Mustard seed
A very small seed that grows into a large plant — a small beginning containing more than its size suggests.
A mustard seed in a dream is the dream's image, old in many traditions, of a very small beginning that contains more than its size suggests. The seed is almost invisible in the palm; the plant that comes from it can shelter birds. The dream brings the seed when something in your life — a piece of faith, an intention, a small commitment — is currently at the stage where its scale does not yet reflect what it is going to become. A mustard seed pressed into honest soil is the dream affirming the planting. A mustard seed kept on a saucer and admired but never put into the ground is the dream noting that the small beginning has not been entrusted to a place where it can grow, and the larger plant is not going to happen.