Dream Dictionary · Home and places
Prison in a dream
A prison in a dream is gently read as a feeling of tightness in waking life, with relief said to be close at hand.
However serious it sounds, folk dream books read prison the other way around: as a sign that you will be freed of something that presses on you. The dream is believed to show a duty, a habit or a relationship that feels too tight, not anything that awaits you. The walls in the dream are really your own worries, and once you recognize them they grow smaller. Old folk say that a sense of freedom and easier breathing follows a dream like this.
The most common dreams
Dreaming that you are walking out of prison
Walking out is considered a very good sign. It is read as the end of a tiring period and the start of a time in which you decide for yourself.
Dreaming that you are in prison
By folk belief, time behind bars means you have imposed too many rules on yourself. The dream reminds you that you are allowed to rest and ease up.
Dreaming that you are visiting someone in prison
The visit is read as your readiness to help someone who is having a hard time. People say kindness always returns to the one who offers it.
Dreaming that you are escaping from prison
Old folk see an escape as a strong wish for change. It is believed you will find a way to free yourself of an obligation that holds you back.
These interpretations come from folk tradition and are meant for fun; they do not predict the future and are not advice for life decisions.