Dear Lauri,

I dreamed a friend of mine, who just moved to Germany, was sweeping her porch. Stuck in the corner was a dead bird. She swept it out, and it was alive. We could then tell it was a buzzard. Then the buzzard and this zombie creature were standing face-to-face, and she had to kill one of them. I told her not to kill the bird. So she swung her broom and swatted the zombie, and it was gone. This one has stumped me.

— Amie, 34, Ormond Beach, FL

Lauri: In real life, your friend made a big move; therefore, she might represent the part of you that has or that needs to make a big change in your life. Sweeping in a dream is usually about making “sweeping changes” in your life. In fact, I have found that it is often connected to health changes. But it can also mean there is some issue you are sweeping under the rug rather than dealing with it.