Dreaming of a Jailer

jailer, guard, prison guard, warden · negative

A jailer foretells betrayal, entanglement and pressure to hand over money.

What happens in the dream

  • A mob trying to break into a jail: desperate measures to extort money from you
  • Seeing a jailer: treachery will hurt your interests and entanglements will hold you in thrall

How you felt

  • A sense of being controlled: the dream often reflects feeling that someone has a hold on you
  • Distrust: fear of being taken advantage of

Ask yourself

  • Who has power over me right now?
  • Am I the one holding someone, or something, back?

See also Jail · Prisoners · Handcuffs · Riot · Traitor

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: guard, prison guard, warden.

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