Moth at a light

A moth at a light in a dream is the dream's image of attention pulled toward a brightness that is not the one the creature was evolved for. Moths navigate by the moon; modern lamps confuse them into spending their energy on circles. The dream brings the moth when something in your life — a fascination, an obsession, a screen — is pulling your attention into a brightness that is not actually the right reference point. A moth that escapes back out into the night is the dream telling you the original navigation can still be recovered. A moth that burns against the bulb is the dream noting that the wrong light has held the attention until something has been damaged.