Dream dictionary interpretation - meaning of shoes in dreams analysis

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DREAM DICTIONARY : This dream dictionary is based upon hundreds of real dreams and has been meticulously researched. However, the only person who can truly identify the cause of a dream is the dreamer. Use the questions and quotes on this page to help you find out what has triggered your dream.

SHOES : Shoes are symbols of your own personal determination to head in a particular direction. They tend to link to a wish to put a lot of effort into achieving something immediately. Often a lack of shoes shows that you wish you could head in the direction you wish.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Have you decided to put a lot of effort into achieving something?
- Are you trying to show how keen you are?

KEY WORDS : Effort, resolve, direction

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "I am really trying to put a lot of effort into this"
- "I know what I want but right now I seem unable to head in that direction"
- "Its not exactly what I want to do"
- "I am trying to show how keen I am"
- "I know now exactly what I want to do"
- "I know what I want to do but lack confidence"
- "I am going to put in a lot of effort into achieving this"

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SEE ALSO : Clothes : Shopping Bags : Bikes : Swimming
DREAM STUDIES : Shops : Clothes
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Below you will see a series of quotes. Each quote represents the meaning of a particular dream(these are all dreams where the meaning is understood totally). For instance one dream may have meant that the dreamer was having trouble at work. In that case the quote may simply be "There is a bad atmosphere at work". Some information is included about which dream symbols were included in the dream(within the squares brackets). Often a sample dream is included which shows you how the dream interpretation was reached.
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ESSAY : What is the symbolic meaning of shoes in dreams?

A lack of shoes may easily link to a wish for more purpose in some way. It may show that you wish to seek out your goals but are unable. E.g.

"I have been trying to get a project started but no one in my family seems to want to encourage or support me"[Dream symbol - feeling out of place in a shoe shop]

"I am trying to find a new direction In life. I keep trying some things but I am not sure that they are really me. I just lack confidence in some ways "[Dream symbol - shoe shop]

"I have just got a new job yet I hate it totally. I want to move on but cannot until I get a new job"[Dream symbol - cannot find shoes]

"I visited my friend yesterday and she seems down on her luck. I tried to cheer her up"[Dream symbol - friend has lost shoes]

"I have started to realise that my boyfriend takes advantage of me. Its getting much more difficult in the relationship"[Dream symbol - mud collects on the shoes]

"The school term seems to be winding down. Everyone seems to be doing nothing at all. There is plenty that the students can be doing"[Dream symbol - offer student my shoes]

"I have just started a new job and its something that I do not like doing but I know that I am doing the right thing. Later I might be able to get moving in the right direction"[Dream symbol - heavy shoes]

"I have moved back home and In some ways it restricts me. My parents think I am still a child yet I have lived at college for three years"[Dream symbol - no shoes]

"I seperated from my boyfriend for a while and now I know that we need to split. I am not going to let him change my mind"[Dream symbol - boyfriend hides my shoes and clothes]

"I keep trying to appear smart and intelligent at work yet find it difficult "[Dream symbol - wearing smart black shoes ]

"I have just got a new job. I am wondering how I will get on with my new colleagues"[Dream symbol - having no shoes]

"I have realised that I need to show more purpose at work. I have just left a religious cult and much of my energies has been linked to that. I need to concentrate on whats important - my job"[Dream symbol - tennis shoes on]

"I have been learning some new tasks at work. I am not really achieving in the way I wish I could."[Dream symbol - no shoes]

"I bumped into an ex boyfriend. I simply did not know what to do. He scares me"[Dream symbol - didn’t have any shoes]

Shoes can often be linked to your command and authority over others. E.g.

"I have just been put in charge of some new job."[Dream symbol - red shoes]

"I went to a funeral yesterday and was thinking about the type of people there. They were all drug takers or criminals. It just reminded me of my need to follow a true and honest course"[Dream symbol - putting on my shoes]

Shoes can symbolise a determination to head in a certain direction. E.g.

"An ex girlfriend has been spreading rumors about me and has ruined my relationship. I am absolutely sure she is determined to sabotage my new relationship"[Dream symbol - see trench coat and pair of shoes]

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