What does it mean to dream about a bus? |

Dreaming of a vehicle, symbolically, tends to indicate the way the dreamer has been conducting his daily activities. The type of vehicle can still reveal many details regarding the attitudes we are taking or failing to take when positioning ourselves in the face of existential challenges.

Check out more details below to help you understand your dream.

Reflect on the context of dreaming about a bus

Is someone driving the bus? Is it you or someone else? Is this other person known or unknown? Is the bus out of control? Does he take you down a path that’s not where you’re supposed to go? Do you feel comfortable on this trip or is the bus too crowded and you don’t even have room to breathe properly?

Reflect on what the unconscious may be signaling when dreaming about a bus

Are you too attached to common sense opinions? Have you passively accepted certain rules of a group or community? Does it not question certain truths or beliefs? Or do you feel very uncomfortable with certain precepts and norms? Are you identified with the ideals of a group, religion or tribe? Do you see yourself being very faithful to these concepts and not admitting other points of view, such as reacting aggressively to those who think differently? Do you feel repressed or even blocked, without spontaneity, in front of colleagues at work, at school or in the group you belong to? Or is there room for you to be yourself, with originality and autonomy, while participating in group and interpersonal activities? Do you want to create a support group or Facebook page to share your ideas with like-minded people? Or do you want to break up with some friends, because you feel very different from them or in another existential phase? Feeling lonely and wanting to socialize? Do you find difficulties in this process of social interaction or do you feel more secure now that you are part of a group?

Understand possible applications of dreaming about buses:

Dreaming of driving the bus

When the dreamer drives the bus, he may be in a phase where he is being the spokesman for certain ideas and ideals, and in some way exerting leadership for a group of people.

To dream that no one drives the bus

In dreams where there is no driver driving this public transport, there is a risk that the dreamer will be confused and even lost, not knowing where he is leading his life. It can also indicate a lack of reference (not knowing how to proceed, what rules to follow, how to position yourself) in front of people, such as a group or team. Furthermore, it indicates a tendency to simply get carried away, even if unconsciously, by certain common sense opinions or unclear beliefs about certain experiences and situations in life.

To dream that a known person drives the bus

If there is a well-known person driving the bus, it will be essential to understand what are the most notorious characteristics in his personality, and, with that, see to what extent these attitudes that such person usually has are influencing his way of positioning himself in life.

To dream that an unknown person drives the bus

If someone you don’t know is driving, there may be a facet of your personality that you’re still not fully aware of (“unknown”), but which is having a strong impact on your decisions and behavior.

Dreaming that the bus is out of control or going where you don’t want it to go

If the bus is out of control or taking you on a route that is not the one you intended to take, reflect on the beliefs you have been defending. What do you consider right? What does it value? Are your friends really being a positive influence in your life? Is the group you are part of really making you grow, encouraging you to do something that satisfies you inside? Also, a bus moving in such a chaotic way can show that you are not feeling very comfortable in your social life. Perhaps he was isolated for a long time, in his own way, introspective, and now he is uncomfortable making friends, socializing and interacting with a group or society as a whole, in addition to taking time to feel more comfortable in this social coexistence.

Emphasis on community

In the case of the bus, it is interesting to note that in many cities it is called a colectivo – in other words, a means of transportation that does not privilege the individual. Its focus is on taking a group of people to certain locations, following an already stipulated route.

In symbolic terms, these bus quirks portray an emphasis on the idea of ​​“we”, rather than “I” – whether positively or negatively. For example, when we are unsure about making decisions and prefer to follow common sense, or when it is time to join a team and move together towards a goal.

Need to follow conventions

Another important detail involving the symbolism of the bus is that it is not possible to do otherwise. After all, each stopping point at which passengers enter and leave this vehicle is already predetermined. If we want to get off (go) to a different place, we are stopped. Our desire has no voice. We have to follow the rules and conventions already established in this path.“If we want to get off (go) to a different place, we are stopped. Our desire has no voice. We have to follow the rules and conventions already established in this path.“

Hence, symbolically speaking, dreaming of a bus can represent a collective imposition, in which rules and conventions can undermine our will and our path. Thus, we need to obey these norms, instead of doing what we want.

Balance between collective and individualism

We often feel safe being equal to everyone else. We really need the support of others, such as a group that defends the same ideal and are imbued with the same goal, and also to be part of a social life. After all, we are part of a community, so we need to live with each other. We cannot simply exclude ourselves from society.

At other times, not questioning the rules, conventions and norms of the community (of society, of a team, of a company, etc.) can represent an annulment of our individuality and the maintenance of a self-indulgent position, which does not dare to think differently and leave the comfort zone.

The bus, then, is essentially representing these reflections about how much we are being influenced by common sense, by pre-established rules and conventions.

And how important it is not to lose our individuality, our originality, even as part of a social whole.

Our experts

– Yubertson Miranda, graduated in Philosophy from PUC-MG, is a symbologist, numerologist, astrologer and tarot reader.

– Thaís Khoury holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade Paulista, with a postgraduate degree in Analytical Psychology. She uses dream interpretation, calatonia and creative expression in her sessions.