Dreaming About : Bondage

Psychological Meaning : If you dream of being tied up it may indicate that aspects of your psychological life are too

tightly controlled. You may be restricting your need for self-expression or feel that you

are a prisoner of your circumstances. You may have hidden potential you refuse to

acknowledge or you may be repressing your true feelings. Perhaps the dream shows that you

are held captive by the banal and commonplace, that you have a need for inner freedom that comes with spirituality. You may want to set yourself free. You may also fear that a

forthcoming event, such as a marriage, new job, or the birth of a child, will curtail your

freedom.

The dream may also show that you try to dominate others. Do you try to dominate or

emotionally smother your kith and kin? Some people dominate others by placing them under

an obligation; this secures dependency or indebtedness. Such a controlling attitude will never bring happiness.

Bondage of course also has erotic overtones. Freud believed that dreams of bondage were an allegory for repressed sexual fantasies. These, he said, dated back to childhood when our parents dominated us. Alternatively, it could symbolize your desire to be more sexually

submissive or could illustrate that you have unacknowledged sexual passions.

Mystical Meaning : To dream of being tied up means that, contrary to your better judgment, you will yield to

love.