I had this dream yesterday morning as I was awakening. My memory of the dream starts with me preparing to go out to some event with my current boyfriend. I was dressing, specifically I was trying to decide which of two pink skirts to wear. One was a single layer embroidered with the same shade of pink with vines and flowers. The second skirt was two staggered layers, one plain pink, one with vines, leaves, and peekaboo holes, all in that same shade of pale pink. I decided to wear both, with the first skirt nested into the layers of the second. I then began to look frantically for my pair of beloved pale pink leather arizona style birkenstocks, they were well worn. I have never owned a pair, and they do not make them in that color at the moment. I was struck by how important it was to find those shoes!
According to Swedenborg, shoes symbolize the ‘lowly nature’, in the
sense both of the humble and the despicable (4). Shoes are also a symbol of the female sex organ and may have this implication in the story of Cinderella. For the
ancients, they were a sign denoting liberty.
In general, shoes represent your approach to life. Wearing shoes in your dream, suggests that you are well-grounded or down to earth. It also represents your convictions about your beliefs. If you are changing your shoes, then it refers to your changing roles. You are taking a new approach to life. If you forget your shoes, then it suggests that you are leaving behind your inhibitions. You are refusing to conform to some idea or attitude.
To see old and worn shoes in your dream, indicates that you will find success through hard work and diligence. You have come to terms about who you are.
To see new shoes in your dream, suggests that you are overconfident in your success. Alternatively you may be on a life path that is unfamiliar to you.
To find shoes in your dream, suggests that you have regained your foothold on life. You are back on the right path again.
To dream that you are wearing inappropriate shoes for the occasion or for the activity at hand, means that your progress and path in life will be long, hard and laborious. It may also indicate that you are heading in the wrong direction. Perhaps you need to reevaluate your goals. If you dream that your shoes do not fit or that they pinch and hurt, then it means that you are questioning your goals. You are doubting the direction of the path you are taking.
To dream that you are not wearing any shoes, indicates that you have low self-esteem and a lack of confidence in yourself. You are dealing with issues about your self-identity. It also represents poverty, lack of mobility, or misunderstanding. Alternatively, to dream that you are not wearing shoes, represent your playful attitudes and relaxed, carefree frame of mind. You have a firm grasp and good understanding on a situation. If you dream that you lose your shoes, then it suggests that you are searching for your identity and finding yourself.
To see baby shoes in your dream, symbolizes purity, innocence, vulnerability, tenderness and the desire for love. If you are planning to have or already have a baby, then it suggests that the baby will or has grounded you. After all, with a baby to tend to, you find yourself rooted at home most of the time and not being able to go out as much.
To dream of seeing your shoes ragged and soiled, denotes that you will make enemies by your unfeeling criticisms.
To have them blacked in your dreams, foretells improvement in your affairs, and some important event will cause you satisfaction.
New shoes, augur changes which will prove beneficial. If they pinch your feet, you will be uncomfortably exposed to the practical joking of the fun-loving companions of your sex.
To find them untied, denotes losses, quarrels and ill-health.
To lose them, is a sign of desertion and divorces.
To dream that your shoes have been stolen during the night, but you have two pairs of hose, denotes you will have a loss, but will gain in some other pursuit.
For a young woman to dream that her shoes are admired while on her feet, warns her to be cautious in allowing newly introduced people, and men of any kind, to approach her in a familiar way.
In general, shoes represent your approach to life. It suggests that you are well-grounded or that you are down to earth. It also represents your convictions about your beliefs. If you are changing your shoes, then it refers to your changing roles. You are taking a new approach to life. If your forget your shoes, then it suggests that you are leaving restraints behind you. You are are refusing to conform to some idea or attitude. Seeing old and worn shoes in your dream means that through diligence and hard work, you will find success. It may also mean that you have come to grips with accepting who you are. Seeing new shoes in your dream, suggests that you are overconfident in your success. Alternatively you may be on a life path that is unfamiliar to you. Dreaming that you are wearing inappropriate shoes for the activity at hand indicates that your progress and path in life will be laborious and ill-prepared. It may also indicate that you are heading in the wrong direction and need to reevaluate your goals. Dreaming that you are not wearing any shoes means that you have a lack of confidence in yourself and low self-assurance. You may be dealing with issues concerning your self-identity. Thus if you dream that you lose your shoes, then it suggests that you may be searching for your identity and finding/exploring who you are. Seeing baby shoes in your dream, symbolizes purity, innocence, vulnerability, tenderness and the desire for love. If you are planning to have or already have a baby, then it suggests that the baby will or has grounded you. After all, with a baby to tend to, you find yourself rooted at home most of the time and not being able to go out as much.
First consider if you are currently having problems with your feet that are being carried over into the dream state. Otherwise, we only wear shoes that fit us well. Thus, you may be expressing unconscious feelings of self-assurance or confidence. You may have issues concerning your self-identify, but if the details of this dream are supporting, you may be reassuring yourself that you are on the right path and have mastered a degree of self-awareness.
Pink usually symbolises health and good feelings. It is a traditionally a feminine colour, and some feel that it signifies love.
To see vines in your dream, represent your hopes, ambitious thoughts or ideas. Alternatively, vines symbolize a clingy relationship. Perhaps you feel trapped and are searching to break free. Your emotions could be holding you back.
To see grape vines in your dream, symbolize rewards, prosperity, and spirituality. Grape vines signify sexuality and sensuality.
Seeing vines in your dream, represents your ambitious thoughts or ideas. It may also indicate your clinginess to others. Seeing grape vines in your dream, symbolizes rewards, prosperity, and spirituality.
To dream that you are in the shade, symbolizes protection. There is something that you are trying to keep hidden.
To dream that you are pale, symbolizes sickness, disaster or fear. Some situation or relationship is emotionally draining you.
For a young woman to dream of crossing a plain, denotes that she will be fortunately situated, if the grasses are green and luxuriant; if they are arid, or the grass is dead, she will have much discomfort and loneliness.
Seeing the plains in your dream, represents wholesomeness. and something that is homegrown. Alternatively, it means that you have a clear and smooth path ahead. The dream may also be a metaphor for someone who is plain.
To see or wear leather in your dream, represents toughness and ruggedness. It may imply your thick-skinned nature. Or perhaps you are seeking protection from the elements. Alternatively, the dream refers to your instinctual and animalistic nature. It may also have sexual connotations.
To dream of leather, denotes successful business and favorable engagements with women. You will go into lucky speculations if you dream that you are dressed in leather.
Ornaments of leather, denotes faithfulness in love and to the home.
Piles of leather, denotes fortune and happiness.
To deal in leather, signifies no change in the disposition of your engagements is necessary for successful accumulation of wealth.
Seeing or wearing leather in your dream, represents toughness and ruggedness. It also refers to your instinctual and animalistic nature.