Elevators

To dream of an elevator represents feelings about how easily it is to control how good or bad a situation experienced will be. Effortless choices. Awareness that a choice will better or worse with ease once you make the choice. Feeling about how easy it is to increase or decrease the seriousness of a situation.

To dream that you are ascending in an elevator represents choices that you know are easily improving a situation. Feeling that improvements being made are easy or that someone is helping you. Feeling lucky or that fate is working in your favor. Feeling good about a decision to be more intelligent, responsible, or moral. It may also reflect choices that lead to increased power or success with ease. If an elevator goes upwards too fast it may represent a lack of preparation or inexperience. It may also reflect power and responsibility that you are not ready to handle. Improvements that are too quickly gained to be processed in a healthy or safe manner.

To dream of descending in an elevator represents easy choices that you know are making a situation worse. It may also reflect simple choices that restore a powerful or exciting situation to normal, especially if you go down in an elevator to the ground floor. Feeling stupid for making a very bad decision so easily. A positive situation getting worse or ending because of a choice you are making. You may be choosing to deal with unpleasant situation or feel that a choice is turning for the worse. It may also reflect a decision to reduce, minimize, or intentionally downgrade a situation.

To dream of an elevator going to the basement symbolizes decisions that are leading to a situation that is dangerous, a crisis, or humiliates you. Choices that lead to confronting some of the most unpleasant situations or negative emotions. You may be aware that something bad is going to happen or intentionally choosing a negative experience. Embarrassment that a making the worst decision of your life could be so easy.

To dream of falling while inside an elevator represents feelings about losing control after believing you were initially making an intelligent or positive decision. Embarrassment from bad decisions gone awry. Feeling that improvements were going to be easy to achieve and then experiencing total disaster that is beyond your ability to control. A disastrous oversight or assumption.

To dream of an elevator moving sideways may reflect feelings about choices you assumed would cause easy changes pulling you into unforeseen distractions or delays. Counter-productivity you weren't expecting.

To dream of broken elevator cables represents feelings of lost security or dependability. Your ability to confidently manage a situation with ease is lost.

Example: A woman dreamed of getting out of an elevator and then seeing another girl fall through the floor of the elevator. In waking life she had just made-up with her ex-boyfriend and starting have sex with him after taking a restraining order off him. The elevator scenery in this case mat have reflecting her feelings about losing her leverage in the relationship after succumbing to lust once the restraining order was taken off. The elevator may have reflected the easy with which the relationship with her ex was restored after taking the restraining order off.

Example 2: A man dreamed of using an elevator and then being shot by his girlfriend. In waking life he was thinking it would be easy to pressure his girlfriend to get a job and then began to fear that she would break up with him. The elevator in this case may have reflected his original hopes about how easy it would be encourage his girlfriend to get a job by simply and easily bringing it in conversation.

Embassy

To dream of a embassy for your country in another country represents feelings of security or safety that you can revert or change back decisions if they begin to become unpleasant or dangerous. Feeling that you are not alone or hopeless. Your feelings about options that allow you to restore your life to normal.

Negatively, it may reflect anxiety having to revert to old ways of thinking or living. Fearing being unable to keep enjoying a big change you've made. Feeling nagged by constant obligations or responsibilities that keep you from enjoying a new lifestyle choice or positive change you've made. Anxiety about being stuck with commitments or choices you've made. Anxiety about being stuck in a new relationship that is just as bad or unpleasant as your last one.

To dream of a foreign embassy in your country from another country represents feelings of security or safety that you do something different if you wanted to.

Example: A woman dreamed of going to embassies in foreign countries. In waking life she was trying to make changes to her choices in men. She was having anxiety about making sure she didn't repeat herself meeting men that were bad for her.

Escalators

To dream of an escalator represents a situation where every single thing is done for you while you wait for it to happen. Someone may be carrying you though situation or taking care of everything you need. Making progress with ease. Rising or falling confidence. Little effort on your part as you arrive to another level of conscious, or a new phase of your waking life.

Going up an escalator symbolizes easy progress. A slow increase in understanding or confidence.

Going down an escalator could symbolize regressing or returning to old habits. It could also point to problems and setbacks slowly getting out of your control. Alternatively, going down an escalator reflects a slow return to a normal state.

