Dreaming of a Keyhole

keyhole, peephole, spying · mostly negative

A keyhole speaks of betrayed confidences and ill-meant curiosity.

What happens in the dream

  • Being unable to find the keyhole: you'll hurt a friend without meaning to
  • Spying through a keyhole: you'll harm someone by betraying a confidence
  • Catching others peeping through a keyhole: false friends are prying into your affairs to get ahead

How you felt

  • Curiosity: the dream often reflects a wish to know what's being kept from you
  • A need for privacy: fear of being watched

Ask yourself

  • What am I trying to find out without daring to ask?
  • Is my private life protected enough?

See also Key · Lock · Spy · Secret · Door

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

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