Threshold Dream Meaning

If one sees himself being carried over the threshold of his door in a dream, it represents his funeral.

(Also see Doorstep, Door lintel, Doorplate)

To be lifted across a threshold may- suggest marriage, or in this day and age, a new relationship.

2- When we are about to take on new responsibilities, we can dream of standing on the threshold. We may be moving into a new life, or perhaps a new way of living.

The threshold experience is a strong one in Masonic imagery and Initiation rites. Even in Parliament, permission must be asked to cross the threshold.

3- We may be standing on the threshold of a new spiritual dawn.

The dreamer should be particularly- astute at this time and be aware of all that is around him.

The threshold experience is a particularly strong one in masonic imagery and initiation rites and surfaces in dreams when we are emotionally ready for such a ceremony. Even in parliament, permission must be asked to cross the threshold.

The guardian of the threshold to the underworld (a different entity) is often seen in dreams as a dog. Consult the entries for ceremony, edge, freemason, initiation and rite / ritual for further information.

Breakthroughs or setbacks, depending on the direction of movement.

Changing your basic values, or status as is shown by the groom earning the bride over a threshold.

Birth and death, depending again on the direction of movement. Generally, coming into a threshold marks a beginning, while leaving one indicates an ending.

(1) A threshold may mean you are - or should be - about to make a breakthrough, perhaps to a new lifestyle or a new state of mind or new set of values.

(2) It may signify that you need to enter the unconscious regions of your self.

To be lifted across a threshold may suggest marriage, or in this day and age, a new relationship.

See Buckle, Bridge.