Dream Interpretation Crossing a Bridge

Hi Julie, I think you might be right. Your dreams has to do with your current situation. After all, in the dream you cross the bridge (make a decision), but you find a closed door overgrown with vines. That sounds a lot like you made the decision to separate but it hasn’t happened (the closed door). Plus, the vines overgrowing the door feel as if it feels complicated. As you surmise, things will likely change once he moves out.

Your dream has a feeling of respect for older people who have the wisdom of years. However, something is broken in your waking life. Could it be a relationship with your siblings? Bridge dreams are often about a decision in your waking life, but they can also be about relationships – holding people together. Fast cars under the footbridge? Is someone acting too fast, making decisions too fast for you? Or are you making decisions too fast? Does any of this resonate. Remember, you dreams usually refer to your waking life.

I guess, whatever was happening in your waking life at the time you had the dream, you didn’t want to go through with it. Anyway, that’s what it would me if it was my dream.

Hello, thanks for sharing your dream. There are so many symbols in this dream. To begin, a fast sports car. Do you know a man who is “fast?” Is this who was driving the car in you dream? If it wasn’t you, then likely someone else (someone fast?) is controlling a situation you’re in. Dreams often represent what’s going on in your waking life. That your partner is in the back seat could mean that s/he does not have any control in this situation. It could also mean that s/he is a “back seat driver,” someone who gives unwanted advice. The tunnel: something hidden, under the surface. There’s contradictory information here. At the one hand, everything seems dangerous, scary, and is happening too fast. On the other hand, the bridge is beautiful and golden. Could it be that you and your partner have made a decision that’s going to bring golden result but things are happening much faster than you expected? You might also want to take a look at my blog post about the meaning of a wooden bridge. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/wood-bridge-dream-meaning-plus-broken-high-steep-etc-bridge-dreams/ It all sounds pretty exciting to me!

Hi Chandana, your dream seems to have a lot to do with the bicycle, which can symbolize the ability to keep your balance with aspects of your waking life. These could be represented by the 3-4 other routes you could take. Have you recently made a decision, but you aren’t sure whether you should go ahead with it? Plus, you feel fear in the dream and also feel afraid of falling into the water. This could refer to your fear of how you’re going to react emotionally. Your father could refer to your spiritual father. Since your father helps you in the dream, would it help, in your waking life, to get a more spiritual perspective on what you’ve recently decided?

Hi, likely your bridge dream has to do with a decision you made while awake the day before you had the dream. IMHO, your subconscious mind is telling you that the determination to go through with the decision is shaky. If it were my dream, it would be telling me to tightly hold onto that decision, because by doing so, you’ll accomplish it. Does that make sense with what’s going on in your life?

Hi Ginger, So sad to hear of your news. If it was me, I’d be devastated! I hope you’ve got loved ones around to help you through this. So, let’s look at your dreams. To begin, to dream of someone dying in a dream, doesn’t usually mean that someone is going to die. It usually means the end of something and the beginning of something new. Certainly, your life will never be the same. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll die, only that you’ll be changed. My guess is that this diagnosis will affect your work (the business acquaintance in the dream). In addition, in the dream, the daughter was upset that they didn’t leave a will. Do you have a will? If not, if it was my dream, I’d make one. Otherwise, “will” could be a play on words referring to having the “will” to continue through your treatment procedures. Of course, right now, you’re going to be flooded with all kinds of scary discouraging emotions. That’s normal. I’d be the same. Fortunately, emotions usually fade, so give yourself some time. There seems to be an emphasis on contacting family with the phone breaking. In other words, you need a support system right now. Now, to the bridge. To me, this is an encouraging symbol, because you make it across. Yes, it’s narrow, there’s tarp material and duct tape – not the best bridge in the world. You’re scared, as you are in your waking life. But, you cross the bridge. By the way, closing your eyes is similar to dreaming about darkness, which usually symbolizes the unknown. Right now, you don’t know how things will turn out. You are facing the unknown. You’re in a situation you’ve never been in before! Nonetheless, because you get across that bridge in the dream, you have the will to continue. If it were my dream, I’d really feel encouraged. Although you don’t know what the future will bring, your subconscious mind is telling you that you can get through this. Does this help? Does it make sense? Does it feel right? Please feel encouraged to get back to me.

Hi Vivian, I love that there was an old man in front of you. Hopefully, this was a kind type of man. Often a old man in a female’s dreams symbolizes an inner quality within you that provides help, as in a “Wise Old Man.” If that’s the case, you’re receiving inner help in this struggle you’re experiencing. Have you recently made a decision that will be difficult to fulfill? Often mountains in dreams represent difficulties. Nonetheless, because of the trees, (and the wise old man), you’re receiving protection in your undertaking. As for your dog in the dream. What are your dog’s qualities? Friendly? stubborn? obedient? loud? Whatever these qualities may be, they appear to be types of personality characteristics you can’t depend upon in this particular situation. Is any of that helpful? Remember, most of the time, your dreams refer to your waking life the day before you had the dream. So, what was going on with you the day before the dream? Thanks for sharing your dream.

Hi Keiyana, from my point of view, the most significant symbol in your dream is the very tall mountain. Almost always a mountain refers to difficulties, which is what you’re describing in your waking life. When you turned the sharp corner, it represented a change in direction. That’s what brought on the huge difficulties. It’s like your dream is saying if you go straight and continue on your present path, things are tight and a lot is going (busy road), but you can do it. However, if you change direction, it will be much more difficult. Does that make sense with what’s going on with you. Blessings!

Hi Heidy, To begin, thanks for submitting your dream. When you dream about a bridge that is so high up it’s in the clouds, it can refer to a desire, decision, and/or an ideal that is especially lofty. It’s way high up there. Mountains in dreams often represent difficulties. So, right away, you can see how it’s set up to make it really difficult to fulfill the decision you’ve made. Nonetheless, in the dream, you show your determination to continue in spite of not being able to see the floor, even though you’re so terrified that you have to go on all fours. This is a good thing, because the floor has a missing panel. Crawling along has saved you. There’s the answer. Take it really, really slow, and you’ll fulfill the lofty aims you are after in spite of the difficulties. Is that what’s happening in your waking life? Are you undertaking something that is so large, so special, filled with difficulties, but you’re determined to go after it? I loved how you crawled in the dream, because I’ve also crawled in a dream. Here’s a link to my video, which includes the part about crawling across a bridge: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Wishing you the greatest success!

Sounds like a very positive dream full of encouragement for whatever you’ve undertake lately. It could also have to do with your “special someone,” since bridge dreams also have to do with relationships. A very hopeful dream.

Your dreams often refer to the activities of the previous day. Therefore, the day before you had the dream, were you thinking of making a decision that would affect your marriage? I ask since shoes in a dream often represent a new direction. In addition, a river can symbolize the journey of your life. Often a bridge can represent both a decision and a relationship. In your case, likely both, since the dream involves your wife, and she makes it across without stress. However, the bridge is dangerous and unstable for you. Since water usually refers to emotion, you might have felt emotional about your decision or relationship the previous day. Because you make it across the bridge, this could mean either that you go ahead with the decision or you decide to concentrate on your relationship with your wife or both. You might want to take a look at my video about crossing a bridge in which I talk about not making it across the bridge and also the meaning of a shaky, difficult bridge. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Thanks for writing and sharing your dream. I appreciate the details in your dream.

Definitely a challenging dream. It’s the kind of dream you wake up from being really happy that it’s only a dream! So, what does it mean? To begin, take a look at what was going on the day before you had the dream? Especially since it was one of 3 or 4 strange dreams you had that specific night. Most often, our dreams give us emotional feedback on activities of the previous day. Did you make some kind of decision that you fear could jeopardize your family, especially your son? A bike often symbolizes either an accomplishment or something childish. What does it mean to you? A narrow bridge: something narrow – a narrow point of view? A decision that’s not considering everything? Brown water. Brown often has to do with practicalities. Brown: earth, down to earth. So, if this was my dream, it might be about something that I might have considered only from a practical point of view rather than also considering how it would affect others or even how it would affect me in other parts of my life, for example, my relationships, my family. Does any of this resonate? Take a look at my video about crossing bridge dreams. This video especially addresses what it means when you don’t make it across the bridge. https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/. By the way, dreams about dying often don’t foretell your death. They often mean that the old you is dead. Here’s a link to my video on dreams in which you find yourself dead: https://carolchapmanlive.com/is-it-true-if-you-die-in-your-dreams-you-die/ I hope this helps.

You know what I think this dream is about? Likely your relationship with your boyfriend. Bridge dreams can be about relationships (the bridge joins two people). So, is it possible that, in your waking life, the two of you disagreed about something the day before you had the dream? To take the advice in your dream, would it help to take an “alternative” route or an alternative way of looking at things?

I also dream about bridges frequently. In my humble opinion, that means that for some inexplicable reason, our subconscious minds like that symbol of a bridge to explain things to us. So, now let’s look at your dreams. Do you know that your dreams often reflect what’s going on in your waking life? It’s like, during our sleep, we’re going over things and filing them away in our memory. Therefore, I ask you, do you always have a feeling of no control, that you’re not supposed to be going the way you’re going in your waking life? Do you feel as if you end up by accident in your life? Since it always ends up fine, that just might be the way things work in your waking life. There are some people who plan their life step-by-step, set goals, and go after them. Then there’s others (like you in your dream) who go along with the flow of things. One way is not necessarily better than the other way.

Are you thinking about suicide in your waking life? A dream about a river often represents the course of your life. So, your first clue is that this dream is about decisions you’re making about your future – the course of your life. The bridge can represent a decision you’ve made. Jumping off a bridge, in a dream, usually means that you decide not to go ahead with something you decided. If it was suicide, the dream is saying not to. If you are thinking about suicide, please talk to someone about your feelings. If not, suicide dreams often simply mean that you want to end something (not yourself) in your waking life. It’s similar to a dream in which you find yourself dead. Here’s a link to my video on finding yourself dead in a dream: https://carolchapmanlive.com/is-it-true-if-you-die-in-your-dreams-you-die/. If you’re also curious about what it means to jump off a bridge in a dream, take a look at my video on what it means to jump off a bridge in a dream: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Good luck. So, are you presently making decisions about the direction of your life?

