North, south, east, and west all have symbolic meanings as to where you are headed mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.


Backwards

To dream of walking, running, or driving backwards represents awareness of yourself doing something differently that everyone else. A direction in life that may seem odd or to be the opposite of others.
Dreaming of going backwards may also reflect a loss of progress or a reversal of decisions.
To dream of facing or talking to people while standing backwards may reflect sensitive feelings about discussing uncomfortable issues. Talking about your problems briefly without discussing them in much detail. Feeling embarrassed to address certain issues too openly or too enthusiastically. Uncomfortable discussions that are hiding the full story. Intentionally ignoring discussing an embarrassing situation in detail. Noticing what a problem is without wanting to embarrass yourself talking about it.
Example: A woman dreamed of only being comfortable talking to people if they were standing backwards to her. In waking life she was very sensitive about discussing her doctors orders that required her to get a c-section because he pelvis was too small. She felt comfortable talking about the coming baby, but was embarrassed to discuss the c-section because she felt it made her look less of a natural woman.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of driving backwards in a car. In waking life she was intentionally testing her friends to see if they would prefer to never know her again while faking needing their help with her disease. Driving backwards in this case may have reflected her decision-making style preferring lose friends instead of gaining them while she tested them.
*Please See Reverse.

Reverse

To dream of moving in reverse represents your choice to intentionally reverse decisions or your direction in life. You may feel that you've gone to far with something or need to reexamine something before continuing again.
To dream of seeing something or holding something that has been reversed represents your feeling that something is the exact opposite of what you believe it should be. You may also feel that you have to completely start over from the beginning with something.
*Please See Backwards.

North

To dream of north represents a situation in your waking life that is increasing in safety, rationality, or positivity. A less dangerous mindest. Things doing what they're supposed to do with fewer problems.

South

To dream of south represents a situation in your waking life that is becoming more dangerous, irrational, or increasing in negativity. A more dangerous mindset. Things not doing what they're supposed to do with more problems. Something going "awry."

East

To dream of east represents logic, reason, following the rules, order, and self-control.

West

To dream of west represents irrationality, disorder, and thoughts and behaviors that are wild, untamed, or out of control.

Left

To dream of the left represents logic, reason, following the rules, order, self-control. Left can also represent postivity, and caring about others first.

To dream of standing on the left facing the right represents an observation of a situation where you are aware of yourself having a logical, reasonable, or intelligently correct view of a situation. Not feeling surprised that you are correct.

Right

To dream of the right represents irrationality, disorder, things that are wild wild, untamed, or out of control. Right can also represent negativity, and caring only about yourself.

To dream of standing on the right facing the left represents an observation of a situation where you are aware of yourself having a illogical, over-emotional, or embarrassingly incorrect view of a situation. Surprise that you are wrong.

Up

To dream of going up represents ascension, improvement, and progress. You may be experiencing a higher level up consciousness, momentum, or moving closer to goals.

To go up too quickly could point to an inflated ego, arrogance, or a fear of success.

Down

To dream of going down represents descension, loss, failure, and the worsening of conditions. You may be experiencing lower level of consciousness, negative thoughts, or moving away from goals.
To move down too quickly represents a loss of power, status, or a negative waking life situation.
Moving down may also symbolize becoming grounded, or returning to normal from a very positive or euphoric experience.
Example: A man dreamed of seeing his father fall down basement stairs. In waking life his father's health problems had gotten dramatically worse.