Dreaming of Feet

feet, heels, soles, toes · mostly negative

Feet in a dream mostly point to trouble, humiliation and family quarrels, with a few exceptions.

What happens in the dream

  • You see other people's feet: you will stand up for yourself firmly and succeed
  • Your feet are covered in corns: great wealth, the one happy exception
  • You see your own feet: despair; someone will bend you to their will
  • Someone tickles or scratches your soles: flattery that will cost you
  • You wash your feet: others will take advantage of you, or trouble
  • Your feet hurt: humiliating family quarrels
  • Your feet are red and swollen: a break with your family and scandal
  • Your feet are dirty: illness or trouble

How you felt

  • Instability: the dream may reflect not feeling grounded
  • Vulnerability: it may show a fear of being dominated

Ask yourself

  • Do I feel grounded right now?
  • Am I letting someone else decide for me?

See also Legs · Corn (Grain; also Foot Corns) · Barefoot · Shoes · Walking

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: heels, soles, toes.

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