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Dreaming of shoes: meaning in Korea

In the Korean reading, shoes in a dream are your position and your relationships: new ones announce a new chapter; lost ones, a change of direction.

What they say in Korea 신발꿈

In Korea, shoes always come off when you enter a home, so they carry a symbolism closely tied to each person's position and bonds. In kkumhaemong, shoes are said to stand for your job, your status or your partner. Buying or receiving new shoes announces a new job, a promotion or a relationship that starts off on the right foot. Shoes that fit perfectly are read as harmony. Losing your shoes is read as a change of position or of relationship, which need not be negative. Fun fact: in Korea there is a superstition against giving shoes to your partner, because they might "walk away".

Depending on the details

if you wear brand-new shoes

Starting off on the right foot: a new job, a promotion or a relationship beginning. Korean tradition considers it a dream of progress and good company.

if you lose your shoes

A change of position, role or relationship. It need not be bad: sometimes you have to let go of the old to find shoes that fit you better.

if the shoes pinch

A situation that makes you uncomfortable: a job, a demand or a relationship that does not let you move. Time to think about what would fit you better.

And luck?

After dreaming of new shoes, a Korean might polish their real shoes, because they say luck comes in through your feet.

In other traditions

In the West shoes in dreams are tied to your life path, identity and the way you move forward. Losing them reflects insecurity or a loss of direction, and new ones, fresh starts.