Estate

To dream of the estate of someone deceased represents legacy, stability, and the enduring resources or influence residing with an aspect of your life that has canceled, experienced total failure, or moved on. A sense of connection to something enduring and meaningful.

To dream of the estate of someone living represents feelings about the current influence, resources, personal accomplishments, or stability of someone in your life. Feelings of responsibility for maintaining personal accomplishments or living up to a legacy. Pride in what you or someone else has accomplished. A sense of connection to something enduring and meaningful. Thoughts about preserving or utilizing those resources for future growth. Thoughts or fears about needing to maintain everything you have.

Example: A person dreamed of an old acquaintance being deceased and giving them $80,000 from their estate. In waking life, they had left an old job they hated to return to a former job. They felt saved and happy to return to their old job. In this case, the estate of the deceased acquaintance may have reflected the feelings about the legacy stability, and remaining social resources of still knowing people at their former job that would rehire them after having left it behind.

Exercise Room / Weight Room

To dream of an exercise room, or weight room represents your mindset being focused on improving or strengthening some area of your life. Trying to be the best you can be.

If you see evil people, people dressed in red, red objects, or red light in a weight room this symbolizes negative habits or thinking patterns that may be getting out of control. You may be increasing fear, dishonestly, or arrogance in some way.

Factory

To dream of a factory represents feelings about non-stop productivity or a productive process that is continuously working. Feelings about routine, work ethic, or the process of working towards goals or producing something in your life. Factories can represent the mind's ability to generate ideas, emotions, or experiences steadily and reliably. Your attitudes towards labor, routine, or the systematic organization of tasks.

Positively, dreaming about a factory might indicate efficiency, productivity, and the successful creation or achievement of goals. Feelings of accomplishment, progress, or fulfillment associated with your work or projects. A well-organized mindset or life situation where everything is working as it should, producing results, or moving towards a clear objective. A sense of purpose, discipline, or dedication to achieving your goals.

Negatively, dreaming about a factory may represent feelings of being trapped in monotony, overwork, or the dehumanization of being a small part of a larger, uncaring system. Negative behavior or bad habits that are repetitive and ongoing. Feeling trapped in routine. Feelings of overwhelm, stress, or pressure related to your workload or responsibilities. Fears of losing individuality, being consumed by work or responsibilities, or feeling like you are in an environment that is too mechanical or impersonal. Fear or jealousy of competition or enemies being highly productive. Feelings about a problem getting out of hand or becoming excessive with creating further problems. You may feel like you are being overworked or exploited in your job, or that your efforts are not being recognized or appreciated.

The type of factory or the conditions of the factory provide further insight into the kind of productivity or your ability to contribute, create, or get ahead in the world.

People who are paid well, but are unsatisfied with their jobs often dream of sweatshop factories filled with moaning and abused workers. This reflects their success restricting them and costing them happiness.

Example: A teenage girl dreamed of being on a date with her crush that felt like being stuck inside a factory. In waking life, she was talking to her school crush more than usual. In this case, the factory may have reflected her feelings about her interactions with her crush being limited to ongoing school productivity with assignments.

Example 2: A young man dreamed of climbing an old factory silo in order to watch a nuclear explosion detonate. In waking life, his boss called the DEA to come to their restaurant with drug-sniffing dogs. The boss told the employees to get clean off drugs in 45 days or they'd be fired. The dreamer was already clean off drugs, but aware that other people may not keep their jobs due to being unable to get clean off drugs. In this case, the old factory may have reflected the dreamer's perception of themself as previously being involved with non-stop ongoing drug use or communication with drug dealers that was discontinued.

Faucet

To dream of a faucet represents access on demand that allows you to confidently manage, regulate, or control a situation by "tapping" a resource. Access to a steady flow of information and understanding about something that helps you. Confidence with control over managing a life situation, resources, or how money is spent. Faucets symbolize the flow of feelings, energy, or resources, and how you manage or regulate them in your life. Feelings about family or friends that allow you access or that can be "tapped" when needed. Feelings about parents or other people always being around to help you.

Negatively, dreaming about a faucet may represent feelings of abusing advantages or access on demand for a resource. Not appreciating easy access to information or resources. Using people as your personal "tap" to information or resources. Problems with access to resources.

Positively, dreaming of a faucet may reflect your ability to maintain a balance, control, or effectively manage your resources. A working faucet may signify that you have a healthy emotional state or a good handle on the various aspects of your life. Friends or family help you easily upon request. Access to good advice whenever you need it.

