Cigar / Cigarette dream meaning is explained below using 4 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Eric Ackroyd
(1) Much depends on your reaction to the cigar / cigarette in the dream. For example, if in the dream you feel admonished, the message may be that you ought to give up smoking.
(2) Smoking may be a symptom of anxiety, and this may be the point of the dream. Smoking may also be a substitute form of selfgratification - in which case you need to ask which of your basic needs (e.g. love, sex, recognition or fulfilment in work) is not being satisfied, and why.
(3) A cigar or cigarette may be a sexual (penis) symbol. (Freud acknowledged that his voracious cigar-smoking was possibly a substitute for masturbation.) (On compensation)
Source: A Dictionary of Dream Symbols • Author: Eric Ackroyd
Interpretation 2 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
A psychoanalytic symbol for the male organ, though when Freud was once asked about his cigar, he famously responded that “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” Smokers tend to associate anxiety and / or relaxation with cigarettes.
Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia • Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
Interpretation 3 — Betty Bethards
A pacifier, much like a thumb for a child. Something worthless except for the value you give it, such as, relaxation or calming nervous energy.
A harmful influence that is not necessary.
A worthless tool.
Source: The Dream Books Symbols • Author: Betty Bethards
Interpretation 4 — Tony Crisp
Masculinity; penis. Cigarette: anxiety or release from it; dependence; feeling of having a suppon or help to meet stress; may associate with feelings about cancer.
Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences • Author: Tony Crisp