Cars in Your Dreams Our DreamingWorld mailing list gives their impressions on Cars :-)
I dream about cars a lot, have for years. I used to dream of my white Pontiac all the
time, dreamt I was driving it along, many different settings. I agree it refers to
the direction of ones life, and independence, choosing one's road. Sometimes I have a
passenger but mostly not. Only once recently was I the passenger in a dream, in the
backseat of my parents' car. After I sold my car (my only steady companion during my
divorce, 3 moves and remarriage) I dreamed of it more often, but the final time I
dreamed I was driving along in another car and looked in the rear view mirror and
someone was driving my old Pontiac behind me! I think I have put my sorrow over
giving up that car behind me, and also put a phase of life behind me which that car
represented.
-Cailleach
I am in a car driving or with someone else 2-5 times/week in my dreams so i
have looked it up a few times in the dream related books that lay by the
bed..
The car is very often representative of our own personal space, an extension
of our being.
If we are driving a car it can tell us about our motivations, the need to
acheive a goal. If we are a passenger perhaps we have surrendered control
to someone else.
On a emotional level, different scenarios involving cars can represent
different things.. Being alone in a car can show independence, using the
brakes in a car or being aware of them can show our ability to control a
situation. Ever dream you are driving and the brakes won't work? In my
dreams that is telling me that i feel out of control about something. Or
that you can't steer the car or are in a vehicle that is being driven
carelessly-this can point to a lack of responsibility.
On a spiritual level a car can represent direction and motivation.
I have also had times where problems with a vehicle in my dreams were
alerting me to possible health problems. Like an engine not starting and i
find myself with no energy, no power..
Bright Blessings,
Jezanna
Cars to me are often representative of the body. It can show the condition of your physical body also. So recall what condition the car is in during the dream. Rain's Book says the car "most often refers to one's personal physiological system". So with that in mind, look at what condition the car is in, what situation it is in (long peaceful drives, stressful high speed chases etc) , and apply it to your own life. If the car is in a high speed chase it might be respresentative of your life at the moment - fast paced. Look in the dream for a solution presented, perhaps your dream is trying to show you how to get out of the situation, or make it better.
Love and light
LaughingKoala
From the weird divinatory book "Car:- You will be able to make a good living
and overcome run of the mill obstacles." Hehehehe....
Anyway, I much prefer the standard psychological version....Cars are a
symbol in modern society of independence, of acknowledgement of the self as
an individual as unique from others. It can represent self-confidence, our
"drives" (excuse the pun, but true) and construction of our everyday ego.
Therefore it is important to see if you have passengers, to see if you
automatically incorporate other people into your worldview, to see if the
car is in motion, out of control, if damage is done. A common car dream is
the lost car dream, which depending on the context can be loss of
independance, self-confidence, drive and ambition, or self-worth.
Sweet Dreams! Peregrine
I heard or read somewhere eons ago that cars and most forms of
transportation in dreams represented the direction of your life. And that
seems to make sense in my dreams and all of the friends I have worked on
dreams with. The best one was a young 22 year old friend of mine who dreamt
of driving around in her mothers car. This was at the time when she had
just decided to move out on her own. I am planning on moving back to the
states later this year... Last night I had the first transportation dream I
have had in ages... planes....hmmm I should try and remember the dream and
send it in...
One other thing as far as dreams and inventions Elias Howe perfected his
invention of the sewing machine after a dream...supposedly he got stuck on
how to make the thread and needle work, when he had this dream of african
warriors with spears that had holes in the points!!!
Ev
Hmmm. I can't recall a time where i dreamed about a car or there was any cars
in my dreams... I would guess it has something to do with travel of course.
One running over you might mean you are stressed about a journey or trip. It
depends a lot on the type of car, color, whats in it, etc.
-Marel
I often have cars in my dreams, usually the real posh cars though like BMWs
and Porsches. Even a few trucks. I also often have a passenger or two, or
even be a passenger myself a couple of times. But anyway, on to my opinion
on cars...
Cars in general are our motivating drives, ambition; freedom and
independence; personal space; one's body. If you're alone in a vehicle:
independence; feeling alone. Passengers: people important in your life;
people who influence your direction in life.If you're driving: self
confidence; being responsible for one's own life direction. Another driver:
being passive; being influenced by the opinions or emotions of someone else.
Brakes: one's ability to be in control of a situation. Car body: one's self.
Engine: energy, heart, central drive. Car mirror: looking back on what is
behind you, what you have left behind, or what is approaching you from the
past. Doors ( not the group, ha ha. ) : your way of letting other people
share your life. The passenger door therefore refers to those you let near
you. Fuel/petrol: feeling drives; motivation. Headlights: being able to see
what is happening in your life; what lies ahead; insight. If they are off
there may be a loss of awareness. If you are being overtaken you may feel
left out or behind. If you are overtaking you feel you're getting ahead. If
reversing there is a sense of not getting anywhere; reversing a decision; or
a change of direction. If the car is old there is a snse of old age or even
feelings about death. A flat tyre can refer to physical problems or injury.
Keep on Dreaming,
Sheree
AND A CAR DREAM INTERPRETED:
In another dream the gas pedal on my car kept sticking and I almost hit this woman and then she called the police and I explained it to her and so she dropped the charges but the police wanted to take us both down to the police office anyway and then the cop driving was some insane madman and was doing like 150 miles an hour down subdivision roads and almost crashing multitudes of times.
-Silver Phoenix
I interpreted it pretty easily because it's VERY representative of our situation with work and life in general at the moment. It's related to work and Stop Loss etc. He feels like things are "stuck" on fast forward or "accelerate" and that he has no control over it. So you can see where analysing the car, the situation, and things like that where you can find things in your life that are trying to tell you something.
Love and light, LaughingKoala
On a totally unrelated subject, last night I dreamed I was at my work with my sister
(who lives out of state, I love her but rarely see her) and customers were angry and
complaining, there were some lined up outside the office window (which is high up) and
I dumped the contents of used catboxes down onto them, thinking, let them see what
it's like to have to take this crap! I think this refers not to my job (which has
improved, new boss) but to the family situation I am going through. Like it's been my
job to take crap and I want to dish it back. Any other thoughts?
-Cailleach
Sounds like it...especialy with the presence of your sister there...it may
not we work, but something you have to "work at", or at least a lot of
demands have been placed upon you in the recent past frrom this source and
you wish to rise above it all. Sounds reasonable that it is to do with the
family..
