Dreaming of a ladder: change is coming

Sometimes in our dreams we travel through very specific places that give us not-so-specific sensations. But the interpretation of dreams comes to give us a hand to unravel any meaning of our dreams that can be useful to us in our life.

And it is that there is a lot of information that can be extracted from a dream according to its meaning. Meanings that can be warning, reprimands, calls for attention, warning of danger or premonitions. Do you want to know the meaning of dreaming about a ladder?

General interpretations of dreaming about stairs

• Dreaming of a ladder generally implies a major life change. A change that can be in the affective field, in the family, in the workplace, in the economic field or in personal development. But, in any case, a change that will be positive or negative depending on whether in your dream you are going down or up the stairs.
• We cannot ignore that outside the dream world the stairs represent success and failure. Climbing a ladder, like climbing to a summit, is quite a vital achievement. And each person has his vital achievements and his concept of success. Of course, those achievements, those goals and those successes are almost always preceded by some effort. That is why it is important that you notice if in your dream you are having a hard time climbing the stairs. Or maybe go down, that sometimes going down a staircase also takes you to the place where you want to be.
• A matter of effort and a matter of available forces. Dreaming of stairs is a great gauge of your state of mind, if you are psychologically exhausted or if you see yourself at your best. Self-esteem is also reflected in your dreams with stairs, like when you see a crowd going up a ladder and you look at them from below because you think you don’t have the strength to go up or because you have low self- esteem.
• Now that we know the general meanings, we are going to discover the most common dreams with stairs and all their interpretations. Keep reading!

Meaning of dreaming of climbing a ladder

• If you dream that you climb a ladder, without difficulty, safely and feeling happy, it means that your life in general is going through a period of full satisfaction. You are going to achieve that triumph or that success that you have been waiting for a long time, and you are realizing that every effort has its reward.
• If, on the contrary, you go up the stairs and notice that you are having a hard time climbing it, it indicates that you need to have more patience and more perseverance. It is normal to despair when you see that no matter how hard you work you do not have immediate results, but the dream encourages you to continue climbing that ladder, rung by rung, because no matter what it costs, you will reach the top sooner or later.

What does it mean to dream of going down a ladder?

• This meaning of positive change that dreaming of a ladder has, takes on more negative overtones if what you dream of is going down the ladder. If going up the ladder implies success, logically, going down it implies failure, but also loss of money, prestige and even love.
• It is also very frequent that dream with stairs where you neither go up nor down, but you are sitting on them. This dream does not mean that you have stagnated, that you are paralyzed, but that you have settled peacefully in a comfortable, calm and happy life. So calm down, enjoy the break and don’t be in a hurry to go up the stairs.

Interpretation of dreaming with an infinite staircase

• You look up and see that the ladder has no end. You know that you want to climb it and that you want to reach the end, but what if the ladder never ends? What if that staircase is endless and you can’t even see the top?
• If you have ever suffered from depression, you will identify perfectly with this dream. Getting up every day is a titanic effort because the day looks like an infinite slope. Our advice? Don’t look for the end of the ladder and go up step by step.

What does it mean to dream that you want to climb the stairs but you can’t?

• We have anticipated it before. You want to climb the ladder, because everyone else is climbing it or is already up. And you go up a step but you stay still because the end of the stairs seems too far away and you don’t have the strength.
• It is not a dream that speaks of disabilities, it is not a nightmare, it is a dream that can help you test your state of mind and find a solution as soon as possible. You may be suffering from those worries, but you must be patient because everything will come.

Dreaming that you fall from a ladder: what is its meaning

• Imagine that you are going down a staircase and suddenly you stumble and fall rolling all the way to the bottom. The scene is most embarrassing, especially if you imagine it at a party, with you being the protagonist and everyone watching. Do you have too much sense of the ridiculous? Do you have self-esteem problems? Let us put this stumbling block in another way. Because if you haven’t hurt yourself, rolling down the steps is the fastest way to get down the ladder.
• Falling down the stairs can also be interpreted as a warning of betrayal, impending misfortune, or that you must protect yourself from your enemies. Observe what happens in the dream because it will give you clues as to where you should direct your gaze in real life.

Dreaming that the ladder is taken away: meaning

• You are going up or down the ladder and suddenly in your dream they take it away from you. They take it away from you or it just disappears and you stay there floating or, worse, you fall empty. This dream perfectly reflects the desolation of a person who has been betrayed.
• The desperation of a person who sees how all his effort has been in vain through no fault of his own. Are you looking for the toxic people who are taking away your ladder and your strength?

