Cage

To dream of a cage represents some area of your life that is restricted, confined, or restrained. You may feel that someone is keeping a short leash on you or that you are lacking the freedom to act independently. Unable to achieve your goals. You may have repressed desires.

An area of your life where you feel imprisoned, captive, or trapped. An area of your life that you are desperate to escape. Feeling confined with to responsibilities or obligations. Feeling oppressed or subjugated.

Alternatively, a cage may represent your inhibitions or powerlessness in some area of your life.

To dream that you are putting an animal into a cage represents restriction or restrain on some aspect of yourself based on the symbolism of that animal. See our themes section for animal symbolism.

To see a bird in a cage suggests that you are feeling limited in your expression or freedom. You may be experiencing limitations to your spirituality or creativity.

To dream that you are in a cage underwater represents feelings of being overwhelmed by uncertainty while also being restrained. Feeling that a situation is terrible while also feeling that you can't do anything to free yourself from it. If you drown in a cage it may reflect feelings of loss or failure while being completely unable to stop it in anyway whatsoever. Feeling that your "hands are tied" during one of the worst moments of your life.

Example: A man dreamed of being in a cage. In waking life he was terminally ill and desperate to die. Doctors wouldn't let him die.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing crocodiles inside a cage that he feared would get loose. In waking life he was in the process of trying to help get a dangerous criminal put in jail. He feared the criminal would get out and hurt him.

Birdcage

To dream of a birdcage represents feelings of confinement, restraint, or limitations that doesn't mind it. Feelings about freedom having died off keeping you trapped choosing to stay the way you are while not minding it. Feelings about other people are observing you choosing to limit yourself. Your perceived inability to express yourself freely or to break free from specific constraints in your waking life. The bird, often symbolizing thoughts, desires, or freedom, is trapped within the cage, reflecting restrictions or barriers that are preventing you from realizing your full potential or fulfilling your aspirations. Never fighting for your future because someone has to feel safe seeing that you don't.

Positively, dreaming about a birdcage might represent a need or desire for structure, safety, or protection. It could symbolize a conscious choice to contain or manage certain thoughts, emotions, or desires that may be dangerous or disruptive if left unchecked. It may also represent a self-imposed limitation that you believe is for your own good or the good of others.

Negatively, dreaming about a birdcage could indicate feelings of frustration, entrapment, or suffocation in certain areas of your life. You may feel like your creativity, individuality, or personal growth is being stifled. It might symbolize fears of speaking out, the inability to escape an undesirable situation, or the sense that someone else is controlling or limiting your choices and possibilities.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a man dressed in all black inside a birdcage walking towards him. The man in the birdcage moves towards him and then the man inside the cage disappears, leaving on the cage. In waking life, he was experiencing emotional turbulence due to a bad relationship breakup that made him feel trapped. In this case, the birdcage may have reflected his feelings about feeling trapped by choosing to see himself staying single due to the emotional turbulence of his recent breakup.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of a growing canary in a birdcage. In waking life, she was planning to move out of his mother's house because her mother was emotionally abusive and had a "negative hold" on her. In this case, the birdcage may have reflected her longing for independence and freedom but feeling unable to break free from her mother's influence, thus choosing to stay within the confines of her current situation.

Birds

Birds in dreams are symbols for transcendence and liberation. Escaping boundaries and limitations. A symbol for progress towards wholeness and harmony. They are your goals, aspirations, and hopes. The type and color of the bird is very important in decoding the meaning (e.g. black birds or vultures are not positive symbols).

Alternatively, birds can reflect a person's feelings about being spiritually free or clean.

To dream of baby birds represents the potential for transcendence and liberation. Plans or preparation for overcoming something. Being very careful as you work towards goals that give you freedom.

To see dead or dying birds represent disappointment and failures. Killing birds may reflect intentionally souring an inspiring idea or someone else's freedom.

To dream of feeding birds represents encouragement, inspiration, or supporting the idea of trying to overcome problems. Feeding the idea of freedom or transcendence. Encouraging yourself or believing in yourself. Alternatively, consider the type of bird you are feeding. For example, crows and vultures may reflect more negative thinking or behavior being encouraged.

To dream of bird eggs represents goals, aspirations, and hopes that are developing and will take time to be realized. The opposite is true if the eggs are from a species of bird that isn't positive.

To see a flying bird represents transcendence and liberation. A weight has been lifted off your shoulders and you are experiencing a sense of freedom.

To see a caged bird represents a desire for freedom or liberation. You feel confined and restricted in some area of your life.

To see a blue colored bird in a dream symbolizes positive transcendence over negativity. It represents the power of positive thinking, truth, and doing what you know to be right taking a more powerful role. It is also an indication of purification and resolution to conflicts in your life.

To dream of a white bird represents a wish to transcend or rise above a negative situation that is being renewed. Finally deciding to escape a bad situation after avoiding it being kept down. A white bird may also reflect a belief that escaping a bad situation is a good idea.

To dream of a red bird represents freedom or transcendence that you are aware of being negative or dangerous. Getting your freedom back through violence, fighting, or with no concern for others feelings. Possibly a reflection of attaining freedom through dishonest means or cheating others to help only yourself escape a restrictive situation. A red bird may a reflect corrupt attitude about getting ahead of others in business. A red bird may also show up in the dreams of people experiencing corruption in communist countries that allows one to get more privileges than other people by serving the state.

