Barefoot Dreams

Dreams about Being Barefoot Mean…

If you dream about walking barefoot, it is usually a reminder of the spiritual being inside you. Walking barefoot suggests freedom, as bare feet suggest a shedding of societal constraints. Imagine walking barefoot down an unfamiliar road or running barefoot at full speed through the grass. The emotions that this conjures will help you realize your feelings about the future, the world – all of which we will go into later in more detail.

Being barefoot in a dream can show you a lot about determination in your real life. Think about times where being barefoot is appropriate – dancers often go barefoot to help their performance on stage and it shows great strength. Yoga masters and some fighters go barefoot for the same reasons, so a person with bare feet might be a symbol of what inner strength you aspire to have.

Your own bare feet in your barefoot dreams can have many meanings and such a dream tells you how you feel inside. Walking barefoot suggests great determination and walking barefoot in a dream can show you what you are really made of. This dream points to something bigger, as walking barefoot and to dream of walking barefoot points you in a more spiritual direction, such as the biblical meaning of walking barefoot. Such dreams are a good sign.

Most Frequent Examples of Being Barefoot in a Dream

Did You… Dream About Running Barefoot?

To dream about running barefoot suggests great freedom. Running barefoot in your dream means that you are getting away from any pain in your past at great speed. It is a sign that you are about to break free from obstacles and the feelings of being trapped.

Did You… Dream About a Person Walking Barefoot?

To dream of seeing another person walking barefoot in your dream can mean that your perspective on things needs to change. You may find walking barefoot a difficult task, but they might not, suggesting that things affect different people in different ways.

Did You… Dream About Walking Barefoot

To dream of walking barefoot is a positive dream and such a dream represents that you will overcome unpleasant moments, low self-esteem or obstacles in your life that may be holding you back. It suggests a return to innocence and feelings of adventure about the future. Walking barefoot down a straight road suggests that things come easily to you. Maybe you are more connected to nature and you should pay attention to how the earth feels underfoot. Walking barefoot with the soles of your feet connected to every bump in the ground, grain of sand or pebble, blade of grass can make a person really ground themselves and feel calm.

Did You… Dream About a Child With Bare Feet

To dream of bare feet in children can often be a sign of innocence, like with a barefoot baby, too young to wear shoes. An older child with bare feet can symbolize poverty and can tell you something about your inner child. Perhaps there were some basic needs that were not met that you need to tend to in your adult life that make you feel spiritually and emotionally poor.

Did You… Dream About Walking Barefoot on Fire, Nails or Broken Glass

A common dream of walking barefoot is one of walking over hot coals, fire or sharp objects like glass. Walking barefoot over fire or coals is an ancient practice that represents your spiritual journey and can show great discipline if you do it well. Alternatively, this dream means that you are going through some difficulties and there is something in your life you must look at.

Did You… Dream About Losing Shoes

This can mean that you need exposure and to shed the shackles that stop you from feeling one with the earth. Losing your shoes is a sign that you will break free from constraints and are letting what you feel inside out to come back into contact with the outside work.

Did You… Dream About Walking Barefoot in Snow

Walking barefoot in the snow can symbolize a fresh start, new beginnings or innocence. Snow is incredibly cold, so you may be being hardened to something, maybe some hard work is coming to you. If it is fresh, and you are making new footprints on it, then this dream situation suggests that you are shedding negative influences and embarking upon something new and fresh in the world.

Did You… Dream About Being Hurt Barefoot or in Pain

The soles of your feet are very sensitive and can experience great pain. The feet are great receptors and can tell you of certain health issues. Reflexology is the art of fixing musculature or body pains with certain pressure points in the feet. Be aware of where the pain in your feet is and it may be a signal to take care of a certain part of yourself. You also may be going in the wrong direction in your life and this dream represents taking stock and turning another way.

Did You… Dream About Walking Barefoot in Sand

Depending on whether the sand is solid, sinking or quick, it is a difficult terrain to navigate. You may slip a lot or catch your bare feet on something sharp and hidden within the sand. There may be something in your real life that harbours negative feelings or there may be something hidden in where you can’t see it that’s holding you back.

Did You… Dream About Getting Your Bare Feet Wet

Being barefoot in your dream in water can mean that you are cleansing yourself of something in your life. You might be reconnecting to nature with wet bare feet in a stream or the ocean and getting rid of something that makes you feel unstable. It suggests that you’re making your life stronger.

If You’ve Had Dreams about Barefeet, You May Feel…

Positive

Happy: walking barefoot shows great spiritual determination and shows a lot about a person. Perhaps you are becoming a role model in your life and the meaning of being barefoot is one where you are putting your emotions out there.

Safe: being barefoot is childlike and innocent, especially if you are running without shoes in the grass or walking barefoot inside your house. These dreams can have a deeper meaning of safety and the bare feet symbolize a child-like innocence.

Negative

Vulnerable: whilst a person feeling vulnerable is not always a bad thing, it can be scary to do. Vulnerability, however, is something to be admired and this feeling is not a bad one. Being vulnerable can show you good things about your future.

Hurt: being barefoot or without shoes is a symbol of poverty and being poor, can lead you to feeling upset or even physically hurt by the world as you are more susceptible to its sharpness.

A Bit of Context into… Barefoot Dreams

The Spiritual Meaning

Spiritually, to dream of being barefoot represents breaking free of challenges or a bad situation on your life or letting go of the shackles of the past. Walking over fire barefoot, sharp objects and hot coals can be representative of spiritual challenges happening in your life. A barefoot dream or a dream of walking barefoot suggests the spiritual journey of your life.

The Religious Meaning

The biblical meaning of walking barefoot comes up as a theme. It’s possible that being barefoot in this context is for purity and an expression of faith, belief and religion. There are many meanings of being barefoot in religion and it comes up as a common symbol. Christ walked barefoot with his disciples, and Hindus enter their temples barefoot to protect the purity.

The Psychological Meaning

A barefoot dream can often symbolise poverty or hard work. There may have been some trouble in your life or a situation you have overcome where you have experienced financial loss. Shoes are a sign of wealth and a person can show great financial status by displaying the right kind of shoes. Being barefoot in a dream can be representative of how you view your financial status. If you go into someone’s house, this person may ask you to remove your shoes. Being in their house in bare feet is a sign of respect.