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What are walking dreams about?

Walking is the default form of movement. You simply put one foot in front of the other and you move forward. Walking can be an end in itself. It is pleasurable and can have many health benefits. But walking also allows us to go where we need to go. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about walking dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with walking dreams. These are the words that make walking dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of walking dreams can be illuminating about show walking affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example walking dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how walking in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that walking is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that walking is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, walking dreams have more vision than 95.8% of dream symbols, more home than 92.8% of dream symbols, and more strangers than 92.8% of dream symbols. On the other hand, walking dreams have less insects than 58.2% of dream symbols, less death than 56.9% of dream symbols, and less hatred than 55.6% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of walking are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Also, dreams of walking have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, walking dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Furthermore, dreams of walking have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, walking dreams involve sight and seeing objects. This is interesting because dreaming is primarily a visual experience. Finally, dreams of walking has a lot of movement. Things are changing and moving. People are coming and going. Movement implies action. It implies change. There might be reasons why dreams of walking has lots of movement. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of walking is different than dreams of walking in general.

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How common are walking dreams?

23% of dreams have the walking symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 4 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is frequent.

Identification

How are walking dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like stroll, strut, swagger, etc. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols verbs and movement.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of walking?

Walking dreams are notable because they have substantially more places, emaciation, general movement, characters, senses, vision, things, being barefoot, parts of buildings, paths, places of transit than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of walking?

Walking dreams are notable because they have substantially less Estonia, Algeria, Cameroon, Princess Leia, Somalia, C-3PO, teeth falling out, collective unconscious, menstruation, pregnancy tests, ovaries than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into walking dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in walking dreams.

Who is in dreams of walking?

Who is in dreams of walking?

Dreams of walking are much more related to strangers, more related to peers, and more related to family than dreams in general.

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What are the emotions in dreams of walking?

What are the emotions in dreams of walking?

Walking dreams are more related to happiness and more related to confusion than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of walking take place?

Where do dreams of walking take place?

Walking dreams are much more related to home, much more related to human-made places, and more related to transportation than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of walking?

What happens in dreams of walking?

Dreams of walking are more related to friendly acts and more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of walking related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of walking related to the type of dream it is?

Walking dreams are more related to weird dreams and more related to sad dreams than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of walking related the senses?

How do dreams of walking related the senses?

Walking dreams are more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and much more related to vision than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of walking in dreams?

Walking dreams are frequent. Among other things walking dreams are friendly, focused on touch, focused on vision, and containing lots of movement. Do you think this is true for your dream of walking? How might your dream of walking be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience walking in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about walking in dreams. See how you feel about walking now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of walking

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of walking dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for walking dreams. Read at your own risk.

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