Climbing in a dream usually reflects deliberate effort toward a goal -- the sense that progress is possible, but only through sustained work rather than a shortcut. A climb that feels steady can mirror confidence in your own pace, while one where you keep slipping back often names frustration with how slow the progress feels.
It's rare if any Planet prove a fortune in the eighth or twelfth, by reason of the malignancy of those Houses. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)