Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary

by Pamela Ball
1- To hear knocking in a dream generally alerts us to the fact that our attention needs to be re- focused. We may be paying too much attention to one part of our personality.

For instance, we maybe too introverted when in fact we need to be paying more attention to external matters.

2- If we ourselves are knocking on a door, we may be wanting to become part of someone’s life. We are waiting for permission before moving forward.

3- We arc being given permission from our spiritual self to progress on our current spiritual journey.

Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia

by James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver
Hearing a knock in a dream is often the subconscious mind’s way of getting our attention. You are not noticing something important, or there is something within you that you need to heed.

If the dreamer is doing the knocking, it represents a desire to get attention.

A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences

by Tony Crisp
One’s attention called to whatever is knocking Some aspect of self, or a realisation, is asking to be let into consciousness. Knocking: trying to get attention; wanting to be allowed into someone’s life; sexual act.