Coins and combs- a beach of blood

A few nights ago, I had an intriguing dream. I was with explorers and we were gaining access to a place that was not normally accessible. In the dream, we climb through jagged edges of ice until we see a beach. The beach was hidden among the ice, but now it was in plain view. To one side, there was a guardian, observing. To the other side, there was a large group of souls- those that represented people who have died. They were part of the beach, of the coins- I am not sure how. The beach was filled with coins. They each had dried blood on them. The blood was the sacrifice these leaders made to in order to lead successfully.

I look at the first coin with blood on it and see 'morning star'. I realize that these coins represent leaders throughout time and the sacrifice of blood they made, in order to be a leader. The second coin I looked at was another representation of the dark side. My fear was that if I touched a third of the same representation, I would gain the power, but at a sacrifice.

So, instead, I touched a random coin to dispel the darkness. In doing so, I raised one of the souls. The coin I touched turned into a beautiful Native American curved comb. It had ribbons and beads and was beautiful. The soul that had awoke, wanted to talk to me. One of the explorers I was with mouthed the words, "Ask her!" or "Tell her!". But in the dream, I am now seeing everything as an observer from above and my character is walking out of the scene. Then the explorer looks at the risen soul and says, "Not now."

I really wonder about the meaning of this...what was I to be told?