jawillie, different methods exist to interpret dreams. How books intepret symbols will not necesarily relate to your own dream experience. My blog offers a "dream analysis of the week" which offers different ideas. Your own associations and life experiences add dimensions to your interpretation. Objects are often symbolic symbols. A good guide is to reflect on your feelings about each object and dream experience and listen to your intuition.
You may have heard of Jungian, Freudian other approaches to dreams. Another one is the Tibetan dream perspective with at least three types:
1) Ordinary karmic dreams (reflects on daytime activities, and past lives).
2) Spiritual visions
3) Lucid dreams (you're aware of dreaming while doing it)
The Tibetan view is that dreams can be further divided into 6 more areas:
• Dreams of events that occurred while you were awake (for self-reflection/ lessons learned)
• Dreams about other people, alive or dead (note expectations & other emotions)
• Forgotten barriers (i.e. fear, doubt) emerging from the subconscious
• Archetypal symbols
• Extra-sensory perceptions and omens
• Revelation-like spiritual dreams
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