Dreaming of a Latch
latch, bolt, catch · mostly negative
A latch foretells appeals for help you'll answer unkindly and, if broken, a falling-out with a close friend.
What happens in the dream
- A latch: you'll receive urgent pleas for help and respond unkindly
- A broken latch: a disagreement with your closest friend, and possibly illness
How you felt
- Closing off: the dream may reflect a wish to shield yourself from demands
- Guilt: you may regret a curt reply
Ask yourself
- Whom have I shut out lately?
- Is there a friendship that needs mending?
See also Door · Lock · Key · Gate · Friend
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: bolt, catch.