Cage

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Cage Mean in Dreams?

Discover the dream symbol interpretation and spiritual meaning

Western/Modern

When ever we dream of cages it has everything to do with being trapped in your waking life. These dreams act as a metaphor to bring to your attention feeling of being stuck, restricted and independence. A cage underwater represents trapped emotions. If you noticed a feline in a cage it shows you the feminine need to be embraced. If you noticed a dog that suggest your instincts are being repressed. If you noticed the cage empty and the door open is a positive symbol for being let out of a stuck situation in your life. Dreams about cage fighting implies conflicting ideas or beliefs within the person.

Hindu

Possibility of confinement, poor health

Biblical

Symbolic of being trapped, Jer. 5:26-27

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

In a dream, a cage represents a prison, a cradle or a house. Entering one’s head into a cage while walking in the markets in a dream means selling one’s house. A cage in a dream also signifies complications. Seeing a cage inside a courthouse in a dream means marriage.

Jungian

Unlike a cell for prison inmates, cages are associated with animals. Being caged is the same as recognizing how your emotional and spontaneous nature is being stifled. You may get 'cagey' if you feel the need to break free from this unnatural restraint. See Sell under Homonyms.

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