuse to acknowledge or you may be repressing your true feelings. Perhaps the dream shows that you are held captive by the banal and commonplace, that you have a need for the inner freedom that comes with spirituality. You may want to set yourself free. You may also fear that a forthcoming event, such as a marriage, new job, or the birth of a child, will curtail your freedom. The dream may also show that you are trying to dominate others. Some people dominate others by placing them under and obligation; this secures dependency or indeptedness. Such a controlling attitude will never bring happiness. Bondage of course also has erotic overtones. Freud believed that dreams of bondage were and allegory for repressed sexual fantasies. These, he said, dated back to childhood when our parents dominated up. Alternatively, it could symbolize your desire to be more sexually submissive or could illustrate that you have unacknowledged sexual passions.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of being tied up means that, contrary to you better judgment, you will yield to love.

Bones
Your dream may be showing you the "bare bones" of a situation. Being strippied or cut to the bone may signify a sudden insight or an attack on your personality to dream of fractured limbs may represent a threat to the foundations of life, and to personal power. If you dream of broken bones, you may have discovered a fundamental weakness in your plans or psychology. Sometimes, bones refer to a skeleton in the closet.
Mystical Meaning - Goddesses with strings of skulls around their necks or waists refer to the negative, devouring side of time. Perhaps you fear getting older?

Book
In our daily life, books are a source of information and a place to gain knowledge. They can be inspirational, and their messages are sometimes so strong that they change our lives. The books in our dreams can represent our memories, learned understanding, ideas, or viewpoints. They can alert us to the fact that we have something new to learn and that we should spend time on mastering new tasks. Pay attention to what kind of book you are seeing in your dream and its purpose in the larger context of the dream. Also, note reading any passages or specific messages from the book. At times the book may be pointing to new themes or purposes in your life. Pay attention! The unconscious mind is constantly making attempts to communicate with the conscious in such ways that the dreamer will recognize it without panic or denial. Superstition-based dream interpretations say that if you are dreaming of books, you can be assured of slow but steady progress in your life.
Mystical Meaning - Shun evil in all its forms if you dream of old books, say the ancient sages of dream lore.

Boss
Bossy dream characters were nicknamed "top dog" by Fritz Perls, founder of Gestalt therapy. They are similar to Freud's notion of the super-ego. These bullies scold and lecutre other dream characters, who rapidly assume the role of what Perls called "underdog." These are spects of your personality you are ashamed of and that you try hard to ignore. For a healthy psyche, it is important to accept all aspects of yourself and let all the inner parts of yourself come to expression. In your imaginations, ask each dream character to speak to you. The answers they give may reveal a great deal about your hopes, desires, and fears.
Mystical Meaning - The first dream books were of course written for the literate upper classes. And so they say that to dream of being bossed around is a sign of incompetence but to dream of being the master means you will rise to a high positions in society.

Bottle
Are you emtions bottled up? The bottle in your dream may represent how you are pushing your feelings back inside rather than letting them express themselves in waking life. The contents of the bottle illustrate the nature of the emotions. Champagne may show your need to socialize; poison may represent evil thoughts; red wine may represent passions; and milk may show the need to nurture new ideas of feelings. If the bottle is empty, you may have exhausted your inner resources. You may be feeling drained and empty inside. Regularly recording your dreams may suggest ways to fill this inner vacuum.
Mystical Meaning - In many myths the genis is kept locked in a bottle until released by the hero. In dreams, the genie may represent the powers of the psyche wish at first appear dark and menaching because unconscious but are transformed when brought under conscious control. The story of Aladdin and his magic lamp was based on these very ancient myths.

Box
By opening a box you reveal things that were once hidden. This dream may be a symbol of spiritual exploration, you are getting to know the contents of your psyche. If you find bad things in the box or opening it fills you with fear, you may be uncovering things about yourself or you environment that make you feel anxious.
Mystical Meaning - In the Greek myth Pandora's box represents the negative aspect of woman. This beautiful temptress is the source of all evil, yet her name means "all-giving." As a psychological dream symbol this story illustrates a man's fear of the dark, feminine side of his own nature. It may also show the way the unconscious projects its own negative complexes and attitudes onto realirty.

