A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences

by Tony Crisp
Example: ‘The group I followed on the underground got off. I followed them.

An elderly woman friend told me they were going home, not to my destination’ (Debbie T).

To follow is to be influenced by, have an attraction to; pursue, seek something; look for. Debbie processed her dream and realised she was following old habits—the friend—which weren’t taking her where she wanted. Nearly always suggests we are being led by an attitude, hope or habit, and not con­sciously assessing present needs. Following animal: led by basic drives, intuition or instinct. Following opposite sex: led by desire for satisfaction in love. Being followed: taking the initiative; a continued sense of hope; doom, hunch, instinct; pursued by memory, pain, guilt, ambition. Followed by oppo­site sex, memories of old love. Followed by animal: see chased.

Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary

by Pamela Ball
1- If we are following someone or something in a dream we may need a cause or crusade to help give us a a sense of identity. We are looking for leadership or are aware that we can be influenced by other people. It also indicates that, particularly in a work situation, we are perhaps more comfortable in a secondary position rather than out in front.

2- When we dream of being followed we need to identify if what is following us is negative or positive.

If it is negative, we need to deal with past fears, doubts or memories.

If positive, we must recognise our need to take the initiative, or to identify what drives us.

3- The dreamer is aware of either the need for, or the recognition of. ‘discipleship’ in his life.

Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia

by James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
To follow something in a dream indicates that we are attracted to something or that we are being influenced by whatever we are following. Being followed in a dream can mean that we are influencing others; negatively, it can represent the feeling that we are being pursued or followed by something out of our past—such as pain or guilt.