Thanks so much for including information about the day before you had the dream. I can imagine how sad it would be to lose a sister. Drowning dreams can be quite scary. However, most of the time, they simply refer to “drowning” in emotion, which aptly describes your experiences the previous day. In fact, you had two emotional challenges (represented by the two lanes in your dream): grief for the passing of your sister and grief over your husband’s lack of support. As far the call to 911, if it was my dream, it would mean that I had felt so wretched the day before that my inner guidance, which came through in the dream, was telling me to help myself to feel better today. Often, in a dream, a phone call represents a call to a Higher Power, or whatever you call your spiritual self. Depending on your spiritual orientation, today, it might help therefore to read scripture, walk in nature, call a girlfriend, journal, draw, soak in a tub, whatever helps you to comfort yourself emotionally. I love how dreams use words cleverly, because your dream also said that getting so distraught emotionally took a “toll” (had a bad effect) on you. You might want to take a look at my video on drowning dreams at this link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/can-you-die-from-drowning-in-a-dream/ Does all this make sense?

Great bridge dream! Thanks for sharing. To begin, often the people in your dreams actually represent you, the dreamer. Therefore, the lady in your dream likely symbolizes you. Your dream ends with people trying to help her come out of this mess. Are you presently, in some part of your life, in a mess? Dreams usually refer to your waking life. So, this dream could be about your waking life the day before you had the dream. Secondly, in the dream, you think that the bridge looked weak. Since a bridge in a dream often symbolizes a decision, did you recently make a decision that wasn’t very strong? Finally, you might wonder what it means to fall off a bridge in a dream. That can mean that in your waking life, you didn’t follow through with a decision you made. It might help to understand this concept in this video I made about the meaning of actions in crossing bridge dreams. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/

Great dream, full of archetypal symbols. For example, the ocean often represents the depths of the psyche. A huge bridge? Some big decision you’ve made recently in your waking life. Snow? Fear. So, have you recently made a big decision that came out of the depths of you, but you’re afraid to go ahead with it? The sun? Life, freedom, abundance. The girl you did not recognize could represent a part of yourself (whether you’re male or female) that you don’t yet know. She jumps off the bridge. That means that she takes the risk. In other words, the closer you get to this unrecognized part of yourself, the easier it will be for you to take the risk of going ahead with this potentially life-changing decision. Anyway, that’s what it would mean if it was my dream. Out of curiosity? Are you considering embarking on something new and scary that means a lot to you?

I’m glad you survived COVID well. Since the bridge in your dream was new, clean, and complete, I wonder if your dream is telling you that you’ve made the right decision by finishing your GED, even though you feel afraid about what comes next. I wonder if that’s why your sister in dream, even though she’s afraid of tall bridges in waking life, was unafraid in your dream – therefore, that even though you feel afraid to go ahead now, it will turn out just fine. Does that resonate?

Hi Dinah, this is my initial thought about the symbol of the skull. Since a bridge dream often refers to some change in your life, i.e., going from here to there, since you were moving at the time that you had this dream, if it was my dream, it’d mean that I felt that my ability to go back was dead (the skull). In other words, you felt (dreams are about feelings) that you’d made a final decision. Death in dreams often means an ending. Now that it’s been a number of months since you’ve had that dream, has it turned out that way, that you can’t go back – moving was a permanent decision? Remember, you only had that dream as you prepared to leave. It could have only referred to how you felt at that time. So, I’m wondering, how has it turned out?

Hi Andrew, that’s a great dream for expressing the emotions (a huge wave often symbolizes huge emotion) you might have felt as you moved into your mother’s house. That was a big step to take. If it was my dream, it’d mean that my mother was in control (she’s the one driving), which she was since you followed her desires that you keep the house in the family. Therefore, I wonder, how are you feeling now? Was it difficult to follow your mother’s wishes even though she was gone, or was the big feeling you had one of joy and gratitude to be able to keep the house?

Hi Shelly, Thanks for sharing your bridge dream. To get some insight into your dream in which you don’t make it across a bridge, take a look at my blog post about just that topic. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ From my video on that blog post, you’ll see that your type of bridge dream usually means that you don’t actually follow through with a decision you’ve made. Another indication of this is that the beautiful, sturdy, Golden-Gate-type bridge has been reduced to scaffolding. In addition, because so much blue turned up in your dream, it would mean to me, if it was my dream, that the dream was telling me the truth. So, what was the decision about? Can you remember what was going on in your life the day before you had the dream? Another clue comes from the dream: that you’re going from a city to a green, grassy plain with trees. This could literally refer to travel from the city to the country, or, often green grass represents health and vitality in a dream. As a result, the dream could refer to a lifestyle decision. Does any of this bring an understanding to you? Remember, your dreams usually refer to what’s going on in your waking life the day before you had the dream.

Hi Carwin Enad, an intriguing dream! Dreams are neither good or bad. They usually refer to what was going on in your life the day before you had the dream. Here’s a link to my blog post describing what it means to dream about a bridge that is unstable: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/. Because your dream also had the symbol of a security guard, I wonder: in your waking life, are you feeling unsafe, do you feel your finances aren’t secure? If it were my dream, I’d think it had to do with some decision I’d made that would lead to being insecure or unsafe.

Hi Jill, thanks for sharing your dream and also giving the circumstances going on in your waking life. Since you make it across the bridge in your dream, I would imagine this means you will continue with the decision you made – to set your boundaries for your own happiness. It makes sense that the bridge in your dream is a new bridge, since this is both a new decision you’ve made, and also it would result in a new type of relationship with your boyfriend. The important symbol to consider is the driver of the car – your boyfriend. Basically, if it were my dream, it would be telling me that the issue has to do with giving him control in the situation. He’s the driver in your dream. For a further understanding of this concept, take a look at my relatively recent post and video on the meaning of crossing (or not) a bridge at this link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Again, that the both of you cross the bridge seems like a good symbol for the relationship. Does this resonate?

Dear Dileepa Rupasinghe, Thanks for sharing your dream. This is what it would mean if it was my dream. To begin, water usually symbolizes emotion. The bridge, as my blog post says, often symbolizes a decision and/or a relationship. It his case, likely both. Why is the water at such a close distance? To remind you of how emotional your decision will affect you and your loved ones. The emotion is very close to this decision. For most people, it’s emotionally very difficult. Does this make sense to you?

Hi Jane, Great dream! I hope you aren’t feeling too much anxiety about this dream, because it likely means that your relationship with your 2 year old is about to change. (Bridges can mean the connection between people, i.e. relationships). Considering the age of your child, and this is more my opinion than about dream symbols, I think the dream is just reminding you that this child is about to enter the “Terrible Two’s.” I remember when my darling little boy, my first child, was two years old and my girlfriend’s little boy, who was 2 1/2, was so out of control. I told her what a poor mother she was. Then, my little sweetheart became 2 1/2, and he became uncooperative, saying “No” all the time to my directions. That’s when I learned about the Terrible Two’s, and I went and apologized to my girlfriend. As you know, from your older children, it’s just a stage they go through. It won’t last forever. They’re just learning that they’re separate from you. They’re not bad, just becoming more independent. Therefore, my guess would be that this dream is reminding you that your little darling is about to “fall” off the connection (the bridge) you’ve had until now. Does this resonate? Is he or she starting to become uncooperative? If it’s not the Terrible Two’s, then likely the dream merely illustrates a recent incident when you felt as if the child didn’t act as cooperative with you as usual. What happened yesterday, the day before the dream? Does any of this make sense?

Hi Jada Collins, thanks for submitting your Bridge Dream. To me, it contains classic dream symbols. However, remember that it’s your dream, and it actually may mean something different than what it means to me. So, to begin, because it’s a Bridge Dream, it likely refers to a decision, but also to relationships, which seems to be the case with you. That’s because you made a decision when you woke up, and the dream contained your family members (minus stepmom). [Thanks so much for including details about your waking life! :)] Something interesting: look who’s driving the van. It’s your great-grandfather, not you. That could mean that your decision doesn’t totally come from inside you. Or, your REASONS for your decision aren’t totally yours. You might be allowing precepts set down by your great-grandfather about how things should be done or how things should be in your family to drive your decision. In any case, in the dream, he drives everyone off of the bridge, which, to me, would mean that allowing his beliefs to guide (drive) your decisions, or even your relationships with your family, will only lead to disaster. Plus, the bridge has a curve and the van keeps drifting. Have you been wavering about your decision? In your dream, it’s dark and you can’t see, because you “can’t see” something you want clarified. In the dream, you show your ability to help yourself by calling 911 and also shining a flashlight (shining light on the matter) – these are both great symbols for showing your ability to care for yourself – and also to see everyone in the family clearly. In conclusion, your dream may have to do with your decision upon waking up to be a copywriter and to take your business seriously or it may be about your relationship with your family or both. Which way did the bridge curve? To the left, can mean the wrong way, to the right, can mean the right way. However, it can also mean the past and the future, so I wouldn’t take that seriously, unless it resonates with you. Does any of this resonate with you? Remember, it’s your dream. My hope is that my insights may help you to get an “ah hah, I got it” as far as understanding your dream goes. You don’t need to understand every single symbol for that to happen. Thanks again for submitting your dream and information about your waking life.

Hi jen, thanks for your dream, and especially thanks for telling me a bit of what’s going on in your life. It really fits with the dream. To begin, remember, that it’s your dream and your life. You’re looking for an “ah hah,” “I know what my dream means.” Let me help you get that “ah hah” by telling you that a bridge often means a relationship. Yours is made of concrete! (sound familiar?) Something as solid as a marriage? And, it’s never ending, which fits with what you told me is going on in your waking life. After all, your dreams are your subconscious mind trying to tell you something about your waking life. Next symbol: your car. It can represent the direction of your life and the ability to make decisions about your life. And, who’s in the driving seat? You? No. Even though it’s your car, your husband’s in the driving seat! In my humble opinion, the rest of the dream has to do with your fears of your husband panicking and also your fears that you can’t survive going off the bridge of your marriage. Or, anyway, this is what it would mean to me if it was my dream. Can you try to put the meaning of these symbols into the rest of the dream and see if it makes sense to you? Actually, you don’t have to understand each and every symbol. You only need to get that “ah hah!” Honestly, your subconscious mind is working really hard to help you in your dilemma and heartache!

