First, examine the place or situation you left in the dream. What was the situation and what does that situation represent to you? To dream that you are leaving a place or situation could indicate that you no longer need that place or situation in your life. You have learned the lessons you needed to learn and are ready to move on. The symbol in the dream does not necessarily relate directly to the place or situation in the dream. Rather, it could represent the ideas or associations you connect with the place or situation.