An elevator is a symbol of power and control, signals knowledge, identity, or whatever qualities you hold precious in your life. If you dream that you are using an elevator or you are trapped in it, it mean that you are feeling insecure or powerful, suggests the nurturing aspect of your character. You feel trapped in a situation where you have no control or are dependent on others, you are trying to get to the root of some matter. Alternatively, it mean that you are trying to build yourself up and into a position of leadership, you are being overindulgent.
An elevator also be a symbol of transition or change, a clue for your playful attitude or your child-like emotions. Riding in the elevator or waiting for the elevator indicate that you are in a transitional phase in your life, points at your sensual desires and temptations. Perhaps you are at the beginning of a new career, a relationship, or some other major change, a signal for an idea has been developing or will take to develop. When the elevator descends, it indicate that you are feeling uncertain about the transition or change that is about to occur, stands for someone who is malicious or dangerous. However, when the elevator goes up, it a positive sign of your success and personal development, a portent for a past secret that is still haunting you.
In some cases, an elevator also be a symbol of social be status, a portent for chaos in your life. If you dream about taking an elevator to a higher floor, it indicate that you long for higher social status or prestige, a premonition for your desires for upward job mobility. Perhaps you are trying to rise in your profession or community or gain more recognition, signals a spark of some new idea.
An elevator a symbol of power and control, transitions, or social status, you are successfully getting rid of your old habits/patterns.
Generally, an elevator represents your journey or progress through life, and the movement up or down indicate your emotional state, a sign for a needy or codependent relationship.
If you dream of riding an elevator, it reflect your ambition and desire to rise up in life, a premonition for someone who you are overlooking. This a sign that you are ready to take on new challenges and move forward towards your goals, signals your aspirations for fame. On the other hand, dreaming of an elevator that is out of order or broken indicate feelings of being stuck or trapped in a situation, suggests rejuvenation and renewal.
A dream involving an elevator going up indicate positive changes and a sign of success, while going down an elevator in your dream represent negative changes and a warning to be cautious about your actions, hints low self-esteem issues. Being stuck in an elevator symbolizes feelings of being trapped or helpless while being lost indicate confusion, unfortunately draws attention to aspects of your personality that you have rejected, but are ready to incorporate and acknowledge.
In some cultures, elevators are seen as a symbol of enlightenment and spiritual growth, an evidence for a time were you were young and small. If you dream of an elevator that takes you to the top floor of a building, it interpreted as a sign of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, also this dream about longevity and abundance. The floor you exit the elevator also indicate the level of spiritual growth, unfortunately an alert for your readiness to expose or reveal an aspect of yourself that was previously private.
In Chinese culture, elevators represent social mobility and moving up the social ladder, a clue for your need for a break. A dream involving a broken elevator in Chinese culture means you are in danger of missing out on opportunities that benefit your social standing, states a note or message from your subconscious.
From a psychological standpoint, dreaming about elevators represent the ups and downs of your emotional state, tranquility, spirituality, faith, peace, purity, joy and bliss. An elevator moving up indicates positive emotions while moving down means negative emotions, sadly an admonition for your need to take time off on an adventure. Being stuck in an elevator also represent feelings of anxiety or helplessness, enlightenment or new found understanding.
Take note of the direction the elevator is moving and how you feel about it, stands for your creative mind. Consider how the dream reflects your current state of mind, states fertility, birth of new ideas. Think about what changes you want to make in your life and what actions you need to take to move forward, hints an aspect of your former self that you still have not completely let go. If the dream is causing negative emotions, try to find ways to address those feelings in your daily life, a signal for feelings of being unwanted or unloved.
Use these suggestions as a starting point to help you understand your dream and its possible meanings, suggests infinity, eternity, completeness, absolute freedom and holiness.
Dreaming about an elevator interpreted in many ways, a message for your admiration for a person. It represent a journey of self-discovery, or a need to take control of your life, points to natural protection. It also symbolize the need to move forward in life and reach new heights, symbolises danger and poison. The elevator also represent a transition from one stage of life to another, or the need to make a difficult decision, stands for intense emotion. It also be a sign that you are feeling overwhelmed and need to take a step back and reassess your situation, a clue for a desire to reveal more of yourself. The elevator also be a metaphor for the ups and downs of life, and how you use them to your advantage, points at poor judgment or a bad decision that you have made and regretted.
Dreaming Lens: Were you waiting for the elevator or already riding it? Were you reaching your intended destination? Were you frightened or in danger? Were you going sideways? Were you stuck in an elevator? Were you moving faster than what felt safe? Who were you with? Were you pushing the buttons or was someone else?
Personal Focus: Elevators carry us from one floor to another at the push of a button. The different levels they transport us to connect to various perspectives of our awareness. We decide our destination on an elevator, aligning this symbol with the choices we make about what areas of our consciousness we are willing to investigate. What happens in the elevator of our dreams may reveal how well this process is going in our daily lives.
The floors involved in a dream can hold significance. In a general way, moving upward connects with higher, more sophisticated levels of thinking, while moving downward indicates investigation of lower levels, past issues, and behavior patterns. Moving downward can also align with visiting hidden or Shadow material.
The actual floor number or numbers, if remembered, can be examined through the concepts of numerology for additional meaning (see Numbers). If there are specific associations with the floors you visit or the building where the elevator is located, this should be factored strongly into your interpretation.
To go up when down is desired may indicate a pressing need to operate with higher insight than that with which you are currently engaged. Going down when up is anticipated may point to the need to uncover additional material hidden in the lower depths of your consciousness or your past. Being stuck on an elevator is to be midway through a process or shift. Your response to the lack of movement may reveal levels of impatience with your progress in some area of growth.