To dream of a bathroom faucet represents your ability to access resources and control taking care of yourself while confronting your personal problems. Control or discretion over fixing problems. Deciding when or how to get rid of something. Your ability to manage self-care with fixing problems or renewing yourself.

To dream of a kitchen faucet represents your ability to control taking care of yourself while preparing to experience something new. Your ability to manage self-care with preparing for new experiences or confronting new problems. An intuitive dream symbol about the future to prepare for accessing a resource on demand that is about to happen.

To dream of a hose faucet represents your ability to manage and direct situations so that nothing weird is happening with why your life is supposed to keep working properly. Managing uncertain situations maintaining common normal appearances is important. Managing normal appearances in public.

To dream of a running faucet reflects a constant access to a resource or consistent attempt to deal with a problem.

To broken or malfunctioning faucet may symbolize a sense of powerlessness or frustration in managing personal problems. A need to take time off to fix a more fundamental problem with lacking a strong ability to manage your life. Feelings about being unable to confidently control a situation when you feel you should be able to. Feeling that "can't do something about it."

To dream of a leaky hose faucet represents feelings of lacking perfect control or management ability over a situation. Feelings of not having 100% confidence to manage or regular a situation. Access on demand to resources is not working or stopping like it's supposed to. Issues that weaken your ability to control a situation. Loss, disappointments, fear, or frustrations may be distracting you. Difficulties in managing emotions or controlling the flow of resources, leading to stress and anxiety. It may also signify wasted energy or resources in your waking life.

Example: A young woman dreamed of black water coming out of the bathroom faucet. In waking life, she was afraid to make the choice to drop out of school due to problems because her parents would make her get a job. In this case, the bathroom faucet with black water may have reflected her feelings about herself having the ability to manage herself confronting personal problems, such as needing to decide whether or not to drop out of school and talk to her parents about it. The black water coming out of the faucet could symbolize her fear and negativity associated with the choice to drop out of school and be forced to have a less important job as someone without an education.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of a faucet being broken. In waking life, she felt that she was wasting her life because she never entered Makeup Artistry school sooner which forced to live her current life with a regular job. In this case, the broken faucet in this care may have reflected her feelings of being unable to manage or fix her life situation to get a better job because she hadn't sought out her family as a resource to help take care of her while she takes time off to go back to school to fix the the problem.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of using her kitchen faucet to quench her thirst. In waking life, she was jealous of not knowing what her dreams meant so she kept asking an expert about their meaning. In this case, the faucet may have reflected her desire to access a steady flow of information and understanding about her dreams from the expert.

*Please See Leaks

Fire

To dream of fire represents feelings about behavior that is passionately consumed and dangerous to meddle with. An intense passion or prolonged obsession that needs to be intelligently controlled for safety.

Positively, dreaming about fire may represent your passion, ambition, or creativity. A strong drive, motivation, and the burning desire to achieve your goals. The energy required to bring about significant positive change. Intense love. Enlightenment or hope.

To dream of something being on fire that's destroyed represents behavior that is dangerous about being passionately consumed by anger, intense bitterness, destructive jealousy, or dangerously going over the line to the point of nothing being left. Uncontrollable emotions or situations that are causing harm or devastation in your life. A temper that is out of control. The total loss of something. Consuming destruction. A problem in waking life that has gotten out of control. Fear of experiencing a loss that you can't control. Over-emotional reactions. Feeling about nobody liking you or someone else ever again. Permanently getting rid of someone else's happiness with anger, bitterness, or jealousy. Feelings about your happiness being completely lost due to anger, bitterness, or jealousy. Feelings about a loss that is dangerously out of control. Passionate hatred or snobbiness that destructively ruins something. A force that is out of control, leading to feelings of fear, danger, or helplessness.

To dream of something being on fire that's never destroyed represents feelings about behavior never being passionately destructive with anger, intense bitterness, jealousy, or dangerously going over the line to the point of nothing being left when you expect that it should. Feelings about an authority that's wiser than you being dangerous to not respect, listen to, and control yourself around because it might deserve to ruin your life if you don't handle it properly.

