Dreams usually reflect current concerns.
They integrate past data with recent experience and express the information metaphorically in the form of visual images. A dream that is not explained is like a letter that has not been read. Subjective elements in the dream are all strictly seen as part of the dreamer. Dream symbols are specific to each person, although shared cultural contexts clearly play a role. Symbols arise out of the specific life history of each individual, and it is only within this context that their meaning can be interpreted.