▲ Leans unlucky (a warning) Traditionally a warning — read it as pointing to what to watch, not as doom
A symbol of confusion without answers. Finding the exit means a solution is near.
Category: Places & buildings (how to read this category)
Psychology
Being trapped in a maze reflects circling around a problem with no clear answer. Returning to the same spot resembles rumination, the replaying of one thought. The walls' height shows the weight of worry; an exit, how much hope you see.
Folklore and history
In Greek myth the Minotaur was trapped in the Cretan labyrinth, and Theseus escaped by following a thread. In Japan, Yawata no Yabushirazu in Ichikawa, Chiba, is said to trap whoever enters. Places that lose you have long been feared as doors to another world.
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This site's view
In this site's view, recall whether there was a voice or a clue. Like Theseus's thread, anything to follow means the key lies in people or experience near you. Utter solitude may mean you hesitate to ask for help. The exit may be where you came in.
Going deeper: our reading
Maze dreams appear not only as hedge mazes but as getting lost in modern buildings: department store floors, the underground passages of a huge station. In this site's reading, such dreams reflect having so many choices and so much information that you no longer know which to pick. If following the signs brings you back to the same spot, the advice others have given you may not suit you now. Sometimes the view shifts until you are looking down on the maze from above. This is our speculation, but that may be a sign that you are developing the ability to step back from your troubles and calmly survey the whole. Losing the person you were with suggests worry that someone heading the same way is drifting apart in their thinking. A maze dream shows how many paths you can actually see.
What to do on waking
Talk about one worry with someone for three minutes. Sorting it aloud often shows the exit is closer than you thought.
In this scene
- ◎Good Bright, wide and clean: room in your heart, heading somewhere good (good)
- ▲Warn Dark, cramped or ruined: feeling trapped or tired (warning)
- Cannot get out, or lost: unsure of your path — pause without rushing
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
Turning a bad dream
In Japan, people once tried to turn a worrying dream for the better: a baku charm under the pillow, telling the dream to a nandina bush, or reciting an old dream-turning poem. Read the column on dream trading and dream-turning
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of a Maze a good or bad sign?
A. Traditionally a warning — read it as pointing to what to watch, not as doom. A symbol of confusion without answers. Finding the exit means a solution is near.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of a Maze?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of a Maze?
A. Talk about one worry with someone for three minutes. Sorting it aloud often shows the exit is closer than you thought.
Related dream essays
- True Dreams and Reverse Dreams: Why We Read Dreams Backwards
- Buying Dreams, Turning Dreams: A Japanese History of Dream Trading and Dream Charms
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More dreams in "Places & buildings"
- A Toilet
- A Hospital
- Work
- Bathing
- Stairs
- An Elevator
- A Door
- A Window
- A Bridge
- A Road
- A House
- Your Family Home
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