Bread
As a food, bread is a fundamental part of most diets. In poverty bread is the filler, and in jail the prisoner receives bread and water to keep from starvation. In Christianity, Christ is the "bread of life," and in popular jargon bread is used to refer to money. Crossculturaly in both physical and metaphysical references, bread is the basic sustenance of life. As a dream symbol it is rich in both meaning and message. The bread in your dreams could represent those positive and wonderful things that you have learned in your life's journey. It could be symbolic of "good" and most basic things in your life which will yield positive benefits in the future. The bread in your dream could be spiritually symbolic; it could represent a profound communion or connection with others and with God. Consider the details of your dream before interpreting, but know that bread has positive universal symbolism and that this dream should bring with it a level of positive feelings and peace.

Breasts
Dreaming about breasts can have obvious sexual meaning. However, consider all of the details in your dream in order to obtain the most appropriate meaning. Breasts also represent tenderness, love, and other matters of the heart. Breastfeeding is symbolic of giving or receiving, nurturing, and sustenance. It represents motherly love as well as physical and emotional support and well being. Old dream interpretation books say that breastfeeding is a symbol of great things to come following an extended period of hard work.
Mystical Meaning - If a woman dreams of having shriveled breasts she will be disappointed in love; if they are buxom and lily white, she will be rich. The ancient books say nothing about men who have these dreams.

Bride/Bridegroom
A bride may reprsent the peak of feminine force within us. For a man she is an anima figure, the feminine side of his nature. Similarly, a bridegroom may represent the masculine, animuc, side of a woman's personality. The most psychologically healthy people are thos who interate both sides of their nature.
Mystical Meaning - Most fairy tales use the same symbolism found in dreams. Many end with "They got married and lived happily ever after." This typical happy ending is a classic dream symbol for the union of the masculine and feminine forces within the psyche.

Bridge
There are many meanings that you could give to this symbol. The details in the dream are just as important as the bridge itself. The first consideration should be given to how much you travel. The bridge can be interpreted literally if it is a part of your daily commute. On a more theoretical level, bridges can symbolize transitions (e.g. transition from one stage to another, from one level of consciousness to another). Since most bridges are over water (i.e. emotions, unconscious), this dream could also be symbolic of your rising above your emotional difficulties or unconscious drives.
Mystical Meaning - "Life is a bridfe across a sea of change. Pass over it but do not build your house on it," says Sathya Sai Baba. Perhaps the bridge in your dream represents this journey of life.

Brother
Carl Jung claimed that childhoop sibling rivalry and jealousy influence the dream symbol of the brother. For a male dreamer, he may represent the shadow side of the personality that is neglected and undeveloped. Sometimes this may include anti-social qualities that are alarming. However, in a woman's dreams a brother may represent the male side of her own peronality.
Mystical Meaning - A brother my occur as a guide in a woman's dreams and take her into a dark forest, into the depths of the earth, or to the bottom of the sea. This theme, which occurs in may myths and legends, shows that the animus can guide the ego to the cause of a psychological difficulty.

Brush
A brush may symbolize your desire to brush away problems. Perhaps you are taking a cavalier attitude to circumstances that need a serious consideration? If you dream of sweeping up a mess, you may desire to be pure within or may have a fear of dirty thoughts. Perhaps something in your life needs to be cleaned up?
Mystical Meaning - A geat deal of superstion is associated with brushes and brooms. It is unlucky to step over them; they can sweep away good luck and are ridden by witches. Generally it is an unlucky symbol, but if you dream of brushing you hair you sill soon meet and exciting new partner.

Buildings
Buildings and houses are symbols of yourself. The upstairs represents your conscious mind and the lower floors and cellar your hidden self. The cramped feeling of the cellar indicates frustration and a need to expand your activities or thinking. Decayed or crumbling buildings indicate that your self-image has suffered. Treat yourself to a few activities that make you feel good. Different parts of a house may symbolize different times. For example, modern rooms may represent the conscious mind whereas the oldest areas may represent the ancient mind, the unconscious. The condition of the building may express how you feel about yourself. In addition it can also reoresent your physical health. Sometimes decayed buildings are the prelude to the onset of an illness.
Mystical Meaning - To dream of small buildings spells bad luck, says superstion, but if the building id big you will experience positive changes soon.

