This document provides steps to interpret dreams:
1. Journal all dream details including people, objects, emotions, locations and timing. Pay attention to symbols and their potential meanings.
2. Evaluate your emotions during and after the dream to understand how it relates to your present feelings.
3. Consider your emotions and issues from the previous day that could influence the dream.
4. Determine if the dream relates to past events, present conditions, or possible futures. Dreams can provide insight into the past, present or future.
5. Ascertain if the dream is literal or symbolic. The overall theme or central part of the dream often reveals its meaning.