Quick sand

'Quicksand' in a dream represents feeling overwhelmed by your inner thoughts. Quicksand is earth that has become saturated with water to the point where it can no longer support weight -- it pulls you down and swallows you. In the Universal Language of the Mind, earth represents the subconscious mind and water represents conscious life experiences. Quicksand is what happens when your life experiences so thoroughly saturate your subconscious mind that it can no longer provide stable ground to stand upon. This reflects a state of being overwhelmed -- your experiences have flooded your inner mind to the point where you feel like you are sinking. The harder you struggle, the faster you sink. Your thoughts are pulling you under rather than supporting you. Pay attention to how deep you are in the quicksand. Are you just beginning to sink, reflecting the early stages of being overwhelmed? Are you waist-deep, indicating a serious condition? Are you being pulled under completely? Also notice if anyone is helping you out -- this would represent an aspect of yourself that has the capacity to pull you free. When quicksand shows up in your dream, it is an urgent call to stop struggling and start thinking differently. Panic and frantic effort only make quicksand worse -- just as panicking about your overwhelming thoughts only creates more chaotic thinking. The solution is counterintuitive: slow down. Breathe. Practice concentration to regain control of your attention. Use stream of consciousness writing to drain the excess thoughts out of your mind. Create stillness through meditation. When you stop feeding the overwhelm with more frantic thought, the ground beneath you begins to stabilize.