Dreaming of a Cage
cage, aviary, birdcage, coop · mostly positive, depending on what is inside
A cage is about what you hold and what holds you: full of birds it promises wealth and a happy family; empty, it signals a loss.
What happens in the dream
- A cage full of birds: great wealth and lovely children
- Only one bird in the cage: a happy, prosperous marriage
- Wild animals in a cage: you will overcome your enemies and misfortunes
- Letting birds out of a cage: by different traditions, either a loss or a speedy marriage, success in business and good harvests
- An empty cage: a family member lost, through leaving or death
- Being in the cage with them: distressing accidents while traveling
How you felt
- Confinement: the dream often mirrors a freedom you are missing
- Protectiveness: it may reflect a wish to keep what you love close
Ask yourself
- What am I holding on to, or what is holding me?
- Is there something or someone I want to set free?
See also Birds · Prison · Menagerie · Lion · Canary
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: aviary, birdcage, coop.