To see a house on fire represents a stable mindset or normal perspective on a situation being lost to the point of nothing being left. Security being lost to mistakes or careless oversights. A problem that consumes everything in its path until all is lost. Powerful emotions that totally overrun you. If the dream house gets rebuilt after the fire it may reflect your recovery from a serious problem or crisis.

To dream of a car on fire represents a loss of control or decision-making power in your life due to passionate emotions or destructive circumstances. You may feel that your ambitions, goals, or plans are being destructively consumed by a situation that is out of control.

To dream of setting things on fire represents your wish for total destruction or total failure of something in your waking life. You may be purposely trying to start a problem. It may also reflect your passion to start something. Angering people to get back at someone. Intentionally trying to ruin everything. Losing your temper or angry revenge that is getting back at someone without thinking about the destructive consequences.

To dream of a city on fire may represent relationships that are being destroyed by powerful emotions or conditions that are beyond your control. Social interaction of some sort that feels out of control with anger, bitterness, or being ruined to the point of nothing being left.

To dream of an evil fire that feels like it's alive may reflect feelings about how horrible a situation feels that seems to be purposely out to destroy you.

Fire dreams can sometimes reflect our anxieties about fire safety. Small children may have nightmares of having to rescue people from burning buildings if they are experiencing anxiety about fire safety drills. Fire dreams are also common to people who have experienced trauma from a fire, or small children who have experienced or witnessed a serious fire.

Spiritually, dreams of fire could reflect fears of eternal damnation. Powerful guilt or a tendency to be too hard on yourself with moral issues.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a field set on fire. In waking life, her friend criticized her and she was so angry about it she couldn't stop being angry at her all day long. In this case, the fire may have reflected her intense and consuming anger over the criticism.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of an evil fire that was alive and kept coming back to her neighborhood to burn other houses. In waking life, she kept discovering more of her losses each day after having experienced her home burning down. In this case, the fire may have reflected her feelings of persistent and unstoppable loss that felt evil about never stopping.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing her house on fire and burn to the ground. In waking life, she was caught having an affair and watched her marriage "go up in flames." In this case, the fire may have reflected her feelings about the total destruction of her marriage due to her actions and loss of stability in her life due to the affair.

Example 4: A woman dreamed about a fire she was having problems trying to control. In waking life, she felt that her strong attraction to another man was destroying her marriage. In this case, the fire may have reflected her intense and overwhelming feelings of attraction that were difficult to manage and threatened to ruin her marriage.

*Please See Fireplace

*Please See Campfire

Fireplace

To dream of a fireplace represents feelings of contentment, comfort, warmth, safety, and nurturing.

Look to any people or objects around you while you are near a fireplace for additional symbolism.

Flea Market

To dream of a flea market represents your wish to get the best opportunity possible. You may be down on your luck and are looking for a break or a chance to "get your foot in the door." Feeling good not having to take advantage of a good opportunity right away.

Positively, a flea market represents savviness or your motivation to get a better opportunity or deal than you usually get. A mindset that enjoys not being desperate while you consider all your options.

Negatively, a flea market may reflect too much of a casual attitude about taking advantage of a good opportunity. Risking losing a good opportunity because you are wasting time waiting for something better to come along. Risking losing an opportunity because you are wasting too much some waiting for conditions of your liking to improve. A non-desperate attitude that is not appreciating how lucky it is. Waiting for the "perfect bargain deal" when it might never come. Missing out on good opportunities because you were not taking them seriously enough. A naive belief that other people are losers who will not give your good opportunity away to someone else.

Example: A woman dreamed of being in a flea market in a churchyard and then walking into the church to see someone desperately dragging a bag of rice outside the church. In waking life she had been offered a job opportunity, but then complications kept arising that delayed her ability to take the job making her believe she was never going to get the job unless she tried harder. The flea market in this case may have reflected her naive belief about the job opportunity being easy and always open to her while she got distracted with other things in her life. She may have taken too much liberty in believing she could enjoy herself considering whether the job was what she really wanted.

Flies

To dream of flies represents a recurring distraction or annoyance. A problematic person or situation that keeps coming back despite your best attempt to get rid of it. A problem that is so annoying that you can't think of anything else.

Negatively, flies may be a sign that you are putting up with an annoyance for a prolonged period of time when you don't need to. Feeling too lazy to take action, make a change, or speak up. Not being willing to move away from an annoyance. Unexpressed feelings about someone that is inconsiderate. Petty annoyances that are recurring. Feeling extremely irritated by someone or something. Repeat nagging.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing flies. In waking life she was very annoyed by her father who repeatedly kept nagging her to clean her house.