Hi phoebe, thanks for your bridge dream. I take it that this is a friend you haven’t seen for a while, right? In that case, likely, in your dream, she represents something in your present life that is like here, not specifically her. Therefore, likely you’ve dreamed about her because the qualities that made her special are important to you now. So, ask yourself, what were those qualities that made her a special person to you? Whatever these qualities are, my guess (I say guess, because it’s your dream about your life) is that since the water in the dream was blurry and you couldn’t find her, you feel you can’t find those qualities either in yourself now, in the situation, or in a relationship, basically, in your present life. That you dreamed about her, likely means that you want those qualities in your life right now. Remember, in the dream, you tried to find her. You want to find those qualities right now. Is there something you can do to bring them into your life? It probably has to do with things being unstable (the suspension bridge) and the kids (maybe your attitude to what’s going on now).

Hi Alyssa, Thanks for writing with a bridge dream. A bridge in a dream can symbolize a relationship, a decision, or a change. That’s all I want to say, because it’s his dream, not yours. So, I don’t want to put ideas into your head that it means something, when, usually, the person who had the dream/vision has a greater insight into the meaning of the symbolism than anyone else. What does he think it means?

Hi Steph, Thanks for the dream. I appreciate that you included some information about your waking life. The important part of the dream is that your dad was driving. That means that your dad “is in the driver’s seat” of something in your life. As the dream says, and in this case, I suspect that the bridge represents the relationship between you and him, the relationship is “a roller coaster ride,” meaning, emotionally up and down or strained. The huge waves represent your emotions. Of course, this is your dream, so you know best what it means, but if it was my dream, the huge waves would mean to me that even though I feel consciously that I have a cordial relationship with my father, deep in the depths of me (my subconscious), I feel really, really distressed. Maybe, since the waves wash out the road, basically the path of the relationship you have with him right now, you need to reconstruct the relationship you have with him. The ocean represents the depths of your psyche, which is untouched by everyday life and it’s peaceful there, which assures you that you have access to a peaceful solution. In addition, the beach is a practical solution, since it’s land not water. I suppose it’s possible that your father represents authority or “men,” but, based on what you’ve told me about your difficult relationship with your Dad and his wife, could it actually be specifically about you and your relationship with them?

Hi Ari, Thanks for the dream. Bridge dreams often symbolize a decision, a relationship, or a change. Which one of these is important in your life now? Likely that’s what the dream is about.

Hi Yata elizabeth, great dream, because it says that even though something seems impossible (crossing a terrible bridge on a motorbike), it actually is possible. Do you know what this is? Have you made a decision to do something lately?

Hi Melayshia, to dream of driving off a bridge into water means that you’re letting your emotions hold you back and prevent you from moving forward. However, in your dream, there’s more to it than just driving off a bridge into water. I appreciate that you included your whole dream. In your dream, it’s also significant that you’re not driving. Your 8-year-old son is! That means that he’s in control, not you. And, as the dream says, he doesn’t know what he’s doing. In addition, if it was my dream, it would be saying that to continue to allow him to be in charge, could lead to both you and him getting in some kind of trouble. Does this make sense?

Hi Darlene, you didn’t ask me to interpret your dream, so I hope you don’t mind. It’s a lovely dream showing your devotion to your son. The high bridge shows your decision of sticking to “high” ideals in raising your son. That’s why the bridge has no end to it–your love, devotion, and ideals never end–it’s a decision that lasts forever. He’s laying on top of you because you provide support for him. The ocean below symbolizes your deep feelings for him. It’s a beautiful sunny day to show you not only gave him life (without the sun there is no life on earth), but also how rich and nourishing your life is as a result of having your son. Why are you sliding? Because keeping to these high ideals make raising him easy. Or, sliding could also mean that in some way the day before, you didn’t keep to your ideals, maybe you made something too easy for him? Just a guess–take a look at what happened the day before. If it were my dream, the symbols would have a positive meaning because of the sun shining in the dream.

Hi Wendy, often, the people in your dreams represent yourself. So, therefore, anyway, if this was my dream, the blind old lady would mean to me that I was acting like a blind old lady about something–in other words, I wouldn’t be seeing something clearly. This something is represented by the bridge. It’s either something you’re considering doing or something you’re in the middle of. Also, some part of you is shouting for help, but you’re ignoring it–which continues the theme of this dream that you’re not seeing something clearly. Does this resonate?

Hi Teza, For sure, this is a really tragic, frightening dream. And, when you have a dream like this, you fear it may be a dream foretelling the future. You fear the dream may come true. And, although dreams can come true, most likely the images in your dream are symbolic, not real. Take a look at my recent post on a dead body in a dream at this link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/is-it-true-if-you-die-in-your-dreams-you-die/.

Usually, when you dream of a person dying in a dream, it means that your relationship with them will change. Or, it might be that your feelings for, or your opinions of that person will change. It’s like the dream is saying that something with this person will die or something has already changed. Is that right? Has there been a big change in your life or in your relationship with your boyfriend? Or, it could even mean that you fear there will be a change.

Since this is a dream with a bridge, the bridge likely represents your relationship with your boyfriend, in other words, the bridge joins the two of you together. You see the same bridge in the light, when everything is fine and helpful, and in the dark, when everything is tragic. So, the same bridge probably represents the same relationship in a different light.

Here’s a link to another one of my posts, this one about Dream Interpretation: Darkness. https://carolchapmanlive.com/dream-interpretation-darkness/. Often darkness means you can’t see something clearly or something is difficult.

I find it helpful that in your dream, even though there was plenty of blood, the water below was calm–water often represents emotion. Some part of you is fine with this change. What does blood often mean in a dream? That something is definite, for sure, “written in blood.”

Now, remember, this is your dream. I’m just making some suggestions of what the symbols would likely mean. There are many interpretations for each symbol. Notice how you react to my suggestions. Do you get a “yes” or a “no.” Take a look at my videos on the topics at the links I gave you. Hopefully, my suggestions will awaken a resonance in you of what the dream refers to in your specific life. In the end, you know what your life (including your dreams) is about better than I do. Good luck.

Hi Kariel, sorry to hear about your grandmother passing. Thanks for sharing your dream. I like that your dream has two bridges. To me, the first one represents the relationship you had with her while she was alive. There were difficulties (the rocks), but emotionally, the relationship was pretty calm (the calm water). Also, trees often symbolize health and vitality. However, the second bridge, where she is alone, represents to me that she is no longer with you. As you said in your dream, she’s on this bridge to “cross” it to the other side of the bridge. Therefore, to me, this part of the dream could symbolize that she’s on the bridge to “cross over” to the “other side,” or the afterlife.

And yes, this passage is more difficult. Nonetheless, she’s on her way. On one level, this dream can also assure you that she’s fine. Even though she’s not with you anymore, she’s doing just fine where she is. Does this make sense? Also, because the bridge she’s presently on is more difficult, if this resonates with you, you might want to pray for her. Or, if prayer doesn’t resonate with you, you might want to send her a loving thought. On the other hand, this bridge may represent that her passing may be more difficult for you to deal with, so I’m sending a loving thought to you. Blessings.

Hi Mjay, Thanks for your delightful correspondence and your interesting “bridge” dream. I especially appreciate that you included some background information. I’ve taken some time to think about your dream, since, as with many symbols, bridges in dreams can symbolize many things.

By the way, before I go ahead with my idea of an interpretation, would you please agree to post your idea of what your dream means, no matter what I say–whether I agree with your idea or not. That is because it is YOUR dream, not mine. And even though you’ve graciously told me a lot about what’s going on with you and your partner, still, often the dreamer knows better than anyone else what the dream means.

That’s why I encourage people to learn about interpreting their dreams (see my 3-step Checklist for Creative Dream Interpretation on the homepage of this website at https://CarolChapmanLive.com).

Nonetheless, I may give you something to thing about that hasn’t occurred to you. But, you must realize, that even though you’ve told me about what’s going on with you, still, I don’t dream like you, and I’m not living your life. Therefore, the best I can do is to look at the symbols and what you’ve told me about yourself, and then, tell you what it would likely mean to me if I had your dream.

OK, so, what have I been thinking about? It’s that a “crossing a bridge” dream often has to do with two possible things: relationships (because a bridge can symbolize the connection between two people), or about making a decision to do something (going from where you are to where you want to be). So, is your dream about one or the other or both, or even something else?

And, the important thing about the bridge in your dream is that it has no foundation. So, does that mean there is no foundation in the relationship? That doesn’t make sense, since you’ve been together for almost 3 years. You should be past the crazy drama of first falling in love. So, to me, it doesn’t seem as if the foundation is missing in your relationship–unless you feel like it is, because you quarrel over small things (most people in relationship do).

On the other hand, is it that you had the dream as reinforcement to the decision to go back to living together. In this case, the decision you made to separate has no foundation. And, you are back together, right? Still?

Some hints to help with the interpretation: you feel “fear” to take the risk and go across the bridge. Another hint: you see the reflection of the rocks on the water. Rocks usually mean difficulties. It seems as if the rocks symbolize your fears about the difficulties in the relationship, how you say this “petty quarrel” because he’s so moody (but maybe that’s also why you like him).

I can’t help but think that because you’re working the graveyard shift, it makes things so much more difficult for you. And also, as you noted, with the relationship–not only because you see each other less, but also because you both will need to be so much more understanding of each other.

All right now, what are my final thoughts? What would this dream mean to me if I had it? Well, because of the fear and the rocks in the dream, I’d tend to think that my fear of the difficulties (the rocks) makes me feel afraid there is no foundation to the relationship. But, since there’s still a bridge, there obviously is a connection between the two of you. This is emphasized since you had the dream after getting back together, which would mean to me that there was no foundation to the decision to separate.

