What Does It Mean to Dream About Quicksand?

To dream of quicksand represents situations were you feel you can't do anything except make it worse. Screwing yourself over if you do anything at all. You may feel trapped in a situation that you can't do anything about.

Quicksand may be a sign that you need to speak up or that it may be a good idea to completely walk from something.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a horse sinking in quicksand. In waking life he was highly motivated to fix his failing marriage, but he felt that no matter how hard he tried the marriage was getting worse.

Dreaming of quicksand suggests that an outside or internal force is stopping your progress. Sand is a symbol of time wasted as you might be in a place that only makes you suffocate. Feelings of hopelessness, anxieties, or fear of losing ground in competition with others, and emotions that engulf you.