The dream of driving is a common experience and can tell us a lot about our current focus and situation in waking life. Driving a vehicle denotes movement and suggests travel, but where and in what direction?
A sincere analysis of this dream activity can lead to a deep insight regarding your daily experience or life path in general. This dream can give clues to such things as: who is in control and why? Are you on an uphill climb or a downhill slide or somewhere in between?
When you have this dream, you’re going to want to take into account the type of vehicle being driven because this in itself can represent differing motivations and attitudes. You’ll also need to look at the condition of the vehicle and road, the weather, how you feel about the journey, and who is accompanying you. Do you know where you are driving to? What do you see up ahead? Etc.
Keywords:
Journey / Direction / Independence / Underlying Forces / Mental State
To dream of driving represents your journey through life, especially pertaining to current situations. Examining the details of this dream experience can help you to understand the influences that are directing you along your path, where you are going, and whether you are headed in the right direction. Details about the vehicle you are driving and the road you are traveling as well as who you are traveling with, the conditions that surround you in the dream, and whether it is a pleasurable ride will all help to give you an overall understanding.
In this dream there will be a lot of contributing symbols, so look for them. – Colors, road signs, mud, rocks, pavement, grass, trees, animals, other vehicles, other people, houses or buildings, highways or back-roads, weather elements, materials such as metal or rubber, sensations from riding, smells, sounds, familiar locations, crowded streets or middle of nowhere, etc.
To examine the dream of driving more closely ask yourself these questions:
Who is driving?
Is it a happy or pleasant experience?
Do you feel dread, anger, fear, or anxiety?
Are there frequent red lights or stop signs?
Is it a smooth ride or bumpy?
What is the specific terrain that you are traveling?
Is there a specific direction that you are traveling? (up, down, circling, N-S-E-W)
Are you having difficulty gaining speed or slowing down?
Is the road very winding or are there sharp curves?
Are you able to see up ahead or is your vision blocked?
Do you get lost or do you reach a destination?
Is it day, night, raining, foggy, snowing, hailing (etc)?
Are the roads slick?
Are you having trouble concentrating on the path you are traveling
or are you fully zoned in?
Are you cramped inside the vehicle or is it comfortable?
Are you driving forward or backward?
Are you driving yourself or are you a passenger?
If someone else is driving, who is it? Do you trust them?
Is someone expecting you and are you late?
Are you distracted? Did you lose or forget something? Are there obstacles?
Do you hit anything, get stuck, or crash the vehicle?
Do any animals or other particular totemic energies appear to you while driving?
Are you in a familiar place or are all your surroundings new?
What are any other details that are prevalent?
~Shama
When was the last time you dreamt of driving?
What were the details of your dream drive?
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