Meaning of dreaming that you climb the stairs with someone

• Nothing better than having a good company or good support to go through life, especially if you have set yourself a complicated goal that requires a lot of effort. This dream in which you climb the stairs hand in hand with a friend, your partner or perhaps a relative is a dreamlike demonstration of gratitude to that person who accompanies you and who supports you unconditionally; whatever it takes.
• A dream that is very related to this is in which you see yourself watching someone fall from the ladder. It may or may not be known, but the dream speaks of your concern for a person close to you, a concern that accompanies you in dreams.

What does it mean to dream of escalators or electric stairs?

• Escalators or electric stairs are also very common in your dreams, and they are closely related to your personality. A modern and transforming personality, capable of reflecting on his vital schemes in order to change them, capable of reflecting on his own interior.
• This type of stairs has a peculiarity, and that is that you can stand or stand on them and they go up or down effortlessly. Perhaps the dream wants to warn you that you need to do more of your part to achieve your goals, because perhaps you are letting yourself go too much.

Dreaming of a staircase according to its material: metal, wood, cement…

• There are all kinds of stairs and all of them can appear in your dreams. Has the material with which they are made caught your attention? Attention!
• Dreaming of metal stairs: metal stairs can speak a lot about your own personality, the strength or the character you have when it comes to undertaking new projects. Keep in mind that this strength is very positive, but it can also be negative if you lean towards despair or if you don’t have enough patience.
• Dreaming of wooden stairs: generally dreaming of wood speaks of goals and vital projects that you want to achieve, and the staircase is the means for it. So it is a positive dream that encourages you to move on, because soon you will achieve that triumph.
• Dreaming of concrete stairs: Concrete stairs are hard, they are difficult to go up or down, and you may feel exhausted in your dream. That exhaustion means that you are tired / or mentally or physically, because you still have a great effort to invest to achieve what you want. Be constant, and a lot of encouragement!

Meaning of dreaming of a spiral staircase

• Spiral stairs in dreams are usually interpreted as a job promotion worked and expected. Of course, keep in mind that this type of staircase can even make you dizzy because you do not stop going up and up (or down) without seeing the end due to its circular shape, a shape that can sometimes be very difficult to trace.
• Therefore, the dream with the spiral stairs can speak to you of personal or professional challenges, some challenges that you can fear if you have negative feelings in your dream, or that you can face with serenity and confidence if you feel good in the dream. Everything will depend on the emotions that this dream experience produces in you.

Interpretation of dreaming of steep or very long stairs

• We have already seen that the stairs can tell you about success or failure in many areas of your life, as well as about your personality or your effort. If the stairs are too steep, both to go up and down, it will be a dream experience that will talk about how you are handling some aspect of your life, work, love or family.
• Maybe you are putting all your efforts into something so that it turns out in the best possible way, but it is costing you. You are putting all your desire and all your work into achieving your goal, however, it seems that life is not making it too easy for you. And the same happens if the ladder is very high or very long, you still have a long way to go, and you need to arm yourself with all that inner strength to do it.

What does it mean to dream of a stairway to heaven?

• Are you climbing a ladder that goes directly to heaven? Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean you’re going to die, nor is it a premonitory dream. You must analyze your dream very well, how you felt, if you had negative or positive sensations, because they will be the key to your dream.
• If you felt good looking at that sky, going up to it, it can symbolize peace of mind, emotional tranquility and a need to find answers to your doubts. But it can also symbolize the desire to run away from problems or worries, that need to disconnect from time to time.

Dreaming of an old or dangerous ladder: what does it mean?

• Perhaps in your dream you are seeing an old or dangerous ladder, or perhaps you are going up or down the ladder with great fear that something could happen to you, that you might fall or that it might break at any moment. And your dream speaks precisely of fear, of great emotional discomfort or low self-esteem that has deteriorated over time, just like that staircase.
• Perhaps you are afraid of uncertainty, of not knowing what is going to happen. Maybe you need to be in control of everything and this causes you a lot of anxiety, or maybe you need to face your worries, let the danger pass, to enjoy life as before.

Why do you dream of a broken or incomplete staircase?

• Stairs that are broken or incomplete in your dream are quite annoying. Surely you have to go up or down those stairs very carefully when pieces are missing, and that means that in your real life you are encountering many impediments to achieve what you want. It can also imply that you feel trapped / or in a vital moment that seems to go neither forward nor backward.
• But this dream can have a very positive interpretation if you see yourself building that broken staircase, if as you go up it you complete the missing steps. This means that, despite the difficulties, you have the necessary courage and strength to move forward, no matter what, because you know that you are stronger than that ladder, than those impediments.