Do Dreams Have Meaning? by Richard Wilkerson (in ElectricDreams)

Dreams may be meaningful for many reasons:
Existential - The dream has meaning because I give it meaning.
Affective - The dream has meaning because it feels meaningful.
Functional - The dream has meaning because it is useful.
Ephiphonic - I am overwhelmed by the meaning(s) of the dream.
Pragmatic - The dream is as meaningful as the impact it happens to have.
Autonomous - I listen to the dream for the answer about its meaning.
Spiritual - All things have some alignment with the infinite, including dreams.
Relative - Dreams give people more satisfaction than some other approaches.
Testimonial - Dreams are meaningful and valued by many people.