A desire for or fear of something similar happening in real life.
An exploration of an imagined scenario (best-case, worst-case, etc.) by your subconscious mind.
Curiosity about how a certain experience might feel and how you would react to it or handle it.
A desire to avoid or be prepared for a particular kind of challenge.
Events in dreams are almost never predictions of real life events (in the author’s experience).
See also: Activity; Phase or Process; Disaster; Special Occasion; Events (the category)