So, go ahead and tell me what the dream really means. By now you know whether it was the right thing to do to get back together. And, thanks again for posting your intriguing bridge dream.

Hi Win, Great dream! Interestingly, I’ve just done a video on encountering an ex in your dreams. Here’s a link to the blog post with the video: https://carolchapmanlive.com/dream-about-a-past-love-interest/. In that video, I say to think about what that ex meant to you. My guess is that, based on the other imagery in your dream, your relationship with your ex brought a torrent of overwhelming emotion (the rush of water coming toward you in the dream) into your life. So, here you are in the dream, starting to cross this bridge. Often a bridge in your dream denotes a transition, after all, a bridge takes you from one place to another. That just about sums up your life: new house, new job, and trying to resist this new relationship. If it was my dream, it would be warning me (in the dream you’re warning the others on the bridge that the rush of water (overwhelming emotion) is coming your way). In effect, you’re warning yourself by reminding yourself about the pain you went through with your ex. Does that make sense?

Dear Euan,

Thanks for sharing your dream and especially for sharing your feelings about it. I also appreciate that you provided details about your life.

By chance, I have just posted a video dealing with dreams about a long ago love. You can find the video at: https://carolchapmanlive.com/dream-about-a-past-love-interest/

Interestingly, it’s not an unusual dream to have as we get older. As I say in the dream, even though I’ve been married over 22 years to a man I first met in a dream–he is literally the man of my dreams–I still have dreams about past lovers filled with intense love and yearning. This is the kind of love a person feels with a first love, when the feeling overwhelms us and is so new.

The key to these dreams, as you so well conveyed in your email, are your feelings. Human beings are beings of deep feelings. These dreams about an ex are dreams are full of that deep love felt for our first loves. These old heartthrob dreams also contain feelings of yearning for that old love.

Although I don’t mention this in the video, I believe that, as we get older, we begin to concern ourselves more with the things that really matter, such as love. At our core, we are also beings of love.

At this time in our life, we’ve experienced finding and having a spouse, the joy and trials of raising children, and the accomplishment of a career. So what else is there? There is love! This dream at this time in a person’s life reminds us who we really are: beings of love.

So, these dreams come into our lives to remind us of what love is, and especially what it feels like. Like you say, you’ve had a good marriage and wonderful children. So have I. But, my experiences at this time in my life are not filled with the same feelings of passion as I felt when I was young. Therefore, the dream reminds us of how wonderful love is. The feelings of yearning express the yearning of your soul to get feelings of love back in our lives.

Basically, the dream is about you, not the lover. It awakens this amazing capacity within you to love that has lain dormant during all the years of your marriage, raising your children, and having a career. The dream shows you what an amazing capacity you have to love.

In my humble opinion, the dream isn’t saying to find the old lover. It is saying to find the old love–the feeling–in your waking life. It shows how much love you still have within you to express. For you it may be to find a way of putting more passion into your marriage. Or, it could also mean to find something that old lover represents to you.

For example, I had recurring passionate dreams of longing for a previous lover during my first marriage. These dreams went on for years. My old lover was an artist. I was studying photography and film making while he illustrated books. Because of the intense feelings of yearning for that lost love, I assumed I needed to find my old lover. I wouldn’t say that these dreams contributed to the breakup of my first marriage, but I can say that I’m sad that I compared my first husband unfavorably to the intense love I felt for my past love.

Fortunately, I began to study these kinds of old lover dreams in my present marriage. As a result, I realized that my recurring dreams of my old love were more about what he represented–a life of creativity. I had to admit that as the years went by, I had dropped the photography and film making, which I loved, from my life. By understanding the meaning of my dreams, I realized that my dreams were spurring me on to express my creativity again. As a result, as my children got older, I worked as for a while as a photojournalist at NASA. Then, I put together slide presentations on spiritual truths, using beautiful photographs I had taken. Recently, I rediscovered some of the passion in my life by learning about and making videos. I’m having a great time with it.

Now, I have dreams about a past love interest only very occasionally. They are no longer recurring. Based on what I know about this dream symbol, I believe it’s because I’ve now brought the creativity I was missing into my life.

What are you no longer expressing in your life? It may not be creativity. Is there anything your old love represents to you? Try bringing some of it into your life. It seems as if you used to enjoy camping. Is that something you’d like to do now? Anything else?

Or for you, would it help if you began to court your wife–brought her flowers, went to an outdoor concert, walked along the shore, traveled–the kinds of things you would have done when you were young? Essentially, bring some more passion into your present relationship.

Or, in some other way, can you experiment with finding a way of showing more of those wonderful, delicious joy-of-life feelings of love into your present life? Might you be able to express some of that innate love within you through a service organization or a greater involvement in your church, basically, helping others? However, it doesn’t have to be through an organization or a church. For me, helping people to improve their lives through understanding the meaning in their dreams brings me great joy.

By the way, if you’re worried about your past love having passed, I suggest prayer for her. Nonetheless, since this is your dream, and since you’re so in touch with your feelings, your interpretation and actions as a result of your interpretation matter the most.

So, I believe that these past love dreams, especially when you have them later in life, have more to do with expressing some of that feeling of intense, joyful love into your life now–that your soul reminds you who you are, a being of love, through these dreams. Or anyway, that’s what your dream would mean to me if I had it.

Is that something you could consider?

Dear Memoir, In this case, I believe the bridge in your dream represents the link between you and your partner. Bridge dreams usually symbolize a decision, but they also can refer to relationships–the bridge between two people. The dream appears to be about the different difficulties you’re going through in this relationship. However, if it were my dream, the important phrase would be, “to have faith in him,” because after that part of the dream, everything works out fine. You even find the road (or direction) you hadn’t seen before (which you missed but now it was clear). This could be something you’d missed before. It will become clear to you.

Yes, Micki, Since crossing bridge dreams usually have to do with making a decision, and since this seems to be the big decision in your life right now, this dream is likely about your decision to go to law school. The road to the bridge is under construction because your decision is still under construction. You still have many more decisions to make, such as which law school to choose and are you willing to take the risk of going to school in another state? In my humble opinion, since you make it across the bridge, you’re going to make it to law school. I love the symbol of Sandra Bullock leading you through the maze. What personality characteristics does she have that will help you at this time? Her determination? Her sense of humor? Whatever she symbolizes to you will be qualities in yourself that will help you. Now, about the church/pastor: If this were my dream, I’d take the church/pastor dreams symbols as a suggestion to look to your spiritual life to give you support at this time. Also, I wonder if the church/pastor part of the dream could be saying that whatever school you go to, whether in or out of state, you’ll feel less afraid with all the new things to adjust to if you remember that you can attend church there as well as at home. Just a thought, but you might also benefit from the the religious club of your denomination at your new school. There you might find a pastor that will be especially helpful to students, as your old pastor’s been helpful throughout your life.

Dear Derie, Yikes! Definitely a strange dream. Is there a chance that the day before you had this dream you had an angry outbreak about something? Did you say or make a decision that you made in anger and didn’t really mean? Often dream symbols (the bridge–a decision) are incorrect compared to if the bridge had been on the right. The high bridge could represent the “high road,” as in making a higher or better decision, which is where things are “completely safe.” Anyway, that’s what it would mean if it were my dream–to reconsider whatever had happened the day before.

Hi Kimberly, Great dream. From your dream, it seems you’ve made a decision and in spite of the obstacles, you’re going to see it through. Congratulations! Keep going!

Hi Michael, Good for you. Your dream seems as if you’re very determined and in spite of fear, you hold to your high ideas (the high bridge) and follow through with something you’ve decided to do.

Hi Gloria, Wow! I’d love to have your dream! At this time in your life, you appear to have high ideas (the highway), emotionally you’re secure (the beautiful water), and your thoughts are clear (the clear sky). And the numerous rainbows? What a wonderful symbol of hope.

How wonderful! I’d love to hear more.

Hi Sarah, Thanks for sharing your dream. This is what your dream would mean if I had it. First, you decide (the bridge) you want to be separate or alone, which is what the island represents. Next, you start to cross the bridge, which means you go ahead with your decision. The bridge is not a sturdy bridge (you’re unsure about your decision) but it floats on water, which represents emotion. As soon as you begin to cross, things become hectic, meaning you feel emotional about going through with what you decided. Your friends help you to the island, meaning that your friends help you through this difficult time. However, these may not be actual friends but qualities within you that will support you. Now that you’re on the island (gone through with your decision), you want to find the boy and tell him you made a mistake and want to get back together, which likely means that you regret your decision, feel alone, and want to go back to how things were. This may or may not be about an actual break up, but the break up in the dream could also symbolize that you made a mistake and want to make amends. Does this make sense given your situation?

Hi Anna, I don’t know what was going on in your life when you had this dream, but it seems as if you were in an unstable situation (the sand). Sandals breaking–your foundation is not sturdy. It could also mean that you need to understand a situation better. Since water represents emotion, dirty water usually means negative emotions. This man who was too short. Could that mean being too short with your temper? And that’s how you got into these negative emotions? Since this is a dream about negative emotions, the celebrities likely represent a negative view of celebrities, for example, their need for attention and feeling important. Since I don’t know what was going on in your life when you had this dream, I can only say that if it was my dream, I’d look to something the previous day that got me upset. The dream would be telling me to try to find a better understanding of it. By the way, we all have dreams that try to help us out with difficult situations and difficult aspects of ourselves. If this were my dream, it would mean that I was getting inner guidance to make my life easier. Does that resonate?

Hi Amber, I’d like to help you out with this dream, but first, there are a few things about the dream I need you to clarify. You can see the images from your dream in your mind, but I can’t. Therefore, I want to ask you a few questions:

– You said the sea was below–what was the sea like? Wavy, calm? Grey, blue, green? How do you remember it?
– I especially need clarification about the mountain/cave. You said it is next to the bridge. What do you mean? Beside the bridge? If so, on the right side or the left side? Please describe the cave more. What kind of cave? Huge? Dark? made of rocks? of dirt? Is there any foliage? How could it be both a mountain and a cave? How does the cave take you to the shops?
– What kind of shops? Any specific kind of shops? Do you like to go shopping? What do the shops mean to you?
– Can you remember what you were thinking about or talking about the day before the dream? Did you make a decision or say something out loud to someone as if you were going to do something? It doesn’t have to be big, such as, “I’m getting another job,” or “I’m leaving him.” It could also be something every day, such as “I’m buying new towels,” or “I’ve had it with this old jacket. I’m getting a new one.”

