What Does It Mean to Dream About Walking?

To dream of walking represents slow and steady progress in a life situation. Consider the destination and surroundings for additional meaning.

Negatively, walking in a dream may reflect an excessive amount of patience with a situation you are experiencing. Taking your time when serious action needs to be taken.

To dream of walking on a sidewalk reflects your confidence and steady progress. You're "knowing it" as you proceed with something.

To dream that you have difficulties walking represents constant problems that are slowing you down or holding you back. It may also reflect an annoyance or obstacle that is distracting you. It may also reflect insecurities that keep popping up.

To dream that you are walking on air represents you taking your time with success and achievement. A carefree attitude as you move at your own pace doing whatever you like. Confidence or feeling invincible. Achieving goals with relative ease.

To dream of waking on water represents your steady progress or confidence in the face of uncertainty or negative situations. You don't fear succumbing to a problem at all and are slowly dealing with it on your own terms. It may also reflect life being so positive that you don't care about a negative situation at all.

To dream of walking in one direction, but then looking in the opposite direction may reflect feelings of hesitance, doubt, or uncertainty about a situation you are progressing with. It may also reflect distractions or unwanted problems that have arisen. Feeling your focus pulled or distracted by something. Feeling that you can't confidently make progress or move on from a situation.

Example: A man dreamed of walking on a sidewalk. In waking life he was building an Internet business and had finally landed his first paying advertiser. The walking reflected his steady progress and confidence financially as he continued to build his small business.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing someone walking towards the left who was also looking back towards the right. In waking life they were trying to avoid people to end an argument, but felt uncertainty that made him have to observe these people closely to make certain that nothing was wrong.

Example 3: A man dreamed of walking along a path and seeing various people and moving past them. In waking life he was calmly dealing with a legal problem with no progress and was considering more serious action. He felt he was being too calm and passive, but couldn't push himself to take more serious action legally.

Walking in dreams brings your attention to your life path and movement. How you walk will determine your progress; difficulty or walking with ease reflects situations in your life and how you will advance forward. If you notice you are walking slow suggests a need to reflect on the areas you need to speed up the pace. It is quite common to walk alone suggesting that the new path you take you will remain alone on this venture. Walking in circles is metaphoric for the things in your life that are making you waste your time with. Walking barefoot suggests you could be grounded or just need bare essentials for progress. Walking in rain or water point at our emotions and the control we have over them. Walking in mud or tar represent slowing down on your path as there might be some minor setbacks. To walk in the city belongs to new ventures in your life that are unfolding that you are trying to understand.