LADDER: 

The ladder is a symbol of the step-by-step method of achieving success. To dream that you ascend the ladder denotes some fulfillment of an ambition, depending upon the number of rungs that have been climbed. Falling or slipping from the ladder, reverses. A broken ladder threatens failure. See Falling.

LAKE:

Dreams of lakes are associated with romance, a time for pleasure. However, accidents modify the happy aspect of such a dream. A storm indicates conflicts; an overturned boat, confusion. A lake surrounded by abundant verdure, a desire to release an emotional or passionate urge. A lake with barren surroundings, fear of a financial crisis.

LAMB:

The lamb is a symbol of happiness if it is gracing peacefully or rollicking happily in the dream picture. A dead lamb signifies unfortunate news. A lost lamb, uncertainty and a struggle for a little security.

LAMP:

Dreams of lamps and lights indicate troublesome problems that are distressing because of their complications. One exception is a clear light which radiates a prediction of satisfaction in economic and domestic tranquility.

LAUGHING:

To hear children laughing promises a happy time ahead. If the dreamer laughs, it forebodes tears.

LAUNDRY:

To launder clothes in a dream indicates trifling problems that should not be ignored.

LAWN: See Grass.

LAWYER: See Attorney, Judge.

LETTERS:

A letter foretells a disagreement or difficulty. An anonymous letter means that something that troubling the conscience of the dreamer. A letter telling of bad news infers that the dreamer may have been uncomfortable while dreaming or may be anticipating news of someone’s health.

LIGHTNING:

Lightning is a symbol of love; also a desire of the dreamer to thrust that love upon someone.

LION: See Animals.

LOBSTER:

To see lobsters is a prediction of wealth. To eat them, a desire for prominence and financial security.

LOCK:

To dream of a lock means perplexity, even confusion. If the lock is on a trunk or a door, the dreamer wishes to look beyond the lock so it is necessary to learn what the trunk door represents.

If the hunk holds papers, books, or treasures, then anything relative to such a dream would supply the link needed to make the story prophecy.

If the door represents a person, is it a man or a woman? Then, is it a stranger or someone close and familiar to the dreamer? The lock is also a symbol of the sexual organism pertaining to woman.

LOST:

To dream of being lost indicates frustration because of finances or disappointment in love.

LOTTERY:

Dreaming of a lottery is a simple dream, one of wanting money. The dreamer would like to get it fast, without much work. If the dreamer loses money in the lottery, the desire is very tense. Either way, the money must be earned during the waking hours.

LOVE:

Dreams that express various emotions and cycles of love usually mean that the dreamer is repressed or denied such love during waking hours.