Dreaming of Lockjaw

lockjaw, jaw cramp, tetanus · very negative

Lockjaw foretells betrayal and trouble ahead.

What happens in the dream

  • Others have it: friends will unwittingly chip away at your happiness by handing you unpleasant tasks
  • You have lockjaw: trouble ahead, as someone will betray your trust
  • Livestock have it: you will lose a friend

How you felt

  • Paralysis: the dream may reflect words that won't come out
  • Distrust: it may express a fear of having been betrayed

Ask yourself

  • What can't I bring myself to say?
  • Whom am I afraid I've confided in too much?

See also Jaws · Disease · Mouth · Traitor · Sickness

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

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