To dream of a black colored bird may represents feelings of emptiness, loss, depression, death, or unpleasant change.

To dream of cutting a birds wings may reflect a wish to stifle someone or prevent something in your life from succeeding. A wish to stop transcendence from occurring. Keeping someone as a loser who can't win. Jealousy of someone better than you succeeding. Controlling someone by reducing their ability to be independent or successful.

People who suffering from Charles Bonnet Syndrome often have hallucinations of birds sitting on top of people's heads. This may actually be a waking vision symbolically reflecting the CBS sufferers feelings about themselves looking stupid enjoying their hallucinations or visions which they feel stuck with. Transcending boredom indulging in hallucinations they can't do anything about.

Refer to the themes section for birds for a more in depth look at bird symbolism.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a white bird. In waking life he felt his life was over, but then had a powerful spiritual experience that made him want to fight his problems and overcome them.

Example 2: A very elderly woman dreamed of enjoying seeing white birds fly around her windows while being very careful not to let the birds out the door. In waking life she was enjoying thinking about what life would like after death and didn't want to bring the topic up with her family.

Example 3: A young woman dreamed of walking into a kitchen to see a birdcage with the door wide open and bird choosing to stay inside the bird cage. In waking life she was having problems adjusting to American freedom after having come from a communist country.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing a white bird outside her car leading her as she drove. In waking life she was very spiritually focused in her decision making.

Example 5: A man dreamed of being scared to feed a bird. In waking life he was fearing supporting his wife while they were separated because she began dating another man. He feared that continuing to support her choice to live independently from him would help her to move on from him for good and leave him no chance to be with her again.

Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing blue colored birds which he wanted to take home with him. In waking life he was considering 2 ideas to help him fix serious financial problems that were holding his business back. The two blue birds may have reflected how he had two very good ideas to overcome his financial problems.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing black birds on a tree. In waking life she was annoyed that her granddaughter wouldn't break up with her boyfriend.

Example 8: A young woman dreamed of seeing dead birds and being blamed by their owner, even though she didn't kill them. In waking life, she desired to quit her job and pursue a career in cartooning, but felt guilty about asking her parents to fund her education. In this case, the the dead birds may represent the death of her own dreams and aspirations.

Example 9: A male doctor, who fell ill with COVID-19, experienced vivid hallucinations while in his hospital room. He saw birds filling the room and flying about. In this case, the birds might reflect the doctor's feelings of transcending or being temporarily freed from the obligations of his usual responsibilities of caring for patients due to his illness.

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Bird Poop

To dream of bird poop represents feelings about unwanted problems or something unneeded to maintain the freedom to transcend problems. Leaving problems behind so you are not held down or kept away from freely doing what you want. Feeling about you or someone else that doesn't need something in order to keep doing whatever they want. Problems or disgusting wastefulness caused by freedom. Freedom loving people in your life that you feel "shit on you" or don't appreciate freedom. Enjoying your own freedom and not caring about how other people feel while while you do.

To dream of being pooped on by a bird represents feelings about other people embarrassing you with their problems. People embarrassing you with delays that help them remain free to avoid being held down.

Example: A man dreamed of walking through a forest and being pooped on by birds on the tree tops. In waking life he his workplace had not paid him for 7 months and he felt they could keep avoiding paying him by giving him more problems and delays.

Bird's Nest

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Swallow-Bird

To dream of a swallow bird represents behavior that transcends problems by not wasting any time listening to anything it doesn't need to while it's doing whatever it needs to do. Behavior that isn't wasting any time thinking about anything it doesn't need to. Behavior that feels like not wasting time is its job because it has to move on or do something new. Efficiency, focus, and the ability to move forward without unnecessary distractions. A desire to stay on track, avoid unnecessary complications, and accomplish your goals efficiently.

Negatively, dreaming about a swallow bird may represent behavior that is overdoing or too serious about transcending problems by not wasting any time listening to anything it doesn't need to, possibly to the point of not caring about other people at all.

Example: An elderly woman dreamed of a swallow bird landing in her hand to eat crumbs. In waking life, her son and daughter were not on speaking terms. In this case, the swallow bird may have reflected her feelings about one of her children talking to her about not wasting any time listening to the other siblings side of the story because they were focused on their own life.

Yellow Bird

To dream of a yellow bird represents freedom or transcendence from problems that you are noticing. Awareness of yourself or someone else having no restrictions. Feeling good noticing nothing keeping you down.

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Wings

To dream of wings represents feelings of new found freedom. Success without limitations. Freedom to do something you want to do all the time. Feeling that nothing is holding you back. Alternatively, wings may reflect transcendence or your attempt to escape from a difficult situation. The ability to rise above and heal.

Negatively, wings may reflect problems that are beyond your control.

To dream of having angel wings represents behavior that is perfectly suited to others needs. Being the perfect solution to someone else's problems. Carrying or helping others when they need you the most. Being a good Samaritan and asking for nothing in return. You or someone else that "saves the day" by being wonderful. Sweet or "angelic" gestures. Protecting others or feeling protected.

To dream of the wings of birds represents transcendence or rising above problems. Consider the type of bird for additional meaning.

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