Saturn symbolizes time which, with its ravenous appetite for life,
devours all its creations, whether they are beings, things, ideas or sentiments. He
is also symbolic of the insufficiency, in the mystic sense, of any order of existence
within the plane of the temporal, or the necessity for the ‘reign of Cronos’ to be
succeeded by another cosmic mode of existence in which time has no place. Time
brings restlessness—the sense of duration lasting from the moment of stimulus
up to the instant of satisfaction. Hence, Saturn is symbolic of activity, of slow,
implacable dynamism, of realization and communication (15); and this is why he
is said to have ‘devoured his children’ (32) and why he is related to the Ouroboros (or the serpent which bites its own tail). Other attributes of his are the oar
(standing for navigation and progress in things temporal), the hour-glass and the
scythe (8). In the scythe we can detect a double meaning: first, its function of
cutting, parallel to and corroborating the symbolism of devouring; and, secondly,
its curved shape, which invariably corresponds to the feminine principle. This is
why the alchemists, masters in the spiritual science of symbolism, named Saturn
‘Mercurius senex’: given the androgynous character of Mercury, Saturn takes on the same characteristic ambiguity of gender and sex, and is related to the earth, the
sarcophagus and putrefaction, as well as to the colour black. Mertens Stienon
suggests that Saturn is, in every case, a symbol of the law of limitation which
gives shape to life, or the localised expression in time and space of the universal
life (40).

To see Saturn in your dream, represents discipline, constraints, and limitations. It is a reflection of your conservative attitude. Alternatively, the dream refers to the cycles of life and how it brings about destruction and rebirth.

Seeing Saturn in your dream, represents discipline, constraints, and a conservative attitude. It is also indicative of the lessons of life.

The return home, or the return to the material home or to the
motherland or birthplace, is symbolic of death, not in the sense of total destruction but of reintegration of the spirit into the Spirit. As the Chinese thinker Liehtzu observed, ‘when the soul leaves the form, both are restored to their true
essence, and that is why they are said to have returned home’ (58).

All things that flow and grow were regarded in early religions as a symbol
of life: fire represented the vital craving for nourishment, water was chosen for its
fertilizing powers, plants because of their verdure in spring-time. Now, all—or
very nearly all—symbols of life are also symbolic of death. Media vita in morte
sumus, observed the mediaeval monk, to which modern science has replied La vie
c’est la mort (Claude Bernard). Thus, fire is the destroyer, while water in its
various forms signifies dissolution, as suggested in the Psalms. In legend and
folklore, the Origin of life—or the source of the renewal of the life forces—takes
the form of caves and caverns where wondrous torrents and springs well up (38).

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.