To dream of darkness overtaking you on a journey, augurs ill for any work you may attempt, unless the sun breaks through before the journey ends, then faults will be overcome.

To lose your friend, or child, in the darkness, portends many provocations to wrath. Try to remain under control after dreaming of darkness, for trials in business and love will beset you.

A dark place, such as a cave, in a dream can symbolize negative emotions. In your dream, are you able to find your way out of the dark place?

A dream about being in darkness can also mean that you believe you are being "kept in the dark" about something - that someone else is keeping a secret from you.

If you dream that you are afraid of the dark you could be unwilling to deal with obstacles that you expect to face in the future.

A symbol which confirms what we have suggested concerning the
steed. He is the master, the logos, the spirit which prevails over the mount (that
is, over matter). But this is possible only after a lengthy period of apprenticeship, which may be seen, historically speaking, as a real attempt to create in the
knight a human type superior to all others. As a consequence, the education of the
knight was directed in part to strengthening him physically, but in particular to
developing his soul and spirit, his affections (that is, his morals) and his mind
(that is, his reason) in order to prepare him adequately for the task of directing
and controlling the real world, so that he might take his proper place in the
hierarchies of the universe (that is, in the feudal hierarchy, ordered after the
celestial pattern, ranging from the baron up to the king). We also find mounted
monks, priests and laymen skilfully controlling their steed, thereby demonstrating their allegiance to the spiritual (or symbolic) order of knighthood in deliberate
competition with the historico-social order of knights. This is why in the basreliefs on the capitals in the cloister at Silos, knights are shown bestriding goats.
Now, goats are symbolic of superiority, because of their association with high
peaks, and Rabanus Maurus points out that knights mounted on goats must therefore be interpreted as saints (46). Of course, the purpose of the assimilation
of saint with knight is to magnify the symbolic worth of the knight, as in the case
of St. Ignatius Loyola. More profound examples of such assimilation are to be
seen in that of the king and knight (King Arthur), or the king, knight and saint (St.
Ferdinand III of Spain or St. Louis IX of France). This knight-symbolism is common in all symbolic traditions. Ananda Coomaraswamy observes that ‘the
“horse” is a symbol of the bodily vehicle, and the “rider” is the Spirit: when the
latter has come to the end of its incarnations, the saddle is unoccupied, and the
vehicle necessarily dies’ (60). By taking account of certain other orders of things
analogous with chivalry, including (particularly) alchemy (which was in fact a
mediaeval technique of spiritualization) and also certain aspects of colour-symbolism, we have been able to arrive at a system of analogies which we believe to
be very helpful in explaining some of the more recondite aspects of the symbolism of knighthood. Mediaeval tales and legends often refer to a green, white or red
knight, but most frequently of all to a black knight. Should we regard this as
merely a matter of aesthetic appreciation of the colour in a literal and decorative
sense? Or does the choice of colour proceed necessarily from a highly significant
cause? The latter, we think. In alchemy, the rising scale of colours (the progressive, evolutive scale) is: black, white, red (corresponding to prime matter, mercury, sulphur), with gold representing the hypothetical, final stage. Conversely, it
can be said that the descending scale would be from blue to green, that is, descending from heaven to earth. These two colours stand for the celestial, and the natural
or terrestrial factors. Furthermore, black is associated with sin, penitence, the
withdrawal of the recluse, the hidden, rebirth in seclusion, and sorrow; white with
innocence (natural as well as that regained through expiation), illumination,
openheartedness, gladness; and red with passion (moral or material—love or
pain), blood, wounds, sublimation and ecstasy. We may therefore surmise that
the Green Knight is the pre-knight, the squire, the apprentice sworn to knighthood; the Black Knight stands for him who undergoes the tribulations of sin,
expiation and obscurity in order to attain to immortality by way of earthly glory
and heavenly beatitude; the White Knight (Sir Galahad) is the natural conqueror,
the ‘chosen one’ of the Evangelists, or the ‘illuminated one’ reemerging from a
period of nigredo; the Red Knight is the knight sublimated by every possible
trial, bloodied from every possible sacrifice, supremely virile, the conqueror of all
that is base, who, having completed his life’s work, is fully deserving of gold in its
ultimate transmutation—glorification. Knighthood should be seen, then, as a
superior kind of pedagogy helping to bring about the transmutation of natural
man (steedless) into spiritual man. An important part was played in this symbolic tradition by prototypes such as the famous, mythical knights of the court of
King Arthur or patron saints such as St. George, Santiago of Compostela, or the
archangel Michael. The practical means of achieving the knight’s ultimate goal
consisted of corporeal exertions, which were, in effect, not merely physical or
material since the knight practised with all kinds of arms, and these arms stood
for symbolic potentialities; these practical exertions, then, led eventually to the
inversion of the world of desire through the ascetic denial of physical pleasure—
the very essence of knighthood—and the almost mystic cult of the beloved. The knight’s relative shortcomings while carrying out his sworn duties provide the
explanation of the colour black which we have just examined. Nevertheless, other
explanations have also been advanced, as for example that the knight is the ‘guardian of the treasure’, supplanting the monster he has conquered (the serpent or
dragon). Clearly this symbolism is not opposed to that which we have proposed,
rather does it support it by emphasizing the essential mission of the knight’s
service. Another interesting aspect of knight-symbolism—though, in a way, a
negative one—can be seen in the use of the epithets ‘wandering’ and ‘errant’ in
mediaeval tales, legends and folklore. At times, the adjective has a precise meaning, at other times it is much more imprecise. In every case, the wandering (or
‘errantry’) of the knight implies an intermediate position between the ‘saved’
knight and the accursed hunter, with the difference that the knight errant, so far
from being caught up in the pursuit of his desires, is of course striving to master
them—and this is what we had in mind when we observed that this aspect ‘in a
way, is a negative one’. Needless to say, this symbolism of one who takes the
dark and lonely path of expiation, verifies our observation that the Black Knight
is a symbol of withdrawal, penitence and sacrifice.

