Driving Dream Meaning — What Driving a Car Signifies
A driving dream symbolizes the power to steer your own life's direction, and in traditional dream lore, the smoother the drive, the more your plans go as you intend.
A dream of driving a car has long been seen as one that symbolizes taking hold of life's steering wheel and pressing forward on your own. In traditional dream lore, whether the drive was smooth or beset by an accident or breakdown was thought to show whether the road ahead would be smooth. Modern psychology interprets a driving dream as reflecting a sense of control over your own life, or conversely a state of mind worried about losing control. That you sit in the driver's seat rather than the passenger seat often shows a desire for the initiative itself.
Meanings by scenario
Dreaming of driving smoothly with no obstacles
Good omenA dream of cruising smoothly down an open road is a good omen that what you are planning proceeds without a hitch. It is a sign that you can trust your current direction and keep going.
Dreaming of the brakes failing and losing control
Bad omenA dream of brakes that won't respond expresses the anxiety that a situation is slipping beyond your control. You need to pause the thing you were rushing and adjust your speed.
Dreaming of driving lost and wandering
NeutralA dream of wandering, unable to find your destination, shows a state of not feeling sure about your current direction in life. If a big decision is ahead, it is better to gather more information before you move.
Dreaming of riding in a car someone else is driving
NeutralA dream of riding in another's car rather than driving yourself means you are letting someone else take the lead in your current situation instead of steering it yourself. It is a time when you need to voice your own opinion more actively.
Dreaming of getting into a car accident
Bad omenA dream of an accident while driving warns that a snag may arise in your plans or you may meet an unexpected variable. Still, it is generally read as a symbol that rouses your caution rather than foretelling a real accident.
Dreaming of straining to drive up a steep uphill road
NeutralA dream of laboring up a steep slope shows that the difficulty you face now is, in the end, part of the process toward a higher goal. It means that if you keep pressing the pedal to the last, you can reach where you want to be.
A word from Laboom Dongja
Ah, a driving dream reveals just how tightly you're gripping the wheel of your life. If the brakes were giving you trouble, ease off the speed for a while; and if the road opened up wide, go right ahead and keep your foot down.
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