To the best of your ability, please answer the questions. This will not only help me to understand your dream better, but it will also help you to better understand the meaning of your dream. Since it’s your dream, by thinking about the answers to the questions, you may suddenly “know” what the dream means. You don’t have to analyze every detail. Sometimes, a dreamer gets an “Ah hah,” and knows what it means.

Usually, a crossing a bridge dream has to do with making a decision and following through. In your case, whatever decision you’ve made, it’s something difficult and anxiety-provoking, not only because of your feelings in the dream and upon awakening, but because of the mountain/cave. Mountains in dreams often represent difficulties.

Nonetheless, in spite of the difficulties, you succeed and make it across, meaning that you’re prepared to fulfill whatever you decided.

Hopefully, looking at the details in your dream, by answering my questions, it will help you to understand what decision you’ve made, which may be on a subconscious level. Since you’ve had this dream in the past, it’s probably something ongoing in your thoughts and desires.

By the way, the dream ended once you made it across, because, in a “crossing a bridge” dream, if you make it across, you’re prepared to go through with whatever you’ve decided. This had to be important in the dream, in that once you made it across, the dream had made its point–you plan to follow through.

I hope this is helpful. And, if it resonates with you, please answer the questions in the comment section below. Or, if you have an “ah hah,” please share.

Wishing you great dream insights,
Carol

Hi Chris, Yikes!!! You had these kinds of dreams over and over again? Since you had many of these dreams throughout your childhood, I believe the bridge crossing symbol is one of your important personal symbols to give you feedback on decisions you’ve made the previous day.

For example, I’d imagine that you often had difficulties and obstacles in your childhood (the bridge without rails). Perhaps, you had this type of dream to let you know you made the wrong decision (broken bridge), or that you blamed someone else for something you did (driving off the bridge). Have you made unattainable goals (the high bridge)?

Nonetheless, I love how determined you were that you would even cross by jumping on floating pieces of the collapsed bridge. This means that, in spite of the obstacles, the mistakes, and the difficult goals, you follow through.

Looking back, are you a very determined kind of person? Do you learn from making mistakes? Did you have many obstacles? Did you often feel that you were on your own (crossing on foot on the cable)?

Like I said, I suspect that your subconscious would give you a “crossing a bridge” dream to let you know the quality of the decisions you made the previous day. Does this resonate?

Carol

Hi J. Moreland, Thanks for the dream. I know that feeling when you wake up and feel relieved that it was only a dream. Nonetheless, the dream likely represents some issues you’re dealing with in waking life, probably to do with “getting back to your granddaughter.” Have you had a falling out with her recently? Has she moved? Did she ask you something that you need to “get back to her” with a reply? There’s also a chance that the granddaughter in your dream doesn’t actually mean her, but something about her, such as her attitude, your attitude toward her, her personality characteristic, that kind of thing. In your mind, try out different ways of looking at the dream–whether it’s literally about your granddaughter or symbolically about something she represents.

I like the symbols of the three choices: left, which often means the past (and your left road is well worn) and right, which often means the future (and your dream road on the right is newer and somewhere you haven’t been before). The middle road is the one you choose.

Since bridge crossing dreams usually represent a decision, in the dream, you’ve decided to take the middle road–the present. However, it turns out to be higher, with the right side higher than the left, and there are two bridges. You can take the symbols of this middle choice by considering that this decision is in two parts (two bridges) and is higher on the right side (could mean spiritually higher is the right thing to do), which could be why it’s more frightening. Doing the right thing is often harder than the easy way.

Or, you could just assume this decision you’ve made, or are about to make, is too difficult and it’s best to reconsider the situation–how in the dream you decide to find another route. As I’ve often said before, it’s your dream and it represents your life. So, try on the different suggestions I’ve made in your mind as to how they relate to your life and see what brings an “ah ha” to you as to the meaning of your dream.

The symbol of the freeway? That’s your path in life. If it was my dream, my dream would mean that I’m making important decisions in my life that may or may not relate to my granddaughter. Good luck. It’s a great dream in that the symbols are so universal.

Dear LC, thanks for the dream. Crossing a bridge dream can refer to a decision or to a relationship. In your case, I believe this dream refers to both a relationship and decision. The relationship part has to do with the bridge in the dream symbolically connecting two people together.

So, I’m assuming something has happened between you and the person you’re in a relationship with. Since your husband turns up in the dream, it could be him. In your dream, you said that the bridge could be broken because of a typhoon. In a dream, a typhoon or huge storm often refers to an emotional storm. In addition, the flood often symbolizes being flooded with emotion. Has there been an emotional storm in your relationship lately?

Now that we’ve dealt with the relationship part of the symbolism of crossing a bridge, let’s go on to the decision part of it. In the dream, you decided that the bridge needed to be fixed. You are so determined in this decision that, in the dream, you cross the bridge evading a long hole in it and some damage. If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged that my decision to fix the relationship issue would occur, because, in the dream, I made it across the bridge.

By the way, the bridge in your dream is “cemented,” because that’s how you see your relationship–so solid that it’s cemented together–until this incident broke it apart.

The bridge has a long hole in it. Do you know that in the four years since I posted the Crossing a Bridge article, I never before received a bridge-crossing dream with a hole in the bridge. But this month, for the first time, I have have received not one, but two dreams with a bridge that had a hole in it. The other one was posted on May 3rd. I believe the hole refers to a hole or something missing that you haven’t thought of in the decision you’ve made.

It may be that a hint of what the “hole” may be turns up at the end of your dream. At that time, you see your husband lying and sleeping beside spilled milk. You know that saying that goes something like, “There’s no use crying over spilled milk”? It means that you can’t fix something once it has already happened. Basically, the only thing you can do is clean things up.

If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged, because you make it across the bridge. However, I’d look at whatever happened that caused your emotional storm, because it’s over and done with. All you can do now is clean things up.

Does any of this resonate with what’s going on in your life?

Hi Joalyn, Thanks for submitting your dream. Let me tell you what your dream would mean to me if it was my dream: I’ve decided (the bridge) to go after something (chasing someone). However, there’s a small problem or something missing (the small hole) in the middle of of my decision to go after this thing. Nonetheless, by carefully avoiding the small problem, I can be successful. The little problem may mean that reaching my goal will require doing some catching up (having to run a bit to catch up).

Does this resonate with you? Did you make a decision to go after something recently? If so, it might help to go over your plan to see what you may have overlooked that will slow you down a bit.

Hi Tina, Lovely dream, because not only did you make it to the other side, but at the end, there was green grass (usually green grass means healthy growth). In addition, you feel safe and thankful. So, what’s happening in you life that feels scary and as if you can’t get to where you want to be? If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged that I was going to make it. Also, since you prayed for God’s help in the dream, and that made the difference, I wonder if praying for God’s help when you’re awake will help with whatever you’re dealing with. By the way, that your dream was a high dream, could point to high ideals.

Hi Monica, Thanks for your interesting dream. Since you’ve dreamed about your Mother twice in a row, I’d think the dream either had something to do with her or, it had to do with something she represents–a personality quality of hers, or the raw symbol of what mother means. Mother often represents strong female characteristics such as intuition.

The thunder and lightning feel like a similar symbol to the motorcycle. They both denote power. Of course, your dream is about your life. Therefore, I don’t know what’s going on in your life. However, crossing the bridge often means you’ve made an important decision. Because mother in the dream has the more powerful motorcycle, if it were my dream, I’d wonder if the mother (symbol or in real life) might be overpowering me, or something important to me.

When the people working on the bridge (the part of you undertaking this decision) say, “run, run,” in your dream, did they mean to run off the bridge or run across the bridge? That might be where the meaning of this dream lies. If “run, run” means to run away from the bridge, if it were my dream, I’d reconsider whatever I was contemplating doing the day before I had the dream. If “run, run” meant to cross the bridge, I’d go ahead with whatever I had decided. Does any of this remind you of something in your life? It would likely be something you had decided the day before you had the dream.

Hi Kelly, Thanks for posting your dream. Of course, your dream is about you and your life. But, if it were my dream, I’d look back in my life to almost ten years ago to see what had started in my life at that time. It could be a relationship, a job, a move, etc.

Although most “crossing bridge” dreams are about making a decision, many are also about relations. The bridge connects one thing with another, usually one person with another. Therefore, again, if it were my dream, I’d assume that in those ten years, my relationship with someone or something would be on and then off–the bridge opening. At those times, you may feel elated (high up in the sky) and then fall in the water (emotional reaction–water usually means emotions). Does that resonate with you? Is there a relationship in your life that is like that–on and off, exciting and then an emotional letdown–and it started about 10 years ago?

Hi Stephane, Thanks for posting your dream. And also thanks for describing the situation in your life at this time. You have many significant symbols in this dream. For example, dreaming about a school can suggest that you’ll be learning something or that you’re in a learning situation now. Similarly, if I dreamed about losing my keys and then discovered I’d had them in my pocket all along, it’d mean to me that I “had the key,” or would soon learn about something I didn’t realize I knew all along.

Remember, this is your dream, and its trying to tell you something. Therefore, when I suggest something, check in to see if “yes” it resonates with you, or “no” it doesn’t. If what I suggest doesn’t resonate with you, then see what comes up in your mind as the “real” answer.

You have two more interesting symbols that can relate to each other. First, that it’s flooded on the other side of the bridge. My guess is that this refers to being “flooded” with emotion, since water often symbolizes emotion. Then, in relationship to your emotion, you have the windmill, which deals with your mind and your thoughts. My first idea is that your mind is going around and around on this issue. So, at this point, you’re flooded with emotion and your thoughts are going around and around, unable to make a decision. All this sounds like the frustration you’ve been feeling.