To see a knight in your dream, signifies honor, protection and security. The knight can be seen as a savior or someone who sweeps you off your feet, as in the "knight in shining armor".

To dream that you are knighted, indicates that you are being recognized for your good character. You are being entrusted with power and authority.

Seeing a knight in your dream means protection and security. The knight can be seen as a savior or someone who sweeps you off your feet, as in the "knight in shining armor".

To dream that you lose your balance, suggests that you are having difficulty weighing your options and choices in some situation.

Traditional symbols of love always express a duality in which the two
antagonistic elements are, nevertheless, reconciled. Thus, the Indian lingam, the Yang-Yin, or even the Cross, where the upright beam is the world-axis and Chinese
the cross-beam the world of phenomena. They are, in other words, symbols of a
conjunction, or the expression of the ultimate goal of true love: the elimination of
dualism and separation, uniting them in the mystic ‘centre’, the ‘unvarying mean’
of Far Eastern philosophy. The rose, the lotus flower, the heart, the irradiating
point—these are the most frequent symbols of this hidden centre; ‘hidden’ because it does not exist in space, although it is imagined as doing so, but denotes the
state achieved through the elimination of separation. The biological act of love
itself expresses this desire to die in the object of the desire, to dissolve in that
which is already dissolved. According to the Book of Baruch: ‘Erotic desire and
its satisfaction is the key to the origin of the world. Disappointment in love and
the revenge which follows in its wake are the root of all the evil and the selfishness
in this world. The whole of history is the work of love. Beings seek and find one
another; separate and hurt one another; and in the end, comes acute suffering
which leads to renunciation.’ Or to put it another way: Maya as opposed to
Lilith, illusion balanced by the serpent.

To dream of love or being in love, suggests intense feelings carried over from a waking relationship. It refers to your contentment with what you already have and where you are in life. On the other hand, the dream may be compensatory and implies that you may not be getting enough love in your life. We naturally long for the sense to belong and to be accepted.

To see a couple in love or expressing love to each other, indicates success ahead for you.

To dream that your friend is in love with you, may be one of wish fulfillment. Perhaps you have developed feelings for your friend and are wondering how he or she feels. Your preoccupation has found its way into your dreaming mind. On the other hand, the dream may suggests that you have accepted certain qualities of your friend and incorporated it into your own character.

To dream that you are making love in public or in different places, relates to some overt sexual issue or need. Your dream may be telling you that you need to express yourself more openly. Alternatively, it represents your perceptions about your own sexuality in the context of social norms. You may be questioning your feelings about sex, marriage, love, and gender roles.

To dream of loving any object, denotes satisfaction with your present environments.

To dream that the love of others fills you with happy forebodings, successful affairs will give you contentment and freedom from the anxious cares of life. If you find that your love fails, or is not reciprocated, you will become despondent over some conflicting question arising in your mind as to whether it is best to change your mode of living or to marry and trust fortune for the future advancement of your state.

For a husband or wife to dream that their companion is loving, foretells great happiness around the hearthstone, and bright children will contribute to the sunshine of the home.

To dream of the love of parents, foretells uprightness in character and a continual progress toward fortune and elevation.

The love of animals, indicates contentment with what you possess, though you may not think so. For a time, fortune will crown you.

Dreaming of love of being in love, suggests intense feelings carried over from a waking relationship. It implies happiness and contentment with what you have and where you are in life. On the other hand, you may not be getting enough love in your daily life. We naturally long for the sense to belong and to be accepted. Seeing a couple in love or expressing love to each other indicates much success ahead for you. Dreaming that you are making love in public or in different places, relates to some overt sexual issue or need. Your dream may be telling you that you need to express yourself more openly. Alternatively, it represents your perceptions about your own sexuality in the context of politic and social norms. You may be questioning your feelings about sex, marriage, love, and gender roles.

To dream that you are in a panic, indicates a lack of control and power in your life. You are feeling helpless in some situation or unable to make a clear decision. Calm down.

Dreaming that you are in a panic indicates a lack of control and power in your life. You may be feeling helpless in some situation or unable to make a clear decision.

The feeling of panic suggests lack of control and confusion. If the primary emotion in your dream was panic, consider the details and try to understand its cause. Do you feel fear, a sense of confused helplessness, or were you unable to make a quick and accurate decision? Answering these questions will enable you to understand the message in this dream.

To dream that you feel fear, indicates that your achievements will not be as successful as you had anticipated. You are experiencing anxieties in various aspects of your life. The key to overcoming your fear is to discuss them and deal with them openly.

To dream that you worse fears are coming true, signifies your resistance to change. You are afraid to confront the unknown aspects of yourself.

Dreaming that you feel fear means that you achievements will not be as successful as you had anticipated. You are having anxieties in certain circumstances of your life.

If you are experiencing great fear in your dreams, you are having nightmares. These types of dreams are positive because your unconscious mind is trying to tell you something. If you have repressed issues, they may be coming to the surface. Think about the fear in your dreams and try to be honest with yourself. Having fearful dreams seems to be relatively common. Most dreams are unpleasant and that is the nature of our private unconscious. Issues and concerns, repressed emotions, and daily stress all contribute to an uneasy sleep and to fear filled dreams.