The threshold of something new (real or imagined).
Preparing for a transition or change.
Your feelings (optimism, dread, etc.) about a certain aspect of your life or about what’s coming next in your life.
The idea of feeling welcome or welcoming others.
The idea of home or the feeling of home.
A feeling or fear of being taken advantage of (“treated like a doormat”).
Wiping your feet on a doormat can represent letting go of old issues and baggage before starting fresh.
See Also: Door or Entrance, Porch, Entering, Flooring
[1]This is the symbolic preparation before something new is embarked upon. You stop for a moment and clean your shoes so that what is unwanted from your past will not be carried forward into your future. Also consider that a doormat is sometimes used as a term for a person who allows other people to wipe their feet on them figuratively, and this meaning may be reflected in a dream.
[2]To dream about a Welcome Mat is a positive dream, foretelling that you will be distinguished amongst your social circle.
If the doormat in your dream is blank, disappointments may be in store for you.
[3]You are feeling inferior or stepped on. Everything dirty seems to be unloaded on you.
[4]Indication that one is being used as a doormat
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