Escape

'Escape' in a dream represents the avoidance of unpleasant aspects of yourself. When you are trying to escape in a dream, you are running from something. Since everything in the dream is an aspect of your own consciousness, what you are running from is a part of yourself that you do not want to face. This could be a quality you are ashamed of, a truth you do not want to accept, a responsibility you are avoiding, or a pattern of behavior you know is unproductive but are unwilling to change. The act of escaping reflects the belief that if you run far enough or fast enough, you will not have to deal with it. Pay attention to what you are escaping from. Is it a person, representing an aspect of yourself? Is it a place, reflecting a state of mind you want to leave behind? Is it a situation, indicating a life lesson you are trying to avoid? Are you successful in escaping, or does what you are running from keep catching up? When escape shows up in your dream, it is a direct message that running is not working. Whatever you are avoiding within yourself will continue to pursue you until you turn around and face it. The lesson will keep presenting itself in your life until you learn it. Stop running. Turn around. Face the aspect of yourself that needs your attention. The discomfort of confronting it is temporary. The growth that comes from it is permanent.