Floor

To dream of a floor (walking) represents feeling about how you conduct yourself or manage yourself in a situation. Feelings of "doing whatever you have to do" in order to make your life work without a problem. The condition, color, patterns, or type of floor reflects the overall feeling about the theme or tone of your involvement in a situation.

To dream of hardwood floors may represent the overall feeling about how you conduct or manage yourself in a situation being under a theme that is comfortable about deserving to be without a problem while feeling that life is normal.

To dream of objects on a floor represents feelings about options, capabilities, achievements, problems, obstacles, or situations that are present while you conduct yourself or manage your life. Ideas, goals, behaviors, or situations that are on hold or waiting to be utilized. Feelings about something you don't have to do if you don't want to while managing a situation.

To dream of walking along a floor represents feelings about managing or conducting yourself in a situation where you are experiencing progress or a transition in your life. Consider any colors or designs on the floor to reflect how you may feel as this is happening.

To dream of a floor (level) represents feelings about the current state or phase of a situation while you conduct yourself or manage yourself. Each floor can reflect a different level of consciousness, maturity, status, or the complexity of the situation you are dealing with. The levels of the floors of the building may use dream numerology to reflect your mental state or intentions. For example, a 5th floor may reflect change and the 9th floor may reflect an ending of some kind. Higher floors may represent higher levels of understanding and lower floors may reflect lower levels of understanding, stress, or fear.

To dream of going to the wrong floor in a building represents feelings about being "stuck" at a certain stage of a situation or feeling limited in your progress. Feelings about not doing enough or doing too much while conducting yourself or managing yourself in a situation. Feelings of inadequacy or frustration with not reaching a desired level of success or understanding.

Example: A young woman dreamed of feeling that she would be safer if she kept her feet off the floor. In waking life, she was having concerns about a heavy flow menstrual period causing her major embarrassment if she didn't take as much time off from social gatherings as possible. In this case, keeping her feet off the floor may have reflected her feelings about avoiding conducting or managing herself socially to avoid any risk or embarrassment.

*Please See Checkered Floors

*Please See Parquet Flooring

Forbidden Rooms

To dream of a forbidden room may represent feelings about areas in your life that you think are off-limits, risky, or bring about consequences that are too great to bear. These could be repressed desires, unspoken issues, or actions you fear to take due to potential backlash or danger involved.

Positively, dreaming about a forbidden room may be a warning to tread carefully in areas where you may be contemplating risky behavior. It might be a warning or a sign for you to assess the situation more carefully before proceeding.

Negatively, a forbidden room in a dream may reflect the barriers you've built around certain aspects of your life or personality that you're not ready or willing to confront. Fear, guilt, or shame that prevents you from approaching these 'forbidden' topics, holding you back from finding resolution or peace. Fear of violence or angering someone for taking action or speaking up in some way. Actions or experiences that you are afraid to take. Feeling that an issue is time sensitive where you feel prohibited due to being too early or too late. The tension between different areas of your life that prohibits you from feeling comfortable taking a chance. An area of your life that has boundaries that you are afraid to test or move passed. Wasting your time not challenging a bully or overbearing person.

Example: A woman dreamed of a forbidden room. In waking life, she wanted to divorce her husband, but feared he would get violent if she tried. In this case, the forbidden room may have reflected her feelings about seeking a divorce being a dangerous or off-limits area of her life she wanted to explore. Her fear of her husband's potential violent reaction should she proceed with the divorce.

*Please See Secret Rooms

Fort

To dream of a fort emotional fortitude. Feelings of being "always on guard" about an issue. Constantly being put on the defensive. Refusing to accept something at all costs. Holding on tight with all your strength. You may be experiencing a very difficult or demanding situation.

To dream of your fort being under attack represents feelings of being emotionally attacked or invaded. Someone may be trying to control you or destroy your perseverance or emotional fortitude.

Fortress

To dream of a fortress represents strong internal barriers you are setting up. Strongly defending certain ideas, habits, or situations. A perspective on a situation where you refuse to tolerate change or compromise at all.

Alternatively, a fortress may be a sign that you are putting up a barrier between you and others. Shutting down emotionally or stubbornly refusing to listen at all costs.