However, the windmill also symbolizes a wonderful transformation of wind (or mind) power into useful energy. For example, traditionally windmills were used to mill grain. Nowadays, they’re used to create electricity. Was it a traditional Dutch-type of windmill or a huge modern windmill? In any case, it represents a transformation of sorts, which is similar to the symbols of learning something and discovering you have the keys to something you thought you’d lost.

If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged, since the dream seems to be saying that you have many resources within you to transform the situation you find yourself in, into a satisfactory solution for you.

In the dream, you make the decision to “just cross the bridge.” I love it, since a “crossing a bridge” dream usually refers to making a decision. Because you decide to cross the bridge, at some level within you, you’ve found the resolution to your dilemma. Only you know what it is, since it’s been hidden in your pocket (within you) all along. Does any of this resonate with you?

Yikes! Nightmares ranging from suicide to being raped! Help! But those don’t perplex you as much as the bridge dream!?! OK, first, if it was my dream, I’d wonder about what I ate before I had my nap. Do you know that indigestion can cause nightmares? Second, do you know that dreams in sequence are often about the same thing? That brings me back to an indigestion nightmare. Did you have a pizza with hot peppers before you slept?

OK, just in case we’re not talking indigestion here, what were you doing before your nap? What’s happening in your life now? Your dreams have to do with your life and what’s going on in it. Are you in a situation that causes great emotional ups and downs (the roller coaster in your dream)? Do you feel as if you’re in an emotionally very precarious situation (no railings)? Are you going through a big change in your life (sunset i.e. end of one day so another can start, suicide, i.e. death of the old you, bridge i.e. crossing from one thing to something new)?

If you are going through a big difficult change (bridge is made of stairs, is steep, and way high up), i.e. someone could have died, you might be changing jobs, moving somewhere new, preparing to go to a different school, about to take exams, getting married, divorced, etc., the dream could be telling you that you’re terrified (awoke in a panic) because you don’t know what to expect (the bridge doesn’t end) and you fear you won’t have your usual support network (no way of reaching the towns of people).

As you’re reading my suggestions, does anything resonate? The most hopeful symbol in the dream? A white bridge. White is a spiritual color. It can represent purity, renewal, marriage (are you getting married?), and good luck. If it was my dream, because the bridge is white, I would feel encouraged that whatever I was going through, even though I consciously didn’t know where it was going to end, it would be just fine. What do you think? I’d love to hear from you.

Dear Carrie, Thanks so much for posting your dream, and especially for describing your circumstances at this time. First, I want to say that I admire that you can still think so clearly given all that you’re dealing with.

OK, your bridge-crossing recurring nightmares. Let’s start with the bridge crossing symbol. Assuming you’ve read my post on dreams about crossing a bridge, you probably know that these dreams are about making a decision, which can be a conscious or unconscious decision. In your case, given the overwhelming challenges you’re dealing with, I would guess your decision is something like, “Even though I’m sad and scared everyday, I’m keeping my emotions in check and am determined to be there for my family.” So, that could be the metaphorical name of the bridge you’re traveling in your dreams–my best guess.

Does that resonate? If it doesn’t resonate, did something come up in your mind, as in, “No, she’s got it wrong–it’s really about this . . .” Please use my suggestions and examples only as beginning points for your own understanding of your own dream. In the end, it’s your dream, your life, and meant for you to get an “ah hah” so you can do something in your conscious life to improve your life.

Don’t worry if you don’t get an understanding right away. Your subconscious mind takes its own sweet time. For example, your understanding may come suddenly a couple of weeks later while cleaning up after a meal. In addition, you may have another dream or two containing more information to help in your interpretation of these recurring dreams. The crossing-bridge dreams themselves may change. That’s because, now that you’ve started the process of interpreting your dreams by thinking about them, writing them down, and considering my ideas, you’re setting up a dialogue between your conscious and unconscious minds. Basically, you’re telling your recurring dreams that you notice them, and you’re willing to work with them.

In addition, since this is your dream, you know better than I do what it’s about. As you said: “the out of control feeling is relating to the fear and helplessness I have of my husband’s health and our uncertain future.” That certainly resonates with me, given the circumstances of your life and that you started to have the crossing-bridge dreams a year ago, which is when your husband was diagnosed with heart failure.

So, let’s see if I can help you to interpret more of your dream. For me, the significant symbol is that you are NOT the driver of your car. Someone else is always. In dreams, your car often represents your body. In effect, your dream is saying that you are not in control of your life, which, of course, is absolutely accurate–there’s so much going on that all you can do is react to it and try to hold on as best you can.

However, since you keep having these dreams, in my opinion, your inner guidance wants you to notice that you’re not in the driver’s seat. To begin, your dreams may simply be your subconscious mind processing the actual circumstances in your conscious life while you’re sleeping. Also, as you’ve noted, because you’ve tended to have nightmarish dreams throughout your life, these dreams may just be more of the same. It’s not unusual for some people, often creative, sensitive people, to have recurrent nightmares.

Nonetheless, since there’s the scary element of never getting across the bridge and plummeting down into the road or water below, it might be worth looking at the symbol of not being in the driver’s seat. Especially because of the car symbolizing your body. The dream might be saying that something in your life seems to be very difficult for your body.

Therefore, let’s consider that the dream is saying that you need to take some control in your life for the sake of possibly your own health (your body). Unfortunately, it may seem to you as if you couldn’t possibly find any way of controlling anything, given the circumstances of your life. Nonetheless, is there something you could do that would make you feel as if you have more control? For example, I know a woman in a similar situation as yours, who decided to take one evening a week for herself. I think she hired a sitter and went to a music rehearsal. In addition, amazingly, one weekend per month she would stay at a friend’s house to get away from it all. She said she really needed it. Don’t think that I’m suggesting you do exactly what she did. I’m just giving you an example of another caregiver’s way of taking care of herself in an unavoidable situation.

Here’s another important symbol in your dream. You fall off the bridge and you’re plummeting down to the road or water below. Do you know that water often represents emotions in dreams? You said that even though you’re (understandably) sad and scared, you’ve managed to keep your emotions in check. Tell me if this resonates: Could it be that you fear that you’re going to plummet into your emotions? That you won’t be able to keep them in check? If that resonates, perhaps the thing you could do for yourself would be to get some support where you could release your emotions–it could be a therapist, a caregiver group, or even your husband.

I remember that when my mother was very, very sick, and at the same time, my daughter was leaving for college, and my first book was being published (all of it very overwhelming for me), I managed to keep my emotions in check but only by walking for hours in freezing snow. Actually, it was the therapist at the hospital who suggested I turn to my mother for comfort. That didn’t make sense to me since she was the one who was sick. However, the therapist reminded me that my mother had been my support throughout my life and that she was still there for me. As it turned out, it helped to let out some of my sorrow on my mother’s shoulder. She also felt as if she could still be useful. Perhaps, if you let some of your emotion out, you will feel as if things aren’t so overwhelming. I don’t know–it’s your dream, and I’m just giving you suggestions based on the dream symbols, your life, and experiences I’ve had.

You also mentioned that you’ve been nightmare-prone your whole life and referenced dreams in which it felt as if the ocean would swallow the world. There’s the water symbol representing emotions again. Dreams in which water feels overwhelming often refer to daytime fears that your emotions could totally overwhelm you and your world. Is there some way of safely releasing some of your pent-up feelings? For example, one of my girlfriends, while going through a gut-wrenching divorce, used to make time for herself once her children were asleep, to let out the sobs. She told me that it helped to lay on her stomach on the floor to relieve the physical pain in her gut.

By the way, I personally grieved terribly when each of my three children went away to college. Fortunately, a man I worked with told me ahead of time how devastated he was when his only child went to college. Therefore, a head’s up, just in case someone hasn’t already mentioned it to you, given that your daughter will soon be going away to college. As you’ve intimated, this is likely adding to your emotional burdens.

Before I close, going back to how you mentioned that you’ve had nightmares your whole life. As I said, some dream interpreters believe a person who struggles with nightmares is simply a sensitive person processing their daytime life in their dreams. Creative people also deal with nightmares. Would a creative outlet help with those intense emotions?

By the way, I’m making these suggestions, because I believe it’s important to do something, to make some kind of change, as a result of receiving dreams that catch your attention. In my opinion, your dreams (all of our dreams) give you more information than your conscious mind knows with the purpose of improving your waking life. Your dreams can only send you the message. You have to do something with the message.

I hope I’ve given you something that can help with your recurring crossing-bridge nightmares. Please let me know if something here has helped with your understanding of your dreams. You might want to share what you’ve decided to change. Do you have any questions? Thanks so much for contacting me.

I keep having the same recurring dream of being on a Rollercoaster or seeing people like family on the Rollercoaster with me. Im having Fun And Then It Turns Scary Thr Path is always badly broken and I Always Think Omg And The Rollercoaster Goes Fast And We Spind Around And Someone Always Dies. My Little Brother Died In The Last One. I feel paralyzed in my sleep I can’t move I see everything I’m really scared and all my dreams basically all over water everything is based over a body of water I will have a dream about helicopters and someone dying over a body of water what does this mean help please.

Hi Ashley Kay, Very interesting dream, and also a bit amusing when I visualize the futuristic pod on its mile-high red roller coaster track, heading away from the large city and toward the ocean. Whew! Now, that’s a different kind of bridge! I also enjoyed another delightful detail in your dream in that you incorporated wind as well as water in the symbols. Usually a cross-the-bridge dream has to do with water, and therefore, the dreamer’s emotions. Because you’ve also got air–fierce and strong wind–your dream also addresses your mind and your thoughts. So, there you have it! What’s going on in your life that has your mind in a turmoil? Are you thinking about something, worrying about something, around and around and around? Is it something to do with your yoga class or your friends? If it was my dream, I’d wonder if my dream was telling me that my fierce thoughts could lead to some angry (red tracks–red often refers to anger) in the future (future mode of transportation). Why were you a mile high? My guess: to get a wider view of the situation. Makes sense? Not? Please get back to me, I’m interested to know your ideas.

