What does fire symbolize in dreams?

Fire brings energy, heat, light – and danger? – death, destruction, ashes – it also enables life; warmth, hearth, cooking – An alchemical force of transformation – Myths of fire (the Phoenix, Prometheus, Coyote, Agni) emphasize its precious value, mysterious origins, and ambivalent power to nourish or kill – Some dreams reflect our primal fear of wildfires, perhaps increasingly so...

Kelly Bulkeley

This is a powerful and ambivalent dream symbol. Fire destroys, but it also cleanses and purifies. In dreams it can signal a new beginning, or represent disruptive emotions — perhaps the flames of passion or envy.

Fire can suggests the need for sacrifice, but at the same time promises to open up new opportunities. Fire is a masculine energy, and represents that which is overt, positive and conscious. Out of control, however, it suggests the need for the dreamer to take better charge of unbridled passion or ambition.

David Fontana