Bull
Depending on the details of the dream, this dream symbol could have several different meanings. The bull in your dream could represent powerful sexual energy, stubbornness, strength, and, at times, clumsiness. It could also symbolize optimism about the future and an ability to focus on a specific goal. Bulls can represent tenacity and a very strong will. Finally, since the bull is associated with the color red, some believe that it symbolizes the first chakra, which is the energy center located at the base of the spine that represents this material world.
Mystical Meaning - In mythology, the bull is an ancient symbol of fertility dating back to earliest times. In the great roar of the strom, man believed he heard the roar of the bull. In the ancient world, the bull was associated with the creative power of spring, as symbolized in the zodiac by Taurus. To dream of a bull has therefore been symbolic of fertility and sexual power since time immemorial.

Burial
Dreaming about funerals or burying a dead person does not necessarily symbolize physical death for you or anyone else. It could instead symbolize an ending of a different kind. You may be burying relationships, conditions or even emotions that you no longer need and which are no longer conducive to your personal growth. On the other hand, this dream may symbolize the burying of sensitivities and emotions that are too difficult to cope with. It may reflect a numbness or a feeling which is the opposite of vivacity, such as depression and emptiness. Either way, burying a living person suggests some emotional turmoil. Please consider all of the details in this dream to find the appropriate message. Old dream interpretation books say that dreaming about burials is a dream of the contrary. Instead of sadness the dreamer will experience happiness and go to celebrations, such as weddings.

Bus
In order to interpret the dream with a bus ride in it, the dreamer should make associations in regard to buses. The dream has very specific meaning depending on the individual's experiences on school buses, public transportation vehicles, special family trips, etc. At times the content of the dream may be more important than the actual setting. If the setting is secondary, then examine the other details of the dream more closely. However, if the bus and/or the bus ride was a focal point of the dream consider the value that it holds for you. Does this dream say something about your ability to "fit in" and join a group effort, project, or trip? Do you function well in group settings? Are you a leader or a follower in such situations, and what is your comfort level? This dream could also reflect a part of your life (or the journey of your life) which involved many other people who seemed to be on a same path. It could be your family, friends, schoolmates or co-workers.

Business
Your dream may be telling you to take a more businesslike attitude to your circumstances. Perhaps you need to sell yourself, or maybe you need to be more cunning, daring, or cautions. Your dream may be showing you ways to profit from your experience. If the business is doing well you may beel pleased with your circumstances at the moment, but business problems may show that you feel insecure at this time.
Mystical Meaning - Beware of dishonest people if you dream of a business, say the sages of bygone times.

Butterfly
Some say that the butterfly represents the spirit or the essence of the individual: the soul. Butterflies are generally symbols of transformation because they go through a metamorphosis. They are beautiful, evasive, and, at times, inspiring. Your unconscious mind may be pointing out the most positive part of yourself or another.
Mystical Meaning - An interesting philosophical questuon was raised by Chinese philosopher Chuang Chou, who dreamed he was a butterfly. The dream was so vivid, when he awoke he couldn't decide if he was a man dreaming of being a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming of being a man.

Buttons
Most often the button in your dream is a button on a piece of clothing, rather than a button that you push. Button or buttons on clothing represent something from your physical, or outer, self . Note if you were buttoning or unbuttoning, and, from there, attempt to obtain meaning. Unbuttoning generally represents an opening up of your emotions or ideas. You may be leaving yourself open to new possibilities as you are letting go of old thoughts and ways of doing things. Alternatively and on a positive side, buttoning up may reflect a need to conserve and to pull inward, to "button" your lip or to restrain yourself in some way. The more negative interpretation of buttoning up may be that you are currently feeling bound, restricted, or lacking some type of freedom.