Passages & Thresholds · dream symbol interpretation
Interpretation
Stairs connect the levels of the psyche — ascending toward consciousness and aspiration, descending toward the unconscious and the past. Every staircase dream is a dream of transition between levels of self. Freud saw one thing in stairs; the broader truth is movement between states.
Positive Resonance
Progress step by step, access between levels of self, ascent and deliberate descent
Shadow Aspect
Endless stairs — effort without arrival, falling down stairs — rapid loss of standing
Nuances
Climbing: effortful ascent
Descending: going down into the past or unconscious