I enjoyed considering the kind of mind you must have that you would be, in your dream, thinking about ways of working with falling off the bridge so you wouldn’t die. For example, you said that you could pass out or glide on the wind (“go with” whatever is going on in your waking life instead of obsessing about it?), or could run on the water.

Here’s a thought, sometimes the word “high” in a dream refers to high values such as spiritual values. This coincides with “running on top of the water,” since Jesus walked on the water. Does this apply to you? If so, is the message, “Have faith?” By the way, you don’t have to be religious to use symbols in your dreams from religious texts. Our culture is imbued with sayings from the texts of many religions.

Finally, why is “yoga” in your dream? Is this about your actual class and what’s going on in it? Or, does yoga symbolize something? If so, what does it mean to you? Health, flexibility, strength, feeling good about your body? Only you know, but I’m curious. Therefore, if it’s responsive to you, please comment about what you think your dream was about after reading my suggestions. Thanks for posting your intriguing dream.

The water seemed to come in like a slow rolling and calm tsunami. There was no wind, it was a calm day and I was the only one on the bridge heading towards a large city on the scale of NYC. Even though there was a LOT of water (especially on my right where the dolphins swam and where the railing was), I could see through it and it was clear blue water.

Hi Bianca, Thanks for the lovely dream. To begin, I know that beautiful Caribbean water and love it too. In your description of the dream, you mention that the water’s clear blue a couple of times. Often blue represents “true blue,” in other words, the truth, so let’s consider that your dream is telling you the truth. Next, let’s look at what this truth may be. Remember, though, that I’m going to give you suggestions of what the symbols mean. In the end, since it’s your dream and your life, you will know what it means. As you’re reading my suggestions, you may get feelings that, “No, that’s not right, it’s really this,” or, “Yes, that makes sense.” In other words, use my suggestions as starting off points for your own inner wisdom to come through.

OK, let’s get to the dolphins, such a lovely symbol of harmony and beauty. They’re on your right, often meaning that something’s “right” or correct, agreeing with the “truth” of the blue water. There are three dolphins–three is often a spiritual number (the Trinity), especially with the dolphins swimming in synchronicity, coupled with the clear blue waters you love, and the feeling of being in wonder. By the way, you don’t have to be a religious person to have spiritual symbols in your dreams.

But, here is where the dream changes. You are going toward the large city (often symbolizing your social life), you can almost touch the dolphins (spiritual symbol), but after you pass them, the water begins rising almost like a swelling tsunami. No wind (wind equals the mind, therefore no mental angst). However, the water, which usually symbolizes emotion, rises so high that you have to hold onto the railing and swim. In this case, your emotions seem to be almost overflowing the bridge (your decision). You’re flooded by it. You’re almost overcome by it, but manage to hold on.

OK, so what does this mean? Is the water flooding because emotionally, it was a difficult decision to make? Or that, in your sleep, you’re processing that if your love interest is interested in your sister rather than you, the emotions might be overwhelming, but you’ll “hold on” and “swim” with it? This doesn’t mean it will happen, only that you’re processing the bit of fear you have. Or, is it something else?

In my opinion, it’s significant that you’re going in the opposite direction from the three dolphins (your spiritual symbol) towards the city (your social life). Why does everything change then? Was there more to your decision–something like that it doesn’t matter who he chooses, because you have a large social life and someone else will come along? Or, that it’ll be OK, because you can lose yourself in your social life?

Or, is there something else going on in our life? With the water flooding, even though its such beautiful water and you love it, could it refer to your creative abilities? Creative people often struggle with the ocean in their dreams and can feel overwhelmed by the creative impulses welling up from their subconscious. I don’t know. I do know that the water (your emotions) started rising like a gentle tsunami after you passed the dolphins and that you were going in the opposite direction to them. What do you think?

Something else just came to me. Do you need to change your direction? Perhaps you’re going in the opposite direction to the dolphins in your dream, because the dream is saying you’re looking for solace in the wrong direction. Instead of going towards your social life, a better direction would be towards the spiritual. Does that resonate? I’d love to know. You might know immediately now that you’ve seen the symbols. Thanks again for posting this lovely, spiritually-based dream.

Hi David, Thanks for posting your unique crossing-bridge dream. It’s unique because it has two bridges: one newly built, the other old, overgrown and falling apart. They’re two bridges, but they’re going to the same place: The John Eagle Park, which was important for you to remember.

In my opinion, a lot of the meaning of this dream hinges on what the eagle means to you. Is it a symbol of patriotism, freedom, power, a lasting relationship (they mate for life), are you a birdwatcher?

You might be surprised to learn that the eagle in a dream often symbolizes love. Does this make sense to you, given what’s going on in your life? OK, just in case that’s so, my guess is that a while ago, you fell in love, but it didn’t work out or became old and stale–the old overgrown, falling apart bridge. Now, you’re starting a new love–the newly built wooden bridge.

The eagle could also symbolize a striving to better yourself, since eagles fly so high, but for now, I’m going with love. If I’m totally wrong about the dream being about love, nonetheless, it’s likely about something you undertook once before and are undertaking again now.

Next, what’s happening on the new bridge? The wind is blowing–wind is about mind, you might be worried or thinking a lot this new development. It’s raining. Rain can be about sadness or cleansing. I’m going with emotional and/or spiritual cleansing, because you kneel down, an emotionally cleansing action–to show humility, very important in a person’s life and especially in love. The water in the lake is moving hard and fast. Since water symbolizes emotion, you’re feeling strong emotions.

The great thing is that you make it across to the other side, where the rain stops. The sadness or the emotional cleansing is over. And, another great thing, on the other side, it’s not only dry, but also green. Green is a wonderful symbol for health, vitality and personal growth.

I don’t know what you’re going through in your life, but if this were my dream, I’d feel really encouraged that everything’s going to end up very well. So, I’m curious. What is going on in your life? Is it about love? Or what? Thanks again for posting your interesting, unique, and encouraging dream.

Hi Josephine, Thanks for posting your very hopeful dream. Thanks also for describing the current circumstances in your life, since your dream is addressing these difficulties you and your family are presently going through. However, in my opinion, your dream is saying that things will be getting better for you. Why do I say that? Because there are five symbols in your dream pointing to hopeful outcomes.

First, the supermarket. Just think of the word, “super,” and how good that makes you feel. Well, this is a market that is super. In dreams, a supermarket often symbolizes the ability to get what you want, whatever it may be. Second, you start out walking barefoot, a symbol of vulnerability. However, you end up with shoes on: your circumstances have improved. Third, you make it across the bridge, even though you feel uneasy at first. Fourth, by crossing the bridge, which takes courage, you end up on higher ground, indicating an improvement. Finally, you wake up feeling calm and relaxed, indicating that by the end of your dream, you are no longer anxious. Some all-knowing part of you, expressing in your dream, is not all that worried about your circumstances. Or anyway, if it were my dream, I would feel encouraged.

OK, so let’s look at some of the bridge-crossing symbols. In this case, the bridge, although it doesn’t appear to be safe and looks rather primitive, nonetheless, it gets you from where you are now to a better place (higher ground). Because you make it across the bridge, you’re now in a different place than you were at the beginning, similar to going through the supermarket.

Why are your aunt and sister in the dream? Often the people in our dreams are symbols also, Since they’re on higher ground, and since you are going toward them, plus they call you on your mobile phone–receiving a call in a dream often means a hopeful message–they represent something you admire. In this case, what is it about your sister and your aunt that you admire? How are they helpful to you? What attitude do they carry that helps you out?

On the other hand, sometimes people in your dream are not symbolic. In that case, for example, perhaps your aunt or sister are good people to consult for advise about where to apply for work.

Why does your aunt say, “We are waiting for the others here, too?” Well, this goes back to the symbolic meaning of your aunt being in the dream. What is it about your aunt that is helpful? My guess is that this quality would be helpful for everyone to adopt while going through this difficult time in your family’s life.

Well, Josephine, as I’ve often said before, this is your dream, and it’s about your life. Hopefully, my suggestions have sparked an “ah-hah” in you to help you understand the dream. Please get back to me and ask me questions or let me know your reactions to my suggestions. Thanks again for posting your dream.

Hi Charlie B, Thanks for posting your unusual recurring dream. I say unusual, because you’ve had it only twice. Often recurring dreams go on and on. That’s because the situation that the dream represents is not being resolved. However, there’s been progress in your second dream, in that you now have a helper. He helps you to stand upright and to walk the bridge with comfort. That’s pretty amazing. Congratulations. And why shouldn’t God come to you in a dream? Many religious texts refer to God bringing help to people in their dreams. Why not you?

So, what’s the issue the dream is addressing? That’s the big question. In both dreams, I love your bridge–that it’s more than just a bridge but also has people and activity on it. In the first dream, the activity is chaotic with many people, including people talking, fishing, and children running around. That’s important. Most of the time, when people dream of crossing a bridge, it’s just them crossing the bridge or someone in a car with them crossing the bridge. There may be other drivers or other walkers on a dream bridge, but seldom this kind of activity.

Now, in your second dream, the activity on the bridge has become a shopping center. Is that correct? That’s pretty usual too, don’t you think? Bridges don’t usually swarm with people or have shopping centers on them. So, this is a clue. What do these symbols mean to you? Shopping is about commerce, making choices about what you do and don’t want. Fishing is often a spiritual symbol–the fisher of men. People talking, children running – sounds like a picnic. How do you feel about this? It seemed as if you felt perturbed about it in the dream. Is that right? Does it remind you of something? Is it about commerce? Do you have a business? Work in sales? Or is it about making choices? Or is it about your community?

Remember, this is your dream. Therefore, the dream is about your life. I can make suggestions of what the symbols may mean. In addition, I can ask you questions, but in the end, these are only my suggestions and opinions. In the end, you will “know” what it means. That’s when you can work with the information in your dream to make improvements in your life or to help you understand a situation.

In addition, both dreams have something to do with your sister. In real life, do you and your sister disagree on something? Is there something you argue about? To me, it appears that your decision to tackle the high bridge is important to you. By the way, often anything “high” in a dream refers to higher values, i.e. spiritual values. Do you and your sister disagree about spiritual values?

