Dreaming of Stairs
stairs, staircase, stairway · mostly positive
Going up stairs promises happiness and success; going down or falling brings setbacks.
What happens in the dream
- You go up stairs: good fortune and much happiness
- Broad, handsome stairs: riches and honours
- Others go down: pleasure gives way to unpleasantness
- You sit on the steps: a gradual, happy rise
- You fall down them: hatred and envy around you
- You walk down: bad luck in business and love
How you felt
- Ambition: the dream may reflect a sense of rising or stalling
- Fear of falling: it can echo worry about losing ground you've gained
Ask yourself
- Where do I feel I'm climbing?
- What am I afraid of losing on the way down?
See also Steps · Ladder · Climbing · Fall
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: staircase, stairway.