Dreaming of a cactus also evidences hardship in the professional setting.
If it is in bloom, however, it announces that finally the value of the sleeper will be recognized at the workplace.
For Mexicans, the cactus is an aphrodisiac, therefore it portends good times in the sentimental field.
Cage
analysis of a dream
Eva dreamed: “I was in a beautiful golden cage, on the edge of a terrace. I had a pretty landscape before my eyes: a green valley full of flowers of every color and very tall mountains on the horizon. The sky was intensely blue and bright. I felt good, safe, and happy in my cage and I sang constantly. From my mouth came beautiful melodies in strange languages.” To see yourself caged in a dream is a sign that the unconscious feels repressed and wants more freedom and freedom of expression. Eva is a very timid person who has a hard time with social interaction. Her dream is reflecting—with the golden cage—her comfortable world closed up in herself, in which she feels safe and sound. This is a calming dream that encouraged her to let her emotions flow freely, like a gentle melody. The idyllic landscape she contemplated through the bars represented the desires Eva could not reach due to her own inhibition. The fact that she sang in unknown languages reveal her inability to communicate with others, and to understand herself. [1]
Depth Psychology: The cactus stands for the injuries that others have inflicted on you or for disappointments caused by false friends. It might also be symbolic of your own “prickliness.” See Porcupine. [2]
Metaphorically, prickly situations that require careful handling.
Protection and safety.
The needles on this plant may speak of your own need for protection, or possibly they represent the armor you place between yourself and the world.
Unexpected refreshment from an equally unexpected source. In the desert, cacti are an alternative source of water.
Because of the cactus’s natural ability to safeguard its nourishment, this symbol can also reflect a wise, frugal attitude. [4]
A cactus also represents winning out over adversity as it is found in the desert and has adapted itself to hot, dry, growing conditions, thus the dream could be telling the dreamer to adapt to the existing circumstances if he/she cannot change them. [5]
The spines of the cactus are the physical representation of this wish. In many cases, you may feel you are in a situation you cannot get out of. Conversely, the cactus may indicate a personal desire to learn to protect yourself.
To dream of a cactus may also be a subconscious reminder that you need to learn to grow as your life changes. [6]
The cactus can also represent good karma and your ability to survive extreme circumstances.
The dream could also be telling you to adapt to existing circumstances if you cannot change them; just as the cactus has adapted itself to the hot, dry circumstances of its desert environment. [8]
A prickly problem. Gossip, pointed remarks, sticking it to yourself or someone. [10]
The cactus may encourage self-protection or represent a person you have difficulty communicating with. It may also represent a sticky situation. [11]
2. Feeling old.
3. Feeling odd. [12]
being punctured by a: your thoughtless actions cause harm.
others: your prickliness has isolated you.
buying a: beauty growing out of abundant negatives has poignant repercussions.
small, a: your stinginess causes injury to others.
watering a: your generosity is wasted on false friends. [16]