An elevator out of control is similar to a falling dream, but the added component of transition and choice must be considered. While you may be falling, you have chosen to take the elevator in search of new information. Going sideways is to be confused about the direction in which a current transformational shift may be taking you. If the elevator is out of service, you may be stuck in some issue in your life. Another possibility with a broken elevator is a need to stay where you are and not try and escape your current situation by rising above it or sinking to a lower level.
The different levels to which they transport us connect to various perspectives of our awareness. We choose our destination on an elevator, aligning this symbol with the choices we make about what areas of our consciousness we are willing to investigate. What happens in the elevator of our dream may reveal how well this process is going in our daily lives.
The floors involved in a dream can hold significance. In a general way, moving upward connects with higher, more sophisticated levels of thinking, and moving downward indicates investigation of past issues and behavior patterns. Moving downward can also align with visiting hidden or shadow material. Most dreams about elevators are connected to this process not going well. To be going up when down is desired may indicate a pressing need to operate with greater insight than that with which you are currently engaged. Going down when up is anticipated may point to the need to uncover additional material hidden in the lower depths of your consciousness or your past. Being stuck on an elevator is to be midway through a process or shift. Your response to the lack of movement may reveal levels of impatience with your progress in some area of growth. An elevator out of control is similar to a falling dream, but the added components of transition and choice must be considered. While you may be falling, you have chosen to take the elevator in search of new information. Going sideways is to be confused about the direction in which a current transformational shift may be taking you.
If the elevator is out of service, you may be stuck in some area of your life. Another possibility with a broken elevator is a need to stay where you are and not try to escape your current situation by rising above it or sinking to a lower level.
A rising elevator also represents anxiety, but signifies that the trouble is almost over.
A dream of being stuck in an elevator symbolizes that your emotions have gotten out of control.
The same is true if you dream about an elevator that is out of order.
To dream of being in an elevator crash is a common dream, which symbolizes some basic fear in the dreamer’s life, such as fear of a moral lapse, social inadequacy, loss of status, etc.
The prophetic meaning of this dream depends on what happened.
If you dreamed of being killed in the crash, you will experience some major and lastings setbacks in your life. However, if you escaped safely or landed without being hurt, your troubles will be upsetting but only temporary.
Shifting between the areas within your consciousness (such as subconscious, conscious, emotional, or mental), as represented by the various floors.
Switching between areas of your life (such as work, relationships, or hobbies).
Consider also the context and what the elevator is doing.
Moving upward might represent moving forward or making progress somehow in your life.
Moving downward might represent a perceived loss of progress, or an ending (represented by exiting the building).
Getting stuck might represent feeling stuck, held back, or delayed somehow in your life.
See also: Floor; Building; Climbing; Descending; High; Low; Basement; Upstairs; Main Floor; Stairs; Levitating
If you are ascending then you may perceive your current situation as optimistic and moving upward.
If you are descending you may be experiencing some negativity and helplessness.
If the elevator continues to go up and down with out letting you off, it means you have let your emotions, or your situation, get out of control and must do something to stop it.
Depth Psychology: Riding in an elevator means you are looking for help with a specific problem; or you want to reach your goals in life in a hurry without putting much effort into it (that won’t work!).
If you are moving down, then you know what to do to switch directions to elevate your position. Also, if you are moving down, this can either symbolize your interest in understanding the foundation of the situation you are in, or that you are allowing fear and negativity to take you down.
2. Elevated Symbolic of victory;
3. Jesus being lifted up on the cross;
4. Wisdom that comes from above;
5. Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount.
6. If going up moving up into the realm where God dwells;
7. Prophetic church of great revelation moving upward; high places of the Lord or of the flesh;
2 Cor. 12:18; Ps. 37:31; Acts 1:13-14; 20:7-8; Ps. 103:11; 1 Sam. 9:12-14; Matt 5
• Going Down
- Demotion or trail; backsliding.
If the elevator continues to go up and down with out letting you off means you have let your emotions, or your situation, get out of control and must do something to stop it.
If you see one go down and think you are left, you will narrowly escape disappointment in some undertaking.
To see one standing, foretells threatened danger.
To be in a falling elevator is a premonition of financial loss.
Riding in an elevator is propitious if the car is going up; otherwise if it is going down.
To dream of operating an elevator is a sign that you will make money.
2. Life’s challenges and opportunities, which are controlled by which floor the dreamer presses.
3. If elevator is stopped, it indicates one is interfering with one’s own success.
4. If elevator is descending, then so is the dreamer.
5. Uplifting experience.
To see an elevator in your dream is showing you a way up or out of your current surroundings
Up is good, down is discouraging, but other factors should be considered.
See also Metal, etc.
2. Moving in the Spirit;
Isa. 40 31; John 3:8;
ascending in an: increase in wealth and advancement in position.
descending: overwhelming misfortune through unsettling investment climate.
being out of order: warning of troubles in the face of fortune.
changing shafts: alternate energy or status.
dropping to the ground floor: are losing altitude in a rising career.
which is full of water: submerging into the depths of the subconscious.
family, being in an, with the: need their support to proceed with life.
others, with: defy your rivals and appear where you were purposely uninvited.
clinging to you: are being engorged by parasitic weaklings.
in your house: wish for too much, too quickly with little effort.
moving sideways: are indecisive as to which goals to pursue.
riding in an: feel secure in accessing various levels of your psyche.
stuck between floors in an elevator, being: wil have emotional sorrow.