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What does it mean to dream about bridge?

A dream structure connecting two separated spaces—a symbol of transitioning over an obstacle or gap.

A bridge in a dream—by superstition, means a transition or the need to make a decision. A bridge is an archetypal symbol of the connection between opposites: conscious and unconscious, past and future, old and new identity. The condition of the bridge (sturdy, shaky, broken) in a dream often reflects the reliability or fragility of a current transition in life.

What it might feel like

Determination, anxiety about the safety of the crossing, hope

When this dream tends to come

Often arrives in moments of significant choice or transition between two stages that require a connecting link. Perhaps this bridge reflects a transition that you are currently making or preparing to make in your life.

Questions worth sitting with

Try today

Identify what currently serves as your "bridge" to the next stage of life—a concrete step, a conversation, a decision—and strengthen it a little today.

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