What Does Dreaming of Gold Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In traditional interpretation, gold may mostly point to plenty, wealth, and wishes coming true; yet sources such as Ibn Sirin and Imam Nabulsi count gold as "worldly adornment" and say that in certain contexts it may also signify grief, sorrow, or debt. Whether it bodes well or ill may thus depend on how the gold appears and on the person who sees it.
Psychological View
From a modern psychological perspective (Jung), gold can often be a symbol of the Self and of inner worth—of transformed maturity; the dream may point to a desire to recognize one's own value and inner treasure. In the Freudian reading, it can reflect the longing for external approval, status, and possession.
By Context
For Singles
According to most sources it may point to good news concerning work or family life, and for a single woman, to a blessed marriage.
For Married People
For a married person, seeing gold may—according to some interpreters—be read as the good news of a baby or as blessing coming to the family.
A Gold Bracelet (difference for Women/men)
For a woman it may point to happiness and a blessed marriage, while for a man the same bracelet may mean financial hardship or sorrow.
Gold Bullion / According to Ibn Sirin
In some sources gold bullion is interpreted as material loss or distance from friends, while Ibn Sirin may read a single gold piece held in the hand as a fine house, and both hands turned to gold as trouble in one's work.