Just thinking about all the people on both bridges. Are you more outgoing than your sister? Do you or do you not like crowds, activity, and chaos in your waking life?

Or, is your sister merely a symbol of something in you? People you know in your dreams often symbolize aspects of the dreamer. After all, the dream is the dreamer’s. So, the dreaming mind chooses a person that exemplifies a certain characteristic in the dreamer. Do you have differing views about something within you? Is one view more like something your sister would believe? Is the other different from that? Is there something you can’t decide on?

Whatever this issue is, it seems to me that it’s very important to you, since you have the dream about crossing this same bridge twice. And, you feel so good that you can walk confidently and without help after you reach the peak, plus, you feel so good that you made it across.

Plus, it seems that whatever is different from your sister is the right thing to do, although it may be much more challenging. Nonetheless, it’s much more satisfying. And, you are proud of yourself once you accomplish it. I’m asking these questions to see if something pops up in your mind to solve the riddle of what, specifically, in your life this dream represents.

How do all the people on the bridge and in the shopping center feel similar to something else in your life? What does it remind you of? I’ve love to know, and if it comes to you, please leave a comment under this. Or, leave a comment anyway, I’d appreciate knowing your reaction to what I’ve said. You might even have some more dreams on this same theme to help you understand what your psyche is working on.

Thanks again for posting this interesting dream. I personally love the image of all the chaos on the bridge. It reminds me of the fishing pier at the beach.

Dear Yasmina Saad, I love it that you know exactly what the dream is telling you. That’s a wonderful example of how the best person to interpret a dream is the dreamer. After all, you know your life, your interests, your hopes and fears. You know what was happening the day before you had the dream.

Furthermore, your dream post is a wonderful example of how the understanding of a dream often comes all at once. The dreamer gets this “Ah hah” about the dream meaning.

Now, the next thing to do is to apply whatever it was that you learned from the dream. That this is a dream you’ve had before points to something ongoing in your life. Something within you wants you to make a change in your life–that’s what crossing bridge dreams are about–going from where you are in your life to somewhere else you want to be.

By your dream, it appears that undertaking this change is something quite frightening for you. Therefore, if it was my dream, I’d do some little part of what your dream meaning is about.

You don’t have to take on the whole thing. Just something little, a first step. You could do some research, talk to someone, something little like that. By doing so, you let your subconscious know you’re willing to move ahead. And, after you take this tiny little step, it will be easier to take the next one. Actually, in a way, you’ve already taken your first step since you’ve posted your dream here. Thanks again.

Hi Ramiel, Thanks for sharing your interesting, vivid dream. Usually the people in your dreams represent you. Therefore, this crazy man in your dream likely refers to some crazy idea of yours. Anyway, if it were my dream, that’s what it would mean to me. It’s certainly a crazy idea to cross a half-finished bridge, isn’t it? My guess is that there’s something in your life that seems like a great scheme, but the idea is only half-formed, like the bridge in your dream. My guess is that the man-made construction material refers to something you’re building in your life. That it refers to construction likely means you’re making progress in your life. In my opinion, I agree with you. It is a good dream, because in the end, you and your cousin find help and are able to get home. What’s your cousin like in waking life? Something about your cousin, maybe something you really like about your cousin, seems to be something in you that you can depend on. Since people in your dreams usually refer to you, your dream points to two dynamic, helpful aspects of you: both the man with the dog (a powerful protective symbol) and your cousin. So, there’s something in you that will get you through whatever you’re working on in your life.

Hi Brandie, Thanks for posting your dream. Usually a dream about crossing a bridge has something to do with undertaking something new. Have you decided to take on something new lately? It may have something to do with the two other women with you, if they are actual women you know. If you know them, something about them may be a clue to the new thing you’ve undertaken. Not necessarily them, but something about them like their relationship to you, their interests, their character. If they are unknown women, then they usually symbolize unknown qualities of yourself. If they were unknown women, what were the two women like? These could be qualities in you that you didn’t know you possessed. Since a truck holds up your progress across the bridge, my guess is that your dream has something to do with your work, because trucks are used for work. In your dream, you’re stuck on the bridge–can’t go forward or back. You’re in transition–unable to complete whatever you’ve undertaken. Then, the bridge collapses. You can’t get across now. Or, can you? Even though you’re in the water, you’re still on the bridge. Bravo!!! You’re not giving up! Water usually symbolizes your emotions. The dream is saying you’re immersed in your emotions. That’s what’s holding you up. In your waking life, what are you on an emotional roller coaster about? Once you resolve the emotional issues, you’ll be able to proceed.

Hi Tony, Thanks for posting your dreams. I can see why this recurring dream symbol is bothering you. There’s a definite progression. If you were here in the room with me, I’d ask you a few questions. First, when did the first dream occur? Since dreams about crossing a bridge have to do with undertaking something you’ve decided to do, a clue to the meaning of the dream has to do with what you started or decided to do just before you had the dream. Do you remember what was going on in your life at the time? Furthermore, I assume that whatever started before the first dream has continued. Even if you didn’t actually start something, it could also refer to something you decided at that time and continue to want to do still. Second, are you in school now? I ask this second question, because, if you’re in school now, the dream likely has something to do with what’s going on in school. For example, if you’re in school, I’m wondering if getting to the other side of the bridge symbolically has to do with completing your studies and graduating. In addition, if you are in school now, who are these people you know from school? Are they helpful and friendly? Or boring and time-wasting? What to you feel about them? Like them? Fear them? Trust them? Or what? However, if you’re not in school now, then the school is also a common dream symbol. It often refers to learning something. It doesn’t have to be of a formal educational nature, but could be learning about parenting, working, a relationship, etc. In addition, what you’re learning likely refers to whatever it was you decided to take on just before you had your first dream. I realize I’m asking you a bunch of question. However, since it’s your dream, what’s happening in your waking life applies to the dream. Although dream symbols can have universal meanings, the way they’re used in a person’s dream are very personal based on the person’s life. I invite you to reply to me, if you’d like, by answering my questions. That might help you to understand the meaning of your recurring dreams. What you’re after in understanding your dreams is an “ah hah” moment when it comes together and makes sense to you. Answering my questions might help with the process.

Hi Manil, Thanks for submitting your dream. To begin, in response to your question, “is this symptom of related to my life or its just a dream,” in my opinion, most of our dreams contain symbols related to our lives. Occasionally, we may have dreams that are “just a dream,” meaning that we’re sorting through experiences we’ve had from the previous day without connecting them with our beliefs or experiences we’ve had earlier in our life. However, most of the time, our dreams are reviewing our previous days experiences with prior experiences and also making comments on those experiences. Therefore, concerning the dream you submitted, usually dreams about crossing a bridge have to do with decisions you’ve made or undertaking something that will change your life. Symbolically, the bridge takes you from the way your life is now to a new way your life will be. This may be a big change or a small change. Since your bridge is long and you’re walking on high feet, I suspect you’ve started something that will have a big effect on your life. Is there some change occurring in your life right now? Since you’re on a very long bridge, have you decided to start something, for example, to undertake an educational opportunity? A job? A relationship? that has a long-term effect? In the dream, you make it to the other side of this long bridge, even though, when you first started your journey, you couldn’t see the other side. That sounds encouraging to me, as if the dream is saying that even though the process you’ve just undertaken may seem like a very long process with no end in sight, nonetheless, there will come a time when you accomplish it. Now, about the boomerang. A boomerang is something that comes back to you when you throw it away. Therefore, the boomerang can symbolize that whatever you have started now, will reap rewards for you in the future. Perhaps, the boomerang also reminds you to consider that whatever you start now, will create results for good or bad. Water in a dreams usually represents emotions. In this case, even though you’ve never seen an ocean before, your water is vast and the color green. Oceans are usually not green. However, green often symbolizes health or even money. If it were my dream, since the water is not turbulent, it would mean that my feelings are in agreement with the new enterprise I’ve undertaken.

Hi Nichole M., Thanks for posting your dream and also the circumstances of your life right now. As you’ve probably surmised, the dream most likely has to do with your family’s recent move out of your mother’s house and to a different state. In my humble opinion, it appears that the dream is reminding you that you’re still in the process of making that change in your life (you haven’t yet crossed to the other side of the bridge). Nonetheless, from my point of view, the clear water, the fish, and the coral may be symbols of your eventual success. Fish can mean prosperity–in Feng Shui fish-scale patterns denote wealth. If nothing else, clear water and fish point to your emotional clarity and alignment with subconscious wishes. In other words, you are clear about this decision. Coral can represent friendship–all those little coral creatures jammed together. Maybe, when you were living with your mother, you were all jammed together? I wonder if the dream is reminding you that your friendship with your mother will continue wherever you are. In the dream, she’s waiting on the bridge. What do you think? Does that resonate? You didn’t say anything about your relationship with your mother, but it seems like your dreams might be addressing this.

Hi Nicole, Thanks so much for submitting your dream, and also for including details about what’s going on in your life. Wow! There sure is a lot going on both in your life and in your dream. It all feels like a lot of overwhelm. So, let’s try to sort through the information in your dream to see if we can find something helpful from it. To begin, scary dreams are often warnings. That’s all. Although it seems like terrible things are happening, in a dream, these terrible things are usually meant to merely alert you to take note of something. Since you’re having health issues and have gained a lot of weight since July, the warning might have something to do with that–the need to make a lifestyle change. On the other hand, the scary feelings in your dream might just be the usual scary feelings you get when waiting to hear about a job you really want. One clue to the meaning of the dream might be the people in your dream. Often people refer to qualities of the person represented–not the person, just their qualities. For example, your ex-husband could represent abuse. If I understand your dream correctly, your car plunged over the bridge and the bridge collapsed. However, your daughter’s best friend’s car may have turned off the bridge. That means she may have made it across the bridge. If it were my dream, I’d look toward some quality of my daughter’s best friend for a hint of what the dream is trying to tell me. That quality might help you out now. This positive characteristic of hers might help you with everything you’re dealing with now. Not her, a quality of hers. Is there something about her you admire? Does this give you an idea that could help you out now?