Every night during sleep, every individual will have around five dream episodes, which can last between 15 and 40 minutes. Dream experts explain that our dreams mirror fundamental patterns of human behaviour. They reflect who we are, and what we need and what we believe in. The definitions of the most common dreams are not black and white. Dream symbols are presented in a metaphoric fashion. So when you are figuring out what the most common dreams mean, your unconscious will not spell it out for you. It’s a job for your conscious to figure out.